| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1953 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 58056 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 38 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 36 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Eddie Macon 10 pass from Tommy O'Connell (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 28 | LDH | Loyd Lowe |
| 22 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 6 | RS | Don Kindt |
| 46 | RDH | Billy Anderson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Cloyce Box |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 78 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 82 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 26 | ROH | Gene Gedman |
| 14 | FB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 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 |
| 62 | RLB | Jim Martin |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 37 | 13 | 35.1 | 5 | 154 | 4.2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |
| Tommy O'Connell | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 39 | 7.8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 124.2 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 2 | 146 | 8.6 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 47.3 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Dooley | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Kindt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Gerry Weatherly | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sonny Gandee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 0 | 46 | 46L | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 0 | 6 | 6L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 9 | 430 | 47.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 9 | 294 | 32.7 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Loyd Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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