| Chicago Bears at Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1944 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 9069 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | C-P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Connie Mack Berry 9 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Fordham 1 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Bob Thurbon 1 run (Conway Baker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Famiglietti 23 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Margarita 47 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Fordham 2 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Doug McEnulty 5 pass from Gene Ronzani (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 42 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bulldog Turner 48 run (Pete Gudauskas kick) | 49 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 23 | LOE/DE | Connie Mack Berry |
| 46 | LOT/DT | Al Babartsky |
| 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 |
| 32 | ROH/DB | Al Grygo |
| 3 | FB/LB | Jim Fordham |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 41 | LOE/DE | Tony Bova |
| 69 | LOT/DT | Gil Duggan |
| 48 | LOG/DG | Elbie Schultz |
| 21 | C/LB | Marshall Robnett |
| 22 | ROG/DG | Conway Baker |
| 79 | ROT/DT | Chet Bulger |
| 75 | ROE/DE | Eddie Rucinski |
| 28 | BB/DB | Walt Rankin |
| 53 | LOH/DB | George Magulick |
| 33 | HB/DB | Bernie Semes |
| 40 | TB/LB | Johnny Popovich |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Margarita | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 47t | 1 |
| Jim Fordham | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Grygo | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug McEnulty | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tipp Mooney | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | ||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Thurbon | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Walt Rankin | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bernie Semes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Magulick | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 14 | -22 | -1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rudy Smeja | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tipp Mooney | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug McEnulty | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Bob Margarita | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 1 | ||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eddie Rucinski | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Walt Kichefski | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Thurbon | 7 | 215 | 30.7 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
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