| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1963 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 45317 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 12 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 20 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Larry Vargo 42 interception return (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 51 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 22 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 4 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Whitsell 39 interception return (Bob Jencks kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 61 | ROT | Lucien Reeberg |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 86 | LCB | Tom Hall |
| 85 | LS | Larry Vargo |
| 21 | RS | Bruce Maher |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Bo Farrington |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROT | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 28 | HB | Willie Galimore |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 34 | FB | Joe Marconi |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Kilcullen |
| 78 | LDT | Stan Jones |
| 75 | RDT | Fred Williams |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Marconi | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 122 | 5.1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 44.1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 235 | 8.1 | 51t | 2 | 1 | 15 | 70.3 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 51t | 1 |
| Mike Ditka | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Clark | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
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