The Washington Redskins were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30 to 14, on December 10, 1961.
Final
1st quarter
PIT
WAS
Red Mack 10-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
PIT
WAS
Fred Dugan 9-yard pass from Norm Snead (John Aveni kick)
7
7
Lou Michaels 42-yard field goal
10
7
3rd quarter
PIT
WAS
Preston Carpenter 40-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick)
17
7
Red Mack 6-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Lou Michaels kick)
24
7
4th quarter
PIT
WAS
Fred Dugan 11-yard pass from George Izo (John Aveni kick)
24
14
Buddy Dial 5-yard pass from Bobby Layne (kick failed)
30
14
Steelers
Redskins
1st Downs
20
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
59
72
Total Yards
324
343
Yards per play
5.5
4.8
Passing
214
247
Comp - Att
13 - 19
21 - 45
Yards per pass
10.7
5.1
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 12
3 - 25
Rushing
110
96
Rushing Attempts
39
24
Yards per rush
2.8
4.0
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
3
3
Fumbles lost
3
0
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Layne | 13 | 19 | 226 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 | 148.2 | |
Team | 13 | 19 | 214 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Henry Johnson | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 |
D. Hoak | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 |
P. Carpenter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
C. Scales | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
T. Tracy | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 110 | 2.8 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Carpenter | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | |
J. Henry Johnson | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | |
B. Dial | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
R. Mack | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 2 | |
Team | 13 | 226 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Michaels | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe Green | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | |
Team | 5 | 227 | 45.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Sample | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | |
D. Haley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
B. Schmitz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. James | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 |
D. Bosseler | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
N. Snead | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
G. Izo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
J. Cunningham | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 |
Team | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Dugan | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 2 | |
B. Anderson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
S. Junker | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
D. James | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
J. Aveni | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
T. Osborne | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
J. Cunningham | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 272 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Aveni | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Horner | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | |
Team | 3 | 92 | 30.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Steffen | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | |
D. James | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Steffen | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
More Commanders Stats
PPG
29.2
3rd
OPP PPG
21.0
11th
RUSH YDS/G
163.9
3rd
PASS YDS/G
238.7
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