| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1959 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 66786 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 46 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Pat Summerall 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Pat Summerall 27 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 4 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Pat Summerall 29 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 45 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 14 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 61 | LOT | Ted Karras |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 86 | ROE | Jimmy Orr |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 43 | ROH | Tom Barnett |
| 30 | FB | Tom Tracy |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 73 | LDT | Ray Fisher |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 66 | LLB | Dick Campbell |
| 68/37 | MLB | Mike Henry |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 27 | LDH | Dean Derby |
| 24 | LS | Bobby Luna |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | LOE | Kyle Rote |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 68 | LOG | Al Barry |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 85 | ROE | Bob Schnelker |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 89 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 84 | RLB | Harland Svare |
| 41 | LDH | Lindon Crow |
| 25 | LS | Dick Nolan |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RDH | Dick Lynch |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Barnett | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil King | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 3 | 190 | 6.3 | 45t | 2 | 3 | 23 | 47.2 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Don Heinrich | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 1 | 123 | 5.1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 31.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Gern Nagler | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Tom Barnett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Schnelker | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dean Derby | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Harland Svare | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lindon Crow | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Luna | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 52 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 7 | 365 | 52.1 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Sutherin | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Hall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lindon Crow | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Sutherin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
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