| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1965 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 31871 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 58 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Thurlow 6 run (Andy Stynchula kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 22 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morrison 4 pass from Earl Morrall (Andy Stynchula kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 48 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Andy Stynchula 43 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Aaron Thomas 29 pass from Earl Morrall (failed) | 23 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Del Shofner |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 68 | LOG | Dave O'Brien |
| 55 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 63 | ROG | Bookie Bolin |
| 71 | ROT | Frank Lasky |
| 88 | TE | Aaron Thomas |
| 11 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 27 | HB | Steve Thurlow |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 78 | LDT | Roger LaLonde |
| 74 | RDT | Mike Bundra |
| 72 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 60 | LLB | Jim Carroll |
| 51 | MLB | Lou Slaby |
| 54 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Lockhart |
| 28 | LS | Henry Carr |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 20 | SE | Paul Martha |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 23 | HB | Jim Butler |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 61 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 75 | RDT | Ken Kortas |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 63 | MLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 54 | RLB | Max Messner |
| 29 | LCB | Bob Hohn |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| PIT | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 45 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 112 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Lind | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 6 | -8 | -1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 73 | 2.2 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 199 | 11.7 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 139.1 |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 248 | 13.8 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 142.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 2 | 263 | 9.4 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 62.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 2 | 263 | 9.4 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 62.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morrison | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Aaron Thomas | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Del Shofner | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 248 | 22.5 | 49 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Clendon Thomas | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 263 | 15.5 | 48 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 43 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 53 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Williams | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||