| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1943 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 48118 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill Geyer 64 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 1 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Callihan 5 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Harry Hopp 40 interception return (Augie Lio kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 26 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick blocked) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Hamp Pool 42 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Callihan 2 run (Augie Lio kick) | 27 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 12 | LE | Jim Benton |
| 35 | LT | Bill Steinkemper |
| 21 | LG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 15 | RG | George Musso |
| 26 | RT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | RE | George Wilson |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 4 | LH | Harry Clarke |
| 11 | RH | Bill Geyer |
| 29 | FB | Doug McEnulty |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 80 | LE | Bill Fisk |
| 73 | LT | Augie Lio |
| 83 | LG | Riley Matheson |
| 50 | C | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 66 | RG | Tony Rubino |
| 76 | RT | Al Kaporch |
| 86 | RE | Ben Hightower |
| 48 | TB | Chuck Fenenbock |
| 23 | BB | Murray Evans |
| 10 | WB | Lloyd Cardwell |
| 44 | FB | Harry Hopp |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harry Clarke | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Geyer | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug McEnulty | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Harry Hopp | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 3 | 248 | 20.7 | 3 | 98.3 | |||
| Bob Snyder | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 56.2 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 1 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 35.4 | |||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 8.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bill Geyer | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 64t | 1 |
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Hamp Pool | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 42t | 1 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Harry Hopp | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Hightower | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 1 | ||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Hopp | 1 | ||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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