| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1956 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Connie Mack Stadium Attendance: 26607 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 59 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dale Atkeson 3 run (Sam Baker kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Don Schaefer 2 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 38 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Thomason 1 run (Bobby Walston kick failed) | 9 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 67 | LOG | Red Stephens |
| 52 | C | Johnny Allen |
| 60 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 75 | ROT | Harry Jagielski |
| 86 | ROE | Steve Meilinger |
| 16 | QB | Al Dorow |
| 32 | LOH | Leo Elter |
| 47 | ROH | Dick James |
| 46 | FB | Dale Atkeson |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 88 | RDE | Chet Ostrowski |
| 45 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 36 | MLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 21 | LDH | Roy Barni |
| 48 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 40 | RS | Gary Lowe |
| 27 | RDH | Art DeCarlo |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 79 | LOT | Buck Lansford |
| 63 | LOG | Ken Huxhold |
| 50 | C | Bob Kelley |
| 66 | ROG | Frank D'Agostino |
| 75 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 89 | ROE | John Bredice |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 46 | LOH | Ted Wegert |
| 27 | ROH | Hal Giancanelli |
| 24 | FB | Don Schaefer |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Weatherall |
| 78 | MG | Marion Campbell |
| 73 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 86 | RDE | Norm Willey |
| 60 | LLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 52 | RLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 81 | LDH | Eddie Bell |
| 20 | LS | Bibbles Bawel |
| 42 | RS | Jerry Norton |
| 40 | RDH | Tom Brookshier |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 10 | 3 | / | / | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 13 | 8 | 5 | / | / | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick James | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Dale Atkeson | 23 | 40 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Dorow | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 146 | 2.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Kenny Keller | 20 | 67 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Schaefer | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Bobby Thomason | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Wegert | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 108 | 2.7 | 9 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 2 | 54 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 35.0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 2 | 54 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 35.0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 1 | 104 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 64.2 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 1 | 104 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 64.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Steve Meilinger | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Dale Atkeson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Carson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Walston | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Schaefer | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Bredice | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kenny Keller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Baker | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 56 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 19.7 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||