| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1951 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 34778 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 44 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kayo Dottley 7 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 11 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kayo Dottley 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 37 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 37 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Gulyanics 4 run (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill Wightkin 3 blocked punt recovery (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Steve Romanik tackled in end zone by John Prchlik | 28 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | LOE | John Hoffman |
| 81 | LOT | George Connor |
| 26 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 23 | ROG | Wash Serini |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 12 | QB | Steve Romanik |
| 46 | LOH | Chuck Hunsinger |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 34 | FB | Kayo Dottley |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 62 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 14 | RDT | Wayne Hansen |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 81 | LLB | George Connor |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 6 | LDH | Don Kindt |
| 5 | LS | Billy Stone |
| 88 | RS | Gene Schroeder |
| 10 | RDH | Al Campana |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 72 | LOT | Floyd Jaszewski |
| 76 | LOG | Lou Creekmur |
| 53 | C | LaVern Torgeson |
| 64 | ROG | Dan Rogas |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Jim Martin |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 85 | RDE | Ed Berrang |
| 74 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 11 | LDH | Clarence Self |
| 44 | LS | Don Doll |
| 19 | RS | Jack Christiansen |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Kayo Dottley | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 24 | 2 |
| George Gulyanics | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Romanik | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Steve Romanik | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 243 | 14.3 | 49 | 0 | 20 | 73.8 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 3 | 299 | 9.6 | 48 | 3 | 36 | 75.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gene Schroeder | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 48 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 72 | 26.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 48 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| George Connor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Doak Walker | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 53 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | ||
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