| Chicago Cardinals at Cleveland Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1945 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: League Park Attendance: 10872 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Bob Waterfield 8 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Steve Pritko 8 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Gillette 25 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| 48 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 64 | LOT/DT | Gil Duggan |
| 22 | LOG/DG | Conway Baker |
| 43 | C/LB | Marshall Robnett |
| 66 | ROG/DG | Steve Enich |
| 73 | ROT/DT | Chet Bulger |
| 29 | ROE/DE | Joe Carter |
| 55 | QB/DB | Vince Oliver |
| 50 | LOH/DB | Leo Cantor |
| 28 | ROH/DB | Ernie Bonelli |
| 39 | FB/LB | Al Drulis |
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 38 | LOE/DE | Floyd Konetsky |
| 40 | LOT/DT | Elbie Schultz |
| 11 | LOG/DG | Riley Matheson |
| 39 | C/LB | Mike Scarry |
| 27 | ROG/DG | Mike Lazetich |
| 42 | ROT/DT | Gil Bouley |
| 30 | ROE/DE | Steve Pritko |
| 7 | QB/DB | Bob Waterfield |
| 18 | LOH/DB | Fred Gehrke |
| 12 | ROH/DB | Harvey Jones |
| 36 | FB/LB | Pat West |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ernie Bonelli | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Walt Watt | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Seno | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Al Drulis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Reynolds | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vince Oliver | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 0 | |
| Leo Cantor | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Gillette | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 25t | 1 |
| Fred Gehrke | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 |
| George Koch | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Pat West | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ralph Ruthstrom | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Worden | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Harvey Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Poole | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Clint Wager | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Billy Dewell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Red Hickey | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Pritko | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Poole | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Leo Cantor | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Carol Blackwell | 9 | 337 | 37.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
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