| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 21653 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 42 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Bobby Walston 17 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Clarence Peaks 1 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 7 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 37 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Dick Lucas 7 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Timmy Brown 66 punt return (Bobby Walston kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 7 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bob Schnelker 8 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Timmy Brown 42 run (Bobby Walston kick) | 35 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Pete Retzlaff |
| 77 | LOT | Don Oakes |
| 62 | LOG | John Wittenborn |
| 61 | C | Howard Keys |
| 67 | ROG | Stan Campbell |
| 76 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 83 | TE | Bobby Walston |
| 9 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen |
| 35 | HB | Ted Dean |
| 25 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 26 | FB | Clarence Peaks |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Jesse Richardson |
| 73 | RDT | Eddie Khayat |
| 66 | RDE | Will Renfro |
| 29 | LLB | John Nocera |
| 60 | MLB | Chuck Bednarik |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 21 | LCB | Jimmy Carr |
| 41 | LS | Bobby Freeman |
| 45 | RS | Don Burroughs |
| 27 | RCB | Irv Cross |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 68 | LOG | Ron Stehouwer |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 30 | HB | Tom Tracy |
| 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 |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Timmy Brown | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Clarence Peaks | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Ted Dean | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Sonny Jurgensen | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 0 | 211 | 6.8 | 69 | 2 | 19 | 89.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 3 | 179 | 6.2 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 60.1 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 24 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Retzlaff | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Bobby Walston | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Lucas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Tommy McDonald | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 0 | 65 | 65L | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Schnelker | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 44 | 1 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Don Burroughs | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Chuck Bednarik | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Jimmy Carr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Nocera | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| King Hill | 9 | 432 | 48.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 66t | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Dean | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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