| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1948 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 13443 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 49 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 33 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Sulaitis 2 run (Frank Williams kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 1 run (Joe Glamp kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Jim White 54 lateral from George Cheverko 35 kickoff return (Frank Williams kick failed) | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Gene Roberts 49 pass from Charley Conerly (Frank Williams kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 12 pass from Ray Evans (Joe Glamp kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 66 pass from Ray Evans (Joe Glamp kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 3 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Sulaitis 24 pass from Charley Conerly (Frank Williams kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Charley Conerly 1 run (Frank Williams kick) | 27 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 48 | LDH | Joe Gasparella |
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 64 | C | Bryant Meeks |
| 73 | ROG | Bill Cregar |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 30 | BB | Bill Garnaas |
| 42 | TB | Ray Evans |
| 45 | WB | Bob Cifers |
| 49 | FB | Jerry Shipkey |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 73 | LDG | Bill Cregar |
| 65 | RDG | John Mastrangelo |
| 79 | RDT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | LLB | Charley Seabright |
| 64 | RLB | Bryant Meeks |
| 48 | LDH | Joe Gasparella |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| 77 | S | Paul Davis |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 77 | LOT | Jim White |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Erickson |
| 52 | C | John Cannady |
| 61 | ROG | Ed Royston |
| 75 | ROT | Bill Schuler |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 21 | BB | Joe Sulaitis |
| 42 | TB | Charley Conerly |
| 38 | HB | Tony Minisi |
| 30 | FB | Joe Scott |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Paul Walker |
| 67 | LDT | Bob Dobelstein |
| 74 | MG | Don Ettinger |
| 75 | RDT | Bill Schuler |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 33 | LLB | Frank Williams |
| 55 | MLB | Carl Fennema |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 38 | LDH | Tony Minisi |
| 44 | RDH | Frank Reagan |
| 17 | S | George Cheverko |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Evans | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Cifers | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Shipkey | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Johnny Clement | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Scott | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gene Roberts | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Joe Sulaitis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| George Cheverko | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ray Evans | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 4 | 194 | 7.5 | 2 | 12 | 54.5 | ||
| Johnny Clement | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 | |
| Joe Gasparella | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 192 | 12.8 | 2 | 0 | 99.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 66t | 2 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gene Roberts | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Ray Poole | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Bill Swiacki | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ken Keuper | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tony Minisi | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George Cheverko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Reagan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cannady | 0 | 40 | 49L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 6 | 209 | 34.8 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Norm Mosley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Paul Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Scott | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim White | 1 | |||||
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