| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 19, 1952 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 22605 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny Williams 62 punt return (Eddie LeBaron kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Leon Heath 1 run (Eddie LeBaron kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 6 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Kerkorian 36 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | George Hays 1 interception return (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 11 pass from Harry Gilmer (Eddie LeBaron kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 36 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 43 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Eddie LeBaron kick) | 28 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Laurie Niemi |
| 61 | LOG | Gene Pepper |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 60 | ROG | Buddy Brown |
| 72 | ROT | Joe Moss |
| 80 | ROE | Gene Brito |
| 33 | QB | Sammy Baugh |
| 22 | LOH | Charlie Justice |
| 20 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 32 | FB | Leon Heath |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Jerry Hennessy |
| 75 | LDT | Ed Ecker |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 82 | RDE | Ed Berrang |
| 36 | LLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 89 | RLB | Joe Tereshinski |
| 42 | LDH | Dick Alban |
| 40 | LS | Billy Cox |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 26 | RDH | Andy Davis |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Jack Butler |
| 77 | LOT | John Schweder |
| 64 | LOG | Rudy Andabaker |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 66 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 72 | ROT | Earl Murray |
| 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 |
| 24 | LDH | Claude Hipps |
| 14 | S | Ed Kissell |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | |
| PIT | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Leon Heath | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Julie Rykovich | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Harry Gilmer | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Papit | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Buksar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Justice | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 137 | 3.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 188 | 4.5 | 28 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 56.2 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 52 | 10.4 | 43t | 1 | 3 | 78.8 | |
| Harry Gilmer | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 156.2 | |
| Charlie Justice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 147 | 9.2 | 51 | 2 | 14 | 82.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 137 | 5.7 | 36t | 2 | 5 | 71.0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Gary Kerkorian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 1 | 137 | 5.3 | 36t | 2 | 14 | 65.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Hugh Taylor | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 51 | 2 |
| Gene Brito | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| George Buksar | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 51 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 36t | 2 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 36t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ed Berrang | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Hays | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Ed Kissell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 56 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 56 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 62 | 1 | |
| Harry Gilmer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 1 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Harry Gilmer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Neil Ferris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| George Buksar | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Paul Lipscomb | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||