| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1944 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 23835 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Tipp Mooney 61 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Westfall 1 run (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray McLean 38 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Matheson 17 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Westfall 75 run (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray McLean 28 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 21 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 84 | LOE/DE | Dave Diehl |
| 71 | LOT/DT | Ed Opalewski |
| 75 | LOG/DG | Al Kaporch |
| 50 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 52 | ROG/DG | George Sirochman |
| 77 | ROT/DT | Luke Lindon |
| 82 | ROE/DE | Jack Matheson |
| 25 | BB/DB | Bill Callihan |
| 21 | TB/DB | Frankie Sinkwich |
| 11 | WB/DB | Art Van Tone |
| 86 | FB/LB | Bob Westfall |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 51 | LOE/DE | Rudy Smeja |
| 13 | LOT/DT | Jake Sweeney |
| 7 | LOG/DG | Ed Sprinkle |
| 66 | C/LB | Bulldog Turner |
| 14 | ROG/DG | George Zorich |
| 26 | ROT/DT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | ROE/DE | George Wilson |
| 33 | QB/DB | Johnny Long |
| 4 | LOH/DB | Tipp Mooney |
| 32 | ROH/DB | Al Grygo |
| 37 | FB/LB | Bob Masters |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Westfall | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 75t | 2 |
| Frankie Sinkwich | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Keene | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Margarita | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Tipp Mooney | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Masters | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Long | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Fordham | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Matheson | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Art Van Tone | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ray McLean | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 38t | 2 |
| George Wilson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Tipp Mooney | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Abe Croft | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Al Grygo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| George Zorich | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Margarita | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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