| Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 16, 1962 Location: Washington, DC Venue: D.C. Stadium Attendance: 34508 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 40 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bob Khayat 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buddy Dial 39 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dick James 25 pass from George Izo (Bob Khayat kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 38 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 13 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 23 pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dick James 49 pass from George Izo (Bob Khayat kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bill Anderson 26 pass from George Izo (Bob Khayat kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | Johnny Burrell |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 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 |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 65 | MLB | Tom Bettis |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 28 | LCB | Clendon Thomas |
| 27 | LS | Dick Haley |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | SE | Dick James |
| 73 | LOT | Riley Mattson |
| 65 | LOG | Vin Promuto |
| 50 | C | Fred Hageman |
| 62 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 61 | ROT | Fran O'Brien |
| 42 | TE | Bill Anderson |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 22 | HB | Leroy Jackson |
| 49 | FL | Bobby Mitchell |
| 31 | FB | Don Bosseler |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | John Paluck |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Toneff |
| 72 | RDT | Joe Rutgens |
| 71 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 51 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 55 | MLB | Allen Miller |
| 63 | RLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 41 | LCB | Jim Steffen |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Freeman |
| 43 | RS | Jim Kerr |
| 23 | RCB | Claude Crabb |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 75 | 2 | 0 | |
| WAS | 17 | 0 | 13 | 4 | / | / | 5 | 55 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 28 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Burrell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Mack | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Ferguson | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 117 | 2.9 | 28 | 1 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Leroy Jackson | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick James | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Izo | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 201 | 11.8 | 62 | 2 | 35 | 90.2 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 201 | 11.8 | 62 | 2 | 35 | 90.2 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| George Izo | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 4 | 284 | 7.7 | 49t | 3 | 53 | 59.8 | |
| Norm Snead | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 5 | 109.7 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 4 | 347 | 8.7 | 49t | 3 | 58 | 63.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 62 | 1 |
| Red Mack | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 40 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 201 | 25.1 | 62 | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick James | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 49t | 2 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Bill Anderson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Fred Dugan | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Bosseler | 3 | 7 | 6.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 347 | 18.3 | 49t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Haley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ernie Stautner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Doug Elmore | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gorden Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Brown | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 46 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Bill Anderson | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 46 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dick James | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Steffen | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Glenn Glass | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Dick Haley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mike Sandusky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dick James | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Jackson | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||