Lions 21-25 Bears (Dec 7, 1975)

DET

CHI

1

7

10

2

0

3

7

9

4

7

6

21

25

1Q

7 - 0

A. Taylor 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 3

B. Thomas 36-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

7 - 10

W. Payton 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

7 - 13

B. Thomas 41-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

7 - 19

W. Payton 5-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3Q

14 - 19

M. Briscoe 15-yard TD catch from J. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 19

M. Briscoe 59-yard TD catch from J. Reed.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 25

R. Harper 27-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

220

Reed

DET

Rush Yds

65

Payton

CHI

Rec Yds

123

Rather

CHI

Scrim TD

2

Briscoe

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Joe Reed

DET QB #14

Bob Avellini

CHI QB #7

220

Pass Yds

204

2

Pass TD

0

1

Int

2

DET

Team Stats

CHI

345

Total Yds

313

19

1st Downs

15

3

Turnovers

4

1975 NFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Vikings	12	2	.857
Lions	7	7	.500
Bears	4	10	.286
Packers	4	10	.286

Game Summary

The Chicago Bears squeaked out a win over the Detroit Lions, 25 to 21, on December 7, 1975.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	14/33	220	6.7	2	1	0-0	72.8
Horace King H. King #25	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	11/19	204	10.7	0	2	0-0	55.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	18	56	3.1	0	23
Horace King H. King #25	5	30	6.0	0	11
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	3	29	9.7	0	0
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	10	19	1.9	1	7
Bobby Thompson B. Thompson #33	3	19	6.3	0	15

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	27	65	2.4	2	18
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	9	50	5.6	1	27
Bo Rather B. Rather #80	1	18	18.0	0	18
Mike Adamle M. Adamle #20	3	10	3.3	0	5
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	119	23.8	2	59
Charlie Sanders C. Sanders #88	0/0	63	15.8	0	32
Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis #45	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Horace King H. King #25	0/0	10	5.0	0	10
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Bo Rather B. Rather #80	0/0	123	30.8	53
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	0/0	45	15.0	16
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	14	7.0	12
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	0/0	11	11.0	11
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	0/0	11	11.0	11

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dick Jauron D. Jauron #26	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Levi Johnson L. Johnson #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Errol Mann E. Mann #12	0/1	3/3	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bob Thomas B. Thomas #16	2/4	1/3	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	8	321	40.1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	6	219	36.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Bobby Thompson B. Thompson #33	2	52	26.0
Mike Weger M. Weger #28	3	42	14.0
Jim Hooks J. Hooks #30	1	0	0.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	1	23	23.0
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	1	15	15.0
Earl Douthitt E. Douthitt #43	1	27	27.0
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	1	18	18.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Charlie West C. West #40	3	8	2.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	5	96	19.2	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	14/33	220	6.7	2	1	0-0	72.8
Horace King H. King #25	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	18	56	3.1	0	23
Horace King H. King #25	5	30	6.0	0	11
Joe Reed J. Reed #14	3	29	9.7	0	0
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	10	19	1.9	1	7
Bobby Thompson B. Thompson #33	3	19	6.3	0	15

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	119	23.8	2	59
Charlie Sanders C. Sanders #88	0/0	63	15.8	0	32
Ray Jarvis R. Jarvis #45	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Horace King H. King #25	0/0	10	5.0	0	10
Dexter Bussey D. Bussey #24	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Altie Taylor A. Taylor #42	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Dick Jauron D. Jauron #26	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Levi Johnson L. Johnson #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Errol Mann E. Mann #12	0/1	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Herman Weaver H. Weaver #18	8	321	40.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Bobby Thompson B. Thompson #33	2	52	26.0
Mike Weger M. Weger #28	3	42	14.0
Jim Hooks J. Hooks #30	1	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Charlie West C. West #40	3	8	2.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	11/19	204	10.7	0	2	0-0	55.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	27	65	2.4	2	18
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	9	50	5.6	1	27
Bo Rather B. Rather #80	1	18	18.0	0	18
Mike Adamle M. Adamle #20	3	10	3.3	0	5
Bob Avellini B. Avellini #7	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Bo Rather B. Rather #80	0/0	123	30.8	53
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	0/0	45	15.0	16
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	14	7.0	12
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	0/0	11	11.0	11
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	0/0	11	11.0	11

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Bob Thomas B. Thomas #16	2/4	1/3	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bob Parsons B. Parsons #86	6	219	36.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	1	23	23.0
Steve Schubert S. Schubert #85	1	15	15.0
Earl Douthitt E. Douthitt #43	1	27	27.0
Roland Harper R. Harper #35	1	18	18.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Virgil Livers V. Livers #24	5	96	19.2	0	0

DET

CHI

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DET

Team Stats

CHI

345

Total Yds

313

192

Pass Yds

173

153

Rush Yds

140

75

Total Plays

64

4.6

Yards Per Play

4.9

5.3

Yards Per Pass

7.9

3.9

Yards Per Rush

3.3

19

1st Downs

15

8

Punts

6

3

Turnovers

4

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

Fumbles Lost

2

6

Penalties

8

3.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

6-6 DET

CHI 3-9

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1975 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats