| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1965 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 62735 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Del Shofner 33 pass from Earl Morrall (Bob Timberlake kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 25 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Ballman 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Tucker Frederickson 13 run (Bob Timberlake kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Tucker Frederickson 3 run (Bob Timberlake kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Tucker Frederickson 19 pass from Earl Morrall (Bob Timberlake kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Homer Jones 28 pass from Gary Wood (Bob Timberlake kick) | 10 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Clendon Thomas |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 73 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 84 | TE | Lee Folkins |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 61/74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 63 | RLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Del Shofner |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Pete Case |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 63 | ROG | Bookie Bolin |
| 71 | ROT | Frank Lasky |
| 89 | TE | Bobby Crespino |
| 11 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 27 | HB | Steve Thurlow |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 51 | LDT | Lou Slaby |
| 73 | RDT | Roger Anderson |
| 72 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 60 | LLB | Jim Carroll |
| 87 | MLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 52 | RLB | Bill Swain |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Lockhart |
| 28 | LS | Henry Carr |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 15 | 2 |
| Ernie Koy | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 2 | 164 | 6.1 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 30.5 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 158 | 7.5 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104.9 |
| Gary Wood | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 28t | 1 | 1 | 13 | 108.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Gary Ballman | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lee Folkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Del Shofner | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 42 | 1 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 19t | 1 |
| Homer Jones | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Bobby Crespino | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dick Lynch | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 52 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 2 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Williams | 3 | 0 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Henry Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Butler | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Clarence Peaks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Clarence Childs | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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