| Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1959 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 77943 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 72 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Del Shofner 50 pass from Billy Wade (Jack Morris kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 25 pass from Zeke Bratkowski (John Aveni kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 1 run (John Aveni kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Larry Morris 19 opponents fumble recovery (John Aveni kick failed) | 20 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ollie Matson 19 run (Jack Morris kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 30 pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick failed) | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Arnett 38 pass from Frank Ryan (Jack Morris kick) | 26 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bill McColl |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 76 | C | John Mellekas |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Klein |
| 88 | ROE | Willard Dewveall |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 47 | LOH | Johnny Morris |
| 43 | ROH | Jim Dooley |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Earl Leggett |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LDH | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 20 | RS | Jack Johnson |
| 24 | RDH | Erich Barnes |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | LOE | Del Shofner |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 51 | C | John Morrow |
| 62 | ROG | John Houser |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 84 | ROE | Leon Clarke |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 26 | LOH | Jon Arnett |
| 82 | ROH | Jim Phillips |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Matson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 74 | LDT | John Baker |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 83 | RDE | Lou Michaels |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 35 | RLB | Roy Wilkins |
| 81 | LDH | Tom Franckhauser |
| 46 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 21 | RDH | Eddie Meador |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Johnny Morris | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 35 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 0 | 112 | 7.0 | 30t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 92 | 8.4 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 105.1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 206 | 12.9 | 50t | 1 | 27 | 132.3 | |
| Frank Ryan | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 68 | 4.5 | 38t | 1 | 10 | 40.4 | |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 29t | 1 |
| Willard Dewveall | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 33 | 1 |
| Jim Dooley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 38t | 1 |
| Leon Clarke | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Jim Phillips | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Del Shofner | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Roy Wilkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
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