| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1944 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 20940 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | C-P | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray McLean 8 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Fordham 1 run (Pete Gudauskas kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Connie Mack Berry 51 pass from Johnny Long (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Connie Mack Berry 15 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Bob Thurbon 25 run (Conway Baker kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Al Grygo 8 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 7 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 41 | LOE/DE | Tony Bova |
| 48 | LOT/DT | Elbie Schultz |
| 22 | LOG/DG | Conway Baker |
| 21 | C/LB | Marshall Robnett |
| 39 | ROG/DG | John Perko |
| 79 | ROT/DT | Chet Bulger |
| 45 | ROE/DE | Walt Kichefski |
| 28 | BB/DB | Walt Rankin |
| 23 | LOH/DB | Johnny Butler |
| 39 | HB/DB | Bob Thurbon |
| 66 | TB/LB | Johnny Grigas |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 51 | LOE/DE | Rudy Smeja |
| 13 | LOT/DT | Jake Sweeney |
| 7 | LOG/DG | Ed Sprinkle |
| 66 | C/LB | Bulldog Turner |
| 14 | ROG/DG | George Zorich |
| 26 | ROT/DT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | ROE/DE | George Wilson |
| 33 | QB/DB | Johnny Long |
| 44 | LOH/DB | Bob Margarita |
| 32 | ROH/DB | Al Grygo |
| 3 | FB/LB | Jim Fordham |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-P | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | / | / | 13 | 109 | 3 | 1 | |
| CHIB | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 12 | 100 | 5 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Magulick | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Johnny Grigas | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurbon | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Johnny Butler | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Walt Rankin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Al Grygo | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 30 | 1 |
| Jim Fordham | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Gene Ronzani | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Tipp Mooney | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Bob Margarita | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Long | 6 | -39 | -6.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 50 | 135 | 2.7 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Walt Masters | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 13 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 3 | 16.7 | 3 | 26 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Long | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 138.7 | |||
| Gene Ronzani | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 59 | 6.6 | 1 | 73.2 | |||
| Bill Glenn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 154 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 97.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Magulick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Thurbon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Wilson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Abe Croft | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rudy Smeja | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Margarita | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 11 | 154 | 14.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Butler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tipp Mooney | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walt Masters | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 284 | 35.5 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Al Grygo | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 214 | 35.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||