| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1943 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 48118 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill Geyer 64 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 1 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Callihan 5 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Harry Hopp 40 interception return (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 26 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick blocked) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Hamp Pool 42 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Callihan 2 run (Augie Lio kick) | 27 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 12 | LOE/DE | Jim Benton |
| 35 | LOT/DT | Bill Steinkemper |
| 21 | LOG/DG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C/LB | Bulldog Turner |
| 15 | ROG/DG | George Musso |
| 26 | ROT/DT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | ROE/DE | George Wilson |
| 42 | QB/DB | Sid Luckman |
| 4 | LOH/DB | Harry Clarke |
| 11 | ROH/DB | Bill Geyer |
| 29 | FB/LB | Doug McEnulty |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 80 | LOE/DE | Bill Fisk |
| 73 | LOT/DT | Augie Lio |
| 83 | LOG/DG | Riley Matheson |
| 50 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 66 | ROG/DG | Tony Rubino |
| 76 | ROT/DT | Al Kaporch |
| 86 | ROE/DE | Ben Hightower |
| 23 | BB/DB | Murray Evans |
| 48 | TB/DB | Chuck Fenenbock |
| 10 | WB/DB | Lloyd Cardwell |
| 44 | FB/LB | Harry Hopp |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harry Clarke | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Geyer | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug McEnulty | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Harry Hopp | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill Geyer | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 64t | 1 |
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Hamp Pool | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 42t | 1 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Harry Hopp | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Hightower | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 1 | ||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Hopp | 1 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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