NFL game summary for 10/29/1972:

A 91-yard kickoff return touchdown play that began with Ron Smith receiving the ball at Chicago's 9-yard line and handing off to Earl Thomas at the 18 opened the Bears' scoring in their third straight victory. Chicago quarterback Bobby Douglass completed eight of nine passes for 182 yards, including a 73-yard scoring connection to George Farmer, who caught five for 141 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	200.2  (1)	64.7  (26)	264.8  (20)	16
	DEFENSE	110.8  (4)	153.8  (12)	264.7  (7)	12
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	73.5  (25)	127.3  (22)	200.8  (26)	14
	DEFENSE	149.5  (20)	183.2  (22)	332.7  (21)	13

Line: Bears by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-3-1)	0	17	0	10	27
St. Louis Cardinals (2-5-0)	0	3	7	0	10

( 0- 3) STL Jim Bakken 15 yard field goal
( 7- 3) CHI Earl Thomas 82 yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)
(14- 3) CHI George Farmer 73 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
(17- 3) CHI Mac Percival 12 yard field goal
(17-10) STL Donny Anderson 7 yard pass from Tim Van Galder (Jim Bakken kick)
(24-10) CHI Bobby Douglass 5 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
(27-10) CHI Mac Percival 32 yard field goal

                     CHI             STL
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        40-149          32-150
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-10-182-1      15-36-133-3
Sacked-yards:        1-2             2-14
Net pass yards:      180             119
Net yards/pass:      16.4            3.1
Total net yards:     329             269
Total plays:         51 (78% run)    70 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          6.5             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     5-35            3-25

Attendance: 50,464

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 8 of 9 for 182 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Joe Green, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)
STL: Tim Van Galder, 15 of 35 for 133 yards and 1 TD (3 int); Larry Wilson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
CHI: Don Shy, 12 for 77 yards; Bobby Douglass, 9 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 6 for 18 yards; Jim Harrison, 6 for 16 yards; Roger Lawson, 3 for 9 yards; Gary Kosins, 3 for 5 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for -5 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 18 for 102 yards; Johnny Roland, 9 for 32 yards; Tim Van Galder, 3 for 11 yards; Craig Baynham, 1 for 11 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for -6 yards

Receiving:
CHI: George Farmer, 5 for 141 yards and 1 TD; Cecil Turner, 1 for 36 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 7 yards; Roger Lawson, 1 for -2 yards
STL: Johnny Roland, 4 for 29 yards; Jackie Smith, 3 for 43 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 25 yards; Walker Gillette, 2 for 19 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Bob Wicks, 1 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 1 for 37 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 9 yards
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 22 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 7 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Charlie Ford, 1 for 26 yards; Jerry Moore, 1 for 5 yards; Doug Buffone, 1 for 0 yards
STL: Norm Thompson, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 3 for 130 yards
STL: Donny Anderson, 4 for 210 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 2/3
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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