| Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 27, 1940 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: University of Detroit Stadium Attendance: 28909 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jimmy Johnston 65 run (Bob Masterson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bob McChesney 9 pass from Frank Filchock (Bo Russell kick blocked) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Paul Moore 14 pass from Cotton Price (Chuck Hanneman kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Howie Weiss 78 fumble recovery (Chuck Hanneman kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dick Todd 51 run (Bo Russell kick) | 20 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 40 | LOE/DE | Wayne Millner |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Willie Wilkin |
| 21 | LOG/DG | Dick Farman |
| 18 | C/LB | Bob Titchenal |
| 16 | ROG/DG | Steve Slivinski |
| 15 | ROT/DT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | ROE/DE | Charley Malone |
| 25 | BB/DB | Max Krause |
| 33 | TB/DB | Sammy Baugh |
| 49 | WB/DB | Jim Meade |
| 31 | FB/LB | Jimmy Johnston |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 35 | LOE/DE | Stillman Rouse |
| 38 | LOT/DT | Tony Furst |
| 28 | LOG/DG | Bill Feldhaus |
| 30 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 26 | ROG/DG | Bill Radovich |
| 33 | ROT/DT | Harry Smith |
| 12 | ROE/DE | Chuck Hanneman |
| 24 | TB/DB | Whizzer White |
| 22 | BB/DB | Fred Vanzo |
| 6 | WB/DB | Kent Ryan |
| 5 | FB/LB | Howie Weiss |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick Todd | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 61 | 1 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 66 | 1 |
| Frank Filchock | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Seymour | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Meade | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Howie Weiss | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Cotton Price | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Kent Ryan | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jimmy Johnston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Todd | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lloyd Cardwell | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Whizzer White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Moore | 1 | ||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Erny Pinckert | 1 | 26 | 32.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 0 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chuck Hanneman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick Todd | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 3 | 143 | 47.7 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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