1953 NFL Quarterfinal-Washington Redskins-17, San Francisco 49ers-7

Charley "Choo Choo" Justice

December 20, 1953

Weather-57 degrees, 12 mph WNW

The Redskins jumped out to a 17-0 lead against San Francisco and held on to advance to the NFL Semifinals. Washington got off to a great start on their first possession, scoring a touchdown on a 53-yard sweep of left end by Charley "Choo Choo" Justice. The Redskins survived to get to the postseason by playing solid pass defense, and this game was no different. Washington intercepted Y.A. Tittle twice and held him to 14 of 33 passing. Joe Perry was the star of the game for the Niners. Perry ran for 123 yards and a TD.

The Redskins will travel to Cleveland to play the Browns in the early window next weekend.

Washington Redskins.(7-5-1)-7-10-0-0-17
San Francisco 49ers.....(9-4)-0-0-7-0-7

Was-Justice 53 run (Dudley Kick)
Was-Dudley 12 FG
Was-Haynes 12 pass from LeBaron (Dudley Kick)
SF-Perry 62 run (Soltau Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Was-Justice-14-80-1 (129-696-3), Heath-12-46-0 (88-312-4), Rykovich-9-16-0 (82-267-0), Barry-2-8-0 (58-226-0), Scarbath-2-(-2)-0 (24-96-0)
SF-Perry-17-123-1 (209-1,141-11), McElhenny-12-51-0 (124-554-3)

Passing
Was-LeBaron-19-10-161-1-1 (168-72-1,035-4-18), Scarbath-2-1-12-0-0 (131-46-874-9-12)
SF-Tittle-33-14-179-0-2 (292-163-2,300-20-18), Powers-2-0-0-0-0 (51-22-259-1-2)

Receiving
Was-Taylor-3-71-0 (38-774-8), Polsfoot-2-33-0 (13-197-0), Justice-2-13-0 (24-447-2), Dekker-1-20-0 (15-202-1), Barry-1-12-0 (9-82-0), Rykovich-1-12-0 (8-85-1), Haynes-1-12-1 (1-12-1)
SF-Wilson-5-74-0 (56-914-10), Soltau-4-43-0 (47-663-6), McElhenny-2-37-0 (32-511-2), Perry-2-19-0 (21-210-3), Arenas-1-6-0 (11-119-1)