| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1948 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 32474 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 62 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Cliff Patton 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 20 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Ferrante 7 pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bosh Pritchard 55 punt return (Cliff Patton kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Cliff Patton 23 FG | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bosh Pritchard 18 opponents fumble recovery (Cliff Patton kick) | 34 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Neill Armstrong |
| 79 | LOT | Vic Sears |
| 61 | LOG | Duke Maronic |
| 52 | C | Vic Lindskog |
| 76 | ROG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 70 | ROT | Al Wistert |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 11 | QB | Tommy Thompson |
| 15 | LOH | Steve Van Buren |
| 30 | ROH | Bosh Pritchard |
| 36 | FB | Joe Muha |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Johnny Green |
| 79 | LDT | Vic Sears |
| 65 | MG | Cliff Patton |
| 76 | RDT | Bucko Kilroy |
| 88 | RDE | Jay MacDowell |
| 36 | LLB | Joe Muha |
| 53 | RLB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 37 | LS | Ernie Steele |
| 49 | RS | Pat McHugh |
| 81 | RDH | Dick Humbert |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 65 | LOT | John Mastrangelo |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 12 | ROG | Nick Skorich |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | / | / | 8 | 70 | 2 | ||
| PIT | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | / | / | 6 | 74 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 22 | 109 | 5.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Joe Muha | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Craft | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noble Doss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Mackrides | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 157 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Evans | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 110 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 0 | 152 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 106.6 | ||
| Bill Mackrides | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | ||
| Team Totals | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 1 | 177 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 84.9 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ray Evans | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 2 | 138 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 | 26.0 | ||
| Joe Gasparella | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 3 | 144 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | 13.1 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Ferrante | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 177 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Val Jansante | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 211 | 52.8 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 62 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Dick Humbert | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Evans | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Johnny Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | ||