1952 - Week 1
Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers
At Forbes Field Sunday, September 28, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 7 21 28
Scoring Plays Eagles Steelers
1st Quarter
Eagles 9:00 Grant 38 yd. pass from Thomason ( Walston Kick ) ( 5-64, 2:29 ) 7 0
2nd Quarter
Eagles 10:18 Stevens 2 yd. run ( Walston Kick ) ( 7-60, 3:41 ) 14 0
3rd Quarter
Steelers 14:45 Kickoff Return by Chandnois for 94 yards ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 0:15 ) 14 7
4th Quarter
Steelers 11:50 Modzelewski 13 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 3-33, 0:58 ) 14 14
Steelers 2:39 Sulima 7 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 8-65, 2:39 ) 14 21
Steelers 1:39 Nickel 33 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 3-33, 0:19 ) 14 28

MVP: Lynn Chandnois HB\KR\PR (Pittsburgh)
Rushing: 15 Yds, Receiving: 5 Catches, 80 Yds, Returns: 94 Yds, 1 TD

Unavailable
PHI: J.Parmer (FB\DB), M.Nipp (G), K.Ramsey (T\G), J.Restic (DB), C.Scott (KR\PR\DB)
PIT: J.Spinks (FB\DT), A.Smail (LB)
Temp: 74°. Clear Skies. Wind 4 mph (Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 1:56 PHI 26 3 5 Punt 13:04 1:35 PIT 32 3 2 Punt
11:29 2:29 PHI 36 5 64 Touchdown 9:00 3:14 PIT 18 6 7 Punt
5:46 5:20 PHI 27 10 42 Missed FG 0:26 1:27 PIT 20 3 -6 Punt
13:59 3:41 PHI 40 7 60 Touchdown 10:18 1:52 PIT 27 3 5 Punt
8:26 1:40 PHI 24 3 -3 Punt 6:46 1:50 PIT 17 5 11 Punt
4:56 1:39 PHI 34 3 -2 Punt 3:17 1:27 PIT 38 3 2 Punt
1:50 0:39 PHI 20 3 0 Punt 1:11 0:23 PIT 42 2 -5 Punt
0:48 0:48 PHI 25 3 -1 End of Half 15:00 0:15 TurnoverTD
14:45 1:01 PHI 20 3 0 Punt 13:44 1:41 PIT 11 4 23 Punt
12:03 1:56 PHI 14 4 20 Punt 10:07 2:04 PIT 43 3 7 Punt
8:03 2:35 PHI 34 6 59 Fumble 5:28 2:11 PIT 7 3 3 Punt
3:17 0:58 PHI 49 3 1 Punt 2:19 3:25 PIT 14 8 77 Fumble
13:54 1:06 PHI 9 3 4 Punt 12:48 0:58 PHI 33 3 33 Touchdown
11:50 2:27 PHI 20 3 8 Punt 9:23 1:47 PIT 25 5 27 Punt
7:36 2:18 PHI 12 4 18 Punt 5:18 2:39 PIT 35 8 65 Touchdown
2:39 0:41 PHI 34 2 3 Interception 1:58 0:19 PHI 33 3 33 Touchdown
1:39 1:10 PHI 12 10 28 Interception 0:29 0:29 PHI 41 1 -1 End of Game
32:24 PHI 26 75 306 27:36 PIT 33 63 283
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Philadelphia Eagles 9:45 8:27 6:30 7:42 32:24
Pittsburgh Steelers 5:15 6:33 8:30 7:18 27:36
Team Statistics Eagles Steelers
Total Points 14 28
1st Downs 15 14
Rushing 4 4
Passing 9 8
Penalty 2 2
3rd-Down Conversions 5-18 4-16
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-122 7-56
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Time Of Pos. 32:24 27:36
Total Net Yards 340 270
Total Plays 75 63
Average Gain 4.5 4.3
Net Yards Rushing 92 100
Rushes 39 32
Avg. Per Rush 2.4 3.1
Net Yards Passing 248 170
Completions 12 12
Attempts 36 28
Completion % 33.3 42.9
Yards Per Completion 20.7 16.5
Times Sacked 0 3
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 2 4
Rushing 1 0
Passing 1 3
Other 0 1
Extra Points 2-2 4-4
Field Goals 0-1 0-0
Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
John Huzvar 11 35 3.2 7 0 Lynn Chandnois 10 15 1.5 6 0
Frank Ziegler 9 26 2.9 10 0 Fran Rogel 7 14 2.0 3 0
John Brewer 6 14 2.3 10 0 Ed Modzelewski 7 31 4.4 17 0
Ralph Goldston 5 9 1.8 3 0 Ray Mathews 5 39 7.8 14 0
Don Stevens 4 -1 -0.2 2 1 Jim Finks 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Al Pollard 3 10 3.3 5 0 Tom Calvin 1 2 2.0 2 0
Bobby Thomason 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Totals 39 92 2.4 10 1 Totals 32 100 3.1 17 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Bobby Thomason 36 12 248 0 0 1 41 2 45 Jim Finks 28 12 198 3 28 3 33 0 103
Totals 36 12 248 0 0 1 41 2 45 Totals 28 12 198 3 28 3 33 0 103
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Bud Grant 4 104 26.0 41 1 Lynn Chandnois 5 80 16.0 33 0
Frank Ziegler 3 59 19.7 33 0 Dick Hensley 2 27 13.5 15 0
Bobby Walston 3 50 16.7 18 0 George Sulima 2 24 12.0 17 1
Don Stevens 1 19 19.0 19 0 Ray Mathews 1 21 21.0 21 0
Pete Pihos 1 16 16.0 16 0 Ed Modzelewski 1 13 13.0 13 1
Elbie Nickel 1 33 33.0 33 1
Totals 12 248 20.7 41 1 Totals 12 198 16.5 33 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Chuck Bednarik 11 - - - - 1 - - - Dale Dodrill 9 - - - - 1 - - -
Wayne Robinson 6 - - - - 1 - - - Ernie Stautner 9 - - - - 2 1 - -
Joe Sutton 6 - - - - - - - 1 Darrell Hogan 8 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Ebert Van Buren 4 - - - - - - - - Lou Levanti 7 - - - - - - - -
Bibbles Bawel 4 - - - 2 - - 2 - Claude Hipps 7 - - - - - - - 1
Vic Sears 4 - - - - 2 - - - Frank Sinkovitz 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Norm Willey 3 - - - - 2 - - - Jerry Shipkey 3 - - - - - - 2 -
Ken Farragut 3 - - - - - - - - Lou Ferry 3 - - - - - - - -
Al Pollard 3 - - - - - - - - Howard Hartley 3 - - - - - - 1 1
Bob Stringer 3 - - - - - - 1 - George Hays 2 - - - - - - - -
Jack Zilly 2 - - - 1 - 3 - - Bill McPeak 2 - - - - - 1 - -
Don Stevens 2 - - - - - - - - Ed Kissell 2 1 22 - - - - 1 -
Frank Ziegler 2 - - - - - - 2 1 John Schweder 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Bob Oristaglio 1 - - - - - - - - George Tarasovic 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Bucko Kilroy 1 - - - - - - - - Jack Butler 1 1 19 - - - - 2 -
Russ Craft 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Totals 56 - - - 3 6 3 6 2 Totals 64 2 41 - - 5 3 8 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Frank Ziegler 1 0 0 0 0 Dick Hensley 1 1 0 0 0
Pete Pihos 1 1 0 0 0 George Sulima 1 0 0 0 0
John Huzvar 0 0 1 0 -4 Jack Butler 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sutton 0 0 0 1 0 Lynn Chandnois 0 0 1 0 -8
Totals 2 1 1 1 -4 Totals 2 1 1 1 -8
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Adrian Burk 10 477 47.7 0 3 69 Pat Brady 11 467 42.5 1 2 60
Totals 10 477 47.7 0 3 69 Totals 11 467 42.5 1 2 60
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Bibbles Bawel 4 10 2.5 1 19 0 Ray Mathews 5 80 16.0 2 34 0
Don Stevens 3 8 2.7 0 4 0
Totals 7 18 2.6 2 19 0 Totals 5 80 16.0 2 34 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Al Pollard 2 40 20.0 26 0 Tom Calvin 1 13 13.0 13 0
Frank Ziegler 1 20 20.0 20 0 Ray Mathews 1 23 23.0 23 0
Lynn Chandnois 1 94 94.0 94 1
Totals 3 60 20.0 26 0 Totals 3 130 43.3 94 1
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Bobby Walston 1 0 0 2 2 Gary Kerkorian 0 0 0 4 4
Totals 1 0 0 2 2 Totals 0 0 0 4 4