| Baltimore Colts at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 11, 1953 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 35326 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 63 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 6 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Danny Edwards 15 pass from Fred Enke (Buck McPhail kick blocked) | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Buddy Young 28 pass from Fred Enke (Buck McPhail kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 5 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 16 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 45 | ROH | Billy Stone |
| 89 | FB | John Hoffman |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 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 |
| 46 | RDH | Billy Anderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Huzvar | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Kayo Dottley | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy O'Connell | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 236 | 7.6 | 54 | 2 | 20 | 79.5 | |
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 115 | 5.2 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 61.7 | |
| Tommy O'Connell | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Danny Edwards | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15t | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 28t | 1 |
| Mel Embree | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill McColl | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 16 | 2 |
| Billy Stone | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Ed Mioduszewski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Barney Poole | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Anderson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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