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1953 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 1-10-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 190 points (15.8/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 337 points (28.1/g), 10th.
 Differential of -147 points (-12.2/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 2.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-1.0/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total -9.6, Offense: -3.7, Defense: -5.9, SoS: 2.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Stydahar (1-10-1)

Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 27 boxscore L 0-1 Washington Redskins 13 24 17 334 172 162 6 10 225 90 135 3
2 Sun October 4 boxscore L 0-2 Cleveland Browns 7 27 17 239 128 111 5 12 343 272 71 2
3 Sun October 11 boxscore L 0-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 28 31 16 233 161 72 5 24 354 268 86 5
4 Sun October 18 boxscore L 0-4 @ New York Giants 7 21 14 155 156 -1 4 10 219 155 64 3
5 Sun October 25 boxscore L 0-5 Philadelphia Eagles 17 56 12 195 136 59 4 32 542 337 205 3
6 Sun November 1 boxscore L 0-6 New York Giants 20 23 19 311 249 62 6 9 228 110 118 5
7 Sun November 8 boxscore L 0-7 @ Washington Redskins 17 28 11 241 79 162 2 18 367 105 262 2
8 Sun November 15 boxscore T 0-7-1 Los Angeles Rams 24 24 20 349 149 200 3 17 291 117 174 3
9 Sat November 21 boxscore L 0-8-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 38 10 111 53 58 4 27 491 280 211 4
10 Sun November 29 boxscore L 0-9-1 @ Cleveland Browns 16 27 18 374 241 133 2 18 358 243 115 1
11 Sun December 6 boxscore L 0-10-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 21 14 212 165 47 4 18 210 63 147 3
12 Sun December 13 boxscore W 1-10-1 @ Chicago Bears 24 17 16 288 174 114 3 21 398 324 74 2