NFL game summary for 10/01/1972:
The Lions took the opening kickoff and marched 78 yards for a touchdown on a three-yard pass from quarterback Greg Landry to tight end Craig Cotton. Landry later scored three TDs on runs of 10, 6 and 13 yards, while rushing for a total of 87 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 140.5 (12) | 162.0 (13) | 302.5 (12) | 5 |
| DEFENSE | 121.0 (13) | 144.5 (11) | 265.5 (12) | 2 | |
 | OFFENSE | 179.0 (4) | 47.5 (26) | 226.5 (21) | 7 |
| DEFENSE | 139.5 (18) | 105.5 (4) | 245.0 (6) | 5 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (2-1-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Chicago Bears (0-2-1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
( 7- 0) DET Craig Cotton 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) ( 7- 7) CHI Bobby Douglass 4 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) (14- 7) DET Greg Landry 10 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (14-10) CHI Mac Percival 15 yard field goal (21-10) DET Steve Owens 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (28-10) DET Greg Landry 6 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) (28-17) CHI Cyril Pinder 11 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) (31-17) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal (31-24) CHI Jim Harrison 17 yard rush (Mac Percival kick) (38-24) DET Greg Landry 13 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
DET CHI
First Downs: 21 21
Rushes-yards: 43-197 41-253
Yards/rush: 4.6 6.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-12-131-0 8-16-89-2
Sacked-yards: 2-16 2-15
Net pass yards: 115 74
Net yards/pass: 8.2 4.1
Total net yards: 312 327
Total plays: 57 (75% run) 59 (69% run)
Yards/play: 5.5 5.5
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 3-1
Turnovers: 0 3
Penalties-yards: 0-0 4-50
Attendance: 55,701
Passing:
DET: Greg Landry, 8 of 12 for 131 yards and 1 TD CHI: Bobby Douglass, 8 of 16 for 89 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
DET: Steve Owens, 22 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Greg Landry, 9 for 87 yards and 3 TDs; Altie Taylor, 8 for 14 yards; Mel Farr, 4 for 18 yards CHI: Jim Harrison, 18 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Douglass, 12 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 9 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Dick Butkus, 1 for 28 yards; Don Shy, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
DET: Craig Cotton, 4 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 33 yards; Al Barnes, 1 for 17 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 12 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 2 yards CHI: Jim Harrison, 3 for 27 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 30 yards; Jim Seymour, 1 for 16 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 13 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Mickey Zofko, 2 for 36 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 62 yards; Bill Triplett, 1 for 12 yards CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 146 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 63 yards
Punt returns:
Interceptions:
DET: Mike Lucci, 1 for 0 yards; Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 1 for 33 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/1 CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2
DET: Greg Landry, 8 of 12 for 131 yards and 1 TD CHI: Bobby Douglass, 8 of 16 for 89 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
DET: Steve Owens, 22 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Greg Landry, 9 for 87 yards and 3 TDs; Altie Taylor, 8 for 14 yards; Mel Farr, 4 for 18 yards CHI: Jim Harrison, 18 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Douglass, 12 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 9 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Dick Butkus, 1 for 28 yards; Don Shy, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
DET: Craig Cotton, 4 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 33 yards; Al Barnes, 1 for 17 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 12 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 2 yards CHI: Jim Harrison, 3 for 27 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 30 yards; Jim Seymour, 1 for 16 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 13 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
DET: Mickey Zofko, 2 for 36 yards; Ron Jessie, 1 for 62 yards; Bill Triplett, 1 for 12 yards CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 146 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 63 yards
Punt returns:
Interceptions:
DET: Mike Lucci, 1 for 0 yards; Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 1 for 33 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/1 CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2