| Chicago Cardinals at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 21, 1945 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 32644 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 61 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | John Greene 56 pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Bill Callihan kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jack Matheson 8 pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Bill Callihan kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Westfall 14 pass from Chuck Fenenbock (Bill Callihan kick failed) | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Ryan 1 run (Bill Callihan kick failed) | 0 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| 48 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 60 | LOT/DT | Ralph Foster |
| 75 | LOG/DG | Vic Obeck |
| 23 | C/LB | Cliff Speegle |
| 17 | ROG/DG | Joe Kuharich |
| 63 | ROT/DT | Bob Zimny |
| 19 | ROE/DE | Eddie Rucinski |
| 33 | QB/DB | Johnny Knolla |
| 50 | LOH/DB | Leo Cantor |
| 45 | ROH/DB | Frank Seno |
| 39 | FB/LB | Al Drulis |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 10 | LOE/DE | John Greene |
| 12 | LOT/DT | Dick Mesak |
| 73 | LOG/DG | Bill Radovich |
| 22 | C/LB | Bob Nelson |
| 65 | ROG/DG | Stan Batinski |
| 81 | ROT/DT | Emil Uremovich |
| 82 | ROE/DE | Jack Matheson |
| 25 | BB/DB | Bill Callihan |
| 44 | TB/DB | Dave Ryan |
| 17 | WB/DB | Chuck DeShane |
| 34 | FB/LB | Elmer Hackney |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Seno | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Leo Cantor | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Walt Watt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Balazs | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Bonelli | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Christman | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Westfall | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Jim Thomason | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Andy Farkas | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 8 | -7 | -0.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Dewell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Balazs | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Rucinski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Leo Cantor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Greene | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 56t | 1 |
| Andy Farkas | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Jack Matheson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Jim Thomason | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Damon Tassos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Reynolds | 10 | 326 | 32.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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