| Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 12, 1965 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 22002 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 27 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Earl Gros 2 run (Sam Baker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Pete Retzlaff 13 pass from Norm Snead (Sam Baker run failed) | 13 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Ollie Matson 8 run (Sam Baker kick) | 20 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Maxie Baughan 33 interception return (Sam Baker kick) | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Jim Nettles 56 interception return (Sam Baker kick) | 34 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Ballman 20 pass from Tommy Wade (Mike Clark kick) | 34 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Marv Woodson 61 interception return (Mike Clark kick failed) | 34 | 13 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | George Tarasovic 40 interception return (Sam Baker kick blocked) | 40 | 13 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Izzy Lang 8 run (Sam Baker kick) | 47 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | Fred Hill |
| 79 | LOT | Lane Howell |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Blaine |
| 54 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 70 | ROG | Jimmie Skaggs |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 44 | TE | Pete Retzlaff |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 33 | HB | Ollie Matson |
| 81 | FL | Ronnie Goodwin |
| 34 | FB | Earl Gros |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Don Hultz |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Khayat |
| 67 | RDT | Erwin Will |
| 68 | RDE | Bobby Richards |
| 89 | LLB | Mike Morgan |
| 43 | MLB | Ralph Heck |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 26 | LCB | Al Nelson |
| 24 | LS | Nate Ramsey |
| 25 | RS | Bobby Shann |
| 27 | RCB | Irv Cross |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Clendon Thomas |
| 65 | LOT | Bob Nichols |
| 77 | LOG | Dan James |
| 51 | C | Ken Henson |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 84 | TE | Lee Folkins |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 61/74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 63 | RLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ollie Matson | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Earl Gros | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Izzy Lang | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jack Concannon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Butler | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Wade | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Norm Snead | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 2 | 118 | 5.6 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29.6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Tommy Wade | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 7 | 278 | 7.3 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 50.0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Pete Retzlaff | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Tom Woodeshick | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Izzy Lang | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Gary Ballman | 9 | 163 | 18.1 | 49 | 1 |
| John Hilton | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lee Folkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Jim Nettles | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Joe Scarpati | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Tarasovic | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Maxie Baughan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Nate Ramsey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Irv Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Marv Woodson | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Sam Baker | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Irv Cross | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Al Nelson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Theron Sapp | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | |
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