Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

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September 14th, 1997

1997 Week 3

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Kramer

RB R. Salaam

RB R. Harris

WR R. Proehl

WR B. Engram

TE K. Jennings

T A. Heck

G W. Schultz

C E. Pilgrim

G T. Burger

T J. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE J. Thierry

DT J. Flanigan

DT C. Simpson

DE A. Spellman

LB R. Cox

LB B. Cox

LB B. Minter

CB T. Carter

CB W. Harris

S M. Carter

S J. Mangum

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
Lions	3	10	10	9	32

	Bears	Lions
Q1	7	3
Q2	0	10
Q3	0	10
Q4	0	9
FINAL	7	32

Key Performers

Bears

PassingE. Kramer

11/19, 128 YDS

RushingR. Harris

22, 73 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingB. Engram

5, 60 YDS

TacklesJ. Mangum

SacksJ. Thierry

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Lions

PassingS. Mitchell

16/25, 215 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Sanders

19, 161 YDS

ReceivingH. Moore

7, 98 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Brown

SacksR. Brown

2.0

InterceptionsM. Carrier

Team Comparison

Bears

Stat

Lions

First Downs

284

Total Yards

404

Rushes

Rush YDS

202

Rush TD

52.5%

PASS %

64.0%

190

NET PASS YDS

202

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:22

Time of Possession

30:38

Offensive Starters

S. Mitchell QB

B. Sanders RB

C. Schlesinger FB

J. Morton WR

H. Moore WR

D. Sloan TE

R. Roberts T

M. Compton G

K. Glover C

J. Hartings G

L. Tharpe T

Defensive Starters

T. Scroggins DE

M. Wells DT

L. Elliss DT

K. Waldroup DE

A. London LB

S. Boyd LB

R. Brown LB

B. Westbrook CB

C. Raymond CB

M. Carrier S

H. Colon S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 3 match up between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions featuring 11 tackles by John Mangum.

Legend

Moment: Bears

Moment: Lions

Bears Momentum

Lions Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Raymont Harris left guard for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 23 yard field goal good

Lions cuts lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell pass complete to Johnnie Morton for 16 yards touchdown - PAT good

Lions takes the lead → 10-7

< Q2 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 33 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 13-7

< Q3 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 29 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 16-7

< Q3 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tommy Vardell right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Lions extends lead → 23-7

< Q4 > • DET TD DET TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Mitchell pass complete to Herman Moore for 27 yards touchdown

Lions extends lead → 29-7

< Q4 > • DET FG DET FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jason Hanson 32 yard field goal good

Lions extends lead → 32-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Rick Mirer	21	10	47.6	90	1	18	2	39.8
Erik Kramer	19	11	57.9	128	0	18	3	78.4
Team Totals	40	21	52.5	218	1	18	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Raymont Harris	22	73	3.3	1	15
Rick Mirer	4	14	3.5	0	9
Rashaan Salaam	2	7	3.5	0	4
Team Totals	28	94	3.4	1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Bobby Engram	10	5	60	12.0	18
Ricky Proehl	8	4	46	11.5	15
Tyrone Hughes	8	4	33	8.3	16
Chris Penn	6	3	31	10.3	14
Raymont Harris	3	2	13	6.5	12
John Allred	2	2	26	13.0	18
Fabien Bownes	1	1	9	9.0	9
Ryan Wetnight	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	39	21	218	10.4	18

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
John Mangum	11	8	3	0
Walt Harris	10	9	1	0
Tom Carter	6	6	0	0
Marty Carter	5	3	2	0
Bryan Cox	5	4	1	0
James Burton	5	5	0	0
John Thierry	3	3	0	1
Ron Cox	3	1	2	0
Barry Minter	3	2	1	0
Paul Grasmanis	2	2	0	0
Carl Simpson	2	2	0	0
Anthony Marshall	1	1	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	1	1	0	0
Mark Thomas	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	58	48	10	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Tyrone Hughes	7	180	25.7
Ryan Wetnight	1	9	9
Team Totals	8	189	23.6

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tyrone Hughes	2	17	8.5	0
Team Totals	2	17	8.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Jaeger	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Todd Sauerbrun	4	161	40.3
Team Totals	4	161	40.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Scott Mitchell	25	16	64.0	215	2	0	37	1	117.9
Team Totals	25	16	64.0	215	2	0	37	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Barry Sanders	19	161	8.5	0	28
Ron Rivers	7	15	2.1	0	21
Tommy Vardell	5	15	3.0	1	11
Scott Mitchell	4	11	2.8	0	5
Team Totals	35	202	5.8	1	28

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Herman Moore	8	7	98	14.0	1	27
Johnnie Morton	8	4	49	12.3	1	18
David Sloan	4	2	14	7.0	0	8
Barry Sanders	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tommy Vardell	2	1	37	37.0	0	37
Pete Metzelaars	1	1	14	14.0	0	14
Glyn Milburn	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	16	215	13.4	2	37

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Reggie Brown	9	8	1	2	0
Stephen Boyd	8	6	2	0	0
Harry Colon	7	5	2	0	0
Mike Wells	6	3	3	0	0
Mark Carrier	5	4	1	0	1
Corey Raymond	5	3	2	0	0
Kevin Abrams	4	4	0	1	0
Tracy Scroggins	4	4	0	1	0
Kerwin Waldroup	4	3	1	0.5	0
Antonio London	3	1	2	0.5	0
Luther Elliss	3	1	2	0	0
George Jamison	3	3	0	0	0
Bryant Westbrook	3	3	0	0	0
Robert Porcher	2	2	0	0	0
Scott Kowalkowski	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	67	51	16	5	1