| Chicago Cardinals at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 10, 1939 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: University of Detroit Stadium Attendance: 15075 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Lloyd Cardwell 70 run (Monk Moscrip kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Monk Moscrip 66 fumble recovery (Monk Moscrip kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnny Pingel 3 run (Monk Moscrip kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bill Smith 46 pass from Jack Robbins (Bill Smith kick blocked) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bill Smith 30 pass from Jack Robbins (Bill Smith kick) | 13 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| 17 | LOE/LDE | Joel Mason |
| 22 | LOT/LDT | Conway Baker |
| 35 | LOG/LDG | Glynn Rogers |
| 16 | C/MG | Hank Adams |
| 28 | ROG/RDG | Ross Carter |
| 46 | ROT/RDT | Al Babartsky |
| 40 | ROE/RDE | Bill Smith |
| 53 | BB/S | George Faust |
| 56 | TB/LDH | Coley McDonough |
| 33 | WB/RDH | Doug Russell |
| 11 | FB/LB | Sam Agee |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 11 | LOE/LDE | Monk Moscrip |
| 16 | LOT/LDT | Jack Johnson |
| 78 | LOG/LDG | John Wiethe |
| 30 | C/MG | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 26 | ROG/RDG | Bill Feldhaus |
| 14 | ROT/RDT | Ray George |
| 12 | ROE/RDE | Chuck Hanneman |
| 37 | TB/S | Johnny Pingel |
| 22 | BB/LDH | Fred Vanzo |
| 3 | WB/RDH | Lloyd Cardwell |
| 9 | FB/LB | Bill Shepherd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Buddy Parker | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Agee | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| George Faust | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Robbins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Lawrence | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Coley McDonough | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Doug Russell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnny Pingel | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Lloyd Cardwell | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 70 | 1 |
| Jim McDonald | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Gordon Gore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jimmy Lawrence | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Keith Birlem | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 2 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Shepherd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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