The Chicago Bears were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 35 to 28, on October 18, 1953.

Final

49ers

3-1-0

35

Bears

1-3-0

28

Team

SF

CHB

1

7

21

2

0

3

14

0

4

14

7

Total

35

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SF

CHB

Bill Wightkin fumble return (George Blanda kick)

0

7

Billy Stone 12-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)

0

14

Ed Sprinkle 21-yard blocked punt return (George Blanda kick)

0

21

Joe Perry 51-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

7

21

3rd quarter

SF

CHB

Joe Arenas 60-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

14

21

Billy Wilson 22-yard pass from Jim Powers (Gordie Soltau kick)

21

4th quarter

SF

CHB

Joe Perry 2-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

28

21

Joe Perry 3-yard run (Gordie Soltau kick)

35

21

Fred Morrison 4-yard run (George Blanda kick)

35

28

49ers

Bears

1st Downs

20

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

73

66

Total Yards

379

265

Yards per play

5.2

4.0

Passing

128

191

Comp - Att

11 - 31

13 - 37

Yards per pass

4.1

4.5

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 41

Rushing

251

74

Rushing Attempts

42

24

Yards per rush

6.0

3.1

Penalties

11

6

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

1

Possession

49ers

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Powers	11	24	128	5.3	1	1		59.0
Joe Arenas	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Hal Ledyard	0	6	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	11	31	128	4.1	1	1	0	46.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Joe Perry	20	113	5.7	3
Joe Arenas	5	74	14.8	1
Hugh McElhenny	8	50	6.3	0
Billy Mixon	6	15	2.5	0
Ken Bahnsen	1	1	1.0	0
Jim Powers	2	-2	-1.0	0
Team	42	251	6.0	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Billy Wilson	5	70	14.0	1
Joe Arenas	2	28	14.0	0
Gordie Soltau	2	11	5.5	0
Hugh McElhenny	1	10	10.0	0
Joe Perry	1	9	9.0	0
Team	11	128	4.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			5	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	8	283	35.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
George Blanda	9	23	194	8.4	1	0		84.3
Willie Thrower	3	8	27	3.4	0	1		7.8
Tommy O'Connell	1	6	11	1.8	0	0		39.6
Team	13	37	191	6.3	1	1	5	55.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Billy Stone	7	42	6.0	0
Fred Morrison	7	22	3.1	1
George Blanda	5	13	2.6	0
Leon Campbell	4	-1	-0.3	0
John Dottley	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	24	74	3.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Dooley	5	73	14.6	0
Billy Stone	4	68	17.0	1
Fred Morrison	2	48	24.0	0
Bill McColl	2	43	21.5	0
Team	13	232	6.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0			4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	8	317	39.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team				0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Chicago Bears were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 35 to 28, on October 18, 1953.

Final

49ers

35

Bears

28

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,562

657

1,364

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule