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Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Detroit Lions 38
Sunday, September 27, 1953
Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Detroit Lions 38| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Scoring
| PIT | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Lew Carpenter 73 yard interception return (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| PIT | Elbie Nickel 14 yard pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | DET | Gene Gedman 1 yard rush (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 14 |
| DET | Doak Walker 40 yard field goal | 7 | 17 | |
| PIT | Ray Mathews 1 yard fumble return (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 14 | 17 | |
| DET | Leon Hart 49 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| 3rd | DET | Doak Walker 8 yard pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4th | DET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 29 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 38 |
| PIT | Elbie Nickel 15 yard pass from Ted Marchibroda (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 21 | 38 |
Team Stats
| PIT | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-96-0 | 31-57-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-41-234-2-1 | 19-37-375-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-11 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 223 | 375 |
| Total yards | 319 | 432 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-30 | 2-22 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Layne | DET | 16 | 34 | 364 | 2 | 0 | 61 | ||||||||