| Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1956 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 21097 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 50 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sid Watson 1 run (Sid Watson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 48 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Sid Watson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack Butler 10 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Sid Watson kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Al Dorow tackled in end zone by Bill McPeak | 23 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 89 | LOH | Jack O'Brien |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 67 | LOG | Red Stephens |
| 52 | C | Johnny Allen |
| 60 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 73 | ROT | Johnny Miller |
| 86 | ROE | Steve Meilinger |
| 16 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 25 | LOH | Tommy Runnels |
| 41 | ROH | Billy Wells |
| 32 | FB | Leo Elter |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 72 | RDE | John Paluck |
| 64 | LLB | Bill Fulcher |
| 36 | MLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 21 | LDH | Roy Barni |
| 48 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 28 | RS | Joe Scudero |
| 27 | RDH | Art DeCarlo |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| WAS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Lou Baldacci | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 76 | 1.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tommy Runnels | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Wells | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 70 | 2.1 | 17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 1 | 177 | 8.9 | 48t | 2 | 0 | 89.0 | |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 177 | 8.4 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 84.8 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 2 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 23 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 6.2 | |
| Tommy Runnels | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 3 | 33 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 48t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 177 | 19.7 | 48t | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Steve Meilinger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Carson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Wells | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Henry Ford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Scudero | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charlie Shepard | 11 | 394 | 35.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 394 | 35.8 | 45 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Baker | 9 | 365 | 40.6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 365 | 40.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Henry Ford | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 | |
| Fred Bruney | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| John Reger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Sardisco | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| J.D. Kimmel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | ||