1950 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

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1 September 17, 1950 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 18–7
2 September 24, 1950 at Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

L 10–7
3 October 1, 1950 at Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

W 26–7
4 October 7, 1950 Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 30–17
5 October 15, 1950 at New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 17–6
6 October 22, 1950 Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 17–10
7 October 29, 1950 at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 45–7
8 November 5, 1950 at Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 9–7
9 November 12, 1950 Baltimore Colts W 17–7
11 November 23, 1950 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–17
12 December 3, 1950 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

L 24–7
13 December 10, 1950 Chicago Cardinals W 28–7

Standings

NFL American
Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69
The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...

W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns
1950 Cleveland Browns season
The 1950 Cleveland Browns season was the team's first season with the National Football League after playing the previous four years in the All-America Football Conference, which folded after the 1949 season. The Browns' first NFL game was against the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Eagles...

10 2 0 .833 310 144 W-6
New York Giants
1950 New York Giants season
The 1950 New York Giants season was the 26th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

10 2 0 .833 268 150 W-6
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 180 195 W-1
Philadelphia Eagles
1950 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1950 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 18th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–1, winning only six games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.-Off Season:...

6 6 0 .500 254 141 L-4
Chicago Cardinals
1950 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1950 Chicago Cardinals season was the 31st season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6-5-1, winning only five games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Schedule:...

5 7 0 .417 233 287 L-1
Washington Redskins
1950 Washington Redskins season
The 1950 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1949.-Schedule:-Standings:...

3 9 0 .250 232 326 L-1

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1950): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 24,699
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New York Giants – Safety, Hartley
    Howard Hartley
    Howard Paul Hartley is a former American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Duke University....

     tackled in end zone by Roberts
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Safety, punt snapped out of end zone
  • New York Giants – Landry
    Tom Landry
    Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry was an American football player and coach. He is ranked as one of the greatest and most innovative coaches in National Football League history, creating many new formations and methods...

     37 fumble run (Poole kick)
  • New York Giants – DeRogatis fumble recovery in end zone (Poole kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1950): Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...


  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 19,600
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     43 pass from Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Detroit – Walker 11 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
  • Detroit – FG Walker 20

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1950): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

, Washington, DC

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 25,008
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Taylor 70 pass from Gilmer (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     40
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     5 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     28 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1950): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 35,590
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

  • Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Jones 7 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Safety, Chandnois tackled in end zone by Kissell
  • Pittsburgh – Seabright 13 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Jones 48 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1950): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

, New York, New York

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 21,725
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     58 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     21
  • New York Giants – Scott 33 pass from Conerly (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey
    Jerry Shipkey was a football player. He played as a linebacker for six seasons in the NFL.-External links:*...

     1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 35,662
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:"
  • Philadelphia – Willey 41 interception (Patton kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     64 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     24
  • Philadelphia – FG Patton 23
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren 5 run (Patton kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1950): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...


  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 40,714
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Cleveland – Graham 1 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     13
  • Cleveland – Motley 33 pass from Graham (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Motley 69 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Phelps 14 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     29 pass from Gasparella (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Jones 80 pass from Graham (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Gillom 38 pass from Lewis (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1950): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 24,629
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     11
  • Philadelphia – Van Buren 1 run (Patton kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     36
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     13

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1950): Baltimore Colts 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 24,141
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     37
  • PIttsburgh – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     15 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Baltimore – Spaniel 15 run (Grossman kick)

Week 11 (Thursday November 23, 1950): Chicago Cardinals 

at Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

, Chicago, Illinois

  • Game time:
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  • Game attendance: 11,622
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     5 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Harder 18
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     4 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum 1 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Gage
    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

     13 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 45 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Polsfoot
    Fran Polsfoot
    Francis Charles Polsfoot was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and the Washington Redskins. He later was an assistant coach with the Denver Broncos. Polsfoot played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the third...

     22 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1950): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,741
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Dudley 96 punt return (Dudley kick)
  • Washington – Saenz 34 pass from Baugh
    Sammy Baugh
    Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...

     (Dudley kick)
  • Washington – FG Dudley 15
  • Washington – Goode 5 run (Dudley kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     65 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1950): Chicago Cardinals 

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,301
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Chicago Cardinals – Shaw 7 pass from Hardy (Harder kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     40 run (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     33 pass from Gasparella (Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nuzum
    Jerry Nuzum
    Hidden El Paso: NFL player faced trial by fury after teen slainby Milan Simonich / El Paso TimesPosted: 12/13/2010 12:00:00 AM MSTClick photo to enlargePittsburgh Steeler Jerry Nuzum and his wife, Mary, in 1949 after the Dona Ana... «1»Hidden El Paso is an occasional series on overlooked people,...

     10 lateral from Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     after 68 pass from Geri
    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

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    Joe Geri
    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

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    Bobby Gage
    Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

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    Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

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