| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1955 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 33413 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 48 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Finks 1 run (Art Michalik kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bibbles Bawel 42 interception return (Dick Bielski kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 2 run (Art Michalik kick failed) | 7 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Weatherall |
| 79 | LOG | Buck Lansford |
| 50 | C | Bob Kelley |
| 63 | ROG | Ken Huxhold |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 10 | QB | Adrian Burk |
| 25 | LOH | Toy Ledbetter |
| 27 | ROH | Hal Giancanelli |
| 36 | FB | Dick Bielski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 72 | LDT | Jesse Richardson |
| 78 | MG | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 75 | RDT | Frank Wydo |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 52 | LLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 81 | LDH | Eddie Bell |
| 42 | LS | Bob Hudson |
| 20 | RS | Bibbles Bawel |
| 44 | RDH | Harry Dowda |
| 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 |
| 50 | LLB | John Reger |
| 57 | RLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 24 | LDH | Richie McCabe |
| 41 | LS | Skip Doyle |
| 42 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | |
| PIT | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Hal Giancanelli | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Adrian Burk | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Goldston | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 8 | 0.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 23 | 1 |
| Leon Campbell | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 201 | 3.5 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Adrian Burk | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 2 | 71 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 8.8 | |
| Bobby Thomason | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 78 | 13.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 3 | 149 | 6.0 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 24.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 105 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 105 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Walston | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Stribling | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Pete Pihos | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 149 | 13.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Bernet | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bibbles Bawel | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Bob Hudson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Richie McCabe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Skip Doyle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 58 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jerry Norton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Lum Snyder | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||