| Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1953 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 22064 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Summerall 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Toy Ledbetter 34 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jim Parmer 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Frank Ziegler 52 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 6 pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick) | 28 | 3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hal Giancanelli 28 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 35 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Charley Trippi 8 pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 51 pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 35 | 17 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jim Parmer 7 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 42 | 17 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Scott EZ opponents fumble recovery (Bobby Walston kick) | 49 | 17 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Johnny Brewer 9 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 56 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 68 | LOG | Maury Nipp |
| 53 | C | Ken Farragut |
| 67 | ROG | John Magee |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 40 | LOH | Don Johnson |
| 41 | ROH | Frank Ziegler |
| 21 | FB | Al Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 79 | LDT | Vic Sears |
| 76 | MG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 52 | LLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 88 | LS | Bob Hudson |
| 44 | RS | Bob Stringer |
| 45 | RDH | Tom Brookshier |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gern Nagler |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Higgins |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Fischer |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 64 | ROG | Jerry Watford |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 12 | QB | Steve Romanik |
| 2 | LOH | Charley Trippi |
| 22 | ROH | Don Paul |
| 33 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Keever Jankovich |
| 76 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 68 | MG | Nick Chickillo |
| 71 | RDT | Don Joyce |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 31 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 34 | MLB | John Panelli |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 87 | LDH | Ray Ramsey |
| 24 | S | Jim Psaltis |
| 49 | RDH | Roy Barni |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Frank Ziegler | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 52t | 1 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Adrian Burk | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 7t | 2 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Root | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Carter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 239 | 8.9 | 55 | 2 | 18 | 113.0 | |
| Adrian Burk | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | 127 | 9.1 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 87.5 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Steve Romanik | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 0 | 102 | 4.6 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 54.1 | |
| Jim Root | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 77 | 4.8 | 51t | 2 | 18 | 60.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 55 | 1 |
| Jim Parmer | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Pollard | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Walston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Gern Nagler | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ebert Van Buren | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
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