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Chicago Bears 31 at Detroit Lions 17
Sunday, October 8, 1961
Chicago Bears 31, Detroit Lions 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (2-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| Detroit Lions (2-2-0) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| CHI | DET | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Jim Martin 32 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| DET | Terry Barr 61 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 0 | 10 |
| CHI | Bo Farrington 98 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 10 |
| CHI | Roger LeClerc 50 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| DET | Pat Studstill 100 yard kickoff return (Wayne H. Walker kick) | 10 | 17 |
| CHI | Mike Ditka 37 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 17 | 17 |
| CHI | Billy Wade 1 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) | 24 | 17 |
| CHI | Willie Galimore 53 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) | 31 | 17 |
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-173-2 | 30-165-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-25-330-2-1 | 11-30-190-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-49 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 281 | 174 |
| Total yards | 454 | 339 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-30 | 7-47 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Billy Wade | CHI | 13 | 25 | 330 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike Ditka | CHI | 5 | 120 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bo Farrington | CHI | 2 | 105 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Nick Pietrosante | DET | 12 | 113 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Barr | DET | 5 | 101 | 1 | ||||||||