The Chicago Cardinals came up just a bit short against the Washington Redskins, 17 to 14, on October 28, 1956.
Final
1st quarter
WAS
CHC
Max Boydston 39-yard pass from Lamar McHan (Pat Summerall kick)
0
7
Johnny Olszewski 7-yard run (Pat Summerall kick)
0
14
2nd quarter
WAS
CHC
Sam Baker 22-yard field goal
3
14
3rd quarter
WAS
CHC
Dick James 34-yard pass from Al Dorow (Sam Baker kick)
10
14
Steve Meilinger 40-yard pass from Al Dorow (Sam Baker kick)
17
14
Redskins
Cardinals
1st Downs
17
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
65
Total Yards
334
299
Yards per play
5.6
4.6
Passing
141
161
Comp - Att
8 - 11
11 - 18
Yards per pass
11.8
7.7
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 10
3 - 24
Rushing
193
138
Rushing Attempts
48
44
Yards per rush
4.0
3.1
Penalties
3
3
Turnovers
2
5
Fumbles lost
2
4
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Dorow | 6 | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 | |
E. LeBaron | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | |
Team | 8 | 11 | 141 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 154.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. James | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 |
D. Atkeson | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 |
L. Elter | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 |
A. Dorow | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 |
S. Baker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
T. Runnels | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
E. LeBaron | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 |
Team | 48 | 193 | 4.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. James | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | |
S. Meilinger | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | |
J. Carson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 151 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 121 | 40.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McHan | 11 | 18 | 185 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 91.2 | |
Team | 11 | 18 | 161 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 91.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Matson | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 |
J. Olszewski | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 1 |
L. McHan | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
F. Bernardi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
D. Mann | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 0 |
Team | 44 | 138 | 3.1 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Nagler | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
O. Matson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
M. Boydston | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | |
D. Stonesifer | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
D. Mann | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
J. Olszewski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 185 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 137 | 34.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
More Cardinals Stats
PPG
23.0
15th
OPP PPG
23.8
19th
RUSH YDS/G
149.7
7th
PASS YDS/G
199.1
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
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