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BEARS <strong>2012</strong> SCHEDuLE<br />
Sep. 9 indianapolis Colts<br />
Sep. 13 at green Bay Packers (Thurs)<br />
Sep. 23 St. Louis rams<br />
oct. 1 at dallas Cowboys (Mon)<br />
oct. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars<br />
oct. 14 BYe<br />
oct. 22 detroit <strong>Lions</strong> (Mon)<br />
oct. 28 Carolina Panthers<br />
nov. 4 at Tennessee Titans<br />
nov. 11 houston Texans<br />
nov. 19 at San Francisco 49ers (Mon)<br />
nov. 25 Minnesota Vikings<br />
dec. 2 Seattle Seahawks<br />
dec. 9 at Minnesota Vikings<br />
dec. 16 green Bay Packers<br />
dec. 23 at arizona Cardinals<br />
dec. 30 at detroit <strong>Lions</strong><br />
2011 Results: 8-8<br />
<strong>Lions</strong> series recorDs<br />
Rushing Attempts<br />
1 James Stewart 32 10/20/02<br />
2 Barry Sanders 26 12/10/89<br />
3 Kevin Jones 25 12/26/04<br />
Rushing Yards<br />
1 James Stewart 172 10/20/02<br />
2t Barry Sanders 167 10/23/94<br />
2t Barry Sanders 167 11/27/97<br />
4 Jahvid Best 163 10/10/11<br />
Rushing Touchdowns<br />
1t greg Landry 3 10/1/72<br />
1t Barry Sanders 3 11/27/97<br />
Pass Attempts<br />
1 Matthew Stafford 63 11/13/11<br />
2 Ty detmer 51 12/30/01<br />
3 dan orlo<strong>vs</strong>ky 47 11/2/08<br />
Pass Completions<br />
1 Matthew Stafford 33 11/13/11<br />
2 Ty detmer 31 12/30/01<br />
3 gus Frerotte 29 11/25/99<br />
Passing Yards<br />
1 Bobby Layne 374 11/5/50<br />
2t eric hipple 336 10/19/81<br />
2t Scott Mitchell 336 9/22/96<br />
Touchdown Passes<br />
1t Bobby Layne 4 12/7/52<br />
1t rodney Peete 4 12/16/90<br />
1t Scott Mitchell 4 9/22/96<br />
Passes Intercepted<br />
1 Joey harrington 5 9/18/05<br />
2t Jeff Komlo 4 11/4/79<br />
2t Matthew Stafford 4 11/13/11<br />
Receptions<br />
1 herman Moore 14* 12/4/95<br />
2 Brett Perriman 12 11/19/95<br />
Receiving Yards<br />
1 herman Moore 183 12/4/95<br />
2 Johnnie Morton 174 9/22/96<br />
3 Cloyce Box 172 12/7/52<br />
Receiving Touchdowns<br />
1 Cloyce Box 3 12/7/52<br />
Interceptions<br />
1t Lem Barney 3 9/22/68<br />
1t Mike Weger 3 9/22/68<br />
1t dick Jauron 3 11/18/73<br />
1t Kurt Schulz 3 9/24/00<br />
Points<br />
1 doak Walker 21 9/26/54<br />
2t Barry Sanders 18 11/27/97<br />
2t Tommy Vardell 18 11/15/98<br />
Touchdowns<br />
1t Cloyce Box 3 12/7/52<br />
1t Mel Farr 3 10/13/68<br />
1t Barry Sanders 3 11/27/97<br />
1t Tommy Vardell 3 11/15/98<br />
1t Jon Kitna 3 12/24/06<br />
Field Goals<br />
1t Jason hanson 4 9/14/97<br />
1t Jason hanson 4 11/9/03<br />
1t Jason hanson 4 12/26/04<br />
Punts<br />
1t george grimes 10 10/17/48<br />
1t John Jett 10 9/24/00<br />
CoaChing & series reCorDs<br />
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Punt Returns<br />
1 robbie Martin 6 9/12/82<br />
Punt Return Yards<br />
1 dick Jauron 103 11/24/74<br />
Kickoff Returns<br />
1t derrick Williams 7 1/3/10<br />
1t aaron Brown 7 10/4/09<br />
3t Mel gray 6 9/24/89<br />
3t eddie drummond 6 9/18/05<br />
3t Brandon Middleton 6 11/2/08<br />
Kickoff Return Yards<br />
1 Tom Watkins 177 10/24/65<br />
Longest Plays<br />
Rush: Jahvid Best 88t 10/10/11<br />
Pass: Batch-to-Morton 98t 10/4/98<br />
KR: ron Jessie 102t 10/24/71<br />
Mel gray 102t 10/23/94<br />
Punt: herman Weaver 69 9/12/76<br />
PR: Tom Watkins 84 10/24/65<br />
Int: Bob Smith 102t 11/24/49<br />
FG: eddie Murray 53 10/19/81<br />
* Franchise record<br />
recorDs & resuLts<br />
Overall ..................................65-95-5<br />
home .................................................41-39-1<br />
road...................................................24-56-4<br />
Ford Field ............................................. 5-5-0<br />
Soldier Field.....................................13-27-0<br />
Date Site Result<br />
10-22-30 Por W, 7-6<br />
11-30-30 Chi L, 6-14<br />
11-8-31 Chi L, 6-9<br />
11-29-31 Por W, 3-0<br />
11-13-32 Chi T, 13-13<br />
11-27-32 Por T, 7-7<br />
12-18-32 Chi L, 0-9<br />
11-26-33 Chi L, 14-17<br />
12-3-33 Por L, 7-17<br />
11-29-34 deT L, 16-19<br />
12-2-34 Chi L, 7-10<br />
11-24-35 Chi T, 20-20<br />
11-28-35 deT W, 14-2<br />
10-25-36 Chi L, 10-12<br />
11-26-36 deT W, 13-7<br />
10-24-37 Chi L, 20-28<br />
11-25-37 deT L, 0-13<br />
11-20-38 Chi W, 13-7<br />
11-24-38 deT W, 14-7<br />
10-29-39 Chi W, 10-0<br />
11-12-39 deT L, 13-23<br />
10-13-40 Chi L, 0-7<br />
11-10-40 deT W, 17-14<br />
10-19-41 Chi L, 0-49<br />
11-23-41 deT L, 7-24<br />
11-1-42 Chi L, 0-16<br />
11-22-42 deT L, 0-42<br />
10-3-43 deT L, 21-27<br />
10-31-43 Chi L, 14-35<br />
10-22-44 Chi T, 21-21<br />
11-19-44 deT W, 41-21<br />
10-28-45 deT W, 16-10<br />
11-11-45 Chi W, 35-28<br />
11-24-46 Chi L, 6-42<br />
12-8-46 deT L, 24-45<br />
10-19-47 Chi L, 24-33<br />
11-27-47 deT L, 14-34<br />
10-17-48 Chi L, 0-28<br />
12-5-48 deT L, 14-42<br />
11-13-49 Chi L, 24-27<br />
11-24-49 deT L, 7-28<br />
11-5-50 deT L, 21-35<br />
12-10-50 Chi L, 3-6<br />
10-28-51 deT L, 23-28<br />
11-11-51 Chi W, 41-28<br />
11-23-52 Chi L, 23-24<br />
12-7-52 deT W, 5-21<br />
11-22-53 Chi W, 20-16<br />
12-6-53 deT W, 13-7<br />
9-26-54 deT W, 8-23<br />
12-12-54 Chi L, 24-28<br />
11-20-55 deT L, 14-24<br />
12-4-55 Chi L, 20-21<br />
12-2-56 deT W, 2-10<br />
12-16-56 Chi L, 21-38<br />
11-24-57 deT L, 7-27<br />
12-15-57 Chi W, 21-13<br />
11-23-58 deT L, 7-20<br />
12-14-58 Chi L, 16-21<br />
11-22-59 deT L, 14-24<br />
12-13-59 Chi L, 14-25<br />
11-20-60 Chi L, 7-28<br />
12-18-60 deT W, 36-0<br />
10-8-61 deT L, 17-31<br />
12-3-61 Chi W, 16-15<br />
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10-28-62 deT W, 11-3<br />
12-16-62 Chi L, 0-3<br />
9-29-63 deT L, 21-37<br />
12-15-63 Chi L, 14-24<br />
10-18-64 Chi W, 10-0<br />
11-26-64 deT L, 24-27<br />
10-24-65 Chi L, 10-38<br />
11-21-65 deT L, 10-17<br />
9-11-66 deT W, 14-3<br />
11-6-66 Chi T, 10-10<br />
10-15-67 Chi L, 3-14<br />
11-5-67 deT L, 13-27<br />
9-22-68 deT W, 2-0<br />
10-13-68 Chi W, 28-10<br />
10-19-69 deT W, 13-7<br />
12-21-69 Chi W, 20-3<br />
10-5-70 deT W, 28-14<br />
10-25-70 Chi W, 16-10<br />
10-24-71 deT L, 23-28<br />
11-21-71 Chi W, 28-3<br />
10-1-72 Chi W, 38-24<br />
11-5-72 deT W, 14-0<br />
11-18-73 Chi W, 30-7<br />
12-9-73 deT W, 0-7<br />
9-15-74 Chi L, 9-17<br />
11-24-74 deT W, 34-17<br />
10-12-75 deT W, 27-7<br />
12-7-75 Chi L, 21-25<br />
9-12-76 Chi L, 3-10<br />
11-21-76 deT W, 14-10<br />
9-18-77 Chi L, 20-30<br />
11-24-77 deT L, 14-31<br />
9-17-78 deT L, 0-19<br />
10-29-78 Chi W, 21-17<br />
11-4-79 Chi L, 7-35<br />
11-22-79 deT W, 20-0<br />
10-19-80 Chi L, 7-24<br />
11-27-80 deT L, 17-23ot<br />
10-19-81 deT W, 8-17<br />
11-22-81 Chi W, 23-7<br />
9-12-82 deT W, 17-10<br />
11-21-82 Chi L, 17-20<br />
10-16-83 deT W, 31-17<br />
10-30-83 Chi W, 38-17<br />
11-18-84 Chi L, 14-16<br />
12-16-84 deT L, 13-30<br />
11-10-85 Chi L, 3-24<br />
12-22-85 deT L, 17-37<br />
10-26-86 Chi L, 7-13<br />
12-15-86 deT L, 13-16<br />
11-22-87 Chi L, 10-30<br />
10-9-88 deT L, 7-24<br />
12-11-88 Chi L, 12-13<br />
9-24-89 deT L, 27-47<br />
12-10-89 Chi W, 27-17<br />
12-2-90 Chi L, 17-23ot<br />
12-16-90 deT W, 38-21<br />
11-3-91 Chi L, 10-20<br />
11-28-91 deT W, 16-6<br />
9-6-92 Chi L, 24-27<br />
12-20-92 deT W, 16-3<br />
11-25-93 deT L, 6-10<br />
12-26-93 Chi W, 20-14<br />
10-23-94 deT W, 21-16<br />
11-20-94 Chi L, 10-20<br />
11-19-95 Chi W, 24-17<br />
12-4-95 deT W, 27-7<br />
9-22-96 deT W, 35-16<br />
11-24-96 Chi L, 14-31<br />
9-14-97 Chi W, 32-7<br />
11-27-97 deT W, 55-20<br />
10-4-98 Chi L, 27-31<br />
11-15-98 deT W, 26-3<br />
11-25-99 deT W, 21-17<br />
12-19-99 Chi L, 10-28<br />
9-24-00 Chi W, 21-14<br />
12-24-00 deT L, 20-23<br />
12-2-01 Chi L, 10-13<br />
12-30-01 deT L, 0-24<br />
10-20-02 deT W, 23-20ot<br />
11-24-02 Chi* L, 17-20ot<br />
10-26-03 Chi L, 16-24<br />
11-9-03 deT W, 12-10<br />
9-12-04 Chi W, 20-16<br />
12-26-04 deT W, 19-13<br />
9-18-05 Chi L, 38-6<br />
10-30-05 deT L 19-13ot<br />
9-17-06 Chi L, 7-34<br />
12-24-06 deT L, 21-26<br />
9-30-07 deT W, 37-27<br />
10-28-07 Chi W, 16-7<br />
10-05-08 deT L, 34-7<br />
11-2-08 Chi L, 23-27<br />
10-4-09 Chi L, 48-24<br />
1-3-10 deT L, 37-23<br />
9-12-10 Chi L, 14-19<br />
12-5-10 deT L, 20-24<br />
10-10-11 deT W, 24-13<br />
11-13-11 Chi L, 13-37<br />
10-22-12 Chi L, 7-13<br />
Note: From 1930-33, the <strong>Lions</strong> were the<br />
Portsmouth (Por) Spartans<br />
* Played at Memorial Stadium (Champaign,<br />
ill.)<br />
series notes<br />
¾ The <strong>Lions</strong> hosted the Bears for the<br />
inaugural Thanksgiving day game on<br />
november 29, 1934. The game, played<br />
in front of a then-record 26,000 fans<br />
at the University of detroit Stadium,<br />
was won by the Bears, 19-16, giving<br />
the Bears the Western division<br />
championship. nBC radio network<br />
broadcasted the game coast-to-coast<br />
and a Thanksgiving tradition was born.<br />
¾ on Thanksgiving day (november<br />
27) in 1997, the <strong>Lions</strong> downed the<br />
Bears 55-20 for their largest offensive<br />
output ever against Chicago. rB Barry<br />
Sanders rushed for 167 yards and<br />
three touchdowns in the win at the<br />
Silverdome. earlier in the 1997 season,<br />
Sanders put up 161 yards on Chicago in<br />
a 32-7 victory over the Bears.<br />
¾ Wr herman Moore set a franchise<br />
record with 14 catches for 183 yards<br />
in a 27-7 win december 4, 1995 at the<br />
Pontiac Silverdome.<br />
¾ detroit had its best stretch against<br />
the Bears when it won 11 of 12 games<br />
from September 22, 1968 to december<br />
9, 1973.<br />
¾ Five contests have gone to overtime—<br />
including both in 2002— with the Bears<br />
winning four of them.<br />
¾ in the 2004 season opener, detroit<br />
topped Chicago 20-17 to end its 24game<br />
road losing streak. a key play in<br />
the game was S Bracy Walker return of<br />
a blocked Fg an nFL-record 92 yards.<br />
¾ With the <strong>Lions</strong> trailing 13-3 going into<br />
the fourth quarter <strong>vs</strong>. Chicago at Ford<br />
Field September 30, 2007, the <strong>Lions</strong><br />
reeled off an nFL record 34 points in<br />
the quarter to claim a 37-27 win. it<br />
marked just the fifth time in nFL history<br />
a team scored 30 or more points in a<br />
quarter. detroit scored five touchdowns,<br />
including two passing, one rushing, one<br />
interception and one kickoff return. The<br />
teams also combined for 48 points,<br />
which is a record for combined fourth<br />
quarter points.<br />
¾ on october 28, 2007, the <strong>Lions</strong> defeated<br />
the Bears 16-7 at Soldier Field. K Jason<br />
hanson, connected on a 52-yarder,<br />
which was his career longest against<br />
the Bears on the road, and marked the<br />
longest in franchise history by a <strong>Lions</strong><br />
kicker on the road <strong>vs</strong>. Chicago. it also<br />
marked the first 50-yard field goal on<br />
the road <strong>vs</strong>. the Bears by a <strong>Lions</strong> kicker<br />
in the series that dates back to 1930.<br />
almost one year to the exact date<br />
(november 2, 2008), hanson repeated<br />
this feat when he hit another 52-yarder<br />
<strong>vs</strong>. the Bears.<br />
¾ in front of a Ford Field record crowd<br />
(67,861), detroit defeated the Bears 24-<br />
13 on eSPn’s Monday night Football<br />
october 10, 2011. it was the <strong>Lions</strong> first<br />
appearance on MnF since 2001. The<br />
game was highlighted by a 73-yard<br />
touchdown bomb from QB Matthew<br />
Stafford to Wr Calvin Johnson and the<br />
second-longest rush in team history by<br />
rB Jahvid Best (88-yards). The crowd<br />
was so electric that their noise played<br />
a large part in Chicago committing<br />
nine false start penalties throughout<br />
the game.<br />
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