| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1954 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 52343 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 9 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 64 pass from Zeke Bratkowski (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Bowman 100 kickoff return (Doak Walker kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 44 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 6 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Doak Walker kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Jagade 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Lew Carpenter 13 pass from Tom Dublinski (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 17 FG | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 7 FG | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Bowman 9 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Doak Walker kick) | 23 | 31 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 28 FG | 23 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 70 punt return (Doak Walker kick) | 23 | 41 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 3 run (Doak Walker kick) | 23 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Stan Jones |
| 75 | LOG | Fred Williams |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 62 | ROG | Kline Gilbert |
| 72 | ROT | Bill Wightkin |
| 89 | ROE | John Hoffman |
| 10 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 6 | LOH | Don Kindt |
| 45 | ROH | Billy Stone |
| 32 | FB | Leon Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 58 | LDT | John Kreamcheck |
| 61 | MG | Bill George |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 50 | LLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 71 | RLB | George Connor |
| 80 | LDH | John Helwig |
| 29 | LS | McNeil Moore |
| 22 | RS | S.J. Whitman |
| 20 | RDH | Ray Gene Smith |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Leon Hart |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 87 | ROE | Dorne Dibble |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 34 | ROH | Lew Carpenter |
| 33 | FB | Bill Bowman |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 70 | LDT | Gerry Perry |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harry Jagade | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Lew Carpenter | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 2 | 230 | 7.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 4 | 118 | 9.8 | 64t | 1 | 0 | 56.2 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tom Dublinski | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 169 | 9.4 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 82.9 | |
| Bobby Layne | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 84 | 5.3 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 9.4 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 64t | 1 |
| Harry Jagade | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Bowman | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 38 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| S.J. Whitman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Connor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Stits | 2 | 35 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sonny Gandee | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 0 | 6 | 6L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 4 | 198 | 49.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Loyd Lowe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Harry Jagade | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Loyd Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Bowman | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 100t | 1 | |
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