| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1949 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 37803 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 63 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | RS | Jim Parmer | ||
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Cliff Patton 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 1 run (Joe Muha kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Clyde Scott 70 punt return (Joe Muha kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 6 run (Joe Muha kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 35 pass from Jim Finks (Joe Glamp kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tommy Thompson 1 run (Joe Muha kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 15 pass from Bill Mackrides (Joe Muha kick) | 38 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jack Ferrante |
| 79 | LOT | Vic Sears |
| 65 | LOG | Cliff Patton |
| 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 |
| 74 | MG | Walt Barnes |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 88 | RDE | Jay MacDowell |
| 36 | LLB | Joe Muha |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 40 | LS | Frank Reagan |
| 43 | RS | Jim Parmer |
| 49 | RDH | Pat McHugh |
| 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 |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 31 | 2 |
| Frank Ziegler | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Mackrides | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clyde Scott | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerry Nuzum | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Gage | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| George Papach | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hanlon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 110 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 40.8 | ||
| Bill Mackrides | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 122.2 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 2 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 | 32.5 | ||
| Bobby Gage | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 32 | 19.2 | ||
| Joe Geri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Jack Ferrante | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Neill Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Bosh Pritchard | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| George Papach | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Russ Craft | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Gage | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Clyde Scott | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bobby Gage | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Geri | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Steve Van Buren | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Val Jansante | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| George Papach | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bob Hanlon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Frank Minini | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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