| Chicago Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1959 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 19011 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 34 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bobby Joe Conrad 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bobby Joe Conrad 20 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bobby Layne 9 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 35 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 11 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 16 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bobby Joe Conrad 21 pass from King Hill (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 16 pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | John David Crow 7 pass from King Hill (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 20 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 20 | LOE | Woodley Lewis |
| 63 | LOT | Dale Memmelaar |
| 62 | LOG | Dale Meinert |
| 50 | C | Don Gillis |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 74 | ROT | Ken Panfil |
| 83 | ROE | Perry Richards |
| 16 | QB | King Hill |
| 44 | LOH | John David Crow |
| 40 | ROH | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 31 | FB | Mal Hammack |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 78 | LDT | Luke Owens |
| 66 | RDT | Ed Husmann |
| 86 | RDE | Marion Rushing |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 51 | MLB | Ted Bates |
| 53 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 81 | LDH | Dick Lane |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 24 | RS | Billy Stacy |
| 41 | RDH | Jimmy Hill |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Jimmy Orr |
| 73 | LOT | Ray Fisher |
| 61 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 84 | ROE | Gern Nagler |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 43 | LOH | Tom Barnett |
| 30 | ROH | Tom Tracy |
| 39 | FB | Larry Krutko |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 71 | LDT | Joe Lewis |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 77 | RDE | Billy Ray Smith |
| 66 | LLB | Dick Campbell |
| 60 | MLB | Dale Dodrill |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 27 | LDH | Dean Derby |
| 24 | LS | Bobby Luna |
| 20 | RS | Don Sutherin |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| John David Crow | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Hall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| King Hill | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tom Tracy | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Larry Krutko | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Len Dawson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Luna | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| King Hill | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 2 | 130 | 5.7 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 54.6 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 201 | 11.8 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 120.3 |
| Len Dawson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 21t | 1 |
| John David Crow | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Sonny Randle | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Perry Richards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Orr | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 35t | 2 |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 16t | 1 |
| Larry Krutko | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Stacy | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Alban | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Luna | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Billy Stacy | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Perry Richards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Sutherin | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Sutherin | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 0 | |
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