1952 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1952 Chicago Cardinals season was the 33rd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 3–9, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 29, 1952	Washington Redskins	L 23–7	17,837
2	October 5, 1952	Chicago Bears	W 21–10	34,697
3	October 12, 1952	at Washington Redskins	W 17–6	24,600
4	October 19, 1952	at New York Giants	W 24–23	41,182
5	October 26, 1952	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–28	20,395
6	November 2, 1952	New York Giants	L 28–6	27,195
7	November 9, 1952	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–13	34,097
8	November 16, 1952	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–7	18,908
9	November 23, 1952	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–14	18,330
10	November 30, 1952	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–22	13,577
11	December 7, 1952	Cleveland Browns	L 10–0	24,541
12	December 14, 1952	at Chicago Bears	L 10–7	32,578

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	8	4	0	.667	7–3	310	213	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	252	271	L1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	5–4	234	231	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–5	300	273	L1
Chicago Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	3–7	172	221	L2
Washington Redskins	4	8	0	.333	4–6	240	287	W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.