PIT 21 @ GB 20 - 1954 NFL

1954 Week 1

Pittsburgh SteelersPIT

21-20

Green Bay PackersGB

Sun, September 26, 1954 · City Stadium

Attendance: 20,675Surface: grassLine: Green Bay Packers -7.0

PIT: Walt Kiesling · GB: Lisle Blackbourn

PIT

Team Stats

1st Downs

35-128

Rushing

29-161

27-40-327

Passing

5-18-101

444

Scoring

1st Quarter

Breezy Reid 69 yard rush (Fred Cone kick)

Johnny Lattner 14 yard pass from Jim Finks (Ed Kissell kick)

2nd Quarter

Billy Howton 44 yard pass from Tobin Rote (Fred Cone kick)

Offensive Stats

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
PIT
Passing
Jim Finks	27/40	327	3	1		107.0
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Jim Finks	1	3	0	3	0
Fran Rogel	14	70	0	16	0
Johnny Lattner	8	21	0	5	0
Lynn Chandnois	2	6	0	5	0
Ray Mathews	10	28	0		0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Fran Rogel		3	3	0	5
Johnny Lattner		6	87	1	28
Lynn Chandnois		1	6	0	6
Elbie Nickel		7	69	1	20
George Sulima		3	58	0	19
Ray Mathews		7	79	1	38
GB
Passing
Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
Tobin Rote	5/18	101	1	2		29.4
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Tobin Rote	6	19	0	11	0
Breezy Reid	10	95	1	69	0
Al Carmichael	4	31	0	21	0
Fred Cone	4	10	0	4	0
Howie Ferguson	4	9	0	8	0
Veryl Switzer	1	-3	0	-3	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Howie Ferguson		1	24	0	24
Billy Howton		3	69	1	44
Max McGee		1	8	0	8

Defensive Stats

Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
PIT
Paul Cameron			0	1
Russ Craft			0	1
GB
Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
Dick Afflis			0	1

Kicking & Punting

Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
PIT
Pat Brady	-	-	4	191	47.8	-
GB
Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
Max McGee	-	-	5	202	40.4	-

Return Stats

Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
PIT
Lynn Chandnois	0	0	0	3	6	0
Johnny Lattner	4	68	0	0	0	0
GB
Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
Al Carmichael	0	0	0	2	16	0
Veryl Switzer	4	114	0	1	14	0

Starting Lineups

PIT

QBJim Finks

FBFran Rogel

LHRay Mathews

RHJohnny Lattner

LEGeorge Sulima

LTBob Gaona

LGJohn Schweder

CBill Walsh

RGPete Ladygo

RTGeorge Hughes

REElbie Nickel

PIT at GB, 1954 NFL game