December 20, 1947Weather-20 degrees, 4 mph SW, snow
The Bears and Eagles battled in snowy Wrigley Field, with Chicago finally winning their first postseason game in franchise history, 21-17. Both offenses were able to find success. The Eagles were led by perennial All-Pro and future Hall of Famer RB Steve Van Buren, who finished with 112 yards rushing and 2 TD. Chicago was able to throw with consistency, as Sid Luckman finished 20 of 33 for 243 yards and 2 TD. Luckman led the Bears on an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter to take the lead, hitting Ken Kavanaugh with a 13-yard TD with 1:35 to play. Luckman's performance established new single-season standards for passing attempts and yards passing.
Chicago advances to the NFL Semifinals next Sunday.
Philadelphia Eagles.(8-5)-7-3-0-7-17
Chicago Bears.......(9-4)-7-7-0-7-21
Phi-Van Buren 15 run (Patton Kick)
Chi-McAfee 13 pass from Luckman (McLean Kick)
Chi-McAfee 5 run (McLean Kick)
Phi-Patton 18 FG
Phi-Van Buren 1 run (Patton Kick)
Chi-Kavanaugh 13 pass from Luckman (McLean Kick)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Phi-Van Buren-20-112-2 (237-1,120-15), Pritchard-10-59-0 (79-353-1), Thompson-1-2-0 (24-54-2), Steele-2-1-0 (28-139-1)
Chi-Osmanski-9-56-0 (73-384-1), McAfee-11-49-1 (74-258-4), Fenimore-9-36-0 (62-225-1), Holovak-1-1-0 (53-282-1)
Passing
Phi-Thompson-27-12-231-0-2 (228-118-1,911-16-17), MacKrides-6-1-10-0-0 (23-9-68-2-3)
Chi-Luckman-33-20-243-2-1 (356-196-2,955-26-32)
Receiving
Phi-Pihos-3-71-0 (26-453-7), Ferrante-3-58-0 (21-399-4), Armstrong-3-30-0 (20-227-2), Pritchard-2-64-0 (18-379-3), Van Buren-2-18-0 (11-97-0)
Chi-Keane-6-53-0 (70-963-10), Kavanaugh-5-108-1 (37-926-14), McAfee-3-28-1 (35-520-2), Matheson-2-26-0 (3-34-0), Fenimore-2-15-0 (17-234-2), Osmanski-1-9-0 (8-143-0), Sprinkle-1-4-0 (5-47-0)
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