| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 12, 1939 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 42496 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 43 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bernie Masterson 1 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Lloyd Cardwell 21 pass from Darrell Tully (Monk Moscrip kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Swisher 85 pass from Sid Luckman (Jack Manders kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jack Manders 25 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Shepherd 8 pass from Dwight Sloan (kick failed) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob MacLeod 7 run (kick blocked) | 23 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 76 | LOE/LDE | Les McDonald |
| 13 | LOT/LDT | Joe Stydahar |
| 21 | LOG/LDG | Danny Fortmann |
| 24 | C/MG | Frank Bausch |
| 16 | ROG/RDG | George Musso |
| 34 | ROT/RDT | Jack Torrance |
| 30 | ROE/RDE | George Wilson |
| 42 | QB/S | Sid Luckman |
| 48 | LOH/LDH | Bob Swisher |
| 25 | ROH/RDH | Ray Nolting |
| 9 | FB/LB | Bill Osmanski |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 32 | LOE/LDE | Dave Diehl |
| 64 | LOT/LDT | Steve Maronic |
| 78 | LOG/LDG | John Wiethe |
| 30 | C/MG | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 26 | ROG/RDG | Bill Feldhaus |
| 14 | ROT/RDT | Ray George |
| 29 | ROE/RDE | Jim Austin |
| 37 | TB/S | Johnny Pingel |
| 22 | BB/LDH | Fred Vanzo |
| 6 | WB/RDH | Kent Ryan |
| 9 | FB/LB | Bill Shepherd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill Osmanski | 18 | 111 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Bob MacLeod | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Bob Snyder | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Swisher | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Gary Famiglietti | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Masterson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnny Pingel | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Kent Ryan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Howie Weiss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darrell Tully | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Swisher | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 85t | 1 |
| Ed Manske | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 47 | 1 |
| Bill Shepherd | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| Kent Ryan | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| Jim McDonald | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Austin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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