1952 - Week 4
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Texans
At Cotton Bowl Saturday, October 18, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Green Bay Packers 14 21 14 21 70
Dallas Texans 7 0 0 10 17
Scoring Plays Packers Texans
1st Quarter
Texans 10:19 Taliaferro 24 yd. pass from Tripucka ( Grigg Kick ) ( 5-57, 2:28 ) 0 7
Packers 1:05 Howton 18 yd. pass from Rote ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 7-57, 3:44 ) 7 7
Packers 0:43 Howton 16 yd. pass from Rote ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 1-16, 0:06 ) 14 7
2nd Quarter
Packers 9:30 Howton 43 yd. pass from Rote ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 10-95, 3:18 ) 21 7
Packers 1:52 Rote 3 yd. run ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 6-80, 2:32 ) 28 7
Packers 1:06 Howton 11 yd. pass from Rote ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 3-22, 0:23 ) 35 7
3rd Quarter
Packers 11:37 Reid 2 yd. run ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 1-2, 0:07 ) 42 7
Packers 8:15 Reid 5 yd. run ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 2-6, 0:15 ) 49 7
4th Quarter
Packers 14:54 Cone 3 yd. run ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 5-25, 2:24 ) 56 7
Texans 10:47 Taliaferro 55 yd. pass from Tripucka ( Grigg Kick ) ( 8-80, 4:07 ) 56 14
Packers 5:37 Howton 8 yd. pass from Rote ( Reichardt Kick ) ( 8-59, 5:10 ) 63 14
Texans 4:41 Grigg 18 yd. Field Goal ( 4-1, 0:56 ) 63 17
Packers 1:54 Interception by Dillon returned 15 yards ( Reichardt Kick ) 70 17

MVP: Tobin Rote QB (Green Bay)
Passing: 208 Yds, 5 TD, 135 Rating, Rushing: 61 Yds, 1 TD

Unavailable
GNB: D.Moselle (KR\PR\DB), H.Ruetz (T), D.Logan (T), C.Boerio (LB), B.Dees (DT)
DAL: B.Celeri (QB\P), C.Ortmann (RB), D.Edwards (END), J.Davis (DB), W.Sherman (DB), R.Pelfrey (END)
Temp: 77°. Partly Cloudy. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Green Bay Packers 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 2:13 GNB 20 3 7 Punt 12:47 2:28 DAL 43 5 57 Touchdown
10:19 0:08 Ret-Fumble 10:11 1:58 GNB 29 6 16 Fumble
8:13 1:01 GNB 13 3 9 Punt 7:12 2:23 DAL 46 4 12 Interception
4:49 3:44 GNB 43 7 57 Touchdown 1:05 0:16 DAL 17 1 0 Interception
0:49 0:06 DAL 16 1 16 Touchdown 0:43 2:55 DAL 44 4 15 Punt
12:48 3:18 GNB 5 10 95 Touchdown 9:30 1:13 DAL 33 3 8 Punt
8:17 0:06 GNB 2 1 8 Fumble 8:11 0:06 GNB 10 1 -64 Interception
4:24 2:32 GNB 20 6 80 Touchdown 8:05 3:41 GNB 26 6 16 Missed FG
1:29 0:23 DAL 22 3 22 Touchdown 1:52 0:23 DAL 20 3 2 Fumble
11:44 0:07 DAL 2 1 2 Touchdown 1:06 1:06 DAL 20 2 2 End of Half
8:30 0:15 DAL 6 2 6 Touchdown 15:00 3:16 DAL 24 5 -22 Fumble
4:59 1:45 GNB 23 3 6 Punt 11:37 3:07 DAL 20 6 10 Interception
2:18 2:24 DAL 25 5 25 Touchdown 8:15 3:16 DAL 8 6 39 Punt
10:47 5:10 GNB 41 8 59 Touchdown 3:14 0:56 DAL 23 2 2 Fumble
4:41 2:34 GNB 31 3 0 Punt 14:54 4:07 DAL 20 8 80 Touchdown
5:37 0:56 GNB 12 4 1 Field Goal
2:07 0:13 DAL 20 2 -4 TurnoverTD
1:54 1:54 DAL 10 3 67 End of Game
25:46 GNB 45 56 392 34:14 DAL 37 71 237
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Green Bay Packers 7:17 6:19 4:25 7:50 25:51
Dallas Texans 7:43 8:41 10:35 7:10 34:09
Team Statistics Packers Texans
Total Points 70 17
1st Downs 20 17
Rushing 12 6
Passing 8 10
Penalty 0 1
3rd-Down Conversions 7-11 7-12
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-36 4-50
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 6-4
Time Of Pos. 25:51 34:09
Total Net Yards 410 333
Total Plays 56 71
Average Gain 7.3 4.7
Net Yards Rushing 207 111
Rushes 35 24
Avg. Per Rush 5.9 4.6
Net Yards Passing 203 222
Completions 12 25
Attempts 20 40
Completion % 60.0 62.5
Yards Per Completion 17.3 10.7
Times Sacked 1 7
Had Intercepted 0 5
Touchdowns 10 2
Rushing 4 0
Passing 5 2
Other 1 0
Extra Points 10-10 2-2
Field Goals 0-0 1-2
Green Bay Packers Dallas Texans
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Tony Canadeo 7 16 2.3 10 0 George Taliaferro 8 69 8.6 33 0
Fred Cone 7 44 6.3 31 1 Zollie Toth 6 17 2.8 5 0
Bill Reichardt 5 19 3.8 5 0 Dick Hoerner 3 8 2.7 3 0
Bobby Jack Floyd 5 31 6.2 8 0 Buddy Young 3 11 3.7 5 0
Breezy Reid 5 30 6.0 10 2 Frank Tripucka 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Tobin Rote 5 61 12.2 32 1 Billy Baggett 2 7 3.5 4 0
Billy Joe Grimes 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 35 207 5.9 32 4 Totals 24 111 4.6 33 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Tobin Rote 20 12 208 1 5 5 51 0 135 Frank Tripucka 40 25 267 7 45 2 55 5 59
Totals 20 12 208 1 5 5 51 0 135 Totals 40 25 267 7 45 2 55 5 59
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Billy Howton 8 172 21.5 51 5 George Taliaferro 9 135 15.0 55 2
Bob Mann 1 9 9.0 9 0 Stan Williams 4 9 2.2 8 0
Tony Canadeo 1 4 4.0 4 0 Dick Wilkins 4 25 6.2 10 0
Jim Keane 1 22 22.0 22 0 Buddy Young 4 68 17.0 39 0
Breezy Reid 1 1 1.0 1 0 Dick Hoerner 2 25 12.5 17 0
Zollie Toth 2 5 2.5 6 0
Totals 12 208 17.3 51 5 Totals 25 267 10.7 55 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Deral Teteak 11 - - - 1 - - - - Joe Reid 8 - - - - - - - -
Wash Serini 10 - - - 2 - - 1 1 Art Donovan 8 - - - - 1 - - -
Dan Sandifer 8 - - - - - - - - Johnny Petitbon 7 - - - - - - - -
Ace Loomis 7 2 61 - - - - - - Joe Campanella 6 - - - - 1 - - -
Bobby Dillon 7 1 15 1 1 - - - 1 Tom Keane 6 - - - - - - 1 -
Clarence Self 6 - - - - - - - - Gino Marchetti 4 - - - 1 1 - - -
Dave Stephenson 5 - - - 1 - - - - Sisto Averno 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Tony Canadeo 4 - - - 1 - - - - Barney Poole 3 - - - - - - - -
George Schmidt 4 - - - - - - 1 - Pat Cannamella 3 - - - - - - - -
Jay Rhodemyre 3 - - - - - - - - Keever Jankovich 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Carl Elliot 2 - - - 1 - - - 1 Billy Baggett 2 - - - - - - - -
Dave Hanner 2 - - - - - - - - Stan Williams 1 - - - - - - - -
Bob Forte 2 1 7 - - - - - - Hamp Tanner 1 - - - - - - - -
Ab Wimberly 1 1 4 - - - - - - Keith Flowers 1 - - - - - - 1 -
John Martinkovic 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 73 5 87 1 7 - - 2 3 Totals 56 - - - 1 3 - 4 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Billy Joe Grimes 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Tripucka 4 3 0 0 0
Billy Howton 1 1 0 0 0 Zollie Toth 1 0 0 0 0
Ace Loomis 1 1 0 0 0 George Taliaferro 1 1 0 0 0
Tony Canadeo 1 0 0 0 0 Keever Jankovich 0 0 0 1 0
Steve Ruzich 0 0 0 1 0 Dick Hoerner 0 0 1 0 0
Carl Elliot 0 0 0 2 0 Joe Campanella 0 0 0 1 0
Dave Hanner 0 0 0 1 0 Dick Wilkins 0 0 0 1 0
Jay Rhodemyre 0 0 1 0 -3 Keith Flowers 0 0 1 0 -3
Totals 4 3 1 4 -3 Totals 6 4 2 3 -3
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Babe Parilli 4 197 49.2 1 0 69 Hank Lauricella 3 121 40.3 0 2 57
Totals 4 197 49.2 1 0 69 Totals 3 121 40.3 0 2 57
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Billy Joe Grimes 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0 Billy Baggett 2 18 9.0 1 12 0
Totals 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 0 Totals 2 18 9.0 1 12 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ace Loomis 2 60 30.0 34 0 George Taliaferro 3 54 18.0 28 0
Billy Joe Grimes 1 28 28.0 28 0 Billy Baggett 2 105 52.5 87 0
Keever Jankovich 2 28 14.0 18 0
Totals 3 88 29.3 34 0 Totals 7 187 26.7 87 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Bill Reichardt 0 0 0 10 10 Forrest Grigg 2 1 18 2 2
Totals 0 0 0 10 10 Totals 2 1 18 2 2