The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the New York Giants, 17 to 14, on September 24, 1961.
1st quarter
NYG
PIT
John Henry Johnson 1-yard run (Tom Tracy kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
NYG
PIT
Del Shofner 16-yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick)
7
7
3rd quarter
NYG
PIT
Pat Summerall 19-yard field goal
10
7
Joe Morrison 5-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick)
17
7
Buddy Dial 4-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick)
17
14
Giants
Steelers
1st Downs
18
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
65
65
Total Yards
278
252
Yards per play
4.3
3.9
Passing
136
128
Comp - Att
16 - 28
10 - 24
Yards per pass
4.3
4.7
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 34
3 - 30
Rushing
142
124
Rushing Attempts
33
38
Yards per rush
4.3
3.3
Penalties
4
7
Turnovers
1
4
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y.A. Tittle | 10 | 12 | 123 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 137.2 | |
Charlie Conerly | 6 | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | |
Team | 16 | 28 | 136 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 98.8 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Webster | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 |
Bob Gaiters | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 |
Joe Morrison | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 |
Charlie Conerly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Y.A. Tittle | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
Team | 33 | 142 | 4.3 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Del Shofner | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 1 | |
Kyle Rote | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
Joe Walton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Joe Morrison | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | |
Alex Webster | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 170 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Summerall | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Chandler | 8 | 384 | 48.0 | |
Team | 8 | 384 | 48.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Wells | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Stits | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
Joel Wells | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Layne | 7 | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 35.1 | |
Rudy Bukich | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
Tom Tracy | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 63.5 | |
Team | 10 | 24 | 128 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Henry Johnson | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 1 |
Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 |
Tom Tracy | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 |
Brady Keys | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 |
Bobby Layne | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Preston Carpenter | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 |
Team | 38 | 124 | 3.3 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Carpenter | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
Buddy Dial | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | |
John Henry Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Steve Meilinger | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Tom Tracy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Team | 10 | 158 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Tracy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 360 | 51.4 | |
Team | 7 | 360 | 51.4 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Sample | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Bill Butler | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Sample | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
Bill Butler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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