| Chicago Bears at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1953 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23715 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 23 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 36 interception return (Buck McPhail kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 56 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Fred Enke tackled in end zone by Dick Hensley | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Buck McPhail 19 FG | 9 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | LOE | Jim Dooley |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 68 | LOG | Johnny Badaczewski |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 74 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | LOH | Eddie Macon |
| 32 | ROH | Leon Campbell |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Dick Hensley |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 58 | MG | John Kreamcheck |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 25 | LDH | Eddie Macon |
| 6 | LS | Don Kindt |
| 47 | RS | Rex Proctor |
| 89 | RDH | John Hoffman |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Mel Embree |
| 75 | LOT | Gino Marchetti |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 50 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 66 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 73 | ROT | Joe Campanella |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 17 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 20 | LOH | George Taliaferro |
| 40 | ROH | Tommy Kalmanir |
| 31 | FB | Buck McPhail |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Elmer Wingate |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 60 | MG | Sisto Averno |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 83 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 62 | LLB | Alex Agase |
| 64 | RLB | Ed Sharkey |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 23t | 1 |
| Eddie Macon | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy O'Connell | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 3 | -13 | -4.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Buck McPhail | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 25 | 0 |
| John Huzvar | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Tommy O'Connell | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 3 | 208 | 8.7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | |
| George Blanda | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 33 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 9.6 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 1 | 93 | 4.7 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 50.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill McColl | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Wightkin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mel Embree | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Danny Edwards | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Monte Brethauer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rex Proctor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bert Rechichar | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 288 | 36.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Leon Campbell | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
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