The Pittsburgh Steelers came up just a bit short against the Detroit Lions, 31 to 28, on November 13, 1955.
Final
2nd quarter
DET
PIT
Dave Middleton 30-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick)
7
0
Lew Carpenter 34-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Doak Walker kick)
14
0
Jack O'Brien 6-yard pass from Jim Finks (Tad Weed kick)
14
7
3rd quarter
DET
PIT
Doak Walker 23-yard field goal
17
7
Doak Walker 21-yard pass from Bill Stits (Doak Walker kick)
24
7
4th quarter
DET
PIT
Lynn Chandnois 1-yard run (Tad Weed kick)
24
14
Bill Stits 7-yard interception return (Doak Walker kick)
31
14
Ray Mathews 47-yard pass from Ted Marchibroda (Tad Weed kick)
31
21
Ted Marchibroda 8-yard run (Tad Weed kick)
31
28
Lions
Steelers
1st Downs
12
26
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
79
Total Yards
234
451
Yards per play
3.8
5.7
Passing
169
367
Comp - Att
13 - 23
28 - 47
Yards per pass
7.3
7.8
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 3
0 - 0
Rushing
65
84
Rushing Attempts
39
32
Yards per rush
1.7
2.6
Penalties
7
7
Turnovers
2
5
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carpenter | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 |
B. Stits | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 |
D. Walker | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
B. Layne | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
B. Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
H. Gilmer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
D. Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
J. Girard | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 65 | 1.7 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Middleton | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 1 | |
D. Walker | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | |
L. Carpenter | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | |
B. Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
B. Stits | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 172 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 445 | 49.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Finks | 19 | 32 | 246 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 68.0 | |
T. Marchibroda | 9 | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 80.1 | |
Team | 28 | 47 | 367 | 7.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Chandnois | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 |
F. Rogel | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 |
R. Mathews | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 |
L. Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
S. Watson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
T. Marchibroda | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 1 |
Team | 32 | 84 | 2.6 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Chandnois | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | |
R. Mathews | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 1 | |
F. Rogel | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
E. Nickel | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | |
S. Watson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
L. Campbell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
J. O'Brien | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | |
Team | 28 | 367 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 161 | 40.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
23.4
13th
OPP PPG
14.9
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
138.1
8th
PASS YDS/G
208.4
25th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 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 |
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