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1953 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 211 points (17.6/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 263 points (21.9/g), 8th.
 Differential of -52 points (-4.3/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-7.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 6th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -3.0, Defense: -0.5, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Joe Bach

Training Camp: St. Bonaventure University (Allegany, New York)

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 @ Detroit Lions 21 38 18 319 223 96 3 20 432 375 57 1
2 Sat October 3 boxscore W 1-1 New York Giants 24 14 14 208 102 106 2 8 205 156 49 5
3 Sun October 11 boxscore W 2-1 Chicago Cardinals 31 28 24 354 268 86 5 16 233 161 72 5
4 Sat October 17 boxscore L 2-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 23 12 168 114 54 3 17 326 259 67 1
5 Sat October 24 boxscore W 3-2 Green Bay Packers 31 14 24 351 69 282 2 11 125 91 34 1
6 Sun November 1 boxscore L 3-3 Philadelphia Eagles 7 35 15 262 207 55 5 19 422 256 166 1
7 Sun November 8 boxscore L 3-4 @ Cleveland Browns 16 34 22 356 209 147 2 16 422 218 204 4
8 Sun November 15 boxscore W 4-4 @ New York Giants 14 10 8 247 142 105 1 18 323 216 107 2
9 Sun November 22 boxscore L 4-5 Cleveland Browns 16 20 17 288 72 216 3 13 235 175 60 1
10 Sun November 29 boxscore L 4-6 Washington Redskins 9 17 16 285 242 43 4 17 216 77 139 3
11 Sun December 6 boxscore W 5-6 @ Chicago Cardinals 21 17 18 210 63 147 3 14 212 165 47 4
12 Sun December 13 boxscore W 6-6 @ Washington Redskins 14 13 18 351 139 212 2 15 230 107 123 7