Sunday, October 28, 1951
Chicago Bears 28, Detroit Lions 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (4-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Detroit Lions (2-2-1) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| CHI | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | CHI | John Dottley 7 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| DET | Leon Hart 11 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| CHI | John Dottley 1 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd | DET | Jim Doran 37 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 14 |
| DET | Dorne Dibble 37 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| CHI | George Gulyanics 4 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| 4th | CHI | Bill Wightkin 3 yard blocked punt return (George Blanda kick) | 28 | 21 |
| DET | Safety, Romanik tackled in end zone by McGraw | 28 | 23 |
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 48-141-3 | 27-119-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-17-243-0-1 | 15-31-299-3-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 243 | 299 |
| Total yards | 384 | 418 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-44 | 3-15 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Dottley | CHI | 17 | 105 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Doran | DET | ||||||||||||||