| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1952 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 50410 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 50 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Cloyce Box 29 pass from Bobby Layne (Pat Harder kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Cloyce Box 28 pass from Bobby Layne (Pat Harder kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Cloyce Box 25 pass from Bobby Layne (Pat Harder kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 8 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 11 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 11 pass from Bobby Layne (Pat Harder kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | By Bailey 6 run (Pat Harder kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Christiansen 18 run (Pat Harder kick) | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Fred Morrison 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Bill Wightkin |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 66 | ROT | Bulldog Turner |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 22 | QB | George Blanda |
| 46 | LOH | Chuck Hunsinger |
| 45 | ROH | Billy Stone |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 74 | MG | Herman Clark |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 62 | LLB | Frank Dempsey |
| 71 | MLB | George Connor |
| 40 | RLB | Al Campana |
| 6 | LDH | Don Kindt |
| 50 | S | Gerry Weatherly |
| 43 | RDH | Jim Dooley |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Cloyce Box |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 80 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 45 | ROH | By Bailey |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Doran |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Blaine Earon |
| 60 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | MLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 40 | RLB | Bob Smith |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 28 | RDH | Yale Lary |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Billy Stone | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Romanik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| By Bailey | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Ollie Cline | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 4 | 69 | 3.6 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 20.2 | |
| Steve Romanik | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 102 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 55.0 | |
| Bobby Williams | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 35 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 19.0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 0 | 296 | 8.5 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 127.8 | |
| Jim Hardy | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 34 | 5.7 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 13.9 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill McColl | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Cloyce Box | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 40 | 3 |
| Leon Hart | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Swiacki | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| By Bailey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Williams | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| LaVern Torgeson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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