Week 1, 2027

played in Chicago, IL

51 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Detroit MoCats	7	6	3	10	-	26
Chicago Bruins	2	3	3	0	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 DET - Zachary Witt 19 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 03:03 CHI - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 10:40 CHI - Francisco Norton 19 field goal
2Q: 05:43 DET - Malik Gallagher 47 field goal
2Q: 04:36 DET - Malik Gallagher 50 field goal
3Q: 07:21 DET - Malik Gallagher 50 field goal
3Q: 01:24 CHI - Francisco Norton 41 field goal
4Q: 06:40 DET - Jeffery Leisure 8 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
4Q: 02:31 DET - Malik Gallagher 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 DET - Zachary Witt 19 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 03:03 CHI - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 10:40 CHI - Francisco Norton 19 field goal
2Q: 05:43 DET - Malik Gallagher 47 field goal
2Q: 04:36 DET - Malik Gallagher 50 field goal
3Q: 07:21 DET - Malik Gallagher 50 field goal
3Q: 01:24 CHI - Francisco Norton 41 field goal
4Q: 06:40 DET - Jeffery Leisure 8 pass from Sawyer Orton (Malik Gallagher extra point)
4Q: 02:31 DET - Malik Gallagher 21 field goal

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 12
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 235
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 5.13 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 104 145
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.95 4.53
Net Passing Yards 204 90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 29 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 94
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/8 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/49 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	12
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	235
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	5.13	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	104	145
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.95	4.53
Net Passing Yards	204	90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	29 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	94
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/8	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/49	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

Detroit MoCats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
1	10:11	2:10	OWN 39	6	16	Punt
1	3:34	0:41	OWN 4	2	-11	Safety
1	0:32	1:16	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	10:33	4:55	OWN 25	11	45	Field Goal
2	5:30	0:59	OPP 31	3	-2	Field Goal
2	2:58	1:49	OWN 17	4	7	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	10:18	3:05	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
3	1:16	1:33	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	11:10	4:41	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	4:36	2:10	OPP 33	5	29	Field Goal
4	1:54	1:54	OPP 33	3	14	Game

Chicago Bruins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	2:20	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
1	8:01	4:27	OWN 17	8	64	Interception
1	2:53	2:21	OWN 28	4	10	Punt
2	14:16	3:43	OPP 44	8	42	Field Goal
2	5:38	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	4:31	1:33	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	1:09	1:03	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 24	8	28	Punt
3	7:13	5:57	OWN 25	10	51	Field Goal
4	14:43	3:33	OWN 2	6	14	Punt
4	6:29	1:53	OWN 28	4	5	Downs
4	2:26	0:32	OWN 25	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Sawyer Orton, Detroit MoCats

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jeffery Leisure	8	39	4.88	14	1
RB Terrance Hardison	7	36	5.14	25	1
QB Sawyer Orton	4	24	6.00	10	1
RB Hardy Bell	2	5	2.50	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mario Stevens	11	22	2.00	10	1
RB Hugh Sellers	11	28	2.55	13	1
QB Trevor Bradford	9	96	10.67	35	2
WR A.J. Randle	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sawyer Orton	36	21	212	3/8	2	29	0	93.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Bradford	29	15	94	1/4	0	22	2	30.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Winfred Knops	5	7	92	18.40	52	29	0
TE Roman Cote	4	6	34	8.50	1	12	0
RB Hardy Bell	3	5	12	4.00	10	8	0
RB Jeffery Leisure	3	6	28	9.33	3	14	1
WR Artie Viragh	2	3	22	11.00	10	19	0
WR Zachary Witt	2	4	21	10.50	19	19	1
RB Terrance Hardison	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Paul Tucker	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bradley Fulton	4	8	6	1.50	1	9
RB Mario Stevens	3	4	23	7.67	0	8
WR Nickolas Moss	2	4	18	9.00	0	14
TE Kenyon Laporte	2	2	9	4.50	5	8
RB Jim Hegamin	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Paul Owens	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Sean Barton	1	2	7	7.00	3	7
TE Darius Mayes	1	1	22	22.00	17	22
RB Hugh Sellers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR A.J. Randle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Louis Shelton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Marlon Kelly	1	1	1.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Mo Javier	0	0	1	0
DE Ike Hutek	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
WR Nickolas Moss	1	1
RB Mario Stevens	1	0
T Gus Hammond	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shannon Leon	4	182	45.5	43.3	59	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Mentzer	6	284	47.3	41.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	4/4	3/3	2/2	50	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Tucker	4	16	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Viragh	2	49	24.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	3	74	24.7	0
Randy Stokes	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earnest Capstick	12	2	0.0	29	30
OLB Louis Shelton	5	3	0.0	26	16
S Luther Ioja	4	1	0.0	27	14
S Malcolm Montgomery	3	1	0.0	6	16
DT Amir Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	22	30
DE Ike Hutek	2	1	0.5	8	15
DT Clyde Park	2	3	0.0	29	13
OLB Hunter Haller	2	2	0.0	14	20
CB Wendell Schroeder	2	1	0.0	30	29
DT Rob Matthews	2	0	0.0	11	5
CB Mo Javier	2	0	0.0	20	24
S Calvin Wayne	2	0	0.0	2	16
CB Marlon Kelly	2	0	0.0	30	26
DE T.J. Montemayor	2	0	0.0	30	28
S Donny Vaughn	2	0	0.0	29	14
DE Richard Fredrickson	1	1	0.5	25	27
CB Patrick Tate	0	1	0.0	7	3

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S George Tucker	7	0	0.0	19	28
CB Christian Rasmussen	5	0	0.0	21	36
OLB Dana Koehler	4	1	0.0	18	28
S Brock Skudris	4	1	0.0	21	37
DT Clifton Metcalf	4	0	0.0	19	24
ILB Jace Fisk	3	3	0.0	19	30
S Artie Whalen	3	0	0.0	2	11
DE Lance Negrete	2	1	1.0	20	36
CB Clayton Brazil	2	0	0.0	21	39
OLB Theodore Battle	1	0	1.0	18	27
DT Malik Sanders	1	0	1.0	4	10
OLB Dwayne Abrams	1	1	0.0	4	14
ILB Chuck Douglas	1	1	0.0	10	22
WR Bradley Fulton	1	0	---	---	---
RB Mario Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brock Wallace	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Duane Osborne	1	0	0.0	17	26
CB Randy Stokes	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	2	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Fredrickson	0.5	4	0	27
DE Ike Hutek	0.5	0	0	15
DT Clyde Park	0.0	1	1	13
DT Rob Matthews	0.0	1	0	5

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Malik Sanders	1.0	1	0	0	10
DE Lance Negrete	1.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Theodore Battle	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Duane Osborne	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Earnest Capstick	3	3	0	30
OLB Louis Shelton	2	0	1	16
S Malcolm Montgomery	2	0	0	16
CB Mo Javier	2	0	0	24
CB Wendell Schroeder	2	0	0	29
OLB Hunter Haller	2	0	0	20
S Calvin Wayne	1	0	0	16
DT Amir Hitchcock	1	0	0	30
CB Marlon Kelly	0	0	1	26

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brock Skudris	3	2	37
CB Christian Rasmussen	3	1	36
S George Tucker	3	0	28
OLB Dana Koehler	2	1	28
S Artie Whalen	2	0	11
CB Clayton Brazil	1	2	39
CB Randy Stokes	1	2	15
ILB Chuck Douglas	1	1	22
OLB Dwayne Abrams	1	0	14
DT Clifton Metcalf	1	0	24
CB Brock Wallace	1	0	14
ILB Jace Fisk	1	0	30
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kerry Tate	2	4	21	0	39
T Sammy Casey	2	4	21	0	39
C Salvador Caban	1	3	21	1	39
T Bobby Sitron	1	3	21	0	39
G Carlton Hodges	0	3	21	0	39
RB Hardy Bell	0	0	5	1	7
RB Terrance Hardison	0	0	8	1	15

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grayson Fecht	2	8	0	32	0	30
C Carl Ragone	2	3	0	32	0	30
T Percy Dockett	1	6	0	32	0	30
T Gus Hammond	1	5	1	32	1	30
G Mack Chandler	0	4	0	32	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Leisure	4	13
Erick Money	2	11

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Skudris	2	13
Bradley Fulton	2	10
Kenyon Laporte	1	22
Sean Barton	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kerry Tate	21	39	---	---	8	68
WR Paul Tucker	21	38	---	---	9	68
T Sammy Casey	21	39	---	---	8	68
CB Wendell Schroeder	---	---	30	29	2	61
T Bobby Sitron	21	39	---	---	---	60
C Salvador Caban	21	39	---	---	---	60
QB Sawyer Orton	21	39	---	---	---	60
DT Amir Hitchcock	---	---	22	30	8	60
DE T.J. Montemayor	---	---	30	28	2	60
ILB Earnest Capstick	---	---	29	30	1	60
G Carlton Hodges	21	39	---	---	---	60
CB Mo Javier	---	---	20	24	15	59
CB Marlon Kelly	---	---	30	26	1	57
DE Richard Fredrickson	---	---	25	27	2	54
TE Roman Cote	9	16	---	---	25	50
WR Zachary Witt	16	32	---	---	---	48
RB Jeffery Leisure	9	22	---	---	13	44
DT Clyde Park	---	---	29	13	1	43
OLB Louis Shelton	---	---	26	16	1	43
S Donny Vaughn	---	---	29	14	---	43
S Malcolm Montgomery	---	---	6	16	19	41
TE Winfred Knops	16	25	---	---	---	41
S Luther Ioja	---	---	27	14	---	41
WR Artie Viragh	12	22	---	---	3	37
RB Hardy Bell	5	7	---	---	25	37
RB Terrance Hardison	8	15	---	---	14	37
OLB Hunter Haller	---	---	14	20	1	35
DE Ike Hutek	---	---	8	15	7	30
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	7	3	16	26
OLB Josh Houghtlin	---	---	2	2	22	26
TE Efrain Rice	7	15	---	---	---	22
WR Allen Parisi	0	1	---	---	21	22
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	2	16	1	19
DT Rob Matthews	---	---	11	5	1	17
WR Erick Money	2	2	---	---	11	15
ILB Howie Joyner	---	---	3	0	10	13
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Sam Marina	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shannon Leon	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Pete Flynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Leonard Marsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Jeremiah Stram	---	---	0	0	6	6
DE Clyde Krosney	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Grady O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Giovanni Sham	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Wes Spann	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Brock Skudris	---	---	21	37	13	71
T Percy Dockett	32	30	---	---	8	70
G Mack Chandler	32	30	---	---	8	70
G Grayson Fecht	32	30	---	---	8	70
T Gus Hammond	32	30	---	---	8	70
CB Clayton Brazil	---	---	21	39	4	64
QB Trevor Bradford	32	30	---	---	---	62
WR Bradley Fulton	28	24	---	---	10	62
C Carl Ragone	32	30	---	---	---	62
CB Christian Rasmussen	---	---	21	36	4	61
DE Lance Negrete	---	---	20	36	4	60
RB Mario Stevens	16	20	---	---	17	53
WR Nickolas Moss	27	23	---	---	---	50
ILB Jace Fisk	---	---	19	30	1	50
TE Paul Owens	23	24	---	---	2	49
S George Tucker	---	---	19	28	1	48
ILB Chuck Douglas	---	---	10	22	16	48
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	18	28	1	47
RB Hugh Sellers	16	8	---	---	23	47
OLB Theodore Battle	---	---	18	27	1	46
DT Clifton Metcalf	---	---	19	24	1	44
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	17	26	1	44
OLB Dwayne Abrams	---	---	4	14	24	42
CB Randy Stokes	---	---	10	15	12	37
WR A.J. Randle	18	17	---	---	1	36
CB Brock Wallace	---	---	3	14	18	35
TE Kenyon Laporte	4	9	---	---	22	35
S Artie Whalen	---	---	2	11	18	31
WR Sean Barton	9	5	---	---	17	31
TE Darius Mayes	9	9	---	---	7	25
RB Jim Hegamin	10	11	---	---	---	21
DE DeAndre Wilkerson	---	---	2	11	7	20
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	4	10	5	19
OLB Daniel Bayne	---	---	2	11	3	16
DT Paul Reid	---	---	1	8	2	11
WR Darius Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Don Mentzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Kenyon Upshaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Dillon Slusher	---	---	0	2	---	2
S Justin Howard	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Perry Boyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mason Stoerner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Irving Seleski	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Willie Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Norman Oxford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	17	81	4.8
Right	2	21	10.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	19	108	5.7
Right	6	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sawyer Orton	36	21	2	0	2	9	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Bradford	29	15	1	1	2	3	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	56	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	54	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	14	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Winfred Knops	7	5	0	92	2	25
TE Roman Cote	6	4	1	34	0	16
RB Jeffery Leisure	6	3	0	28	0	22
RB Hardy Bell	5	3	0	12	0	7
WR Zachary Witt	4	2	0	21	0	32
WR Artie Viragh	3	2	0	22	0	22
WR Paul Tucker	3	0	1	0	0	38
RB Terrance Hardison	2	2	0	3	0	15

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bradley Fulton	8	4	0	6	0	24
WR Nickolas Moss	4	2	1	18	0	23
RB Mario Stevens	4	3	0	23	0	20
RB Jim Hegamin	3	1	0	3	0	11
TE Paul Owens	3	1	0	6	0	24
WR Sean Barton	2	1	1	7	0	5
TE Kenyon Laporte	2	2	0	9	0	9
RB Hugh Sellers	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Darius Mayes	1	1	0	22	1	9
WR A.J. Randle	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffery Leisure	3	10	3.33	4.88
QB Sawyer Orton	2	7	3.50	6.00
RB Terrance Hardison	1	1	1.00	5.14

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Trevor Bradford	1	7	7.00	10.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sawyer Orton	3	2	27	9.00	5.89

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Bradford	4	1	8	2.00	3.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	1	8	4.00	4.67
WR Zachary Witt	1	1	19	19.00	5.25

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bradley Fulton	2	0	0	0.00	0.75
RB Mario Stevens	1	1	8	8.00	5.75
TE Paul Owens	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	0
QB Sawyer Orton	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trevor Bradford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sawyer Orton	12	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Bradford	13	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Roman Cote	4	3	2
RB Jeffery Leisure	3	1	1
RB Hardy Bell	2	1	0
WR Artie Viragh	1	1	1
TE Winfred Knops	1	1	1
WR Paul Tucker	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bradley Fulton	3	2	0
WR Nickolas Moss	2	1	1
RB Jim Hegamin	2	1	0
RB Mario Stevens	2	2	1
TE Paul Owens	2	1	0
WR Sean Barton	1	1	1
TE Kenyon Laporte	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)