| St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 17090 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 60 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jerry Norton 47 interception return (Gerry Perry kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 3 pass from Sam Etcheverry (Gerry Perry kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 18 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 36 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bob Schnelker 11 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Sample 55 punt return (Lou Michaels kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | John David Crow 31 pass from Ralph Guglielmi (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jerry Norton 37 interception return (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 18 FG | 27 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 75 | LOT | Ed Cook |
| 68 | LOG | Mike McGee |
| 55 | C | Bob Griffin |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 79 | ROT | Gerry Perry |
| 85 | TE | Taz Anderson |
| 14 | QB | Sam Etcheverry |
| 44 | HB | John David Crow |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 31 | FB | Mal Hammack |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 72 | RDT | Frank Fuller |
| 78 | RDE | Luke Owens |
| 51 | LLB | Ted Bates |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 24 | LCB | Billy Stacy |
| 25 | LS | Jerry Norton |
| 45 | RS | Joe Driskill |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 37 | LLB | Mike Henry |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 27 | LS | Dick Haley |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ralph Guglielmi | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 |
| John David Crow | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Etcheverry | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Mestnik | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 24 | 81 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Ralph Guglielmi | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 155 | 9.1 | 41 | 1 | 33 | 64.2 | |
| Sam Etcheverry | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 51 | 5.7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 69.4 | |
| John David Crow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 4 | 187 | 7.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 40.3 | |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Sonny Randle | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 41 | 1 |
| John David Crow | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mal Hammack | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 47t | 2 |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Myron Pottios | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Reger | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Henry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Norton | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Fischer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 4 | 1 | 71 | 17.8 | 55t | 1 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willie West | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pat Fischer | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dick Haley | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
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