Bears 37-17 Lions (Dec 22, 1985)

CHI

DET

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10

7

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21

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37

17

1Q

3 - 0

K. Butler 25-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

3 - 3

E. Murray 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

6 - 3

K. Butler 24-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

13 - 3

D. Gentry 94-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

16 - 3

K. Butler 21-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

16 - 10

D. Lewis 2-yard TD catch from E. Hipple.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

23 - 10

J. McMahon 14-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

30 - 10

R. Rivera 5-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

30 - 17

J. Jones 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

37 - 17

K. Margerum 11-yard TD catch from J. McMahon.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

287

Hipple

DET

Rush Yds

81

Payton

CHI

Rec Yds

127

Mandley

DET

Scrim TD

1

Margerum

CHI

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Jim McMahon

CHI QB #9

Eric Hipple

DET QB #17

194

Pass Yds

287

1

Pass TD

1

2

Int

3

CHI

Team Stats

DET

382

Total Yds

326

Possession

20

1st Downs

22

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3rd Down

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Red Zone

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4

Turnovers

7

1985 NFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Bears	15	1	.938
Packers	8	8	.500
Vikings	7	9	.438
Lions	7	9	.438
Buccaneers	2	14	.125

Game Summary

The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Chicago Bears, 37 to 17, on December 22, 1985.

Game Info

November 21, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	13/22	194	8.8	1	2	3-18	65.3
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	1/1	50	50.0	0	0	0-0	118.8
Mike Tomczak M. Tomczak #18	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Steve Fuller S. Fuller #4	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	1-5	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	22/44	287	6.5	1	3	6-45	50.1
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	2/3	11	3.7	0	0	0-0	72.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	17	81	4.8	0	15
Matt Suhey M. Suhey #26	8	46	5.8	0	13
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	3	15	5.0	1	14
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	3	15	5.0	0	6
Steve Fuller S. Fuller #4	1	4	4.0	0	4
Calvin Thomas C. Thomas #33	1	0	0.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Jones J. Jones #30	16	74	4.6	1	29
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	5	-1	-0.2	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	0/0	69	34.5	0	50
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	55	13.8	0	30
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	0/0	37	37.0	0	37
Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead #87	0/0	33	16.5	0	20
Matt Suhey M. Suhey #26	0/0	21	7.0	0	17
Tim Wrightman T. Wrightman #80	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Ken Margerum K. Margerum #82	0/0	11	11.0	1	11

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	0/0	127	25.4	0	37
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	101	11.2	0	23
Carl Bland C. Bland #80	0/0	48	9.6	0	21
David Lewis D. Lewis #87	0/0	14	4.7	1	8
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
James Jones J. Jones #30	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Tyrone Keys T. Keys #98	0-0	1.0	0
Wilber Marshall W. Marshall #58	0-0	1.0	0
William Perry W. Perry #72	0-0	1.0	0
Mike Richardson M. Richardson #27	0-0	0.0	1
Ron Rivera R. Rivera #59	0-0	0.0	1
Otis Wilson O. Wilson #55	0-0	1.0	0
Richard Dent R. Dent #95	0-0	2.0	0
Dave Duerson D. Duerson #22	0-0	0.0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Bruce McNorton B. McNorton #29	0-0	0.0	1
Bobby Watkins B. Watkins #27	0-0	0.0	1
Jimmy Williams J. Williams #59	0-0	1.0	0
Dan Bunz D. Bunz #57	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Ferguson K. Ferguson #77	0-0	1.5	0
Bill Gay B. Gay #79	0-0	1.0	0
Curtis Green C. Green #62	0-0	0.5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kevin Butler K. Butler #6	3/4	4/4	13	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Eddie Murray E. Murray #3	1/2	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Maury Buford M. Buford #8	1	40	40.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Black M. Black #11	3	123	41.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	3	52	17.3	0	0
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	1	94	94.0	0	1

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
A.J. Jones #24	1	27	27.0	0	0
Alvin Hall A. Hall #35	5	147	29.4	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Keith Ortego K. Ortego #89	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	1	1	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	13/22	194	8.8	1	2	3-18	65.3
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	1/1	50	50.0	0	0	0-0	118.8
Mike Tomczak M. Tomczak #18	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Steve Fuller S. Fuller #4	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	1-5	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	17	81	4.8	0	15
Matt Suhey M. Suhey #26	8	46	5.8	0	13
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	3	15	5.0	1	14
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	3	15	5.0	0	6
Steve Fuller S. Fuller #4	1	4	4.0	0	4
Calvin Thomas C. Thomas #33	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	0/0	69	34.5	0	50
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	55	13.8	0	30
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	0/0	37	37.0	0	37
Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead #87	0/0	33	16.5	0	20
Matt Suhey M. Suhey #26	0/0	21	7.0	0	17
Tim Wrightman T. Wrightman #80	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Ken Margerum K. Margerum #82	0/0	11	11.0	1	11

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Tyrone Keys T. Keys #98	0-0	1.0	0
Wilber Marshall W. Marshall #58	0-0	1.0	0
William Perry W. Perry #72	0-0	1.0	0
Mike Richardson M. Richardson #27	0-0	0.0	1
Ron Rivera R. Rivera #59	0-0	0.0	1
Otis Wilson O. Wilson #55	0-0	1.0	0
Richard Dent R. Dent #95	0-0	2.0	0
Dave Duerson D. Duerson #22	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kevin Butler K. Butler #6	3/4	4/4	13	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Maury Buford M. Buford #8	1	40	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	3	52	17.3	0	0
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	1	94	94.0	0	1

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Keith Ortego K. Ortego #89	1	23	23.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Eric Hipple E. Hipple #17	22/44	287	6.5	1	3	6-45	50.1
Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson #12	2/3	11	3.7	0	0	0-0	72.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
James Jones J. Jones #30	16	74	4.6	1	29
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	5	-1	-0.2	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	0/0	127	25.4	0	37
Leonard Thompson L. Thompson #39	0/0	101	11.2	0	23
Carl Bland C. Bland #80	0/0	48	9.6	0	21
David Lewis D. Lewis #87	0/0	14	4.7	1	8
Alvin Moore A. Moore #24	0/0	7	7.0	0	7
James Jones J. Jones #30	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Bruce McNorton B. McNorton #29	0-0	0.0	1
Bobby Watkins B. Watkins #27	0-0	0.0	1
Jimmy Williams J. Williams #59	0-0	1.0	0
Dan Bunz D. Bunz #57	0-0	0.0	1
Keith Ferguson K. Ferguson #77	0-0	1.5	0
Bill Gay B. Gay #79	0-0	1.0	0
Curtis Green C. Green #62	0-0	0.5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Eddie Murray E. Murray #3	1/2	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Black M. Black #11	3	123	41.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
A.J. Jones #24	1	27	27.0	0	0
Alvin Hall A. Hall #35	5	147	29.4	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Mandley P. Mandley #82	1	1	1.0	0	0

CHI

DET

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Team Stats

DET

382

Total Yds

326

221

Pass Yds

253

161

Rush Yds

73

0

Total Drives

0

63

Total Plays

74

6.1

Yards Per Play

4.4

7.4

Yards Per Pass

4.8

4.9

Yards Per Rush

3.5

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

20

1st Downs

22

9

Passing 1st Downs

15

11

Rushing 1st Downs

6

0

1st Downs from Penalties

1

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3rd Down

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4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

1

Punts

3

4

Turnovers

7

3

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

4

8

Penalties

2

6.0

Sacks

4.0

Tackles For Loss

1

D/ST TD

0

15-1 CHI

DET 7-9

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1985 NFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats