| Baltimore Colts at Philadelphia Eagles Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1953 Location: Philadelphia, PA |
| Venue: Connie Mack Stadium Attendance: 27813 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 60 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Buddy Young 104 kickoff return (Buck McPhail kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hal Giancanelli 47 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Pihos 56 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Don Johnson 24 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Don Johnson 3 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Don Johnson 66 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 22 FG | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 66 pass from Jack Del Bello (Buck McPhail kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Chuck Bednarik 26 interception return (Bobby Walston kick) | 14 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Mel Embree |
| 75 | LOT | Gino Marchetti |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 50 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 66 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 73 | ROT | Joe Campanella |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 17 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 20 | LOH | George Taliaferro |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 38 | FB | John Huzvar |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Art Spinney |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 60 | MG | Sisto Averno |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 83 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 62 | LLB | Alex Agase |
| 64 | RLB | Ed Sharkey |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 68 | LOG | Maury Nipp |
| 53 | C | Ken Farragut |
| 67 | ROG | John Magee |
| 73 | ROT | Lum Snyder |
| 35 | ROE | Pete Pihos |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 25 | LOH | Toy Ledbetter |
| 41 | ROH | Frank Ziegler |
| 21 | FB | Al Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 79 | LDT | Vic Sears |
| 76 | MG | Bucko Kilroy |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 52 | LLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 60 | RLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 33 | LDH | Russ Craft |
| 88 | LS | Bob Hudson |
| 44 | RS | Bob Stringer |
| 45 | RDH | Tom Brookshier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Huzvar | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Del Bello | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Don Johnson | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 66t | 2 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Ziegler | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Gambold | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toy Ledbetter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Jack Del Bello | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 | 134 | 7.4 | 66t | 1 | 57 | 53.7 | |
| Fred Enke | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 65 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 72.2 | |
| George Taliaferro | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 5 | 329 | 8.9 | 56t | 3 | 17 | 67.1 | |
| Bob Gambold | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Danny Edwards | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Monte Brethauer | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mel Embree | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Shula | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Pihos | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 56t | 1 |
| Bobby Walston | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 47t | 1 |
| Don Johnson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Keane | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Pellington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Chuck Bednarik | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Tom Brookshier | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 326 | 40.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Chuck Bednarik | 4 | 149 | 37.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Al Pollard | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 104 | 104.0 | 104t | 1 | |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Joe Campanella | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Don Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tom Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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