| Chicago Cardinals at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1956 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 48606 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 24 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Summerall 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | J.C. Caroline 3 run (George Blanda kick) | 3 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Don Stonesifer |
| 71 | LOT | Tom Dahms |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Hogland |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 62 | ROG | John Dittrich |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 83 | ROE | Max Boydston |
| 8 | QB | Lamar McHan |
| 33 | LOH | Ollie Matson |
| 35 | ROH | Joe Childress |
| 36 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Chuck Weber |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Pasquesi |
| 55 | MG | Stan West |
| 74 | RDT | Len Teeuws |
| 85 | RDE | Pat Summerall |
| 51 | LLB | Leo Sanford |
| 57 | RLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 49 | LDH | Frank Bernardi |
| 20 | LS | Woodley Lewis |
| 41 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 40 | RDH | Lindon Crow |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 76 | LOT | John Mellekas |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 62 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 45 | LOH | Bobby Watkins |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Olszewski | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Childress | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Alex Burl | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Ed Brown | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 31 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 1 | 204 | 7.3 | 75 | 0 | 30 | 50.3 | |
| Jim Root | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 44 | 3.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Don Stonesifer | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Max Boydston | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Lane | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75 | 0 |
| Frank Bernardi | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Alex Burl | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 1 | 1,0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Leo Sanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lindon Crow | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Bernardi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Stan Wallace | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| John Roach | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Dave Mann | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Leo Sanford | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rick Casares | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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