| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1952 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 37508 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 47 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 31 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 38 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 3 run (Pat Harder kick blocked) | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 4 run (Pat Harder kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 59 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 79 punt return (Pat Harder kick) | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ed Sprinkle 2 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 80 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Blaine Earon |
| 60 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | MLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 40 | RLB | Bob Smith |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 28 | RDH | Yale Lary |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Bill Wightkin |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 66 | ROT | Bulldog Turner |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 22 | QB | George Blanda |
| 46 | LOH | Chuck Hunsinger |
| 45 | ROH | Billy Stone |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 74 | MG | Herman Clark |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 62 | LLB | Frank Dempsey |
| 71 | MLB | George Connor |
| 89 | RLB | John Hoffman |
| 6 | LDH | Don Kindt |
| 50 | S | Gerry Weatherly |
| 43 | RDH | Jim Dooley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Harder | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Bobby Layne | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Eddie Macon | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 2 | 148 | 5.7 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 22.6 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 33 | 11 | 33.3 | 0 | 216 | 6.5 | 59t | 3 | 0 | 87.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Billy Stone | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 59t | 2 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gerry Weatherly | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 9 | 396 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 301 | 50.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 79t | 1 | |
| Yale Lary | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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