| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 4, 1952 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27923 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 10 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 68 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 30 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Finks 1 run (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dub Jones 17 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Sherman Howard 57 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 62 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 78 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 83 | ROE | Pete Brewster |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 44 | LOH | Sherman Howard |
| 40 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 36 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Young |
| 70 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 60 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 79 | RDT | Jerry Helluin |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 34 | LLB | Walt Michaels |
| 54 | MLB | Tommy Thompson |
| 50 | RLB | Hal Herring |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 15 | S | Bert Rechichar |
| 43 | RDH | Tommy James |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Jack Butler |
| 77 | LOT | John Schweder |
| 64 | LOG | Rudy Andabaker |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 66 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 35 | ROH | Tom Calvin |
| 39 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Hays |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 20 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 14 | S | Ed Kissell |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 32 | 2 | ||
| PIT | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 36 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Sherman Howard | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 75 | 2.4 | 12 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 4 | 401 | 8.2 | 68t | 3 | 0 | 58.3 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 4 | 401 | 8.2 | 68t | 3 | 0 | 58.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 0 | 203 | 6.3 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 78.0 | |
| Gary Kerkorian | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 58.3 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 12 | 35.3 | 0 | 210 | 6.2 | 50 | 2 | 27 | 76.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 68t | 1 |
| Sherman Howard | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 57t | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 47 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 401 | 19.1 | 68 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 30t | 2 |
| Dick Hensley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 210 | 17.5 | 50 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Kissell | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 7 | 367 | 52.4 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 367 | 52.4 | 61 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 485 | 44.1 | 50 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Tom Calvin | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | |