1956 NFL Semifinal-Chicago Bears-51, Chicago Cardinals-14

Rick Casares, the NFL's leading rusher
 

January 6, 1957

Weather-32 degrees, 9 mph SW, snow

The Bears mauled their crosstown rivals to earn a berth in the NFL Championship Game, 51-14. Chicago was led by 207 yards from scrimmage and 2 TD from their Pro Bowl FB Rick Casares. Bears QB Ed Brown completed 14 of 18 passes for 247 yards and 4 TD, including 2 to Harlon Hill. The Bears jumped out on top 21-0 early in the second quarter and the Cardinals were never able to recover. Ollie Matson went over 100 yards rushing for the Cards, but QB Lamar McHan threw 3 interceptions, and the Cardinals never threatened after halftime.

The Bears will host the Lions next Sunday for the NFL Championship.

Chicago Cardinals..(8-6)-0-14-0-0-14
Chicago Bears.(10-2-1)-14-14-16-7-51

Chi-Hill 10 pass from Brown (Blanda Kick)
Chi-Jeter 1 run (Blanda Kick)
Chi-Brown 1 run (Blanda Kick)
Chc-McHan 7 run (Summerall Kick)
Chi-Hill 69 pass from Brown (Blanda Kick)
Chc-Matson 29 run (Summerall Kick)
Chi-Safety, Olszewski tackled in end zone
Chi-Casares 34 run (Blanda Kick)
Chi-Dooley 1 pass from Brown (Blanda Kick)
Chi-Casares 88 pass from Brown (Blanda Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Chc-Matson-17-101-1 (227-1,078-6), Olszewski-14-50-0 (181-648-2), McHan-7-10-1 (71-189-6), Mann-4-2-0 (51-119-0)
Chi-Casares-20-108-1 (254-1,234-13), Jeter-11-100-1 (71-416-3), Watkins-1-14-0 (69-290-2), Hoffman-4-10-0 (60-282-2), Brown-5-0-1 (45-164-2)

Passing
Chc-McHan-22-11-150-0-3 (193-94-1,426-11-11)
Chi-Brown-18-14-247-4-1 (186-110-1,914-15-13)

Receiving
Chc-Stonesifer-3-43-0 (27-411-2), Boydston-2-42-0 (10-165-2), Nagler-2-25-0 (18-318-5), Olszewski-2-17-0 (22-224-0), Matson-1-12-0 (18-223-2), Mann-1-11-0 (14-181-1)
Chi-Hill-4-102-2 (51-1,230-13), Casares-3-99-1 (26-302-3), Schroeder-3-21-0 (23-336-1), Dooley-2-10-1 (6-57-1), McColl-1-8-0 (25-330-4), Jeter-1-7-0 (6-59-0)