1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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North American Eastern Time Zone
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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Result
1 September 26, 1954 at Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

W 21–20
2 October 2, 1954 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 37–7
3 October 9, 1954 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...

L 24–22
4 October 17, 1954 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...

W 55–27
5 October 23, 1954 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 17–7
6 October 31, 1954 at Chicago Cardinals L 17–14
7 November 7, 1954 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 30–6
8 November 14, 1954 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,...

L 17–14
9 November 20, 1954 San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

L 31–3
10 November 28, 1954 Chicago Cardinals W 20–17
11 December 5, 1954 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...

L 24–3
12 December 12, 1954 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 42–7

Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954): Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 

at City Stadium
City Stadium (Green Bay)
City Stadium is a football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It served as home of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1925 to 1956. It remains the home of the Green Bay East High School football team...

, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 20,675
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     14 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Kissell kick)
  • Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
  • Green Bay – FG Cone 45
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     2 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Kissell kick)
  • Green Bay – FG Cone 32
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     37 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)

Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954): 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: 22,492
  • 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...

     25 pass from Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     1 run (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     1 run (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Sulima 5 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Brandt 9 run (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Washington – Dorow 1 run (Felton kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     15

Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954): 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 Connie Mack Stadium
Connie Mack Stadium
Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a major league baseball park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When it opened April 12, 1909, it became baseball's first steel-and-concrete stadium. In different eras it was home to "The $100,000 Infield", "The Whiz Kids" and "The 1964 Phold"...

, 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: 37,322
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     31
  • Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
  • Pittsburgh – Butler
    Jack Butler (American football)
    Jack Butler is a former American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.Butler was an undrafted free agent whom the Steelers brought onto their roster in 1950. In 1953, he had nine interceptions and returned three of them for touchdowns. In 1957, he led the...

     23 interception (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     7 run (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     17
  • Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 31,256
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Cleveland – Reynolds 5 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 – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     7 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

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

     14 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Butler
    Jack Butler (American football)
    Jack Butler is a former American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.Butler was an undrafted free agent whom the Steelers brought onto their roster in 1950. In 1953, he had nine interceptions and returned three of them for touchdowns. In 1957, he led the...

     41 interception (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     12 run (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     78 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     8 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     3 run (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Lavelli 24 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)
  • Pittsburgh – Craft
    Russ Craft
    William Russell Craft was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1943 NFL Draft...

     81 interception (Held
    Paul Held
    -Career:Held was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at San Jose State University.-References:...

     kick)

Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954): 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: 39,075
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 24
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     52 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Chandnois
    Lynn Chandnois
    Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...

     5 run (Kissell kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 18,765
  • 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...

     15 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Kissell kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     1 run (Kissell kick)

Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 25,158
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New York Giants – Safety, Chandnois
    Lynn Chandnois
    Lynn Chandnois was a former standout professional American football player who earned All-American honors for the Michigan State Spartans in 1949, the NFL Player Of The Year award for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1952 and twice made it to the Pro Bowl.After both his parents died, Lynn, who was born...

     recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan
  • New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     5 run (kick blocked)
  • New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Price 2 run (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)

Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 19,388
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Lattner
    Johnny Lattner
    John Joseph "Johnny" Lattner is a former American football player in the United States. He was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and 1953....

     24 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Kissell kick)
  • Washington – FG Janowicz 32
  • Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     4 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Kissell kick)

Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954): San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

 

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: 37,001
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • San Francisco – FG Soltau 24
  • San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Kissell 31
  • San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick)
  • San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick)
  • San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954): 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: 17,460
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     21
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     29 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Stonesifer
    Don Stonesifer
    Donald Humphrey Stonesifer is a former American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League....

     39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
  • Pittsburgh – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     3 run (Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     26

Week 11 (Sunday November 5, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 16,856
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New York Giants – Price 7 run (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     15
  • New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck (Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     kick)
  • New York Giants – FG Agajanian
    Ben Agajanian
    Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico...

     20

Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954): 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:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 28,064
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Cleveland – Hanulak 13 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 – Konz 54 interception (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 – Hanulak 3 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 – Hanulak 8 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 – Mathews
    Ray Mathews
    Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there...

     47 pass from Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     (Bolkovac
    Nick Bolkovac
    Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Morrison 2 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 – Reynolds 3 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)

Standings

NFL Eastern
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
1954 Cleveland Browns season
The 1954 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fifth season with the National Football League. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards allowed, fewest passing yards allowed and fewest total yards allowed...

9 3 0 .750 336 162 L-1
Philadelphia Eagles
1954 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Off Season:...

7 4 1 .636 284 230 W-1
New York Giants
1954 New York Giants season
The 1954 New York Giants season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

7 5 0 .583 293 184 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 219 263 L-2
Washington Redskins
1954 Washington Redskins season
The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston...

3 9 0 .250 207 432 W-1
Chicago Cardinals
1954 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10-1, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...

2 10 0 .167 183 347 L-3
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