| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1955 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 27365 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 21 run (Art Michalik kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Kyle Rote 5 pass from Don Heinrich (Ben Agajanian kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Finks 2 run (Art Michalik kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bob Schnelker 16 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 45 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 4 run (Art Michalik kick failed) | 19 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 44 | ROE | Kyle Rote |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 35 | FB | Bobby Epps |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Walt Yowarsky |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 61 | MG | Ray Beck |
| 73 | RDT | Rex Boggan |
| 76 | RDE | Rosey Grier |
| 34 | LLB | Pat Knight |
| 30 | RLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 49 | LDH | Tom Landry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 27 | RDH | Herb Rich |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NYG | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 21t | 1 |
| Jim Finks | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 147 | 3.3 | 21t | 3 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Epps | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Heap | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 95 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 212 | 7.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 212 | 7.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 15 | 13 | 86.7 | 0 | 141 | 9.4 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 128.1 | |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | |
| Don Heinrich | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 147.9 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 0 | 194 | 7.5 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 122.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Bernet | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 212 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 37 | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Epps | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 194 | 9.7 | 37 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 37 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| George Kennard | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rosey Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||