| Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1956 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 48102 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harlon Hill 68 pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Don Bingham 100 kickoff return (George Blanda kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Wade 2 run (Les Richter kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tank Younger 2 run (Les Richter kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 2 run (George Blanda kick blocked) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Carey 15 pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 21 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Dick Daugherty |
| 51 | ROG | John Morrow |
| 79 | ROT | Glenn Holtzman |
| 89 | ROE | Ron Miller |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 37 | LOH | Tommy Wilson |
| 84 | ROH | Leon Clarke |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 68 | MG | Sid Fournet |
| 65 | RDT | Art Hauser |
| 83 | RDE | Duane Wardlow |
| 48 | LLB | Les Richter |
| 56 | RLB | Hugh Pitts |
| 41 | LDH | Jim Cason |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 44 | RDH | Jesse Whittenton |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Wightkin |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 67 | ROG | Tom Roggeman |
| 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 | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 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 |
| 40 | LS | Stan Wallace |
| 29 | RS | McNeil Moore |
| 20 | RDH | Ray Gene Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Waller | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 42 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Billy Wade | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Ed Brown | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Harland Carl | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 261 | 7.9 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 78.0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 2 | 271 | 14.3 | 68t | 1 | 10 | 89.1 | |
| George Blanda | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| Rick Casares | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Miller | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Carey | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 68t | 1 |
| Bill McColl | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Cason | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh Pitts | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Gene Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Les Richter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Stan Wallace | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Bingham | 100t | 1 | ||||
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