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The New York Giants at Baltimore in week one came from behind 21 to 3 to defeat the Colts 37 to 28. Y.A Tittle suffered bruised ribs and could not play the next week. Ralph Guglielmi and Glenn Griffing were the quarterbacks in week two. Pittsburgh played to a 21 to 21 tie at Franklin Field. Lou Mich...

After the 1964 season, ABC lured Chris Schenkel away from CBS. Schenkel was the Voice of the New York Giants and CBS televised all regular season games. In a odd arrangement, the NFL negotiated the NFL Championship Game as a separate package and awarded to NBC. Schenkel appeared on that network when...

The Cowboys in Week One got their first win ever defeating the Steelers 27 to 24. Pittsburgh was leading 24 to 17 with just three minutes left but lost the game. Now in week nine at Forbes Field, the Steelers won their third straight game easily. Rudy Bukich completed nine passes for 192 yards and t...

he Steelers came into Cleveland to get revenge over the Browns in a 30 to 28 loss at Forbes Fields two weeks earlier. The Steelers were 2-5 vs 5-2 for the Browns. As might be expected, Jimmy Brown was Cleveland’s big weapon carrying 18 times for 110 yards and catching four passes for 38 yards. Brown...

The Steelers at 1-5 hosted the 4-2 San Francisco 49ers in Week 7. The 49ers installed the shotgun offense with John Brodie the main quarterback with Bobby Waters and Billy Kilmer at times as back ups. The season resembled a rollecoaster with amazing ups and downs. They seemed to confuse defenses at ...

That win was one of the best playoff games for the Steelers. The Steelers were 9-7 and Denver was 13-3.

Week 11 1960 Philadelphia Eagles at Steelers at Forbes Field-Steelers win 27 to 21 Philadelphia had cliched the Eastern Conference title and was 9-1. The Steelers were 4-5-1 and had won their last two games. After losing the opening game, the Eagles won nine in a row. First Quarter-Bobby Layne cappe...

Week 10 Pittsburgh BYE Week At the year's end, the Colts and the Lions were going in opposite directions. Detroit at 3-5 won their last four games to finish at 7-5, good for second place in the NFL Western Division. The Colts were 6-2 and lost their four final games with a. 500 record or 6-6. There ...

ert Rechiachar kicked three field and Tom Tracy kicked two field goals. Tracy also made a 36 yard touchdown run. Nevertheless, John Henry Johnson was the Steelers top ground gainer with 109 yards on 18 carries. Preston Carpenter was the game’s best receiver catching five passes for 70 yards. Pittsbu...

For this low scoring game both sides put a surprising 736 yards-413 for Cleveland and 323 for Pittsburgh. For Cleveland-Milt Plum completed 23 of 37 passes for 328 yards. Jimmy Brown gained 86 yards. Gern Nagler caught 10 passes for 177 yards. For Pittsburgh-John Henry Johnson gained 78 yards and To...