The Pittsburgh Steelers came up just a bit short against the Washington Redskins, 28 to 24, on October 19, 1952.
Final
1st quarter
WAS
PIT
Johnny Williams 62-yard punt return (Eddie LeBaron kick)
7
0
Leon Heath 1-yard run (Eddie LeBaron kick)
14
0
Elbie Nickel 6-yard pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick)
14
7
2nd quarter
WAS
PIT
Gary Kerkorian 36-yard field goal
14
10
George Hays 1-yard interception return (Gary Kerkorian kick)
14
17
3rd quarter
WAS
PIT
Hugh Taylor 11-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Eddie LeBaron kick)
21
17
4th quarter
WAS
PIT
Elbie Nickel 36-yard pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick)
21
24
Hugh Taylor 43-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Eddie LeBaron kick)
28
24
Redskins
Steelers
1st Downs
14
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
70
Total Yards
270
311
Yards per play
4.4
4.4
Passing
133
123
Comp - Att
8 - 16
10 - 26
Yards per pass
7.4
4.4
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 14
2 - 14
Rushing
137
188
Rushing Attempts
44
42
Yards per rush
3.1
4.5
Penalties
1
6
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gilmer | 3 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 156.3 | |
E. LeBaron | 2 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 78.8 | |
S. Baugh | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
C. Justice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 8 | 16 | 133 | 9.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Heath | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 1 |
J. Rykovich | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 |
H. Gilmer | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 |
J. Papit | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
E. LeBaron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
G. Buksar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
C. Justice | 2 | -18 | -9.0 | 0 |
Team | 44 | 137 | 3.1 | 1 |
Receiving
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 196 | 39.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Finks | 10 | 24 | 137 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 71.0 | |
G. Kerkorian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
R. Mathews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 10 | 26 | 123 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 81.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mathews | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 0 |
J. Spinks | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 |
L. Chandnois | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 |
J. Finks | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
E. Modzelewski | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 188 | 4.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Nickel | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 2 | |
E. Modzelewski | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
R. Mathews | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
L. Chandnois | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 10 | 137 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 165 | 41.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
23.4
13th
OPP PPG
14.9
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
138.1
8th
PASS YDS/G
208.4
25th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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