| Chicago Cardinals at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1949 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 50101 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 58 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George McAfee 52 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Kavanaugh 17 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Charley Trippi 3 pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Kavanaugh 37 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | J.R. Boone 18 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 25 FG | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Gulyanics 2 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Mal Kutner 49 pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 6 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 65 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Charley Trippi 19 pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 21 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 61 | LOE | Bob Ravensberg |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 18 | LOG | George Petrovich |
| 57 | C | Bill Blackburn |
| 20 | ROG | Buster Ramsey |
| 68 | ROT | Plato Andros |
| 80 | ROE | Mal Kutner |
| 44 | QB | Paul Christman |
| 62 | LOH | Charley Trippi |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Tom Wham |
| 72 | LDT | Bill Fischer |
| 57 | MG | Bill Blackburn |
| 82 | RDT | John Goldsberry |
| 43 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 67 | LLB | Corwin Clatt |
| 32 | MLB | Vince Banonis |
| 20 | RLB | Buster Ramsey |
| 37 | LDH | Clarence Self |
| 98 | S | Bob Nussbaumer |
| 31 | RDH | Jerry Davis |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Ken Kavanaugh |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 21 | LOG | Chuck Drulis |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 20 | ROE | Jim Keane |
| 32 | QB | Johnny Lujack |
| 39 | LOH | George Gulyanics |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 29 | FB | John Hoffman |
| Defense | ||
| 38 | LDE | Charles Milner |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 82 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 45 | RDT | Walt Stickel |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 16 | LLB | Ed Cody |
| 21 | MLB | Chuck Drulis |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 36 | LDH | Bill deCorrevont |
| 5 | S | George McAfee |
| 33 | RDH | Bob Perina |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mal Kutner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Wally Dreyer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Paul Christman | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 2 | 280 | 9.0 | 3 | 41 | 110.4 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Lujack | 39 | 24 | 61.5 | 3 | 468 | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 110.9 | ||
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 8 | 123 | 15.4 | 59 | 2 |
| Mal Kutner | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Billy Dewell | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Wham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Hoffman | 8 | 174 | 21.8 | 64 | 2 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 58 | 2 |
| J.R. Boone | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Stenn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Keane | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| George Connor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Bob Nussbaumer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Fischer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill deCorrevont | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Red Cochran | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 66 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Red Cochran | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George McAfee | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Wally Dreyer | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Red Cochran | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Wally Dreyer | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ed Cody | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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