Sunday October 15, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:



Chicago won its first game of '72 on the running and passing of QB Bobby Douglass. He carried 11 times for 117 yards and a TD, and passed for another TD to TE Earl Thomas. The victory ended a Bears nine-game winless streak, extending over two seasons.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE187.5  (4)72.0  (26)259.5  (21)11
DEFENSE144.2  (18)141.5  (11)285.8  (14)7
OFFENSE105.8  (20)140.0  (20)245.8  (23)13
DEFENSE140.0  (14)164.5  (13)304.5  (17)9

Line: Browns by 5

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (1-3-1)703717
Cleveland Browns (2-3-0)00000

( 7- 0) CHI Earl Thomas 41 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) (10- 0) CHI Mac Percival 8 yard field goal (17- 0) CHI Bobby Douglass 57 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
                     CHI             CLE
First Downs:         13              9
Rushes-yards:        48-256          23-37
Yards/rush:          5.3             1.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     2-9-62-1        13-29-169-0
Sacked-yards:        2-8             5-43
Net pass yards:      54              126
Net yards/pass:      4.9             3.7
Total net yards:     310             163
Total plays:         59 (81% run)    57 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             2.9
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-60            4-48

Attendance: 72,339

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 2 of 9 for 62 yards and 1 TD (1 int) CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 19 for 126 yards; Bill Nelsen, 4 of 10 for 43 yards
Rushing:
CHI: Jim Harrison, 14 for 51 yards; Bobby Douglass, 11 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 10 for 36 yards; Don Shy, 9 for 41 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 8 yards; Roger Lawson, 1 for 7 yards; George Farmer, 1 for -2 yards; John Huarte, 1 for -2 yards CLE: Leroy Kelly, 10 for 14 yards; Bo Scott, 7 for -3 yards; Mike Phipps, 6 for 26 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Earl Thomas, 2 for 62 yards and 1 TD CLE: Milt Morin, 5 for 86 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 43 yards; Bo Scott, 2 for 30 yards; Leroy Kelly, 2 for 7 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 30 yards CLE: Bobby Majors, 3 for 62 yards; Ken Brown, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 7 for 69 yards CLE: Bobby Majors, 3 for 3 yards; Thom Darden, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
CLE: Ben Davis, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 293 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 11 for 480 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/1


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