| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1954 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 33262 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Billy Reynolds 5 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 7 pass from Jim Finks (Paul Held kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dub Jones 37 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 13 pass from Jim Finks (Paul Held kick failed) | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack Butler 41 interception return (Paul Held kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Lattner 11 run (Paul Held kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 29 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick blocked) | 20 | 27 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 78 pass from Jim Finks (Paul Held kick) | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 8 pass from Jim Finks (Paul Held kick) | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 3 run (Paul Held kick) | 20 | 48 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 24 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 27 | 48 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Russ Craft 81 interception return (Paul Held kick) | 27 | 55 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 65 | ROG | Chuck Noll |
| 78 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 46 | ROH | Billy Reynolds |
| 32 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Doug Atkins |
| 72 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 74 | MG | Mike McCormack |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 50 | LLB | Tom Catlin |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RS | Tommy James |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | George Sulima |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 62 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 41 | ROH | Johnny Lattner |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Dewey Brundage |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 57 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 61 | RLB | Lou Tepe |
| 24 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 34 | LS | Paul Cameron |
| 14 | RS | Ed Kissell |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mo Bassett | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Otto Graham | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Lattner | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 11t | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 5 | 298 | 10.6 | 41 | 3 | 29 | 107.1 | |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 1 | 239 | 15.9 | 78t | 4 | 0 | 127.1 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Paul Held | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 35 | 2 |
| Dub Jones | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 37t | 1 |
| Ray Renfro | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 78t | 3 |
| George Sulima | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Russ Craft | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 81t | 1 |
| Ed Kissell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Tepe | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Chet Hanulak | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Chet Hanulak | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 626 | 0 | |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Carlton Massey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Lattner | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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