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BEARS 2012 SCHEDULE
Sep. 9 Indianapolis Colts
Sep. 13 at Green Bay Packers (Thurs)
Sep. 23 St. Louis Rams
Oct. 1 at Dallas Cowboys (Mon)
Oct. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Oct. 14 BYE
Oct. 22 Detroit Lions (Mon)
Oct. 28 Carolina Panthers
Nov. 4 at Tennessee Titans
Nov. 11 Houston Texans
Nov. 19 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon)
Nov. 25 Minnesota Vikings
Dec. 2 Seattle Seahawks
Dec. 9 at Minnesota Vikings
Dec. 16 Green Bay Packers
Dec. 23 at Arizona Cardinals
Dec. 30 at Detroit Lions
2011 Results: 8-8
LIONS SERIES RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
1 James Stewart 32 10/20/02
2 Barry Sanders 26 12/10/89
3 Kevin Jones 25 12/26/04
Rushing Yards
1 James Stewart 172 10/20/02
2t Barry Sanders 167 10/23/94
2t Barry Sanders 167 11/27/97
4 Jahvid Best 163 10/10/11
Rushing Touchdowns
1t Greg Landry 3 10/1/72
1t Barry Sanders 3 11/27/97
Pass Attempts
1 Matthew Staff ord 63 11/13/11
2 Ty Detmer 51 12/30/01
3 Dan Orlo<strong>vs</strong>ky 47 11/2/08
Pass Completions
1 Matthew Staff ord 33 11/13/11
2 Ty Detmer 31 12/30/01
3 Gus Frerotte 29 11/25/99
Passing Yards
1 Bobby Layne 374 11/5/50
2t Eric Hipple 336 10/19/81
2t Scott Mitchell 336 9/22/96
Touchdown Passes
1t Bobby Layne 4 12/7/52
1t Rodney Peete 4 12/16/90
1t Scott Mitchell 4 9/22/96
Passes Intercepted
1 Joey Harrington 5 9/18/05
2t Jeff Komlo 4 11/4/79
2t Matthew Staff ord 4 11/13/11
Receptions
1 Herman Moore 14* 12/4/95
2 Brett Perriman 12 11/19/95
Receiving Yards
1 Herman Moore 183 12/4/95
2 Johnnie Morton 174 9/22/96
3 Cloyce Box 172 12/7/52
Receiving Touchdowns
1 Cloyce Box 3 12/7/52
Interceptions
1t Lem Barney 3 9/22/68
1t Mike Weger 3 9/22/68
1t Dick Jauron 3 11/18/73
1t Kurt Schulz 3 9/24/00
Points
1 Doak Walker 21 9/26/54
2t Barry Sanders 18 11/27/97
2t Tommy Vardell 18 11/15/98
Touchdowns
1t Cloyce Box 3 12/7/52
1t Mel Farr 3 10/13/68
1t Barry Sanders 3 11/27/97
1t Tommy Vardell 3 11/15/98
1t Jon Kitna 3 12/24/06
Field Goals
1t Jason Hanson 4 9/14/97
1t Jason Hanson 4 11/9/03
1t Jason Hanson 4 12/26/04
Punts
1t George Grimes 10 10/17/48
1t John Jett 10 9/24/00
COACHING & SERIES RECORDS
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CHICAGO BEARS
Punt Returns
1 Robbie Martin 6 9/12/82
Punt Return Yards
1 Dick Jauron 103 11/24/74
Kickoff Returns
1t Derrick Williams 7 1/3/10
1t Aaron Brown 7 10/4/09
3t Mel Gray 6 9/24/89
3t Eddie Drummond 6 9/18/05
3t Brandon Middleton 6 11/2/08
Kickoff Return Yards
1 Tom Watkins 177 10/24/65
Longest Plays
Rush: Jahvid Best 88t 10/10/11
Pass: Batch-to-Morton 98t 10/4/98
KR: Ron Jessie 102t 10/24/71
Mel Gray 102t 10/23/94
Punt: Herman Weaver 69 9/12/76
PR: Tom Watkins 84 10/24/65
Int: Bob Smith 102t 11/24/49
FG: Eddie Murray 53 10/19/81
* Franchise record
RECORDS & RESULTS
Overall ..................................65-94-5
Home .................................................41-39-1
Road...................................................24-55-4
Ford Field ............................................. 5-5-0
Soldier Field.....................................13-27-0
Date Site Result
10-22-30 POR W, 7-6
11-30-30 Chi L, 6-14
11-8-31 Chi L, 6-9
11-29-31 POR W, 3-0
11-13-32 Chi T, 13-13
11-27-32 POR T, 7-7
12-18-32 Chi L, 0-9
11-26-33 Chi L, 14-17
12-3-33 POR L, 7-17
11-29-34 DET L, 16-19
12-2-34 Chi L, 7-10
11-24-35 Chi T, 20-20
11-28-35 DET W, 14-2
10-25-36 Chi L, 10-12
11-26-36 DET W, 13-7
10-24-37 Chi L, 20-28
11-25-37 DET L, 0-13
11-20-38 Chi W, 13-7
11-24-38 DET W, 14-7
10-29-39 Chi W, 10-0
11-12-39 DET L, 13-23
10-13-40 Chi L, 0-7
11-10-40 DET W, 17-14
10-19-41 Chi L, 0-49
11-23-41 DET L, 7-24
11-1-42 Chi L, 0-16
11-22-42 DET L, 0-42
10-3-43 DET L, 21-27
10-31-43 Chi L, 14-35
10-22-44 Chi T, 21-21
11-19-44 DET W, 41-21
10-28-45 DET W, 16-10
11-11-45 Chi W, 35-28
11-24-46 Chi L, 6-42
12-8-46 DET L, 24-45
10-19-47 Chi L, 24-33
11-27-47 DET L, 14-34
10-17-48 Chi L, 0-28
12-5-48 DET L, 14-42
11-13-49 Chi L, 24-27
11-24-49 DET L, 7-28
11-5-50 DET L, 21-35
12-10-50 Chi L, 3-6
10-28-51 DET L, 23-28
11-11-51 Chi W, 41-28
11-23-52 Chi L, 23-24
12-7-52 DET W, 5-21
11-22-53 Chi W, 20-16
12-6-53 DET W, 13-7
9-26-54 DET W, 8-23
12-12-54 Chi L, 24-28
11-20-55 DET L, 14-24
12-4-55 Chi L, 20-21
12-2-56 DET W, 2-10
12-16-56 Chi L, 21-38
11-24-57 DET L, 7-27
12-15-57 Chi W, 21-13
11-23-58 DET L, 7-20
12-14-58 Chi L, 16-21
11-22-59 DET L, 14-24
12-13-59 Chi L, 14-25
11-20-60 Chi L, 7-28
12-18-60 DET W, 36-0
10-8-61 DET L, 17-31
12-3-61 Chi W, 16-15
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10-28-62 DET W, 11-3
12-16-62 Chi L, 0-3
9-29-63 DET L, 21-37
12-15-63 Chi L, 14-24
10-18-64 Chi W, 10-0
11-26-64 DET L, 24-27
10-24-65 Chi L, 10-38
11-21-65 DET L, 10-17
9-11-66 DET W, 14-3
11-6-66 Chi T, 10-10
10-15-67 Chi L, 3-14
11-5-67 DET L, 13-27
9-22-68 DET W, 2-0
10-13-68 Chi W, 28-10
10-19-69 DET W, 13-7
12-21-69 Chi W, 20-3
10-5-70 DET W, 28-14
10-25-70 Chi W, 16-10
10-24-71 DET L, 23-28
11-21-71 Chi W, 28-3
10-1-72 Chi W, 38-24
11-5-72 DET W, 14-0
11-18-73 Chi W, 30-7
12-9-73 DET W, 0-7
9-15-74 Chi L, 9-17
11-24-74 DET W, 34-17
10-12-75 DET W, 27-7
12-7-75 Chi L, 21-25
9-12-76 Chi L, 3-10
11-21-76 DET W, 14-10
9-18-77 Chi L, 20-30
11-24-77 DET L, 14-31
9-17-78 DET L, 0-19
10-29-78 Chi W, 21-17
11-4-79 Chi L, 7-35
11-22-79 DET W, 20-0
10-19-80 Chi L, 7-24
11-27-80 DET L, 17-23ot
10-19-81 DET W, 8-17
11-22-81 Chi W, 23-7
9-12-82 DET W, 17-10
11-21-82 Chi L, 17-20
10-16-83 DET W, 31-17
10-30-83 Chi W, 38-17
11-18-84 Chi L, 14-16
12-16-84 DET L, 13-30
11-10-85 Chi L, 3-24
12-22-85 DET L, 17-37
10-26-86 Chi L, 7-13
12-15-86 DET L, 13-16
11-22-87 Chi L, 10-30
10-9-88 DET L, 7-24
12-11-88 Chi L, 12-13
9-24-89 DET L, 27-47
12-10-89 Chi W, 27-17
12-2-90 Chi L, 17-23ot
12-16-90 DET W, 38-21
11-3-91 Chi L, 10-20
11-28-91 DET W, 16-6
9-6-92 Chi L, 24-27
12-20-92 DET W, 16-3
11-25-93 DET L, 6-10
12-26-93 Chi W, 20-14
10-23-94 DET W, 21-16
11-20-94 Chi L, 10-20
11-19-95 Chi W, 24-17
12-4-95 DET W, 27-7
9-22-96 DET W, 35-16
11-24-96 Chi L, 14-31
9-14-97 Chi W, 32-7
11-27-97 DET W, 55-20
10-4-98 Chi L, 27-31
11-15-98 DET W, 26-3
11-25-99 DET W, 21-17
12-19-99 Chi L, 10-28
9-24-00 Chi W, 21-14
12-24-00 DET L, 20-23
12-2-01 Chi L, 10-13
12-30-01 DET L, 0-24
10-20-02 DET W, 23-20ot
11-24-02 Chi* L, 17-20ot
10-26-03 Chi L, 16-24
11-9-03 DET W, 12-10
9-12-04 Chi W, 20-16
12-26-04 DET W, 19-13
9-18-05 Chi L, 38-6
10-30-05 DET L 19-13ot
9-17-06 Chi L, 7-34
12-24-06 DET L, 21-26
9-30-07 DET W, 37-27
10-28-07 Chi W, 16-7
10-05-08 DET L, 34-7
11-2-08 Chi L, 23-27
10-4-09 Chi L, 48-24
1-3-10 DET L, 37-23
9-12-10 Chi L, 14-19
12-5-10 DET L, 20-24
10-10-11 DET W, 24-13
11-13-11 Chi L, 13-37
Note: From 1930-33, the Lions were the
Portsmouth (POR) Spartans
* Played at Memorial Stadium (Champaign,
Ill.)
SERIES NOTES
The Lions hosted the Bears for the
inaugural Thanksgiving Day game on
November 29, 1934. The game, played
in front of a then-record 26,000 fans
at the University of Detroit Stadium,
was won by the Bears, 19-16, giving
the Bears the Western Division
championship. NBC Radio Network
broadcasted the game coast-to-coast
and a Thanksgiving tradition was born.
On Thanksgiving Day (November
27) in 1997, the Lions downed the
Bears 55-20 for their largest off ensive
output ever against Chicago. RB Barry
Sanders rushed for 167 yards and
three touchdowns in the win at the
Silverdome. Earlier in the 1997 season,
Sanders put up 161 yards on Chicago in
a 32-7 victory over the Bears.
WR Herman Moore set a franchise
record with 14 catches for 183 yards
in a 27-7 win December 4, 1995 at the
Pontiac Silverdome.
Detroit had its best stretch against
the Bears when it won 11 of 12 games
from September 22, 1968 to December
9, 1973.
Five contests have gone to overtime—
including both in 2002— with the Bears
winning three of them.
In the 2004 season opener, Detroit
topped Chicago 20-17 to end its 24game
road losing streak. A key play in
the game was S Bracy Walker return of
a blocked FG an NFL-record 92 yards.
With the Lions trailing 13-3 going into
the fourth quarter <strong>vs</strong>. Chicago at Ford
Field September 30, 2007, the Lions
reeled off an NFL record 34 points in
the quarter to claim a 37-27 win. It
marked just the fi h time in NFL history
a team scored 30 or more points in a
quarter. Detroit scored fi ve touchdowns,
including two passing, one rushing, one
interception and one kickoff return. The
teams also combined for 48 points,
which is a record for combined fourth
quarter points.
On October 28, 2007, the Lions defeated
the Bears 16-7 at Soldier Field. K Jason
Hanson, connected on a 52-yarder,
which was his career longest against
the Bears on the road, and marked the
longest in franchise history by a Lions
kicker on the road <strong>vs</strong>. Chicago. It also
marked the fi rst 50-yard fi eld goal on
the road <strong>vs</strong>. the Bears by a Lions kicker
in the series that dates back to 1930.
Almost one year to the exact date
(November 2, 2008), Hanson repeated
this feat when he hit another 52-yarder
<strong>vs</strong>. the Bears.
In front of a Ford Field record crowd
(67,861), Detroit defeated the Bears 24-
13 on ESPN’s Monday Night Football
October 10, 2011. It was the Lions fi rst
appearance on MNF since 2001. The
game was highlighted by a 73-yard
touchdown bomb from QB Matthew
Staff ord to WR Calvin Johnson and the
second-longest rush in team history by
RB Jahvid Best (88-yards). The crowd
was so electric that their noise played
a large part in Chicago committing
nine false start penalties throughout
the game.
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