| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1956 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 31375 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 76 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Don Schaefer 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 51 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Eddie Bell 28 interception return (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | John Bredice 40 pass from Bobby Thomason (Bobby Walston kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lowell Perry 15 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Gary Glick kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 64 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Gary Glick kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 20 pass from Ted Marchibroda (Gary Glick kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Kenny Keller 51 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 35 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 75 | LOT | Frank Wydo |
| 79 | LOG | Buck Lansford |
| 50 | C | Bob Kelley |
| 63 | ROG | Ken Huxhold |
| 65 | ROT | Tom Dimmick |
| 89 | ROE | John Bredice |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 23 | LOH | Kenny Keller |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Lowell Perry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Gaona |
| 65 | LOG | Ralph Jecha |
| 57 | C | Jim Taylor |
| 61 | ROG | Marv McFadden |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 25 | ROE | Ray Mathews |
| 14 | QB | Ted Marchibroda |
| 81 | LOH | Elbie Nickel |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Bob O'Neil |
| 76 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 64 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 52 | RLB | George Tarasovic |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 24 | LS | Henry Ford |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Kenny Keller | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 51t | 1 |
| Don Schaefer | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Ted Wegert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Parmer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Watson | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Marchibroda | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Lou Baldacci | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 2 | 167 | 9.3 | 51t | 2 | 0 | 84.5 | |
| Adrian Burk | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ted Marchibroda | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 3 | 276 | 8.1 | 64t | 3 | 14 | 70.2 | |
| Jack Scarbath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bobby Walston | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 51t | 1 |
| John Bredice | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 40t | 1 |
| Hal Giancanelli | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kenny Keller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Wegert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Schaefer | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lowell Perry | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 46 | 1 |
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 64t | 2 |
| Elbie Nickel | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Sid Watson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Shepard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Chuck Bednarik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 62 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fred Glatz | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lowell Perry | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Jerry Norton | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lowell Perry | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
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