| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1937 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 2772 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Joe Pilconis 22 fumble recovery (Dave Smukler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Bill Sortet 26 pass from Johnny Gildea (Armand Niccolai kick blocked) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Armand Niccolai 27 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Bill Davidson 87 interception return (Armand Niccolai kick) | 7 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 56 | LOE/LDE | Bill Hewitt |
| 12 | LOT/LDT | Art Buss |
| 21 | LOG/LDG | Herschel Stockton |
| 25 | C/MG | Hank Reese |
| 27 | ROG/RDG | George Rado |
| ROT/RDT | Bill Holcomb | |
| 28 | ROE/RDE | Joe Pilconis |
| 26 | QB/S | Winnie Baze |
| 31 | FB/LDH | Emmett Mortell |
| 16 | WB/RDH | Johnny Kusko |
| 13 | TB/LB | Dave Smukler |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| 24 | LOE/LDE | Ed Brett |
| 36 | LOT/LDT | Ed Karpowich |
| 14 | LOG/LDG | George Kakasic |
| 11 | C/MG | Mike Basrak |
| 39 | ROG/RDG | John Perko |
| 17 | ROT/RDT | Armand Niccolai |
| 20 | ROE/RDE | Bill Sortet |
| 22 | BB/S | Silvio Zaninelli |
| 12 | HB/LDH | Bill Davidson |
| 33 | TB/RDH | Johnny Gildea |
| 29 | FB/LB | Stu Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Emmett Mortell | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Joe Pilconis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Smukler | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Allen Keen | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Johnny Gildea | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Stu Smith | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bill Breeden | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Bill Davidson | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| Izzy Weinstock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Johnny Kusko | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Jay Arnold | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Bill Sortet | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Bill Breeden | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Davidson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Joe Pilconis | 1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Bill Davidson | 1 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
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