| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 12, 1954 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 28064 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 37 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Chet Hanulak 13 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kenny Konz 54 interception return (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Chet Hanulak 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Chet Hanulak 8 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 47 pass from Jim Finks (Nick Bolkovac kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Fred Morrison 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Billy Reynolds 3 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | George Sulima |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 66 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 62 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Dewey Brundage |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 50 | LLB | Stan Sheriff |
| 61 | RLB | Lou Tepe |
| 26 | LDH | Dewey McConnell |
| 34 | LS | Paul Cameron |
| 37 | RS | Burrell Shields |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 65 | ROG | Chuck Noll |
| 78 | ROT | John Sandusky |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 14 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 44 | LOH | Chet Hanulak |
| 46 | ROH | Billy Reynolds |
| 30 | FB | Mo Bassett |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 72 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 74 | MG | Mike McCormack |
| 70 | RDT | Don Colo |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 50 | LLB | Tom Catlin |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 42 | RS | Tommy James |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | / | / | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | |
| CLE | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 9 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Brandt | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Held | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Calvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 96 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Chet Hanulak | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 19 | 3 |
| Fred Morrison | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Mo Bassett | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 278 | 5.6 | 33 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 3 | 93 | 4.7 | 47t | 1 | 0 | 27.7 | |
| Paul Held | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 7 | 25.9 | 3 | 93 | 3.4 | 47t | 1 | 18 | 14.2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 54 | 4.5 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 20.8 | |
| Otto Graham | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 0 | 137 | 15.2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 191 | 8.7 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 45.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 47t | 1 |
| George Sulima | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Pete Brewster | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Dante Lavelli | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 191 | 15.9 | 56 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dale Dodrill | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ernie Stautner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 54t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 347 | 43.4 | 48 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Lattner | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Burrell Shields | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 57 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Burrell Shields | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lattner | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 50 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Don Paul | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 31 | 0 | |