1952 - Week 2
Chicago Bears at Chicago Cardinals
At Comiskey Park Sunday, October 5, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Bears 7 0 0 0 7
Chicago Cardinals 10 6 7 14 37
Scoring Plays Bears Cardinals
1st Quarter
Bears 14:45 Kickoff Return by Macon for 98 yards ( Blanda Kick ) ( 0:00 ) 7 0
Cardinals 10:39 Cross 10 yd. run ( Geri Kick ) ( 3-21, 1:28 ) 7 7
Cardinals 3:47 Geri 26 yd. Field Goal ( 4-9, 2:32 ) 7 10
2nd Quarter
Cardinals 2:08 Sitko 7 yd. run ( Geri Kick missed ) ( 9-78, 5:07 ) 7 16
3rd Quarter
Cardinals 4:54 Matson 4 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 10-53, 5:59 ) 7 23
4th Quarter
Cardinals 8:47 Trippi 15 yd. run ( Geri Kick ) ( 8-63, 4:39 ) 7 30
Cardinals 7:35 Cross 26 yd. pass from Panciera ( Geri Kick ) ( 2-27, 0:55 ) 7 37

MVP: Ollie Matson HB\FL\KR\PR\DB (Chi Cards)
Rushing: 56 Yds, Receiving: 4 Catches, 63 Yds, 1 TD, Defense: 4 Tkl, Returns: 41 Yds

Unavailable
CHI: K.Dottley (FB), E.Cole (T)
CHC: D.R.Paul (KR\PR\DB), J.Jennings (T), B.Svoboda (LB), D.Mills (LB), B.Gay (DB), W.Triplett (DB)
Temp: 58°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 14 mph (Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 0:15 TurnoverTD 14:45 2:31 CHC 38 4 20 Punt
12:14 0:07 CHI 11 1 10 Fumble 12:07 1:28 CHI 21 3 21 Touchdown
10:39 2:32 CHI 25 4 9 Punt 8:07 1:40 CHC 23 3 7 Punt
6:27 0:08 CHI 30 1 -2 Fumble 6:19 2:32 CHI 28 4 9 Field Goal
3:47 1:45 CHI 30 3 1 Punt 2:02 5:05 CHC 30 8 48 Downs
11:57 4:42 CHI 22 8 56 Fumble 7:15 5:07 CHC 22 9 78 Touchdown
2:08 0:18 CHI 20 2 28 Interception 1:50 0:47 CHC 44 2 -10 Punt
1:03 0:25 CHI 15 3 8 Punt 0:38 0:31 CHI 48 3 -8 Punt
0:07 0:07 CHI 22 1 -1 End of Half 15:00 2:26 CHC 30 4 22 Punt
12:34 1:41 CHI 3 3 4 Punt 10:53 5:59 CHC 47 10 53 Touchdown
4:54 1:03 CHI 42 3 1 Punt 3:51 3:49 CHC 28 6 35 Punt
0:02 1:36 CHI 20 3 7 Punt 13:26 4:39 CHC 37 8 63 Touchdown
8:47 0:17 CHI 30 1 -3 Fumble 8:30 0:55 CHI 27 2 27 Touchdown
7:35 2:52 CHI 21 4 34 Punt 4:43 2:21 CHC 20 3 0 Punt
2:22 2:22 CHI 29 11 35 End of Game
20:10 CHI 23 48 187 39:50 CHC 42 69 365
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Chicago Bears 4:47 5:32 2:46 7:05 20:10
Chicago Cardinals 10:13 9:28 12:14 7:55 39:50
Team Statistics Bears Cardinals
Total Points 7 37
1st Downs 8 23
Rushing 1 13
Passing 7 8
Penalty 0 2
3rd-Down Conversions 1-11 7-16
4th-Down Conversions 2-2 0-1
Penalties-Yards 5-26 3-33
Fumbles-Lost 4-4 0-0
Time Of Pos. 20:10 39:50
Total Net Yards 199 385
Total Plays 48 69
Average Gain 4.1 5.6
Net Yards Rushing 83 237
Rushes 26 46
Avg. Per Rush 3.2 5.2
Net Yards Passing 116 148
Completions 10 14
Attempts 21 23
Completion % 47.6 60.9
Yards Per Completion 13.1 10.6
Times Sacked 1 0
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 1 5
Rushing 0 3
Passing 0 2
Other 1 0
Extra Points 1-1 5-4
Field Goals 0-0 1-1
Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Curly Morrison 6 19 3.2 10 0 Ollie Matson 14 56 4.0 8 0
Billy Stone 6 52 8.7 43 0 Emil Sitko 9 34 3.8 9 1
George Blanda 4 -3 -0.8 3 0 Elmer Angsman 6 26 4.3 8 0
Chuck Hunsinger 4 2 0.5 2 0 Charley Trippi 5 65 13.0 21 1
Whizzer White 2 2 1.0 3 0 Johnny Karras 4 4 1.0 3 0
Leon Campbell 2 6 3.0 4 0 Ralph Pasquariello 3 16 5.3 18 0
Eddie Macon 1 1 1.0 1 0 Billy Cross 3 19 6.3 10 1
Babe Dimancheff 1 4 4.0 4 0 Joe Geri 2 17 8.5 18 0
Totals 26 83 3.2 43 0 Totals 46 237 5.2 21 3
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
George Blanda 21 10 131 1 15 0 28 1 48 Charley Trippi 22 13 122 0 0 1 27 0 90
Don Panciera 1 1 26 0 0 1 26 0 158
Totals 21 10 131 1 15 0 28 1 48 Totals 23 14 148 0 0 2 27 0 109
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Bill McColl 2 43 21.5 28 0 Ollie Matson 4 63 15.8 27 1
Bill Wightkin 2 34 17.0 20 0 Don Stonesifer 4 22 5.5 13 0
Billy Stone 2 29 14.5 19 0 Billy Cross 3 43 14.3 26 1
Gene Schroeder 2 16 8.0 12 0 Cliff Anderson 2 14 7.0 8 0
Whizzer White 1 10 10.0 10 0 Ray Ramsey 1 6 6.0 6 0
Eddie Macon 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Totals 10 131 13.1 28 0 Totals 14 148 10.6 27 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Don Kindt Sr. 9 - - - - - - 2 - Leo Sanford 6 - - - - - - - -
Bones Weatherly 8 - - - - 2 - - - Roy Barni 5 - - - - - - - -
George Connor 7 - - - - 1 - - - Ollie Matson 4 - - - - - - - -
Jimmy Lesane 6 - - - - - - - - S.J. Whitman 4 1 - - - - - - -
Frank Dempsey 6 - - - - - - - - Volney Peters 4 - - - - 2 - - 1
Billy Stone 5 - - - - - - 1 - Jerry Groom 4 - - - - - - - -
Bill Bishop 5 - - - - 2 - - - Ray Ramsey 4 - - - - - - - -
Al Campana 5 - - - - - - - - Bob Dove 4 - - - 1 1 - - -
Jim Dooley 4 - - - - - - 1 - Gordon Polofsky 3 - - - - - - 1 -
John Hoffman 3 - - - - - - - - Charley Trippi 3 - - - - - - - -
Bob Cross 3 - - - - - - - - John Panelli 2 - - - - 1 - - 1
Fred Williams 2 - - - - - - - - Eli Popa 2 - - - - - - - 1
Bill Wightkin 2 - - - - 2 - - - Don Joyce 2 - - - - - - - -
Jack Hoffman 1 - - - - - - - - Tony Klimek 1 - - - - - - - -
Tom Bienemann 1 - - - - - - - -
Fred Wallner 1 - - - - - - - -
Don Panciera - - - - - - - 1 -
Totals 66 - - - - 7 - 4 - Totals 50 1 - - 1 4 - 2 3
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
George Blanda 2 2 0 0 0 Jerry Groom 0 0 0 1 0
Curly Morrison 1 1 0 0 0 Gordon Polofsky 0 0 0 1 0
Chuck Hunsinger 1 1 0 0 0 Don Joyce 0 0 0 1 0
Leo Sanford 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 4 4 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 4 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Curly Morrison 7 283 40.4 1 0 46 Joe Geri 7 308 44.0 1 3 55
Totals 7 283 40.4 1 0 46 Totals 7 308 44.0 1 3 55
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Whizzer White 4 15 3.8 0 4 0 Billy Cross 3 12 4.0 1 12 0
Jimmy Lesane 1 4 4.0 0 4 0 Ollie Matson 2 9 4.5 0 9 0
Totals 5 19 3.8 0 4 0 Totals 5 21 4.2 1 12 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Eddie Macon 2 111 55.5 98 1 Ollie Matson 1 32 32.0 32 0
Chuck Hunsinger 2 51 25.5 26 0 Johnny Karras 1 20 20.0 20 0
Whizzer White 1 8 8.0 8 0
Babe Dimancheff 1 32 32.0 32 0
Totals 6 202 33.7 98 1 Totals 2 52 26.0 32 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
George Blanda 0 0 0 1 1 Joe Geri 1 1 26 5 4
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 1 1 26 5 4