| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 13, 1955 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 34441 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 30 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Lew Carpenter 34 pass from Harry Gilmer (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack O'Brien 6 pass from Jim Finks (Tad Weed kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 23 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 21 pass from Bill Stits (Doak Walker kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 1 run (Tad Weed kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Stits 7 interception return (Doak Walker kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 47 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Tad Weed kick) | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ted Marchibroda 8 run (Tad Weed kick) | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 63 | LOT | Dick Stanfel |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 60 | ROG | Jim Salsbury |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 28 | ROE | Dave Middleton |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 20 | ROH | Bill Stits |
| 34 | FB | Lew Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Bob Long |
| 78 | LDT | Darris McCord |
| 76 | MG | Lou Creekmur |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 61 | RLB | Jim Martin |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Jack McClairen |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 55 | C | Lou Tepe |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Gilmer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 8t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 109 | 6.8 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 103.4 | |
| Harry Gilmer | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 42 | 8.4 | 34t | 1 | 0 | 110.0 | |
| Bill Stits | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 2 | 246 | 7.7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 1 | 121 | 8.1 | 47t | 1 | 0 | 80.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dave Middleton | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 33 | 1 |
| Lew Carpenter | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 47t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack O'Brien | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Stits | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7t | 1 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 9 | 445 | 49.4 | 62 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Lee Riley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 | |
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