Sunday December 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:



Packers' running back John Brockington ran for 63 yards on 20 attempts to lift his season total to 1,032 and thus became the fourth rookie in NFL history to achieve 1,000 rushing yards. Another rookie, quarterback Scott Hunter, connected on a 77-yard scoring pass to Carroll Dale.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Chicago BearsOFFENSE105.8  (23)125.8  (23)231.6  (23)39
DEFENSE157.0  (21)166.0  (19)323.0  (24)40
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE164.8  (3)118.2  (24)283.0  (15)40
DEFENSE124.2  (12)168.8  (22)293.0  (15)28

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (6-7-0)703010
Green Bay Packers (4-7-2)70141031

( 0- 7) GB  Carroll Dale 77 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Tim Webster kick)
( 7- 7) CHI George Farmer 31 yard pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick)
( 7-14) GB  John Brockington 6 yard rush (Tim Webster kick)
( 7-21) GB  Scott Hunter 1 yard rush (Tim Webster kick)
(10-21) CHI Mac Percival 12 yard field goal
(10-28) GB  Bart Starr 1 yard rush (Tim Webster kick)
(10-31) GB  Tim Webster 27 yard field goal
                     CHI             GB
First Downs:         13              15
Rushes-yards:        24-61           43-115
Yards/rush:          2.5             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-29-200-1     7-14-182-1
Sacked-yards:        1-14            1-2
Net pass yards:      186             180
Net yards/pass:      6.2             12.0
Total net yards:     247             295
Total plays:         54 (44% run)    58 (74% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             3-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     3-15            5-35

Attendance: 56,263
Passing:
CHI: Kent Nix, 7 of 18 for 149 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bobby Douglass, 4 of 11 for 51 yards
GB: Scott Hunter, 6 of 12 for 169 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Donny Anderson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Bart Starr, 1 of 1 for 13 yards

Rushing:
CHI: Joe Moore, 9 for 20 yards; Bill Tucker, 5 for 14 yards; Cyril Pinder, 4 for 16 yards; Bobby Douglass, 2 for 16 yards; Jim Harrison, 2 for -3 yards; Jim Grabowski, 1 for 0 yards; Kent Nix, 1 for -2 yards
GB: John Brockington, 20 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Donny Anderson, 13 for 38 yards; Dave Hampton, 5 for -3 yards; Scott Hunter, 3 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 1 for 3 yards; Bart Starr, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Receiving:
CHI: Dick Gordon, 3 for 80 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Joe Moore, 2 for 22 yards; Jim Seymour, 1 for 21 yards; Bob Wallace, 1 for 19 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 7 yards; Jim Harrison, 1 for 6 yards
GB: Dave Davis, 3 for 46 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 34 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 25 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 4 for 68 yards; Dick Butkus, 1 for 3 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 2 yards
GB: Dave Hampton, 3 for 73 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 2 for 13 yards
GB: Dave Davis, 3 for 16 yards; Ken Ellis, 2 for 19 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Charlie Ford, 1 for 17 yards
GB: Jim Carter, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 6 for 227 yards
GB: Donny Anderson, 4 for 156 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/3
GB: Tim Webster, 1/3




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