Chicago Bears 9 at Baltimore Colts 13
Sunday, September 27, 1953
Chicago Bears 9, Baltimore Colts 13
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Bears (0-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Baltimore Colts (1-0-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Scoring
| | | CHI | BAL |
| 1st | CHI | Billy Stone 23 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | BAL | Bert Rechichar 36 yard interception return (Buck McPhail kick) | 7 | 7 |
| BAL | Bert Rechichar 56 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 4th | CHI | Safety, Enke tackled in end zone by Hensley | 9 | 10 |
| BAL | Buck McPhail 19 yard field goal | 9 | 13 |
Team Stats
| CHI | BAL |
| First downs | 20 | 9 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 44-109-1 | 37-90-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-34-241-0-4 | 12-20-93-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 225 | 74 |
| Total yards | 334 | 164 |
| Fumbles-lost | 6-4 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-57 | 8-51 |