| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1953 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 36165 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 39 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 14 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Eddie Macon 14 run (failed) | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 55 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 26 FG | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 2 run (Doak Walker kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Cloyce Box |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 78 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 82 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Cline |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| 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 |
| 45 | LOH | Billy Stone |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 58 | LDT | John Kreamcheck |
| 75 | MG | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 62 | LLB | Frank Dempsey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 25 | LDH | Eddie Macon |
| 22 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 6 | RS | Don Kindt |
| 46 | RDH | Billy Anderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Layne | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Leon Campbell | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 14t | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 0 | 241 | 5.6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 66.1 | |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 39 | 16 | 41.0 | 4 | 225 | 5.8 | 55t | 1 | 0 | 29.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Hoffman | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 55t | 1 |
| Jim Dooley | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| George Connor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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