| Los Angeles Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1956 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 20540 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 33 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bud McFadin 21 opponents fumble recovery (Les Richter kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 22 pass from Jack Scarbath (Sid Watson kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sid Watson 16 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Boyd 61 pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 6 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Sid Watson kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 1 run (Sid Watson kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 47 pass from Jack Scarbath (Sid Watson kick failed) | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 51 | C | John Morrow |
| 63 | ROG | John Hock |
| 79 | ROT | Glenn Holtzman |
| 88 | ROE | Bob Carey |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 28 | LOH | Brad Myers |
| 82 | ROH | Bob Boyd |
| 34 | FB | Joe Marconi |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 68 | MG | Sid Fournet |
| 65 | RDT | Art Hauser |
| 83 | RDE | Duane Wardlow |
| 48 | LLB | Les Richter |
| 50 | RLB | Dick Daugherty |
| 41 | LDH | Jim Cason |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 44 | RDH | Jesse Whittenton |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | LOE | Ray Mathews |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 86 | LOG | Bob O'Neil |
| 55 | C | John Cenci |
| 61 | ROG | Marv McFadden |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 89 | ROE | Jack O'Brien |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 81 | LOH | Elbie Nickel |
| 39 | ROH | Sid Watson |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Joe O'Malley |
| 76 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 50 | LLB | John Reger |
| 52 | RLB | George Tarasovic |
| 24 | LDH | Henry Ford |
| 41 | LS | Fred Bruney |
| 42 | RS | Dick Alban |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Joe Marconi | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Sid Watson | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Davis | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Scarbath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 112 | 9.3 | 61t | 1 | 22 | 117.4 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 38.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jack Scarbath | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 117 | 8.4 | 47t | 2 | 0 | 82.4 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 121.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bob Boyd | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 61t | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 47t | 2 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Sid Watson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack McClairen | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rex Shiver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 7 | 261 | 37.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charlie Shepard | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jesse Whittenton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Will Sherman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Ford | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 59 | 0 | |
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jesse Whittenton | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bob Boyd | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Ford | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 | |
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