| Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1948 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 13646 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 44 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno | ||
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Dudley 19 pass from Fred Enke (Merv Pregulman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Merv Pregulman 32 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Dudley 28 opponents fumble recovery (Merv Pregulman kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | George Papach 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 57 | C | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 73 | ROG | Bill Cregar |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 42 | TB | Ray Evans |
| 45 | WB | Bob Cifers |
| 48 | FB | Joe Gasparella |
| 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 |
| 16 | S | Gonzalo Morales |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Kelley Mote |
| 71 | LOT | Russ Thomas |
| 64 | LOG | Howie Brown |
| 55 | C | Roger Harding |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Ward |
| 74 | ROT | Jack Dugger |
| 81 | ROE | John Greene |
| 24 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 44/35 | LOH | Bill Dudley |
| 15 | ROH | Joe Margucci |
| 35/16 | FB | Camp Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Kelley Mote |
| 71 | LDT | Russ Thomas |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 70 | RDT | George Hekkers |
| 82 | RDE | Cecil Souders |
| 60 | LB | Chuck DeShane |
| 30 | LB | Ken Roskie |
| 66 | MLB | Dick Stovall |
| 44/35 | LDH | Bill Dudley |
| 11 | RDH | Jim Gillette |
| 14 | S | Joe Watt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Papach | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Ray Evans | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Val Jansante | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Camp Wilson | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Clyde LeForce | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Margucci | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| George Grimes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ray Evans | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 2 | 52 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 | 15.3 | ||
| Joe Gasparella | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 47 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 | 88.1 | ||
| Clyde LeForce | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 15 | 65.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Evans | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19t | 1 |
| John Greene | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| George Grimes | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Gonzalo Morales | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Sarratt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Evans | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Gasparella | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Camp Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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