Sunday, October 4, 1959
Washington Redskins 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (1-1-0) | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| WAS | PIT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | Sam Baker 25 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| WAS | Sam Baker 47 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| WAS | Sam Baker 48 yard field goal | 9 | 0 |
| WAS | Bill Anderson 70 yard pass from Ralph Guglielmi (Sam Baker kick) | 16 | 0 |
| PIT | Bobby Layne 32 yard field goal | 16 | 3 |
| WAS | Joe Walton 26 yard pass from Ralph Guglielmi (Sam Baker kick) | 23 | 3 |
| PIT | Pete Brewster 30 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick) | 23 | 10 |
| PIT | Larry Krutko 2 yard rush (Bobby Layne kick) | 23 | 17 |
| WAS | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-84-0 | 26-113-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-23-270-2-1 | 22-43-282-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-32 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 238 | 268 |
| Total yards | 322 | 381 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-62 | 8-47 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Bill Anderson | WAS | 3 | 106 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Pete Brewster | PIT | 8 | 123 | 1 | ||||||||