| Buffalo Bills at Chicago Rockets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 19, 1947 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 22685 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 74 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 9 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Juzwik 29 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Vic Kulbitski 2 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Elroy Hirsch 76 pass from Sammy Vacanti (John Rokisky kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Elroy Hirsch 2 run (John Rokisky kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 58 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Fay King 18 pass from George Ratterman (Steve Juzwik kick) | 31 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 23 | C | Bert Corley |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | ROT | George Doherty |
| 54 | ROE | Al Coppage |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 86 | LOH | Julie Rykovich |
| 83 | ROH | Chet Mutryn |
| 87 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Paul Gibson |
| 41 | LDT | Chet Kozel |
| 32 | LDG | Hal Lahar |
| 35 | RDG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | RDT | John Kerns |
| 53 | RDE | Marty Comer |
| 73 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 83 | LDH | Chet Mutryn |
| 86 | RDH | Julie Rykovich |
| 57 | S | Al Baldwin |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | John Rokisky |
| 41 | LOT | John Kuzman |
| 30 | LOG | Jim Pearcy |
| 27 | C | Fred Negus |
| 36 | ROG | Alex Agase |
| 40 | ROT | Forrest Grigg |
| 51 | ROE | Jerry Mulready |
| 69 | QB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 80 | LOH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 60 | ROH | Bill Schroeder |
| 71 | FB | Bill Daley |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Max Morris |
| 49 | LDT | Benny Pucci |
| 30 | MG | Jim Pearcy |
| 46 | RDT | Harley McCollum |
| 55 | RDE | Bob Dove |
| 25 | LB | Herb Coleman |
| 74 | LB | Bill Kellagher |
| 99 | DB | Billy Bass |
| 80 | DB | Elroy Hirsch |
| 88 | DB | Ray Ramsey |
| 60 | DB | Bill Schroeder |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
| CHI | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Julie Rykovich | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Fred Evans | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| George Koch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Juzwik | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 144 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Teddy Scalissi | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Daley | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Bass | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 294 | 9.5 | 58t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 116.1 |
| George Terlep | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 1 | 304 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115.4 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 162 | 10.1 | 76t | 1 | 1 | 12 | 117.2 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 162 | 10.1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 117.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 58t | 1 |
| Al Baldwin | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Fay King | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Al Coppage | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| George Terlep | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gibson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Juzwik | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 304 | 16.0 | 4 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 76t | 1 |
| Max Morris | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Mulready | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Teddy Scalissi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Bass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Daley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 162 | 16.2 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Albie Reisz | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alex Wizbicki | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Teddy Scalissi | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 0 | ||