| Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1961 Location: Philadelphia, PA |
| Venue: Franklin Field Attendance: 60671 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 71 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rudy Bukich 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Retzlaff 17 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Clarence Peaks 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 13 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick blocked) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Retzlaff 2 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 16 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Steve Meilinger |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 68 | LOG | Ron Stehouwer |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 28 | TE | Skip Clement |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 27 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 24 | RS | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | RCB | Bill Butler |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Pete Retzlaff |
| 75 | LOT | Jim McCusker |
| 79 | LOG | Gene Gossage |
| 60 | C | Chuck Bednarik |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 76 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 83 | TE | Bobby Walston |
| 9 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen |
| 35 | HB | Ted Dean |
| 25 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 26 | FB | Clarence Peaks |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Jesse Richardson |
| 74 | RDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 78 | RDE | Marion Campbell |
| 29 | LLB | John Nocera |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Pellegrini |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 21 | LCB | Jimmy Carr |
| 41 | LS | Bobby Freeman |
| 45 | RS | Don Burroughs |
| 40 | RCB | Tom Brookshier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Meilinger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Clarence Peaks | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 32 | 1 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 171 | 6.1 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 78.1 | |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 3 | 109 | 5.0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 55.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Steve Meilinger | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Skip Clement | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Walston | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Retzlaff | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17t | 2 |
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Sample | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 55 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| King Hill | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Ted Dean | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | ||
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