| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1944 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 21960 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 41 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Art Van Tone 43 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Matheson 5 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Connie Mack Berry 20 pass from Sid Luckman (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Connie Mack Berry 6 pass from Sid Luckman (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Art Van Tone 92 kickoff return (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Keene 22 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Matheson 41 pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Frankie Sinkwich kick failed) | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Elmer Hackney 8 run (Frankie Sinkwich kick) | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Abe Croft 8 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 21 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 51 | LOE/DE | Rudy Smeja |
| 82 | LOT/DT | Tom Roberts |
| 17 | LOG/DG | Pete Gudauskas |
| 66 | C/LB | Bulldog Turner |
| 14 | ROG/DG | George Zorich |
| 26 | ROT/DT | Al Hoptowit |
| 30 | ROE/DE | George Wilson |
| 6 | QB/DB | Gene Ronzani |
| 44 | LOH/DB | Bob Margarita |
| 57 | ROH/DB | Ray McLean |
| 3 | FB/LB | Jim Fordham |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 84 | LOE/DE | Dave Diehl |
| 65 | LOT/DT | Stan Batinski |
| 10 | LOG/DG | John Greene |
| 50 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 75 | ROG/DG | Al Kaporch |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Fordham | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Margarita | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Tipp Mooney | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnny Long | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 5 | -43 | -8.6 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Frankie Sinkwich | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Elmer Hackney | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Bob Westfall | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Abe Croft | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Fordham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Margarita | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 2 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Matheson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 42 | 2 |
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Art Van Tone | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Bob Keene | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Pete Gudauskas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Art Van Tone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 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 | ||||||
| Art Van Tone | 1 | |||||
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