| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 26, 1947 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 41736 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 74 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 7 pass from Steve Lach (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Vic Carroll 18 pass from Paul Governali (Ken Strong kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Lach 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Lach 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Glamp 37 FG | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bill Garnaas 68 pass from Johnny Clement (Joe Glamp kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jimmy Blumenstock 1 run (Ken Strong kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Frank Sinkovitz 47 interception return (Joe Glamp kick) | 38 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Howie Livingston 65 pass from Paul Governali (Ken Strong kick) | 38 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 12 | ROG | Nick Skorich |
| 78 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 28 | ROE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 45 | HB | Bob Cifers |
| 31 | TB | Walt Slater |
| 37 | FB | Steve Lach |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | MG | Bill Moore |
| 79 | RDT | Frank Wydo |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 25 | LLB | Al Drulis |
| 33 | MLB | Charley Seabright |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 42 | LDH | Paul White |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| 31 | S | Walt Slater |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LOE | Tex Coulter |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Schuler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 51 | C | Chet Gladchuk |
| 60 | ROG | Len Younce |
| 77 | ROT | Jim White |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 20 | BB | John Cannady |
| 41 | TB | Paul Governali |
| 12 | WB | Dave Brown |
| 33 | FB | Gordon Paschka |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Mead |
| 79 | LDT | Tex Coulter |
| 67 | MG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 77 | RDT | Jim White |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 60 | LLB | Len Younce |
| 20 | MLB | John Cannady |
| 51 | RLB | Chet Gladchuk |
| 12 | LDH | Dave Brown |
| 10 | RDH | Howie Livingston |
| 44 | S | Frank Reagan |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 4 | 2 | |
| NYG | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Clement | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Lach | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 5 | 2 |
| Bob Cifers | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Davis | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Gene Hubka | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Slater | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 158 | 3.8 | 2 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jimmy Blumenstock | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 18 | 1 |
| George Franck | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Governali | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Howie Livingston | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Gordon Paschka | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Reagan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 120 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Johnny Clement | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 127 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 | 67.6 | ||
| Walt Slater | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Steve Lach | 1 | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 155 | 11.9 | 2 | 20 | 91.3 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Paul Governali | 25 | 6 | 24.0 | 3 | 130 | 5.2 | 2 | 22 | 35.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 6 | 24.0 | 3 | 130 | 5.2 | 2 | 22 | 35.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 44 | 1 |
| Tony Compagno | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Garnaas | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 2 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Vic Carroll | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Sinkovitz | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 47t | 1 |
| Walt Slater | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Len Younce | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 47 | 0 | ||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||