| Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 27, 1949 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Shibe Park Attendance: 22191 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 41 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Neill Armstrong 13 pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Nuzum 63 pass from Joe Geri (Joe Geri kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Cliff Patton 16 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 34 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Ferrante 3 pass from Tommy Thompson (Cliff Patton kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jim Parmer 1 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jim Parmer 2 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Cliff Patton 13 FG | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 40 pass from Bobby Gage (Joe Geri kick) | 17 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 35 | TB | Joe Geri |
| 22 | HB | Jerry Nuzum |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| Defense | ||
| 28 | LDE | Bob Davis |
| 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 |
| 77 | RDH | Bobby Gage |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jack Ferrante |
| 79 | LOT | Vic Sears |
| 65 | LOG | Cliff Patton |
| 60 | C | Chuck Bednarik |
| 76 | ROG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 70 | ROT | Al Wistert |
| 80 | ROE | Neill Armstrong |
| 11 | QB | Tommy Thompson |
| 15 | LOH | Steve Van Buren |
| 41 | ROH | Frank Ziegler |
| 32 | FB | Jack Myers |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Leo Skladany |
| 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 |
| 81 | RS | Dick Humbert |
| 49 | RDH | Pat McHugh |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 7 | 65 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George Papach | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Long | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 27 | 205 | 7.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 15 | 2 |
| Jack Myers | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Russ Craft | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Mackrides | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 296 | 4.9 | 41 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Geri | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 70 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 83.9 | ||
| Bobby Gage | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 16 | 103.0 | ||
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | 134 | 7.1 | 63 | 2 | 19 | 92.9 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Tommy Thompson | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 1 | 169 | 7.0 | 2 | 23 | 90.4 | ||
| Bill Mackrides | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 180 | 6.0 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 79.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Val Jansante | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| George Papach | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 63 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Neill Armstrong | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Jack Myers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jack Ferrante | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Frank Ziegler | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pete Pihos | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Humbert | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Muha | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 180 | 11.3 | 24 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Leo Nobile | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bobby Gage | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Frank Reagan | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Craft | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Frank Ziegler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| George Papach | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Frank Minini | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jack Myers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Frank Ziegler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Muha | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||