| Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1961 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 21134 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 37 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Red Mack 10 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Fred Dugan 9 pass from Norm Snead (John Aveni kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 42 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 40 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Red Mack 6 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Fred Dugan 11 pass from George Izo (John Aveni kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 5 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick failed) | 30 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 68 | LOG | Ron Stehouwer |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 62 | ROG | Mike Sandusky |
| 65 | ROT | John Nisby |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 23 | FL | Red Mack |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | John Aveni |
| 73 | LOT | Riley Mattson |
| 61 | LOG | Fran O'Brien |
| 51 | C | Jim Schrader |
| 65 | ROG | Vin Promuto |
| 70 | ROT | Ray Lemek |
| 42 | TE | Bill Anderson |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 47 | HB | Dick James |
| 84 | FL | Tom Osborne |
| 31 | FB | Don Bosseler |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Gene Cronin |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Toneff |
| 72 | RDT | Joe Rutgens |
| 71 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 88 | LLB | Dick Lasse |
| 50 | MLB | Fred Hageman |
| 63 | RLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 48 | LCB | Ben Scotti |
| 46 | LS | Dale Hackbart |
| 43 | RS | Jim Kerr |
| 41 | RCB | Jim Steffen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick James | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| George Izo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Cunningham | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 0 | 226 | 11.9 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 148.2 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Norm Snead | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 2 | 181 | 5.0 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 46.2 | |
| George Izo | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 76 | 12.7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 109.7 | |
| Dick James | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 30 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Red Mack | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Fred Dugan | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 33 | 2 |
| Bill Anderson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Dick James | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 27 | 0 |
| John Aveni | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Junker | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Tom Osborne | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Cunningham | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Myron Pottios | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jackie Simpson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 51 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Sam Horner | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Dick Haley | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bob Schmitz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
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