NYG 14 @ PIT 24 - 1953 NFL

1953 Week 2

New York GiantsNYG

14-24

Pittsburgh SteelersPIT

Sat, October 3, 1953 · Forbes Field

Attendance: 31,500Surface: grassLine: Pick

NYG: Steve Owen · PIT: Joe Bach

NYG

Team Stats

PIT

1st Downs

27-49

Rushing

45-106

15-30-156

Passing

13-33-111

205

Scoring

1st Quarter

Randy Clay 2 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Randy Clay kick)

Lynn Chandnois 93 yard kickoff return (Nick Bolkovac kick)

2nd Quarter

Buford Long 55 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Randy Clay kick)

Offensive Stats

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
NYG
Passing
Charlie Conerly	15/30	156	2	2		59.9
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Charlie Conerly	1	-3	0	-3	0
Eddie Price	14	27	0		0
Sonny Grandelius	9	21	0		0
Kyle Rote	3	4	0		0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Eddie Price		3	27	0
Sonny Grandelius		1	-4	0	-4
Buford Long		4	78	1	55
Bill Stribling		4	39	0
Ray Pelfrey		1	9	0	9
Randy Clay		2	7	1	5
PIT
Passing
Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
Jim Finks	13/33	111	1	0		59.0
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Jim Finks	1	3	0	3	0
Fran Rogel	20	55	0		0
Lynn Chandnois	15	33	0		0
Ray Mathews	6	11	0		0
Jim Brandt	1	2	0	2	0
Leo Elter	2	2	0	2	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Fran Rogel		1	6	0	6
Lynn Chandnois		3	25	0
Ray Mathews		1	11	0	11
Elbie Nickel		5	41	1
Ed Barker		3	28	0

Defensive Stats

Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
NYG
PIT
Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
Jack Butler			0	1
Ray Mathews			0	1

Kicking & Punting

Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
NYG
Butch Avinger	-	-	10	322	32.2	-
PIT
Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat Brady	-	-	6	282	47.0	-

Return Stats

Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
NYG
Emlen Tunnell	0	0	0	4	30	0
Frank Gifford	3	57	0	1	2	0
PIT
Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
Lynn Chandnois	1	93	1	6	19	0
Ray Mathews	2	47	0	0	0	0

Starting Lineups

NYG

QBCharlie Conerly

FBEddie Price

LHSonny Grandelius

RHRandy Clay

LERay Pelfrey

LTRosey Brown

LGChet Lagod

CJohn Rapacz

RGBill Austin

RTDick Yelvington

NYG at PIT, 1953 NFL game