1952 - Week 2
Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams
At Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Friday, October 3, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Detroit Lions 0 7 0 0 7
Los Angeles Rams 7 10 0 7 24
Scoring Plays Lions Rams
1st Quarter
Rams 7:40 Fears 15 yd. pass from Van Brocklin ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 9-84, 6:01 ) 0 7
2nd Quarter
Rams 8:27 Fears 13 yd. pass from Van Brocklin ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 5-69, 1:39 ) 0 14
Lions 4:56 Box 58 yd. pass from Layne ( Harder Kick ) ( 1-58, 0:00 ) 7 14
Rams 3:01 Waterfield 10 yd. Field Goal ( 4-77, 1:51 ) 7 17
4th Quarter
Rams 2:48 Smith 23 yd. pass from Van Brocklin ( Waterfield Kick ) ( 7-78, 3:16 ) 7 24

MVP: Norm Van Brocklin QB\P (LA Rams)
Passing: 353 Yds, 3 TD, 123 Rating

Unavailable
DET: D.Walker (HB\K\DB), B.Bailey (HB), P.Summerall (DE), J.Doran (END)
LAM: M.Johnson (DB), J.Dwyer (DB)
Temp: 74°. Clear Skies. Wind 12 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 1:12 DET 29 3 4 Punt 13:48 6:08 LAM 16 9 84 Touchdown
7:40 5:20 DET 10 9 71 Interception 2:20 1:48 LAM 24 3 -6 Punt
0:32 0:48 DET 36 3 4 Punt 14:44 1:35 LAM 8 3 9 Punt
13:09 2:57 DET 40 7 15 Interception 10:12 1:45 LAM 31 5 69 Touchdown
8:27 0:55 DET 28 2 15 Fumble 7:32 2:30 DET 43 3 9 Missed FG
5:02 0:06 DET 42 1 58 Touchdown 4:56 1:55 LAM 20 4 77 Field Goal
3:01 1:12 DET 38 3 4 Punt 1:49 1:11 LAM 23 7 38 Punt
0:38 0:28 DET 3 4 6 Downs 0:10 0:04 Missed FG
0:06 0:06 DET 20 1 35 End of Half 15:00 2:38 LAM 20 6 18 Punt
12:22 1:09 DET 15 3 -3 Punt 11:13 3:04 LAM 49 6 35 Fumble
8:09 4:35 DET 16 8 54 Interception 3:34 1:37 LAM 40 3 2 Punt
1:57 1:41 DET 22 3 4 Interception 0:16 4:42 LAM 35 8 29 Missed FG
10:34 1:40 DET 20 4 19 Punt 8:54 0:07 LAM 27 1 0 Interception
8:47 2:43 DET 46 6 36 Interception 6:04 3:16 LAM 22 7 78 Touchdown
2:48 0:53 DET 31 4 -3 Interception 1:55 1:55 DET 24 5 18 End of Game
25:45 DET 26 61 319 34:15 LAM 32 70 460
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Detroit Lions 7:04 6:00 7:25 5:16 25:45
Los Angeles Rams 7:56 9:00 7:35 9:44 34:15
Team Statistics Lions Rams
Total Points 7 24
1st Downs 14 23
Rushing 3 4
Passing 10 17
Penalty 1 2
3rd-Down Conversions 2-9 7-15
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-97 8-125
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Time Of Pos. 25:45 34:15
Total Net Yards 299 468
Total Plays 61 70
Average Gain 4.9 6.7
Net Yards Rushing 105 121
Rushes 26 39
Avg. Per Rush 4.0 3.1
Net Yards Passing 194 347
Completions 16 19
Attempts 33 30
Completion % 48.5 63.3
Yards Per Completion 13.1 18.6
Times Sacked 2 1
Had Intercepted 6 1
Touchdowns 1 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 3-3
Field Goals 0-0 1-4
Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Bob Hoernschemeyer 9 29 3.2 5 0 Dan Towler 15 71 4.7 14 0
Pat Harder 8 22 2.8 6 0 Tank Younger 6 19 3.2 8 0
Jug Girard 6 29 4.8 20 0 Vitamin Smith 5 14 2.8 5 0
Bobby Layne 3 25 8.3 13 0 Woodley Lewis 4 3 0.8 2 0
Skeets Quinlan 3 7 2.3 8 0
Norm Van Brocklin 3 -5 -1.7 0 0
Jack Myers 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Jerry Williams 1 13 13.0 13 0
Totals 26 105 4.0 20 0 Totals 39 121 3.1 14 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Bobby Layne 33 16 210 2 16 1 58 6 40 Norm Van Brocklin 30 19 353 1 6 3 47 1 123
Totals 33 16 210 2 16 1 58 6 40 Totals 30 19 353 1 6 3 47 1 123
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Leon Hart 5 53 10.6 15 0 Tom Fears 10 165 16.5 32 2
Cloyce Box 5 96 19.2 58 1 Crazy Legs Hirsch 3 70 23.3 40 0
Jug Girard 2 31 15.5 18 0 Tank Younger 2 16 8.0 9 0
Pat Harder 2 21 10.5 21 0 Vitamin Smith 2 45 22.5 23 1
Bill Swiacki 1 9 9.0 9 0 Bob Carey 1 47 47.0 47 0
Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 0 0.0 0 0 Skeets Quinlan 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 16 210 13.1 58 1 Totals 19 353 18.6 47 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Dick Flanagan 10 - - - - - - - - Jerry Williams 8 - - - - - - 1 -
Jim Martin 10 - - - - - - - - Woodley Lewis 6 1 8 - - - - 2 -
Thurman McGraw 7 - - - - 1 - - 2 Don Paul 5 - - - - - - 1 -
Lavern Torgeson 7 - - - - 1 - - - Larry Brink 4 1 5 - 1 - - - -
Jim Robert Smith 6 - - - 1 - - 1 - Stan West 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Jim David 6 1 1 - - - - - - Tank Younger 4 1 8 - - - - - -
Jack Christiansen 5 - - - - - - 2 - Charley Toogood 3 - - - - - - - -
Vince Banonis 5 - - - - 1 - - - Herb Rich 3 1 11 - - - - - -
John Prchlik 4 - - - - 1 - - - Night Train Lane 3 1 13 - - - - 1 -
Yale Lary 3 - - - - - - - - Andy Robustelli 3 - - - 1 1 - - -
Jimmy C. Hill 3 - - - - - - - - Robert Hecker 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Bob Miller 1 - - - - - - - - Jim Winkler 2 - - - - - - - -
Les Bingaman 1 - - - - - - - - Ken Casner 2 - - - - - - - -
Norb Hecker 2 - - - - - - - 1
Duane Putnam 1 - - - - - - - -
Harry Thompson 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Vitamin Smith - 1 3 - - - - - -
Totals 68 1 1 - 1 4 - 3 2 Totals 54 6 48 - 2 3 - 6 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Bill Swiacki 1 1 0 0 0 Norm Van Brocklin 1 1 0 0 0
Les Bingaman 0 0 0 1 0 Woodley Lewis 1 0 0 0 0
Night Train Lane 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Myers 0 0 1 0 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
Jim Robert Smith 5 222 44.4 0 2 52 Norm Van Brocklin 5 222 44.4 0 2 59
Totals 5 222 44.4 0 2 52 Totals 5 222 44.4 0 2 59
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Jack Christiansen 2 16 8.0 0 16 0 Woodley Lewis 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
Yale Lary 1 -2 -2.0 1 0 0
Totals 3 14 4.7 1 16 0 Totals 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Yale Lary 3 91 30.3 37 0
Jack Christiansen 2 41 20.5 26 0
Totals 5 132 26.4 37 0 Totals 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Pat Harder 0 0 0 1 1 Bob Waterfield 4 1 10 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 4 1 10 3 3