| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1949 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 21355 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Don Doll 95 interception return (Bill Dudley kick) | 7 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Bob Mann |
| 82 | LOT | Cecil Souders |
| 63 | LOG | Mario DeMarco |
| 73 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Ward |
| 64 | ROT | Howie Brown |
| 81 | ROE | John Greene |
| 24 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 35 | LOH | Bill Dudley |
| 11 | ROH | Cloyce Box |
| 36 | FB | John Hollar |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Kelley Mote |
| 76 | LDT | John Treadway |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Al Russas |
| 33 | LLB | John Panelli |
| 60 | MLB | Chuck DeShane |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Pifferini |
| 19 | LDH | Chick Maggioli |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 46 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 62 | ROG | Steve Suhey |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 77 | TB | Bobby Gage |
| 22 | HB | Jerry Nuzum |
| 49 | FB | Jerry Shipkey |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 65 | LDT | Walt Szot |
| 72 | MG | Bill Moore |
| 86 | RDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 37 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 49 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 73 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 45 | LDH | Bob Hanlon |
| 11 | S | Howard Hartley |
| 22 | RDH | Jerry Nuzum |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 7 | 84 | 2 | 1 | |
| PIT | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Camp Wilson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 2 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Gage | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| George Papach | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Hollingsworth | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 55 | 206 | 3.7 | 29 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Clyde LeForce | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 1 | 140 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 | 72.3 | ||
| Fred Enke | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | 30.7 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 2 | 210 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 53.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Gage | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | ||
| Joe Geri | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Don Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 66 | 7.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Mann | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| John Greene | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Camp Wilson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Barney Hafen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| Val Jansante | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 41 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Don Doll | 1 | 95 | 95.0 | 95t | 1 |
| Chick Maggioli | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 42 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Gage | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 63 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Don Doll | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Samuel | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| John Panelli | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Don Doll | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Frank Minini | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | ||