| Chicago Cardinals at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1940 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: University of Detroit Stadium Attendance: 20619 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 64 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Cardinals | Mario Tonelli 1 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Howie Weiss 1 run (Whizzer White kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Dave Diehl 16 blocked punt recovery (Whizzer White kick failed) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Cotton Price 3 run (Cotton Price kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals | Johnny Hall 90 kickoff return (Lou Zontini kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Whizzer White 2 run (Chuck Hanneman kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Howie Weiss 1 run (Cotton Price kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Tony Calvelli 36 interception return (Cotton Price kick) | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Detroit Lions | Safety, Milt Popovich tackled in end zone by Glenn Morris | 14 | 43 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| 31 | LE | Gaynell Tinsley |
| 73 | LT | Ed Beinor |
| 35 | LG | Art White |
| 48 | C | Ki Aldrich |
| 88 | RG | Joe Kuharich |
| 23 | RT | Tony Blazine |
| 54 | RE | Al Coppage |
| 33 | TB | Hugh McCullough |
| 21 | BB | Bert Johnson |
| 14 | WB | Lloyd Madden |
| 99 | FB | Mario Tonelli |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 35 | LE | Stillman Rouse |
| 38 | LT | Tony Furst |
| 48 | LG | John Wiethe |
| 30 | C | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 28 | RG | Bill Feldhaus |
| 25 | RT | Johnny Hackenbruck |
| 40 | RE | Bobby Winslow |
| 24 | TB | Whizzer White |
| 22 | BB | Fred Vanzo |
| 6 | WB | Kent Ryan |
| 36 | FB | Dwight Sloan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Hugh McCullough | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Mario Tonelli | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Marshall Goldberg | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Marty Christiansen | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Madden | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Kellogg | 2 | -24 | -12.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Howie Weiss | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 11 | 2 |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Dwight Sloan | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Cotton Price | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Bill Fisk | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kent Ryan | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Hugh McCullough | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 4 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Bobby Kellogg | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Cotton Price | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 38 | 12.7 | 38 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Dwight Sloan | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| Whizzer White | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| Kent Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Buddy Parker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Hall | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Stillman Rouse | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Kent Ryan | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Whizzer White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Calvelli | 1 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Kellogg | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Kent Ryan | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Whizzer White | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Johnny Hall | 1 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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