| Chicago Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 11, 1953 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 25935 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 72 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 25 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Johnny Olszewski 1 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 1 run (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Gern Nagler 34 pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Gern Nagler 6 pass from Jim Root (Pat Summerall kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Don Stonesifer 3 pass from Charley Trippi (Pat Summerall kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 20 pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 4 run (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ed Barker 4 pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Nick Bolkovac 28 FG | 28 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Gern Nagler |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 66 | LOG | Ed Husmann |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 60 | ROG | Gordon Polofsky |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 9 | QB | Jim Root |
| 2 | LOH | Charley Trippi |
| 22 | ROH | Don Paul |
| 33 | FB | Johnny Olszewski |
| Defense | ||
| 42 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 76 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 68 | MG | Nick Chickillo |
| 57 | RDT | Jerry Groom |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 31 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 39 | MLB | Tony Curcillo |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 87 | LDH | Ray Ramsey |
| 24 | S | Jim Psaltis |
| 49 | RDH | Roy Barni |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Ed Barker |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 64 | ROG | Marv McFadden |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 72 | RDT | Tom Palmer |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 57 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 61 | RLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 26 | LDH | Art DeCarlo |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| 86 | S | Ed Barker |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 57.5 | 4 | 1 | |
| PIT | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 15 | 21 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Root | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 72 | 2.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 17 | 53 | 3.1 | 13 | 2 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 86 | 2.8 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Root | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 162 | 6.0 | 46 | 2 | 18 | 40.0 | |
| Ray Nagel | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Charley Trippi | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3t | 1 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 12 | 32.4 | 4 | 179 | 4.8 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 36.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 3 | 291 | 6.6 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 59.9 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 3 | 291 | 6.6 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 59.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Gern Nagler | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 33 | 2 |
| Don Stonesifer | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Wally Triplett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 46 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Barker | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 291 | 12.7 | 39 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Tony Curcillo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Art DeCarlo | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 56 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 8 | 425 | 53.1 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 425 | 53.1 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lou Tepe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | ||