1952 - Week 12
Chicago Cardinals at Chicago Bears
At Wrigley Field Sunday, December 14, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Cardinals 0 7 0 7 14
Chicago Bears 7 14 0 0 21
Scoring Plays Cardinals Bears
1st Quarter
Bears 6:49 C.Morrison 1 yard run ( G.Blanda kick ) ( 6-57, 3:07 ) 0 7
2nd Quarter
Cardinals 10:37 E.Sitko 2 yard run ( J.Geri kick ) ( 8-28, 4:24 ) 7 7
Bears 5:20 C.Hunsinger 5 yard pass from S.Romanik ( G.Blanda kick ) ( 12-80, 5:17 ) 7 14
Bears 0:39 C.Hunsinger 8 yard pass from S.Romanik ( G.Blanda kick ) ( 9-46, 1:33 ) 7 21
4th Quarter
Cardinals 7:14 D.Stonesifer 25 yard pass from D.Panciera ( J.Geri kick ) ( 10-75, 2:36 ) 14 21

MVP: Kayo Dottley FB (Chi Bears)
Rushing: 139 Yds.

Unavailable
CHC: D.Mills (LB), G.Polofsky (G\LB)
CHI: None
In-Game Injuries
CHC: None.
CHI: None.
Temp: 17°. Cloudy. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
11:32 1:36 CHC 20 3 3 Punt 15:00 3:28 CHI 48 8 36 Missed FG
6:49 4:51 CHC 31 7 31 Punt 9:56 3:07 CHI 43 6 57 Touchdown
0:01 4:24 CHI 28 8 28 Touchdown 1:58 1:57 CHI 19 5 26 Interception
5:20 0:10 Ret-Fumble 10:37 5:17 CHI 20 12 80 Touchdown
4:27 2:15 CHC 18 3 1 Punt 5:10 0:43 CHC 36 3 -15 Punt
0:39 0:39 CHC 24 1 5 End of Half 2:12 1:33 CHC 46 9 46 Touchdown
15:00 1:52 CHC 37 3 -6 Punt 13:08 2:16 CHI 38 6 12 Punt
10:52 2:30 CHC 37 5 12 Punt 8:22 1:43 CHI 21 3 3 Punt
6:39 1:04 CHC 37 3 5 Punt 5:35 1:39 CHC 38 4 8 Downs
3:56 2:39 CHC 30 6 35 Punt 1:17 3:14 CHI 2 7 33 Interception
13:03 1:40 CHI 40 3 0 Punt 11:23 1:33 CHI 20 3 3 Punt
9:50 2:36 CHC 25 10 75 Touchdown 7:14 0:13 CHI 38 1 0 Interception
7:01 1:30 CHI 38 3 15 Fumble 5:31 1:29 CHI 23 3 -1 Punt
4:02 1:43 CHC 46 3 3 Punt 2:19 0:36 CHI 27 3 6 Punt
1:43 0:27 CHC 37 3 -15 Fumble 1:16 1:16 CHC 22 2 -2 End of Game
29:56 CHC 38 61 192 30:04 CHI 37 75 292
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Chicago Cardinals 6:28 7:27 8:05 7:56 29:56
Chicago Bears 8:32 7:33 6:55 7:04 30:04
Team Statistics Cardinals Bears
Total Points 14 21
1st Downs 12 19
Rushing 5 7
Passing 5 8
Penalty 2 4
3rd-Down Conversions 5-15 7-16
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Red Zone Conversions 1-1 3-4
Penalties-Yards 13-116 7-65
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0
Time Of Pos. 29:56 30:04
Total Net Yards 207 286
Total Plays 62 77
Average Gain 3.3 3.7
Net Yards Rushing 113 188
Rushes 36 44
Avg. Per Rush 3.1 4.3
Net Yards Passing 94 98
Completions 7 11
Attempts 19 33
Completion % 36.8 33.3
Yards Per Completion 20.6 8.9
Times Sacked 7 0
Had Intercepted 0 3
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 3-3
Field Goals 0-0 0-1
Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Emil Sitko 8 17 2.1 7 1 Kayo Dottley 20 139 7.0 29 0
Ollie Matson 7 19 2.7 6 0 Curly Morrison 9 37 4.1 19 1
Elmer Angsman 7 33 4.7 9 0 Chuck Hunsinger 7 1 0.1 3 0
Billy Cross 5 35 7.0 12 0 Billy Stone 4 9 2.2 6 0
Joe Geri 3 3 1.0 3 0 Steve Romanik 3 0 0.0 2 0
Johnny Karras 2 0 0.0 0 0 Eddie Macon 1 2 2.0 2 0
Ralph Pasquariello 2 4 2.0 4 0
Don Panciera 2 2 1.0 2 0
Totals 36 113 3.1 12 1 Totals 44 188 4.3 29 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Don Panciera 19 7 144 7 50 1 39 0 82 Steve Romanik 33 11 98 0 0 2 15 3 25
Totals 19 7 144 7 50 1 39 0 82 Totals 33 11 98 0 0 2 15 3 25
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Don Stonesifer 3 59 19.7 30 1 Gene Schroeder 6 55 9.2 15 0
Cliff Anderson 2 52 26.0 39 0 Bill McColl 2 24 12.0 13 0
Billy Cross 1 26 26.0 26 0 Chuck Hunsinger 2 13 6.5 8 2
Johnny Karras 1 7 7.0 7 0 Whizzer White 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 7 144 20.6 39 1 Totals 11 98 8.9 15 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Leo Sanford 7 - - - - - - 1 - Billy Stone 8 - - - - - - 1 -
Eli Popa 5 - - - - - - - - Bones Weatherly 8 - - - 1 - - - 1
Don Panciera 4 - - - - - - 1 - George Connor 7 - - - - - - - -
Robert Hecker 4 - - - - - - 1 - Jim Dooley 5 - - - - - - 1 -
Don Joyce 4 - - - - 3 - - - Ed Sprinkle 5 - - - 1 1 - - -
Bob Dove 4 - - - - 1 2 - - Jimmy Lesane 4 - - - - - - 2 -
Fred Wallner 4 - - - - 1 - - - Bill George 4 - - - - - - - -
Billy Gay 3 - - - - - - - - John Hoffman 4 - - - 2 - - - -
Wally Triplett 3 - - - - - - - - Don Kindt Sr. 3 - - - - - - 4 -
Tom Bienemann 3 - - - - - - - - Al Campana 3 - - - - - - - -
Bill Svoboda 3 - - - - - - 1 - Bill Bishop 3 - - - 2 - - - 1
Ray Ramsey 2 - - - - - - - - Fred Williams 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Roy Barni 2 1 18 - - - - - - Frank Dempsey 3 - - - - - - - -
Don R. Paul 2 - - - - - - - - Jack Hoffman 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Ollie Matson 2 - - - - - - - - Bob Cross 2 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Groom 2 - - - - - - - - Bill Wightkin 2 - - - - - - - -
Charley Trippi 2 - - - - - - 2 -
Tony Klimek 2 1 - - - - - - -
John Panelli 2 - - - - - - - -
S.J. Whitman 1 1 -1 - - - - 1 -
Volney Peters 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Totals 62 3 17 - - 6 2 7 - Totals 67 - - - 7 2 - 8 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Ollie Matson 1 1 0 0 0 Jim Dooley 0 0 0 1 0
Billy Cross 1 1 0 0 0 Bones Weatherly 0 0 0 2 0
Don Panciera 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 3 3 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 3 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Joe Geri 9 279 31.0 1 2 38 Curly Morrison 6 218 36.3 0 1 44
Totals 9 279 31.0 1 2 38 Totals 6 218 36.3 0 1 44
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Billy Cross 2 27 13.5 1 22 0 Whizzer White 3 29 9.7 0 18 0
Don R. Paul 1 7 7.0 0 7 0 Eddie Macon 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
Totals 3 34 11.3 1 22 0 Totals 4 32 8.0 0 18 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ollie Matson 2 53 26.5 29 0 Whizzer White 1 26 26.0 26 0
Johnny Karras 1 22 22.0 22 0 Bill Wightkin 1 0 0.0 0 0
Billy Cross 1 23 23.0 23 0
Totals 4 98 24.5 29 0 Totals 2 26 13.0 26 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Joe Geri 0 0 0 2 2 George Blanda 1 0 0 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 1 0 0 3 3