| League Championship - Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1943 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 34320 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Andy Farkas 1 run (Bob Masterson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 31 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bronko Nagurski 3 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dante Magnani 36 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dante Magnani 66 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick failed) | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Andy Farkas 17 pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Benton 29 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 16 pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Aguirre 25 pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick) | 21 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 28 | LE | Bob Masterson |
| 12 | LT | Lou Rymkus |
| 51 | LG | Clyde Shugart |
| 47 | C | George Smith |
| 16 | RG | Steve Slivinski |
| 37 | RT | Joe Pasqua |
| 19 | RE | Joe Aguirre |
| 42 | BB | Ray Hare |
| 32 | TB | George Cafego |
| 25 | WB | Frank Seno |
| 44 | FB | Andy Farkas |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 12 | LOE | Jim Benton |
| 19 | LOT | Dom Sigillo |
| 21 | LOG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 15 | ROG | George Musso |
| 26 | ROT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | ROE | George Wilson |
| 17/13 | QB | Bob Snyder |
| 4 | LOH | Harry Clarke |
| 8 | ROH | Dante Magnani |
| 27 | FB | Bob Masters |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Andy Farkas | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Frank Seno | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilbur Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Cafego | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Snyder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Vodicka | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 123 | 10.3 | 2 | 105.2 | |||
| George Cafego | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 3 | 76 | 6.3 | 0 | 13.9 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | 286 | 11.0 | 66t | 5 | 135.6 | ||
| Bob Snyder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Wilbur Moore | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Aguirre | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Al Piasecky | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Andy Farkas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Ted Lapka | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Masterson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Seno | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dante Magnani | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 66t | 2 |
| Harry Clarke | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 31t | 2 |
| George Wilson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Hamp Pool | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| George Cafego | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Doug McEnulty | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Andy Farkas | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| George Cafego | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McLean | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ray Hare | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Connie Mack Berry | 1.0 | 18.0 |
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