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1953 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

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League Standings

Glossary
Tm W L T W-L% Pts PtsO PtDif
East
Cleveland Browns 11 1 0 .917 348 162 186
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 352 215 137
Washington Redskins 6 5 1 .545 208 215 -7
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 211 263 -52
New York Giants 3 9 0 .250 179 277 -98
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 1 .091 190 337 -147
West
Detroit Lions 10 2 0 .833 271 205 66
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 372 237 135
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 366 236 130
Chicago Bears 3 8 1 .273 218 262 -44
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 182 350 -168
Green Bay Packers 2 9 1 .182 200 338 -138

Playoff Games

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Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL
ConfChamp December 27 box W Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns 17 16

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Team Offense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
1 San Francisco 49ers 12 372 4398 795 5.5 243 174 322 2168 22 19 6.2 99 443 2230 26 5.0 128 38 19 16
2 Los Angeles Rams 12 366 4713 763 6.2 214 173 324 2565 19 18 7.6 104 426 2148 23 5.0 105 40 22 5
3 Philadelphia Eagles 12 352 4811 882 5.5 256 224 438 3089 25 31 6.5 144 410 1722 22 4.2 97 46 15 15
4 Cleveland Browns 12 348 4391 713 6.2 213 191 303 2814 16 9 8.4 122 379 1577 20 4.2 79 24 15 12
5 Detroit Lions 12 271 3958 763 5.2 206 144 316 2146 18 27 6.4 96 427 1812 12 4.2 105 42 15 5
6 Chicago Bears 12 218 3628 830 4.4 214 206 446 2499 15 30 5.4 119 367 1129 9 3.1 79 51 21 16
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 211 3399 869 3.9 206 189 416 1850 10 21 4.2 97 432 1549 13 3.6 98 35 14 11
8 Washington Redskins 12 208 3234 720 4.5 181 107 278 1508 12 29 4.9 82 413 1726 10 4.2 90 47 18 9
9 Green Bay Packers 12 200 3220 811 4.0 189 147 352 1555 9 34 4.0 79 424 1665 14 3.9 93 48 14 17
10 Chicago Cardinals 12 190 3042 771 3.9 184 181 408 1863 14 27 4.1 95 322 1179 7 3.7 75 48 21 14
11 Baltimore Colts 12 182 2716 741 3.7 157 126 319 1257 13 27 3.4 66 376 1459 7 3.9 75 48 21 16
12 New York Giants 12 179 2760 777 3.6 166 158 345 1711 16 34 4.5 87 398 1049 6 2.6 66 43 9 13
Avg Team 258.1 3689.2 786.3 4.7 202.4 168.3 355.6 2085.4 15.8 25.5 5.4 99.2 401.4 1603.8 14.1 4.0 90.8 42.5 17.0 12.4
League Total 3097 44270 9435 4.7 2429 2020 4267 25025 189 306 5.4 1190 4817 19245 169 4.0 1090 510 204 149
Avg Tm/G 21.5 307.4 65.5 4.7 16.9 14.0 29.6 173.8 1.3 2.1 5.4 8.3 33.5 133.6 1.2 4.0 7.6 3.5 1.4 1.0

Passing Offense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 Philadelphia Eagles 12 224 438 51.1 3089 25 5.7 31 7.1 62 7.7 5.1 15.0 257.4 66.2 34 268 6.5 4.1 7.2
2 Cleveland Browns 12 191 303 63.0 2814 16 5.3 9 3.0 70 10.1 9.3 16.0 234.5 101.9 31 245 8.4 7.7 9.3
3 Los Angeles Rams 12 173 324 53.4 2565 19 5.9 18 5.6 70 8.2 6.3 15.4 213.8 77.3 13 107 7.6 5.8 3.9
4 Chicago Bears 12 206 446 46.2 2499 15 3.4 30 6.7 72 5.9 3.2 12.8 208.3 48.4 17 138 5.4 2.8 3.7
5 San Francisco 49ers 12 174 322 54.0 2168 22 6.8 19 5.9 71 7.5 5.5 13.8 180.7 76.4 30 239 6.2 4.4 8.5
6 Detroit Lions 12 144 316 45.6 2146 18 5.7 27 8.5 97 7.3 4.0 16.0 178.8 53.9 20 163 6.4 3.3 6.0
7 Chicago Cardinals 12 181 408 44.4 1863 14 3.4 27 6.6 77 5.4 2.7 12.1 155.3 45.3 41 328 4.1 1.8 9.1
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 189 416 45.4 1850 10 2.4 21 5.0 77 4.8 2.8 10.7 154.2 47.1 21 164 4.2 2.3 4.8
9 New York Giants 12 158 345 45.8 1711 16 4.6 34 9.9 75 5.8 1.8 12.6 142.6 40.1 34 274 4.5 0.9 9.0
10 Green Bay Packers 12 147 352 41.8 1555 9 2.6 34 9.7 80 5.2 1.1 12.5 129.6 27.5 35 278 4.0 0.3 9.0
11 Washington Redskins 12 107 278 38.5 1508 12 4.3 29 10.4 71 6.2 2.0 16.2 125.7 35.0 29 228 4.9 1.1 9.4
12 Baltimore Colts 12 126 319 39.5 1257 13 4.1 27 8.5 66 5.1 1.7 12.9 104.8 34.5 46 368 3.4 0.5 12.6
Avg Team 168.3 355.6 47.3 2085.4 15.8 4.4 25.5 7.2 74 6.5 4.2 13.8 173.8 50.9 29.3 233.3 5.4 3.3 7.6
League Total 2020 4267 47.3 25025 189 4.4 306 7.2 97 6.5 4.2 13.8 173.8 50.9 351 2800 5.4 3.3 7.6
Avg Tm/G 14.0 29.6 47.3 173.8 1.3 4.4 2.1 7.2 6.5 4.2 13.8 173.8 50.9 2.4 19.4 5.4 3.3 7.6

Rushing Offense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 San Francisco 49ers 12 443 2230 26 60 5.0 185.8 28
2 Los Angeles Rams 12 426 2148 23 74 5.0 179.0 32
3 Detroit Lions 12 427 1812 12 50 4.2 151.0 24
4 Washington Redskins 12 413 1726 10 43 4.2 143.8 31
5 Philadelphia Eagles 12 410 1722 22 66 4.2 143.5 37
6 Green Bay Packers 12 424 1665 14 43 3.9 138.8 29
7 Cleveland Browns 12 379 1577 20 58 4.2 131.4 27
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 432 1549 13 58 3.6 129.1 28
9 Baltimore Colts 12 376 1459 7 50 3.9 121.6 34
10 Chicago Cardinals 12 322 1179 7 56 3.7 98.3 39
11 Chicago Bears 12 367 1129 9 39 3.1 94.1 32
12 New York Giants 12 398 1049 6 31 2.6 87.4 19
Avg Team 401.4 1603.8 14.1 52 4.0 133.6 30.0
League Total 4817 19245 169 74 4.0 133.6 360
Avg Tm/G 33.5 133.6 1.2 4.0 133.6 2.5

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Los Angeles Rams 12 55 326 1 78 5.9 48 1136 0 69 23.7 6175
2 Chicago Cardinals 12 50 349 0 38 7.0 50 1120 0 48 22.4 4511
3 New York Giants 12 55 334 0 40 6.1 41 1077 0 86 26.3 4171
4 Green Bay Packers 12 39 348 1 60 8.9 56 1197 0 47 21.4 4765
5 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 50 269 0 54 5.4 44 1101 1 93 25.0 4769
6 Chicago Bears 12 38 143 0 28 3.8 48 1089 0 70 22.7 4860
7 Philadelphia Eagles 12 46 166 0 20 3.6 37 787 0 62 21.3 5764
8 Baltimore Colts 12 29 184 1 71 6.3 53 1258 1 104 23.7 4158
9 Detroit Lions 12 35 233 1 74 6.7 43 926 0 85 21.5 5117
10 Washington Redskins 12 36 306 0 62 8.5 41 797 0 40 19.4 4337
11 San Francisco 49ers 12 33 250 0 50 7.6 43 1105 0 82 25.7 5753
12 Cleveland Browns 12 43 175 0 28 4.1 30 579 0 40 19.3 5145
Avg Team 42.4 256.9 0.3 50 6.1 44.5 1014.3 0.2 69 22.8 4960.4
League Total 509 3083 4 78 6.1 534 12172 2 104 22.8 59525
Avg Tm/G 3.5 21.4 0.0 6.1 3.7 84.5 0.0 22.8 413.4

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Los Angeles Rams 12 25 11 44.0% 48 45 93.8% 60 2532 57 0 42.2
2 Cleveland Browns 12 26 23 88.5% 40 39 97.5% 63 2759 67 0 43.8
3 Baltimore Colts 12 18 7 38.9% 23 21 91.3% 83 3187 61 0 38.4
4 Detroit Lions 12 23 14 60.9% 33 31 93.9% 68 2761 61 0 40.6
5 Chicago Cardinals 12 24 9 37.5% 23 23 100.0% 76 3162 63 0 41.6
6 New York Giants 12 12 3 25.0% 24 22 91.7% 86 3371 69 1 39.2
7 Green Bay Packers 12 16 5 31.3% 25 23 92.0% 80 3008 60 0 37.6
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 12 4 33.3% 28 27 96.4% 80 3752 64 0 46.9
9 Philadelphia Eagles 12 15 4 26.7% 49 46 93.9% 53 2247 66 0 42.4
10 Washington Redskins 12 22 11 50.0% 25 25 100.0% 68 2618 60 1 38.5
11 Chicago Bears 12 21 7 33.3% 27 27 100.0% 66 2812 65 2 42.6
12 San Francisco 49ers 12 18 10 55.6% 49 48 98.0% 42 1705 55 1 40.6
Avg Team 19.3 9.0 46.6% 32.8 31.4 95.7% 68.8 2826.2 62 0.4 41.1
League Total 232 108 46.6% 394 377 95.7% 825 33914 69 5 41.1
Avg Tm/G 1.6 0.8 46.6% 2.7 2.6 95.7% 5.7 235.5 0.0 41.1

Scoring

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 San Francisco 49ers 12 26 22 1 49 48 10 372
2 Los Angeles Rams 12 23 19 1 1 3 1 48 45 11 366
3 Philadelphia Eagles 12 22 25 1 1 49 46 4 352
4 Cleveland Browns 12 20 16 2 1 1 40 39 23 348
5 Detroit Lions 12 12 18 1 2 33 31 14 271
6 Chicago Bears 12 9 15 2 1 1 28 27 7 1 218
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 13 10 1 3 1 28 27 4 2 211
8 Washington Redskins 12 10 12 1 2 25 25 11 208
9 Green Bay Packers 12 14 9 1 1 2 27 23 5 200
10 Chicago Cardinals 12 7 14 2 23 23 9 1 190
11 Baltimore Colts 12 7 13 1 1 1 23 21 7 1 182
12 New York Giants 12 6 16 1 1 24 22 3 2 179
Avg Team 14.1 15.8 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.5 0.3 31.4 9.0 0.6 258.1
League Total 169 189 4 2 12 18 3 377 108 7 3097
Avg Tm/G 1.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 2.6 0.8 21.5