| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1949 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 29911 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 3 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 38 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Scott 4 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Scott 2 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Carl Samuelson 26 opponents fumble recovery (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 28 pass from Jim Finks (Joe Glamp kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 77 | LOT | Jim White |
| 62 | LOG | Carl Butkus |
| 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 |
| 21 | FB | Joe Sulaitis |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Frank LoVuolo |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Don Samuel | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| George Papach | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Gage | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Scott | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 |
| Bob Greenhalgh | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Roberts | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Jack Salscheider | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Don Samuel | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 | ||
| Jim Finks | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 126.0 | ||
| Joe Geri | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Bobby Gage | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 39.6 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 106 | 5.6 | 0 | 17 | 38.5 | ||
| Ray Mallouf | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Gage | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Swiacki | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| Jack Salscheider | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Poole | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Howard Hartley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bobby Gage | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Don Samuel | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Bob Hanlon | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Scott | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Jack Salscheider | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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