1952 - Week 6
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins
At Griffith Stadium Sunday, November 2, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0 10 9 26
Washington Redskins 7 14 0 7 28
Scoring Plays Steelers Redskins
1st Quarter
Redskins 6:30 Lebaron 7 yd. scramble ( Buksar Kick ) ( 12-75, 8:22 ) 0 7
Steelers 4:33 Modzelewski 1 yd. run ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 5-71, 1:49 ) 7 7
2nd Quarter
Redskins 4:36 Heath 8 yd. pass from Lebaron ( Buksar Kick ) ( 3-65, 1:01 ) 7 14
Redskins 1:51 Taylor 39 yd. pass from Lebaron ( Buksar Kick ) ( 3-53, 0:20 ) 7 21
3rd Quarter
Steelers 9:27 Kerkorian 17 yd. Field Goal ( 9-70, 3:57 ) 10 21
Steelers 0:43 Rogel 2 yd. run ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 12-80, 6:57 ) 17 21
4th Quarter
Steelers 13:45 Kerkorian 10 yd. Field Goal ( 3-4, 1:05 ) 20 21
Redskins 6:47 Heath 44 yd. run ( Buksar Kick ) ( 6-80, 2:32 ) 20 28
Steelers 3:13 Mathews 7 yd. pass from Finks ( Kerkorian Kick missed ) ( 7-58, 3:34 ) 26 28

MVP: Leon Heath FB (Washington)
Rushing: 154 Yds, 1 TD, Receiving: 5 Catches, 45 Yds, 1 TD

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PIT: D.Hensley (END), F.Sinkovitz (C\LB)
WAS: J.Cloud (FB), L.Karras (DT), C.Justice (HB\P\KR\PR)
Temp: 45°. Clear Skies. No Wind
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
6:30 1:57 PIT 29 5 71 Touchdown 15:00 8:30 WAS 25 12 75 Touchdown
13:53 1:29 PIT 20 3 4 Punt 4:33 5:40 WAS 28 9 48 Missed FG
12:17 0:51 WAS 21 3 4 Interception 12:24 0:07 WAS 23 1 -2 Fumble
7:11 1:34 PIT 17 3 3 Punt 11:26 4:15 WAS 18 6 20 Punt
4:36 2:25 PIT 28 3 6 Punt 5:37 1:01 WAS 35 3 65 Touchdown
1:51 0:33 PIT 41 3 -7 Punt 2:11 0:20 WAS 47 3 53 Touchdown
0:55 0:21 WAS 8 3 4 Missed FG 1:18 0:23 WAS 21 3 0 Interception
15:00 0:22 PIT 29 2 7 Interception 0:34 0:34 WAS 20 1 2 End of Half
13:24 3:57 PIT 20 9 70 Field Goal 14:38 1:14 PIT 24 3 -12 Punt
7:40 6:57 PIT 20 12 80 Touchdown 9:27 1:47 WAS 20 4 50 Missed FG
14:50 1:05 WAS 7 3 4 Field Goal 0:43 0:53 WAS 16 2 -9 Fumble
10:23 1:04 WAS 38 3 -2 Punt 13:45 3:22 WAS 9 5 10 Punt
6:47 3:34 PIT 42 7 58 Touchdown 9:19 2:32 WAS 20 6 80 Touchdown
2:43 0:50 PIT 32 6 21 Fumble 3:13 0:30 WAS 18 3 6 Punt
1:53 1:53 WAS 47 4 18 End of Game
26:59 PIT 43 65 323 33:01 WAS 28 65 404
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 1:57 7:13 11:16 6:33 26:59
Washington Redskins 13:03 7:47 3:44 8:27 33:01
Team Statistics Steelers Redskins
Total Points 26 28
1st Downs 16 19
Rushing 7 8
Passing 8 11
Penalty 1 0
3rd-Down Conversions 4-14 5-11
4th-Down Conversions 2-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-25 8-70
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Time Of Pos. 26:59 33:01
Total Net Yards 338 455
Total Plays 65 65
Average Gain 5.2 7.0
Net Yards Rushing 155 224
Rushes 34 39
Avg. Per Rush 4.6 5.7
Net Yards Passing 183 231
Completions 11 15
Attempts 30 25
Completion % 36.7 60.0
Yards Per Completion 17.3 15.9
Times Sacked 1 1
Had Intercepted 2 1
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 2 2
Passing 1 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-2 4-4
Field Goals 2-3 0-2
Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Lynn Chandnois 7 36 5.1 17 0 Leon Heath 13 154 11.8 57 1
Ray Mathews 6 40 6.7 15 0 Julie Rykovich 8 34 4.2 8 0
Ed Modzelewski 6 31 5.2 19 1 Eddie Lebaron 7 17 2.4 7 1
Fran Rogel 6 29 4.8 13 1 Johnny Papit 5 12 2.4 3 0
Tom Calvin 5 12 2.4 4 0 Harry Gilmer 5 4 0.8 3 0
Jim Finks 3 -1 -0.3 0 0 Harry Dowda 1 3 3.0 3 0
Jack Spinks 1 8 8.0 8 0
Totals 34 155 4.6 19 2 Totals 39 224 5.7 57 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Jim Finks 30 11 190 1 7 1 60 2 42 Eddie Lebaron 25 15 239 1 8 2 43 1 102
Totals 30 11 190 1 7 1 60 2 42 Totals 25 15 239 1 8 2 43 1 102
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Elbie Nickel 4 99 24.8 60 0 Leon Heath 5 45 9.0 20 1
Fran Rogel 2 34 17.0 26 0 Gene Brito 3 45 15.0 24 0
Ray Mathews 2 31 15.5 24 1 Johnny Papit 2 35 17.5 18 0
Lynn Chandnois 2 10 5.0 5 0 Julie Rykovich 2 26 13.0 18 0
Ed Modzelewski 1 16 16.0 16 0 Hugh Taylor 2 82 41.0 43 1
Harry Gilmer 1 6 6.0 6 0
Totals 11 190 17.3 60 1 Totals 15 239 15.9 43 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Dale Dodrill 11 - - - - - - 1 - Dick Alban 8 - - - - - - 2 -
John Schweder 7 - - - 1 - - - 1 Andy Davis 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Alex Smail 5 - - - - - - - - Harry Dowda 7 1 14 - 1 - - - -
Howard Hartley 5 - - - - - - - - George Buksar 7 - - - - - - - -
Claude Hipps 5 - - - - - - - - Johnny Williams 5 - - - - - - 3 -
Darrell Hogan 5 1 12 - - - - - - Chuck Drazenovich 5 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Shipkey 4 - - - - - - - - Ed Bagdon 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Ernie Stautner 4 - - - - 1 1 - - Ed Berrang 3 - - - - - - - -
George Tarasovic 4 - - - - 1 - - 1 Ed Ecker 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Ed Kissell 3 - - - - - - - - Jim Ricca 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Jack Spinks 3 - - - - - - - - Gene Pepper 1 - - - - - - - -
Lou Ferry 3 - - - - - - - - John Yonakor 1 - - - - - - - -
Lou Levanti 2 - - - - - - - - Billy Cox 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill McPeak 1 - - - - 1 - - - Paul Lipscomb - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Jack Butler - - - - - - - 1 - Joe Tereshinski - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 62 1 12 - 1 3 1 2 2 Totals 54 2 14 - 1 2 2 7 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Elbie Nickel 1 1 0 0 0 Eddie Lebaron 2 2 0 0 0
Lou Levanti 0 0 0 1 0 George Buksar 0 0 0 1 0
Dale Dodrill 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 1 1 0 2 0 Totals 2 2 0 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Pat Brady 5 222 44.4 1 0 53 Eddie Lebaron 4 144 36.0 1 1 45
Totals 5 222 44.4 1 0 53 Totals 4 144 36.0 1 1 45
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Lynn Chandnois 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 Johnny Williams 2 20 10.0 1 20 0
Harry Gilmer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Totals 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 Totals 3 20 6.7 1 20 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ray Mathews 3 70 23.3 32 0 Johnny Williams 2 31 15.5 19 0
Lynn Chandnois 2 47 23.5 34 0 Harry Gilmer 2 42 21.0 30 0
George Buksar 1 12 12.0 12 0
Totals 5 117 23.4 34 0 Totals 5 85 17.0 30 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gary Kerkorian 3 2 17 3 2 George Buksar 2 0 0 4 4
Totals 3 2 17 3 2 Totals 2 0 0 4 4