| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1947 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 36257 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 41 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Steve Lach 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tony Compagno 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 24 pass from Sammy Baugh (Dick Poillon kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Clement 18 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jim Castiglia 2 run (Dick Poillon kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | LOE | Joe Duckworth |
| 51 | LOT | Fred Boensch |
| 16 | LOG | John Steber |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 58 | ROG | Leo Nobile |
| 19 | ROT | Jim Peebles |
| 22 | ROE | Doug Turley |
| 33 | QB | Sammy Baugh |
| 41 | LOH | Dick Todd |
| 25 | ROH | Dick Poillon |
| 38 | FB | Jack Jenkins |
| Defense | ||
| 45 | LDE | Paul McKee |
| 19 | LDT | Jim Peebles |
| 42 | MG | John Adams |
| 36 | RDT | Hank Harris |
| 18 | RDE | Joe Duckworth |
| 38 | LLB | Jack Jenkins |
| 60 | MLB | Bill Gray |
| 55 | RLB | Ki Aldrich |
| 14 | LDH | Tom Farmer |
| 41 | RDH | Dick Todd |
| 25 | S | Dick Poillon |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 12 | ROG | Nick Skorich |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||
| PIT | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jim Castiglia | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Sammy Baugh | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Nussbaumer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Poillon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Saenz | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Farmer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 133 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Clement | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 31 | 1 |
| Tony Compagno | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Steve Lach | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Bob Cifers | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul White | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 171 | 3.5 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Sammy Baugh | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 183 | 9.6 | 1 | 25 | 103.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 183 | 9.6 | 1 | 25 | 103.6 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Johnny Clement | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 89 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 | 21.2 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 89 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 | 21.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Bob Nussbaumer | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Dick Poillon | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Duckworth | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Hugh Taylor | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tom Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Team Totals | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 67 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 87 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 61 | 0 | ||||