Giants 21-16 Steelers (Oct 25, 1959)

NYG

PIT

1

14

10

2

0

3

0

3

4

7

3

21

16

1Q

0 - 3

B. Layne 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

7 - 3

F. Gifford 77-yard TD catch from C. Conerly.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 3

F. Gifford 28-yard TD catch from C. Conerly.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 10

B. Dial 35-yard TD catch from B. Layne.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 13

B. Layne 19-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

21 - 13

S. Huff 5-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 16

B. Layne 17-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

199

Conerly

NYG

Rush Yds

38

Triplett

NYG

Rec Yds

146

Dial

PIT

Scrim TD

2

Gifford

NYG

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Charlie Conerly

NYG QB #42

Bobby Layne

PIT QB #22

199

Pass Yds

165

2

Pass TD

1

0

Int

4

NYG

Team Stats

PIT

279

Total Yds

243

10

1st Downs

9

4

Turnovers

6

1959 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	10	2	0	.833
Colts	9	3	0	.750
Bears	8	4	0	.667
Packers	7	5	0	.583
Eagles	7	5	0	.583
Browns	7	5	0	.583
49ers	7	5	0	.583
Steelers	6	5	1	.542
Lions	3	8	1	.292
Redskins	3	9	0	.250
Cardinals	2	10	0	.167
Rams	2	10	0	.167

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the New York Giants, 21 to 16, on October 25, 1959.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	9/14	199	14.2	2	0	0-0	147.3
George Shaw G. Shaw #14	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	0/2	0	0.0	0	2	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	9/26	165	6.3	1	4	0-0	30.6
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	1/1	68	68.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	7	38	5.4
Phil King P. King #24	6	24	4.0
Joe Morrison J. Morrison #40	8	10	1.3
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	11	5	0.5
George Scott G. Scott #31	1	3	3.0
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	3	3	1.0
George Shaw G. Shaw #14	2	2	1.0
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	1	-5	-5.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	16	23	1.4
Larry Krutko L. Krutko #39	10	15	1.5
Bobby Luna B. Luna #24	1	-2	-2.0
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	4	-3	-0.8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	135	33.8	2
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/0	44	14.7	0
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	20	10.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	146	36.5	1
Jimmy Orr J. Orr #28	0/0	48	24.0	0
Pete Brewster P. Brewster #88	0/0	34	17.0	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	11	11.0	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
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	9/14	199	14.2	2	0	0-0	147.3
George Shaw G. Shaw #14	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	0/2	0	0.0	0	2	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	7	38	5.4
Phil King P. King #24	6	24	4.0
Joe Morrison J. Morrison #40	8	10	1.3
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	11	5	0.5
George Scott G. Scott #31	1	3	3.0
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	3	3	1.0
George Shaw G. Shaw #14	2	2	1.0
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	1	-5	-5.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	135	33.8	2
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/0	44	14.7	0
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	20	10.0	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
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	9/26	165	6.3	1	4	0-0	30.6
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	1/1	68	68.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	16	23	1.4
Larry Krutko L. Krutko #39	10	15	1.5
Bobby Luna B. Luna #24	1	-2	-2.0
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	4	-3	-0.8

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	146	36.5	1
Jimmy Orr J. Orr #28	0/0	48	24.0	0
Pete Brewster P. Brewster #88	0/0	34	17.0	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	0/0	11	11.0	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

NYG

PIT

1

14

10

2

0

3

0

3

4

7

3

21

16

NYG

Team Stats

PIT

279

Total Yds

243

199

Pass Yds

210

80

Rush Yds

33

58

Total Plays

61

4.8

Yards Per Play

4

10.5

Yards Per Pass

7

2.1

Yards Per Rush

1.1

10

1st Downs

9

7

Punts

5

4

Turnovers

6

2

Interceptions Thrown

4

2

Fumbles Lost

2

6

Penalties

3

3.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

0

4-1 NYG

PIT 2-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1959 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats