(10-02-2023, 07:09 AM)lex24 Wrote:Mick dateline='[url=tel:1696218122' Wrote: 1696218122[/url]']
Ernie Nevers also scored six touchdowns for the Chicago Cardinals when they defeated the Chicago Bears 40-6 on Thanksgiving Day, 1929. Unlike Sayers, Kumara and Dub Jones; Nevers also kicked four PATs, for a total of 40 points -- which is an NFL record that has stood for 84 years.
Bonus points if you can name the player who scored the six points for the Chicago Bears...
Bronco Nagurski.
Gardie Grange, on a 60 yard pass from QB Walt Holmer. Gardie, or "Pinkie" was Red Grange's brother, also a pretty good football player out of Illinois. Red was on the same Bears team in 1929, and they played a 17 game schedule...won their first ten, lost their last seven.
Pro Football Journal: Remembering Garland Grange: Red Grange's Brother (nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com)
Thanks to Ernie Nevers, the Cardinals were third in the 12-team league in scoring. The Packers went undefeated, and finished first in scoring. Ernie led the NL in scoring with 85 points. 12 TDs, 10 extra points and one field goal.
1929 NFL Scoring Summary | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Ernie Nevers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Niners are currently favored over the Cowboys by 3.0 to 3.5, depending on the site. Niners have knocked the Cowboys out of the playoffs in both of the last two years. I imagine the Cowboys have this game circled in red and gold ink on their calendars.
49ers have two Stanford alums (CMac and Robinson) vs. 0 for the Cowboys. Advantage, Niners.
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