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1957 Chicago Bears

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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 203 points (16.9/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 211 points (17.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of -8 points (-0.7/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 5.7-6.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-1.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Paddy Driscoll (5-7-0)

1957 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 29 box L 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 21 19 362 221 141 6 16 297 200 97 4
2 Sat October 5 box L 0-2 @ Baltimore Colts 10 21 8 162 133 29 2 22 339 162 177 2
3 Sun October 13 box L 0-3 San Francisco 49ers 17 21 14 293 77 216 3 18 374 269 105 3
4 Sun October 20 box W 1-3 Los Angeles Rams 34 26 22 441 223 218 3 13 221 142 79 1
5 Sun October 27 box L 1-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 21 19 305 202 103 6 14 196 102 94 2
6 Sun November 3 box W 2-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 16 10 17 301 227 74 2 17 154 70 84 4
7 Sun November 10 box W 3-4 Green Bay Packers 21 14 18 352 198 154 4 11 275 138 137 1
8 Sun November 17 box L 3-5 Baltimore Colts 14 29 16 209 70 139 7 12 228 180 48
9 Sun November 24 box W 4-5 @ Detroit Lions 27 7 17 279 79 200 1 14 216 110 106 4
10 Sun December 1 box L 4-6 Washington Redskins 3 14 9 162 27 135 4 15 292 80 212 3
11 Sun December 8 box W 5-6 @ Chicago Cardinals 14 6 15 374 151 223 3 10 195 125 70 2
12 Sun December 15 box L 5-7 Detroit Lions 13 21 14 214 160 54 2 23 329 155 174 4

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 203 3454 765 4.5 188 130 286 1768 7 28 5.7 92 457 1686 15 3.7 82 43 15 14
Team Defense 211 3116 785 4.0 185 153 306 1733 15 15 4.7 96 419 1383 10 3.3 68 30 15 21
Lg Rank Offense 9 8 7 7 8 12 12 8 4 6 3 11 12 6
Lg Rank Defense 3 3 5 9 4 6 10 1 6 2 2 2 9 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
15 Ed Brown 29 QB 12 8 3-5-0 84 185 45.4 1321 6 3.2 16 8.6 74 7.1 3.9 15.7 110.1 44.4
12 Zeke Bratkowski 26 12 4 2-2-0 37 80 46.3 527 1 1.3 9 11.3 44 6.6 1.8 14.2 43.9 32.7
16 George Blanda 30 K 12 0 8 19 42.1 65 0 0.0 3 15.8 13 3.4 -3.7 8.1 5.4 11.8
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 1 2 50.0 32 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 16.0 16.0 32.0 2.7 95.8
Team Total 25.9 12 5-7-0 130 286 45.5 1945 7 2.4 28 9.8 74 6.8 2.9 15.0 162.1 36.9
Opp Total 12 153 306 50.0 2212 15 4.9 15 4.9 7.2 6.0 14.5 184.3 69.8 60 479 4.7 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 204 700 6 25 3.4 58.3 17.0 25 225 9.0 0 43 2.1 18.8 925 6 2
28 Willie Galimore 22 LH 12 0 127 538 5 67 4.2 44.8 10.6 15 201 13.4 2 56 1.3 16.8 739 7 6
45 Bobby Watkins 25 rh 12 0 57 212 1 19 3.7 17.7 4.8 3 90 30.0 1 74 0.3 7.5 302 2 2
15 Ed Brown 29 QB 12 8 31 129 1 31 4.2 10.8 2.6 129 1 5
12 Zeke Bratkowski 26 12 4 12 83 0 24 6.9 6.9 1.0 83 0 3
21 Perry Jeter 26 9 0 10 11 0 7 1.1 1.2 1.1 2 9 4.5 0 11 0.2 1.0 20 0 2
22 Ron Drzewiecki 24 RET 8 0 5 11 0 6 2.2 1.4 0.6 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.9 18 0 0
16 George Blanda 30 K 12 0 5 -5 1 1 -1.0 -0.4 0.4 -5 1 0
87 Harlon Hill 25 LE 8 0 2 7 0 8 3.5 0.9 0.3 21 483 23.0 2 53 2.6 60.4 490 2 1
31 Joe Fortunato 27 RLB 12 0 2 -9 1 1 -4.5 -0.8 0.2 -9 1 1
20 Ray Gene Smith 29 RDH 5 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 1.6 0.2 3 37 12.3 0 21 0.6 7.4 45 0 1
25 J.C. Caroline 24 LS 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 33 33.0 0 33 0.1 2.8 34 0 0
43 Jim Dooley 27 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 530 14.3 1 32 3.1 44.2 530 1 0
83 Bill McColl 27 RH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 282 14.8 1 30 1.6 23.5 282 1 0
88 Gene Schroeder 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 48 16.0 0 18 0.3 4.0 48 0 0
Team Total 25.9 12 457 1686 15 67 3.7 140.5 38.1 130 1945 15.0 7 74 10.8 162.1 3631 22 25
Opp Total 12 419 1383 10 3.3 115.3 34.9 153 1733 11.3 15 12.8 144.4 3116 25 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Ron Drzewiecki 24 RET 8 0 22 64 0 11 2.9 13 315 0 53 24.2 397
48 Vic Zucco 22 LDH 12 0 11 58 0 25 5.3 8 224 0 73 28.0 282
25 J.C. Caroline 24 LS 12 0 6 20 0 10 3.3 4 77 0 23 19.3 131
28 Willie Galimore 22 LH 12 0 5 140 0 47 28.0 879
21 Perry Jeter 26 9 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 3 62 0 28 20.7 85
63 M.L. Brackett 24 8 0 3 5 0 3 1.7 5
20 Ray Gene Smith 29 RDH 5 0 2 1 0 1 0.5 46
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 925
50 John Damore 24 4 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
75 Fred Williams 28 LDT 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 25.9 12 43 146 0 25 3.4 39 836 0 73 21.4 4613
Opp Total 12 47 0 33 860 1 26.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
16 George Blanda 30 K 12 0 26 14 53.8% 23 23 100.0%
15 Ed Brown 29 QB 12 8 34 1365 62 1 40.1
12 Zeke Bratkowski 26 12 4 16 617 52 0 38.6
49 Jack Johnson 24 11 0 11 398 50 0 36.2
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 2 67 41 0 33.5
Team Total 25.9 12 26 14 53.8% 23 23 100.0% 63 2447 62 1 38.8
Opp Total 12 19 4 21.1% 29 25 86.2% 76 3192 42.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
81 Doug Atkins* 27 RDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
73 Bill Bishop 26 RDT 11 0 0 1 0 0
12 Zeke Bratkowski 26 12 4 3 1 0 0
15 Ed Brown 29 QB 12 8 5 2 0 0
25 J.C. Caroline 24 LS 12 0 2 22 0 20 0 1 0 0
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 2 0 0 0
31 Joe Fortunato 27 RLB 12 0 1 3 9 0
28 Willie Galimore 22 LH 12 0 6 1 0 0
61 Bill George*+ 28 MLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
62 Kline Gilbert* 27 RT 12 0 0 3 1 0
51 Wayne Hansen 29 12 0 1 34 0 34 0 1 0 0
87 Harlon Hill 25 LE 8 0 1 0 0 0
21 Perry Jeter 26 9 0 2 0 0 0
49 Jack Johnson 24 11 0 4 36 0 20 0 1 0 0
74 Bob Kilcullen 21 12 0 0 1 0 0
83 Bill McColl 27 RH 12 0 0 1 0 0
29 McNeil Moore 24 RS 12 0 2 28 0 20 0 1 0 0
67 Tom Roggeman 26 12 0 0 1 5 0
20 Ray Gene Smith 29 RDH 5 0 1 22 0 22 1 1 0 0
40 Stan Wallace 26 LLB 12 0 2 23 0 21 0 2 0 0
45 Bobby Watkins 25 rh 12 0 2 0 0 0
72 Bill Wightkin 30 LT 11 0 0 1 0 0
48 Vic Zucco 22 LDH 12 0 3 20 0 14 2 1 43 1
Team Total 25.9 12 15 185 0 34 25 25 58 1
Opp Total 12 22 22 7

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
16 George Blanda 30 K 12 0 1 1 23 14 71
28 Willie Galimore 22 LH 12 0 5 2 7 42
35 Rick Casares* 26 FB 12 0 6 6 36
87 Harlon Hill 25 LE 8 0 2 2 12
45 Bobby Watkins 25 rh 12 0 1 1 2 12
15 Ed Brown 29 QB 12 8 1 1 6
43 Jim Dooley 27 RE 12 0 1 1 6
31 Joe Fortunato 27 RLB 12 0 1 1 6
83 Bill McColl 27 RH 12 0 1 1 6
48 Vic Zucco 22 LDH 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.9 12 15 7 1 23 23 14 203
Opp Total 12 10 15 1 25 4 211