| League Championship - Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1940 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 36034 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 49 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 21 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 73 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill Osmanski 68 run (Jack Manders kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Sid Luckman 1 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Maniaci 42 run (Phil Martinovich kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Kavanaugh 30 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Hamp Pool 15 interception return (Dick Plasman kick) | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray Nolting 23 run (Dick Plasman kick failed) | 41 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George McAfee 34 interception return (Joe Stydahar kick) | 48 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bulldog Turner 21 interception return (Joe Maniaci kick failed) | 54 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 44 run (Gary Famiglietti kick failed) | 60 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Famiglietti 2 run (Joe Maniaci pass from Sollie Sherman) | 67 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 1 run (Bob Snyder pass failed) | 73 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 20 | LE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 13 | LT | Joe Stydahar |
| 21 | LG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 16 | RG | George Musso |
| 35 | RT | Lee Artoe |
| 30 | RE | George Wilson |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 25 | LH | Ray Nolting |
| 5 | RH | George McAfee |
| 9 | FB | Bill Osmanski |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 28 | LOE | Bob Masterson |
| 36 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 21 | LOG | Dick Farman |
| 18 | C | Bob Titchenal |
| 16 | ROG | Steve Slivinski |
| 15 | ROT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | ROE | Charley Malone |
| 25 | BB | Max Krause |
| 33 | TB | Sammy Baugh |
| 13 | WB | Ed Justice |
| 31 | FB | Jimmy Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill Osmanski | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 68t | 1 |
| Harry Clarke | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 44t | 2 |
| Ray Nolting | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 23t | 1 |
| Joe Maniaci | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 42t | 1 |
| George McAfee | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Bob Snyder | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Sollie Sherman | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Frank Filchock | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.3 |
| Bob Snyder | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 109.7 |
| Sollie Sherman | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 56.3 |
| George McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Frank Filchock | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 5 | 87 | 3.8 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3.6 |
| Sammy Baugh | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 102 | 6.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 34 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Maniaci | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Bob Swisher | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Joe Mihal | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Wayne Millner | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Bob Masterson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Johnston | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andy Farkas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Maniaci | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Hamp Pool | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Bill Osmanski | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Roy Zimmerman | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George McAfee | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Nolting | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Frank Filchock | 4 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 | 0 | |
| Max Krause | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Erny Pinckert | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Joe Mihal | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| George Musso | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Wayne Millner | 2.0 | 18.0 |
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