NFL game summary for 10/06/1974:
Bears' quarterback Gary Huff ran for one touchdown and passed 39 yards to Bo Rather for another to even Chicago's record at 2-2. Rookie Ken Grandberry scored on an 11-yard run and rushed for 76 yards to pace the Bears' attack. The defense limited New Orleans to 168 yards and sacked the Saints' passer four times.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 136.7 (13) | 101.0 (22) | 237.7 (21) | 9 |
| DEFENSE | 160.7 (22) | 89.7 (6) | 250.3 (9) | 7 | |
 | OFFENSE | 94.0 (24) | 195.0 (3) | 289.0 (10) | 6 |
| DEFENSE | 124.3 (12) | 155.7 (15) | 280.0 (13) | 7 |
Line: Bears by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (1-3-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Chicago Bears (2-2-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
( 0- 7) CHI Ken Grandberry 11 yard rush (Mirro Roder kick)
( 7- 7) NO Alvin Maxson 8 yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick)
( 7-14) CHI Gary Huff 1 yard rush (Mirro Roder kick)
( 7-17) CHI Mirro Roder 30 yard field goal
(10-17) NO Bill McClard 21 yard field goal
(10-24) CHI Bo Rather 39 yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)
NO CHI
First Downs: 14 18
Rushes-yards: 28-70 36-131
Yards/rush: 2.5 3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-26-115-0 12-25-146-1
Sacked-yards: 4-17 2-29
Net pass yards: 98 117
Net yards/pass: 3.3 4.3
Total net yards: 168 248
Total plays: 58 (48% run) 63 (57% run)
Yards/play: 2.9 3.9
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 3-1
Turnovers: 0 2
Penalties-yards: 7-46 5-33
Attendance: 45,818
Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 26 for 115 yards and 1 TD CHI: Gary Huff, 12 of 25 for 146 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 15 for 45 yards; Alvin Maxson, 8 for 7 yards; Archie Manning, 3 for 9 yards; Jack DeGrenier, 2 for 9 yards CHI: Ken Grandberry, 15 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 9 for 29 yards; Perry Williams, 8 for 20 yards; Gary Huff, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Jim Harrison, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Joel Parker, 5 for 40 yards; Alvin Maxson, 5 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Bob Newland, 2 for 33 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 5 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 1 yard; Jess Phillips, 1 for -2 yards CHI: Bo Rather, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Wade, 3 for 43 yards; Ken Grandberry, 2 for 30 yards; Perry Williams, 2 for 19 yards; Carl Garrett, 2 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 76 yards; Joe Federspiel, 1 for 8 yards CHI: Ken Grandberry, 2 for 47 yards; Steve Kinney, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 1 for 4 yards CHI: Ike Hill, 3 for 29 yards; Bill Knox, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Terry Schmidt, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 250 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 4 for 174 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 1/2 CHI: Mirro Roder, 1/1
NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 26 for 115 yards and 1 TD CHI: Gary Huff, 12 of 25 for 146 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 15 for 45 yards; Alvin Maxson, 8 for 7 yards; Archie Manning, 3 for 9 yards; Jack DeGrenier, 2 for 9 yards CHI: Ken Grandberry, 15 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 9 for 29 yards; Perry Williams, 8 for 20 yards; Gary Huff, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Jim Harrison, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
NO: Joel Parker, 5 for 40 yards; Alvin Maxson, 5 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Bob Newland, 2 for 33 yards; Earl McCullouch, 1 for 5 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 1 yard; Jess Phillips, 1 for -2 yards CHI: Bo Rather, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Wade, 3 for 43 yards; Ken Grandberry, 2 for 30 yards; Perry Williams, 2 for 19 yards; Carl Garrett, 2 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 76 yards; Joe Federspiel, 1 for 8 yards CHI: Ken Grandberry, 2 for 47 yards; Steve Kinney, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Howard Stevens, 1 for 4 yards CHI: Ike Hill, 3 for 29 yards; Bill Knox, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Terry Schmidt, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 250 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 4 for 174 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Bill McClard, 1/2 CHI: Mirro Roder, 1/1