| Chicago Cardinals at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1953 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 38059 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 40 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Dooley 24 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Summerall 32 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Gern Nagler 29 pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Leo Sanford 48 interception return (Pat Summerall kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 1 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 4 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gern Nagler |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Higgins |
| 61 | LOG | Dave Suminski |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 64 | ROG | Jerry Watford |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 12 | QB | Steve Romanik |
| 20 | LOH | Billy Cross |
| 33 | ROH | Johnny Olszewski |
| 37 | FB | Jack Spinks |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | George Schmidt |
| 76 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 68 | MG | Nick Chickillo |
| 57 | RDT | Jerry Groom |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 31 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 34 | MLB | John Panelli |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 87 | LDH | Ray Ramsey |
| 24 | S | Jim Psaltis |
| 22 | RDH | Don Paul |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | LOE | Jim Dooley |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 68 | LOG | Johnny Badaczewski |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 74 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 25 | LOH | Eddie Macon |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 58 | LDT | John Kreamcheck |
| 75 | MG | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 28 | LDH | Loyd Lowe |
| 22 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 6 | RS | Don Kindt |
| 60 | RDH | John Helwig |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Don Paul | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Tony Curcillo | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Root | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Root | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 108 | 6.8 | 29t | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Steve Romanik | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 65 | 7.2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 29.6 | |
| Charley Trippi | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 52.1 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 306 | 8.3 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 88.3 | |
| Tommy O'Connell | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.4 | |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Gern Nagler | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Don Paul | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Dooley | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 24t | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Dick Hensley | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Leo Sanford | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill Bishop | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| S.J. Whitman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jack Simmons | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Loyd Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Tony Curcillo | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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