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Pittsburgh Steelers 16 at Philadelphia Eagles 21
Sunday, October 8, 1961
Stadium: Franklin Field, Surface: grass,
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 75%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 63 degrees, relative humidity 75%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (0-4-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (3-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| PIT | PHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steelers | Lou Michaels 23 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Steelers | Rudy Bukich 1 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 0 |
| Eagles | Pete Retzlaff 17 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Eagles | Clarence Peaks 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Steelers | Buddy Dial 13 yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed) | 16 | 14 |
| Eagles | Pete Retzlaff 2 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 16 | 21 |
Team Stats
| PIT | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 40-141-1 | 29-124-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-29-187-1-1 | 11-22-109-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-47 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 140 | 103 |
| Total yards | 281 | 227 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-73 | 2-6 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Rudy Bukich | PIT | 18 | 28 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| John Henry Johnson | PIT | 19 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Buddy Dial | PIT | 6 | 72 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Steve Meilinger | PIT | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Hoak | PIT | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Henry Clement | PIT | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Tracy | PIT | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Green | PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Clarence Peaks | PHI | 14 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sonny Jurgensen | PHI | 11 | 22 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Walston | PHI | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Ray Barnes | PHI | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy McDonald | PHI | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pete Retzlaff | PHI | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ted Dean | PHI | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bill Butler | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Johnny Sample | PIT | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie Scales | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tom Brookshier | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Timmy Brown | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ted Dean | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bobby Joe Green | PIT | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Michaels | PIT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| King Hill | PHI | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | 0 | ||||