| Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1953 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 21392 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 34 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 37 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Justice 32 pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Blanda 27 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 71 pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Leon Heath 2 run (Bill Dudley kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Hoffman 1 run (George Blanda kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bill Dudley 36 FG | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Eddie Macon 9 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | LOE | Jim Dooley |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 68 | LOG | Johnny Badaczewski |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 74 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 45 | LOH | Billy Stone |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 58 | MG | John Kreamcheck |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 62 | LLB | Frank Dempsey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 28 | LDH | Loyd Lowe |
| 22 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 6 | RS | Don Kindt |
| 46 | RDH | Billy Anderson |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 61 | LOG | Gene Pepper |
| 50 | C | Harry Ulinski |
| 63 | ROG | Cas Witucki |
| 65 | ROT | Jim Clark |
| 83 | ROE | Paul Dekker |
| 18 | QB | Jack Scarbath |
| 22 | LOH | Charlie Justice |
| 20 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 29 | FB | Paul Barry |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 74 | LDT | Laurie Niemi |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 89 | RDE | Joe Tereshinski |
| 50 | LLB | Harry Ulinski |
| 68 | RLB | Knox Ramsey |
| 44 | LDH | Harry Dowda |
| 46 | LS | Don Doll |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 34t | 2 |
| George Blanda | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charlie Justice | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon Heath | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Jack Scarbath | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 128 | 5.1 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 36.8 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Jack Scarbath | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 2 | 205 | 9.8 | 71t | 2 | 0 | 70.6 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Dooley | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Kayo Dottley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hugh Taylor | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Charlie Justice | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Leon Heath | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Kindt | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Loyd Lowe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Don Doll | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jack Cloud | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 4 | 149 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Loyd Lowe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
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