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| Week 12 1956 1956 gms | Sat:Giants 21 @Eagles 7 |
Bears 38 Lions 21 |
Cardinals 24 @Browns 7 |
Rams 49 Packers 21 |
49ers 30 Colts 17 |
Colts 19 Redskins 17 |
Detroit Lions 21 at Chicago Bears 38
Sunday, December 16, 1956
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (9-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chicago Bears (9-2-1) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Scoring
| DET | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bears | George Blanda 37 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Lions | Bill Bowman 18 yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 3 |
| Bears | Rick Casares 68 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Bears | J.C. Caroline 9 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Leon Hart 1 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 17 |
| Bears | Harlon Hill 44 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| 4th | Bears | Bobby Watkins 7 yard rush (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 31 |
| Bears | Joe Fortunato 27 yard interception return (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 38 | |
| Lions | Dorne Dibble 9 yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Jim Martin kick) | 21 | 38 |
Team Stats
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-47-1 | 46-309-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-30-176-2-1 | 8-17-142-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 1-5 |
| Net pass yards | 161 | 137 |
| Total yards | 208 | 446 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-58 | 6-67 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rick Casares | CHI | 17 | 190 | 1 | 68 | ||||||||||