| Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1951 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Comiskey Park Attendance: 14773 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CHIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Val Jansante 46 pass from Joe Geri (Joe Geri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 1 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 7 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 49 pass from Lynn Chandnois (Joe Geri kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 33 pass from Chuck Ortmann (Joe Geri kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jack Butler 52 interception return (Joe Geri run) | 28 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 73 | LOT | Lou Allen |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Tomlinson |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 65 | ROG | George Hughes |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 30 | QB | Truett Smith |
| 35 | LOH | Joe Geri |
| 44 | ROH | Ray Mathews |
| 27 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | George Hays |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 11 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 7 | S | Jim Finks |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Fran Polsfoot |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 55 | LOG | Eddie Bagdon |
| 32 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 70 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 50 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 62 | QB | Charley Trippi |
| 37 | LOH | Don Paul |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 34 | FB | John Panelli |
| Defense | ||
| 42 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 82 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 68 | MG | Cliff Patton |
| 64 | RDT | Lloyd McDermott |
| 66 | RDE | Jerry Hennessy |
| 18 | LLB | Fred Wallner |
| 57 | RLB | Jerry Groom |
| 53 | LDH | Tony Klimek |
| 21 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 87 | RS | Ray Ramsey |
| 37 | RDH | Don Paul |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Ortmann | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Elmer Angsman | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 22 | 2 |
| Don Paul | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Emil Sitko | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Geri | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 62 | 6.2 | 46t | 1 | 0 | 86.2 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 56 | 14.0 | 49t | 1 | 0 | 95.8 | |
| Chuck Ortmann | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 | 33t | 1 | 11 | 126.0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hardy | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 5 | 208 | 6.5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 38.9 | |
| Charley Trippi | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 19 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Val Jansante | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Hank Minarik | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Cross | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Howard Hartley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 5 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 72 | 0 |
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Howard Hartley | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Jim Finks | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Jerry Davis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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