Eagles 35-21 Steelers (Oct 14, 1956)

PHI

PIT

1

7

0

2

21

0

3

0

7

4

7

14

35

21

1Q

7 - 0

D. Schaefer 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 0

B. Walston 51-yard TD catch from B. Thomason.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 0

E. Bell 28-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

28 - 0

J. Bredice 40-yard TD catch from B. Thomason.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

28 - 7

L. Perry 15-yard TD catch from T. Marchibroda.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 14

R. Mathews 64-yard TD catch from T. Marchibroda.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

28 - 21

R. Mathews 20-yard TD catch from T. Marchibroda.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

35 - 21

K. Keller 51-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

276

Marchibroda

PIT

Rush Yds

81

Keller

PHI

Rec Yds

108

Walston

PHI

Scrim TD

2

Mathews

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Bobby Thomason

PHI QB #11

Ted Marchibroda

PIT QB #18

167

Pass Yds

276

2

Pass TD

3

2

Int

3

PHI

Team Stats

PIT

265

Total Yds

324

12

1st Downs

17

2

Turnovers

3

1956 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	9	2	1	.792
Lions	9	3	0	.750
Giants	8	3	1	.708
Cardinals	7	5	0	.583
Redskins	6	6	0	.500
49ers	5	6	1	.458
Steelers	5	7	0	.417
Browns	5	7	0	.417
Colts	5	7	0	.417
Packers	4	8	0	.333
Rams	4	8	0	.333
Eagles	3	8	1	.292

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers were decisively beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles, 35 to 21, on October 14, 1956.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Thomason B. Thomason #11	10/18	167	9.3	2	2	0-0	84.5
Adrian Burk A. Burk #10	1/2	1	0.5	0	0	0-0	56.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ted Marchibroda T. Marchibroda #18	17/34	276	8.1	3	3	0-0	70.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ken Keller K. Keller #23	15	81	5.4	1
Don Schaefer D. Schaefer #24	12	18	1.5	1
Ted Wegert T. Wegert #46	3	4	1.3	0
Dick Bielski D. Bielski #36	1	3	3.0	0
Jim Parmer J. Parmer #43	1	-2	-2.0	0
Bobby Thomason B. Thomason #11	1	-7	-7.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Sid Watson S. Watson #39	9	39	4.3
Charlie Shepard C. Shepard #35	5	11	2.2
Ted Marchibroda T. Marchibroda #18	4	10	2.5
Lynn Chandnois L. Chandnois #49	4	8	2.0
Fran Rogel F. Rogel #33	5	7	1.4
Lou Baldacci L. Baldacci #27	1	2	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	0/0	108	27.0	1
John Bredice J. Bredice #89	0/0	55	18.3	1
Hal Giancanelli H. Giancanelli #27	0/0	7	7.0	0
Ken Keller K. Keller #23	0/0	1	1.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Mathews R. Mathews #25	0/0	97	32.3	2
Lowell Perry L. Perry #41	0/0	97	24.3	1
Elbie Nickel E. Nickel #81	0/0	35	11.7	0
Sid Watson S. Watson #39	0/0	23	11.5	0
Charlie Shepard C. Shepard #35	0/0	15	15.0	0
Fran Rogel F. Rogel #33	0/0	9	2.3	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Thomason B. Thomason #11	10/18	167	9.3	2	2	0-0	84.5
Adrian Burk A. Burk #10	1/2	1	0.5	0	0	0-0	56.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ken Keller K. Keller #23	15	81	5.4	1
Don Schaefer D. Schaefer #24	12	18	1.5	1
Ted Wegert T. Wegert #46	3	4	1.3	0
Dick Bielski D. Bielski #36	1	3	3.0	0
Jim Parmer J. Parmer #43	1	-2	-2.0	0
Bobby Thomason B. Thomason #11	1	-7	-7.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bobby Walston B. Walston #83	0/0	108	27.0	1
John Bredice J. Bredice #89	0/0	55	18.3	1
Hal Giancanelli H. Giancanelli #27	0/0	7	7.0	0
Ken Keller K. Keller #23	0/0	1	1.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ted Marchibroda T. Marchibroda #18	17/34	276	8.1	3	3	0-0	70.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Sid Watson S. Watson #39	9	39	4.3
Charlie Shepard C. Shepard #35	5	11	2.2
Ted Marchibroda T. Marchibroda #18	4	10	2.5
Lynn Chandnois L. Chandnois #49	4	8	2.0
Fran Rogel F. Rogel #33	5	7	1.4
Lou Baldacci L. Baldacci #27	1	2	2.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ray Mathews R. Mathews #25	0/0	97	32.3	2
Lowell Perry L. Perry #41	0/0	97	24.3	1
Elbie Nickel E. Nickel #81	0/0	35	11.7	0
Sid Watson S. Watson #39	0/0	23	11.5	0
Charlie Shepard C. Shepard #35	0/0	15	15.0	0
Fran Rogel F. Rogel #33	0/0	9	2.3	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

PHI

PIT

1

7

0

2

21

0

3

0

7

4

7

14

35

21

PHI

Team Stats

PIT

265

Total Yds

324

168

Pass Yds

247

97

Rush Yds

77

53

Total Plays

65

5

Yards Per Play

5

8.4

Yards Per Pass

6.7

2.9

Yards Per Rush

2.8

12

1st Downs

17

8

Punts

6

2

Turnovers

3

2

Interceptions Thrown

3

0

Fumbles Lost

0

8

Penalties

6

3.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-1 PHI

PIT 1-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1956 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats