1952 - Week 11
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
At Briggs Stadium Sunday, December 7, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Bears 7 0 0 0 7
Detroit Lions 14 7 20 6 47
Scoring Plays Bears Lions
1st Quarter
Lions 14:45 J.Martin 33 yard fumble return ( P.Harder kick ) 0 7
Bears 14:30 E.Macon 96 yard kickoff return ( W.White kick ) 7 7
Lions 8:51 P.Harder 6 yard run ( P.Harder kick ) ( 2-6, 0:46 ) 7 14
2nd Quarter
Lions 13:34 L.Hart 5 yard pass from B.Layne ( P.Harder kick ) ( 7-54, 3:13 ) 7 21
3rd Quarter
Lions 12:54 P.Harder 29 yard field goal ( 4-28, 2:06 ) 7 24
Lions 8:36 J.Girard 4 yard pass from B.Layne ( P.Harder kick ) ( 3-33, 1:40 ) 7 31
Lions 6:40 J.Christiansen 75 yard punt return ( P.Harder kick ) 7 38
Lions 4:05 P.Harder 16 yard field goal ( 3-7, 2:18 ) 7 41
4th Quarter
Lions 8:02 P.Harder 25 yard field goal ( 7-44, 5:19 ) 7 44
Lions 3:36 P.Harder 21 yard field goal ( 3-0, 1:43 ) 7 47

MVP: Jack Christiansen KR\PR\CB (Detroit)
Defense: 4 Tkl, 1 Int, Returns: 132 Yds, 1 TD.

Unavailable
CHI: E.Cole (T), B.Wightkin (END\DE)
DET: B.Swiacki (END)
In-Game Injuries
CHI: None.
DET: None.
Temp: 19°. Clear Skies. Wind 11 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions
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 CHI 30 1 0 TurnoverTD 14:30 4:45 DET 25 9 26 Punt
14:45 0:15 Return-TD 9:37 0:46 CHI 6 2 6 Touchdown
9:45 0:08 CHI 3 1 3 Fumble 7:36 4:20 DET 14 9 56 Missed FG
8:51 1:15 CHI 32 3 1 Punt 1:47 3:13 DET 46 7 54 Touchdown
3:16 1:29 CHI 20 3 2 Punt 9:47 1:26 DET 15 5 22 Punt
13:34 3:47 CHI 30 5 12 Punt 7:42 1:43 CHI 37 3 -4 Punt
8:21 0:39 CHI 15 3 -8 Punt 3:57 3:57 DET 44 6 15 End of Half
5:59 2:02 CHI 20 3 9 Punt 15:00 2:06 50 4 28 Field Goal
12:54 2:38 CHI 29 4 27 Interception 10:16 1:40 CHI 33 3 33 Touchdown
8:36 1:56 CHI 31 3 3 Return-TD 6:23 2:18 CHI 16 3 7 Field Goal
6:40 0:17 CHI 20 1 0 Interception 2:39 2:25 DET 13 3 1 Punt
4:05 1:26 CHI 20 5 30 Punt 13:21 5:19 DET 38 7 44 Field Goal
0:14 1:53 CHI 48 5 14 Downs 5:19 1:43 CHI 14 3 0 Field Goal
8:02 2:43 CHI 33 6 10 Interception 1:53 1:53 DET 6 4 1 End of Game
3:36 1:43 CHI 37 3 7 Punt
22:26 CHI 26 46 110 37:34 DET 46 68 289
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Chicago Bears 3:22 6:28 6:31 6:05 22:26
Detroit Lions 11:38 8:32 8:29 8:55 37:34
Team Statistics Bears Lions
Total Points 7 47
1st Downs 7 17
Rushing 4 4
Passing 1 10
Penalty 2 3
3rd-Down Conversions 2-11 5-16
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Red Zone Conversions 55-1000 287-1000
Penalties-Yards 6-62 10-91
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-0
Time Of Pos. 22:26 37:34
Total Net Yards 102 293
Total Plays 47 68
Average Gain 2.2 4.3
Net Yards Rushing 81 88
Rushes 25 39
Avg. Per Rush 3.2 2.3
Net Yards Passing 21 205
Completions 3 17
Attempts 21 27
Completion % 14.3 63.0
Yards Per Completion 8.0 12.7
Times Sacked 1 2
Had Intercepted 3 0
Touchdowns 1 5
Rushing 0 1
Passing 0 2
Other 1 2
Extra Points 1-1 5-5
Field Goals 0-0 4-5
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Kayo Dottley 10 34 3.4 13 0 Bob Hoernschemeyer 17 36 2.1 6 0
Chuck Hunsinger 6 29 4.8 17 0 Pat Harder 7 15 2.1 6 1
Curly Morrison 6 13 2.2 11 0 Jug Girard 6 2 0.3 1 0
Billy Stone 2 3 1.5 3 0 Doak Walker 3 -6 -2.0 0 0
Eddie Macon 1 2 2.0 2 0 Bobby Layne 3 25 8.3 23 0
Byron Bailey 2 10 5.0 5 0
Jim Hardy 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 25 81 3.2 17 0 Totals 39 88 2.3 23 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
George Blanda 21 3 24 1 3 0 10 3 0 Bobby Layne 27 17 216 2 11 2 37 0 113
Totals 21 3 24 1 3 0 10 3 0 Totals 27 17 216 2 11 2 37 0 113
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Gene Schroeder 1 8 8.0 8 0 Cloyce Box 6 90 15.0 37 0
Bill McColl 1 6 6.0 6 0 Leon Hart 5 70 14.0 26 1
Eddie Macon 1 10 10.0 10 0 Jug Girard 4 39 9.8 15 1
Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 6 6.0 6 0
Pat Harder 1 11 11.0 11 0
Totals 3 24 8.0 10 0 Totals 17 216 12.7 37 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Jim Dooley 9 - - - - - - 1 - Dick Flanagan 5 - - - - - - - -
Bones Weatherly 6 - - - - 1 - - - Jim Martin 4 - - - - - - 1 1
Don Kindt Sr. 6 - - - - - - 1 - Jack Christiansen 4 1 44 - - - - 1 -
George Connor 6 - - - - - - - - Thurman McGraw 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Billy Stone 6 - - - - - - - - Vince Banonis 3 - - - - - - - 1
Ed Sprinkle 6 - - - 1 3 - - 1 John Prchlik 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Al Campana 5 - - - - - - - - Jim Robert Smith 2 1 30 - - - - 2 -
Fred Williams 5 - - - - - - - - Lavern Torgeson 2 1 3 - - - - - -
Frank Dempsey 4 - - - - 1 - - - Les Bingaman 2 - - - - - - - -
Bob Cross 4 - - - - 1 - - - Blaine Earon 2 - - - - 1 - - -
John Hoffman 3 - - - 1 - - - - Sonny Gandee 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Jimmy Lesane 3 - - - - - - 1 - Bob Miller 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill Bishop 3 - - - - - - - - Jim David 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill George 3 - - - - - - - - Keith Flowers 1 - - - - - - - -
Jack Hoffman 2 - - - - 1 - - - Yale Lary 1 - - - - - - - -
Jimmy C. Hill 1 - - - - - - - -
Doak Walker - - - - - - - 2 -
Totals 71 - - - 2 7 - 3 1 Totals 38 3 77 - 1 3 - 6 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Chuck Hunsinger 1 1 0 0 0 Bob Hoernschemeyer 2 0 0 0 0
Billy Stone 1 1 0 0 0 Bobby Layne 1 0 0 0 0
Clyde Scott 1 0 0 0 0
Jim Martin 0 0 0 1 33
Sonny Gandee 0 0 0 1 0
Pat Harder 0 0 1 0 8
Doak Walker 0 0 1 0 0
Lavern Torgeson 0 0 1 0 0
Vince Banonis 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 2 2 0 0 0 Totals 4 0 4 2 41
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Curly Morrison 8 317 39.6 0 4 53 Jim Robert Smith 4 185 46.2 1 2 50
Totals 8 317 39.6 0 4 53 Totals 4 185 46.2 1 2 50
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Whizzer White 1 12 12.0 0 12 0 Yale Lary 3 10 3.3 1 9 0
Jack Christiansen 1 75 75.0 0 75 1
Totals 1 12 12.0 1 12 0 Totals 4 85 21.2 1 75 1
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Eddie Macon 4 142 35.5 96 1 Jack Christiansen 2 57 28.5 30 0
Chuck Hunsinger 4 42 10.5 18 0
Whizzer White 1 21 21.0 21 0
Babe Dimancheff 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 10 215 21.5 96 1 Totals 2 57 28.5 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Whizzer White 0 0 0 1 1 Pat Harder 5 4 29 5 5
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 5 4 29 5 5