| League Championship |
| Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1937 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 15878 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Cliff Battles 7 run (Riley Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jack Manders 19 run (Jack Manders kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jack Manders 37 pass from Bernie Masterson (Jack Manders kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Wayne Millner 55 pass from Sammy Baugh (Riley Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ed Manske 3 pass from Bernie Masterson (Jack Manders kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Wayne Millner 78 pass from Sammy Baugh (Riley Smith kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ed Justice 35 pass from Sammy Baugh (Riley Smith kick) | 28 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 40 | LE | Wayne Millner |
| 17 | LT | Turk Edwards |
| 21 | LG | Les Olsson |
| 39 | C | Eddie Kawal |
| 26 | RG | Jim Karcher |
| 15 | RT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | RE | Charley Malone |
| 35 | BB | Riley Smith |
| 33 | TB | Sammy Baugh |
| 22 | WB | Erny Pinckert |
| 20 | FB | Cliff Battles |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 18 | LOE | Ed Manske |
| 13 | LOT | Joe Stydahar |
| 21 | LOG | Danny Fortmann |
| 24 | C | Frank Bausch |
| 16 | ROG | George Musso |
| 82 | ROT | Del Bjork |
| 30 | ROE | George Wilson |
| 33 | BB | Bernie Masterson |
| 25 | TB | Ray Nolting |
| 10 | WB | Jack Manders |
| 3 | FB | Bronko Nagurski |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| CHIB | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Cliff Battles | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 |
| Don Irwin | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Max Krause | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Riley Smith | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| Bill Young | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 90 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jack Manders | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Pug Rentner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 125 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 335 | 10.2 | 78t | 3 | 1 | 26 | 107.5 |
| Cliff Battles | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 |
| Riley Smith | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 37.5 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 3 | 392 | 9.8 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 82.5 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bernie Masterson | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 2 | 130 | 7.2 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 54.6 |
| Ray Buivid | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 42 | 3.5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6.9 |
| Keith Molesworth | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 8 | 26.7 | 3 | 207 | 6.9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 38.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Wayne Millner | 9 | 160 | 17.8 | 78t | 2 |
| Cliff Battles | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Charley Malone | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Riley Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Erny Pinckert | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Irwin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 392 | 17.8 | 3 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Manske | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 52 | 1 |
| Dick Plasman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Les McDonald | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Pug Rentner | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 207 | 25.9 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie Kawal | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Cliff Battles | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Riley Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jack Manders | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sammy Baugh | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 43 | 1 |
| Riley Smith | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cliff Battles | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 174 | 24.9 | 43 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Sam Francis | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 297 | 49.5 | 62 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Riley Smith | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Buivid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Turk Edwards | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Irwin | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Smith | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Chuck Bond | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Charley Malone | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Turk Edwards | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Dick Plasman | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 39.0 |