2005 · Week 2
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Sep 18, 2005 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears blew out Detroit Lions 38–6. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bears had just a 50% chance going in. Bears improve to 1-1; Lions fall to 1-1. Thomas Jones paced the offense with 139 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 2 catches for 19 yards. Lions turned it over 5 times to Bears's 0.
Team stats
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 18 |
| 245 | Total yards | 348 |
| 216 | Passing yards | 161 |
| 29 | Rushing yards | 187 |
| 21/43 | Comp / Att | 15/22 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 19/37 | 196 | 1 | 5 |
| Dan Orlovsky | 2/6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Kevin Jones | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Drummond | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 14/21 | 150 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 1/1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 20 | 139 | 2 |
| Cedric Benson | 16 | 49 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |