| Baltimore Colts at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1955 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 40184 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 36 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 81 run (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gene Schroeder 51 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Watkins 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 2 run (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Alan Ameche 2 run (Bert Rechichar kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 37 pass from Bobby Williams (George Blanda kick) | 10 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Raymond Berry |
| 72 | LOT | George Radosevich |
| 63 | LOG | Art Spinney |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 78 | ROT | Dick Chorovich |
| 84 | ROE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 14 | QB | George Shaw |
| 31 | LOH | Burrell Shields |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 35 | FB | Alan Ameche |
| Defense | ||
| 50 | LDE | Buzz Nutter |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 61 | MG | Jack Patera |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 76 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 65 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 67 | RLB | Doug Eggers |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 44 | LS | Bert Rechichar |
| 40 | RS | Jesse Thomas |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Wightkin |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 62 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 89 | LOH | John Hoffman |
| 45 | ROH | Bobby Watkins |
| 30 | FB | Harry Jagade |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 61 | MG | Bill George |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 34 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 71 | RLB | George Connor |
| 80 | LDH | John Helwig |
| 14 | LS | Ken Gorgal |
| 20 | RS | Ray Gene Smith |
| 6 | RDH | Don Kindt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Alan Ameche | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 18 | 1 |
| George Shaw | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Burrell Shields | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Young | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 81t | 2 |
| John Hoffman | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Williams | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Harry Jagade | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| George Shaw | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 2 | 68 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 10.0 | |
| Gary Kerkorian | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 33 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 84 | 9.3 | 51t | 1 | 0 | 66.2 | |
| Bobby Williams | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 37 | 6.2 | 37t | 1 | 8 | 52.8 | |
| Ed Brown | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 49.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lloyd Colteryahn | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Ameche | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Burrell Shields | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Raymond Berry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Pellington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Young | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jack Patera | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Bryan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ken Gorgal | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill George | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Monte Brethauer | 8 | 318 | 39.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bert Rechichar | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Drzewiecki | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Raymond Berry | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bert Rechichar | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Pellington | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Drzewiecki | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
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