2012 · Week 17
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Dec 30, 2012 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Chicago Bears held off Detroit Lions 26–24. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (61%) going in. Bears improve to 10-6; Lions fall to 4-12. Jay Cutler paced the offense with 257 passing yards and 1 TD; 29 rushing yards. Lions turned it over 2 times to Bears's 0.
Team stats
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 19 |
| 401 | Total yards | 344 |
| 257 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 144 | Rushing yards | 72 |
| 18/31 | Comp / Att | 24/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 18/31 | 257 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 24 | 103 | 1 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Kahlil Bell | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Bennett | 5 | 5 | 109 | 1 |
| Matt Forte | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 4 | 7 | 76 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 5 | 14 | 42 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Evan Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 24/42 | 272 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 15 | 57 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 14 | 72 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 5 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Brian Robiskie | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Will Heller | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Kris Durham | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Shaun Chapas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |