1952 - Week 1
Washington Redskins at Chicago Cardinals
At Comiskey Park Monday, September 29, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Washington Redskins 0 7 0 7 14
Chicago Cardinals 14 0 7 0 21
Scoring Plays Redskins Cardinals
1st Quarter
Cardinals 8:56 Anderson 17 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 6-55, 3:46 ) 0 7
Cardinals 2:12 Matson 32 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 6-65, 3:43 ) 0 14
2nd Quarter
Redskins 0:55 Taylor 10 yd. pass from Lebaron ( Buksar Kick ) ( 11-98, 3:26 ) 7 14
3rd Quarter
Cardinals 8:00 Matson 20 yd. pass from Trippi ( Geri Kick ) ( 6-41, 2:01 ) 7 21
4th Quarter
Redskins 1:57 Rykovich 12 yd. pass from Lebaron ( Buksar Kick ) ( 9-49, 1:56 ) 14 21

MVP: Charley Trippi QB\DB (Chi Cards)
Passing: 164 Yds, 3 TD, 99 Rating, Rushing: 81 Yds, Defense: 1 Tkl

Unavailable
WAS: L.Heath (FB), J.Clark (G), E.Ecker (DT), L.Karras (DT)
CHC: E.Angsman (HB), D.R.Paul (KR\PR\DB), J.Jennings (T), B.Svoboda (LB), D.Mills (LB), B.Gay (DB), W.Triplett (DB)
Temp: 74°. Clear Skies. Wind 9 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Washington Redskins Chicago Cardinals
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:51 1:09 WAS 32 3 6 Punt 15:00 1:09 CHC 20 3 8 Punt
8:56 3:01 WAS 20 4 25 Punt 12:42 3:46 CHC 45 6 55 Touchdown
2:12 1:49 WAS 32 3 6 Punt 5:55 3:43 CHC 35 6 65 Touchdown
14:14 1:49 WAS 20 3 6 Punt 0:23 1:09 CHC 31 3 7 Punt
11:38 2:59 CHC 45 9 41 Fumble 12:25 0:47 CHC 40 2 7 Interception
4:21 3:26 WAS 2 11 98 Touchdown 8:39 4:18 CHC 4 6 60 Punt
15:00 1:46 WAS 17 3 -3 Punt 0:55 0:55 CHC 20 2 -2 End of Half
10:54 0:53 WAS 6 2 1 Interception 13:14 2:20 CHC 43 4 16 Punt
8:00 1:41 WAS 41 3 -1 Interception 10:01 2:01 WAS 41 6 41 Touchdown
5:14 1:05 WAS 13 3 4 Punt 6:19 1:05 WAS 49 3 5 Punt
1:39 5:19 WAS 20 9 41 Downs 4:09 2:30 WAS 48 5 28 Missed FG
8:42 3:00 WAS 7 5 73 Missed FG 11:20 2:38 CHC 39 5 15 Punt
3:53 1:56 CHC 49 9 49 Touchdown 5:42 1:49 CHC 20 3 5 Punt
1:34 0:49 WAS 11 4 2 Downs 1:57 0:23 50 3 2 Punt
0:45 0:45 WAS 13 2 -2 End of Game
30:42 WAS 23 71 348 29:18 CHC 40 59 310
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Washington Redskins 5:59 8:14 7:04 9:25 30:42
Chicago Cardinals 9:01 6:46 7:56 5:35 29:18
Team Statistics Redskins Cardinals
Total Points 14 21
1st Downs 15 14
Rushing 5 7
Passing 10 7
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down Conversions 5-17 3-12
4th-Down Conversions 3-5 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-25 8-60
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0
Time Of Pos. 30:42 29:18
Total Net Yards 345 356
Total Plays 71 59
Average Gain 4.9 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 142 192
Rushes 40 37
Avg. Per Rush 3.6 5.2
Net Yards Passing 203 164
Completions 11 12
Attempts 28 22
Completion % 39.3 54.5
Yards Per Completion 20.3 13.7
Times Sacked 3 0
Had Intercepted 2 1
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 3-3
Field Goals 0-1 0-1
Washington Redskins Chicago Cardinals
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Charlie Justice 9 23 2.6 7 0 Charley Trippi 12 81 6.8 43 0
Julie Rykovich 8 43 5.4 20 0 Emil Sitko 7 34 4.9 8 0
Eddie Lebaron 6 36 6.0 14 0 Ollie Matson 6 9 1.5 6 0
Johnny Papit 6 16 2.7 5 0 Billy Cross 5 22 4.4 8 0
Harry Gilmer 5 11 2.2 6 0 Ralph Pasquariello 3 18 6.0 7 0
Jack Cloud 3 9 3.0 7 0 Johnny Karras 2 22 11.0 19 0
Harry Dowda 2 2 1.0 3 0 Joe Geri 2 6 3.0 5 0
Chuck Drazenovich 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 40 142 3.6 20 0 Totals 37 192 5.2 43 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Eddie Lebaron 28 11 223 3 20 2 39 2 62 Charley Trippi 22 12 164 0 0 3 32 1 99
Totals 28 11 223 3 20 2 39 2 62 Totals 22 12 164 0 0 3 32 1 99
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Hugh Taylor 5 142 28.4 39 1 Ollie Matson 4 76 19.0 32 2
Gene Brito 3 44 14.7 21 0 Johnny Karras 3 24 8.0 13 0
Julie Rykovich 2 28 14.0 16 1 Don Stonesifer 3 30 10.0 16 0
Charlie Justice 1 9 9.0 9 0 Cliff Anderson 1 17 17.0 17 1
Billy Cross 1 17 17.0 17 0
Totals 11 223 20.3 39 2 Totals 12 164 13.7 32 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
George Buksar 6 - - - - - - - - Don Joyce 7 - - - - 2 - - 1
Andy Davis 5 - - - - - - - 1 Leo Sanford 6 1 6 - 1 - - - 1
Johnny Williams 5 - - - - - 1 - - Volney Peters 6 - - - - 2 - - 1
Paul Lipscomb 5 - - - - - 1 - - Roy Barni 5 - - - 1 - - 1 -
Dick Alban 5 - - - - - - - - Jerry Groom 5 - - - - - - - -
Harry Dowda 4 - - - - - - - - Eli Popa 4 - - - - - - - -
Jim Ricca 4 - - - - - - - - Bob Dove 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Chuck Drazenovich 3 - - - - - - - - Tom Bienemann 4 - - - 1 - - - -
Ed Bagdon 3 - - - - - - - - John Panelli 4 - - - - - - - -
Julie Rykovich 3 - - - - - - 1 - S.J. Whitman 3 1 3 - - - - 1 1
Jerry Hennessey 2 - - - - 1 - - - Ray Ramsey 3 - - - - - - - -
Joe Tereshinski 2 - - - - - - - - Ollie Matson 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Laurie Niemi 2 - - - - - - - - Fred Wallner 2 - - - - - - - -
Billy Cox 1 1 18 - - - - - - Don Panciera 1 - - - - - - 2 -
Neil Ferris 1 - - - - - - - - Charley Trippi 1 - - - - - - 1 -
John Yonakor 1 - - - - - - - - Gordon Polofsky 1 - - - - - - - -
Gene Pepper 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 53 1 18 - - 1 2 1 1 Totals 59 2 9 - 3 5 - 6 4
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Harry Gilmer 1 1 0 0 0 Ralph Pasquariello 1 0 0 0 0
Harry Dowda 1 0 0 0 0 Volney Peters 0 0 0 1 0
Eddie Lebaron 1 0 2 0 -4 Johnny Karras 0 0 1 0 -1
Charlie Justice 1 0 0 0 0
Gene Brito 0 0 1 0 4
Totals 4 1 3 0 0 Totals 1 0 1 1 -1
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Eddie Lebaron 6 222 37.0 0 0 43 Frank Tripucka 8 299 37.4 0 5 42
Totals 6 222 37.0 0 0 43 Totals 8 299 37.4 0 5 42
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Johnny Williams 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 Ollie Matson 2 39 19.5 0 24 0
Charlie Justice 1 17 17.0 1 17 0 Billy Cross 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
Totals 2 17 8.5 3 17 0 Totals 4 46 11.5 0 24 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Johnny Williams 1 32 32.0 32 0
Harry Gilmer 1 22 22.0 22 0
Charlie Justice 1 17 17.0 17 0
Totals 3 71 23.7 32 0 Totals 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
George Buksar 1 0 0 2 2 Joe Geri 1 0 0 3 3
Totals 1 0 0 2 2 Totals 1 0 0 3 3