1955 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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Week Date Opponent Time (ET
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, 1955 Chicago Cardinals W 14–7
2 October 2, 1955 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–26
3 October 9, 1955 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 30–23
4 October 15, 1955 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 13–7
5 October 23, 1955 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 19–17
6 October 30, 1955 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 24–0
7 November 5, 1955 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–13
8 November 13, 1955 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 31–28
9 November 20, 1955 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 41–14
10 November 27, 1955 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 23–14
11 December 4, 1955 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 30–7
12 December 11, 1955 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 28–17

Week 1 (Monday September 26, 1955): 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: 26,359
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – O'Brien
    Jack O'Brien (American football)
    Jack Edward O'Brien is a former American college and professional football player who was an end in the National Football League for three seasons during the mid-1950s...

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

     (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Sanford 92 interception (Summerall 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...

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

     (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)

Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1955): Los Angeles Rams 

at Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...


  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 46,185
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Los Angeles – Towler 1 run (Richter kick)
  • Los Angeles – FG Richter 12
  • Los Angeles – Boyd 74 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter 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...

     8 run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

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

     1 run (kick failed)
  • 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...

     2 run (kick failed)
  • Los Angeles – Fears 17 pass from Van Brocklin (Richter kick)
  • Pittsburgh – McCabe 50 fumble run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • Los Angeles – FG Richter 32

Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1955): 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: 29,422
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New York Giants – Rote 25 pass from Gifford (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 – Bernet
    Ed Bernet
    Edward Nelson Bernet is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Southern Methodist University, and played professionally for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955, then returned to his hometown in 1960 to play for the American Football League's...

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

     (kick blocked)
  • 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...

     27
  • Pittsburgh – FG Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     36
  • Pittsburgh – Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     1 run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Long 34 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 – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     1 run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Rote 71 pass from Conerly (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...

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

     (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)

Week 4 (Saturday November 15, 1955): 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: 33,413
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     1 run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • Philadelphia – Bawel 42 interception (Bielski 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...

     2 run (kick failed)

Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1955): 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: 27,365
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • 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...

     21 run (kick failed)
  • New York Giants – Rote 5 pass from Heinrich (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 – Finks
    Jim Finks
    James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

     2 run (Michalik
    Art Michalik
    Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL....

     kick)
  • New York Giants – Schnelker 16 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 – 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...

     45
  • 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...

     4 run (kick failed)

Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1955): 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: 31,164
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Philadelphia – Wegert 29 run (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia – Pihos 1- pass from Burk (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia – Wegert 2 run (Bielski kick)
  • Philadelphia – FG Bielski 50

Week 7 (Saturday November 5, 1955): 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: 23,310
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     30
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 21
  • Chicago Cardinals – Summerall 26 interception (Summerall kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     23
  • 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...

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

  • Chicago Cardinals – Nagler 34 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – Mann 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
  • Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34

Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1955): 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 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: 34,441
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Detroit – Middleton 30 pass from Layne (Walker kick)
  • Detroit – Carpenter 34 pass from Gilmer (Walker kick)
  • Pittsburgh – O'Brien
    Jack O'Brien
    Jack O'Brien may refer to:*Jack O'Brien *Jack O'Brien , American baseball player*Philadelphia Jack O'Brien , American Boxer, former light heavyweight boxing champion of the world...

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

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Detroit – FG Walker 23
  • Detroit – Walker 21 pass from Stits (Walker 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...

     1 run (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Detroit – Stits 7 interception
  • 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 Marchibroda
    Ted Marchibroda
    Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.-Player:...

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Marchibroda
    Ted Marchibroda
    Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.-Player:...

     8 run (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1955): 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: 53,509
  • 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...

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

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Konz 15 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 – Lavelli 6 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 – Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     30 pass from Marchibroda
    Ted Marchibroda
    Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.-Player:...

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Cleveland – Lavelli 42 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 – Modzelewshi 3 run (kick blocked)
  • Cleveland – Graham 4 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 – Bassett 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)

Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1955): 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: 21,760
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Elter 20 run (Hecker 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...

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

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Washington – Elter 33 run (Janowicz kick)
  • Washington – FG Janowicz 13
  • Washington – Scudero 49 punt return (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Watson
    Sid Watson
    Sidney John Watson was an American football player and college ice hockey coach. He played halfback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northeastern University. He was also the head hockey coach at Bowdoin College...

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

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)

Week 11 (Sunday December 4, 1955): 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: 31,101
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Cleveland – Graham 4 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....

     16
  • Cleveland – Renfro 46 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 – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     22
  • Cleveland – Brewster 17 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 – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     46
  • Pittsburgh – O'Malley recovered blocked kick in end zone (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)

Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1955): 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: 20,547
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Elter 22 run (Janowicz kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Rogel
    Fran Rogel
    Francis Stephen Rogel was an American football fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.-Collegiate career:...

     1 run (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     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...

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

     (Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Weed
    Tad Weed
    Thurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...

     9
  • Washington – Thomas 11 pass from LeBaron
  • Washington – Atkeson 5 pass from LeBaron (Janowicz kick)
  • Washington – Janowicz 3 run (Janowicz 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
1955 Cleveland Browns season
The 1955 Cleveland Browns season was the team's sixth 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 points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular...

9 2 1 .818 349 218 W-2
Washington Redskins
1955 Washington Redskins season
The 1955 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1954.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

8 4 0 .667 246 222 W-1
New York Giants
1955 New York Giants season
The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...

6 5 1 .545 267 223 W-2
Philadelphia Eagles
1955 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:...

4 7 1 .364 248 231 L-1
Chicago Cardinals
1955 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1955 Chicago Cardinals season was the 36th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-10, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...

4 7 1 .364 224 252 L-2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 195 285 L-7
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