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ince the Steelers played on Saturday night, viewers saw the above game on the NBC affiliate on Sunday. These two teams, until 1967, played an interconference game each year with alternate home and away setups. The Redskins defeated the Colts 27 to 24 in 1959 in that year’s biggest upset. The Colts w...

his first game was a real shoot out. Pittsburgh came from a 14 to 0 and 21 to 7 deficit to win. Bobby Layne went 16 of 25 passes for 288 yards and four touchdowns. From the pass option play, Tom Tracy threw for a 70 yard touchdown. For the Cowboys, Eddie LeBaron completed 15 of 28 passes for 345 yar...

The Cardinals started the scoring with two field goals from Bobby Joe Conrad in the first quarter for a 6 to 0 lead. In the second quarter, the Steelers took over. Bobby Layne ran nine yards for a touchdown. After that Layne fired three touchdown passes two to Buddy Dial for 35 and 11 yards and one ...

The Rams outgained the Colts 433 to 282. That yardage, however, could not stand up against five interceptions from the Colts. The Rams actually lead 26 to 24 after three periods. In the fourth, Baltimore scored three touchdowns. John Unitas capped a drive with a nine yard pass to Jerry Richardson; D...

Game 9 at Forbes Field Steelers 31 Eagles 0 Bobby Layne threw four touchdown passes; one to Buddy Dial, one to Jimmy Orr, and two to Tom Tracy. The Steelers intercepted four passes, Dean Derby had two and one each for Dick Alban and Bobby Luna. The only bright spot for Philadelphia was Tommy MacDona...

MAY 14, 2024 BY LEONARD'S MEMORY LANE 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers III Three Consecutive Victories-The first two games proved Bobby Layne was still good in the two minute drill. Game 7 At Yankee Stadium Pittsburgh 14 New York Giants 9 With a great defense, the Steelers limited the Giants to three field ...

After the opening game win over Cleveland, the Steelers faded to 1-4-1 over the next six weeks. Three of the four losses were close. Most Damaging Loss 21 to 16 to the New York Giants @ Forbes Field Most Lop Sided Loss 45 to 24 to the Chicago Cardinals @ Soldier Field In the first quarter, Charlie C...

At Forbes Field-With the strong finish in 1958, 6-0-1, hopes ran high for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1959. The first game vs the Cleveland Browns seemed to justify that optimism. Down 7 to 0 at halftime, Pittsburgh completely wiped out the Browns in the second half for a 17 to 7 victory. Bobby Layne...

The Detroit Lions in 1979 were simply awful. They played their best game in the 13th Week of the Season. It was their traditional Thanksgiving Game, this time versus the Chicago Bears. Their worst was at Veterans Stadium one week later. Week 13 vs the Chicago Bears. Bears came in at 6-5 to a dreadfu...

I think the Eagles from 1962 to 1977 might have been the worst. During that 16b year stretch, the Eagles had one winning season, one 500 season, and 14 losing seasons. Even with the winning season, 1966, there were three blowouts, 41 to 10 vs St. Louis, 56 to 7 vs Dallas, and 27 to 7 vs Cleveland. I...