| Cleveland Rams at Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1944 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 20968 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | C-P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Lou Zontini 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Mike Kabealo 6 run (Walt West kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 10 pass from Tommy Colella (Lou Zontini kick blocked) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Elbie Schultz 18 lateral from Bob Thurbon 52 kickoff return (Conway Baker kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Eddie Rucinski 40 pass from Coley McDonough (Conway Baker kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Johnny Grigas 3 run (Conway Baker kick) | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 18 pass from Tommy Colella (Walt West kick) | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | Johnny Butler 67 pass from Coley McDonough (Conway Baker kick) | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Jim Benton 5 pass from Albie Reisz (Walt West kick) | 30 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 38 | LOE/DE | Floyd Konetsky |
| 40 | LOT/DT | Chet Pudloski |
| 33 | LOG/DG | Riley Matheson |
| 39 | C/LB | Mike Scarry |
| 19 | ROG/DG | Tom Corbo |
| 42 | ROT/DT | Jake Fawcett |
| 30 | ROE/DE | Steve Pritko |
| 35 | BB/DB | John Karrs |
| 34 | TB/DB | Tommy Colella |
| 16 | HB/DB | Mike Kabealo |
| 21 | FB/LB | Walt West |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 75 | LOE/DE | Eddie Rucinski |
| 69 | LOT/DT | Gil Duggan |
| 22 | LOG/DG | Conway Baker |
| 21 | C/LB | Marshall Robnett |
| 17 | ROG/DG | Al Merkovsky |
| 29 | ROT/DT | Ted Doyle |
| 45 | ROE/DE | Walt Kichefski |
| 28 | BB/DB | Walt Rankin |
| 23 | LOH/DB | Johnny Butler |
| 39 | HB/DB | Bob Thurbon |
| 66 | TB/LB | Johnny Grigas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Mike Kabealo | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 6t | 1 |
| Lou Zontini | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Walt West | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Huggins | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 5 | -30 | -6.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Grigas | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Johnny Butler | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Thurbon | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Coley McDonough | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Semes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Masters | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 23 | 3 |
| Steve Pritko | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Walt West | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eddie Rucinski | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Johnny Grigas | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Johnny Butler | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 |
| Tony Bova | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Thurbon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Riley Matheson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Thurbon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Martin | 6 | 184 | 30.7 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Elbie Schultz | 1 | |||||
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