| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1948 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 25781 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 51 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Keane 14 pass from Sid Luckman (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Noah Mullins 10 pass from Sid Luckman (Johnny Lujack kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Frank Minini 1 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Mann 24 pass from Clyde LeForce (Merv Pregulman kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | John Greene 20 pass from Fred Enke (Merv Pregulman kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George McAfee 2 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ed Sprinkle 13 pass from Sid Luckman (Johnny Lujack kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | J.R. Boone 4 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 42 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 30 | LOE | Allen Smith |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 21 | LOG | Chuck Drulis |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 45 | ROT | Walt Stickel |
| 7 | ROE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 36 | LOH | Bill deCorrevont |
| 44 | ROH | Frank Minini |
| 15 | FB | Mike Holovak |
| Defense | ||
| 30 | LDE | Allen Smith |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 82 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 45 | RDT | Walt Stickel |
| 14 | RDE | Ed Cifers |
| 15 | LLB | Mike Holovak |
| 38 | MLB | Charles Milner |
| 66 | RLB | Bulldog Turner |
| 36 | LDH | Bill deCorrevont |
| 44 | RDH | Frank Minini |
| 32 | S | Johnny Lujack |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Kelley Mote |
| 71 | LOT | Russ Thomas |
| 64 | LOG | Howie Brown |
| 57 | C | Merv Pregulman |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Ward |
| 70 | ROT | George Hekkers |
| 81 | ROE | John Greene |
| 24 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 44/35 | LOH | Bill Dudley |
| 15 | WR | Joe Margucci |
| 30 | FB | Ken Roskie |
| Defense | ||
| 36 | LDE | Max Bumgardner |
| 77 | LDT | Dale Hansen |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 70 | RDT | George Hekkers |
| 82 | RDE | Cecil Souders |
| 60 | LB | Chuck DeShane |
| 30 | LB | Ken Roskie |
| 66 | MLB | Dick Stovall |
| 42 | LDH | George Grimes |
| 11 | RDH | Jim Gillette |
| 14 | S | Joe Watt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.R. Boone | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 40 | 1 |
| George McAfee | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Joe Osmanski | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Holovak | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill deCorrevont | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Minini | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Noah Mullins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Lawler | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Fred Enke | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Camp Wilson | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Margucci | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Clyde LeForce | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 3- | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 1 | 185 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 111.9 | ||
| Johnny Lujack | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 82.6 | ||
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 2 | 75 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 | ||
| Clyde LeForce | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 95 | 8.6 | 1 | 8 | 106.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Keane | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| George McAfee | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Joe Osmanski | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Holovak | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Noah Mullins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Allen Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill deCorrevont | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Margucci | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Mann | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kelley Mote | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| John Greene | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Chuck Drulis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 38 | 0 |
| George Grimes | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George McAfee | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | ||
| Noah Mullins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| George Grimes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Frank Minini | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bill deCorrevont | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Camp Wilson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| Clyde LeForce | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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