| Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1949 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 36071 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 42 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Julie Rykovich 20 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 48 pass from Joe Geri (Joe Geri kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 3 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 33 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Julie Rykovich 1 run (Johnny Lujack kick failed) | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Julie Rykovich 1 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bobby Gage 97 run (Joe Geri kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bobby Gage 6 run (Joe Geri kick) | 21 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 46 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 62 | ROG | Steve Suhey |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 35 | TB | Joe Geri |
| 22 | HB | Jerry Nuzum |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| Defense | ||
| 28 | LDE | Bob Davis |
| 65 | LDT | Walt Szot |
| 72 | MG | Bill Moore |
| 86 | RDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 37 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 49 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 73 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 56 | RLB | Bob Balog |
| 45 | LDH | Bob Hanlon |
| 11 | S | Howard Hartley |
| 77 | RDH | Bobby Gage |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Ken Kavanaugh |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 21 | LOG | Chuck Drulis |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 20 | ROE | Jim Keane |
| 32 | QB | Johnny Lujack |
| 57 | LOH | J.R. Boone |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 29 | FB | John Hoffman |
| Defense | ||
| 38 | LDE | Charles Milner |
| 41 | LDT | Alf Bauman |
| 82 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | RDT | Paul Stenn |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 16 | LLB | Ed Cody |
| 21 | MLB | Chuck Drulis |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 36 | LDH | Bill deCorrevont |
| 5 | S | George McAfee |
| 33 | RDH | Bob Perina |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Gage | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 97t | 2 |
| George Papach | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 13 | 8 | 0.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.R. Boone | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 11 | 2 |
| John Hoffman | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wally Dreyer | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Geri | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 128 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 | 81.6 | ||
| Bobby Gage | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | 7 | 56.2 | ||
| Jim Finks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Lujack | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 2 | 201 | 6.7 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 49.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 7 | 192 | 27.4 | 1 | |
| Frank Wydo | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Val Jansante | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Hoffman | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Jim Keane | 3 | 54 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| J.R. Boone | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Finks | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gage | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George McAfee | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Howard Hartley | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bob Hanlon | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Frank Minini | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George Connor | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | ||
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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