| Buffalo Bills at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1948 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 6305 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 45 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Julie Rykovich 1 run (Jim McCarthy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 5 run (Al Baldwin kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Chuck Fenenbock 53 pass from Jesse Freitas (Jim McCarthy kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 33 pass from George Ratterman (Vic Kulbitski kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Bill Kellagher 5 run (Jim McCarthy kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 7 run (Vic Kulbitski kick blocked) | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 8 run (Vic Kulbitski kick) | 26 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Fay King 17 pass from Jesse Freitas (Jim McCarthy kick) | 26 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Rex Bumgardner 90 punt return (Vic Kulbitski kick) | 33 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Vic Kulbitski 64 fumble recovery (Vic Kulbitski kick failed) | 39 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Fay King 25 pass from Jesse Freitas (Jim McCarthy kick) | 39 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 52 | ROE | Paul Gibson |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 82 | ROH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 37 | MG | Vince Scott |
| 45 | RDT | Jack Carpenter |
| 51 | RDE | George Kisiday |
| 25 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 33 | MLB | John Wyhonic |
| 74 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 81 | LDH | Chick Maggioli |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| 89 | S | Don Schneider |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Bob Jensen |
| 46 | LOT | Ed Ecker |
| 30 | LOG | Jim Pearcy |
| 28 | C | Fred Negus |
| 34 | ROG | Joe Ruetz |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 55 | ROE | Fay King |
| 60 | QB | Jesse Freitas |
| 82 | LOH | Bobby Livingstone |
| 85 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 78 | FB | Jim Mello |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Jim McCarthy |
| 45 | LDT | Ziggy Czarobski |
| 33 | MG | George Bernhardt |
| 44 | RDT | Chet Kozel |
| 56 | RDE | Ray Kuffel |
| 34 | LLB | Joe Ruetz |
| 22 | MLB | Peter Lamana |
| 28 | RLB | Fred Negus |
| 84 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 74/72 | RDH | Bill Kellagher |
| 86 | S | Chuck Fenenbock |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 3 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Don Schneider | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Chick Maggioli | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Gompers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Jim Mello | 19 | 136 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Bobby Livingstone | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 3 | 181 | 9.5 | 1 | 54.8 | |||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Jesse Freitas | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 3 | 263 | 11.0 | 3 | 92.9 | |||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Paul Gibson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Fay King | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 2 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 1 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Kuffel | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Mello | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chick Maggioli | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carl Schuette | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Fred Negus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chick Maggioli | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90t | 1 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Don Schneider | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Ray Kuffel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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