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1947 Chicago Bears

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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 363 points (30.2/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 241 points (20.1/g), 4th.
 Differential of 122 points (10.2/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 8.7-3.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.9/g), 10th.

Coached by George Halas (8-4-0)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 box L 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 20 29 21 314 150 164 6 17 337 101 236 2
2 Sun October 5 box L 0-2 @ Chicago Cardinals 7 31 11 229 131 98 6 19 303 157 146 3
3 Sun October 12 box W 1-2 Philadelphia Eagles 40 7 21 506 364 142 2 15 273 215 58 9
4 Sun October 19 box W 2-2 Detroit Lions 33 24 21 460 354 106 3 21 371 262 109 4
5 Sun October 26 box W 3-2 @ Washington Redskins 56 20 26 486 320 166 3 23 463 411 52 2
6 Sun November 2 box W 4-2 @ Boston Yanks 28 24 22 381 271 110 5 14 283 156 127 4
7 Sun November 9 box W 5-2 Green Bay Packers 20 17 14 320 172 148 9 14 299 175 124 4
8 Sun November 16 box W 6-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 41 21 27 388 193 195 6 18 296 214 82 6
9 Sun November 23 box W 7-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 49 7 26 522 242 280 2 17 316 92 224 5
10 Thu November 27 box W 8-2 @ Detroit Lions 34 14 23 437 253 184 4 13 272 237 35 4
11 Sun December 7 box L 8-3 Los Angeles Rams 14 17 27 507 296 211 6 18 330 182 148 2
12 Sun December 14 box L 8-4 Chicago Cardinals 21 30 24 502 347 155 6 17 329 247 82 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 363 5052 826 6.1 263 194 378 3093 29 35 8.2 123 448 1959 21 4.4 122 58 23 18
Team Defense 241 3872 737 5.3 334 161 345 2449 20 27 7.1 96 392 1423 6 3.6 206 47 20 32
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 2 2 1 10 1 6 4 1 2 10 10
Lg Rank Defense 4 6 9 10 10 7 3 5 2 2 1 3 3 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Sid Luckman+ 31 QB 12 7 176 323 54.5 2712 24 7.4 31 9.6 81 8.4 4.8 15.4 226.0 67.7
Nick Sacrinty 23 11 0 15 48 31.3 299 5 10.4 3 6.3 44 6.2 4.5 19.9 27.2 62.8
Bob Fenimore 22 10 0 2 3 66.7 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 9.0 9.0 13.5 2.7 95.1
Tom Farris 27 9 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 1 2 50.0 55 0 0.0 1 50.0 55 27.5 5.0 55.0 4.6 56.2
Team Total 27.3 12 194 378 51.3 3093 29 7.7 35 9.3 81 8.2 4.8 15.9 257.8 65.9
Opp Total 12 161 345 46.7 2449 20 5.8 27 7.8 7.1 4.2 15.2 204.1 57.3 0 0 7.1 4.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Joe Osmanski 30 12 3 64 328 1 24 5.1 27.3 5.3 7 134 19.1 0 39 0.6 11.2 462 1 0
George McAfee 29 rh 12 0 63 209 3 39 3.3 17.4 5.3 32 492 15.4 1 53 2.7 41.0 701 4 3
Don Kindt 22 LH 12 11 61 266 2 48 4.4 22.2 5.1 2 24 12.0 0 14 0.2 2.0 290 2 6
Bob Fenimore 22 10 0 53 189 1 13 3.6 18.9 5.3 15 219 14.6 2 29 1.5 21.9 408 3 4
Mike Holovak 28 12 3 51 281 1 52 5.5 23.4 4.3 7 119 17.0 0 60 0.6 9.9 400 1 0
Hugh Gallarneau 30 12 4 39 89 6 8 2.3 7.4 3.3 7 56 8.0 0 28 0.6 4.7 145 6 4
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 35 212 4 46 6.1 17.7 2.9 3 22 7.3 0 16 0.3 1.8 234 4 1
Frank Minini 26 RH 12 9 26 132 2 33 5.1 11.0 2.2 2 23 11.5 0 12 0.2 1.9 155 2 3
Eddie Allen 27 FB 9 5 12 16 0 7 1.3 1.8 1.3 16 0 2
Ray McLean 32 K 12 0 10 58 0 24 5.8 4.8 0.8 11 125 11.4 1 19 0.9 10.4 183 1 0
Sid Luckman+ 31 QB 12 7 10 86 1 40 8.6 7.2 0.8 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.3 101 1 2
Bill Osmanski 32 4 0 10 37 0 15 3.7 9.3 2.5 37 0 0
Noah Mullins 29 12 2 9 55 0 41 6.1 4.6 0.8 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.3 59 0 3
Nick Sacrinty 23 11 0 4 4 0 5 1.0 0.4 0.4 4 0 1
Tom Farris 27 9 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.3 0.1 -3 0 0
Jim Keane 23 12 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 64 910 14.2 10 50 5.3 75.8 910 10 2
Ken Kavanaugh 31 LE 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 818 25.6 13 81 2.7 68.2 818 13 0
Ed Sprinkle 24 RE 12 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 43 10.8 0 15 0.3 3.6 43 0 0
Ed Cifers 31 11 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 48 16.0 1 22 0.3 4.4 48 1 1
Mike Jarmoluk 25 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 33 16.5 1 24 0.2 2.8 33 1 0
Jack Matheson 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.7 8 0 0
Team Total 27.3 12 448 1959 21 52 4.4 163.3 37.3 194 3093 15.9 29 81 16.2 257.8 5052 50 34
Opp Total 12 392 1423 6 3.6 118.6 32.7 161 2449 15.2 20 13.4 204.1 3872 26 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
George McAfee 29 rh 12 0 18 261 0 35 14.5 1 23 0 23 23.0 985
Noah Mullins 29 12 2 13 153 0 50 11.8 212
Frank Minini 26 RH 12 9 11 261 0 35 23.7 416
Don Kindt 22 LH 12 11 10 220 0 45 22.0 510
Ray McLean 32 K 12 0 5 58 0 24 11.6 2 35 0 20 17.5 276
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 1 7 0 7 7.0 5 124 0 40 24.8 365
Bill Osmanski 32 4 0 3 67 0 28 22.3 104
Ed Cifers 31 11 3 2 33 0 18 16.5 81
Bob Fenimore 22 10 0 2 16 0 9 8.0 424
Hugh Gallarneau 30 12 4 2 43 0 30 21.5 188
Mike Holovak 28 12 3 2 47 0 24 23.5 447
Allen Smith 25 le 12 5 2 18 0 15 9.0 18
Mike Jarmoluk 25 12 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 33
Team Total 27.3 12 39 495 0 50 12.7 41 871 0 45 21.2 6418
Opp Total 12 27 2 57 1000 0 17.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Ray McLean 32 K 12 0 1 0.0% 52 44 84.6%
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 23 1031 56 0 44.8
Eddie Allen 27 FB 9 5 8 299 46 0 37.4
Sid Luckman+ 31 QB 12 7 1 1 100.0% 5 177 42 0 35.4
George McAfee 29 rh 12 0 2 71 40 0 35.5
Team Total 27.3 12 1 0.0% 53 45 84.9% 38 1578 56 0 41.5
Opp Total 12 15 8 53.3% 31 29 93.5% 64 2714 42.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Eddie Allen 27 FB 9 5 2 0 0 0
Ray Bray 30 RG 12 8 0 1 4 0
Ed Cifers 31 11 3 1 20 1 20 1 2 0 0
Stu Clarkson 28 12 3 2 10 0 10 1 1 0 0
Fred Davis 29 LT 12 8 1 2 0 0
Ed Ecker 24 12 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Farris 27 9 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Bob Fenimore 22 10 0 2 83 0 71 4 0 0 0
Hugh Gallarneau 30 12 4 1 9 0 9 4 0 0 0
Thurman Garrett 24 10 1 1 2 0 2
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 2 36 0 22 1 1 0 0
Fred Hartman 30 11 0 1 16 1 16
Mike Jarmoluk 25 12 1 0 1 0 0
Jim Keane 23 12 3 2 1 0 0
Don Kindt 22 LH 12 11 3 19 0 10 6 6 12 0
Sid Luckman+ 31 QB 12 7 2 0 0 0
Jack Matheson 27 3 0 0 1 0 0
George McAfee 29 rh 12 0 1 49 0 49 3 4 0 0
Ray McLean 32 K 12 0 1 12 0 12 0 1 0 0
Bill Milner 28 12 4 1 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
Frank Minini 26 RH 12 9 1 3 0 3 3 2 2 0
Noah Mullins 29 12 2 6 113 0 51 3 1 -11 0
Joe Osmanski 30 12 3 0 1 0 0
Pat Preston 26 3 2 0 1 37 0
Nick Sacrinty 23 11 0 1 7 0 7 1 1 -1 0
Walt Stickel 25 RT 12 12 0 1 0 0
Bulldog Turner+ 28 C 12 9 2 103 1 96
Team Total 27.3 12 27 491 3 96 34 31 43 0
Opp Total 12 27 7 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Ken Kavanaugh 31 LE 12 6 13 78
Jim Keane 23 12 3 10 60
Ray McLean 32 K 12 0 1 44 50
Hugh Gallarneau 30 12 4 6 36
George Gulyanics 26 P 12 4 4 24
George McAfee 29 rh 12 0 3 1 24
Bob Fenimore 22 10 0 1 2 18
Ed Cifers 31 11 3 1 1 12
Don Kindt 22 LH 12 11 2 12
Frank Minini 26 RH 12 9 2 12
Sid Luckman+ 31 QB 12 7 1 1 7
Fred Hartman 30 11 0 1 6
Mike Holovak 28 12 3 1 6
Mike Jarmoluk 25 12 1 1 6
Joe Osmanski 30 12 3 1 6
Bulldog Turner+ 28 C 12 9 1 6
Team Total 27.3 12 21 29 3 45 363
Opp Total 12 6 20 2 29 8 1 241