The Washington Redskins came up just a bit short against the Chicago Bears, 27 to 24, on November 15, 1953.
1st quarter
CHB
WAS
John Hoffman 34-yard run (George Blanda kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
CHB
WAS
George Blanda 37-yard field goal
10
0
Charlie Justice 32-yard pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick)
10
7
George Blanda 27-yard field goal
13
7
Hugh Taylor 71-yard pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick)
13
14
3rd quarter
CHB
WAS
Leon Heath 2-yard run (Bill Dudley kick)
13
21
John Hoffman 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)
20
21
Bill Dudley 36-yard field goal
20
24
4th quarter
CHB
WAS
Eddie Macon 10-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick)
27
24
Bears
Redskins
1st Downs
25
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
81
55
Total Yards
354
291
Yards per play
4.4
5.3
Passing
117
177
Comp - Att
10 - 25
9 - 24
Yards per pass
4.5
6.6
Interceptions thrown
2
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 11
3 - 28
Rushing
237
114
Rushing Attempts
55
28
Yards per rush
4.3
4.1
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
5
4
Fumbles lost
3
2
Interceptions
2
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 10 | 25 | 128 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 36.8 | |
| Team | 10 | 25 | 117 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Morrison | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Eddie Macon | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 2 |
| George Blanda | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| John Dottley | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Team | 55 | 237 | 4.3 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dooley | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 10 | 128 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 77 | 38.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Scarbath | 9 | 21 | 205 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 70.6 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 9 | 24 | 177 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 62.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Justice | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Leon Heath | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Jack Scarbath | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 114 | 4.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Taylor | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Justice | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Leon Heath | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Polsfoot | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 9 | 205 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 149 | 37.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 |
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