Chicago
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Chicago
Detroit
| 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | Final | |
| Chicago | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | ||||
| 1ST QUARTER | ||||
CHI - TD, D'WAYNE BATES 28 YD PASS FROM JIM MILLER (PAUL
EDINGER KICK), 2:42. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards
in 2:42. Key plays: Miller 24-yard pass to
Bates to Detroit 41; Miller 8 yard pass to
Booker to Detroit 33. CHICAGO 7-0
CHI - TD, DAVID TERRELL 20 YD PASS FROM JIM MILLER (PAUL
EDINGER KICK), 10:06. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards
in 3:18. Key plays: Miller 12-yard pass to
Booker on 3rd-and-8 to Chicago 34; Miller
44-yard pass to Booker to Detroit 22. CHICAGO
14-0 | ||||
| 2ND QUARTER | ||||
CHI - FG, PAUL EDINGER 38 YD, 9:13. Drive: 9 plays, 63
yards in 4:27. Key plays: 10-yard pass
interference penalty on Lions' Iwuoma on
3rd-and-2 to Chicago 35; Miller 40-yard pass to
Bates to Detroit 12. CHICAGO 17-0 | ||||
| 3RD QUARTER | ||||
NONE | ||||
| 4TH QUARTER | ||||
CHI - TD, WALT HARRIS 39 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (PAUL
EDINGER KICK), 12:48. CHICAGO 24-0 | ||||
PLAYER STATISTICS
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
| Chicago | Cmp | Att | Yds | Td | Int | Detroit | Cmp | Att | Yds | Td | Int | |
| J Miller | 17 | 30 | 252 | 2 | 0 | Detmer | 31 | 51 | 303 | 0 | 2 | |
| Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| RUSHING | ||||||
| Chicago | Att | Yards | Detroit | Att | Yards | |
| Thomas | 25 | 76 | Warren | 6 | 19 | |
| J Allen | 1 | 11 | Detmer | 2 | 18 | |
| J Miller | 4 | -4 | Cason | 2 | 10 | |
| Olivo | 1 | 6 | ||||
| C Schlesinge | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Howard | 1 | 5 | ||||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
| Chicago | Att | Yards | Detroit | Att | Yards | |
| M Booker | 9 | 115 | C Schlesinge | 11 | 67 | |
| Bates | 4 | 107 | Morton | 7 | 95 | |
| Baxter | 2 | 10 | Sloan | 6 | 65 | |
| Terrell | 1 | 20 | Emanuel | 2 | 27 | |
| L Johnson | 1 | 0 | Howard | 2 | 23 | |
| Warren | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Foster | 1 | 10 | ||||
| TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL) | ||||||||
| Chicago | T | A | S | Detroit | T | A | S | |
| Holdman | 8 | 0 | 0 | Williams | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mcquarters | 6 | 2 | 0 | Claiborne | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Urlacher | 7 | 0 | 0 | Porcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Colvin | 5 | 0 | 1 | Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Br Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | S Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azumah | 4 | 0 | 2 | Iwuoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1 | K Schulz | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| W Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | Kirschke | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A Boone | 3 | 0 | 1 | Kriewaldt | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lyght | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mcelroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mi Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | Elliss | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | Fair | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Aldridge | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MISSED FIELD GOALS |
| None. |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
| Chicago (W Harris 1 for 45 yards, Holdman 1 for 0 yards, Mi Brown 1 for 0 yards). |
| FUMBLES LOST |
| Detroit (Detmer, C Schlesinge). |
| OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED |
| Chicago (Howard, W Harris). |
Officials
Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Bob Wagner, Head
linesman-Aaron Pointer, Line judge-Mark Steinkerchner, Field
judge-Lloyd Mcpeters, Side judge-Doug Toole, Back judge-Buddy Horton.
A: 76,067; T: 3:09.
TEAM STATISTICS CHI DET |
FIRST DOWNS 15 19 Rushing 4 4 Passing 10 14 Penalty 1 1 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-14 2-13 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 1-3 TOTAL NET YARDS 326 332 Total plays 61 72 Average gain 5.3 4.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 83 64 Rushes 30 14 Average per rush 2.8 4.6 NET YARDS PASSING 243 268 Completed-attempted 17-30 31-52 Yards per pass 7.8 4.6 Sacked-yards lost 1-9 6-35 Had intercepted 0 3 PUNTS-AVERAGE 8-41.6 7-41.7 RETURN YARDAGE 89 102 Punts-returns 1-16 1-0 Kickoffs-returns 1-28 4-102 Interceptions-returns 3-45 0-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 7-68 5-50 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 4-2 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:55 29:05
The Bears inched closer to their first division title in 11 years with a 24-0 rout of the hapless Detroit Lions as Jim Miller passed for a season-high 252 yards and two touchdowns.
The surprise team of the season, Chicago (12-3) has won 12 games for the first time since 1988, which also was the last time it swept the series from Detroit. The Bears can clinch their first NFC Central crown in next week's season finale against Jacksonville.
"We try to play every game as it comes," Chicago coach Dick Jauron said. "We played hard. They had some injuries, but we concentrate on us. We're going to just see what we can do to our guys and not worry about what we do to their guys. We have a game plan. But these are things we have done all year."
Miller settled matters early with touchdown passes of 28 yards to D'Wayne Bates and 20 yards to David Terrell in the game's first 10:06. He completed 17-of-30 passes and eclipsed his previous season best of 232 yards in a 24-0 blanking of Cincinnati on October 21.
"We thought we could attack them," Miller said. "They were a little beat up defensively, especially in the secondary. You look at Marty (Booker), D'Wayne and David making those big plays. Obviously, that gave our offense a boost."
Booker was Miller's favorite target, catching nine passes for 115 yards to break the Bears' single-season record with 94 receptions. Johnny Morris set the previous mark with 93 in 1964.
"It means a lot. To come in and get the record and win a key ballgame is very exciting right now," Booker said. "I wasn't really worried about the record as long as we were winning ballgames."
Anthony Thomas, who played collegiately at nearby Michigan, became the third Chicago rookie to top the 1,000-yard mark, joining Beattie Feathers (1934) and Rashaan Salaam (1995). Thomas carried 25 times for 76 yards, pushing his total to 1,023.
"It's an honor, but it's more on the offensive linemen. They worked hard," Thomas said. "I know my goals are set really high. It's not something I'm thinking about right now. You just want to go out and win the game. The yards are something you think about in the offseason."
The Bears made life miserable for Ty Detmer, sacking him six times and intercepting him twice, with cornerback Walt Harris returning one 39 yards to cap the scoring late in the fourth quarter.
Detmer was 31-of-51 for 303 yards but could not prevent the Lions (1-14) from getting shut out for the second time this season, something that had not occurred since 1978. Detroit has been blanked twice at home for the first time since an 0-11 season in 1942.
"That was a very good team today," Lions coach Marty Mornhinweg said. "When you turn the ball over that many times against a football team like that, you have very little chance of winning. Once again, we gave up some scores early and then we simply didn't have enough offensive firepower to get back in it."
The Bears took the opening kickoff and raced 74 yards in five plays. Miller hit Bates for 28 yards on the second play from scrimmage and found the Northwestern product again three plays later for the 28-yard touchdown.
"D'Wayne has always been steady for us. I'm just so happy for him to get that opportunity right off the bat, making those big catches," Miller said.
"It's not fun to be sitting on the bench. I want to be on the field," said Bates, who replaced the injured Dez White. "I do my best and do what I have to do. I had some opportunites in other games, but it didn't work out. ... Two seasons and 15 games, I finally got one."
After forcing a punt, Chicago needed seven plays to cover 80 yards. On 3rd-and-8 from the Lions' 20, Miller hit Terrell, another Michigan product, for a TD that made it 14-0.
"All week, the coaches got on my back, saying, `You gotta do this, you gotta do that.' It was a big game for me and especially for my team to get the win," Terrell said.
With Detroit continuing to struggle offensively, the Bears got on the board again with 5:47 left in the second quarter. A 40-yard pass from Miller to Bates set up a 38-yard field goal by Michigan State product Paul Edinger and gave Chicago a 17-0 halftime lead.
The Lions did not get inside the Bears' 40-yard line until late in the third quarter, when an option pass from running back Lamont Warren was intercepted in the end zone by safety Mike Brown.
Detroit got to the Chicago 37 early in the fourth qurter, but Detmer was picked off by linebacker Warrick Holdman.
"I'm not happy at all. We got shut out," Detmer said. "When that happens, it means the quarterback isn't making enough plays."
Could this season end any sooner??? The Lions played another stinker in their 2nd to last game ever in the Silverdome as the Bears scored two 1st quarter touchdowns and never looked back. But, what do you expect from the Lions, which are by far the most injury riddled team in the NFL??? They had their 3rd string QB starting, their backup running back out...I could go on and on, but the point is, they were no match for the red hot Bears. Although the defense gave up two quick scores, they played decent the rest of the game and only gave up a field goal. Ty Detmer, making his first start since the Lions were shut out to the Rams (coincidence???) passed for over 300 yards, but like he did in his prior two starts, had some devistating turnovers that killed any chance of the Lions getting on the score board. Only one more game till I can start looking forward to the 2002 Draft!
Offense: --- F. The offense put up similar numbers compared to the Bears offense, but they still get a flunking grade because they didn't put a single point on the board! But, I'm not shocked given the offense is made up of a bunch of scrubs that will not be around next year. Ty Detmer is by far the biggest mistake the M&M boys thus far in Detroit...we traded a 4th round pick for him??? Without James Stewart, the Lions have absolutely no running game! Lamont Warren is over the hill and Cason is a practice squad player at best. The offensive line was lousy as usual, giving up six sacks. Jeff Backus had his worst game of his career as he was called for two penalities that killed a scoring drive. Its embarrassing enough to be shutout once at home, but twice in one year?
Defense: --- C. he Defense got off to a horrible start as the Bears scored two touchdowns in the first quarter. But, they held strong after that and only gave up a field goal, which was setup by a turnover. Robert Porcher had the only sack of the game, but their wasn't much of a pass rush the entire game, let alone the entire year.
Special Teams: --- D. Desmond Howard had one decent return, but other than that, has been a shell of himself since getting injured a few months ago. Jason Hanson never had a chance to attempt anything and John Jett still looks like he's not back to 100% yet.
Coaching: --- F. Losing 27-0 to the Bears at home is just a disgrace, even if they are 12-3. It was just a few weeks ago when the Lions should of beaten the Bears...simply put: Marty didn't have his team ready to play yet again. Although he'll get another year, I don't think the 2001 campaign could be much worse for Marty. He's inexperienced and hasn't proven anything yet.
Overall: --- F. Another game that I wished I would of never had went to! Talk about a waste of a day! Who would of thought that the Lions would lose 27-0 to the Bears and there would be thousands of Bears fans in the Dome? It was only 14 months ago when I was part of thousands of Lions fans that invaded Soldier Field in which we saw all the Bears fans rip the crap out of their team...the Lions won and were 3-1 and the Bears had an 0-4 record. Just shocking how fast things can turn around. Up next for the honolulu blue and silver are the Dallas Cowboys. A month ago, I was calling this game their only chance at a victory this year. Unfortunately, I'll be surprised if they win given Dallas has been playing good football lately and the Lions will still probably be without McMahon and Stewart, which means no offense. It'll be an interesting game given its the last game ever at the Silverdome! That is the only reason why i'll be going next week. One more game to go! Thank goodness!!!!!
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