1952 - Week 12
Detroit Lions at Dallas Texans
At Cotton Bowl Saturday, December 13, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Detroit Lions 7 10 0 7 24
Dallas Texans 0 0 7 6 13
Scoring Plays Lions Texans
1st Quarter
Lions 12:22 C.Box 15 yard pass from B.Layne ( D.Walker kick ) ( 6-57, 2:38 ) 7 0
2nd Quarter
Lions 6:29 D.Walker 28 yard field goal ( 10-42, 6:09 ) 10 0
Lions 1:01 J.Doran 3 yard pass from B.Layne ( D.Walker kick ) ( 9-51, 3:30 ) 17 0
3rd Quarter
Texans 12:30 D.Wilkins 35 yard pass from B.Celeri ( P.Cannamela kick ) ( 6-72, 2:30 ) 17 7
4th Quarter
Lions 11:04 C.Box 4 yard pass from B.Layne ( D.Walker kick ) ( 6-44, 3:29 ) 24 7
Texans 4:08 R.Pelfrey 2 yard pass from B.Celeri ( P.Cannamela kick missed ) ( 8-46, 1:48 ) 24 13

MVP: Bobby Layne QB (Detroit)
Passing: 199 Yds, 3 TD, 96 Rating, Rushing: 74 Yds.

Unavailable
DET: B.Hoernschemeyer (HB)
DAL: None
In-Game Injuries
DET: None.
DAL: None.
Temp: 48°. Clear Skies. Wind 7 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions Dallas Texans
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 2:38 DET 43 6 57 Touchdown 12:22 1:56 DAL 42 3 8 Punt
10:26 7:15 DET 17 11 49 Missed FG 3:11 5:33 DAL 20 10 43 Downs
12:38 6:09 DET 37 10 42 Field Goal 6:29 1:58 DAL 22 3 7 Punt
4:31 3:30 DET 49 9 51 Touchdown 1:01 0:54 DAL 35 3 7 Punt
0:07 0:07 DET 30 1 -1 End of Half 15:00 2:30 DAL 28 6 72 Touchdown
12:30 3:23 DET 10 6 30 Punt 9:07 4:04 DAL 13 7 27 Punt
5:03 1:03 DET 29 4 23 Interception 4:00 1:33 DAL 18 3 3 Punt
2:27 2:16 DET 46 4 37 Interception 0:11 0:38 DAL 20 3 11 Punt
14:33 3:29 DAL 44 6 44 Touchdown 11:04 3:20 DAL 25 6 36 Punt
7:44 1:48 DET 5 3 5 Punt 5:56 1:48 DET 46 8 46 Touchdown
4:08 1:39 DET 36 4 20 Punt 2:29 0:36 DAL 20 4 9 Downs
1:53 1:53 DAL 29 3 -3 End of Game
35:10 DET 36 67 354 24:50 DAL 27 56 269
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Detroit Lions 9:53 9:46 6:42 8:49 35:10
Dallas Texans 5:07 5:14 8:18 6:11 24:50
Team Statistics Lions Texans
Total Points 24 13
1st Downs 22 16
Rushing 8 5
Passing 12 8
Penalty 2 3
3rd-Down Conversions 7-13 4-14
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 1-3
Red Zone Conversions 3-4 1-1
Penalties-Yards 8-60 6-30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time Of Pos. 35:10 24:50
Total Net Yards 349 249
Total Plays 68 56
Average Gain 5.1 4.4
Net Yards Rushing 184 101
Rushes 41 21
Avg. Per Rush 4.5 4.8
Net Yards Passing 165 148
Completions 15 16
Attempts 23 33
Completion % 65.2 48.5
Yards Per Completion 13.3 10.5
Times Sacked 4 2
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 3 2
Rushing 0 0
Passing 3 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 2-1
Field Goals 1-2 0-0
Detroit Lions Dallas Texans
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Byron Bailey 11 30 2.7 7 0 Buddy Young 7 14 2.0 3 0
Bobby Layne 10 74 7.4 26 0 Chuck Ortmann 4 18 4.5 15 0
Pat Harder 9 27 3.0 7 0 Bob Celeri 3 36 12.0 17 0
Doak Walker 7 40 5.7 10 0 Zollie Toth 3 14 4.7 10 0
Jug Girard 4 13 3.2 8 0 George Taliaferro 3 13 4.3 11 0
Billy Baggett 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 41 184 4.5 26 0 Totals 21 101 4.8 17 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Bobby Layne 23 15 199 4 34 3 27 2 96 Bob Celeri 33 16 168 2 20 2 35 0 84
Totals 23 15 199 4 34 3 27 2 96 Totals 33 16 168 2 20 2 35 0 84
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Leon Hart 5 79 15.8 27 0 Ray Pelfrey 5 34 6.8 11 1
Cloyce Box 3 30 10.0 15 2 Dick Wilkins 4 62 15.5 35 1
Doak Walker 3 51 17.0 18 0 George Taliaferro 2 12 6.0 6 0
Jug Girard 2 30 15.0 21 0 Zollie Toth 2 13 6.5 8 0
Jim Doran 2 9 4.5 6 1 Stan Williams 1 13 13.0 13 0
Billy Baggett 1 12 12.0 12 0
Buddy Young 1 22 22.0 22 0
Totals 15 199 13.3 27 3 Totals 16 168 10.5 35 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Jack Christiansen 6 - - - - - - 1 - Joe Campanella 10 - - - - - - - -
Jim Robert Smith 6 - - - 1 - - - - Keever Jankovich 7 - - - 1 - - - -
Lavern Torgeson 5 - - - - - - - - Sisto Averno 7 - - - 1 - - - -
Jim Martin 5 - - - - - 1 - - Art Donovan 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Keith Flowers 4 - - - - - - - - Johnny Petitbon 5 1 - - - - - - -
Jimmy C. Hill 3 - - - - - - - - Joe Reid 5 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Yale Lary 3 - - - - - - - - Tom Keane 5 1 4 - 1 - - - -
John Prchlik 3 - - - - - - - - Will Sherman 4 - - - - - - - -
Thurman McGraw 3 - - - - 1 - - - Stan Williams 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Jim David 3 - - - - - - 1 - Barney Poole 4 - - - 1 1 - - -
Doak Walker 2 - - - - - - 1 - Pat Cannamella 4 - - - - - - - -
Don Doll 2 - - - - - - - - Jerry Davis 3 - - - - - - - -
Dick Flanagan 1 - - - - - - 1 - Art Tait 2 - - - - - - - -
Bob Miller 1 - - - - - - - - Hamp Tanner 2 - - - - - - - -
Blaine Earon 1 - - - - - - - - Gino Marchetti 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Sonny Gandee 1 - - - 1 - - - - Billy Baggett - - - - - - - 1 -
Les Bingaman 1 - - - - - - - -
Vince Banonis 1 - - - - - - - -
Pat Summerall - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 51 - - - 2 1 2 4 - Totals 69 2 4 - 4 4 - 3 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Jim Robert Smith 3 137 45.7 1 1 47 Hank Lauricella 7 235 33.6 0 2 40
Totals 3 137 45.7 1 1 47 Totals 7 235 33.6 0 2 40
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Yale Lary 3 25 8.3 0 18 0 Billy Baggett 1 10 10.0 1 10 0
Jack Christiansen 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
Totals 4 41 10.2 0 18 0 Totals 1 10 10.0 1 10 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Jack Christiansen 2 31 15.5 17 0 Billy Baggett 3 57 19.0 21 0
Clyde Scott 1 22 22.0 22 0 George Taliaferro 2 57 28.5 30 0
Totals 3 53 17.7 22 0 Totals 5 114 22.8 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Doak Walker 2 1 28 3 3 Pat Cannamela 0 0 0 2 1
Totals 2 1 28 3 3 Totals 0 0 0 2 1