| Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1962 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 46641 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 74 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 1 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Carpenter 43 pass from Ed Brown (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Pietrosante 22 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 21 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 44 FG | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Studstill 9 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Harlon Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 32 | HB | Joe Womack |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 65 | MLB | Tom Bettis |
| 36 | RLB | Rudy Hayes |
| 28 | LCB | Clendon Thomas |
| 27 | LS | Dick Haley |
| 24 | RS | Johnny Sample |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 50 | LOT | Bob Scholtz |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Hoak | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Womack | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Ferguson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Tommy Watkins | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 7 | 2 |
| Ken Webb | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Compton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 83 | 6.9 | 43t | 1 | 12 | 51.7 | |
| Bobby Layne | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 76 | 7.6 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 75.4 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 0 | 251 | 8.4 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 128.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Harlon Hill | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 21t | 2 |
| Danny Lewis | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 1 | 55 | 18.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | |
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