Week 1, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

60 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	6	7	0	-	16
Chicago Bears	0	9	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DET - Ernie Fletcher 39 field goal
2Q: 12:38 DET - Ernie Fletcher 25 field goal
2Q: 07:19 CHI - Jay Doyle 44 field goal
2Q: 02:16 CHI - Johnnie Buckley 5 pass from George Morris (Jay Doyle extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 21 field goal
3Q: 08:45 DET - Alan Upshaw 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DET - Ernie Fletcher 39 field goal
2Q: 12:38 DET - Ernie Fletcher 25 field goal
2Q: 07:19 CHI - Jay Doyle 44 field goal
2Q: 02:16 CHI - Johnnie Buckley 5 pass from George Morris (Jay Doyle extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 21 field goal
3Q: 08:45 DET - Alan Upshaw 3 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 383 265
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 5.89 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 140 95
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.32
Net Passing Yards 243 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.68 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/51 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:45 26:15

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	383	265
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	5.89	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	140	95
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.32
Net Passing Yards	243	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.68	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/51	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:45	26:15

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	2:37	OPP 49	4	27	Field Goal
1	4:22	6:49	OWN 6	14	86	Field Goal
2	7:12	1:56	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	2:08	2:08	OWN 19	7	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:24	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
3	6:41	0:35	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	4:32	2:40	OWN 17	5	18	Punt
4	14:16	2:24	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
4	10:45	3:54	OWN 40	7	20	Punt
4	4:51	2:34	OWN 45	4	12	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 22	3	-2	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	10:59	6:37	OWN 18	9	35	Punt
2	12:33	5:21	OWN 32	8	41	Field Goal
2	5:16	3:08	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	8:36	1:55	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	6:06	1:34	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
3	1:52	2:36	OWN 26	9	36	Punt
4	11:52	1:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:51	2:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:17	1:23	OWN 20	6	58	Fumble

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alan Upshaw	20	57	2.85	12	1	1
Irv Tejeda	13	71	5.46	22	3	0
Deron Heimulu	4	12	3.00	8	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dana Zimmerman	8	17	2.13	13	1
J.R. Kelly	7	17	2.43	11	1
George Morris	5	61	12.20	42	1
Johnnie Buckley	1	0	0.00	0	0
Marty Cooley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	26	18	255	2/12	0	33	0	100.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Morris	28	19	190	4/20	1	30	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Smithson	6	9	86	14.33	29	33
WR Benjamin Franz	4	4	57	14.25	24	18
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	48	16.00	28	28
TE Drew Tetreault	3	5	34	11.33	16	17
WR Timothy Downs	1	2	18	18.00	18	18
TE Earnest Coles	1	2	12	12.00	2	12
WR Bernard Peters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marc Polley	7	10	82	11.71	25	30	0
WR Erik O'Connell	4	5	28	7.00	2	10	0
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	5	20	10.00	0	15	1
RB J.R. Kelly	2	2	17	8.50	11	11	0
RB Dana Zimmerman	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Dennis Van Buren	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Marty Cooley	1	1	27	27.00	3	27	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Ronnie Smith	1	0
Gerald Covington	0	1
Brayden Luce	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
George Morris	1	0
Carlton Marshall	1	0
Erik O'Connell	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	245	40.8	28.3	47	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Hudson	7	292	41.7	31.6	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Doyle	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	51	12.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Kelly	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Tejeda	2	35	17.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Maxwell Grolsko	7	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Chris Loomis	7	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Al Foltz	6	3	0.0	22	32
CB Dwight Henson	5	1	0.0	17	25
S Brant Jamison	4	2	0.0	21	31
DT Greg Torrence	2	2	1.0	20	25
DT Gerald Covington	2	0	1.0	13	20
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	0.0	20	29
CB DeAndre Samuels	2	0	0.0	12	17
DE Ronnie Smith	1	0	1.0	20	31
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	0	1.0	4	9
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	1	0.0	11	16
S Darrin Giles	1	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Conrad Woodbury	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Charles Turman	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Pedro Jazynka	1	0	0.0	18	28
DT Salvador Terrell	0	1	0.0	7	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julio Ingersoll	10	4	0.0	36	22
S Walt Maxwell	7	2	0.0	37	28
DT Brian Loudon	6	2	0.0	35	22
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	6	2	0.0	37	28
ILB Trevor Baskey	6	1	0.0	35	21
DE Mercury Slezak	4	0	2.0	35	27
S Kenny Heusel	4	2	0.0	32	17
CB Jeremy Weaver	3	1	0.0	37	28
ILB Justics Noah	3	1	0.0	22	16
CB Harvey Quinn	1	2	0.0	31	19
DE Braden Clements	1	1	0.0	13	10
S Jeremiah Van Dam	1	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	9	10
S Carlton Marshall	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Brayden Lyttle	0	1	0.0	19	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	1.0	1	2	31
DT Greg Torrence	1.0	1	0	25
DT Gerald Covington	1.0	0	0	20
DT Joey Van Pelt	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Chris Loomis	0.0	1	0	32
DE Kenny Hardy	0.0	1	0	1

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mercury Slezak	2.0	0	27
OLB Amari Rodriguez	0.0	1	10
DE Braden Clements	0.0	1	10
DT Brian Loudon	0.0	1	22
DE Brayden Lyttle	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Maxwell Grolsko	4	0	32
ILB Chris Loomis	3	2	32
S Brant Jamison	3	0	31
CB Dwight Henson	3	0	25
OLB Al Foltz	2	0	32
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	29
DT Greg Torrence	1	0	25
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	17
OLB Maurice Kariger	0	1	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	3	0	28
S Walt Maxwell	2	0	28
CB Jeremy Weaver	2	0	28
ILB Justics Noah	2	0	16
DE Mercury Slezak	2	0	27
S Kenny Heusel	2	0	17
ILB Trevor Baskey	1	1	21
S Jeremiah Van Dam	1	0	11
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	0	10
DE Braden Clements	1	0	10
OLB Julio Ingersoll	1	0	22
CB Louie Bush	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	3	8	37	0	28
Javier Creighton	3	7	37	1	28
Caleb Douglas	1	9	37	0	28
Brayden Luce	1	4	37	1	28
Earnest Coles	1	1	15	0	10
Drew Tetreault	1	1	31	0	26
Jumbo Hill	0	2	37	0	28
Tom McIntyre	0	1	14	0	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendall Cobb	2	8	22	1	32
Rod Preston	1	4	22	1	32
Damon Walkley	1	2	22	0	32
Darius Stephenson	0	2	22	2	32
Lenny Manning	0	1	22	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Coles	1	23
Conrad Woodbury	1	19
Brayden Luce	1	13

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Marshall	3	22
Dana Zimmerman	1	11
Lenny Manning	1	8
Darius Stephenson	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	37	28	---	---	13	78
Jumbo Hill	37	28	---	---	9	74
Caleb Douglas	37	28	---	---	9	74
Maurice Hakeem	37	28	---	---	9	74
Calvin Smithson	37	28	---	---	8	73
Javier Creighton	37	28	---	---	---	65
Deron Heimulu	37	28	---	---	---	65
Alan Upshaw	24	18	---	---	15	57
Drew Tetreault	31	26	---	---	---	57
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	22	32	2	56
Al Foltz	---	---	22	32	1	55
Chris Loomis	---	---	22	32	1	55
Brant Jamison	---	---	21	31	1	53
Ronnie Smith	---	---	20	31	1	52
Roberto Gilman	---	---	20	29	2	51
Timothy Downs	28	20	---	---	---	48
Earnest Coles	15	10	---	---	23	48
Pedro Jazynka	---	---	18	28	1	47
Greg Torrence	---	---	20	25	1	46
Dwight Henson	---	---	17	25	1	43
Gerald Covington	---	---	13	20	7	40
Benjamin Franz	18	18	---	---	2	38
Tom McIntyre	14	7	---	---	17	38
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	12	17	7	36
Maurice Kariger	---	---	11	16	2	29
Irv Tejeda	13	8	---	---	4	25
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	3	1	19	23
Darrin Giles	---	---	3	6	13	22
Charles Turman	---	---	4	4	13	21
Salvador Terrell	---	---	7	10	1	18
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	15	15
Bernard Peters	5	4	---	---	6	15
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	4	9	---	13
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	2	3	7	12
Francisco McAllister	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randy Preston	---	---	0	0	10	10
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Lester	0	0	---	---	6	6
Horace McCreary	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kenny Hardy	---	---	1	1	---	2
Harold Lewis	0	1	---	---	---	1
Scottie Neff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daquan Sonntag	0	0	---	---	---	0
Diego Sayre	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Weaver	---	---	37	28	16	81
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	36	22	21	79
Walt Maxwell	---	---	37	28	10	75
Jeffrey Wolfe	---	---	37	28	3	68
Mercury Slezak	---	---	35	27	3	65
Rod Preston	22	32	---	---	8	62
Kendall Cobb	22	32	---	---	8	62
Lenny Manning	22	32	---	---	8	62
Darius Stephenson	22	32	---	---	8	62
Brian Loudon	---	---	35	22	2	59
Trevor Baskey	---	---	35	21	1	57
Damon Walkley	22	32	---	---	---	54
George Morris	22	32	---	---	---	54
Justics Noah	---	---	22	16	12	50
Harvey Quinn	---	---	31	19	---	50
Kenny Heusel	---	---	32	17	1	50
Marc Polley	20	30	---	---	---	50
Lonnie Lenihan	11	17	---	---	21	49
Erik O'Connell	21	22	---	---	4	47
Dana Zimmerman	13	21	---	---	11	45
Johnnie Buckley	19	25	---	---	1	45
J.R. Kelly	9	14	---	---	21	44
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	19	16	8	43
Louie Bush	---	---	15	19	9	43
Dennis Van Buren	12	19	---	---	6	37
Carlton Marshall	---	---	3	8	22	33
Braden Clements	---	---	13	10	1	24
Jeremiah Van Dam	---	---	9	11	3	23
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	9	10	2	21
Bo Cook	3	3	---	---	14	20
Marty Cooley	2	2	---	---	13	17
Britt Schroeder	---	---	2	6	1	9
Herb Hudson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Holbert	0	0	---	---	8	8
Miles Gary	0	7	---	---	---	7
Oliver Rutter	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jay Doyle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrew Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wes Collier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmett Chaisson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Angel Curiel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Caiden Dirksen	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jermaine Chaky	---	---	0	0	---	0
Johnnie Stuart	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	20	89	4.5
Right	6	11	1.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	12	83	6.9
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	26	18	3	2	0	2	4	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Morris	28	19	2	1	1	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	144	13.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	25	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	48	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	9	6	86	2	28
TE Drew Tetreault	5	3	34	0	26
WR Benjamin Franz	4	4	57	0	18
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	48	1	18
WR Timothy Downs	2	1	18	0	20
TE Earnest Coles	2	1	12	0	10
WR Bernard Peters	1	0	0	0	4

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Marc Polley	10	7	1	82	1	30
WR Johnnie Buckley	5	2	0	20	0	25
WR Erik O'Connell	5	4	0	28	0	22
RB Dana Zimmerman	2	1	0	2	0	21
RB J.R. Kelly	2	2	0	17	0	14
TE Lonnie Lenihan	2	1	0	13	0	17
WR Dennis Van Buren	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Marty Cooley	1	1	0	27	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Upshaw	4	9	2.25	2.85

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Morris	1	3	3.00	12.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	2	1	10	5.00	9.81

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Morris	3	2	16	5.33	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	10	10.00	6.80

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	1	5	2.50	4.00
RB J.R. Kelly	1	1	11	11.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	3	0
Irv Tejeda	1	0
Alan Upshaw	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Zimmerman	2	1
George Morris	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	7	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Morris	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	4	2	1
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Franz	1	1	1
TE Drew Tetreault	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	0	0
WR Erik O'Connell	2	2	1
RB Dana Zimmerman	1	0	0
TE Marc Polley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)