| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1955 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 29422 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Kyle Rote 25 pass from Frank Gifford (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ed Bernet 13 pass from Jim Finks (Art Michalik kick blocked) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 27 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Art Michalik 36 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Finks 1 run (Art Michalik kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Buford Long 34 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 1 run (Art Michalik kick) | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Kyle Rote 71 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick blocked) | 23 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 23 pass from Jim Finks (Art Michalik kick) | 23 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 61 | ROG | Ray Beck |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 22 | ROE | Buford Long |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 44 | ROH | Kyle Rote |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Walt Yowarsky |
| 73 | LDT | Rex Boggan |
| 62 | MG | Stan West |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 70 | RDE | Ray Krouse |
| 53 | LLB | Harland Svare |
| 30 | RLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 49 | LDH | Tom Landry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 25 | RDH | Dick Nolan |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Ed Bernet |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Fred Broussard |
| 70 | ROG | Ernie Stautner |
| 77 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Ed Meadows |
| 79 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 76 | RDT | Willie McClung |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 57 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LDH | Richie McCabe |
| 41 | LS | Skip Doyle |
| 42 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Price | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Leon Campbell | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 125 | 11.4 | 71t | 2 | 17 | 94.9 | |
| Don Heinrich | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 92 | 8.4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 44.5 | |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 1 | 297 | 8.7 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 80.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Kyle Rote | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 71t | 2 |
| Alex Webster | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Buford Long | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Ed Bernet | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Reger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 9 | 344 | 38.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| George Kennard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bob Gaona | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
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