| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 26, 1939 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 8788 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Armand Niccolai 24 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Swede Johnston 2 run (Armand Niccolai kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | Lou Tomasetti 1 run (Armand Niccolai kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | George Platukis 36 pass from Boyd Brumbaugh (Armand Niccolai kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Davey O'Brien 2 run (kick blocked) | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Joe Bukant 3 run (kick blocked) | 12 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 12 | LOE/LDE | Herschel Ramsey |
| 35 | LOT/LDT | Drew Ellis |
| 41 | LOG/LDG | Ted Schmitt |
| 10 | C/MG | Maurice Harper |
| 37 | ROG/RDG | Bree Cuppoletti |
| 15 | ROT/RDT | Clem Woltman |
| 17 | ROE/RDE | Joe Carter |
| 8 | TB/S | Davey O'Brien |
| 45 | BB/LDH | Dick Riffle |
| 36 | WB/RDH | Joe Bukant |
| 14 | FB/LB | Woody Dow |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| 42 | LOE/LDE | Sam Boyd |
| 29 | LOT/LDT | Don Campbell |
| 18 | LOG/LDG | Byron Gentry |
| 22 | C/MG | Joe Maras |
| 23 | ROG/RDG | Lou Midler |
| 17 | ROT/RDT | Armand Niccolai |
| 20 | ROE/RDE | Bill Sortet |
| 55 | BB/S | Rink Bond |
| 10 | TB/LDH | Boyd Brumbaugh |
| 21 | WB/RDH | Lou Tomasetti |
| 27 | FB/LB | Swede Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Franny Murray | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Dick Riffle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Bukant | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Emmett Mortell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davey O'Brien | 18 | -30 | -1.7 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Swede Johnston | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Hugh McCullough | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | |
| Rink Bond | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Littlefield | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Coley McDonough | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Chuck Newton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Franny Murray | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Riffle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| George Platukis | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Bill Sortet | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| 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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