| Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1956 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 22333 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 47 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Kenny Keller 45 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 17 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 17 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hank Burnine 11 pass from Don Schaefer (Bobby Walston kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Leo Elter 4 run (Sam Baker kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny Carson 5 pass from Al Dorow (Sam Baker kick failed) | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Sam Baker 21 FG | 17 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bobby Walston |
| 79 | LOT | Buck Lansford |
| 63 | LOG | Ken Huxhold |
| 50 | C | Bob Kelley |
| 53 | ROG | Bob Pellegrini |
| 75 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 84 | ROE | Hank Burnine |
| 11 | QB | Bobby Thomason |
| 33 | LOH | Willie Berzinski |
| 25 | ROH | Pete Retzlaff |
| 24 | FB | Don Schaefer |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Tom Scott |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Weatherall |
| 78 | MG | Marion Campbell |
| 73 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 68 | RDE | Dick Murley |
| 60 | LLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 52 | RLB | Wayne Robinson |
| 81 | LDH | Eddie Bell |
| 20 | LS | Bibbles Bawel |
| 22 | RS | Lee Riley |
| 45 | RDH | Rocky Ryan |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 67 | LOG | Red Stephens |
| 52 | C | Johnny Allen |
| 70 | ROG | Tony Sardisco |
| 73 | ROT | Johnny Miller |
| 86 | ROE | Steve Meilinger |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 25 | LOH | Tommy Runnels |
| 41 | ROH | Billy Wells |
| 32 | FB | Leo Elter |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 76 | RDT | J.D. Kimmel |
| 88 | RDE | Chet Ostrowski |
| 64 | LLB | Bill Fulcher |
| 36 | MLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 21 | LDH | Roy Barni |
| 48 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 28 | RS | Joe Scudero |
| 27 | RDH | Art DeCarlo |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Kenny Keller | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 45t | 1 |
| Willie Berzinski | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ted Wegert | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Schaefer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomason | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tommy Runnels | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Al Dorow | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Wells | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Scudero | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Bobby Thomason | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 110 | 7.9 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 82.4 | |
| Don Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 | 0 | 152.1 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Al Dorow | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 196 | 7.8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 94.8 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Hank Burnine | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Pete Retzlaff | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Wegert | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Walston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny Carson | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Meilinger | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Billy Wells | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Tommy Runnels | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 8 | 345 | 43.1 | 51 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Baker | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Lee Riley | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Lee Riley | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 59 | 0 | |
| Bibbles Bawel | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Chuck Bednarik | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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