| Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 53315 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 47 pass from Ed Brown (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 38 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Arnett 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 3 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bo Farrington 34 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Arnett 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | SE | Angelo Coia |
| 79 | LOT | Art Anderson |
| 78 | LOG | Stan Jones |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 60 | ROG | Roger Davis |
| 70 | ROT | Herm Lee |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 28 | HB | Willie Galimore |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 39 | FB | John Adams |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 76 | RDT | John Mellekas |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 71 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LCB | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 87 | RS | Harlon Hill |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 64 | LOG | Roy Hord |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 12 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 24 | FB | Tommy Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | John Baker |
| 67 | LDT | Urban Henry |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 17 | LS | Charley Britt |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 41 | RCB | Lindon Crow |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Galimore | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 29 | 1 |
| John Adams | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 10 | 2 |
| Dick Bass | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 160 | 10.7 | 47t | 1 | 54 | 68.1 | |
| Billy Wade | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 158.3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 2 | 245 | 8.4 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 60.3 | |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Willie Galimore | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Bo Farrington | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Angelo Coia | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Adams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Phillips | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 62 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Charlie Bivins | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 3 | 55 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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