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Monday October 21, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/21/1974:



Mirro Roder kicked a 23-yard field goal and Gary Huff combined with Charley Wade for a 57-yard touchdown in the first period as the Bears scored their third victory to match their 1973 win total. Chicago's defense continued its outstanding play, limiting Green Bay to three field goals and preventing an opponent from scoring a touchdown in the second half for the fifth straight game.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE115.4  (19)106.8  (23)222.2  (24)13
DEFENSE134.8  (14)143.2  (12)278.0  (10)13
Chicago BearsOFFENSE100.2  (23)165.2  (8)265.4  (16)11
DEFENSE112.8  (6)131.6  (10)244.4  (5)12

Line: Bears by 11

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (3-3-0)00639
Chicago Bears (3-3-0)1000010

( 0- 3) CHI Mirro Roder 27 yard field goal
( 0-10) CHI Charlie Wade 57 yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)
( 3-10) GB  Chester Marcol 34 yard field goal
( 6-10) GB  Chester Marcol 33 yard field goal
( 9-10) GB  Chester Marcol 36 yard field goal
                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         16              13
Rushes-yards:        33-91           41-159
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-32-140-2     7-16-85-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      140             85
Net yards/pass:      4.4             5.3
Total net yards:     231             244
Total plays:         65 (50% run)    57 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             0-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-20            7-40

Attendance: 50,623
Passing:
GB: Jerry Tagge, 14 of 32 for 140 yards (2 int)
CHI: Gary Huff, 7 of 16 for 85 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 15 for 31 yards; Les Goodman, 9 for 18 yards; MacArthur Lane, 4 for 28 yards; Jerry Tagge, 3 for 11 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 2 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 1 yard
CHI: Carl Garrett, 23 for 101 yards; Perry Williams, 10 for 47 yards; Gary Huff, 6 for 9 yards; Ken Grandberry, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
GB: Jon Staggers, 5 for 45 yards; Rich McGeorge, 4 for 55 yards; John Brockington, 4 for 29 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 11 yards
CHI: Charlie Wade, 2 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Perry Williams, 2 for 7 yards; Bo Rather, 1 for 5 yards; Bob Parsons, 1 for 5 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Charlie Leigh, 1 for 23 yards
CHI: Cliff Taylor, 2 for 44 yards; Ken Grandberry, 2 for 38 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 1 for 1 yard; Larry Hefner, 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Ike Hill, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Ted Hendricks, 1 for 44 yards; Al Matthews, 1 for 9 yards
CHI: Garry Lyle, 1 for 36 yards; Waymond Bryant, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
GB: Randy Walker, 3 for 107 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 5 for 132 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 3/3
CHI: Mirro Roder, 1/1




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