Flashback Friday: Sammy Baugh Throws 4 TD’s and Gets 4 Interceptions (Video)

By Philip Hughes
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Updated: May 10, 2013

This weeks Flashback Friday details the 1943 game between the Washington Redskins faced the Detroit Lions in front of a home crowd of over 35,000 at Griffith Stadium A game that featured Washington Redskins Hall of Fame quarterback ‘Slingin’ Sammy Baugh intercepting four passes and throwing four touchdown passes in the same game.

Sammy was the NFL’s top passer while also starring at defensive halfback and punter for Washington. No one has ever matched his performance from that day, there have been several players who have had four interception games, including current Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, but none of those same players played on both sides of the ball and excelled to the point Baugh did.

Baugh’s four picks against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 14, 1943, was only part of his big day. The Redskins star led his team to a 42-20 win on a chilly day in Washington by also throwing four touchdown passes and continually pinning the Lions deep in their own end with his quick, accurate punts.

Sunday, November 14, 1943

	1	2	3	4	Final
Detroit Lions (3-5-1)	0	0	13	7	20
Washington Redskins (5-0-1)	7	14	7	14	42

Scoring

			DET	WAS
1st	Redskins	Bob Masterson 10 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick)	0	7
2nd	Redskins	Bob Seymour 28 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick)	0	14
	Redskins	Lou Rymkus 21 yard interception return (Bob Masterson kick)	0	21
3rd	Redskins	Bob Masterson 10 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick)	0	28
	Lions	Jack Matheson 22 yard pass from Frankie Sinkwich (kick failed)	6	28
4th	Redskins	Andy Farkas 41 yard rush (Joe Aguirre kick)	6	35
3rd	Lions	Frankie Sinkwich 39 yard interception return (Augie Lio kick)	13	35
4th	Lions	Bill Callihan 40 yard pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Augie Lio kick)	20	35
	Redskins	Joe Aguirre 4 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick)	20	42

Team Stats

	DET	WAS
First downs	10	12
Rush-yards-TDs	21-80-0	29-106-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT	13-34-170-2-5	18-30-180-4-2
Sacked-yards	0-0	0-0
Net pass yards	170	180
Total yards	250	286
Fumbles-lost	2-1	2-0
Turnovers	6	2
Penalties-yards	8-75	6-60