| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1955 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 54509 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 16 pass from Jim Finks (Tad Weed kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kenny Konz 15 interception return (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 6 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 30 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Tad Weed kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dante Lavelli 42 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ed Modzelewski 3 run (Lou Groza kick blocked) | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Otto Graham 4 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mo Bassett 5 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Ed Bernet |
| 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 |
| 39 | ROH | Sid Watson |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Ed Meadows |
| 79 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 76 | RDT | Willie McClung |
| 85 | RDE | Joe O'Malley |
| 61 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 57 | RLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 24 | LDH | Richie McCabe |
| 41 | LS | Skip Doyle |
| 42 | RS | Jimmy Hill |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 60 | ROG | Hal Bradley |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 31 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 36 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 72 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 79 | MG | Bob Gain |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 65 | LLB | Chuck Noll |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 27 | RS | Johnny Petitbon |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 17 | 140 | 8.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Mo Bassett | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 3 | 113 | 5.9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 44.3 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 71 | 5.5 | 30t | 1 | 11 | 50.5 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 79 | 8.8 | 42t | 2 | 52 | 133.8 | |
| George Ratterman | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Watson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 30t | 2 |
| Jack O'Brien | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jack McClairen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 42t | 2 |
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Chuck Noll | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Petitbon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 7 | 251 | 35.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Sid Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Sid Watson | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby White | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mo Bassett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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