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FINAL |
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Final
| | Chicago | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | | Detroit | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
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Scoring | | 1st Quarter | | DET | FG | JASON HANSON 24 YD, 13:07
Drive:
7 plays,
44 yards in
3:55
Key Plays:
Maynard 26-yard punt to Chicago 49
Harrington 27-yard pass to S Anderson on 3rd-and-5 to Chicago 17
DETROIT 3-0
| | 2nd Quarter | | CHI | FG | PAUL EDINGER 43 YD, 3:32
Drive:
11 plays,
44 yards in
5:25
Key Plays:
Thomas 17-yard run to Detroit 40
Chandler 16-yard pass to Gage on 3rd-and-15 to Detroit 29
CHICAGO 3-3
| | DET | FG | JASON HANSON 25 YD, 12:20
Drive:
11 plays,
55 yards in
5:06
Key Plays:
Harrington 11-yard pass to Schlesinger to Chicago 49
Harrington 17-yard pass to Fitzsimmons to Chicago 31
Harrington 16-yard pass to Swinton on 3rd-and-10 to Chicago 15
DETROIT 6-3
| | 3rd Quarter | | CHI | TD | DESMOND CLARK 12 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (PAUL EDINGER KICK), 7:08
Drive:
8 plays,
50 yards in
3:55
Key Plays:
Thomas 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Detroit 36
Chandler 23-yard pass to Booker to Detroit 12
CHICAGO 10-6
| | DET | FG | JASON HANSON 30 YD, 12:11
Drive:
10 plays,
49 yards in
5:03
Key Plays:
Harrington 17-yard pass to Anderson on 3rd-and-7 to Chicago 42
Harrington 19-yard pass to Anderson on 3rd-and-5 to Chicago 18
CHICAGO 10-9
| | 4th Quarter | | DET | FG | JASON HANSON 48 YD, 14:21
Drive:
7 plays,
35 yards in
1:48
Key Plays:
Harrington 18-yard pass to Hakim to Chicago 47
DETROIT 12-10
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Passing
| | Bears |
Att
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Cmp
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Yds
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Td
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Int
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Lg
| | Chandler, Chris | 28 | 16 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| | Lions |
Att
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Cmp
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Yds
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Td
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Int
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Lg
| | Harrington, Joey | 38 | 24 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 27 | | Harris, Nick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Rushing
| | Bears |
Att
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Thomas, Anthony | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 | | Abdullah, Rabih | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | | Chandler, Chris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Lions |
Att
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Swinton, Reggie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | | Bryson, Shawn | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | | Cobourne, Avon | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | | Harrington, Joey | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | | Gary, Olandis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Receiving
| | Bears |
Rec
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Clark, Desmond | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 1 | | Booker, Marty | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 | | White, Dez | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | | Terrell, David | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | | Gage, Justin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | | Pritchett, Stanley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | | Lyman, Dustin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | | Abdullah, Rabih | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
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Rec
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Anderson, Scotty | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 | | Bryson, Shawn | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 | | Fitzsimmons, Casey | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 | | Schlesinger, Cory | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | | Hakim, Az-Zahir | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | | Schroeder, Bill | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | | Swinton, Reggie | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | | Jefferson, Shawn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
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Tackles-Solo-Assists Sacks-Yds (unofficial)
| | Bears |
T
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S
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A
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Sk-Yd
| | Briggs, Lance | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0-0 | | Brown, Alex | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1-7 | | Holdman, Warrick | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | | Azumah, Jerry | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | | Urlacher, Brian | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | | Green, Mike | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | | Tillman, Charles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | | Gray, Bobby | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | | Daniels, Phillip | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | | Brown, Mike | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | | McQuarters, R.W. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | | Boone, Alfonso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | | Haynes, Michael | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
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T
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S
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A
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Sk-Yd
| | Holmes, Earl | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 | | Bailey, Boss | 7 | 5 | 2 | .5-3 | | Green, Barrett | 6 | 2 | 4 | .5-3 | | Porcher, Robert | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | | Hall, James | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | | Walker, Brian | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | | Rogers, Shaun | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | | Smith, Otis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | | Harris, Corey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | | Holt, Terrence | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | | Edwards, Kalimba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-11 | | Wilkinson, Dan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | | Evans, Doug | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | | Rainer, Wali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
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Interceptions
| | Bears |
INT
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
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None
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| | Lions |
INT
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Harris, Corey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Punting
| | Bears |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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TB
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In20
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Lg
| | Maynard, Brad | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| | Lions |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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TB
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In20
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Lg
| | Harris, Nick | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
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Punt Returns
| | Bears |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | McQuarters, R.W. | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| | Lions |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Swinton, Reggie | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
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Kickoff Returns
| | Bears |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Azumah, Jerry | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 45 | 0 | | Tafoya, Joe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| | Lions |
No.
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Yds
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Avg
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Lg
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Td
| | Swinton, Reggie | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
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Kicking
| | Bears |
XP/XPA
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FG/FGA
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Dist(Made/Fail)
| | Edinger, Paul | 1/1 | 1/3 | 43 48 41 |
| | Lions |
XP/XPA
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FG/FGA
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Dist(Made/Fail)
| | Hanson, Jason | 0/0 | 4/4 | 24 25 30 48 |
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Fumbles
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Rec
| | Bears |
No.
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Lost
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Forced
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O
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D
| | Brown, Alex | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Rec
| | Lions |
No.
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Lost
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Forced
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O
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D
| | Harrington, Joey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Beverly, Eric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Officials
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Referee- B Kukar,
Umpire- Bill Schuster,
Head linesman- Philip Mckinnely,
Line judge- Tom Barnes,
Field judge- Gene Steratore,
Side judge- Tom Hill,
Back judge- Steve Freeman |
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Attendance - Time
| | 61,492
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Team Statistics
| Bears | Lions | | First downs | 11 | 10 | | Rushing | 3 | 0 | | Passing | 6 | 9 | | Penalty | 2 | 1 | | 3rd-Down Efficiency | 4
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16 | | 4th-Down Efficiency | 0
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0 | 0
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1 | | Total Net Yards | 199 | 248 | | Total Plays | 54 | 60 | | Average Gains | 3.7 | 4.1 | | Net Yards Rushing | 66 | 17 | | Rushes | 24 | 20 | | Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 0.9 | | Net Yards Passing | 133 | 231 | | Completed-Attempted | 16
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28 | 24
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39 | | Yards Per Pass | 4.4 | 5.8 | | Sacked-Yards Lost | 2
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16 | 1
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7 | | Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 | | Punts-Average | 7
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38.3 | 6
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38.3 | | Return Yardage | 9 | 20 | | Punts-Returns | 3
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9 | 2
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21 | | Kickoffs-Returns | 5
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140 | 3
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63 | | Interceptions-Returns | 0
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0 | 1
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-1 | | Penalties-Yards | 5
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35 | 7
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41 | | Fumbles-Lost | 0
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0 | | Time Of Possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
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RECAP:
Not a lot of things have gone right in the
past few years for the Detroit Lions, but kicker Jason Hanson
continued to be their greatest constant positive.
Hanson kicked a 48-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the
fourth quarter to lift the Lions to a 12-10 victory over the
Chicago Bears, matching their win total of last season with
three.
In his 12th season with the Lions (3-6), Hanson is 13-for-13 on
field goals. His four field goals in this game accounted for
all of Detroit's scoring - Hanson also connected from 24, 25 and
30 yards out.
"I think I've seen him miss about four field goals," Lions coach
Steve Mariucci said. "I'm talking about practice, everything,
out of hundreds. He's unbelievable."
The Lions got the ball on their own 35-yard line with 2:27,
trailing 10-9. Detroit quarterback Joey Harrington completed
five straight passes to get into field goal range for Hanson,
including a two-yard pass to rookie tight end Casey Fitzsimmons
on a second-and-2 play for a first down at the Chicago 39.
"If you've got a guy off and you need two yards, just stand up
and throw it to him," Harrington said. "We were talking about
it in the huddle, to be aware. They hadn't given us that all
day. We were looking for those situations - just give him the
ball and let him fall forward for a first down, so I just gave
it to him."
Detroit has won back-to-back games for the first time since
November 12-19, 2000.
"None of us care about winning pretty," Hanson said. "We are
banged up, we don't have the guys we thought we were going to
have and that's been known for a while. ... But we're proud
about winning two in a row and we'll be working hard to make it
three."
The Bears (3-6) missed a chance to sweep the season series with
their NFC North rivals after a 24-16 win on October 26.
"We had opportunities to win the game, obviously, but we just
couldn't get it done," Bears coach Dick Jauron said. "We've got
to give their football team credit. They played tremendous
defensively and we didn't. We didn't seem to get on track
offensively."
Corey Harris' interception with 27 seconds left sealed the
victory and marred an otherwise solid day for Bears quarterback
Chris Chandler. The veteran completed 16-of-28 passes for 149
yards and a touchdown.
"They just don't give you a lot of chance to go downfield,"
Chandler said. "So we were throwing a lot of the short stuff.
This is one we wish we would have had."
Chicago led 10-6 after Chandler hit tight end Desmond Clark for
a 12-yard touchdown with 7:52 left in the third quarter before
Detroit came back thanks in part to an error-free game by
Harrington, who completed 24-of-38 passes for 238 yards.
Harrington's effort was particularly important on a day when the
Lions gained only 17 yards on the ground. Reggie Swinton, who
carried only one time for nine yards, was Detroit's leading
rusher.
The Bears' Anthony Thomas carried for 61 yards, but that was on
21 rushes for a paltry 2.9-yard average.
Scott's Game Commentary:
 Fortunately I was in Las Vegas surrounded by every NFL game to watch in Las Vegas. Anytime time I started to watch the Lions, I had to look at another game. How boring was that game? But, that is what you get when two bottom dwellers play eachother. 12-0? That game reminds me of the Dallas 9-7 win last year, which was one of the most dull games i've ever seen. If there were some good signs from the game, it was the play of the Defense. Boss Bailey has really improved and is doing the most of the 2003 draft picks. Harrington didn't throw any interceptions and played a decent game given he has no weapons. Schroeder, Hakim and Ricks are all Millen Duds and I would be shocked to see one of them back next year. The only reason why the Lions beat the Bears was one player: Jason Hanson. Is there a more reliable kicker in the league over the past several years? The Lions played like a team that lacks talent, but a win is a win in the NFL. The scariest fact of them all is the Lions and Tampa Bay Bucs are separated by one game. Yikes!
Grades:
Offense: --- C. Running game was just awful! Nice 0.9 yards per carry average! Cobourne and Bryson could not of played any worse. Twice Coburne could not pickup a yard and the Lions were forced to punt. How nice would it be to have James Stewart now! Fortunately, Artose Pinner is expected to make his debut next week. The wide receivers did a decent job, but still lead the NFL in a landslide in drop passes. Scottie Andrerson had a good game, but still is regarded as the devout coward by Millen. Its no secret that the Lions have the worst offense in the NFL.
Defense: --- A-. With all the injuries on the "D" this year, it is amazing how good they have played since the Dallas game. They held up strong in the 4th quarter when the Bears had a chance to take control of the game. Rookie Boss Bailey continues to improve every week and looks to be the player the Lions envisioned when they drafted him early in the 2nd round. All in all, it was a great effort but lets see how they hold up against the Seahawks next week.
Special Teams: --- B. The fake punt did not pan out and the squib kick near the end of the game almost came back to haunt the Lions. Still, hats off to Hanson for scoring all the Lions points and nailing the game winning kick with ease.
Coaching: --- C. Mooch made some strange calls, like the fake punt and squib kick. Running Cobourne twice on 2nd & 1 and 3 & 1 was just awful coaching. Still, the Lions won so Mooch is off the hook.
Overall: --- B. The Lions won two game for the first time since 2000, although it was against two teams that are just pitiful. At 3-6, the Lions have a chance of winning one or two more games at the most. Next up are the Seattle Seahawks. I would be shocked if the Lions kept the game close given Seattle is due for a victory. The following week the Lions might have a chance at a road victory given the Vikings are pulling their usual mid-season choke job.
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