| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1938 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 19749 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jay Arnold 20 fumble recovery (Dave Smukler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jay Arnold 36 pass from Dick Riffle (Hank Reese kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jay Arnold 22 interception return (Hank Reese kick failed) | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Dick Riffle 44 run (Dave Smukler kick) | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Whizzer White 1 run (Armand Niccolai kick) | 27 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 56 | LOE/LDE | Bill Hewitt |
| 35 | LOT/LDT | Drew Ellis |
| 21 | LOG/LDG | Herschel Stockton |
| 10 | C/MG | Maurice Harper |
| 29 | ROG/RDG | Billy Hughes |
| 28 | ROT/RDT | Ray Keeling |
| 17 | ROE/RDE | Joe Carter |
| 14 | BB/S | Woody Dow |
| 45 | TB/LDH | Dick Riffle |
| 34 | WB/RDH | Jay Arnold |
| 13 | FB/LB | Dave Smukler |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| 53 | LOE/LDE | Ed Manske |
| 36 | LOT/LDT | Ed Karpowich |
| 18 | LOG/LDG | Byron Gentry |
| 22 | C/MG | Karl McDade |
| 14 | ROG/RDG | George Kakasic |
| 17 | ROT/RDT | Armand Niccolai |
| 20 | ROE/RDE | Bill Sortet |
| 25 | BB/S | Tom Burnette |
| 24 | TB/LDH | Whizzer White |
| 9 | WB/RDH | Frank Filchock |
| 44 | FB/LB | Stu Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Dick Riffle | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| Dave Smukler | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Emmett Mortell | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Bukant | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Allen Keen | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jay Arnold | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Whizzer White | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Ed Farrell | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Thompson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Filchock | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Swede Hanson | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Joe Carter | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Jay Arnold | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Bill Hewitt | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Bill Davidson | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Paul McDonough | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Whizzer White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Swede Hanson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jay Arnold | 1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||
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