The Philadelphia Eagles emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21 to 16, on October 8, 1961.
Final
1st quarter
PIT
PHI
Lou Michaels 23-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
PIT
PHI
Rudy Bukich 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)
10
0
Pete Retzlaff 17-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)
10
7
3rd quarter
PIT
PHI
Clarence Peaks 1-yard run (Bobby Walston kick)
10
14
4th quarter
PIT
PHI
Buddy Dial 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed)
16
14
Pete Retzlaff 2-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick)
16
21
Steelers
Eagles
1st Downs
19
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
74
52
Total Yards
281
227
Yards per play
3.8
4.4
Passing
140
103
Comp - Att
19 - 29
11 - 22
Yards per pass
4.1
4.5
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 47
1 - 6
Rushing
141
124
Rushing Attempts
40
29
Yards per rush
3.5
4.3
Penalties
8
2
Turnovers
1
5
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
3
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Henry Johnson | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 |
D. Hoak | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 |
R. Bukich | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 |
T. Tracy | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
S. Meilinger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
B. Joe Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Team | 40 | 141 | 3.5 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dial | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | |
S. Meilinger | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
H. Clement | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
J. Henry Johnson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
D. Hoak | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
T. Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 187 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Michaels | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe Green | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | |
Team | 7 | 293 | 41.9 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sample | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jurgensen | 11 | 22 | 109 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 55.1 | |
Team | 11 | 22 | 103 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 55.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Peaks | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 1 |
B. Ray Barnes | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 |
S. Jurgensen | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
T. Dean | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 124 | 4.3 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walston | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
T. McDonald | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
P. Retzlaff | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 2 | |
C. Peaks | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
B. Ray Barnes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 11 | 109 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Hill | 5 | 238 | 47.6 | |
Team | 5 | 238 | 47.6 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dean | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
More Eagles Stats
PPG
24.9
11th
OPP PPG
19.4
9th
RUSH YDS/G
174.8
2nd
PASS YDS/G
221.8
19th
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
 Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
 Giants | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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Texans 
Colts 
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
| Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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