The Pittsburgh Steelers came up just a bit short against the Cleveland Browns, 20 to 16, on November 22, 1953.
Final
1st quarter
CLE
PIT
Ray Renfro 54-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick)
7
0
Jim Finks 1-yard run (Nick Bolkovac kick)
7
7
Safety by Ray Mathews
7
9
2nd quarter
CLE
PIT
Lou Groza 50-yard field goal
10
9
Pete Brewster 31-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick)
17
9
3rd quarter
CLE
PIT
Lou Groza 41-yard field goal
20
9
4th quarter
CLE
PIT
Ray Mathews 1-yard run (Nick Bolkovac kick)
20
16
Browns
Steelers
1st Downs
13
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
55
69
Total Yards
235
288
Yards per play
4.3
4.2
Passing
175
72
Comp - Att
16 - 29
9 - 24
Yards per pass
5.5
3
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 25
0 - 0
Rushing
60
216
Rushing Attempts
23
45
Yards per rush
2.6
4.8
Penalties
4
4
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Reynolds | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
C. Jagade | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
K. Carpenter | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
R. Renfro | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
O. Graham | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
D. Jones | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 23 | 60 | 2.6 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Renfro | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | |
D. Lavelli | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | |
P. Brewster | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | |
D. Jones | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
C. Jagade | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 200 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 7 | 331 | 47.3 |
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 | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Finks | 9 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 15.0 | |
L. Chandnois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
B. Mackrides | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 9 | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mathews | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 |
F. Rogel | 14 | 73 | 5.2 | 0 |
L. Chandnois | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 |
J. Finks | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 |
B. Mackrides | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Team | 45 | 216 | 4.8 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Nickel | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
J. Butler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
L. Chandnois | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
R. Mathews | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Team | 9 | 72 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 7 | 325 | 46.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
15.5
25th
OPP PPG
8.0
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
139.0
12th
PASS YDS/G
136.5
29th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
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| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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