The Detroit Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31 to 21, in the 1952 National Conference divisional game on December 21, 1952.
1st quarter
LA
DET
Pat Harder 12-yard run (Pat Harder kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
LA
DET
Pat Harder 4-yard run (Pat Harder kick)
0
14
Tom Fears 14-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick)
7
14
3rd quarter
LA
DET
Leon Hart 24-yard pass from Doak Walker (Pat Harder kick)
7
21
Pat Harder 43-yard field goal
7
24
4th quarter
LA
DET
Dan Towler 5-yard run (Bob Waterfield kick)
14
24
Vitamin Smith 56-yard punt return (Bob Waterfield kick)
21
24
Bob Hoernschemeyer 9-yard run (Pat Harder kick)
21
31
Rams
Lions
1st Downs
15
18
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
63
Total Yards
276
360
Yards per play
4.6
5.7
Passing
148
187
Comp - Att
18 - 28
11 - 23
Yards per pass
4.8
7.8
Interceptions thrown
1
4
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 31
1 - 5
Rushing
128
173
Rushing Attempts
29
39
Yards per rush
4.4
4.4
Penalties
2
5
Turnovers
3
4
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
1
4
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 15 | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120.6 |
| Bob Waterfield | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Skeets Quinlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Team | 18 | 28 | 148 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 79.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeets Quinlan | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 128 | 4.4 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fears | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 1 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Bob Carey | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 179 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Waterfield | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 50 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 29 |
| Team | 6 | 184 | 30.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Stan West | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 57 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Layne | 9 | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26.8 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Team | 11 | 23 | 187 | 8.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 51.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 2 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 173 | 4.4 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Hart | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 1 | |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Cloyce Box | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Pat Harder | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 192 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Harder | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 55 |
| Team | 5 | 219 | 43.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 34 |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Team | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
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