Lions 14-25 Bears (Dec 13, 1959)

DET

CHB

1

0

9

2

0

6

3

14

7

4

0

3

14

25

1Q

0 - 7

R. Casares 43-yard TD catch from E. Brown.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 9

Safety by E. Leggett.

Safety

2Q

0 - 12

J. Aveni 10-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

0 - 15

J. Aveni 12-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

7 - 15

J. Henry Johnson 13-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

7 - 22

J. Dooley 28-yard TD catch from E. Brown.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 22

J. Doran 8-yard TD catch from E. Morrall.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 25

J. Aveni 10-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

246

Brown

CHB

Rush Yds

97

Casares

CHB

Rec Yds

87

Dooley

CHB

Scrim TD

1

Henry Johnson

DET

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Earl Morrall

DET QB #14

Ed Brown

CHB QB #15

178

Pass Yds

246

1

Pass TD

2

0

Int

0

DET

Team Stats

CHB

256

Total Yds

347

17

1st Downs

15

2

Turnovers

1

1959 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	10	2	0	.833
Colts	9	3	0	.750
Bears	8	4	0	.667
Packers	7	5	0	.583
Eagles	7	5	0	.583
Browns	7	5	0	.583
49ers	7	5	0	.583
Steelers	6	5	1	.542
Lions	3	8	1	.292
Redskins	3	9	0	.250
Cardinals	2	10	0	.167
Rams	2	10	0	.167

Game Summary

The Chicago Bears decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 25 to 14, on December 13, 1959.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	14/25	178	7.1	1	0	0-0	91.8
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1/9	21	2.3	0	1	0-0	0.0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	16/28	246	8.8	2	0	0-0	110.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	12	59	4.9	1
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	11	48	4.4	0
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	1	5	5.0	0
Ken Webb K. Webb #34	2	5	2.5	0
Dan Lewis D. Lewis #45	1	3	3.0	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	2	2.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Rick Casares R. Casares #35	19	97	5.1
Johnny Morris J. Morris #47	7	30	4.3
Merrill Douglas M. Douglas #36	2	5	2.5
Willie Galimore W. Galimore #28	4	5	1.3
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	3	2	0.7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	56	18.7	0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0/0	55	11.0	0
Gene Cook G. Cook #88	0/0	43	43.0	0
Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons #80	0/0	40	13.3	0
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	8	8.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Jim Dooley J. Dooley #43	0/0	87	14.5	1
Willard Dewveall W. Dewveall #88	0/0	49	49.0	0
Rick Casares R. Casares #35	0/0	45	22.5	1
Harlon Hill H. Hill #87	0/0	39	7.8	0
Bill McColl B. McColl #83	0/0	26	26.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	14/25	178	7.1	1	0	0-0	91.8
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1/9	21	2.3	0	1	0-0	0.0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Yale Lary Y. Lary #28	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	12	59	4.9	1
Howard Cassady H. Cassady #40	11	48	4.4	0
Earl Morrall E. Morrall #14	1	5	5.0	0
Ken Webb K. Webb #34	2	5	2.5	0
Dan Lewis D. Lewis #45	1	3	3.0	0
Tobin Rote T. Rote #18	1	2	2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Middleton D. Middleton #84	0/0	56	18.7	0
Terry Barr T. Barr #41	0/0	55	11.0	0
Gene Cook G. Cook #88	0/0	43	43.0	0
Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons #80	0/0	40	13.3	0
Jim Doran J. Doran #83	0/0	8	8.0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	16/28	246	8.8	2	0	0-0	110.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Rick Casares R. Casares #35	19	97	5.1
Johnny Morris J. Morris #47	7	30	4.3
Merrill Douglas M. Douglas #36	2	5	2.5
Willie Galimore W. Galimore #28	4	5	1.3
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	3	2	0.7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Jim Dooley J. Dooley #43	0/0	87	14.5	1
Willard Dewveall W. Dewveall #88	0/0	49	49.0	0
Rick Casares R. Casares #35	0/0	45	22.5	1
Harlon Hill H. Hill #87	0/0	39	7.8	0
Bill McColl B. McColl #83	0/0	26	26.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

DET

CHB

1

0

9

2

0

6

3

14

7

4

0

3

14

25

DET

Team Stats

CHB

256

Total Yds

347

134

Pass Yds

208

122

Rush Yds

139

71

Total Plays

67

3.6

Yards Per Play

5.2

3.1

Yards Per Pass

6.5

4.4

Yards Per Rush

4

17

1st Downs

15

5

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

1

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

1

5

Penalties

4

4.0

Sacks

7.0

0

D/ST TD

0

3-8 DET

CHB 8-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1959 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats