| Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1955 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 20547 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 35 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Leo Elter 22 run (Vic Janowicz kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 1 run (Tad Weed kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 29 pass from Jim Finks (Tad Weed kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tad Weed 9 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ralph Thomas 11 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Vic Janowicz kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dale Atkeson 5 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Vic Janowicz kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Vic Janowicz 3 run (Vic Janowicz kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Jack O'Brien |
| 79 | LOT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 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 |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 60 | LOG | Marv Berschet |
| 50 | C | Harry Ulinski |
| 67 | ROG | Red Stephens |
| 70 | ROT | Fred Miller |
| 87 | ROE | Ralph Thomas |
| 3 | QB | Ralph Guglielmi |
| 43 | LOH | Vic Janowicz |
| 49 | ROH | Jim Monachino |
| 46 | FB | Dale Atkeson |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 36 | MG | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 64 | RDE | Ron Marciniak |
| 45 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Nick Adduci |
| 28 | LS | Joe Scudero |
| 48 | RS | Norb Hecker |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 70 | 1 | ||
| WAS | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Finks | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jim Monachino | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Vic Janowicz | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Dale Atkeson | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Al Dorow | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 218 | 4.5 | 34 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 170 | 5.5 | 29t | 1 | 56 | 57.2 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 170 | 5.5 | 29t | 1 | 56 | 57.2 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 70 | 7.8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 90.0 | |
| Al Dorow | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 19 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 89 | 5.9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 65.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Ed Bernet | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 170 | 13.1 | 29t | 1 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ralph Thomas | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Jim Monachino | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dale Atkeson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 25 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Vic Eaton | 11 | 423 | 38.54 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 423 | 38.5 | 48 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 117 | 29.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Vic Eaton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dale Atkeson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Joe Scudero | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||