1952 - Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles
At Shibe Park Sunday, October 12, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 3 10 0 0 13
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 21 35
Scoring Plays Steelers Eagles
1st Quarter
Eagles 11:03 Grant 80 yd. pass from Thomason ( Walston Kick ) ( 2-80, 0:51 ) 0 7
Steelers 4:07 Kerkorian 22 yd. Field Goal ( 6-29, 2:36 ) 3 7
2nd Quarter
Steelers 8:59 Kerkorian 40 yd. Field Goal ( 4-13, 2:27 ) 6 7
Eagles 2:27 Grant 40 yd. pass from Thomason ( Walston Kick ) ( 5-80, 2:27 ) 6 14
Steelers 1:54 Nickel 38 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 4-66, 0:33 ) 13 14
4th Quarter
Eagles 14:10 Huzvar 29 yd. run ( Walston Kick ) ( 5-62, 3:06 ) 13 21
Eagles 11:07 Grant 10 yd. pass from Thomason ( Walston Kick ) ( 1-10, 0:07 ) 13 28
Eagles 3:30 Huzvar 2 yd. run ( Walston Kick ) ( 8-91, 4:42 ) 13 35

MVP: Bud Grant END (Philadelphia)
Receiving: 6 Catches, 216 Yds, 3 TD

Unavailable
PIT: E.Stautner (DT), A.Smail (LB)
PHI: J.Parmer (FB\DB), K.Ramsey (T\G), R.Goldston (HB), D.Stevens (FB\KR\PR\DB)
Temp: 64°. Clear Skies. Wind 9 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 3:06 PIT 25 5 50 Missed FG 11:54 0:51 PHI 20 2 80 Touchdown
11:03 1:58 PHI 47 5 8 Punt 9:05 2:22 PHI 2 5 19 Punt
6:43 2:36 PHI 44 6 29 Field Goal 4:07 2:42 PHI 20 6 10 Punt
1:25 2:09 PIT 21 3 8 Punt 13:03 1:37 PHI 36 3 10 Fumble
14:16 1:13 PIT 20 3 4 Punt 8:59 2:22 PHI 44 3 8 Blocked Punt
11:26 2:27 PHI 46 4 13 Field Goal 4:54 2:27 PHI 20 5 80 Touchdown
6:37 1:43 PHI 33 3 -1 Missed FG 1:54 1:11 PHI 13 3 -2 Punt
2:27 0:33 PIT 34 4 66 Touchdown 15:00 1:50 PHI 33 3 7 Punt
0:43 0:43 PHI 42 3 4 End of Half 12:16 3:04 PHI 49 6 10 Punt
13:10 0:54 PIT 38 2 13 Fumble 2:16 3:06 PHI 38 5 62 Touchdown
9:12 6:56 PIT 10 12 52 Fumble 12:23 1:01 PHI 20 3 2 Punt
14:10 1:47 PIT 41 3 8 Punt 11:14 0:07 PIT 10 1 10 Touchdown
11:22 0:08 PIT 36 1 0 Interception 8:12 4:42 PHI 9 8 91 Touchdown
11:07 2:55 PIT 14 8 30 Punt 3:01 1:54 PHI 27 3 0 Punt
3:30 0:29 PIT 31 3 0 Punt 0:52 0:52 PIT 47 2 2 End of Game
1:07 0:15 PIT 45 3 0 Interception
29:52 PIT 38 68 284 30:08 PHI 32 58 389
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 9:05 7:23 7:50 5:34 29:52
Philadelphia Eagles 5:55 7:37 7:10 9:26 30:08
Team Statistics Steelers Eagles
Total Points 13 35
1st Downs 14 18
Rushing 2 8
Passing 9 8
Penalty 3 2
3rd-Down Conversions 5-15 4-12
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-67 7-45
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2
Time Of Pos. 29:52 30:08
Total Net Yards 273 374
Total Plays 68 58
Average Gain 4.0 6.4
Net Yards Rushing 76 132
Rushes 24 40
Avg. Per Rush 3.2 3.3
Net Yards Passing 197 242
Completions 16 8
Attempts 38 18
Completion % 42.1 44.4
Yards Per Completion 16.0 30.2
Times Sacked 6 0
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 1 5
Rushing 0 2
Passing 1 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 5-5
Field Goals 2-4 0-0
Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Lynn Chandnois 7 32 4.6 14 0 John Huzvar 12 51 4.2 29 2
Fran Rogel 5 10 2.0 6 0 Al Pollard 11 54 4.9 22 0
Ed Modzelewski 5 11 2.2 9 0 Frank Ziegler 7 21 3.0 11 0
Ray Mathews 3 15 5.0 7 0 John Brewer 7 9 1.3 5 0
Jim Finks 3 6 2.0 7 0 Fred Enke 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
Jack Spinks 1 2 2.0 2 0 Bobby Thomason 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Totals 24 76 3.2 14 0 Totals 40 132 3.3 29 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Jim Finks 38 16 256 6 59 1 38 2 52 Bobby Thomason 18 8 242 0 0 3 80 0 131
Totals 38 16 256 6 59 1 38 2 52 Totals 18 8 242 0 0 3 80 0 131
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Elbie Nickel 7 147 21.0 38 1 Bud Grant 6 216 36.0 80 3
Ed Modzelewski 3 22 7.3 10 0 Bobby Walston 1 15 15.0 15 0
Lynn Chandnois 3 31 10.3 14 0 Frank Ziegler 1 11 11.0 11 0
Ray Mathews 2 50 25.0 35 0
Fran Rogel 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 16 256 16.0 38 1 Totals 8 242 30.2 80 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Jack Butler 6 - - - - - - 1 - Bob Stringer 6 - - - 1 - - - -
Bill McPeak 5 - - - - - - - - Wayne Robinson 6 - - - - - - - -
Dale Dodrill 5 - - - - - - - - Bibbles Bawel 6 1 12 - - - - - -
Jack Spinks 5 - - - - 1 - - 1 Bucko Kilroy 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Lou Ferry 4 - - - - - - - - Jack Zilly 4 - - - 2 - - - 1
Claude Hipps 4 - - - - - - 2 - Russ Craft 4 - - - 1 - - 1 1
Darrell Hogan 4 - - - - - - - - Chuck Bednarik 3 - - - - - - - -
George Tarasovic 4 - - - - 2 - - 1 Ebert Van Buren 3 - - - 1 - - - -
John Schweder 4 - - - - - - - - Al Pollard 3 - - - - - - - -
Frank Sinkovitz 3 - - - - 1 - - - Joe Sutton 3 1 31 - - - - 2 -
Ed Kissell 3 - - - - - - - - Frank Ziegler 3 - - - - - - - -
Howard Hartley 2 - - - - - - 1 - Joe Restic 2 - - - - - - 2 -
George Hays 2 - - - - 1 - - - Bob Oristaglio 2 - - - - - - - -
Lou Levanti 2 - - - - - - - - Clyde Scott 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Jerry Shipkey 1 - - - - - - 2 - Norm Willey 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Vic Sears 1 - - - - - - - -
Ken Farragut 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Mike Jarmoluk 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 54 - - - - 5 - 6 2 Totals 54 2 43 - 6 2 - 6 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Jim Finks 2 1 1 0 0 Bibbles Bawel 1 1 0 0 0
Fran Rogel 1 1 0 0 0 Bobby Thomason 1 1 0 0 0
Bill McPeak 0 0 0 2 0 Frank Ziegler 1 0 0 0 0
Wayne Robinson 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Zilly 0 0 0 1 0
John Huzvar 0 0 1 0 -2
Totals 3 2 1 2 0 Totals 3 2 1 2 -2
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Jim Finks 6 230 38.3 0 2 47 Adrian Burk 8 259 32.4 0 1 47
Totals 6 230 38.3 0 2 47 Totals 8 259 32.4 0 1 47
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ray Mathews 3 33 11.0 1 21 0 Bibbles Bawel 2 42 21.0 0 44 0
Totals 3 33 11.0 2 21 0 Totals 2 42 21.0 1 44 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ray Mathews 5 85 17.0 35 0 Al Pollard 3 58 19.3 28 0
Lynn Chandnois 1 21 21.0 21 0
Totals 6 106 17.7 35 0 Totals 3 58 19.3 28 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gary Kerkorian 4 2 40 1 1 Bobby Walston 0 0 0 5 5
Totals 4 2 40 1 1 Totals 0 0 0 5 5