2009 · Week 4
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Oct 4, 2009 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions 48–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bears (81%). Bears improve to 3-1; Lions fall to 1-3. Matt Forte was the story of the game with 121 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 2 catches for 19 yards. Lions out-gained the opponent 440–292 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 14 |
| 440 | Total yards | 292 |
| 350 | Passing yards | 141 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 151 |
| 30/47 | Comp / Att | 18/28 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 24/36 | 296 | 1 | 1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 6/11 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 19 | 30 | 2 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 12 | 133 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 10 | 64 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 3 | 5 | 53 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 18/28 | 141 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Matt Forte | 12 | 121 | 1 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 5 | 22 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Earl Bennett | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Johnny Knox | 5 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Rashied Davis | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |