| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1957 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 41088 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 44 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Watkins 74 pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Howard Cassady 3 run (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 9 pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 29 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Jim Martin kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 88 | ROE | Steve Junker |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 30 | LOH | Tom Tracy |
| 40 | ROH | Howard Cassady |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 72 | RDT | Gil Mains |
| 68 | RDE | Gene Cronin |
| 86 | LLB | Bob Long |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 57 | RLB | Roger Zatkoff |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 21 | RDH | Carl Karilivacz |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Gene Schroeder |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Wightkin |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 62 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 43 | ROE | Jim Dooley |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 28 | LOH | Willie Galimore |
| 83 | ROH | Bill McColl |
| 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 |
| 40 | RLB | Stan Wallace |
| 48 | LDH | Vic Zucco |
| 25 | LS | J.C. Caroline |
| 29 | RS | McNeil Moore |
| 20 | RDH | Ray Gene Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Howard Cassady | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tobin Rote | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Perry Jeter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 4 | 178 | 5.1 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 28.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 152 | 9.5 | 74t | 1 | 28 | 104.2 | |
| George Blanda | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 49 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 24.6 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dave Middleton | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Steve Junker | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Dooley | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.C. Caroline | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Zucco | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| John Damore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| M.L. Brackett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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