AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Detroit Lions Mediaroom
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GAME #9<br />
BEARS 37, LIONS 13<br />
SOLDIER FIELD, NOVEMBER 13, 2011<br />
<strong>AT</strong>TENDANCE: 62,396<br />
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final<br />
DETROIT LIO NS 0 6 0 7 - 13<br />
CHICAGO BEARS 10 10 17 0 - 37<br />
BEARS ................Forte 6 yd. run (Gould kick)<br />
BEARS ................Gould 43 yd Field Goal<br />
BEARS ................Gould 35 yd. Field Goal<br />
BEARS ................Hester 82 yd punt return (Gould kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Hanson 29 yd. Field Goal<br />
LIONS ..................Hanson 35 yd Field Goal<br />
BEARS ................Wright 24 yd interception return (Gould kick)<br />
BEARS ................Tillman 44 yd interception return (Gould kick)<br />
BEARS ................Gould 50 yd. Field Goal<br />
LIONS ..................Scheffl er 10 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
LIONS BEARS<br />
First Downs 22 12<br />
Total Net Yards 393 216<br />
Net Yards Rushing 80 109<br />
Net Yards Passing 313 107<br />
(Att/Comp/Int) 63-33-4 20-9-0<br />
Punts-Average 5-49.0 6-46.7<br />
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1<br />
Sacks-Yards 2-16 2-16<br />
Penalties-Yards 4-53 4-37<br />
Time of Possession 30:54 29:06<br />
RUSHING<br />
LIONS: Morris 10-44; Smith 4-19; Burleson 1-10; Logan 1-5; Staff ord<br />
2-1; Williams 1-1.<br />
BEARS: Forte 18-64 1 TD; Barber 13-27; Cutler 4-18.<br />
PASSING<br />
LIONS: Staff ord 33-63, 329 1 TD 4 INT.<br />
BEARS: Cutler 9-19, 123; Forte 0-1.<br />
RECEIVING<br />
LIONS: Burleson 8-83; Johnson 7-81; Young 7-74; Pettigrew 5-38; Scheffl er<br />
3-37 1 TD; Smith 2-10; Morris 1-6.<br />
BEARS: Bennett 6-81; Hurd 1-21; Knox 1-18; Forte 1-3.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
Coming off a bye week, the <strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Lions</strong> traveled to Chicago to take on the division<br />
rival Bears in a pivotal NFC matchup. Before kickoff , the the average wind was<br />
25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The <strong>Lions</strong> won the opening coin toss, elected<br />
to receive and started off in a nice off ensive rhythm. QB Matthew Staff ord hit his<br />
fi rst four passes, however, on the fourth completion WR Calvin Johnson was hit<br />
by Bears DE Julius Peppers, fumbled, and it was scopped up by Chicago LB Brian<br />
Urlacher and returned to the <strong>Detroit</strong> 30-yard line. Four plays later, with the help<br />
of a personal foul penalty, RB Matt Forte ran it 6 yards for the game’s opening<br />
touchdown. On the subsequent possession, the <strong>Lions</strong> once again fumbled it away.<br />
WR Nate Burleson took a completion down the right sideline, but Bears CB Tim<br />
Jennings poked it out from behind and was able to fall on it for the recovery. Taking<br />
advantage of another turnover, the Bears added three points to their lead with a<br />
43-yard fi eld goal by K Robbie Gould. Following a 3-and-out by the <strong>Lions</strong> off ense,<br />
the Bears used the passing game to put themselves in position to tack on more<br />
points. QB Jay Cutler hit WR Earl Bennett for 17 yards and then WR Johnny Knox<br />
for 18 more to put set up for a second Gould fi eld goal, this one from 35 yards<br />
away. A er another 3-and-out by <strong>Detroit</strong>, newly-signed P Robert Malone, fi lling<br />
in for an injured P Ryan Donahue, punted it 60 yards to the Bears’ Devin Hester.<br />
The dangerous return man raced up the le sideline, avoided Malone’s attempt<br />
to shove him out of bounds and cruised into the end zone. It was Hester’s 12th<br />
career punt return for a touchdown, adding on to his own NFL record. Down 20-0,<br />
the <strong>Lions</strong> defense was the recipient of a turnover when Cutler and Forte fumbled an<br />
exchange. <strong>Detroit</strong> got the ball inside the Bears’ 20, but was only able to put three<br />
points on the board with a K Jason Hanson 29-yard fi eld goal. Another Hanson fi eld<br />
goal prior to the half cut the Chicago lead to 20-6 with the <strong>Lions</strong> hopeful of another<br />
second-half comeback. Unfortunately, those hopes were dashed early in the third<br />
quarter. On the <strong>Lions</strong> second off ensive play, Staff ord tried to hit TE Will Heller on<br />
an out route, but a wind gust pushed the pass inside, and Bears S Major Wright<br />
picked it off and ran it back 24 yards for a touchdown. On the very next possession,<br />
Bears CB Charles Tillman jumped in front of a pass from Staff ord to Johnson<br />
and returned it 44 yards for another score. A 50-yard fi eld goal by Gould pushed<br />
the Bears lead to 37-6 at the end of the third quarter. Staff ord threw two more<br />
interceptions in the fourth quarter, but neither led to any more points for the Bears.<br />
The <strong>Lions</strong>, however, did fi nally get in the end zone later in the fourth quarter when<br />
Staff ord hit Scheffl er on a 4th-and-goal from 10 yards away to fi nish the scoring.<br />
GAME SUMMARIES<br />
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GAME #10<br />
LIONS 49, PANTHERS 35<br />
FORD FIELD, NOVEMBER 20, 2011<br />
<strong>AT</strong>TENDANCE: 63,633<br />
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q OT Final<br />
CAROLINA PANTHERS 10 17 0 8 - 35<br />
DETROIT LIONS 0 14 14 21 - 49<br />
PANTHERS .........Mare 27 yd. Field Goal<br />
PANTHERS .........Smith 15 yd. pass from Newton (Mare kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Smith 28 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
PANTHERS .........Pilares 101 yd. kickoff return (Mare kick)<br />
PANTHERS .........Newton 11 yd. run (Mare kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Young 3 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
PANTHERS .........Mare 31 yd. Field Goal<br />
LIONS ..................Burleson 16 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Scheffl er 17 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Smith 4 yd. run (Hanson kick)<br />
PANTHERS .........Newton 6 yd. run (Newton-Smith pass)<br />
LIONS ..................Pettigrew 7 yd. pass from Staff ord (Hanson kick)<br />
LIONS ..................Smith 19 yd. run (Hanson kick)<br />
First Downs<br />
Total Net Yards<br />
Net Yards Rushing<br />
Net Yards Passing<br />
(Att/Comp/Int)<br />
Punts-Average<br />
Fumbles-Lost<br />
Sacks-Yards<br />
Penalties-Yards<br />
Time of Possession<br />
PANTHERS<br />
24<br />
409<br />
137<br />
272<br />
38-22-4<br />
3-40.7<br />
0-0<br />
2-9<br />
7-70<br />
26:53<br />
LIONS<br />
29<br />
495<br />
169<br />
326<br />
36-28-2<br />
2-48.0<br />
1-1<br />
1-8<br />
8-56<br />
33:07<br />
RUSHING<br />
PANTHERS: Williams 10-73; Newton 7-37 2 TD; Stewart 8-22; Smith 1-5.<br />
LIONS: Smith 16-140 2 TD; Morris 7-29; Stafford 4-2; Williams 1-0;<br />
Logan 1-(-2).<br />
PASSING<br />
PANTHERS: Newton 22-38, 280, 1 TD, 4 INT.<br />
LIONS: Staff ord 28-36, 335, 5 TD, 2 INT.<br />
RECEIVING<br />
PANTHERS: Stewart 6-87; Smith 5-41 1 TD; LaFell 3-51; Naanee 3-41;<br />
Olsen 3-23; Williams 1-32; Brockel 1-5.<br />
LIONS: Burleson 7-63 1 TD; Johnson 5-89; Smith 4-61 1 TD; Pettigrew<br />
4-37 1 TD; Davis 2-27; Scheffl er 2-24 1 TD; Young 2-14 1 TD; Heller 1-12;<br />
Morris 1-8.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
A er suff ering a one-sided loss in Week 10 at Chicago, the <strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Lions</strong> returned to Ford<br />
Field to face rookie quarterback Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. Unfortunately<br />
for the home crowd, the early going was eerily similar to the week before. On just the<br />
third play from scrimmage, QB Matthew Staff ord was picked off by Carolina LB James<br />
Anderson. The <strong>Lions</strong> defense, however, bailled them out by intercepting Newton on their<br />
third off ensive play giving the ball back to the off ense. Staff ord drove the team down<br />
the fi eld, but the turnover bug bit once again as he threw another interception, this one<br />
by Panthers S Charles Godfrey. Newton and the Panthers off ense took advantage of the<br />
second opportunity and got on the scoreboard with a 27-yard fi eld goal by K Olindo Mare.<br />
A third <strong>Detroit</strong> fi rst quarter turnover, this time a fumble by RB Keiland Williams, gave the<br />
ball back to Carolina inside the <strong>Lions</strong>’ 30-yard line and the Panthers again took advantage<br />
of the opportunity. A er a 19-yard screen play to RB Jonathan Stewart, Newton found<br />
his favorite target, WR Steve Smith, on a post pattern for a 15-yard touchdown to give<br />
Carolina a 10-0 lead a er the fi rst quarter. The <strong>Lions</strong> composed themselves, however,<br />
and on the second play of the second quarter it was their turn to use the screen game to<br />
their advantage. Following a big 43-yard run up the middle by RB Kevin Smith, Staff ord<br />
faked an end around to WR Nate Burleson and dumped it off to Smith who maneuvered<br />
his way 28 yards for the <strong>Lions</strong> opening touchdown. That momentum was short lived as on<br />
the ensuing kickoff Carolina WR Kealoha Pilares returned the boot from K Jason Hanson<br />
101 yards for a touchdown to regain a 10 point edge. Following a 3-and-out by the <strong>Lions</strong>,<br />
the Panthers got the ball back around midfi eld and once again had little trouble moving<br />
the ball down the fi eld. RB DeAngelo Williams took a handoff from Newton 26 yards down<br />
to the 11-yard line and, on the very next play, Newton called his own number and ran it<br />
in for another touchdown. Down 17, Staff ord and the <strong>Lions</strong> off ense started airing it out<br />
and had success. He went 8-of-9 on the next drive, concluding with a 3-yard quick strike<br />
to WR Titus Young for a touchdown and bringing some life back into a stunned Ford Field<br />
crowd. A Mare fi eld goal as time expired in the fi rst half pushed the Panthers’ lead back to<br />
13 heading to the break. The second half, however, was dominated by the <strong>Lions</strong>. Staff ord<br />
threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter – one to Burleson and the other to TE<br />
Tony Scheffl er – and the defense forced an interception by Newton to take a 1-point lead<br />
into the fourth quarter. A er forcing another Carolina punt, the <strong>Detroit</strong> off ense added to its<br />
lead early in the fourth, primarily due to the running game. Smith broke off a 19-yard gain,<br />
which was followed by 11 yards from RB Maurice Morris resulting in 1st-and-goal from<br />
the 4-yard line. On the next play, Smith burst through the middle for a score. Now down<br />
eight, Newton showed poise beyond his years by taking the Panthers right down the fi eld<br />
in a hostile environment and scored on a 6-yard quarterback draw. A 2-point conversion<br />
from Newton to Smith tied the game at 35 with just over 5:00 to play. The <strong>Lions</strong> off ense<br />
countered with a 7-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 7-yard touchdown pass from<br />
Staff ord to TE Brandon Pettigrew. An interception by S Chris Harris on the fi rst play of<br />
the subsequent Carolina drive gave the ball back to the <strong>Lions</strong> and Smith took the handoff<br />
19 yards for the <strong>Lions</strong>’ seventh touchdown of the game. Another interception of Newton,<br />
this time by LB Stephen Tulloch, with 0:54 le ended any hope of a dramatic comeback.