| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1950 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 21725 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 42 pass from Joe Geri (Joe Geri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 21 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Scott 33 pass from Charley Conerly (Ray Poole kick failed) | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerry Shipkey 1 run (Joe Geri kick) | 17 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 65 | LOT | Lou Allen |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Tomlinson |
| 42 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 40 | ROG | George Hughes |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 35 | TB | Joe Geri |
| 22 | WB | Jerry Nuzum |
| 27 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 63 | LDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 88 | LDG | George Nicksich |
| 73 | RDG | Darrell Hogan |
| 75 | RDT | Jack Wiley |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 49 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 7 | LDH | Jim Finks |
| 11 | RDH | Howard Hartley |
| 44 | S | Tom McWilliams |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Kelley Mote |
| 73 | LOT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 61 | LOG | Charles Milner |
| 52 | C | John Cannady |
| 60 | ROG | Jon Baker |
| 78 | ROT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 41 | LOH | Forrest Griffith |
| 12 | ROH | Randy Clay |
| 34 | FB | Bob Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Jim Duncan |
| 73 | LDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 60 | MG | Jon Baker |
| 78 | RDT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 61 | LLB | Charles Milner |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 49 | LDH | Tom Landry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 83 | RS | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 22 | RDH | Harmon Rowe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 29 | 85 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Shorty McWilliams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Scott | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Travis Tidwell | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Charley Conerly | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Roberts | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Forrest Griffith | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Clay | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Geri | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 159 | 9.4 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 60.3 | |
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 59 | 4.2 | 33t | 1 | 14 | 33.6 | |
| Travis Tidwell | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 10 | 100.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 42t | 1 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Val Jansante | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Scott | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Bill Swiacki | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Gene Roberts | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Arnie Weinmeister | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ellery Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dick Woodard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Harmon Rowe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 42 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Howard Hartley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ray Poole | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |