1952 - Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Cardinals
At Comiskey Park Sunday, October 26, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0 0 7 14
Chicago Cardinals 14 3 0 0 17
Scoring Plays Steelers Cardinals
1st Quarter
Cardinals 11:46 Anderson 11 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 4-80, 1:33 ) 0 7
Cardinals 4:32 Sitko 14 yd. run ( Geri Kick ) ( 9-97, 6:04 ) 0 14
Steelers 3:14 Interception by Butler returned 24 yards ( Kerkorian Kick ) 7 14
2nd Quarter
Cardinals 10:11 Geri 24 yd. Field Goal ( 17-63, 6:01 ) 7 17
4th Quarter
Steelers 12:16 Mathews 11 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 5-90, 1:53 ) 14 17

MVP: Emil Sitko HB (Chi Cards)
Rushing: 91 Yds, 1 TD

Unavailable
PIT: E.Modzelewski (FB), A.Smail (LB), G.Hays (DE)
CHC: J.Karras (HB\KR), D.R.Paul (KR\PR\DB), J.Jennings (T), D.Mills (LB), B.Gay (DB), R.Hecker (DB), W.Triplett (DB)
Temp: 61°. Cloudy. Wind 9 mph (Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Cardinals
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 1:41 PIT 32 3 9 Punt 13:19 1:33 CHC 20 4 80 Touchdown
11:46 1:10 PIT 40 3 -2 Punt 10:36 6:04 CHC 3 9 97 Touchdown
4:32 1:12 PIT 45 3 3 Punt 3:20 0:06 CHC 17 1 0 TurnoverTD
2:12 1:00 CHC 36 3 0 Punt 3:14 1:02 CHC 25 3 3 Interception
10:11 2:54 PIT 35 6 16 Punt 1:12 6:01 CHC 20 17 63 Field Goal
4:53 4:17 PIT 40 6 30 Downs 7:17 2:24 CHC 3 3 6 Punt
0:11 0:11 PIT 21 2 15 Interception 0:36 0:25 CHC 30 3 9 Punt
11:15 1:45 PIT 20 3 8 Punt 15:00 3:45 CHC 20 8 26 Punt
2:01 1:38 PIT 20 4 32 Fumble 9:30 7:29 CHC 44 10 49 Missed FG
14:09 1:53 PIT 10 5 90 Touchdown 0:23 1:14 CHC 48 3 4 Punt
10:54 1:03 PIT 23 3 4 Punt 12:16 1:22 CHC 29 5 11 Punt
5:55 1:55 PIT 22 3 1 Punt 9:51 3:56 CHC 23 6 17 Punt
2:20 0:33 PIT 11 4 9 Punt 4:00 1:40 CHC 48 3 -2 Punt
1:47 1:47 CHC 49 4 17 End of Game
21:12 PIT 29 48 215 38:48 CHC 27 79 380
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 5:03 7:22 3:23 5:24 21:12
Chicago Cardinals 9:57 7:38 11:37 9:36 38:48
Team Statistics Steelers Cardinals
Total Points 14 17
1st Downs 10 19
Rushing 3 11
Passing 5 7
Penalty 2 1
3rd-Down Conversions 1-11 6-17
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards 5-41 6-80
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Time Of Pos. 21:12 38:48
Total Net Yards 210 399
Total Plays 48 79
Average Gain 4.4 5.1
Net Yards Rushing 86 279
Rushes 20 49
Avg. Per Rush 4.3 5.7
Net Yards Passing 124 120
Completions 10 12
Attempts 27 29
Completion % 37.0 41.4
Yards Per Completion 13.0 10.5
Times Sacked 1 1
Had Intercepted 1 2
Touchdowns 2 2
Rushing 0 1
Passing 1 1
Other 1 0
Extra Points 2-2 2-2
Field Goals 0-0 1-2
Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Cardinals
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Fran Rogel 7 32 4.6 18 0 Ollie Matson 16 54 3.4 12 0
Lynn Chandnois 6 31 5.2 15 0 Emil Sitko 11 91 8.3 49 1
Ray Mathews 2 1 0.5 2 0 Charley Trippi 6 66 11.0 53 0
Tom Calvin 2 17 8.5 19 0 Billy Cross 6 31 5.2 8 0
Jack Spinks 2 5 2.5 6 0 Joe Geri 4 8 2.0 4 0
Jim Finks 1 0 0.0 0 0 Elmer Angsman 4 8 2.0 5 0
Ralph Pasquariello 2 21 10.5 17 0
Totals 20 86 4.3 19 0 Totals 49 279 5.7 53 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Jim Finks 27 10 130 1 6 1 27 1 50 Charley Trippi 29 12 126 1 6 1 28 2 37
Totals 27 10 130 1 6 1 27 1 50 Totals 29 12 126 1 6 1 28 2 37
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Lynn Chandnois 3 54 18.0 27 0 Ollie Matson 4 47 11.8 18 0
Ray Mathews 3 36 12.0 15 1 Don Stonesifer 3 50 16.7 28 0
Dick Hensley 2 21 10.5 11 0 Elmer Angsman 2 11 5.5 6 0
Elbie Nickel 2 19 9.5 10 0 Cliff Anderson 1 11 11.0 11 1
Billy Cross 1 3 3.0 3 0
Ralph Pasquariello 1 4 4.0 4 0
Totals 10 130 13.0 27 1 Totals 12 126 10.5 28 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Dale Dodrill 8 - - - - - - - - Ray Ramsey 5 - - - - - - 2 1
Claude Hipps 8 - - - - - - 1 - Roy Barni 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Howard Hartley 7 - - - - - - - - Jerry Groom 4 - - - - - - 1 -
Lou Ferry 7 - - - - 2 - - - Gordon Polofsky 3 - - - - - - - -
John Schweder 7 - - - - 1 - - - Leo Sanford 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Ernie Stautner 7 - - - - 2 1 - - Tom Bienemann 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Jack Butler 6 1 24 1 - - - 2 - Volney Peters 3 - - - - - - - -
Lou Levanti 6 - - - - - - - - Don Joyce 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Jack Spinks 6 - - - - - - - - Bill Svoboda 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Darrell Hogan 4 - - - - - - - - Charley Trippi 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Ed Kissell 4 - - - - - - 2 - Ollie Matson 2 - - - - - - - -
Frank Sinkovitz 4 - - - 1 - - 1 - Bob Dove 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Jerry Shipkey 2 1 - - - - - 1 - John Panelli 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill McPeak 1 - - - - - 1 - - Fred Wallner 1 - - - - - - - -
George Tarasovic - - - - - - 1 - - Don Panciera 1 - - - - - - - -
Tony Klimek - 1 3 - - - - - -
Totals 77 2 24 1 1 5 3 7 - Totals 37 1 3 - 1 3 - 6 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Ray Mathews 1 1 0 0 0 S.J. Whitman 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Pat Brady 9 397 44.1 2 3 59 Joe Geri 7 294 42.0 0 2 51
Totals 9 397 44.1 2 3 59 Totals 7 294 42.0 0 2 51
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Lynn Chandnois 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Billy Cross 3 20 6.7 0 10 0
Ray Mathews 1 13 13.0 1 13 0 Ollie Matson 2 19 9.5 0 13 0
Totals 2 13 6.5 1 13 0 Totals 5 39 7.8 0 13 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Tom Calvin 2 11 5.5 6 0 Billy Cross 2 47 23.5 25 0
Lynn Chandnois 1 20 20.0 20 0
Ray Mathews 1 34 34.0 34 0
Totals 4 65 16.2 34 0 Totals 2 47 23.5 25 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gary Kerkorian 0 0 0 2 2 Joe Geri 2 1 24 2 2
Totals 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 2 1 24 2 2