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1937 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Record: 4-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 122 points (11.1/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 145 points (13.2/g), 6th.
 Differential of -23 points (-2.1/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 4.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (1.2/g), 6th.

Coached by Johnny McNally (4-7-0)

1937 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 5 W 1-0 Philadelphia Eagles 27 14
2 Sun September 19 W 2-0 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 21 0 15 302 163 139 2 4 92 12 80 5
3 Sun September 26 L 2-1 New York Giants 7 10 5 117 17 100 9 8 191 96 95 1
4 Mon October 4 L 2-2 Chicago Bears 0 7
5 Sun October 10 L 2-3 @ Detroit Lions 3 7
6 Sun October 17 L 2-4 @ Washington Redskins 20 34
7 Sun October 24 L 2-5 Chicago Cardinals 7 13
8 Sun October 31 W 3-5 Philadelphia Eagles 16 7
9 Sun November 7 L 3-6 @ New York Giants 0 17 4 80 54 26 6 13 239 129 110 1
10 Sun November 14 W 4-6 Washington Redskins 21 13
11 Sun November 21 L 4-7 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 23

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 122 2337 657 3.6 105 57 164 918 9 27 5.6 493 1419 5 2.9 105 27 0
Team Defense 145 2213 590 3.8 60 185 902 9 17 4.9 405 1311 7 3.2 40 23
Lg Rank Offense 7 7 6 8 7 5 10 5 1 6 6 8 10 1
Lg Rank Defense 6 4 1 6 3 5 7 2 5 5 6 5 5 2

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Johnny Gildea 27 TB 11 8 14 47 29.8 288 2 4.3 9 19.1 0 6.1 -2.1 20.6 26.2 27.2
Max Fiske 24 7 1 17 43 39.5 318 4 9.3 4 9.3 0 7.4 4.1 18.7 45.4 58.1
Johnny McNally 34 9 2 10 25 40.0 115 1 4.0 2 8.0 0 4.6 1.4 11.5 12.8 34.6
Bill Davidson 22 HB 11 10 8 24 33.3 81 0 0.0 5 20.8 0 3.4 -6.0 10.1 7.4 4.3
Tuffy Thompson 23 7 4 6 14 42.9 100 1 7.1 4 28.6 39 7.1 -5.0 16.7 14.3 51.8
By Haines 23 5 1 1 6 16.7 14 0 0.0 1 16.7 14 2.3 -5.2 14.0 2.8 0.0
Bull Karcis 29 fb 6 2 1 3 33.3 2 1 33.3 1 33.3 2 0.7 -11.0 2.0 0.3 42.4
Stu Smith 22 FB 10 6 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.2 11 57 164 34.8 918 9 5.5 27 16.5 39 5.6 -1.3 16.1 83.5 33.1
Opp Total 11 60 185 32.4 902 9 4.9 17 9.2 4.9 1.2 15.0 82.0 27.4 0 0 4.9 1.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Bull Karcis 29 fb 6 2 127 513 3 0 4.0 85.5 21.2 2 18 9.0 0 0 0.3 3.0 531 3 0
Bill Davidson 22 HB 11 10 101 293 1 0 2.9 26.6 9.2 4 169 42.3 2 0 0.4 15.4 462 3 0
Stu Smith 22 FB 10 6 66 211 0 0 3.2 21.1 6.6 211 0 0
Johnny Gildea 27 TB 11 8 49 65 1 0 1.3 5.9 4.5 3 47 15.7 0 0 0.3 4.3 112 1 0
Tuffy Thompson 23 7 4 43 80 0 0 1.9 11.4 6.1 6 126 21.0 1 55 0.9 18.0 206 1 0
Izzy Weinstock 24 fb 11 6 30 88 0 0 2.9 8.0 2.7 88 0 0
Max Fiske 24 7 1 28 44 0 0 1.6 6.3 4.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.1 0.0 44 0 0
By Haines 23 5 1 24 29 0 0 1.2 5.8 4.8 2 17 8.5 0 0 0.4 3.4 46 0 0
Bill Breeden 24 9 3 10 25 0 0 2.5 2.8 1.1 6 59 9.8 0 0 0.7 6.6 84 0 0
Johnny McNally 34 9 2 9 37 0 0 4.1 4.1 1.0 10 168 16.8 4 0 1.1 18.7 205 4 0
Silvio Zaninelli 24 BB 10 5 4 14 0 0 3.5 1.4 0.4 2 12 6.0 0 0 0.2 1.2 26 0 0
Ed Karpowich 25 9 4 1 15 0 15 15.0 1.7 0.1 15 0 0
John Perko 23 RG 10 8 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.5 0.1 5 0 0
Bill Sortet 25 RE 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 121 13.4 1 26 1.0 13.4 121 1 0
Jeep Brett 23 LE 10 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 135 16.9 1 0 0.8 13.5 135 1 0
Mac Cara 23 10 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 36 18.0 0 0 0.2 3.6 36 0 0
Vinnie Sites 25 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 10 5.0 0 0 0.3 1.4 10 0 0
Team Total 25.2 11 493 1419 5 15 2.9 129.0 44.8 57 918 16.1 9 55 5.2 83.5 2337 14 0
Opp Total 11 405 1311 7 3.2 119.2 36.8 60 902 15.0 9 5.5 82.0 2213 16 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Johnny McNally 34 9 2 4 1 30
Bill Davidson 22 HB 11 10 1 2 1 24
Bull Karcis 29 fb 6 2 3 18
Armand Niccolai 26 RT 11 5 5 4 17
Jeep Brett 23 LE 10 7 1 6
Johnny Gildea 27 TB 11 8 1 6
Bill Sortet 25 RE 9 6 1 6
Tuffy Thompson 23 7 4 1 6
Izzy Weinstock 24 fb 11 6 4 4
George Kakasic 25 LG 11 8 3 3
Team Total 25.2 11 5 9 1 1 12 4 120
Opp Total 11 7 9 16 3 145