| Eastern Division Playoff - Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1947 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 35729 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 38 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 15 pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Ferrante 28 pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bosh Pritchard 79 punt return (Cliff Patton kick) | 21 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Jack Ferrante |
| 88 | LOT | Jay MacDowell |
| 65 | LOG | Cliff Patton |
| 52 | C | Vic Lindskog |
| 76 | ROG | Frank Kilroy |
| 70 | ROT | Al Wistert |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 11 | QB | Tommy Thompson |
| 15 | LOH | Steve Van Buren |
| 33 | ROH | Russ Craft |
| 36 | FB | Joe Muha |
| Defense | ||
| 35 | LDE | Pete Pihos |
| 71 | LDT | Otis Douglas |
| 65 | LDG | Cliff Patton |
| 76 | RDG | Frank Kilroy |
| 70 | RDT | Al Wistert |
| 81 | RDE | Dick Humbert |
| 36 | LLB | Joe Muha |
| 53 | RLB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 37 | S | Ernie Steele |
| 49 | RDH | Pat McHugh |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Charlie Mehelich |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 65 | ROG | John Mastrangelo |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | ROE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | BB | Charlie Seabright |
| 31 | TB | Walt Slater |
| 45 | ROH | Bob Cifers |
| 44 | FB | Tony Compagno |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charlie Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | MG | Bill Moore |
| 79 | RDT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | MLB | Charlie Seabright |
| 21 | RLB | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 42 | LDH | Paul White |
| 31 | S | Walt Slater |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Muha | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Allie Sherman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Thompson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Ben Kish | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Russ Craft | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Clement | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Compagno | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 131 | 7.7 | 28t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127.3 |
| Allie Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Johnny Clement | 16 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 52 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 40.6 | |
| Bob Cifers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jack Ferrante | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 28t | 1 |
| Steve Van Buren | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Russ Craft | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pete Pihos | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Lach | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Joe Muha | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 9 | 360 | 40.0 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Bosh Pritchard | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 79t | 1 | |
| Pat McHugh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Walt Slater | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| Paul White | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jack Ferrante | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Charley Mehelich | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
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