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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 24 9:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    CHI BALL ON CHI 30 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10</div>
     
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    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 24 8:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    DET BALL ON DET 38 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL TD DET
    KEVIN JONES 5 YD RUN
    (PAT BLOCKED)

    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 30 3:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
     
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    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 30 3:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    CHI BALL ON CHI 27 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 30

    CHI BALL ON DET 18 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 30 1:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
     
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    CHICAGO 20
    DETROIT 30 1:19 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    CHI BALL ON DET 13 YD LINE
    2ND AND 10</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL TD CHI
    DESMOND CLARK 1 YD PASS FROM BRIAN GRIESE
    (ROBBIE GOULD KICK)

    CHICAGO 27
    DETROIT 30 0:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
     
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    Re: NFL: CHICAGO (1-2) at DETROIT (2-1)

    LOL</p>

    Bears kept it close</p>

    30-27 with :52 left, and Detroit returns the kick 99 yards for a TD to seal it.</p>

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    <div class="pre">NFL TD DET
    CASEY FITZSIMMONS 41 YD KICKOFF RETURN
    (JASON HANSON KICK)

    CHICAGO 27
    DETROIT 37 0:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
     
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    CHICAGO 27
    DETROIT 37 0:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    CHI BALL ON CHI 36 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 7 6 14 27
    DETROIT 3 0 0 34 37 FINAL

    SCORING SUMMARY

    1ST QUARTER: DET - FG, JASON HANSON 49 YD, 4:55. Drive: 4
    plays, -4 yards in 1:39. Key plays:
    Kennedy 33-yard return of blocked
    field goal plus 15-yard personal
    foul penalty on Bears' Metcalf to
    Chicago 27. DETROIT 3-0
    2ND QUARTER: CHI - TD, MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 15 YD PASS FROM
    BRIAN GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK),
    10:44. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in
    4:20. Key plays: Manning recovery
    of blocked field goal at Chicago
    29; Griese 26-yard pass to Berrian
    to Detroit 43; Griese 13-yard pass
    to Berrian to Detroit 30; Griese
    11-yard pass to Clark on 3rd-and-7
    to Detroit 16. CHICAGO 7-3
    3RD QUARTER: CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 49 YD, 9:52. Drive: 9
    plays, 30 yards in 4:09. Key plays:
    Griese 14-yard pass to Berrian on
    3rd-and-3 to Detroit 27. CHICAGO
    10-3
    CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 41 YD, 14:11. Drive: 6
    plays, 22 yards in 2:50. Key plays:
    Hester 31-yard punt return to
    Detroit 45. CHICAGO 13-3
    4TH QUARTER: DET - TD, SHAUN MCDONALD 4 YD PASS FROM JON
    KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK), 0:04.
    Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 0:53.
    Key plays: Kitna 23-yard pass to
    McHugh plus 15-yard roughing the
    passer penalty on Bears' Adams to
    Chicago 32; Kitna 21-yard pass to
    McDonald to Chicago 11. CHICAGO
    13-10
    DET - TD, KEITH SMITH 64 YD INTERCEPTION
    RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK), 1:46.
    DETROIT 17-13
    CHI - TD, DEVIN HESTER 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN
    (ROBBIE GOULD KICK), 2:03. CHICAGO
    20-17
    DET - TD, TROY WALTERS 15 YD PASS FROM JON
    KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK), 4:54.
    Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards in 2:51.
    Key plays: Kitna 49-yard pass to
    Furrey to Chicago 14. DETROIT 24-20
    DET - TD, KEVIN JONES 5 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED),
    11:26. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards in
    5:14. Key plays: Kitna 17-yard pass
    to Furrey to Chicago 30. DETROIT
    30-20
    CHI - TD, DESMOND CLARK 1 YD PASS FROM BRIAN
    GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK), 14:08.
    Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 2:42.
    Key plays: Griese 12-yard pass to
    Peterson to Detroit 46; Griese
    12-yard pass to Davis to Detroit
    34; Griese 10-yard pass to Berrian
    to Detroit 18; Griese 10-yard pass
    to Clark to Detroit 3. DETROIT
    30-27
    DET - TD, CASEY FITZSIMMONS 41 YD KICKOFF
    RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK), 14:15.
    DETROIT 37-27

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    DETROIT (Ticker) - It took the Detroit Lions three quarters toerupt - and once they did, there was no stopping them.

    Detroit scored five touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeatthe Chicago Bears, 37-27, on Sunday.


    Jon Kitna's 15-yard touchdown pass to Troy Walters capped aflurry of three Detroit touchdowns in the first four minutes ofthe fourth quarter. It was originally ruled that Walters, whocaught the ball in the corner of the end zone, was out-of-bounds- but Detroit challenged the call and it was overturned.

    The Lions scored again on a five-yard run by Kevin Jones with3:34 left in the game.


    Devin Hester's 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown came aftercornerback Keith Smith had given the Lions a 17-13 lead with a64-yard interception return. It was the second touchdown returnof the season for Hester, who set an NFL record with sixtouchdown returns in 2006.


    The Lions returned the favor in the game's waning moments, whenCasey Fitzsimmons returned the Bears' onside kick 41 yards forthe final score.


    Detroit cut Chicago's lead to 13-10 on the first play of thefourth quarter when Kitna passed four yards to Shaun McDonald inthe corner of the end zone.


    Kitna finished 20-of-24 for 247 yards and two touchdowns.

    Chicago quarterback Brian Griese had his troubles in his firststart since Bears coach Lovie Smith benched Rex Grossman onWednesday.


    Griese finished 34-of-52 for 286 yards and two touchdowns, buthe also threw three interceptions.


    Chicago, which led 7-3 at halftime, got a pair of third-quarterfield goals from Robbie Gould. The first, a 49-yarder, was setup by Hester's 19-yard punt return, and his second, from 41yards, was set up by a 31-yard punt return by Hester.

    Detroit opened the scoring with a 49-yard field goal by JasonHanson. It was set up when Shaun Rogers blocked Gould's 52-yardfield goal attempt. Kenoy Kennedy picked up the loose ball andreturned it 31 yards. A 15-yard personal foul penalty wastacked on to give Detroit the ball on the Chicago 27, but theLions were unable to get a first down.


    Chicago's only touchdown of the first half was also set up by ablocked field goal. Danieal Manning blocked Hanson's 39-yardattempt, and the Bears marched 71 yards in nine plays withGriese hitting Muhsin Muhammad for a 15-yard touchdown score.

    Chicago threatened again just before the first half ended, butGriese's pass was intercepted at the goal line by Detroitcornerback Fernando Bryant.


    The Bears were missing several key defensive players, includinglinebacker Lance Briggs, safety Adam Archuleta and startingcornerbacks Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher, but they stillmanaged to hold the Lions to 97 total yards in the first half.

    Detroit played without rookie wide receiver Calvin Johnson,starting right guard Damien Woody and defensive end KalimbaEdwards.
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
    NFL
    CHICAGO 27
    DETROIT 37 FINAL</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 7 6 14 27
    DETROIT 3 0 0 34 37 FINAL

    SCORING SUMMARY

    1ST QUARTER:

    4:55 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 49 YD.
    Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards in 1:39.
    Key plays: Kennedy 33-yard return of blocked field goal plus 15-yard
    personal foul penalty on Bears' Metcalf to Chicago 27. DETROIT 3-0.

    2ND QUARTER:

    10:44 CHI - TD, MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 15 YD PASS FROM BRIAN GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in 4:20.
    Key plays: Manning recovery of blocked field goal at Chicago 29;
    Griese 26-yard pass to Berrian to Detroit 43; Griese 13-yard pass to
    Berrian to Detroit 30; Griese 11-yard pass to Clark on 3rd-and-7 to
    Detroit 16. CHICAGO 7-3.

    3RD QUARTER:

    9:52 CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 49 YD.
    Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards in 4:09.
    Key plays: Griese 14-yard pass to Berrian on 3rd-and-3 to Detroit
    27. CHICAGO 10-3.
    14:11 CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 41 YD.
    Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards in 2:50.
    Key plays: Hester 31-yard punt return to Detroit 45. CHICAGO 13-3.

    4TH QUARTER:

    0:04 DET - TD, SHAUN MCDONALD 4 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK).
    Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 0:53.
    Key plays: Kitna 23-yard pass to McHugh plus 15-yard roughing the
    passer penalty on Bears' Adams to Chicago 32; Kitna 21-yard pass to
    McDonald to Chicago 11. CHICAGO 13-10.
    1:46 DET - TD, KEITH SMITH 64 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK).
    DETROIT 17-13.
    2:03 CHI - TD, DEVIN HESTER 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    CHICAGO 20-17.
    4:54 DET - TD, TROY WALTERS 15 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK).
    Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards in 2:51.
    Key plays: Kitna 49-yard pass to Furrey to Chicago 14. DETROIT
    24-20.
    11:26 DET - TD, KEVIN JONES 5 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED).
    Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards in 5:14.
    Key plays: Kitna 17-yard pass to Furrey to Chicago 30. DETROIT
    30-20.
    14:08 CHI - TD, DESMOND CLARK 1 YD PASS FROM BRIAN GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 2:42.
    Key plays: Griese 12-yard pass to Peterson to Detroit 46; Griese
    12-yard pass to Davis to Detroit 34; Griese 10-yard pass to Berrian to
    Detroit 18; Griese 10-yard pass to Clark to Detroit 3. DETROIT 30-27.
    14:15 DET - TD, CASEY FITZSIMMONS 41 YD KICKOFF RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK).
    DETROIT 37-27.

    CHICAGO - DETROIT Final Statistics

    TEAM STATISTICS CHICAGO DETROIT

    FIRST DOWNS 22 19
    Rushing 4 4
    Passing 16 12
    Penalty 2 3
    THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-18-39% 2-10-20%
    FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
    TOTAL NET YARDS 303 310
    Total offensive plays 80 55
    Average gain per play 3.8 5.6
    NET YARDS RUSHING 69 95
    Rushing attempts 22 25
    Average gain per rush 3.1 3.8
    Tackles for loss-yards 3-5 1-2
    NET YARDS PASSING 234 215
    Times sacked: Number-Yards 6-52 6-32
    Gross passing yards 286 247
    PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 52-34-3 24-20-0
    Avg gain per pass play 4.0 7.2
    KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-4-1 7-1-0
    PUNTS: Number and Average 5-44.6 5-43.4
    Had blocked 0 0
    Net punting average 25.6 40.0
    TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 95 86
    Number-Yards: Punt Returns 5-95 2-17
    Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 7-219 2-59
    Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-69
    PENALTIES: Number-Yards 14-102 9-59
    FUMBLES: Number-Lost 5-0 4-2
    TOUCHDOWNS 3 5
    Rushing 0 1
    Passing 2 2
    Interceptions 0 1
    Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 1
    EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-5
    Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-5
    Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
    Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
    FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-3 1-2
    FGs - PATs had blocked 1-0 1-1
    RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-5-60%
    GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 1-1-100%
    SAFETIES 0 0
    TIME OF POSSESSION 30:23 29:37


    INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

    CHICAGO DETROIT

    RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    C BENSON 15 50 3.3 16 0 T BELL 11 46 4.2 12 0
    B GRIESE 2 8 4.0 6 0 K JONES 10 38 3.8 22 1
    A PETERSON 2 8 4.0 7 0 S MCDONALD 1 9 9.0 9 0
    G WOLFE 3 3 1.0 2 0 J BRADLEY 1 3 3.0 3 0
    J KITNA 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

    PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B GRIESE 34-52-286 3 2 26 J KITNA 20-24-247 0 2 49

    Sacked-Yards Lost: B GRIESE 6-52. Sacked-Yards Lost: J KITNA 6-32.

    RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B BERRIAN 8 99 12.4 26 0 R WILLIAMS 6 53 8.8 19 0
    D CLARK 7 44 6.3 14 1 M FURREY 5 91 18.2 49 0
    M MUHAMMAD 5 49 9.8 15 1 S MCDONALD 3 31 10.3 21 1
    R DAVIS 5 38 7.6 12 0 T WALTERS 2 36 18.0 21 1
    C BENSON 5 24 4.8 7 0 K JONES 2 6 3.0 5 0
    A PETERSON 3 29 9.7 12 0 S MCHUGH 1 23 23.0 23 0
    D HESTER 1 3 3.0 3 0 T BELL 1 7 7.0 7 0

    INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    K SMITH 1 64 64.0 64 1
    E SIMS 1 5 5.0 5 0
    F BRYANT 1 0 0.0 0 0

    PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B MAYNARD 5 223 44.6 0 2 53 N HARRIS 5 217 43.4 0 0 48

    T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

    PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    D HESTER 5 95 19.0 31 0 T WALTERS 2 17 8.5 15 0

    KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    D HESTER 7 219 31.3 97 1 C FITZSIMMONS 1 41 41.0 41 1
    B CALHOUN 1 18 18.0 18 0

    KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
    ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
    R GOULD 3/3 2/3 J HANSON 4/5 1/2
    Dist.: (52) 49 41 Dist.: 49 (39)

    O-D O-D
    FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
    ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
    D HESTER 2 0 0 0-0 T BELL 1 1 0 0-0
    B GRIESE 2 0 0 1-0 J KITNA 1 1 0 0-0
    C BENSON 1 0 0 0-0 R WILLIAMS 1 0 0 0-0
    M ANDERSON 0 0 1 0-0 K JONES 1 0 0 1-0
    T MCBRIDE 0 0 1 0-0 J DEVRIES 0 0 2 0-0
    A BROWN 0 0 0 0-1 E SIMS 0 0 1 0-0
    B MCGOWAN 0 0 0 0-1
    R GARZA 0 0 0 1-0

    DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
    ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
    B URLACHER 11 7 4 0-0 E SIMS 11 8 3 0-0
    B MCGOWAN 10 8 2 0-0 P LENON 9 7 2 1-10
    A OGUNLEYE 6 5 1 2-17 F BRYANT 8 6 2 0-0
    T MCBRIDE 4 3 1 0-0 S WILSON 7 4 3 0-0
    J WILLIAMS 3 2 1 1-1 J DEVRIES 5 5 0 3-26
    H HILLENMEYER 3 2 1 0-0 S ROGERS 5 4 1 1-9
    M ANDERSON 2 2 0 2-6 T FISHER 5 3 2 0-0
    D WALKER 2 2 0 0-0 K KENNEDY 4 3 1 0-0
    A BROWN 2 2 0 0-0 B BAILEY 3 2 1 0-0
    T HARRIS 1 1 0 1-8 L MOORE 2 2 0 1-7
    B AYANBADEJO 1 1 0 0-0 C SMITH 2 2 0 0-0
    A GARAY 1 1 0 0-0 D WHITE 2 2 0 0-0
    D MANNING 1 1 0 0-0 G ALEXANDER 2 1 1 0-0
    A ADAMS 1 1 0 0-0 S CODY 1 1 0 0-0
    I IDONIJE 1 0 1 0-0 I ALAMA-FRANCIS 1 1 0 0-0
    K SMITH 1 0 1 0-0
    C REDDING 1 0 1 0-0

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    <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
    NFL
    CHICAGO 27
    DETROIT 37 FINAL</div>
     
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    NFL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

    <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 7 6 14 27
    DETROIT 3 0 0 34 37 FINAL

    SCORING SUMMARY

    1ST QUARTER:

    4:55 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 49 YD.
    Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards in 1:39.
    Key plays: Kennedy 33-yard return of blocked field goal plus 15-yard
    personal foul penalty on Bears' Metcalf to Chicago 27. DETROIT 3-0.

    2ND QUARTER:

    10:44 CHI - TD, MUHSIN MUHAMMAD 15 YD PASS FROM BRIAN GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in 4:20.
    Key plays: Manning recovery of blocked field goal at Chicago 29;
    Griese 26-yard pass to Berrian to Detroit 43; Griese 13-yard pass to
    Berrian to Detroit 30; Griese 11-yard pass to Clark on 3rd-and-7 to
    Detroit 16. CHICAGO 7-3.

    3RD QUARTER:

    9:52 CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 49 YD.
    Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards in 4:09.
    Key plays: Griese 14-yard pass to Berrian on 3rd-and-3 to Detroit
    27. CHICAGO 10-3.
    14:11 CHI - FG, ROBBIE GOULD 41 YD.
    Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards in 2:50.
    Key plays: Hester 31-yard punt return to Detroit 45. CHICAGO 13-3.

    4TH QUARTER:

    0:04 DET - TD, SHAUN MCDONALD 4 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK).
    Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 0:53.
    Key plays: Kitna 23-yard pass to McHugh plus 15-yard roughing the
    passer penalty on Bears' Adams to Chicago 32; Kitna 21-yard pass to
    McDonald to Chicago 11. CHICAGO 13-10.
    1:46 DET - TD, KEITH SMITH 64 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK).
    DETROIT 17-13.
    2:03 CHI - TD, DEVIN HESTER 97 YD KICKOFF RETURN (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    CHICAGO 20-17.
    4:54 DET - TD, TROY WALTERS 15 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK).
    Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards in 2:51.
    Key plays: Kitna 49-yard pass to Furrey to Chicago 14. DETROIT
    24-20.
    11:26 DET - TD, KEVIN JONES 5 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED).
    Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards in 5:14.
    Key plays: Kitna 17-yard pass to Furrey to Chicago 30. DETROIT
    30-20.
    14:08 CHI - TD, DESMOND CLARK 1 YD PASS FROM BRIAN GRIESE (ROBBIE GOULD KICK).
    Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards in 2:42.
    Key plays: Griese 12-yard pass to Peterson to Detroit 46; Griese
    12-yard pass to Davis to Detroit 34; Griese 10-yard pass to Berrian to
    Detroit 18; Griese 10-yard pass to Clark to Detroit 3. DETROIT 30-27.
    14:15 DET - TD, CASEY FITZSIMMONS 41 YD KICKOFF RETURN (JASON HANSON KICK).
    DETROIT 37-27.

    CHICAGO - DETROIT Final Statistics

    TEAM STATISTICS CHICAGO DETROIT

    FIRST DOWNS 22 19
    Rushing 4 4
    Passing 16 12
    Penalty 2 3
    THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-18-39% 2-10-20%
    FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0%
    TOTAL NET YARDS 303 310
    Total offensive plays 80 55
    Average gain per play 3.8 5.6
    NET YARDS RUSHING 69 95
    Rushing attempts 22 25
    Average gain per rush 3.1 3.8
    Tackles for loss-yards 3-5 1-2
    NET YARDS PASSING 234 215
    Times sacked: Number-Yards 6-52 6-32
    Gross passing yards 286 247
    PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 52-34-3 24-20-0
    Avg gain per pass play 4.0 7.2
    KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-4-1 7-1-0
    PUNTS: Number and Average 5-44.6 5-43.4
    Had blocked 0 0
    Net punting average 25.6 40.0
    TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 95 86
    Number-Yards: Punt Returns 5-95 2-17
    Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 7-219 5-129
    Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-69
    PENALTIES: Number-Yards 14-102 9-59
    FUMBLES: Number-Lost 5-0 4-2
    TOUCHDOWNS 3 5
    Rushing 0 1
    Passing 2 2
    Interceptions 0 1
    Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 1
    EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-5
    Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-5
    Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
    Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
    FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-3 1-2
    FGs - PATs had blocked 1-0 1-1
    RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-4-50% 3-5-60%
    GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 1-1-100%
    SAFETIES 0 0
    TIME OF POSSESSION 30:23 29:37


    INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

    CHICAGO DETROIT

    RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    C BENSON 15 50 3.3 16 0 T BELL 11 46 4.2 12 0
    B GRIESE 2 8 4.0 6 0 K JONES 10 38 3.8 22 1
    A PETERSON 2 8 4.0 7 0 S MCDONALD 1 9 9.0 9 0
    G WOLFE 3 3 1.0 2 0 J BRADLEY 1 3 3.0 3 0
    J KITNA 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

    PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B GRIESE 34-52-286 3 2 26 J KITNA 20-24-247 0 2 49

    Sacked-Yards Lost: B GRIESE 6-52. Sacked-Yards Lost: J KITNA 6-32.

    RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B BERRIAN 8 99 12.4 26 0 R WILLIAMS 6 53 8.8 19 0
    D CLARK 7 44 6.3 14 1 M FURREY 5 91 18.2 49 0
    M MUHAMMAD 5 49 9.8 15 1 S MCDONALD 3 31 10.3 21 1
    R DAVIS 5 38 7.6 12 0 T WALTERS 2 36 18.0 21 1
    C BENSON 5 24 4.8 7 0 K JONES 2 6 3.0 5 0
    A PETERSON 3 29 9.7 12 0 S MCHUGH 1 23 23.0 23 0
    D HESTER 1 3 3.0 3 0 T BELL 1 7 7.0 7 0

    INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    K SMITH 1 64 64.0 64 1
    E SIMS 1 5 5.0 5 0
    F BRYANT 1 0 0.0 0 0

    PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    B MAYNARD 5 223 44.6 0 2 53 N HARRIS 5 217 43.4 0 0 48

    T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

    PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    D HESTER 5 95 19.0 31 0 T WALTERS 2 17 8.5 15 0

    KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
    -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    D HESTER 7 219 31.3 97 1 B MIDDLETON 3 70 23.3 30 0
    C FITZSIMMONS 1 41 41.0 41 1
    B CALHOUN 1 18 18.0 18 0

    KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
    ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
    R GOULD 3/3 2/3 J HANSON 4/5 1/2
    Dist.: (52) 49 41 Dist.: 49 (39)

    O-D O-D
    FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
    ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
    D HESTER 2 0 0 0-0 T BELL 1 1 0 0-0
    B GRIESE 2 0 0 1-0 J KITNA 1 1 0 0-0
    C BENSON 1 0 0 0-0 R WILLIAMS 1 0 0 0-0
    M ANDERSON 0 0 1 0-0 K JONES 1 0 0 1-0
    T MCBRIDE 0 0 1 0-0 J DEVRIES 0 0 2 0-0
    A BROWN 0 0 0 0-1 E SIMS 0 0 1 0-0
    B MCGOWAN 0 0 0 0-1
    R GARZA 0 0 0 1-0

    DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
    ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
    B URLACHER 11 7 4 0-0 E SIMS 11 8 3 0-0
    B MCGOWAN 10 8 2 0-0 P LENON 9 7 2 1-10
    A OGUNLEYE 6 5 1 2-17 F BRYANT 8 6 2 0-0
    T MCBRIDE 4 3 1 0-0 S WILSON 7 4 3 0-0
    J WILLIAMS 3 2 1 1-1 J DEVRIES 5 5 0 3-26
    H HILLENMEYER 3 2 1 0-0 S ROGERS 5 4 1 1-9
    M ANDERSON 2 2 0 2-6 T FISHER 5 3 2 0-0
    D WALKER 2 2 0 0-0 K KENNEDY 4 3 1 0-0
    A BROWN 2 2 0 0-0 B BAILEY 3 2 1 0-0
    R MANNING JR 2 2 0 0-0 L MOORE 2 2 0 1-7
    T HARRIS 1 1 0 1-8 C SMITH 2 2 0 0-0
    B AYANBADEJO 1 1 0 0-0 D WHITE 2 2 0 0-0
    D MANNING 1 1 0 0-0 G ALEXANDER 2 1 1 0-0
    A GARAY 1 1 0 0-0 S CODY 1 1 0 0-0
    A ADAMS 1 1 0 0-0 I ALAMA-FRANCIS 1 1 0 0-0
    I IDONIJE 1 0 1 0-0 K SMITH 1 0 1 0-0
    C REDDING 1 0 1 0-0

    Officials: Referee-Bill Carollo, Umpire-Bill Schuster, Head
    Linesman-Steve Stelljes, Line Judge-Gary Arthur, Field Judge-Bill
    Lovett, Side Judge-James Coleman, Back Judge-Phil Luckett.

    Att: 60,811 Time of Game: 3:35</div>
     
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    DETROIT (Ticker) - It took the Detroit Lions three quarters toerupt - and once they did, there was no stopping them.

    Detroit scored five touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeatthe Chicago Bears, 37-27, on Sunday.


    "This game was probably like me - ugly," Lions coach RodMarinelli said. "It was also like me, because it was a fight.Our three wins have all been street fights. I challenged thisteam during the week, and they stepped up."


    The 34 points the Lions scored in the fourth is an NFL recordfor the final quarter.


    Jon Kitna's 15-yard touchdown pass to Troy Walters capped aflurry of three Detroit touchdowns in the first four minutes ofthe fourth quarter. It was originally ruled that Walters, whocaught the ball in the corner of the end zone, was out-of-bounds- but Detroit challenged the call and it was overturned.

    "It was a big challenge," Walters said. "I give credit to thereplay people. They put it up pretty quick because I wasn'tsure if I was in or out. You don't want to waste challengesbecause you need those timeouts. They put it up quick and sawthat it was definitely a touchdown and made the right decision."

    The Lions (3-1) scored again on a five-yard run by Kevin Joneswith 3:34 left in the game.


    "KJ is a great football player," Kitna said. "He's somebodythat we need to be healthy and to participate in our footballteam. With him, we're a better football team than we arewithout him."


    Chicago (1-3) relied on its special teams to keep it in thegame.


    Devin Hester's 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown came aftercornerback Keith Smith had given the Lions a 17-13 lead with a64-yard interception return. It was the second touchdown returnof the season for Hester, who set an NFL record with sixtouchdown returns in 2006.


    "He's (Hester) a special guy and I had just told Don Muhlbachthat if anybody in this stadium can silence this crowd, it's No.23 and that's what he did," Lions wideout Roy Williams said."We keep going back to Coach Marinelli when he said don't blinkand this team didn't blink."


    The Lions returned the favor in the game's waning moments, whenCasey Fitzsimmons returned the Bears' onside kick 41 yards forthe final score.


    Detroit cut Chicago's lead to 13-10 on the first play of thefourth quarter when Kitna passed four yards to Shaun McDonald inthe corner of the end zone.


    Kitna finished 20-of-24 for 247 yards and two touchdowns.

    Chicago quarterback Brian Griese had his troubles in his firststart since Bears coach Lovie Smith benched Rex Grossman onWednesday.


    Griese finished 34-of-52 for 286 yards and two touchdowns, buthe also threw three interceptions.


    "He wasn't good enough," Smith said bluntly. "The quarterbackhas to protect the football. I never thought of changingquarterbacks."


    Chicago, which led 7-3 at halftime, got a pair of third-quarterfield goals from Robbie Gould. The first, a 49-yarder, was setup by Hester's 19-yard punt return, and his second, from 41yards, was set up by a 31-yard punt return by Hester.

    Detroit opened the scoring with a 49-yard field goal by JasonHanson. It was set up when Shaun Rogers blocked Gould's 52-yardfield goal attempt.


    "It's just something I like doing, I guess," Rogers said of his10th career block.


    Kenoy Kennedy picked up the loose ball and returned it 31 yards.A 15-yard personal foul penalty was tacked on to give Detroitthe ball on the Chicago 27, but the Lions were unable to get afirst down.


    Chicago's only touchdown of the first half was also set up by ablocked field goal. Danieal Manning blocked Hanson's 39-yardattempt, and the Bears marched 71 yards in nine plays withGriese hitting Muhsin Muhammad for a 15-yard touchdown score.

    Chicago threatened again just before the first half ended, butGriese's pass was intercepted at the goal line by Detroitcornerback Fernando Bryant.


    "We didn't get a lot of offense today - running or passing,"Smith said. "There aren't a lot of positive things to talkabout today. The good thing is, we've only played a quarter ofthe season. There's time to change course but we have to changecourse quickly."


    "We are 1-3," Griese said. "You are what your record says youare. (For us) 2006 doesn't matter right now, we've got 2007.It's about how we're going to respond."


    The Bears were missing several key defensive players, includinglinebacker Lance Briggs, safety Adam Archuleta and startingcornerbacks Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher, but they stillmanaged to hold the Lions to 97 total yards in the first half.

    "We keep beating ourselves," said Bears running back CedricBenson, who had just 50 yards on 15 carries. "We're making somany mistakes in the red zones - fumbles, interceptions and badplays. We can't keep doing this if we want to win any games."

    Detroit played without rookie wide receiver Calvin Johnson,starting right guard Damien Woody and defensive end KalimbaEdwards.
     
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