| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1957 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27452 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 63 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 17 pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jim Podoley 38 pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Young 3 run (Gary Glick kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jug Girard 42 pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jug Girard 32 pass from Earl Morrall (Gary Glick kick) | 7 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Johnny Carson |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 67 | LOG | Red Stephens |
| 51 | C | Jim Schrader |
| 60 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Ray Lemek |
| 86 | ROE | Steve Meilinger |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 25 | LOH | Tommy Runnels |
| 24 | ROH | Jim Podoley |
| 32 | FB | Leo Elter |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 79 | LDT | Volney Peters |
| 88 | RDT | Chet Ostrowski |
| 89 | RDE | Bob Dee |
| 45 | LLB | Ralph Felton |
| 36 | MLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 47 | LDH | Dick James |
| 48 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 28 | RS | Joe Scudero |
| 40 | RDH | Gary Lowe |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | LOE | Ray Mathews |
| 76 | LOT | Willie McClung |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 64 | ROG | Bill Michael |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 87 | ROE | Jack McClairen |
| 10 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 35 | LOH | Dick Young |
| 81 | ROH | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Bob O'Neil |
| 79 | LDT | Dave Liddick |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 52 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 60 | MLB | Dale Dodrill |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 22 | LS | Fred Bruney |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| PIT | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Don Bosseler | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Podoley | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Sutton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Leo Elter | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick James | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Runnels | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 89 | 3.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Young | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Hughes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 73 | 2.2 | 10 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 2 | 109 | 7.8 | 38t | 1 | 18 | 72.3 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 2 | 27 | 3.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tommy Runnels | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 4 | 171 | 7.1 | 38t | 1 | 18 | 47.7 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 0 | 249 | 7.8 | 42t | 3 | 21 | 104.8 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 0 | 249 | 7.8 | 42t | 3 | 21 | 104.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Steve Meilinger | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Carson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Podoley | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 38t | 1 |
| Leo Elter | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Runnels | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 171 | 14.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack McClairen | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 42t | 2 |
| Fran Rogel | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Elbie Nickel | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 249 | 16.6 | 42t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Baker | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 63 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 63 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jug Girard | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 55 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Joe Scudero | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |