| Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1952 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 20395 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 28 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 70 punt return (Gary Kerkorian kick blocked) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 5 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | George Sulima 13 pass from Jim Finks (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 27 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 33 pass from Don Panciera (Joe Geri kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Ferry 71 opponents fumble recovery (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 34 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 41 pass from Don Panciera (Joe Geri kick) | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 47 pass from Don Panciera (Joe Geri kick) | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 3 run (Joe Geri kick) | 34 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | George Sulima |
| 72 | LOT | Earl Murray |
| 64 | LOG | Rudy Andabaker |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 66 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 75 | ROT | Dick Fugler |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 37 | FB | Jack Spinks |
| Defense | ||
| 50 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 24 | LDH | Claude Hipps |
| 14 | S | Ed Kissell |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Cliff Anderson |
| 73 | LOT | Mike Mergen |
| 51 | LOG | Leo Sanford |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 69 | ROG | Mike Sikora |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 2 | QB | Charley Trippi |
| 20 | LOH | Billy Cross |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Matson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ralph Thomas |
| 76 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 71 | MG | Don Joyce |
| 57 | RDT | Jerry Groom |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 34 | LLB | John Panelli |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 87 | LDH | Ray Ramsey |
| 31 | LS | Bill Svoboda |
| 49 | RS | Roy Barni |
| 33 | RDH | Ollie Matson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Emil Sitko | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Panciera | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3t | 1 |
| Johnny Karras | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 169 | 6.8 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 99.8 | |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Don Panciera | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 193 | 12.1 | 47t | 3 | 5 | 128.4 | |
| Charley Trippi | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 27 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 43.2 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 28t | 1 |
| George Sulima | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 47t | 3 |
| Charley Trippi | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Cliff Anderson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Barni | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Tripucka | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 70 | 1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Pete Ladygo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
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