NFL game summary for 12/09/1973:

Bill Munson threw two touchdown passes and Mel Farr scored twice as Detroit handed Chicago its fifth straight setback. Farr's first touchdown was set up by Lem Barney's 32-yard run after intercepting a Gary Huff pass. The victory clinched second place in the NFC Central for the Lions and squared their record at 6-6-1. Huff replaced Bobby Douglass who suffered a knee injury early in the game.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	144.7  (12)	93.4  (24)	238.1  (24)	37
	DEFENSE	173.9  (23)	118.3  (5)	292.2  (17)	30
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	155.2  (8)	136.1  (17)	291.3  (13)	29
	DEFENSE	158.8  (19)	133.2  (10)	292.0  (16)	31

Line: Lions by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-10-0)	0	7	0	0	7
Detroit Lions (6-6-1)	3	21	9	7	40

( 0- 3) DET Errol Mann 36 yard field goal
( 0-10) DET Mel Farr 4 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-17) DET Al Barnes 23 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
( 0-24) DET Mel Farr 7 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
( 7-24) CHI Bob Parsons 6 yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)
( 7-30) DET Ron Jessie 30 yard pass from Bill Munson (kick failed)
( 7-33) DET Errol Mann 37 yard field goal
( 7-40) DET Leon Crosswhite 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)

                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         9               22
Rushes-yards:        17-46           38-124
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-28-68-2       17-35-186-0
Sacked-yards:        4-35            1-4
Net pass yards:      33              182
Net yards/pass:      1.0             5.1
Total net yards:     79              306
Total plays:         49 (34% run)    74 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          1.6             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-29            4-30

Attendance: 41,729

Passing:
CHI: Gary Huff, 9 of 27 for 68 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bobby Douglass, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
DET: Bill Munson, 14 of 28 for 166 yards and 2 TDs; Bill Cappleman, 3 of 7 for 20 yards

Rushing:
CHI: Carl Garrett, 6 for 9 yards; Jim Harrison, 5 for 21 yards; Roger Lawson, 2 for 15 yards; Joe Moore, 2 for 1 yard; Bobby Douglass, 1 for 7 yards; Gary Huff, 1 for -7 yards
DET: Mel Farr, 13 for 44 yards and 2 TDs; Steve Owens, 11 for 44 yards; Mickey Zofko, 5 for 17 yards; Leon Crosswhite, 4 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Altie Taylor, 3 for 6 yards; Bill Munson, 2 for 6 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Reggie Sanderson, 2 for 11 yards; Roger Lawson, 2 for 2 yards; George Farmer, 1 for 20 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 14 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 8 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 7 yards; Bob Parsons, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
DET: Charlie Sanders, 4 for 33 yards; Ron Jessie, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Al Barnes, 3 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Earl McCullouch, 2 for 28 yards; John Hilton, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 7 yards; Mel Farr, 1 for 6 yards; Leon Crosswhite, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 4 for 108 yards; Reggie Sanderson, 2 for 44 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 24 yards
DET: Dick Jauron, 1 for 30 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ike Hill, 1 for 2 yards
DET: Lem Barney, 5 for 53 yards; Dick Jauron, 2 for 15 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Dick Jauron, 1 for 41 yards; Lem Barney, 1 for 32 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 321 yards
DET: Herman Weaver, 2 for 96 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mirro Roder, 0/1
DET: Errol Mann, 2/3

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