| Cleveland Rams at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1939 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 13254 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Johnny Drake 34 run (Vic Spadaccini kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Swisher 7 run (Joe Maniaci kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Les McDonald 21 pass from Bernie Masterson (Joe Maniaci kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Maniaci 1 run (kick failed) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Johnny Drake 1 run (Vic Spadaccini kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jack Manders 16 FG | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Plasman 26 pass from Bernie Masterson (Jack Manders kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 50 pass from Kelly Moan (Kelly Moan kick) | 21 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 26 | LOE/LDE | Jim Benton |
| 35 | LOT/LDT | Ben Friend |
| 25 | LOG/LDG | Lew Bostick |
| 17 | C/MG | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 28 | ROG/RDG | Riley Matheson |
| 11 | ROT/RDT | Art Lewis |
| 12 | ROE/RDE | Johnny Wilson |
| 33 | BB/S | Vic Spadaccini |
| 32 | TB/LDH | Parker Hall |
| 10 | WB/RDH | Gaylon Smith |
| 14 | FB/LB | Johnny Drake |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 14 | LOE/LDE | Dick Plasman |
| 27 | LOT/LDT | Milt Trost |
| 23 | LOG/LDG | Aldo Forte |
| 12 | C/MG | Frank Sullivan |
| 35 | ROG/RDG | Dick Bassi |
| 18 | ROT/RDT | Alec Shellogg |
| 30 | ROE/RDE | George Wilson |
| 22 | QB/S | Sollie Sherman |
| 42 | LOH/LDH | Sid Luckman |
| 10 | ROH/RDH | Jack Manders |
| 2 | FB/LB | Gary Famiglietti |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Johnny Drake | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 34 | 2 |
| Parker Hall | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Gaylon Smith | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Corby Davis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Benton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Swisher | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Joe Maniaci | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Bill Osmanski | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Sid Luckman | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bert Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Manders | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bernie Masterson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Patterson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Plasman | 1 | ||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 45 | 1 |
| Joel Hitt | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wilson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lou Barle | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ray Nolting | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Les McDonald | 1 | ||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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