1952 - Week 3
Chicago Cardinals at Washington Redskins
At Griffith Stadium Sunday, October 12, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Cardinals 14 7 7 0 28
Washington Redskins 0 0 0 21 21
Scoring Plays Cardinals Redskins
1st Quarter
Cardinals 14:45 Kickoff Return by Matson for 96 yards ( Geri Kick ) ( 0:15 ) 7 0
Cardinals 1:36 Matson 2 yd. run ( Geri Kick ) ( 7-49, 3:18 ) 14 0
2nd Quarter
Cardinals 6:47 Stonesifer 11 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 9-80, 4:54 ) 21 0
3rd Quarter
Cardinals 7:25 Cross 36 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 6-66, 2:57 ) 28 0
4th Quarter
Redskins 12:27 Heath 2 yd. run ( Buksar Kick ) ( 11-39, 5:47 ) 28 7
Redskins 4:12 Taylor 10 yd. pass from Baugh ( Buksar Kick ) ( 14-72, 6:22 ) 28 14
Redskins 0:00 Gilmer 3 yd. pass from Baugh ( Buksar Kick ) ( 11-53, 1:57 ) 28 21

MVP: Ollie Matson HB\FL\KR\PR\DB (Chi Cards)
Rushing: 31 Yds, 1 TD, Defense: 4 Tkl, Returns: 135 Yds, 1 TD

Unavailable
CHC: D.R.Paul (KR\PR\DB), J.Jennings (T), D.Mills (LB), B.Gay (DB), W.Triplett (DB), J.Karras (HB\KR), D.Panciera (QB\DB)
WAS: J.Clark (G), L.Karras (DT), A.Davis (DB), C.Justice (HB\P\KR\PR)
Temp: 65°. Clear Skies. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Chicago Cardinals Washington Redskins
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 0:15 TurnoverTD 14:45 4:35 WAS 18 8 38 Fumble
10:10 2:10 CHC 44 3 7 Punt 8:00 3:06 WAS 27 6 22 Interception
4:54 3:18 WAS 49 7 49 Touchdown 1:36 1:42 WAS 23 3 5 Punt
14:54 1:43 CHC 14 3 4 Punt 13:11 1:30 CHC 20 3 4 Missed FG
11:41 4:54 CHC 20 9 80 Touchdown 6:47 4:13 WAS 25 9 49 Missed FG
2:34 1:33 CHC 20 3 9 Punt 1:01 1:01 WAS 18 3 53 Missed FG
10:22 2:57 CHC 34 6 66 Touchdown 15:00 4:38 WAS 20 9 51 Interception
4:50 1:36 CHC 19 3 20 Fumble 7:25 2:35 WAS 34 3 8 Punt
12:27 1:53 CHC 29 3 9 Punt 3:14 5:47 CHC 39 11 39 Touchdown
4:12 2:15 CHC 35 6 19 Punt 10:34 6:22 WAS 28 14 72 Touchdown
1:57 1:57 WAS 47 11 53 Touchdown
22:34 CHC 30 43 263 37:26 WAS 35 80 394
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Chicago Cardinals 5:43 8:10 4:33 4:08 22:34
Washington Redskins 9:17 6:50 10:27 10:52 37:26
Team Statistics Cardinals Redskins
Total Points 28 21
1st Downs 10 24
Rushing 4 9
Passing 6 11
Penalty 0 4
3rd-Down Conversions 4-10 11-19
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 4-4
Penalties-Yards 5-55 2-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Time Of Pos. 22:34 37:26
Total Net Yards 268 359
Total Plays 43 80
Average Gain 6.2 4.5
Net Yards Rushing 116 179
Rushes 29 42
Avg. Per Rush 4.0 4.3
Net Yards Passing 152 180
Completions 9 23
Attempts 14 36
Completion % 64.3 63.9
Yards Per Completion 16.9 8.6
Times Sacked 0 2
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 4 3
Rushing 1 1
Passing 2 2
Other 1 0
Extra Points 4-4 3-3
Field Goals 0-0 0-3
Chicago Cardinals Washington Redskins
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Ollie Matson 6 31 5.2 7 1 Julie Rykovich 11 40 3.6 9 0
Billy Cross 6 38 6.3 27 0 Harry Gilmer 9 26 2.9 6 0
Emil Sitko 6 13 2.2 7 0 Johnny Papit 8 12 1.5 5 0
Charley Trippi 5 24 4.8 14 0 Leon Heath 7 60 8.6 46 1
Ralph Pasquariello 3 3 1.0 3 0 Jack Cloud 3 11 3.7 5 0
Elmer Angsman 2 7 3.5 7 0 Chuck Drazenovich 2 7 3.5 7 0
Joe Geri 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sammy Baugh 2 23 11.5 12 0
Totals 29 116 4.0 27 1 Totals 42 179 4.3 46 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Charley Trippi 14 9 152 0 0 2 36 0 141 Sammy Baugh 36 23 197 2 17 2 24 2 74
Totals 14 9 152 0 0 2 36 0 141 Totals 36 23 197 2 17 2 24 2 74
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Billy Cross 4 71 17.8 36 1 Harry Gilmer 7 52 7.4 14 1
Cliff Anderson 3 57 19.0 31 0 Leon Heath 6 52 8.7 24 0
Don Stonesifer 2 24 12.0 13 1 Julie Rykovich 4 28 7.0 8 0
Hugh Taylor 4 42 10.5 15 1
Chuck Drazenovich 1 13 13.0 13 0
Gene Brito 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 9 152 16.9 36 2 Totals 23 197 8.6 24 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Gordon Polofsky 12 - - - - 2 - 1 1 Chuck Drazenovich 7 - - - - 1 - - -
S.J. Whitman 11 - - - - - - - - Billy Cox 4 - - - - - - - -
Ray Ramsey 10 1 9 - - - - - - Harry Dowda 4 - - - - - - - -
Leo Sanford 10 1 7 - - - - - - Ed Bagdon 4 - - - - - - - -
Roy Barni 8 - - - - - - - - Joe Tereshinski 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Volney Peters 8 - - - 1 1 - - - Gene Pepper 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Fred Wallner 6 - - - - - - - 1 Dick Alban 3 - - - - - - - -
Bob Dove 4 - - - - 1 1 - - Johnny Williams 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Ollie Matson 4 - - - - - - - - Neil Ferris 3 - - - - - - - 1
Jerry Groom 4 - - - - - - 2 - Ed Berrang 2 - - - - - 1 - -
Charley Trippi 3 - - - 1 - - - - George Buksar 2 - - - - - - - -
Tom Bienemann 3 - - - - - - - - Ed Ecker 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Don Joyce 3 - - - - 1 - - - John Yonakor 1 - - - - - - - -
John Panelli 3 - - - - 1 - - - Julie Rykovich 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill Svoboda 2 - - - - - - - - Paul Lipscomb 1 - - - - - - - -
Eli Popa 1 - - - - - - - - Jim Ricca 1 - - - - - - - -
Mike Mergen - - - - - - 1 - - Laurie Niemi 1 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Hennessey 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 92 2 16 - 2 6 2 3 2 Totals 46 - - - - 4 1 1 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Don Stonesifer 1 1 0 0 0 Julie Rykovich 1 1 0 0 0
Leo Sanford 0 0 0 1 0 Leon Heath 1 0 1 0 0
Dick Alban 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 2 1 1 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Frank Tripucka 5 193 38.6 0 1 54 Eddie Lebaron 2 104 52.0 0 2 58
Totals 5 193 38.6 0 1 54 Totals 2 104 52.0 0 2 58
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ollie Matson 1 7 7.0 0 7 0 Johnny Williams 4 73 18.2 0 36 0
Harry Gilmer 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
Totals 1 7 7.0 1 7 0 Totals 5 83 16.6 0 36 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ollie Matson 2 128 64.0 96 1 Harry Gilmer 3 67 22.3 30 0
Billy Cross 1 20 20.0 20 0 George Buksar 1 12 12.0 12 0
Totals 3 148 49.3 96 1 Totals 4 79 19.8 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Joe Geri 0 0 0 4 4 George Buksar 3 0 0 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 4 4 Totals 3 0 0 3 3