| Chicago Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1958 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 16660 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 21 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 36 pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Miner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 92 kickoff return (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Miner 13 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bobby Layne 17 run (Tom Miner kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bobby Watkins 48 pass from M.C. Reynolds (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 17 pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Miner kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 1 run (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jimmy Orr 72 pass from Tom Tracy (Tom Miner kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Billy Reynolds 5 run (Tom Miner kick) | 21 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Gern Nagler |
| 71 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 64 | LOG | Ken Gray |
| 50 | C | Don Gillis |
| 67 | ROG | Bob Konovsky |
| 70 | ROT | Jim McCusker |
| 20 | ROE | Woodley Lewis |
| 17 | QB | M.C. Reynolds |
| 38 | LOH | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | ROH | Jimmy Sears |
| 33 | FB | Ollie Matson |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 72 | LDT | Chuck Ulrich |
| 73 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 66 | RDE | Ed Husmann |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 61 | MLB | Jack Patera |
| 51 | RLB | Doug Eggers |
| 81 | LDH | Dick Lane |
| 47 | LS | Bobby Gordon |
| 25 | RS | Dick Nolan |
| 40 | RDH | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Jimmy Orr |
| 61 | LOT | Ted Karras |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 87 | ROE | Jack McClairen |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 30 | ROH | Tom Tracy |
| 34 | FB | Leo Elter |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Billy Ray Smith |
| 71 | LDT | Joe Lewis |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 66 | LLB | Dick Campbell |
| 60 | MLB | Dale Dodrill |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 24 | LS | Richie McCabe |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Joe Childress | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sears | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| M.C. Reynolds | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tank Younger | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5t | 1 |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Christy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| M.C. Reynolds | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 2 | 235 | 7.3 | 48t | 1 | 8 | 69.1 | |
| Lamar McHan | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 49 | 23 | 46.9 | 3 | 409 | 8.3 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 64.1 | |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 72t | 1 | 0 | 121.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Joe Childress | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Gern Nagler | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 | ||||||
| Jimmy Sears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Ollie Matson | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jack McClairen | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Tracy | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
| Jimmy Orr | 6 | 205 | 34.2 | 72t | 3 | ||||||
| Tom Tracy | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 72t | 1 | 0 | 121.5 | |
| Ray Mathews | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dean Derby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Butler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Bobby Gordon | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| Lamar McHan | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 | ||||||
| Lamar McHan | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | |||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Dean Philpott | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Frank Varrichione | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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