| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1948 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27645 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Evans 9 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Tony Minisi 6 run (Len Younce kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Glamp 40 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Glamp 3 pass from Ray Evans (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Gene Roberts 17 pass from Charley Conerly (Len Younce kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bob Cifers 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gonzalo Morales 36 opponents fumble recovery (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Johnson 11 pass from Charley Conerly (Len Younce kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Swiacki 11 pass from Charley Conerly (Len Younce kick) | 28 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 76 | LOT | Bill Erickson |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 52 | C | John Cannady |
| 60 | ROG | Len Younce |
| 75 | ROT | Bill Schuler |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 44 | BB | Frank Reagan |
| 42 | TB | Charley Conerly |
| 30 | HB | Joe Scott |
| 33 | FB | Frank Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Paul Walker |
| 67 | LDT | Bob Dobelstein |
| 74 | MG | Don Ettinger |
| 75 | RDT | Bill Schuler |
| 31 | RDE | Joyce Pipkin |
| 33 | LLB | Frank Williams |
| 55 | MLB | Carl Fennema |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 30 | LDH | Joe Scott |
| 44 | RDH | Frank Reagan |
| 45 | S | Emlen Tunnell |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 65 | LOT | John Mastrangelo |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 62 | ROG | Steve Suhey |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 42 | TB | Ray Evans |
| 45 | WB | Bob Cifers |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 73 | LDG | Bill Cregar |
| 65 | RDG | John Mastrangelo |
| 86 | RDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | LLB | Charley Seabright |
| 64 | RLB | Bryant Meeks |
| 48 | LDH | Joe Gasparella |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| 16 | S | Gonzalo Morales |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gene Roberts | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Minisi | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Ray Coates | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Papach | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Ray Evans | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Bob Cifers | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 53 | 36 | 67.9 | 1 | 363 | 6.8 | 3 | 9 | 98.2 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ray Evans | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 165 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 109.7 | ||
| Charley Mehelich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ray Poole | 9 | 0 | |||
| Joe Sulaitis | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Gene Roberts | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17t | 1 |
| Tony Minisi | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
| George Papach | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Carl Samuelson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 61 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Scott | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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