| Natonal Conference Playoff - Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1952 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 47645 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 37 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 12 run (Pat Harder kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 4 run (Pat Harder kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 15 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 24 pass from Doak Walker (Pat Harder kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Harder 43 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dan Towler 5 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Vitamin Smith 57 punt return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 9 run (Pat Harder kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 76 | LOT | Don Simensen |
| 67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 65 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 32 | LOH | Dan Towler |
| 47 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Winkler |
| 64 | MG | Stan West |
| 70 | RDT | Charley Toogood |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 57 | LB | Don Paul |
| 35 | LB | Tank Younger |
| 22 | LCB | Jerry Williams |
| 29 | LS | Jack Dwyer |
| 88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 42 | RS | Herb Rich |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Cloyce Box |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 80 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 45 | HB | By Bailey |
| 37 | HB | Doak Walker |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Doran |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Blaine Earon |
| 60 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | MLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 40 | RLB | Bob Smith |
| 25 | LCB | Jimmy David |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 24 | RCB | Jack Christiansen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Skeet Quinlan | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Harder | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 20 | 2 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 0 | 166 | 8.7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 120.6 |
| Bob Waterfield | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 13 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 4 | 144 | 6.9 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26.8 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Carey | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leon Hart | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 24t | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan West | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 0 | 71 | 35.5 | 57t | 1 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Herb Rich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Stan West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Dick Flanagan | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Jimmy David | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Jim Doran | 0.5 | 8.0 |
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