| Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1953 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Connie Mack Stadium Attendance: 18681 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 28 pass from Adrian Burk (Bobby Walston kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 23 pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 11 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hal Giancanelli 16 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Frank Ziegler 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Ed Barker |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 64 | ROG | Marv McFadden |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 85 | RDE | John Alderton |
| 57 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 61 | RLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 26 | LDH | Art DeCarlo |
| 35 | S | Tom Calvin |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 68 | LOG | Maury Nipp |
| 53 | C | Ken Farragut |
| 67 | ROG | John Magee |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 10 | QB | Adrian Burk |
| 49 | LOH | Jerry Williams |
| 41 | ROH | Frank Ziegler |
| 21 | FB | Al Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 79 | LDT | Vic Sears |
| 76 | MG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 52 | LLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 88 | LS | Bob Hudson |
| 44 | RS | Bob Stringer |
| 81 | RDH | Willie Irvin |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 10 | 123 | 3 | 2 | |
| PHI | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | / | / | 11 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 54 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Al Pollard | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Bob Stringer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 67 | 1.9 | 19 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 1 | 138 | 4.9 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 64.3 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | -5 | -1.3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Jim Brandt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 1 | 133 | 4.0 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 56.8 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 151 | 7.9 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 96.6 | |
| Adrian Burk | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 115 | 6.1 | 28t | 1 | 0 | 66.8 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 1 | 266 | 7.0 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 81.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| George Sulima | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Barker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 35 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 28 | 1 |
| Frank Ziegler | 5 | 49 | 9.98 | 24 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 266 | 13.3 | 39 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bob Hudson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 7 | 367 | 52.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 367 | 52.4 | 64 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||