| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1956 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 35398 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | George Ratterman 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Glick 30 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 1 run (Gary Glick kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ed Modzelewski 13 run (Lou Groza kick) | 14 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 62 | LOG | Herschel Forester |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 60 | ROG | Hal Bradley |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 16 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 32 | LOH | Fred Morrison |
| 26 | ROH | Ray Renfro |
| 36 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | John Kissell |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 65 | LLB | Chuck Noll |
| 34 | MLB | Walt Michaels |
| 35 | RLB | Galen Fiss |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 44 | RS | Johnny Petitbon |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Lowell Perry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 65 | LOG | Ralph Jecha |
| 57 | C | Jim Taylor |
| 75 | ROG | Joe Krupa |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 25 | ROE | Ray Mathews |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 81 | LOH | Elbie Nickel |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Bob O'Neil |
| 76 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 64 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 24 | LS | Henry Ford |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Sid Watson | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Varrichione | 0 | -2 | -2L | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 122 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 96.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 153 | 6.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 70.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Lowell Perry | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fred Glatz | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lowell Perry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Billy Kinard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | |
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