| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1956 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 49172 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 5 run (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 23 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 69 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gary Knafelc 23 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | J.C. Caroline 52 interception return (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Billy Howton 49 pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 70 pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 29 FG | 14 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gary Knafelc |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Skoronski |
| 63 | LOG | Joe Skibinski |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 68 | ROG | Len Szafaryn |
| 77 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 40 | LOH | Joe Johnson |
| 48 | ROH | Al Carmichael |
| 37 | FB | Howie Ferguson |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | John Martinkovic |
| 72 | LDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 79 | RDT | Dave Hanner |
| 87 | RDE | Nate Borden |
| 66 | LLB | Deral Teteak |
| 69 | MLB | Bill Forester |
| 74 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 46 | LDH | Hank Gremminger |
| 47 | LS | Val Joe Walker |
| 44 | RS | Bobby Dillon |
| 23 | RDH | Glenn Young |
| 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 |
| 21 | LOH | Perry Jeter |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 86 | RDE | Ed Meadows |
| 51 | LLB | Wayne Hansen |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 31 | RLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 25 | LDH | J.C. Caroline |
| 40 | LS | Stan Wallace |
| 29 | RS | McNeil Moore |
| 20 | RDH | Ray Gene Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Howie Ferguson | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bart Starr | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Hoffman | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Harland Carl | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 3 | 137 | 6.0 | 49t | 2 | 7 | 45.3 | |
| Bart Starr | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 2 | 119 | 13.2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 60.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 182 | 18.2 | 70t | 1 | 7 | 152.1 | |
| George Blanda | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 126 | 15.8 | 69t | 2 | 2 | 106.2 | |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Jim Haluska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Billy Howton | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 53 | 1 |
| Howie Ferguson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 70t | 2 |
| Gene Schroeder | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 69t | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harland Carl | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Hank Gremminger | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.C. Caroline | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Jesse Castete | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| M.L. Brackett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Dick Deschaine | 7 | 329 | 47.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Gene Smith | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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