| Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1952 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 71310 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 73 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 10 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Lane 42 interception return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Darrell Hogan 15 interception return (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 65 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 5 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 13 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 14 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Dick Hensley |
| 72 | LOT | Earl Murray |
| 77 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 66 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 39 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 50 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 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 |
| 24 | S | Claude Hipps |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 76 | LOT | Don Simensen |
| 67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 66 | ROG | Harry Thompson |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 32 | LOH | Dan Towler |
| 47 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Winkler |
| 64 | MG | Stan West |
| 70 | RDT | Charley Toogood |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 35 | LLB | Tank Younger |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 29 | LDH | Jack Dwyer |
| 20 | LS | Woodley Lewis |
| 88 | RS | Norb Hecker |
| 81 | RDH | Dick Lane |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | |
| LARM | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dan Towler | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 158 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 3 | 261 | 5.9 | 45 | 1 | 24 | 47.6 | |
| Gary Kerkorian | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 19.4 | |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 5 | 282 | 5.9 | 45 | 1 | 38 | 33.9 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 2 | 289 | 10.3 | 65t | 3 | 0 | 101.6 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 69 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 4 | 358 | 8.3 | 65t | 3 | 0 | 67.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 10 | 202 | 20.2 | 45 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Hensley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 282 | 12.3 | 45 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 20 | 2 |
| Vitamin Smith | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Carey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 358 | 14.9 | 65t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Darrell Hogan | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Lane | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 42t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 5 | 235 | 47.0 | 69 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 235 | 47.0 | 69 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 92 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | ||