| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1951 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 18186 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Tom Landry 9 opponents fumble recovery (Ray Poole kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Otto Schnellbacher 46 interception return (Ray Poole kick) | 0 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Hank Minarik |
| 73 | LOT | Lou Allen |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Tomlinson |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 65 | ROG | George Hughes |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 30 | QB | Truett Smith |
| 35 | LOH | Joe Geri |
| 14 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 37 | FB | Joe Hollingsworth |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Hays |
| 78 | LDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 68 | MG | John Schweder |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 11 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 7 | S | Jim Finks |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Bob McChesney |
| 79 | LOT | Tex Coulter |
| 75 | LOG | Bill Albright |
| 53 | C | John Rapacz |
| 62 | ROG | Earl Murray |
| 77 | ROT | Herb Hannah |
| 80 | ROE | Kelley Mote |
| 21 | BB | Joe Sulaitis |
| 42 | TB | Charley Conerly |
| 30 | WB | Joe Scott |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Jim Duncan |
| 73 | LDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 60 | LDG | Jon Baker |
| 70 | RDG | Ray Krouse |
| 78 | RDT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 52 | LB | John Cannady |
| 49 | LDH | Tom Landry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 83 | RS | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 22 | RDH | Harmon Rowe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chuck Ortmann | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Eddie Price | 29 | 80 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| John Amberg | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Forrest Griffith | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Chuck Ortmann | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 2 | 129 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 24.8 | |
| Joe Geri | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 66 | 5.5 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 13.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Hank Minarik | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Truett Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Wilkinson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Herb Hannah | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Butler | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 |
| John Cannady | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 10 | 373 | 37.3 | 57 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Charley Conerly | 10 | 399 | 39.9 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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