| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1956 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 49086 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 32 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Bowman 18 pass from Harry Gilmer (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 68 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | J.C. Caroline 9 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 44 pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Watkins 7 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Fortunato 27 interception return (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 9 pass from Harry Gilmer (Jim Martin kick) | 21 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 75 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 84 | ROE | Dave Middleton |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 87 | LOH | Jim Doran |
| 26 | ROH | Gene Gedman |
| 82 | FB | Leon Hart |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 68 | RDE | Gene Cronin |
| 85 | LLB | Sonny Gandee |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 86 | RLB | Bob Long |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RDH | Carl Karilivacz |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Howard Cassady | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Gilmer | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 17 | 190 | 11.2 | 68t | 2 |
| J.C. Caroline | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Bobby Watkins | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 7t | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Bingham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Harry Gilmer | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 134 | 5.8 | 18t | 2 | 5 | 77.1 | |
| Bobby Layne | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 42 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 74.7 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 142 | 9.5 | 44t | 1 | 5 | 80.4 | |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Harlon Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dave Middleton | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Jim Dooley | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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