1952 - Week 7
Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers
At Forbes Field Sunday, November 9, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Detroit Lions 3 3 0 3 9
Pittsburgh Steelers 0 6 0 6 12
Scoring Plays Lions Steelers
1st Quarter
Lions 6:35 Harder 19 yd. Field Goal ( 5-64, 2:34 ) 3 0
2nd Quarter
Steelers 7:00 Nickel 25 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick missed ) ( 7-73, 2:31 ) 3 6
Lions 1:15 Harder 11 yd. Field Goal ( 6-30, 3:07 ) 6 6
4th Quarter
Lions 14:46 Harder 48 yd. Field Goal ( 3--2, 1:14 ) 9 6
Steelers 8:03 Chandnois 23 yd. run ( Kerkorian Kick missed ) ( 3-43, 0:59 ) 9 12

MVP: Elbie Nickel END (Pittsburgh)
Receiving: 3 Catches, 84 Yds, 1 TD.

Unavailable
DET: D.Walker (HB\K\DB), P.Summerall (DE), J.C.Hill (DB), B.Bailey (HB)
PIT: D.Fugler (T), J.Spinks (FB\DT), L.Levanti (C\LB)
In-Game Injuries
DET: None.
PIT: None.
Temp: 51°. Clear Skies. Wind 20 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:59 2:23 PIT 45 4 18 Missed FG 15:00 1:01 PIT 35 2 10 Fumble
9:09 2:34 DET 24 5 64 Field Goal 11:36 2:27 PIT 20 4 56 Fumble
5:18 6:10 DET 31 11 51 Interception 6:35 1:17 PIT 29 3 2 Punt
12:21 2:50 PIT 49 6 15 Interception 14:08 1:47 PIT 8 3 -4 Punt
7:00 1:45 DET 35 3 3 Punt 9:31 2:31 PIT 27 7 73 Touchdown
4:22 3:07 PIT 34 6 30 Field Goal 5:15 0:53 PIT 22 3 1 Interception
1:08 1:08 PIT 23 6 20 Missed FG 1:15 0:07 Ret-Fumble
15:00 2:22 DET 34 3 9 Punt 12:38 3:08 PIT 14 5 10 Punt
9:30 1:42 DET 36 3 1 Punt 7:48 1:11 PIT 14 4 12 Punt
6:37 0:53 PIT 46 2 2 Interception 5:44 2:40 PIT 40 7 43 Interception
3:04 1:09 DET 20 3 4 Punt 1:55 0:55 PIT 24 2 15 Fumble
1:00 1:14 PIT 39 3 -2 Field Goal 14:46 3:52 PIT 30 6 33 Punt
10:54 1:52 DET 11 3 -4 Punt 9:02 0:59 DET 43 3 43 Touchdown
8:03 2:12 DET 20 3 7 Punt 5:51 1:10 DET 40 3 -15 Punt
4:41 1:46 DET 26 3 7 Punt 2:55 0:32 PIT 27 3 -2 Punt
2:23 0:43 DET 46 4 0 Downs 1:40 1:40 DET 46 6 25 End of Game
33:50 DET 40 68 225 26:10 PIT 31 61 302
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Detroit Lions 10:15 9:42 7:06 6:47 33:50
Pittsburgh Steelers 4:45 5:18 7:54 8:13 26:10
Team Statistics Lions Steelers
Total Points 9 12
1st Downs 10 14
Rushing 2 4
Passing 8 7
Penalty 0 3
3rd-Down Conversions 4-17 4-12
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Red Zone Conversions 120-0 170-0
Penalties-Yards 6-34 6-39
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-4
Time Of Pos. 33:50 26:10
Total Net Yards 241 323
Total Plays 68 61
Average Gain 3.5 5.3
Net Yards Rushing 62 108
Rushes 33 30
Avg. Per Rush 1.9 3.6
Net Yards Passing 179 215
Completions 15 11
Attempts 34 30
Completion % 44.1 36.7
Yards Per Completion 12.5 20.5
Times Sacked 1 1
Had Intercepted 3 2
Touchdowns 0 2
Rushing 0 1
Passing 0 1
Other 0 0
Extra Points 0-0 2-0
Field Goals 3-5 0-0
Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Bob Hoernschemeyer 15 9 0.6 5 0 Ed Modzelewski 10 15 1.5 10 0
Jug Girard 9 7 0.8 4 0 Lynn Chandnois 7 62 8.9 23 1
Pat Harder 7 12 1.7 7 0 Fran Rogel 5 17 3.4 18 0
Jim Doran 1 28 28.0 28 0 Ray Mathews 4 14 3.5 9 0
Bobby Layne 1 6 6.0 6 0 Jim Finks 3 -2 -0.7 0 0
Tom Calvin 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 33 62 1.9 28 0 Totals 30 108 3.6 23 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Bobby Layne 34 15 187 1 8 0 35 3 25 Jim Finks 30 11 226 1 11 1 46 2 47
Totals 34 15 187 1 8 0 35 3 25 Totals 30 11 226 1 11 1 46 2 47
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Jug Girard 6 107 17.8 35 0 Elbie Nickel 3 84 28.0 36 1
Leon Hart 3 25 8.3 17 0 Ray Mathews 3 34 11.3 25 0
Cloyce Box 3 28 9.3 16 0 Ed Modzelewski 2 31 15.5 24 0
Bob Hoernschemeyer 2 19 9.5 19 0 Lynn Chandnois 2 67 33.5 46 0
Jim Doran 1 8 8.0 8 0 George Sulima 1 10 10.0 10 0
Totals 15 187 12.5 35 0 Totals 11 226 20.5 46 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Jim Robert Smith 11 - - - - - - 2 1 Howard Hartley 8 1 6 - - - - 4 -
Les Bingaman 6 - - - - 1 1 - - Jack Butler 7 - - - - - - - -
Jack Christiansen 6 - - - - - - 3 - Dale Dodrill 7 - - - - 2 - 1 -
Jim Martin 5 - - - - - - - - Jerry Shipkey 6 - - - - - - 1 -
Jim David 3 - - - - - - - - Ernie Stautner 5 - - - - - - - -
Lavern Torgeson 3 1 - - - - - - - Darrell Hogan 5 - - - - - - - -
Dick Flanagan 3 - - - - - - - - Bill McPeak 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Thurman McGraw 3 - - - - - - - - Lou Ferry 4 - - - - 3 - - -
Bob Miller 3 - - - - - - - - George Tarasovic 4 - - - - 2 - - -
Blaine Earon 2 - - - - 2 1 - - Claude Hipps 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Yale Lary 2 1 2 - - - - - - George Hays 3 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Sonny Gandee 2 - - - 1 1 1 - - Alex Smail 3 - - - - - - - -
Vince Banonis 2 - - - - - - - - Frank Sinkovitz 3 1 11 - - 2 - - -
Don Doll 1 - - - - - - - - Ed Kissell 2 1 10 - - - - 1 -
John Schweder 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 52 2 2 - 1 4 3 5 1 Totals 67 3 27 - 1 10 1 8 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Dick Flanagan 0 0 0 1 0 Lynn Chandnois 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Martin 0 0 0 1 0 Ray Mathews 1 1 0 0 0
Jim David 0 0 0 1 0 Ed Modzelewski 1 1 0 0 0
Jack Christiansen 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 4 4 0 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Jim Robert Smith 7 339 48.4 0 2 55 Pat Brady 7 281 40.1 0 1 51
Totals 7 339 48.4 0 2 55 Totals 7 281 40.1 0 1 51
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Jack Christiansen 3 41 13.7 1 19 0 Ray Mathews 4 47 11.8 1 32 0
Clyde Scott 1 4 4.0 1 4 0 Lynn Chandnois 1 19 19.0 1 19 0
Yale Lary 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Totals 5 54 10.8 2 19 0 Totals 5 66 13.2 2 32 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Jack Christiansen 1 28 28.0 28 0 Lynn Chandnois 2 45 22.5 30 0
Yale Lary 1 26 26.0 26 0 Ray Mathews 2 52 26.0 26 0
Totals 2 54 27.0 28 0 Totals 4 97 24.2 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Pat Harder 5 3 48 0 0 Gary Kerkorian 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 5 3 48 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 2 0