| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 4, 1945 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 23018 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 37 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 45 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ben Agajanian 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Ferrante 26 pass from Roy Zimmerman (Roy Zimmerman kick failed) | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Ferrante 65 pass from Roy Zimmerman (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 20 run (Roy Zimmerman kick failed) | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Fred Meyer 27 pass from Roy Zimmerman (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jack Banta 22 run (Roy Zimmerman kick failed) | 32 | 3 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Mel Bleeker 14 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 39 | 3 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Abe Karnofsky 19 run (Jack Sanders kick failed) | 45 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 83 | LOE/DE | Jack Ferrante |
| 71 | LOT/DT | George Fritts |
| 51 | LOG/DG | Enio Conti |
| 52 | C/LB | Vic Lindskog |
| 63 | ROG/DG | Bruno Banducci |
| 70 | ROT/DT | Al Wistert |
| 84 | ROE/DE | Larry Cabrelli |
| 7 | QB/DB | Roy Zimmerman |
| 15 | LOH/DB | Steve Van Buren |
| 49 | HB/DB | Mel Bleeker |
| 32 | FB/LB | Johnny Rogalla |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 71 | LOE/DE | Dick Dolly |
| 75 | LOT/DT | Glen Stough |
| 36 | LOG/DG | Al Merkovsky |
| 73 | C/LB | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 39 | ROG/DG | John Perko |
| 72 | ROT/DT | Ted Doyle |
| 60 | ROE/DE | Frank Kimble |
| 18 | BB/DB | Leon Pense |
| 15 | TB/DB | Buist Warren |
| 41 | HB/DB | Tony Bova |
| 74 | FB/LB | Johnny Lucente |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 45 | 5 | 2 | |
| PIT | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | / | / | 7 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Mel Bleeker | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Steve Van Buren | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Abe Karnofsky | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22t | 1 |
| Gil Steinke | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Butler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Erdlitz | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Allie Sherman | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 215 | 5.0 | 4 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Dolly | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George Kiick | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Postus | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Itzel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buist Warren | 14 | -13 | -0.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 33 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Roy Zimmerman | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 0 | 157 | 12.1 | 3 | 130.4 | |||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 102.8 | |||
| Allie Sherman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 225 | 10.7 | 3 | 133.9 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Buist Warren | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 2 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 9.7 | |||
| Al Postus | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 73 | 24.3 | 52 | 0 | 70.1 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 108 | 7.2 | 0 | 31.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Abe Karnofsky | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Mel Bleeker | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Cabrelli | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gil Steinke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Ferrante | 2 | ||||
| Fred Meyer | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 12 | 225 | 18.8 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Bova | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Morgan Tiller | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Abe Karnofsky | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Tinsley | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 34 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 113 | 0 | ||||