Week 1
Final
CLE
PIT2Q
7 - 0
M. Plum 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 3
B. Layne 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 10
J. Orr 20-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 17
P. Brewster 19-yard TD catch from B. Layne.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
209
Layne
PIT
Rush Yds
81
Brown
CLE
Rec Yds
89
Orr
PIT
Scrim TD
1
Plum
CLE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1959 Eastern Conference
Giants
Browns
Eagles
Steelers
Redskins
CardinalsGame Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the Cleveland Browns, 17 to 7, on September 26, 1959.
Game Info
September 25, 1959
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Plum #16 | 13/23 | 146 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 57.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 13/20 | 209 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 93.5 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #32 | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #49 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Plum #16 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tracy #30 | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Krutko #39 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elter #39 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Carpenter #40 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #32 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #49 | 0/0 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Orr #28 | 0/0 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 |
P. Brewster #88 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Mathews #25 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elter #39 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Plum #16 | 13/23 | 146 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 57.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #32 | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #49 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Plum #16 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Carpenter #40 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #32 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Mitchell #49 | 0/0 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne #22 | 13/20 | 209 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 93.5 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tracy #30 | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Layne #22 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
L. Krutko #39 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elter #39 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Orr #28 | 0/0 | 89 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 |
P. Brewster #88 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Mathews #25 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elter #39 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tracy #30 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
274
Total Yds
323
135
Pass Yds
202
139
Rush Yds
121
56
Total Plays
54
4.9
Yards Per Play
6.0
5.6
Yards Per Pass
9.2
4.3
Yards Per Rush
3.8
20
1st Downs
18
5
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
0
4
Penalties
3
1.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
