1952 - Week 4
Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers
At Forbes Field Sunday, October 19, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Washington Redskins 0 6 0 0 6
Pittsburgh Steelers 13 10 3 7 33
Scoring Plays Redskins Steelers
1st Quarter
Steelers 8:37 Mathews 3 yd. run ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 7-91, 3:40 ) 0 7
Steelers 7:24 Punt Return by Mathews for 87 yards ( Kerkorian Kick missed ) 0 13
2nd Quarter
Redskins 11:57 Gilmer 5 yd. run ( Buksar Kick missed ) ( 9-50, 5:18 ) 6 13
Steelers 11:41 Kickoff Return by Chandnois for 100 yards ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 0:16 ) 6 20
Steelers 5:09 Kerkorian 8 yd. Field Goal ( 5-43, 3:54 ) 6 23
3rd Quarter
Steelers 7:14 Kerkorian 14 yd. Field Goal ( 8-60, 4:08 ) 6 26
4th Quarter
Steelers 6:30 Finks QB Sneak : 1 yd. run ( Kerkorian Kick ) ( 10-43, 5:45 ) 6 33

MVP: Ray Mathews HB\FL\KR\PR (Pittsburgh)
Rushing: 48 Yds, 1 TD, Receiving: 3 Catches, 71 Yds, Returns: 137 Yds, 1 TD

Unavailable
WAS: C.Justice (HB\P\KR\PR), J.Clark (G)
PIT: A.Smail (LB), E.Modzelewski (FB)
Temp: 44°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 9 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
13:56 1:39 WAS 45 3 2 Punt 15:00 1:04 PIT 37 3 3 Interception
8:37 1:13 WAS 28 3 0 TurnoverTD 12:17 3:40 PIT 9 7 91 Touchdown
7:24 1:45 WAS 20 3 8 Punt 5:39 1:14 PIT 25 3 -1 Punt
4:25 2:10 WAS 22 3 8 Punt 11:57 0:16 TurnoverTD
2:15 5:18 50 9 50 Touchdown 9:03 3:54 WAS 44 5 43 Field Goal
11:41 2:38 WAS 13 3 -2 Punt 0:54 0:54 PIT 20 2 -2 End of Half
5:09 4:15 WAS 31 13 53 Missed FG 11:22 4:08 PIT 33 8 60 Field Goal
15:00 3:38 WAS 10 8 57 Downs 2:10 2:25 PIT 37 6 18 Punt
7:14 5:04 WAS 38 8 36 Missed FG 12:15 5:45 WAS 43 10 43 Touchdown
14:45 2:30 WAS 8 3 2 Punt 5:12 2:24 WAS 38 4 6 Downs
6:30 1:18 WAS 24 3 -11 Punt
2:48 0:45 WAS 32 4 33 Interception
2:03 2:03 WAS 35 4 24 End of Game
34:16 WAS 27 67 260 25:44 PIT 37 48 261
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Washington Redskins 9:02 9:56 8:42 6:36 34:16
Pittsburgh Steelers 5:58 5:04 6:18 8:24 25:44
Team Statistics Redskins Steelers
Total Points 6 33
1st Downs 15 13
Rushing 8 6
Passing 6 5
Penalty 1 2
3rd-Down Conversions 4-17 4-9
4th-Down Conversions 2-3 0-1
Penalties-Yards 7-75 6-40
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2
Time Of Pos. 34:16 25:44
Total Net Yards 266 277
Total Plays 67 48
Average Gain 4.0 5.8
Net Yards Rushing 153 116
Rushes 40 29
Avg. Per Rush 3.8 4.0
Net Yards Passing 113 161
Completions 14 8
Attempts 26 19
Completion % 53.8 42.1
Yards Per Completion 8.6 20.1
Times Sacked 1 0
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 1 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 0 0
Other 0 2
Extra Points 1-0 4-3
Field Goals 0-2 2-2
Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Julie Rykovich 13 57 4.4 28 0 Ray Mathews 11 48 4.4 10 1
Leon Heath 12 47 3.9 16 0 Fran Rogel 9 48 5.3 17 0
Johnny Papit 6 12 2.0 5 0 Lynn Chandnois 4 16 4.0 7 0
Harry Gilmer 4 36 9.0 27 1 Jim Finks 3 -1 -0.3 1 1
Jack Cloud 2 1 0.5 1 0 Jack Spinks 2 5 2.5 4 0
Sammy Baugh 2 0 0.0 0 0
Harry Dowda 1 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 40 153 3.8 28 1 Totals 29 116 4.0 17 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Sammy Baugh 26 14 120 1 7 0 15 1 50 Jim Finks 19 8 161 0 0 0 51 1 51
Totals 26 14 120 1 7 0 15 1 50 Totals 19 8 161 0 0 0 51 1 51
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Harry Gilmer 3 24 8.0 13 0 Lynn Chandnois 5 90 18.0 51 0
Johnny Papit 3 32 10.7 15 0 Ray Mathews 3 71 23.7 35 0
Julie Rykovich 3 16 5.3 9 0
Chuck Drazenovich 2 20 10.0 13 0
Gene Brito 2 23 11.5 13 0
Leon Heath 1 5 5.0 5 0
Totals 14 120 8.6 15 0 Totals 8 161 20.1 51 0
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Harry Dowda 5 - - - - - - - - Dale Dodrill 15 - - - - - - - -
Dick Alban 4 - - - - - - - - Ed Kissell 8 - - - - - - 1 -
George Buksar 4 - - - - - - - - Jack Butler 7 - - - - - - 1 -
John Yonakor 4 - - - - 1 - - - Ernie Stautner 6 - - - - 2 - - -
Chuck Drazenovich 4 - - - - - - 1 - George Tarasovic 5 - - - - - 1 - -
Julie Rykovich 4 - - - - - - - - Claude Hipps 5 - - - - - - - -
Neil Ferris 3 - - - - - - - - Darrell Hogan 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Paul Lipscomb 3 - - - - - - - - Lou Ferry 4 - - - - - - - -
Gene Pepper 2 - - - - - - 1 - Howard Hartley 4 1 22 - - - - 2 -
Johnny Williams 2 - - - - - - 1 - Lou Levanti 3 - - - - - - - -
Ed Ecker 2 - - - - - - - - Jack Spinks 2 - - - - - 1 - -
Ed Bagdon 2 - - - - - - - - Jerry Shipkey 2 - - - - - - - -
Jim Ricca 2 - - - - - - - - George Hays 2 - - - - - - - -
Laurie Niemi 1 - - - - - - - - Bill McPeak 2 - - - - - - - -
Billy Cox 1 1 7 - - - - - - Frank Sinkovitz 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Jerry Hennessey 1 - - - - - - - -
Joe Tereshinski - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 44 1 7 - - 1 1 3 - Totals 71 1 22 - 1 3 2 4 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Johnny Papit 1 0 2 0 0 Ray Mathews 1 1 0 0 0
Sammy Baugh 1 0 0 0 0 Howard Hartley 1 1 0 0 0
Harry Dowda 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Cloud 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 2 0 2 2 0 Totals 2 2 0 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Eddie Lebaron 7 311 44.4 0 1 59 Pat Brady 2 87 43.5 0 1 50
Totals 7 311 44.4 0 1 59 Totals 2 87 43.5 0 1 50
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Johnny Williams 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0 Ray Mathews 5 137 27.4 1 87 1
Totals 1 -4 -4.0 1 0 0 Totals 5 137 27.4 2 87 1
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Johnny Williams 3 60 20.0 28 0 Tom Calvin 1 32 32.0 32 0
George Buksar 2 31 15.5 19 0 Lynn Chandnois 1 100 100.0 100 1
Harry Gilmer 1 28 28.0 28 0
Totals 6 119 19.8 28 0 Totals 2 132 66.0 100 1
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
George Buksar 2 0 0 1 0 Gary Kerkorian 2 2 14 4 3
Totals 2 0 0 1 0 Totals 2 2 14 4 3