| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1949 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 20957 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 52 pass from Bobby Gage (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Nuzum 9 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Don Samuel 31 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 2 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ray Poole 13 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 77 | LOT | Jim White |
| 63 | LOG | Jake Colhouer |
| 79 | C | Tex Coulter |
| 61 | ROG | Ed Royston |
| 78 | ROT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 35 | LOH | Gene Roberts |
| 30 | ROH | Joe Scott |
| 34/23 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Dick Duden |
| 77 | LDT | Jim White |
| 62 | MG | Carl Butkus |
| 78 | RDT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 74 | LLB | Don Ettinger |
| 52 | MLB | John Cannady |
| 76 | RLB | Jon Baker |
| 49 | LDH | Ray Coates |
| 20 | RDH | Noah Mullins |
| 45 | S | Emlen Tunnell |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 75 | LOT | Jack Wiley |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 46 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 62 | ROG | Steve Suhey |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 77 | TB | Bobby Gage |
| 66 | HB | Don Samuel |
| 49 | FB | Jerry Shipkey |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 65 | LDT | Walt Szot |
| 72 | MG | Bill Moore |
| 86 | RDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 37 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 49 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 73 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 45 | LDH | Bob Hanlon |
| 11 | S | Howard Hartley |
| 22 | RDH | Jerry Nuzum |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gene Roberts | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank LoVuolo | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Greenhalgh | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clete Fischer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Papach | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Don Samuel | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 31t | 1 |
| Joe Geri | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Bobby Gage | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 1 | 154 | 4.4 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 60.9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Don Samuel | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Joe Geri | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 100.7 | ||
| Bobby Gage | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 143.8 | ||
| Jim Finks | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 156 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 | ||
| George Papach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Scott | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ray Poole | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Gene Roberts | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank LoVuolo | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Hensley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clete Fischer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Greenhalgh | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 1 | |
| Val Jansante | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Long | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Wiley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Samuel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Papach | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jack Salscheider | 10 | 331 | 33.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Don Samuel | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Gage | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Scott | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Frank Minini | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | ||
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