1956 Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears easily beat the Detroit Lions, 38 to 21, on December 16, 1956.

Final

DET

Lions

9-3-0

21

CHB

Bears

9-2-1

38

1

0

3

2

7

14

3

7

7

4

7

14

Total

21

38

1st quarter

DET

CHB

Bears

George Blanda 37-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

DET

CHB

Lions

Bill Bowman 18-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Jim Martin kick)

7

3

Bears

Rick Casares 68-yard run (George Blanda kick)

7

10

Bears

J.C. Caroline 9-yard run (George Blanda kick)

7

17

3rd quarter

DET

CHB

Lions

Leon Hart 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)

14

17

Bears

Harlon Hill 44-yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick)

14

24

4th quarter

DET

CHB

Bears

Bobby Watkins 7-yard run (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

Lions

Bears

1st Downs

17

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

64

Total Yards

208

446

Yards per play

3.5

7.0

Passing

161

137

Comp - Att

15 - 30

8 - 17

Yards per pass

5

7.6

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

1 - 5

Rushing

47

309

Rushing Attempts

27

46

Yards per rush

1.7

6.7

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
H. Gilmer
11
23
134
5.8
2
1
77.1
B. Layne
4
7
42
6.0
0
0
74.7
Team
15
30
161
5.9
2
1
2
76.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
H. Gilmer
3
15
5.0
0
H. Cassady
4
13
3.3
0
B. Bowman
3
11
3.7
0
L. Hart
4
7
1.8
1
G. Gedman
13
1
0.1
0
Team
27
47
1.7
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
D. Middleton
5
71
14.2
0
D. Dibble
3
34
11.3
1
J. Doran
3
34
11.3
0
B. Bowman
1
18
18.0
1
G. Gedman
1
13
13.0
0
H. Cassady
1
3
3.0
0
L. Hart
1
3
3.0
0
Team
15
176
5.9
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team
8
305
38.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
E. Brown
8
15
142
9.5
1
1
80.4
H. Hill
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
B. McColl
0
1
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
Team
8
17
137
8.4
1
2
1
56.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Casares
17
190
11.2
1
J.C. Caroline
15
56
3.7
1
H. Hill
2
24
12.0
0
B. Watkins
8
24
3.0
1
E. Brown
3
7
2.3
0
J. Hoffman
1
6
6.0
0
Team
46
309
6.7
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
H. Hill
3
84
28.0
1
J. Dooley
3
38
12.7
0
R. Casares
1
20
20.0
0
B. McColl
1
0
0.0
0
Team
8
142
8.4
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Team
1
5
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team
3
96
32.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0

More Bears Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

19th

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.5

23rd

PASS YDS/G

208.1

26th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Thu
11/28
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
12:30 PM
Sun
12/8
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

5-4-0

29

Final

9

CHI Bears

4-4-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM