| Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 4, 1956 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 69894 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jesse Whittenton 30 interception return (Les Richter kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 57 pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tank Younger 16 run (Les Richter kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 35 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Will Sherman 76 punt return (Les Richter kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 13 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Les Richter 13 FG | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Perry Jeter 9 run (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Perry Jeter 7 run (George Blanda kick) | 35 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Wightkin |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 62 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 88 | ROE | Gene Schroeder |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 89 | LOH | John Hoffman |
| 83 | ROH | Bill McColl |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | M.L. Brackett |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 86 | RDE | Ed Meadows |
| 51 | LLB | Wayne Hansen |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 31 | RLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 25 | LDH | J.C. Caroline |
| 22 | LS | Jesse Castete |
| 29 | RS | McNeil Moore |
| 20 | RDH | Ray Gene Smith |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Dick Daugherty |
| 63 | ROG | John Hock |
| 70 | ROT | Charley Toogood |
| 89 | ROE | Ron Miller |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 82 | LOH | Bob Boyd |
| 84 | ROH | Leon Clarke |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 48 | MG | Les Richter |
| 65 | RDT | Art Hauser |
| 83 | RDE | Duane Wardlow |
| 36 | LLB | Larry Morris |
| 56 | RLB | Hugh Pitts |
| 22 | LDH | Rex Shiver |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 44 | RDH | Jesse Whittenton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| LARM | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | 50 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 35t | 1 |
| Perry Jeter | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 9t | 2 |
| Ed Brown | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 232 | 4.5 | 50 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tank Younger | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 16t | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 16t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 121 | 8.1 | 57t | 1 | 4 | 57.9 | |
| George Blanda | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 13t | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 1 | 142 | 8.4 | 57t | 2 | 4 | 85.9 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 4 | 137 | 5.1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | |
| Billy Wade | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | |
| Ron Waller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 5 | 163 | 5.1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 57t | 2 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 57t | 2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Leon Clarke | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Ron Miller | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| J.C. Caroline | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 35 | 0 |
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesse Castete | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jesse Whittenton | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 8 | 338 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 338 | 42.3 | 53 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 72 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Will Sherman | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 76t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 | ||