| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1953 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27547 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 65 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hal Giancanelli 7 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jerry Williams 48 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 21 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 52 pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 26 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hal Giancanelli 8 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 35 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 68 | LOG | Maury Nipp |
| 53 | C | Ken Farragut |
| 67 | ROG | John Magee |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 40 | LOH | Don Johnson |
| 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 |
| 45 | RDH | Tom Brookshier |
| 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 |
| 24 | S | Claude Hipps |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jerry Williams | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 48t | 1 |
| Frank Ziegler | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 32 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 7t | 1 |
| Al Pollard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 0 | 256 | 7.8 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 120.3 | |
| Adrian Burk | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 4 | 224 | 5.1 | 52t | 1 | 20 | 29.0 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | 19.8 | ||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Walston | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 21t | 1 |
| Pete Pihos | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 26t | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 52t | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ed Barker | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bob Hudson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Chuck Bednarik | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Claude Hipps | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 0 | 4 | 4L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 5 | 261 | 52.2 | 66 | 0 |
| Chuck Bednarik | 3 | 144 | 54.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 8 | 386 | 48.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Art DeCarlo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Bob Stringer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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