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On December 15th, 1963, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium in New York during week 14 of the 1963 NFL season.
Coming into this final game of the regular season, the Giants, coached by Allie Sherman, were in first place in the NFL East, needing just one win to clinch a trip to the championship against the Bears.
The Steelers, led by head coach Buddy Parker, were a decent team with a 7-3 and 3 record.
This is the local New York radio broadcast featuring announcers Marty Glickman and Al DeRogatis.
Yankee Stadium, New York City, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the football Giants, and for the Pittsburgh Steelers who were received, at left end, number 85, Gary Bollman, at left tackle, number 77, Dan James, at left guard, number 62, Mike Sandusky, at center, number 51, Buzz Nutter, at right guard, number 72, Ray Lemmick, at right tackle, number 71, Charlie Bradshaw, at right end, number 40, Preston Carpenter, at left halfback, number 40, Ray Levin, at left halfback, number 41, and at center, number 51, Buzz Nutter.
At left halfback, number 33, at left halfback, number 33, Zeron Sapp, at fullback, number 35, John Henry Johnson, at quarterback, number 15, Ed Brown, at right halfback, flankerback, number 84, Buddy Diles.
For the Giants, defensively, at left end, number 75, Jim Catcavage, left tackle, number 77, Dick Marjuleski, at right tackle, number 76, John Leviteers, at right end, number 81, Andy Robes-Delly, the left linebacker, number 87, Jerry Hellebrand, the middle linebacker, number 70, Sam Huff, the right linebacker, number 82, Tom Scott.
Defensively, the left cornerback, number 49, Hirich Barnes, the left safety, number 25, Dick Kessman, the right safety, number 20, Jim Patton, and the right cornerback, number 22, Dick Lintz.
first field is being introduced, and here's Marty Glickman. Thank you, Joe Haswell. Good afternoon, everyone. As Joe indicated to you, the skies are clear, the weather is crisp and clear, temperature in the high 20s.
The condition of the field is actually varied, if I can put it that way. At the close end of Yankee Stadium, and from the 30-yard line down towards the goal line, the field is frozen almost completely solid.
From that point out to about the 30-yard line on the open end of the stadium, it's partly solid and partly soft, and it's soft, the 30-yard line in, at the open end of Yankee Stadium, so the footing may be uncertain in different parts of the field during the course of the afternoon.
Both ball floats are wearing cleats. It may be necessary to change the sneakers later this afternoon when the temperature drops, as it probably will during the course of the game. The field is entirely, almost entirely in shadow.
As we give out the 30-yard line in at the open end of Yankee Stadium, and diagonally towards the goal line, is it now still in sunshine? And very soon, the lights will be turned on here at Yankee Stadium, so there won't be a such difference during the course of the afternoon, during the course of the game.
When it becomes so dark, the lights must be turned on. You probably can judge from the row of the crowd that the Giants are now being introduced, and the defensive unit is making its appearance on the field. John Lubatier, Zick Markulewski, Andy Robichelli, Jim Katkiewicz, the front four, Jerry Hillebrand, Sam Huff, Tom Scott, the linebackers, and the deep floor of Eric Vaughn, Zick Passenen, Jim Patton, and Zick Blitz.
Alec Wefner is in uniform today. He may play, he will not start. Here's one of the Giants out there wearing sneakers, and Jerry Hillebrand wearing basketball shoes. We can note the difference immediately. The sneakers are white, but he is wearing Zick Markulewski in black football shoes.
So one of the Giants at least is wearing sneakers today. He talked to Coach Ali Sherman on the field before the game. He said he would recommend to his fourth club that they wear cleats. And now as the rest of the Giants squad comes running on the field, we see that several of them are wearing sneakers. Ken Fiers for one is wearing sneakers, and I think Jerry Hillebrand, I know, is. And Lane Hall is also wearing sneakers.
Eleven weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers bounced the draft of Pittsburgh 31-0. I'm sure you know that Y8 settle did not play in that game. And the long rivalry between these two teams, the Giants have won 32 games, Pittsburgh 21. Two games have ended in five. This is the 56th game between these two teams in regular season competition.
If the Giants win today or tie, they win the Eastern Division Championship. If Pittsburgh wins, they win the Eastern title. Pittsburgh would have a record of eight wins, three losses, and three ties. Just regard the ties. The record would be eight and three for a winning percentage of 727.
If Pittsburgh wins, the Giants record would be ten and four, and their record would be 714. So by percentage point, Pittsburgh would win the title if they win the ball game today. If this game winds up in a tie, the Giants will have a percentage of 769 and Pittsburgh 700. The Giants will win the championship. And of course if the Giants win, that's it.
Of course the other most important ball game today is at Chicago between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. And if Chicago wins or ties in that game, they win the Western Division Championship. If Detroit wins that game, then the Green Bay Packers, who defeated San Francisco yesterday, 21-17, Green Bay will have successfully defended this championship.
But those are the various developments which this afternoon will bring to a close. And the two captains of Medford midfield, the Giants, lost to the Thors, Pittsburgh will be receiving for a word or two before we get into the four game. Let's call on Aldi regardless.
Well, Marty, you can really sense the great enthusiasm. Not only did I sense it in the locker room, but you can sense it here. The fans have really picked this up. And Marty, I look forward to a really great third quarter. These boys, both teams seem extremely loose, and I think we'll see some really ferocious hitting.
Probably the Steelers will try to contain the football, keep it on the ground, see whether they can establish a running game. So a great of a way now will rest on the Giants big four and the big three linebackers. It should be a really great first quarter.
New York's fans have strung out along the road, 35-yard line, they're wearing a home uniform, the blue. Gary Boll and Quentin Thomas back at the goal line and ready for the kickoff.
Don Shandler moves forward and boots the ball, a low, jake end over end, bounding down into the end zone, and Quentin Thomas picks it up and falling down in front of him was Jerry Borman, who's clipped. He's wearing cleats, and that's the closed, frozen portion of the field.
Quentin Thomas did not run it out, it's an automatic touchback, and it's first to send now for all the Pittsburgh Steelers on their 20-yard line. Just the sort of thing of talking for a capacity crowd here at the stadium.
Borman slips out on the left side, Boddy Dahl flanked out to the right, Ed Brown is the quarterback. Brown called signals, takes it, gives off to Daron Stapp, who's flipped up the middle for four yards, a fumble, the Giants recover. Daron Stapp fumbled the ball, and the recovery was made by Tim Hatton on the 24-yard line of the Steelers.
Daron Stapp flipped as he went into the line, and as he hit the ground, the ball squirted loose, and it was recovered by Jim Hatton, first to send on the 24-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Y-8 Table calling for quiet as the Giant Offensive Unit is on the field now. Giffin flanked to the right side, the rest of the ball club is tight. Table called signals, goes straight back to pass on first down, and he's rushed and hit down for a loss back to the 31-yard line.
He could not find a receiver. He looked, raised his hand, lowered his hand again, looked him on, and he was hit down hard by Frank Atkinson and Lou Michaels. A loss back to the 31-yard line, a 7-yard loss, and a second of 17 for the Giants on the Steelers 31-yard line. No score on the ball game.
Aldi Ragones on this kind of a field, a frozen field, an initial pop is awfully important as an offensive lineman don't get off real big, it could be trouble. We might watch for a screen here, Marty.
See where Frank Giffin is wearing sneakers, he's flanked wide out to the right side. Harrison and King Arthur deep back to go. It's to King. King runs up and is on the right side, and cuts back right to the right for 5 yards before he's pulled down out the 28-yard line. Bill King carrying. Joe Cooper and Mike Patio combined to stop him. Ball placed down out the 28-yard line.
It'll be 3rd and 14 on the Pittsburgh Steelers 28, no score on the football game. The Giants recovering a fumble by Theron Sapp on the opening play on the Steelers 24-yard line.
Up to the line of skimmers comes the New York Giants now. King and Morrison also wearing sneakers. Going back to pass, it's Trittle looking downfield, throws, angle to the left, it's incomplete. Through the hands of Dale Schauffner, and incomplete is the angle from the left side at the 15-yard line.
Dale Schauffner being defended against by Willie Daniel, here's John Chandler running on the field now to try a field goal. It's 4th and 14 for the Giants. On the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-yard line. The kick will be about 35 yards. The angle is to the left.
Kicking in towards the closed end of Yankee Stadium. The wind is not a factor now. A 34-yard attempt. The teams are lined up and set. Dripping will hold. The ball is snapped, placed down, it's kicked by Chandler. High enough, deep enough, and it is good!
There's Harmon on the field to score! The Giants 3, the Steelers nothing! At Yankee Stadium before enthused, excited crowd of 63,000. John Chandler ready to kick off again for the Giants.
Thomas and Borman on the receivers. The kick is high and short. Coming down to the 15-yard line, it's taken by Gary Borman. He runs to his left up to the 20-yard line. He has Borman in front of him. He's downfield, up to midfield, coming back to his left up to the 40-yard line of the Giants, down to the 30, and down he goes, at the 28-yard line of the Giants.
Tackle made by Dick Prestonin. A beautiful run back by Gary Borman, taking on his own 15-yard line, running it down the near sideline, past midfield, to the 28-yard line of the Giants. First and 10 for Pittsburgh on the Giants 28.
Those run backs to kick off have plagued the Giants all year, and Borman just ran one back into Giants territory to the Giants 28. Now Borman is flag wide to the right side, but he's now split out to the left side, to deep back to Sapp and Johnson.
The handoff goes to Johnson, up the middle for two, three yards. He keeps driving, stealing his out for four yards before he stops. Down to the 24-yard line, Dick Majulewski pulled him down after he picked up four. It'll be second and sixth on the 24-yard line. Pittsburgh offensively as Siron Sapp and John Henry Johnson as the running backs.
Ed Brown is the quarterback, a 10-year veteran, but he dialed the flag a back. The ends are Carpenter and Borman. Carpenter the split end, rather Borman the split end, and Carpenter the tight end. Ed Brown looking over the Giants defense as his four-quartered at the line of scrimmage.
Takes a snap back, hands over to John Henry Johnson, driving off right back, and he's stopped for no gain. No gain on the play. As Sam Huff, John LeVertier, and Eddie Robiselli compiling in to stop him for no gain.
It'll be third and sixth on the 24-yard line. All the New York Giants. The score is Giants three, Pittsburgh nothing. John Henry Johnson, last man to get to his feet. He was the ball carrier. Big bruising, 6-2, 215 pounds. How do you regard us?
Big leg has been covering Buddy Dile here at the flanker in a man-on-man situation. Now the footing is pretty rugged. It looks as if Ed Brown might try to go with a down-and-out to Buddy Dile. Eddie Brown takes the snap back, goes straight back to pass his third and sixth.
Fulling down the middle and it's complete. A button-hook to Gary. No, he dropped it. He dropped it. He had it in his hand. And as he went to the ground, he dropped it. Incomplete. Eric Barnes and Jim Patton defending on the play. A button-hook pattern about 10 yards downfield.
And he dropped it as he went to the ground. He never had control. So it's fourth and sixth on the 24 and a field goal attempt coming up. Lou Michaels, a left-footed kicker will try it. It'll be about 30 yards out. Let's see what they set up for it.
It's going to be at the 29-yard line. No, 30-yard line it is. That's a 30. The angle is to the right. The teams are lined up and set. Signals being called. The ball is snapped. Place down. Michaels kicks. High enough. Even up. It's still good. It's still good. It was right to the right.
And the Giants still lead 3-0. And it's Giants 4 as a result of the touchback, first and 10 on their 20-yard line.
Either team has been able to pick up a first down thus far. Both ball clubs warming up to this very difficult footing, getting accustomed to it. They haven't been able to move too well thus far except for Gary Bormann's fine run back of the kickoff.
Now give to the Flanks wide to the right. Shorston splits to the left side. King and Morrison to the deep back. Stipple. Goal signals. And the hand of course to King. King drives over to the right guard and goes for 4 yards but the penalty marker is down as the Steelers might have been offside.
Their offensive right tackle, Frank Atkisson may have been in there. King picked up 5 yards on the players. The ball is placed down on the 25-yard line. And we're waiting for the decision by the officials and the New York Giants. Jack Stroud, offensive captain, elects to accept the penalty so it will be first and 5 on the 25-yard line.
Pittsburgh was offside. It's first and 5 for the Giants. On the Giants 25-yard line, the New York Giants are leading Pittsburgh 3-0.
Gifford Flanks wide out to the right side. Shorston split about 3 yards to the left. Stipple looking over the defense.
Calling signals as he ducks in under the center. Takes a snap back. Hands up to King. He drives off right tackle straight down the cliff and goes for it for 4 yards. Porn action in the moment. The score of the Giants 3-0.
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Second and 1 for the Giants on the New York Giants 29-yard line. Stipple takes the snap back. Gives it up to Morris. It's loose.
And looking for the recovery is Pittsburgh ball. Pittsburgh recovered as Clinton-Thomas fell on the ball. Joe Morrison fumbled and Clinton-Thomas recovered for Pittsburgh on the Giants 33-yard line. So it's Pittsburgh ball, first and 10 on the Giants 33-0.
Now they were going to see effectively both teams were using an extremely tight 4-3 or 4-4. The idea is to close off the middle figuring that either team can really run well to the outside because of the footing.
Now, thanks wide to the right side. Ed Brown goes back to pass on first now. Looking downfield. He throws it through. And it's looking for the recovery. It's got to be a still Pittsburgh ball for a long. Back on the 38-yard line. As Ed Brown was looking to throw, John Leavitt here, Andy Robustelli and Dick Modulescu were in on him. Someone deflected his hand. The ball rolled free.
And it was recovered by Mike Sandusky, a guard on the Pittsburgh Steelers on the 38-yard line. A 5-yard loss. It's second and 15. Now for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Giants 38-yard line. The Giants leading 3-0.
Five minutes are gone in this first quarter. Moneydial flanks wide out to the right side. The rest of the ball club is tight. Ed Brown calls a signal. Takes a snap back. Hands off now to Fats. Fats slips as he cuts upfield.
Drives for 3-4 yards. And down he goes. He went back to his right. Ran off his own right back. A flip as he cut upfield. And he was pulled down by Dick Modulescu, John Leavitt here, and Sam Huff.
Ball placed down on the 33-yard line. 5-yard gain. It's third and 10 on the 33-yard of the New York Giants. Pittsburgh Steelers in possession. The Giants leading 3-0.
Dial again. Flank to the right side. Ballman split out to the left. Brown, the quarterback, goes straight back to pass on third and long yards.
Ball was hanging to the left side. It's complete now to the 6-15-yard line. Running with the ball. Ballman down to the 5-to-the-go line. A fumble. A loose ball in the dressing, cover. Eric Jones is running it out along the near side to the 20-yard line. The 25-up the left side. He has running long. Running along the 20-yard line. And he's forced out of bounds at the 32.
A remarkable play. Gary Ballman hits. Fumble at the go line. Picked up in the end zone by Eric Bond and Bond ran it out. Up along the near side line. Then cutting to his left along the 30-yard line. And ran out of bounds on the far side at about the 34.
Giants 4-0 first stand in this wild first quarter. Giants come to the line of scrimmage. Y.A. Tittle calling for quiet. Gets his flank right. Shot to the split left. And now there's an official timeout for just a moment as Y.A. Tittle cannot be heard by his Giants teammates.
A fantastic play. They'll be talking about that one for a long time. As Eric Bond picks up the fumble in the end zone and ran it out. He could have stayed in there for a touchback, but he ran it out. And he ran it out to the 34-yard line.
Now quiet results. And the handoff goes to Joe Marston running off his own left guard. He pulled out for a loss. As he tried his own left guard, he dropped for a 2-yard loss back to the 32-yard line where it'll be 2nd and 12 on the 32. Joe Marston carrying.
And it seems to me, Al, that the ball carriers particularly are having extreme difficulties not only with their footing but handling that cold football too. They really are, Marty. And perhaps the men that are having a tough time are the men up front trying to get off a good block.
2nd and 12 on the 32, the Giants leading. And a handoff goes to Phil King. He's back up the middle. Dries upfield. 6-and-12 yards. Up to the 43-yard line. 44-yard line. Good for a first down for the Giants.
It was 2nd and 12. He picked up about 12 yards on that run. And the off-sticks ought to be brought out. Al, do you regardless? The Steelers have so far shown three different defenses. They've shown an odd man line whereby they put the right tackle head on the center.
And that will leave number 7, the Ernie Stoudner, playing the weak side pretty much alone. And Ernie made a big play on that. Then they have switched down a second down situation. And they've come with a 4-4 again with the two linebackers playing outside the two interior tackles, figuring that they're going to close off this middle very definitely.
And then the defense they go with most of the time is pretty much their straight or three defense. It was shy of a first down by about 3 inches. It'll be 3rd and inches. The ball is on the 43-yard line.
The series began back on the 34, the Giants. 3rd and inches. And Joe Walton has come in replacing Dale Sharpton at split end. He probably will play a side end now as the Giants go for the outage. 3rd and inches on the 43.
He'll flip his flank to the right side. The rest of the ball club is tight. Settle, call a signal, takes a snap back, gives to Morrison. Morrison, a quick pass up the middle. It's complete and Thomas. Thomas up to the 40-yard line of the Steelers.
He flicks the hand off to Morrison, step back and through over the middle of Aaron Thomas. Thomas was slow down on the Steelers 41-yard line. A fantastic gamble taken by the Giants. They had 3rd and inches in their own territory and they threw for the first down to the Steelers 41-yard line.
1st and 10 on the 41 of the Steelers and Dale Sharpton comes back in replacing Joe Walton. And he ends on Aaron Thomas and Dale Sharpton. Walton comes to the side. Gifford's flank to the right side. King and Morrison are the deep back. 1st and 10 on the Steelers 41.
Settle goes back to pass. Slow deep down to the left side to Sharpton. Way down. Good serve! Good serve!
Dale Sharpton racing down the left side and his man beaten by 4 yards. The ball high in the air. Sharpton racing under the heat. Racing forward and he's folded in at the goal line. A perfect pass by Wiley A. Settle.
And the Giants lead 9-0. 1-1-10 coming up. He's a light up a step. The ball is snapped right down the kick. It hits the crossbar and goes wide to the left. It hit the upright on the left side and we're wide to the left on the left side.
There's time on the field for the score of the New York Giants 9. The Pittsburgh Steelers nothing.
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Don Chandler ready to kick off now for the New York Giants. That fast play for the touchdown was good for 41 yards. Here's the kickoff.
High and fairly short. Coming down to the 15 yard line a 10 yard line this time. Taken by Clenden Thomas. He reaches to his right.
Looking for a block and running along the 20 yard line. Makes the turn up field and he's forced out a bounce on the far side of about the 30 yard line.
The Giants leading by a score of 9 to nothing. New York Giants moved 66 yards. The touchdown to the play being a 41 yard pass from Tittle to Schaffner. A beauty.
The point after it steps. Gets the left upright to Don Chandler's left and went out to the left side. No good.
So it's 9 to nothing Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers down the ball. First and 10 on their 31 yard line.
Steelers come to the line of scrimmage. Buddy John flank wide out to the left side. It. Brown is the quarterback. He takes the snapback.
He hands it up to Schaffner. Slow down for no gain. Jim Catcavage coming around behind the ball carrier. Here on Schaffner. Putting him down for no gain at the 31 yard line.
It'll be second and 10 on the 31. Catcavage making a play. Fentley marker was thrown down.
Let's see what the call is going to be. It's against the Giants. A 5 yarder called off against the Giants.
This is only may have been offside on this play and here's Aldi regardless. The Pittsburgh Steelers offensively though they haven't really shown it as yet.
Are still moving very effectively. That offensive line is blowing very well and they're opening some pretty good holes.
The Giants on some great individual efforts have been able to stop it. But Pittsburgh can run that football and their objective is to keep it on the ground.
Their guards are pulling very well and doing a real good job of blocking.
Well it's first and five as the Giants were offside on the Pittsburgh 36 yard line. The Giants leading 9 to nothing. Seven and a half minutes to go in the first quarter.
And of course the Fioransap that goes up his own left guard drives for one or two yards and he's held up right and then crumples over as three, four of the Giants bring him to the ground.
Fioransap the ball carrier. Ball placed down for about the 38 yard line. He picked up two yards on the play.
It'll be second and three on the 38 yard line. All the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants are out in front by a score of 9 to nothing.
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John Henry Johnson pulls up the middle and goes for 10, 12 yards before he's pulled down.
Pass this field to the 48 yard line of the Giants. Big John Henry Johnson pulling up the middle on a straight power play before he was stopped by Jim Batten, Sam Huff and Dick Pessinan.
So it's first and 10 now for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The ball is on the 48 yard line of the Giants. The Giants are out in front by a score of 9 to nothing.
Fantastic first quarter thus far. Now the Steelers in their white uniforms and black and gold trim go to the line of skimmage.
Flankers are right and left. Brown takes it, goes straight back to pass on first down. Good protection.
Deep, deep down the middle. In the center by Flink. Looks at the 20 yard line. Looks for Bucky. He has plenty of room. Up to the 20 yard line. Now to the right side of the 30 yard line. Up to the 40. Still has Bucky and he goes out of bounds after 44.
First and 10, pull the Giants. The intended receiver on the play was Buddy Diles. Aldi Regarder starting just to show you how adept the Giants are defensively. Now Jimmy Patton, as soon as the interception was made, knew he had one block and that was to go for Buddy Diles.
But coming upfield the guidance to the old pro defensive end Jim Cabot put on a real big block to shake Dick Luce for a few more yards.
First and 10, pull the Giants on their 44 yard line. Going back to pass of Settle. He's right. He's over the goal with a loop. Going free. And let's see who recovers. It may be the Giants who recover. It may be the Giants who recover. Settle.
Rolling out to his right was hit as he went back. The ball popped free. Andy Russell, the man who hit him as he shut the gap. Recovery made by Greg Lawson on the play back on the 30 yard line. It's a 14 yard loss.
So it'll be second and 24 for the Giants on the Giants 30 yard line. Red doggy on the play was Russell who came charging in and as Settle turned he was hit. The ball popped away.
Well it's second and 24 on the Giants 30. That ball is tough to handle today. Settle takes it. Goes back to pass. Now he has protection. Goes out to the right side. Complete to Morris.
Morris and back up on the line of skimmers. Runs along the near sideline up to the 30 again and that's it. More action on the ball. The score of the Giants 9. The steal is nothing.
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It's third and 24 for the New York Giants on the Giants 30 yard line. Giants are leading by a score of 9 to nothing. Settle going back to pass. Flipping as he does. Looks downfield.
Flipping as he does. Looks downfield. He's got it. And he's got it inbound. And it's good for him. A first down. A beautiful play up to the 46 yard line of the Steelers. A marvelous play by Y.A. Settle and Dale Schauffner. A down and out pattern. Just at the sideline. Just far enough for the first down by a foot.
How's that for precision? How do you regard it? That was great for precision, Marty, but I'm sure no one envied the defensive air sack. It's an awfully tough job to try to cover anyone on this kind of a field. The offensive man does have the big advantage.
Well, five minutes and 15 seconds remain in this first quarter. And time has been cold on the field. There'll be more action on the moment. The score of the New York Giants 9. The Pittsburgh Steelers. Nothing.
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Time is still out here at Yankee Stadium. A tremendously excited crowd watching the New York Giants lead the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 9 to nothing. At Chicago in the first period, the Chicago Bears lead the Detroit Lions 3 to nothing.
How do you regard us? Marty, watch it, number 79, the left end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lou Michaels. He's a good boy and makes a real good outside charge. And I think White will probably try to trap him and head to the inside of Michaels.
Well, it's first and 10 on the Pittsburgh 46. Giants have the ball. Settle calls the signals. Hands drop to Marsh. The Marsh then drives up to the line of few and picks up three, four yards before he's stopped. He's down to about the 41 yard line on the 42 and he's stopped.
At the right side by Mike Parios, the middle linebacker. That ball plays down at the 42 yard line. He picked up four. It'll be second and sixth for the Giants on the 42 and the Pittsburgh Steelers. New York Giants scored on a field goal by Don Chandler of 34 yards and a 41 yard touchdown pass from Tittle to Scharffner.
That's a record for Tittle, his three fourth touchdown pass of the year and he has just set a new record for touchdown passes in one season. The old mark was 33 held by Tittle.
Tittle takes it, hands it to King. King goes up the middle, takes the way, he's got a fly six, seven yards and then he's filled by Clinton Thomas. Good for another first down.
That's a 32, 33 yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Again that trap play up the middle and Bill King is running exceptionally well thus far today. He's really busting up in there.
All this plays down to 33 yard line. He picked up nine on the play. First and 10 for the Giants on the Pittsburgh Steelers, 33 yard line. Giants are leading by a score of nine to nothing with four minutes and ten seconds remaining in this first quarter.
Frank Evans, Mike to the right side, the rest of the ball club is tight. King and Miles and all the deep backs. Tittle takes the snap back, goes straight back to pass. Good protection, throws, hanging to the right side.
Clinton Thomas to the 20 and down he goes to the 16 yard line. Another first down for the Giants. Aaron Thomas, slow down on the play by Dick Haley at the 16 yard line. First and 10 for the Giants.
He's going to the line that's covered. This is awfully dangerous when you're playing against a guy like Del Sheldra. First and 10 for New York on the Steelers, 16. Flankers to the right and left. Going back to pass the Tittle on first down.
Dean Rush throws the screen out to the left. His complete is a morse code. He's out of the sand. He slips and gets out of the eight yard line. He slips as he starts to cut back. Remember the Giants are going in towards the closed end of the stadium. It's extremely hard there, the turf is. Frozen. He slips at the eight yard line. And the play picked up eight yards. So a second and two on the eight. Had he not slipped he might have gone all the way. He had blockers around him, also Steelers around him, but he was still on his feet until he slipped.
Bob Schmitz was the man who pinned him down, but it was the slip that's counted. Second and two on the eight on the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New York Giants leading nine to nothing. Kippen flanks wide out to the right side. Tittle looking over that defense as he ducks in under the center. Calls the signal. Takes the snap back. Hands off the king. King goes up the middle. Goes for the first down, number five. First and goal to go on the five yard line. Big pile up at the five yard line.
Let's see where that's going. They're going to measure once again. And it looks as though it's clearly a first down and some of the crowd is dissatisfied as the ball, the nose of the ball seems to be resting on the five yard line. And the R6s are being brought out. The R6s were short of the five yard line or so it seemed.
At any rate, the Giants lead nine to nothing. The R6s are out there now. Jack Stroud and Y8 settle along with the officials and all of the Steelers looking at it. It is a first down. So it's first and goal to go on the five.
Yes Al. On the last play Marty, the right side of the Giants offensive line really did a fine job. Jack really moved across the afternoon. Michael really put a good block on him as did a bookie ball on Joe Krupa. And the center, Greg Larson, shoots straight ahead to the middle linebacker, Myron Partios.
First and goal to go on the five yard line. The Pittsburgh Steelers are packed in tight. It's an 8-3 defense. Kendall calls the play. Man in motion is Gifford. A pitch out to Gifford, circling around the left side. He's looking to pass. He stops. He runs back to his right. He's being trapped back there. He laddles back to Larson. Larson has pulled out of the tenure. No! Another one goes to Gifford again. He throws it in the wrong hand. What a play and a penalty marker as well. They were playing basketball with it, literally.
Gifford came in motion. Took a handoff swing to his left from Laie Tittle. Was trapped back there. Laddled back to Greg Larson. Larson ran. Laddled to Tittle. Tittle back to Gifford. Gifford threw a pass to Thomas. Incomplete penalty marker. Oh boy.
And a penalty is against the Giants, a 15 yarder. Well, it was first and goal to go on the five. Now it'll be first and goal on the 20 yard line. Fantastic first quarter. A minute and 54 seconds remain in this first period. The Giants lead 9-0. Yes, Al?
All right, now the third quarter scalers will probably figure the Giants are the pairs. They're going to be putting on a real big rush. We might look for Laie Tittle to come with a fake dive and then come with a draw, giving it to the second man. The idea of the fake dive is to pull the linebacker over.
First and goal to go on the Steelers 20 yard line. Laie Tittle calls signals. Takes the snapback. Rolls out to his right to pass. Good blocking back there. Throws out to the right side and is intercepted by the Steelers on the two yard line. And pulled down at the five yard line is Andy Russell.
A hardy looking pass and Dennis O'Franck gives it. Intercepted and is first and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers on their six yard line is where it's placed down. The Giants still leading 9-0.
So the Pittsburgh offensive unit comes in there now. A Giants defensive unit, which you know so well, on the field. All the Steelers, Satt and Johnson, the deep backs. Ed Brown, the quarterback. Buddy Down, the flankerback. The ends, the carpenter, the tight end and Borman, the split end.
The tackle is James and Bradshaw. The guard is Van Duske and Lemmick. The center is Nutter, Buzz Nutter. First and 10 on the road, six yard line. The handoff goes to Satt. He's stuck at the line of Skimish. No game, maybe a yard. More action at the moment. The score, the Giants 9, the Steelers nothing.
Line of the Steelers. Handoff goes to Satt again. Again, Satt, Satt. That's the line of Skimish. Maybe a yard on the play. Sam Huff and Dick Majolef keep stopping them there. And now the New York Giants defensive unit seems to be contending that offensive club of the Steelers well on the ground.
How do you regard us? The Giants defense party, they're moving up and playing it extremely tight right in the middle. Now Jimmy Patton playing the weak side safety is moving up to the line of Skimish making it virtually a 4-4 or an 8 depending on how hard it charges the linebackers.
Now it's third and nine on the seven yard line of the Steelers. And the handoff goes to Big John Henry Johnson for two yards, three yards and he's stuck. And now the fifth first Steelers are forced to fight. He picked up three yards up to the 10 yard line.
So it'll be fourth and six on the Steelers' 10. And the Pittsburgh Steelers are forced to fight. John Lovett-Guerin, Tom Scott came in to stop them. The quarter will end and that's the gun. That's the end of the first quarter with a score of the Giants 9, the Pittsburgh Steelers nothing.
Well here at Yankee Stadium they're talking about their first quarter of play and they will be talking about it for months and perhaps years to come. The Giants out in front and nine to nothing. Ed Brown the quarterback is also the front of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 10-year veteran has six yards in his own end zone. Twin safety for the Giants are Dove and Pessinan waiting for the snap from center.
It comes back to Brown. Brown moves forward and boots that ball. Just does get in the way of good kick. Out to the Giants 45 yard line. Take a man by Pessinan. He moves upfield for eight yards and down he goes in Steelers territory at the Steelers 47 yard line.
Plus another, the center led the defensive charge. So it's first and 10 for the Giants in Steelers territory on the Pittsburgh 47 yard line. Giants out in front nine to nothing. Giants scoring on the field goal of 34 yards by Don Chandler and a 41 yard touchdown pass to Tittle Deshauner.
First and 10 for New York on Pittsburgh's 47. Y8 Tittle calls the signals. Takes the snap back. Hands off to King swinging wide to his left. Makes the turn upfield and he pulls out picking up one yard on the play at the 46 yard line.
Willie Daniel came up fast from his right corner position to make the tackle a good one on Phil King. It's second and nine on the 46. Phil King carrying the ball. In the second quarter at Chicago the Bears still lead the Detroit Lions three to nothing.
In other games in the second period Baltimore 10, Los Angeles nothing. Minnesota 13, Philadelphia 6 in the third quarter. Second and nine on the 46. Gifford flying to the right side of Tittle. Goes back to pass. Flicks downfield. Flows down the middle. Incomplete through the hands of Gale Schafter.
A front knock about 15 yards downfield. Schafter racing downfield spinning around and stopping. The pass went through his hands high over his head. Incomplete. Willie Daniel defending. So it's third and nine on the 46. All the Pittsburgh Steelers. The New York Giants are ahead nine to nothing in the opening minute of the second quarter of play.
The Giants now moving toward the open end of Yankee Stadium. Giants in their home uniforms are blue with white and red trim. Pittsburgh Steelers in white with black and gold trim. New York Giants still huddled up.
Y-8 Tittle breaks the huddle now. Gifford runs out to the right side of the flanker stuff and flips him to the left side. They're running back to King and Mars. Tittle calls the signals. Takes the snap back. Goes straight back to pass. Steps into the pocket. Throw. It's completely Gifford. A penalty marker is thrown down.
A penalty marker is down and it may be a play will be nullified. Let's see what the ball is going to be. It's mighty close to a first down. And they're pointing, gesticulating. And the ball is being blocked back.
And a 15 yarder is being marked off against the Giants for offensive holding I believe. It is back to the 28 yard line. A 15 yarder it is. We're waiting for the signal from referee Norman Schachter.
Still waiting for the signal. Let's see what the call is now. We still don't get a signal. We know the ball is back to the 28 yard line. No signal from the official. Obviously offensive holding. I'll do regardless.
Willie Daniels, number 44 and Glendon Thomas, number 28 are double covering Del Schachter here on the left side. And it would look as if Y.A. Tittle's man will have to be Aaron Thomas. So he might keep our eye on Aaron.
A strong yardage for the Giants. The ball is on their 28 yard line. Tittle on a draw plate at Joe Morrison looking for running room. He stumbles, runs out to the right and he's thrown back there for a loss. Back to the 24 yard line. A 4 yard loss on the play. And now the Giants hunting unit comes on the field.
The Giants in front of Pittsburgh by a score of 9 to nothing. 13 minutes and 18 seconds remain in this first half. Don Chandler running out to left center field. Twin safeties for the Pittsburgh Steelers are Glendon Thomas and Dick Haley.
They're back around their own 30 yard line. Chandler standing on his own 10. He gets the snap and center, moves forward and boots that ball. A pretty kick. A perfect spiral deep. Coming out of the 25 yard line taken out by Dick Haley. He runs to his left and he's driven by three of the Giants.
Pulling him down, Lane Howell leading the defensive charge. Back of about the 32 yard line. 30 yard line of edge. More action in the moment. The score of the Giants 9 and the Steelers nothing.
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Two yards on the play. Four yards on the play up to the 34 yard line. As he drove up the middle, stunned finally by Jim Patton and Jake Kessenden.
Dragon and Six on the 34. The Pittsburgh Steelers go to the line of skimmets. Buddy Dyer flanked out to the right side. Gary Bormas flipped to the left. The running backs at Johnson and Sapp. Now the handoff goes to Johnson. Johnson up the middle. Stunned by the line of skimmets. No game. Maybe a yard or two as the big pileup develops.
The Giants lead 9 to nothing. Four on the play. Four on the play up to the 36 yard line. It'll be third and four on the 36. New York Giants up front by a score of 9 to nothing.
Substitution Johnny Powers comes into the lineup, replacing Gary Bormas at end for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Third and four on the 36 yard line. The Pittsburgh Steelers big play coming up for both four buzzers. The Giants lead 9 to nothing. Four minutes are gone in this second quarter.
The Giants lead 9 to nothing across the line of the Steelers. The ball is resting on the 40 yard line. It should be a first down.
Now they've got it. Up to this point, the Steelers haven't gambled at all. They're figuring strictly for all control, keeping that football on the ground.
That at last play, the Giants had virtually the entire squad up to the line of scrimmage, but still he hit right up in there, and he did make the first.
First and then on the 40, Brown, Duxton on the center, takes the snapback, hands up to Stealoff, trying to wiggle his own left end.
He's trying to make a stand up field, he takes a four, five yards and down he goes, making a five yards on the play, up to the 45.
Trying to wiggle his own left end, Dick Pessin is coming up strong to make that tackle, ball placed down at the 46 yard line.
It'll be second and four on the 46 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Giants are up in front, nine to nothing.
For Pittsburgh, they're running back to our fear on Sapp and John Henry Johnson.
Sapp, a five year veteran out of Georgia, 6'1 and 200 pounds, and John Henry Johnson is 6'2 and 2'15 out of Arizona State.
Second and four on the 46, Buddy Dyer, fights back to the right side, the hand off to John Henry Johnson up the middle, he's stuck for no game.
Dick Pileup, no game. Jim Patton coming in to help out with John Levin here.
They give him one yard on him, that's even the call is.
Finally, one of the Steelers saying something to one of the Giants, and they're pointing at each other,
and the crowd is picking up the size and gesticulations of the two ball clubs.
One yard game on the play, Aldi Regardas.
Sure did, yeah, the play was pretty good, Marty. Gary Baldwin was extending, or at least trying to put on a fake block.
He didn't do a very good job, but the Giants were able to come over and cover.
Ed Brown dropping back to his own 32 yard line, ball just now from center, twins saved before the Giants.
There's the kick, a low, twisting spiral coming down to the 20 yard line, taken there by Eddie Dub, he goes up the middle for five, six shots, a 10 minute loop ball.
Let's see what the recovery is, Pittsburgh. More action at a moment, the score, the Giants 9, Pittsburgh nothing.
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Stand for the Fitzpork Steelers on the Giants 24 yard line, Fuzz Nutter made the recovery of the fumble, Dyer flanked to the right side, the handoff goes to Clearance,
stop, stop, stop, stop, the line is given to the drive force for one yard before Dick Modulewski sends busting through to lead the defensive charge.
Jerry Hillerbrand on the play along with Andy Robiselli, with Dick Modulewski down at the bottom of the pile.
It's second and nine on the 23 yard line of the Giants, the Giants are out in front by a score of 9 to nothing.
The Fitzpork Steelers driving in towards the closed end of Yankee Stadium, the entire field is now in shadow.
Though it may be breezy in your neighborhood right now, down on the well of the stadium the wind is no factor as of this moment.
Ed Brown takes it, goes back to pass on second half, Fuzz down the middle, complete deployment of the 15 yard line and he's pulled down to the 15 by Jim Patton.
Ball placed down at the 14 yard line and it's mighty close to a first down and then there's a for this one again.
Mighty close to a first down, it'll be third and inches or first and ten on the 14. It's third and inches.
Third and inches on the 14 yard line, the play began on the 24 yard line or the series began on the 24.
So it's third and inches on the 14 of the Giants.
Fuzz comes in on the end replacing Gary Foreman, the Giants are leading 9 to nothing, seven minutes have gone in this second quarter.
Ed Brown the quarterback. Picks the snapback, gives it to John Henry Johnson, he made the first stop, he fell forward at the line of scrimmage.
He went up the middle, see Jim Cat-Cabbage, John Lovett-Peer, Dick Majulewski, unless he were that ball is going to be placed down.
It's short of the 14 yard line so it's fourth and one. Fourth and about two feet.
Fourth and two feet at the 14, Ed Wuches is over the stealers, he's going to go for it.
The stealers have not sent in or they have Michael on the sideline, he's not in yet and they're going to go for it.
Fourth and two feet on the Giants 14. Ed Brown the quarterback, takes the snapback, gives the snapback, snap it.
He fell forward, he fell forward, it's very close, it's very close.
A big pile up, he went up with his own left guard, official time out.
The big pile up stopped at the 15 and fell to about the 14, it looks as though it's short. They're going to measure but it looks as though it's short.
The ball is still shy of the 14 yard line. The yardsticks ought to be brought out but it looks as though it's shy.
Yardsticks are being brought out. What a football game this is.
And it is short, giant ball.
A magnificent stand by the Giants defensive unit.
Three attempts at the line and they failed to make one foot.
Now they were going to do a great job.
The unfortunate thing for anybody carrying the ball however it's impossible to make that cut to the outside. It might have been a little open for Theron.
First and ten on the 14 yard line of the Giants. The Giants in possession, the handoff goes to Phil Keighy.
Cross-up is on that tackle for two yards up to the 16 yard line where he stopped. It'll be second and eight on the 16.
New York Giants offensively with Dale Schauffner and Aaron Thomas at the ends. Rosie Brown and Jack Stroud are the tackles.
Darrell Gerson, bookie ball in the guard. Greg Lawson is the center.
And Lane Howell is up off the bench. He'd come in for Jack Stroud if he goes in.
The backs of King and Mars from the running backs. Webster is ready but he's not played yet.
Gifford is the flagger back and Yelberton Abraham Tittle the quarterback.
Schauffner's put out to the left side, second and eight on the Giants 16 yard line. The Giants leading nine to nothing.
Tittle calls the play, goes back the pass. Throws the ball and it's incomplete.
He started the throw and as he threw his rear foot that he plants back there, slipped.
He was looking for Dale Schauffner and the ball actually was thrown down at his own feet.
At Schauffner's feet, rather at Tittle's feet. He slipped as he threw the ball.
And the ball sort of spun crazily out of his hands at Tittle's feet.
And it's rolled incomplete. Jack Stroud comes out of the lineup and Lane Howell comes in.
Lane Howell comes in to play tackle.
It's third and eight on the 16 yard line.
Schauffner, split wide out to the left side. The Giants leading nine to nothing. Six fifteen to go in this first half.
Tittle may be calling an automatic.
Hudson under the center. Takes the snap back. Hands up to Morrison.
Morrison busts out to the right, goes for four yards and he stops.
More action the more. The score. The Giants nine to stealer's nothing.
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It's fourth and sixth on the 18 yard line. Don Chandler's in a front formation.
He's waiting on his own four yard line. Gets the snap from center and boosts that ball a high floater.
Not too deep. Coming down in midfield. Bounding down towards the 40 yard line.
Picks up by 20 pounds. He flips as he picks the ball up. And down he goes and he's pinned down by two and a giant.
Lane Howell in on the tackle along with Mickey Walker.
The Giants are leading nine to nothing. Five and a half minutes remain in this first half.
It's first and ten for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And the ball is down on the 38 yard line of the Steelers.
Aldi, we got it.
The Giants are figuring if the Steelers are running on a first and tenth situation,
or generally moving Jimmy Price who generally makes the decision right up the line of scrimmage in a four four.
Eddie Brown may try shorter to change his strategy and go to the air.
Eddie Brown now goes back to pass on first down. He's getting rushed. Looks out to the left.
Throws out of the middle. And it's caught by 20 pounds.
He runs to his left along the 50 yard line. And down he goes at the 50.
Eddie Brown was rushed very hard on the play but he sidestepped the tacklers.
And he was finally got rid of that ball up the middle to Buddy Dyle till the midfield line.
It's good for 12 yards and a first down.
There's a near altercation on the field amongst the Steelers and Giants.
And they're talking with Fuznett of the offensive center of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Let's see what the rolling is going to be.
Getting those signals from the officials. The ball is down on the 49 yard line of the Steelers.
It's good for a first down.
A friendly recuse by the Steelers. Defensive holding.
So it's first and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the 49 yard line of the Steelers.
The Giants are out in front by a score of 9 to nothing.
Five minutes remain in this first half.
Buddy Dyle flank wide out to the right side. Gary Bomas flip to the left side.
And the handoff goes to Samp up to the middle of the line and he's stopped. No game.
Maybe a yard loss on the play.
That's right in the middle of the giant line, but that giant line is holding solidly in the middle.
With Sam Huff, John Levitzier, Jake Moduleski, along with Tom Scott all in on that last play.
No game. Second and 10 on the 49. Yes, Al.
We're more than likely to now see the Giants go into what they like to call the Sam 1.
A weak side safety and Sam Huff moving up to the line of scrimmage and trying to put as much pressure as possible.
This means the middle could be open and we might watch for Gary Bomas.
Well, it's second and 10 on the 49. It's Brown. Looks over to the Giants defense.
And the Giants defense moves, goes into the line.
John Henry Johnson takes it, goes up to the middle, picks up four, five, six yards on the play before he's stopped.
As he picks up six right down to the Giants 45 yard line.
The Giants 44 is where it's placed now. Seven yard gain is third and three on the 44.
Big John Henry Johnson going inside his own left tackle.
So another big play on this ball game. Third and three on the Giants 44 yard line.
The Giants leading nine to nothing, four minutes to go in this first half.
Buddy Dyer flanks again wide out to the right side.
First of the ball from his side, Giants defense is back in solid two. Brown takes it. Hands off, not a step, trying to go wide, cuts back inside.
He picks up four, five yards. Good for the first down.
He's down to the Giants 37 yard line. He picks up seven yards on the play where Jim Patton and Dick Pesenance made the tackle.
So it's first and 10 for the Steelers. On the Giants 37 yard line, the New York Giants leading nine to nothing.
Three and a half minutes to go in this first half and test time may become a factor in the cost of this grinding, grueling drive of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Moving along the ground most of the way, trying to go inside the tackles.
And now the Giants have called for a timeout. So there's timeout on the field with a score.
The New York Giants nine, the Pittsburgh Steelers nothing.
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At Yankee Stadium in New York City, Marty Glickson reporting along with Al D. Regardless and Joe Haskell.
With three minutes and 23 seconds remaining in his first half, the Steelers have the ball, first and 10 on the Giants 37.
The Giants have the lead, nine to nothing.
John Henry Johnson running into the huddle now. He was talking to Coach Buddy Walker on the far sideline.
Buddy Parker rather. Up two line is finished now, come the Steelers.
Buddy's now put to the right side, Foreman's flanked the left side, going back to pass Zip Brown on first down with Buddy aside back there.
He throws deep, in and he ends on. Incomplete, in front of the Gary Foreman, incomplete at the goal line.
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That was one of the few times in the ball game that Ed Brown had plenty of times to throw, but he overthrew Gary Foreman.
Yes Al.
Now the Giants had a bit of an outside rush, Marty. There's one guy in the National Football League that can really run the droids, John Henry Johnson.
So it's going to be interesting to see how Stan Huck should play and if this should develop.
Second and ten on the 37, and there's a handoff at John Henry up the middle. He played it most interestingly, a one yard loss on the plate of the 38 yard line.
Sam Huff, driving in along with Tom Scott, leading the defensive charge.
No gain on the play, another one yard loss, but at the line of skimmers John Henry was met following lead by Tom Scott and Stan Huff.
Here on staff runs to the sideline, and Nick Holt replaces him in the lineup in the backfield.
It'll be third and ten on the 37 yard line of the Steelers.
It's a shotgun formation. Flank is all left and right. Ed Brown eight yards back of the center, gets the snap from center, goes back to pass, throws right down the middle, and it's in.
It's dropped by Jimmy Patten. He had it in his hands at the 20 yard line. He fumbled the ball and dropped it and Jimmy is unhappy about it.
So it's fourth and ten on the 37. That was a shotgun formation. Flank is and split in.
A passing formation, and the pass was thrown downfield intended for Gary Borman, but Jim Patten almost intercepted it. He knocked it down, and it's fourth and ten on the 37.
Here's a long field goal attempt coming up. A 42 yarder. 42 yard, 43 yards. 43 yards. The angle is to the left. Jimmy Patten is the only man back there.
The ball is snapped, face down, it fumbles, loose, rolling around, and Giants recovered. Giants had the ball on the 43 yard line, and it's first and ten for New York.
The ball was fumbled. Fumbled by Bill Nelson who was trying to hold. And Sam Huff and John Lovedeer came barreling through, and his first and ten for the Giants on the Giants 42.
Two minutes and 28 seconds remain in the first half. The Giants are out in front by a score of nine to nine.
Gibbons flank wide to the right side. Dale Schaffner splits to the left side, running back to Morrison and King. Settle calls the play, takes it, goes back to pass, makes short, throws deep, deep down to the left side to Schaffner.
He's down to the 15, he's down to the 12. A beauty to Dale Schaffner. Roy A. Settle flying to Dale Schaffner at the 13 number on his last play for the house. The tackle by Willie Daniel.
The beauty of the play for him happened. A great catch actually by Dale, a wonderful pass by Roy A. Settle, but there was a fake draw into the line. That meant that Gwendolyn Thomas, who was playing the weak side safety, shouldn't peel off on Dale Schaffner late.
And as long as that draw held him, Dale Schaffner was able to complete that down fly fighter with a look in. Dale Schaffner's coming to the sideline and he's being helped to the sideline.
He may have hurt his hand or shoulder. And he's sitting on the bench of the near side. Joe Walton has replaced him in the lineup, which means that Walton will play the tight end and Aaron Thomas will play the split end.
But Dale Schaffner was way out in the clear again. The pass actually was a little bit under thrown. He had to wait for it. It was a little wobbly, unusual for Roy A.
And the play covered 45 yards. And now it's first and 10 for the Giants on the Pittsburgh Steelers 13 yard line. Two minutes remain in the first half. The Giants are out in front nine to nothing.
And the New York Giants with time taken are huddling up around Roy A. Tittle. Joe Walton joining in the huddle. And Roy A. Tittle most anxious to get that ball club underway again, looking out towards the official, holding that clock.
And the whistle should sound in just a moment. Yes, Al?
The Giants offensive line, Marty, are really doing a fine job now blocking. They're showing real good balance and making a good initial pass. Now here's a situation where Roy A. Tittle likes to come with that cross that we were talking about last week.
However, I'm sure the Steelers know that they do like this. And we might watch Roy A. come with the cross pattern, but possibly swing Joe Barnes into the right and so does Joe.
Now a play about to be resumed, first and 10 on the 13, Roy A. Tittle looking right and left. Takes the snap back. A draw play to Joe Morrison. He goes up the middle trying to swing right now. Goes down to the 10 yard line to the 8 yard line. Right down to the 8 yard line.
Joe Morrison carrying for 5 yards. His second and 5 on the 8 yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but Clark is running. 1.45 to go in this first half. Marty, O. and Daniel combine to make the tackle. And the Giants hustle back into their huddle.
A draw play up the middle and angling out to the left side. Clark is running. 1.30 to go in the first half. Second and 5 on the 8. Tittle takes it. Hands up to King going wide. King cuts back inside the end. Goes down to the 3 yard line to the 2. And he steps to the 2. It should be a first down in there.
Very close to it. Time is over by the officials and by the Giants. Dale Schofka is walking into the Giants locker room with a minute and 18 seconds to go in the first half. Schofka is on his feet and walking into the locker room.
We sure hope he'll be back out for the second half. But time has been caught by the Giants stopping the clock. Now we get to stay tuned at halftime for the latest worldwide news and up to the minute sports. Meanwhile at Chicago, still in the second period, Chicago Bears 3, Detroit Lions nothing. Here's how they'll be regarded.
The footing at the end of the field where the Giants are now driving is much better than down here to our right side. The right side, the pose at the Yankee Stadium is frozen. Now on the last play, the guards both pulled very well and put a real good block as did Joe Walch.
However, the significant thing was that Phil King was able to make that cut. He would have had a very difficult time had his team been driving in the opposite direction because of the frozen field. A real advantage.
Well, it's first and goal to go on the three yard line. One minute and 18 seconds remain in this first half. The Giants still have one more timeout left to them. They called a timeout earlier in the half.
So it's first and goal to go on the three. Tittle pulling the signals at the line of Skimitch. Tittle takes the snapback, goes back to fast, throws it to the right corner, touchdown! Awesome scores! A touchdown in the right corner! And Roy Tittle goes running off, snapping his hand as if to say, Atta boy, Atta boy!
A tremendous spread by the Giants and their fans here. The Giants are leading 15 to nothing. Meanwhile, Delshawter has gone back into the locker room. And as he walks into the Yankee dugout and into the locker room, the fans there rose and gave him an ovation.
One after a cent coming up. Teams are lined up and set. Dribbling will halt. Chanda will boot. Waters plays down and kicks it up. And it is, it is, it is good! A timeout on the field with a score. The New York Giants 16 to Pittsburgh Steelers nothing.
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At Yankee Stadium, Marty Glickman along with Aldi Regardless and Joe Hasbro. A minute and 13 seconds remain in the first half. The Giants are out in the front 16 to nothing.
Ready to take off now is John Chandler for the Giants. Twin safes are Thomas and Borman at the goal line. Here's the boost. It's short. Coming out of about the 15-yard line and a second man by Borman.
He's going to run to his right up to the 28th. He slips at the 28-yard line and down he goes. And down by Eric Barnes. Eric Barnes in on the tackle and his first and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Borman is on the 29-yard line of the Steelers. Giants are out in front by a score of 16 to nothing. And the clock is put back in motion again a minute and five seconds to go in this first half. Up to the line of skimmers come the white, flat Pittsburgh Steelers moving into the closed end of Yankee Stadium.
Borman is going wide around his own left side trying to make a turn up field and he runs out of bounds at the 39-yard line. Picked up 10 yards on the plays and he couldn't stop. He jumps over the fence.
A restraining barrier back of the bench because of the hard condition of the field and into a snowy portion of the field well back off the playing field. He picked up nine yards on the play. Nine and a half. It will be second and inches.
The ball is on the 39-yard line. 49 seconds to go in this first half. Pittsburgh Steelers looking to get within field goal-kicking range and of course looking to go all the way through if they can. On that play Borman playing the right end. Came around on the reverse.
An end-to-round play. Swing his own left end. Foddy down off the flank to the right side of this round. Goes back to pass looking downfield. Goes down the middle and is caught by Foddy Dyle at the 40-yard line and down he goes. A pop and a loose ball from the Whistle Blue. And an official is knocked down by Mike Sandusky who ran into him accidentally.
The ball was picked up by 6-hecten and but the whistle started at the 38-yard line, 37-yard line of the Giants. And the Steelers call time out to stop the clock. It will be first and 10 at the 37 of the Giants when players rezone with 40 seconds remaining in this first half.
Pittsburgh stops the clock now. And those Steelers are dangerous. Foddy Dyle going down and thinking to the outside going over the middle that time. Pulled down by Eric Barnes.
The New York Giants have 16 points. First on a field goal by Don Chandler from 34-yard down. Then on a 41-yard pass play from Tiddles to Schumpner. Climaxing a 66-yard drive. And then they move 58-yards with the scoring drive.
The scoring thrust being a 3-yard touchdown. A pass from Tiddles to Morrison in the end zone. Here's a score from Chicago. Detroit had scored to lead Chicago in the second period.
Detroit 7, Chicago 3. Detroit 7, Chicago 3 in the second quarter. I'll be reconnaissance.
It's more than likely now for the Giants to win in their blanket defense. Trying to take away any of the deep park patterns from the Pittsburgh Steelers. So more than likely we'll probably see Ed Brown forced to go over the middle short.
Here's the shotgun formation now for the Steelers. Brown 8-yard back in the center. Throws over to the left side. And it's caught at about, no, inbound by Trest Cometer at the 29-yard line.
An 8-yard gain on the play. It'll be second and two on the 29 of the Giants. That's that shotgun formation, a spread formation, with Ed Brown, the quarterback, seven or eight yards back in the center.
Both then split blanket backs on either side. And they spread out all over the field on that particular formation.
The line is also split about a yard and a half for each man at the line of scrimmage. Now they go into the T formation, second and two on the 29-yard line.
16 to nothing, the Giants lead. 35 seconds to go on the half. Dearon Fats carries the ball. Stubble. Runs to his right. Trying to make the turn on field and down he goes into the 21-yard line.
Dearon Fats picking up eight yards on the play. And the clock is stopped again by the Steelers, 20 time-out. Ball placed down at the 21-yard line of the Giants. Good for a first down. He picked up eight yards. Dearon Fats carrying until he was tackled by Dick Pessinan.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers have moved upfield in a big hurry from their own 29-yard line after the kickoff following the Giants' second touchdown.
The Giants' 21-yard line, 27 seconds remain in this first half. And these National Football League teams are particularly adept in the final two minutes of the game on the half, moving that ball rapidly and conserving that clock. Al?
I'm sure Ed Brown feels that it's actually a big thing to get his CD. However, he will settle for a field goal and he's not about to take any chances. So more than likely, knowing that the Giants are going to be playing, as I mentioned before, the deep spots of the CD is the likely thing, Ed Brown might just gamble and he may try to come with his draw, figuring the Giants for a big hard pass rush.
And if he comes with a draw, again, as I mentioned earlier, that John Henry Johnson, this boy, can really, really move.
Well, it's first and 10 on the Giants' 21-yard line, 27 seconds remain in this first half.
Brown at the tee formation as Black is right and left. Takes a snap back, goes back to pass, looks downfield, throws near the goal line, incomplete choice.
And that is for Gary Bauman, covered by Dick Lynch, and it was short, falling at the goal line, with Bauman about three yards in the end zone and Dick Lynch covering Bauman.
So it's second and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Giants' 21-yard line. 22 seconds remain in this first half.
And each time the play develops, you can hear the roar and the rise from the crowd. And perhaps yours truly do. Oh, perhaps about it.
Second and 10 on the 21-yard line of the New York Giants. The Giants are out in front, 16 to nothing. 22 seconds to go on the first half.
Black has a left and right. Brown takes it, takes the handoff, goes back to pass, throws Angley deep into the left corner, incomplete performance again.
Incomplete, deep into the left corner. So it'll be third and 10 on the 21, and as you said, Al, he's taking no chances.
He's throwing that ball real deep. And making sure that there are no blue jerseys where that football is headed.
Well, it's third and 10 on the 21. If they fail to make the first down or the touchdown on this play, the field goal attempt will be about 26 yards out, or 27.
Let's see where they place it down. That is still one play away. 17 seconds to go in this first half. 16 to nothing, the New York Giants lead a 5th and 6th field lead.
Third and 10 on the 21. Brown takes it, goes back to pass, looking downfield, being rushed, throws, the pass to the goal line, incomplete.
So it's fourth and 10 on the 21, and Lou Michaels comes jogging it from the far side.
12 seconds remain in this first half. The Giants are out in front, 16 to nothing.
Lou Michaels has attempted two field goals thus far and has missed two field goals. And Ed Brown is going to be holding. Ed Brown from 27 yards out.
Angle is two to the left. Seems to wind up in sixth. The ball is snapped, placed out, it kicks high enough, deep enough, it is good.
So it's 16 to 3 here on those Pittsburgh Shields, moving their own 29 down to the Giants' 21, and it all came within the last two minutes.
Less than that, last minute and 18 seconds as I recall. They really moved that ball smartly.
And it's 16 to 3 now, with just seven seconds remaining in this first half.
The Giants finally gave up the score, a 27-yard field goal by Lou Michaels.
Charlie Killett and Eddie Dove are in twin safeties, Joe Morrison banging about the 10-yard line.
Those men, two men, Killett and Dove have not played much in their goals. Joe Morrison, of course, is inoffensively all game.
The running backs of the Giants have been Morrison and King, with no exception. Seven seconds remain in the half.
The Giants are out in front 16 to 3. Now Michaels back there at his own 30.
He gets to move forward, and the wind blows the ball off the kicking team.
There are occasional swirling whirlpools of wind on the field, and at that time it blew the football off the kicking team.
Now it's set up again. Michaels moves forward to boot it, and he does.
A floater coming down near the 10-yard line. Joe Morrison bubbles it and fixes it up again.
The Giants are 15 on the 20-yard line, cuts inside of one man and another man on the 20, the 25. Battles forward, he loses his helmet, and down he goes.
At the 28-yard line, the gunshot sound ending this half.
McVarghus stops showing one second as the ball is changed hands, but as soon as his foot back in, that gunshot sound.
At the end of the half, the score, the New York Giants 16 to 5th coach, the
Reds 3. Here with his between-hats guest is Hank Greenwald. Hank?
When it comes to getting player talent, the New York Giants have taken a backseat to no one, and the man assigned to scouting the talent each year is their former coach and my guest here at halftime today, Jim Lee Howell.
Many of today's Giants, of course, played under Jim Lee, who retired from the coaching end of it just three years ago.
Jim Lee, as a former coach, do you find yourself sitting at a ballgame coaching along with the coaches on the field? Do you find this is something that you're able to resist, or is it just something that you just almost have no control?
Well, I'm pretty much a spectator, although I think I'm better than most spectators in that I do have a little more background than they have in the ballgame, and I do notice that I watch the game if some fellow's out of position or he's not finding his position quite correctly.
I just think what I would do if I would have been around the ball club in that situation, not the second guess, anyone, but I see that quite often now you think you see this thing happen two or three times, and pretty soon you see that all the coaches on both sides are alert, and here they come, and you see that you're thinking about development for a long.
And it makes it much more interesting, I think, watching the game, of course, because of that fact.
That must give you an awful lot of pride to watch some of the fellows who may have started their careers here with the Giants while you were coaching and to see them develop as you watched them done this.
Oh, yes, that's one of the greatest satisfaction you get out of coaching is you work with the players, no matter whether it's the college level, high school or pro, you have this association and fellowship and comradeship and the respect for each other, the players are in a different position, and staying in time for the coaches is just something I think is like and made in some other fields.
We have such a great extended coaching, that is a marvelous thing, and of course, being in the scouting business now, these boys, you have to go out and make an opinion on the recommendation, and actually see them with all the other teams and the ones that make it and the ones that don't make it.
That's also very interesting, very interesting to approach some of the All-Star games and have such great performers there and see how they will come along.
For instance, in one year of coaching the senior bowl, the best game I've seen in a long time coming out of college was one named Giggle Cogdill, and he turned out the very next year to be the outstanding rookie of the year for Detroit.
And the next year down the same game I have a boy named Aaron Palmer.
You don't lie about him, don't you?
So I thought he was even greater than Cogdill, and I have the highest regards for Cogdill, and I was very happy, of course, when the Japs were able to get him last year, and then to see him come along these last two or three bowl games and justify all these high expectations on it, it really gives you a lot of satisfaction.
Tim Lee Hall, I can't begin to tell you how I'm pleased for you to have been to have the Giants games on our radio network and how much we're looking forward to being able to bring these exciting games to many listeners for years to come.
Well, thank you very much.
Of course, the Giants are very happy that you're doing this because they're taking the game to more people, people who can't see it, and filling up a genuine understand of football.
And I know I catch it a lot on radio myself, but some of it even went out of the way when I came in and never came to see life there to the game or even after the game to get the run done on the game.
It's very important you keep your game on for a job.
My guest here at halftime of today's game between the Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jim Lee Hall.
The Giants are on the near side, the Pittsburgh Steelers on the far side, a drill team completing its halftime entertainment and marching off the field outside the open end of the stadium.
Y.A. settles back of the bench warming up, firing the ball to Joe Walton and to Hugh McElhoney.
Y.A. goes back a couple of steps, sets it in the throws, downfield.
Y.A. wearing half basketball sneakers under the ankle, low-cut sneakers. They're black because we are accustomed to seeing Y.A. with those old-fashioned high-top football shoes.
Well now the New York Giants go out to receive this kickoff. They lost the toss at the start of the game, and now they have the option at the start of the second half, and they are receiving as Joe Haskell told you.
The lights are on as they have been, and although the sky is still a bright blue, we can see the effects of the sun's rays on some of the buildings in the background near Yankee Stadium.
The field is entirely in shadow. There is even lighting on the entire field.
Wind is swirling down on the field, but not severely and not with any great consistency.
Now Lou Michaels is seeing up the football with his own 40-yard line, left footed kicker you know.
Twist safety for the Giants at the goal line are Killip and Dove. Joe Marsden with about the 10-yard line.
Ready for the second half kickoff, Giants leading 16-3, and there's the foot.
High and deep. This one is a good one. It hits the upright, the right upright, and it's an automatic touchback.
So it's first and 10 for the Giants on their 20. Currently the left upright facing the upright from the playing field blocks the point after a tenth, the first point after by Don Chandler,
and that's the reason why the Giants have 16 rather than 17 points. 16-3 the Giants lead. Now the Giants go to the line of scrimmage.
We'll check that offensive unit for you and see whether or not Jack Stout is in there.
First and 10 on the 20-yard line, and the handoff goes to Phil King. King cuts up the middle for five, six yards.
A trap play up the middle for six yards. Phil King carrying.
And we see where Lane Howell is flying right back in the place of Jack Stout.
So the Giants offensively have Aaron Thomas at split end in place of Dale Sharpton. Sharpton is out here though, and Joe Walton is the tight end.
Brown and Howell are the tackles. Jess and Bolden the guards. Greg Lawson the center.
The running backs King and Morrison. The flanker back is Gippit.
Y-8 to the quarterback. It's second and four on the 26.
Giants ball. Morrison takes it by the hole. Goes upfield. Picks up six yards, seven yards.
A first down for the Giants up the middle. Joe Morrison carrying before he was stopped by Joe Cooper, the left tackle, and John Vega, the right end.
First and 10 for the Giants. The ball is on the Giants' 32-yard line. Six-yard gain by Joe Morrison.
Defensively the Steelers have Lou Michaels and Joe Cooper on the left side.
Frank Atkinson is the right tackle and John Vega the right end. That's the big four up front.
Russell, Matios, and Schmitz are the linebackers. The handoff goes to Phil King up the line of skirmish and for a two-yard gain, he goes up to the 34-yard line going up his own right guard.
It'll be second and eight on the 34 of the New York Giants.
The
defense, the deep four are Glenn Glass, Dick Haley, Clinton Thomas, and Willie Daniels.
Joe is second and eight now for the Giants. The ball is on the 34-yard line of the Giants. The Giants are up front 16 to three.
A minute and a half is gone in the second half.
Hiddell sends Thomas as a flanker out to the left side. Givett as a tight right end.
Colnett signals, Duxin under the center.
Takes a snap back. Hands off to Phil King. King up the middle goes for a one-yard up to the 35-yard line.
It'll be third and seven on the 35. More action in the moment. The score, the Giants 16, the Steelers three.
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Seven for the Giants. On the Giants 35. It's Hiddell goes back to pass. Throws back to the left side.
And it's almost intercepted by Willie Daniels, but it's incomplete.
Willie Daniels stepping in front of Aaron Thomas to go for the interception, but it fell between the two men.
So it's fourth and seven for the Giants on the Giants 35. Giants pick up one first down and now they're forced to punch.
Twin safeties are Dick Haley and Clinton Thomas, ready to receive the kick, both wearing white sneakers.
And Don Chandler backs up to his own 21-yard line, waiting for staff to center.
Fourth and seven on the Giants 35. Staff comes back to Chandler.
He moves forward and boots up all a wobbly kick, fairly low, fairly shallow.
Bounding down, hit by Greg Lawson. It's bounded into Greg Lawson off the turf at the 34-yard line.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers take over, first and ten at the 34.
Penalty marker may have been thrown down. Let's see what the card is going to be here.
Sam Huff, Bill King, still out on the field.
Both out on the field, along with the rest of the Giants squad, offensively and defensively.
And they're talking with the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Patios.
And it may be against the Giants on that last one.
Let's see what the card is going to be.
Waiting for the signal from the official.
A personal foul called against the Giants on the penalty refuse. So it's first and ten on the 34.
Now the Steelers go to the line of skirmish. The Giants are leading 16-3.
Ed Brown is the quarterback. The deep backs at Johnson and Sapp.
And the handoff goes to Sapp. Sapp goes up his on-right guard, drives to six-seven-eight yards.
Tom is on-right guard, going up to the 41-yard line.
Right down to the 42 it is. He picked up eight on the play. Tom Scott made the tackle.
Here on Sapp, tying the ball for eight.
It's second and two on the 42-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Giants are out in front 16-3.
Twelve minutes to go on this third quarter.
The Steelers go to the line of skirmish.
The Giants are back to the left side. The rest of the board is tight.
Ed Brown goes back to pass on second down. Looks down for a throw.
Deep way down to Bowman. Way down. Incomplete. Overthrown.
Bowman covered by Patton. But Bowman had a stride on Patton.
And the pass is overthrown. More action in a moment.
The score, the Giants 16, the Steelers 3.
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The Steelers 42-yard line. Big play coming up. Buddy Dyer right down to the right side.
Powers is in an end. Rest of the board is tight. The Giants attack. John Henry Johnson carries a big hole.
He's out of the clear. Big lefty on the vehicle. Mike Pescium.
Down to the 20-yard line. Flips going at him.
Rolls the matter. Bowers on the 11, on the 10.
On that play, the Giants attack infallibly.
And John Henry Johnson bursts up the middle.
And Dick Wench had a come over from the weak side to come across and pull him down at the 10.
Aldi Regadas. There it is, buddy. There's the danger of going into a real heavy defensive line.
Once that's pulled back, or half-hacked, he gets by the line of scrimmage.
Well, he's all the way to the safety line.
And last play, Iris Barnes is playing a very tight as is Jimmy Patton.
The only man remaining was Dick Litch. And Dick had the cup from the far side.
They're a real good play.
Preston goal to go on the 10-yard line. The ball is resting subtly on the fan.
Head-bound Cole Singles hands up to Theron Schaft, trying to circle his own left end.
He's hit and knocked down for a game of two yards.
Dick Preston, a penalty marker.
A penalty marker is thrown down.
Trying to circle his own left end. Theron Schaft was hit by Preston.
Penalty marker is down. A 15-yarder against the Steelers.
Ali Ragadas, Marty Dick Preston continues to do a real fine job.
Now, when the Pittsburgh Steelers are putting on a running game,
when they're trying to go to the outside, to the side of a split end or to the flanker,
it means that the right hand back or the left hand back will have to cover the quick man on the pass.
That means the safety, the inside spacey man, has to put the force on.
Dick Preston is doing a real fine job forcing the run.
Back on the 25-yard line, Ed Brown goes back to pass, makes short throws,
hanging on the right side. It's incomplete.
In and out of the hands of Buddy Dyle.
Eric Farr is defending on the play, made a move, and then stumbled and fell.
And Dyle reached up with one hand, the ball carried off his left hand and fell incomplete.
So it'll be second and goal to go on the 25-yard line of the Giants.
New York Giants, defensively, Kat Kavich, Monja Lofty, Lovestier, Robert Dilley.
Gillibrand, Huff, and Scott for linebackers to be four of Lynch, Patton, Preston, and Barnes.
So it's second and 25 on the 25-yard line of the Giants.
Buddy Dyle flanks out to the right side. Gary Ball must put out to the left side.
Ed Brown ducks in under the center, takes the snap back.
A draw plays, there's Johnson. Johnson running for three, four yards, and on he goes at the 21-yard line.
It'll be third and goal on the 21-yard line. A draw play to John Henry Johnson with Jerry Gillibrand and Dick Marchalevsky making the tackle.
Offensively, the Pittsburgh Steelers have Stapp and Johnson running back.
Buddy Dyle, the flanker back, Ed Brown is the corner.
Johnson running for three, four yards, and down he goes at the 21-yard line.
It'll be third and goal on the 21-yard line.
A draw play to John Henry Johnson with Jerry Gillibrand and Dick Marchalevsky making the tackle.
Offensively, the Pittsburgh Steelers have Stapp and Johnson running back.
Buddy Dyle, the flanker back, Ed Brown is the quarterback.
The ends are pressed open to the tight end. Gary Ball on the split end.
Taggles Dan James and Charlie Bratchall, Lagarge, Sandusky, and Lennox.
The center buzzes Nutter.
Third and 21 on the 21-yard line. Dick plays.
Going back to pass is Eddie Brown looking downfield, throwing deep into the right corner.
It's brought up the goal after a score by Ballman.
Gary Ballman gets it at the one and steps in.
And Ed Brown has plenty of time to step back there, look for Gary Ballman,
and he went in from the one-yard line out of a deep right corner.
The score is now 16-9, Giants over Pittsburgh.
They're only most in their own 34, 66 yards before the touchdown.
Here's the point after temp coming up. Lou Michaels will try it.
He's a lot of a step.
The ball is snapped, lay down, it's kicked up, and it is good.
There's time out on the field with a score.
The New Yorker is 16, the Pittsburgh Steelers 10.
At Yankee Stadium once again, the crowd almost hushed as a result of that drive out of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It looked sharp and sure.
Ready for the kickoff now by Lou Michaels. The Giants are leading by six points.
There's the kick by Michaels, high and deep coming down near the goal line.
Kille takes it over two.
Up he comes to the middle, the 10, the 15-yard line, and one on the left-side line near the 20.
He drives forward to the 23.
Fumble of the ball, but it's still Giants as the whistle sounded.
Charlie Killers still has that ball. The tackle was made by Willie Daniel.
The ball is at the 22-yard line where it's first and 10 for the Giants on the 22 of the Giants.
Aaron Thomas in the end.
Gels Schafter is not out there.
He's on the bench.
Now the Giants break the hurdle, go to the line of scrimmage.
Lane Hauer playing right tackle and places Jack Stroud.
Slank around to the right side of Skippett. First and 10 on the 22 of the Giants.
Fumble takes it, goes back to pass, takes the short one, throws the screen out to the left, incomplete.
Intentive for Joe Morrison.
Joe Morrison, the intender receiver, a screen pass out to the left side, and the pass is thrown wide to Joe Morrison as Fiddle was rushed hard.
Bob Schmidt rushing it on the play. He's the linebacker. Aldi Regardas.
Bob Schmidt's body very wide, but even though he realized the screen was coming, as soon as he saw Joe put that big block on him,
he tried to grab for Joe. Once he missed Joe, the big thing is the drive for the quarterback, and he really put on a big rush.
Second and 10 for the Giants. On the Giants, 22-yard line. Gifford is flanked to the right side.
Thomas flipped to the left. The handoff goes to King, trying to swing wide.
He cuts inside the end, drives off field, picks up four yards before he stops.
Check that three yards.
Alex Clifster is warming up at the near sideline, jogging up and down, talking to Coach Al Sherman.
Joe Cooper came in, along with Mike Potty, off to make the tackle. The ball plays down at the 24-yard line.
It'll be third and seven at the 24. The New York Giants leading in this ball game, 16-10.
But the momentum right now seems to have gone over to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gifford's flanked wide out to the right side. Rest of the ball club is tight.
Third and seven on the 24. Fiddle takes the snap back, goes straight back to fast, being rushed.
Flows down the middle. It's close by Gifford. Fitzgibbon, a beautiful one-handed catch.
That's Fitzgibbon, and he goes forward to the 47. What a catch by Gifford.
A one-hander, reaching to his shoot-out. To a full-hand in. Frank Gifford, down and over the middle.
A first down. It was third and seven. Talk about your big plays. Gifford came up with a magnificent catch.
At top speed, he reached down with one hand, his right hand. He pulled it off his ankle top, and he was hit immediately by Glenn Glass.
First and ten for the Giants on the 47-yard line of the Steelers.
Giants go to the line of scrimmage. Thomas flanked to the left side.
The rest of the ball club is tight. Fiddle ducks in on the center, takes the snap back, rolls down to his left to pass.
Look downfield. Throws over the middle. Come face to Gifford on the 30. Down to the 25. How about at the 41-yard line?
A beauty to Frank Gifford. Going from right to left, over the middle.
And the Giants are on the move down to the 22-yard line, as well as fourth down the bound.
That play was good for 25 yards. First and ten on the 22. New York Giants.
And two quick plays. One for 29 yards, one for 25 yards. Both to Frank Gifford.
Gifford now goes down as a flanker to the right side. The rest of the ball club is tight.
Fiddle the quarterback. On the Steelers, 22. Fiddle takes it. Goes back to pass.
Looking downfield. Throws Anglin to the right side. Complete tomorrow for Thomas and going all the way.
One down. One, two, three passes. Touchdown Giants.
47 yards, 25 yards, 22 yards. Gifford, Gifford again, and then Morrison.
And the Giants go out in front now, 22 to 10. They move 78 yards in six plays.
Here's the point after a temp. Teams are lined up. Ball to snap, plays down and kicks.
It is good. They're timing on the field with a score. The New York Giants, 23. The Pittsburgh Steelers, 10.
In the crowd a hover as the Giants are out in front, 23 to 10. Eight minutes and 49 seconds remain in this third quarter.
John Chandler is teed up the door. Dumped back to his own 32-yard line. Ready to boot it.
Quinn's safety is back there with Thomas and Ballman. Here's the kick. High. Way up in the air.
Not too deep. Coming down to the 10-yard line, taken by Cronin Thomas. He runs to his left.
Along the 15-yard line. Fist by one man. Running along the far side. A beautiful tackle with a 25-yard line.
Charlie Kille with a beautiful tackle. Right around the ankle. And now went Cronin Thomas.
Cronin back on the play. Ball is at the 25, 26-yard line where it's first and 10.
Ball to the Giants. Or the Steelers rather. On the Steelers. 26-yard line. The Giants are out in front, 23 to 10.
Steelers go to the line of skimmage. Buddy Dyer flanked right out to the right side. Gary Ballman's foot out to the left.
The running back to snap and Johnson. Head-front on the quarterback. Takes the snap back. Gives off to John Henry.
Trying to flick. Goes on left end. Moves upfield for a couple yards and down he goes. Hit high and hard.
Dicklin's coming in a bunch of high and hard on his shoulder. Up to the 30-yard line. He picks up four yards on the play.
It's second and six. That's a 30. Aldi Reganis. Morney once again. Perfectly executed defensive maneuvers.
Tom Scott closing to the inside. Inside of Andy Robustelli. Andy taking it to the outside.
Gets getting a hand on John Henry and then Dicklin's coming up in that corner spot and finishing him off.
Perfect positioning. Second and six. On the 30-yard line. Brown caught him a signal. Takes the snap back.
Hands off the snap. Snap running off right tackle. Picks up four or five yards. And down he goes. Four yards on the play.
Up to the 34-yard line. And he's pulled down by Tom Scott and by Jim Patton. Running up is on right tackle.
That running attack by the Steelers. Grinding out the yardage. He picked up four. It's third and two.
The ball is on the 34-yard line. Here's another big play coming up. Third and two on the 34 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The New York Giants are out in front. 23 to 10. 720 to go on this third quarter.
Borman at the right side now. Down. Slank to the left side. Eddie Brown looking over the defense. Now he's under the center.
Takes the snap. Back goes back to pass on third down. Throw it deep. Deep down the middle. It's almost in the center by Eric Barnes.
In and out of the hands of Barnes. More action in a moment.
This is the score. The New York Giants, 23. The Pittsburgh Steelers, 10.
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It's fourth and two now for Pittsburgh on their 34. Ed Brown is back in front formation on his own 20-yard line.
Twin safety for the Giants. Brown moves forward. Almost blocked. The kick is low. End over end.
Rolling around near the 35-yard line. Now to the 30-yard line. And it's picked up by one of the New York Giants.
Six-past-in-and. He runs it along the left side, goes up to the 34-yard line, and he's got to the 34.
The ball may have been kicked by one of the Steelers off around the 36-yard line. That's what it was.
And it was blown dead there as it was kicked by the Steelers after 36.
So it's first and 10 for the Giants on their 36-yard line. The Giants are leading 23-10.
Cameron Thomas still playing the split end. Joe Walton at the right end. Dale Sharpe to hurt in the first half.
He's on the bench. Phil King and Morrison are the running backs. Gifford the flanker.
Wyatt Settle the quarterback. Settle at the line of Schimmits calling out to both sides.
Now he's dutching into the center. He takes the snap. Back is up to King. King opens. Oh my God.
Drives forward for four, five yards. Up to the 39-yard line. And that's where he stopped.
Down to the 39. Phil King, kind. Al Dierer got it. Occasionally the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive unit will play an over shift to the Giants' weak side.
In other words, they are putting their strengths to the Giants' weak side.
Figuring the Giants are going to come with a weak side running game. Very wisy on that particular play.
Wyatt Settle hits it to the strong side. Gifford goes out to the flanker on the right side. It's second and seven on the 39.
Settle takes it. Goes straight back to pass. Looks downfield. Throws deep. A penalty marker on the play.
And it's caught by Aaron Thomas and he's pulled down to the 31. Pulled down to the 31-yard line.
The Giants may be arguing. A face. Grabbing a face mask. It seems to be the signal. No. It's against the Steelers.
A beautiful catch by Aaron Thomas at the 31-yard line of the Steelers.
And let's see what the call is going to be. It may be from the spot of the ease of the down.
And they may mark off another 15. They are. Yes, sir. From the spot of the ball.
Right down to the 15-yard line is where it is. A personal foul. Grabbing the face mask of one of the Giants.
So it's first and tenth for the Giants on the 15-yard line. Chicago has gone ahead of Detroit.
In the third quarter, Chicago 10, Detroit 7. So it's first and tenth for the Giants on the Steelers 15-yard line.
New York Giants leading 23-10. 5.50 to go in the ball game.
Gifford flanks to the right side and the rest of the ball club is tight.
Settle calls the signal. Takes the snapback. Goes back to pass.
Throws. Hangs it in the right corner. Gifford's got it at the 1. At the 1-yard line.
He's out of bounds at the 1. First and goal to go on the 1-yard line.
Frank Gifford running it down and out.
So it's first and goal to go on the 1-yard line.
Some goal line defenders coming in for the Fitzgibbon Steelers.
Ernie Stantner is in there.
For greater weight and strength as well as Frank Atkinson and Luke Fodlion.
Well, it's first and goal to go on the 1-yard line. The Giants are out in front 23-10.
The Fitzgibbon Steelers real tight in there.
Y.A. hands up to Mars and it dives in. Touchdown!
The Giants go ahead 29-10.
Y.A. Timble goes running off the field.
Running off again with that right-hand motion as if to say, attaboy, attaboy!
The Giants have gone 64 yards, 78 yards in quick rush.
And they lead now 29-10. Here's the point after a 10.
He's a line up of six.
Wallace-Snapp plays down and kicks it up and it is good.
There's timeout on the field with a slow-up.
The Giants 30, the Fitzgibbon Steelers 10.
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At Yankee Stadium with five minutes and 50 seconds remaining in the third quarter,
the Giants are out in front of 30-10.
John Chandler ready to kick off.
Wednesday pieces Thomas and Ballman back at the goal line.
There's the boot.
A short kick, end over end coming down near the 15.
And it's taken by Clement Thomas along the left side.
And the Yankees like to put the ball at the 30-yard line.
Here's been down there by Bob Taylor, a rookie.
Aldi Reganis.
Well, Marty, here's the situation where when you're in a crucial game like this,
naturally you'd love to be in this position.
But if we put Pittsburgh in the position where they have to come out of the shell,
they can no longer go with ball control.
They've got to put the football up.
And when you start putting the football up, well then the ball game can break wide open again.
Well, it's first and 10.
Ball to Steele's on the 30, Buddy Dahl flanked to the right side.
The rest of the ball is about this tight.
Going back a handoff now to Gary Ballman on an end-of-round play.
He's got five yards running along his own right side
and drives up for eight yards on the play before he's shot.
At the 38-yard line near the 40,
the two of that ball is placed inbounds.
Gary Ballman plays a tight left end on occasion.
Buddy Dahl is flanked to the right side.
And he comes around on an end-of-round.
He picked up nine yards on the play.
It'll be second and one on the 39.
Kat Kavich made the tackle.
Yes, Al.
And when you look at Kat Kavich, Marty, he made a really great play.
Mike Sandusky, 62, and Charlie Bradshaw both leading the play.
We're both trying to block on Kat.
And he forced them both to the outside, waiting for a man to come over.
Ed Brown has the ball himself, goes up the middle for about the first down.
He fumbled the ball momentarily,
and then he moved up the middle himself to pick up the first down.
The ball is now at the 42-yard line of the Steelers.
First and 10 for Pittsburgh on the 42.
Four and a half minutes to go on this third quarter.
Dick Majulewski and John Lovett here made the tackle.
Chicago has gone further ahead of Detroit.
Chicago 17, Detroit 7 in the third quarter.
Flankers are now left and right.
Ed Brown takes it, goes back to pass.
A quick pitch out to the right side, completes the dial,
and he's knocked out of bounds at midfield.
A down, a sideline pattern, down and out to the right side.
Knocked out of bounds at the midfield line by Eric Barnes.
Play is good for eight yards, a second and two at the 50-yard line.
New York Giants leading by a score of 30 to 10
as the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to grind out the odds.
These short passes and the running plays affect it for Pittsburgh.
Gary Borman now has a tight right end.
Buddy Dyle flanked out to the left side.
Press Carpenter to the other end.
At the head, of course, the staff trying to signal his own left end.
He makes the turn up field, picks up five, seven yards, and down he goes.
After picking up seven, Sam Huff, Jim Patton, and Dick Pessin combined to stop him.
And again, the Pittsburgh Steelers continue this drive.
It's first and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the New York Giants' 43-yard line.
The Pittsburgh Steelers break the huddle in their white uniforms with black and gold trim.
They go to the line of scrimmage, driving in towards the closed end of Yankee Stadium.
Flankers are right and left.
Going back to pass is Eddie Brown, looking downfield.
Throw is down the middle.
It's complete to Borman at the 28-yard line.
He drives forward to the 25 before he stops at the 25-yard line.
Jim Patton in on the play along with Dick Lynch.
Another first down, an 18-yard advance.
First and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Giants' 25-yard line.
Al Girogonis.
Gary Borman, Mike. Marty is doing a really fine job.
Now, this boy has got great speed, and you have to cover him, giving him a little bit of room.
Now, he may be trying to set up a fly pattern.
Figuring that the Giants may try to cover Chyce.
Ed Brown, the quarterback, calls a signal.
Hands off to Saps.
Saps line of scrimmage.
Going under Saps at the line of scrimmage.
No game.
Pretty play by Jerry Hillebrand, coming in along with John Levittier.
Three minutes to go on this third quarter.
The Giants out in the front, 3 to the 10.
It's second and 10 on the 25-yard line of the Giants.
Al Girogonis.
Marty once again, though.
Jerry Hillebrand made the tackle.
Dick Pessinan made the play.
Dick came up from that safety position.
Reading runs to the outside.
Mike Sandusky, 62, leading the play, was the guy that Dick Pessinan picked off,
enabling Hillebrand to fill from the inside.
Flank around to the right side of Zile.
The rest of the board club is tight.
Second and 10 on the 25.
Going back to pass is Eddie Brown.
Looking downfield, through a steep, near the goal line.
And it's in!
It's under by Erikson.
Erikson decides to stay in there.
He sees her.
He starts to come out, looks around.
And Gary Bauman, the incentive receiver, was close to him.
And so Eric Bauman decided to stay put in the end zone
and not run it out as he did in the first half.
And the Giants have the ball as a result of a touchback.
First and 10 on their 20.
And as Al Girogonis pointed out, with the Steelers trailing,
the Steelers must take these chances, put that ball up in the air.
And when it's up in the air, it's also up for grabs.
First and 10 for the Giants on the Giants' 20-yard line.
The Giants leading 30 to 10.
A tight D with one exception.
Aaron Thomas flanked to the left side.
The running backs are King and Morrison.
Wyatt Tittle calls the play.
Hands up to Phil King.
He's busting off his own left guard.
Goes for four yards.
Up to the 24-yard line.
Al Girogonis.
Wyatt Tittle, Marty, came with an automatic.
Again, number 43, Glenn Glass, playing the left corner halfback,
moves up to the line of scrimmage in what becomes a 4-4 defensive situation.
Number 36, the left linebacker, Russell, for the Pittsburgh Steelers,
moved up the middle and hit the red dog.
Wyatt crawled the automatic but crawled it away from the strength of the Steelers.
Second and sixth, on the 24th.
Gifford flanked to the right side.
The rest of the team is tight.
Wyatt calls signals.
Takes the snapback.
Hands up to Phil King.
King busts up the middle for three yards.
To the 27-yard line.
More action on the moment.
The score of the Giants, 30, Pittsburgh 10.
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One minute and 15 seconds to go in this third quarter.
Third and three on the 27th.
Tittle, throwing for a loss as he goes back to fast.
He raised up, saw he could spot no receiver, and he was thrown down for a loss.
Joe Cooper, as a man an anchor for a loss, and not Cooper.
Helson was speed along with Lane Howe.
He's back on the 18-yard line.
A nine-yard loss on the play.
So it's fourth and 12 on the 18th.
A minute and 10 seconds remain in this third period.
And John Chandler comes in to front now.
Twin safety is back there for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Thomas and Haley.
Chandler gets the stop and center, kicks it.
A good wobbly spiral.
Back catch call, that's a 46-yard line by Clinton Thomas, the 46th of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
So Pittsburgh takes over, first and 10.
On there, 46.
The Giants are out in front, 30 to 10.
Fifty seconds remaining in this third period.
Yes, Al.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had their greatest passing success, it appears, on the first-down situation.
The Giants are facing for the run, but here it's come with a pass.
Gary Borman again, very tough, very tough to cover deep, and he's also got a real good, quick inside move.
First and 10 on the 46th as Brown goes back to pass.
So it's a quick sideline pass to the left line, a pretty catch by Buddy Dial.
He follows the ball.
It's loose and goes out of bounds on the far side.
It was last touched by Buddy Dial, so it's still Pittsburgh's ball to the Giants' 40.
They get the benefit of a forward roll that time of about five yards.
Good for a first down.
A fumble as he was hit by Dick Lynch.
The ball rolling out of bounds and forward out of bounds for five yards.
At the 40-yard line of the Giants, first and 10 for Pittsburgh on the Giants' 40.
The Giants leading 30 to 10, 35 seconds to go in this third quarter.
Brown going back to pass, looking downfield, throws deep, deep down to the left side to Dial.
He's got it at the five-foot touchdown.
He outraced Dick Lynch.
A touchdown, a beauty of 40 yards, with Buddy Dial running deep down the left-side line,
getting it on the four-yard line, a stride in front of Dick Lynch for the touchdown.
That makes it 30-16.
Aldi Reganis.
Ed Brown obviously was testing on the play preceding the TD.
He came with a quick pitch to the outside, again to Buddy Dial,
seeing how close Dick Lynch was covering.
They figured Dick was very close.
They could beat him on the fly, and they did.
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Signals being called, the ball is snapped, laid down, and it's up, and it is good.
There's Samuel on the field with a score of the New York Giants 30, the Pittsburgh Steelers 17.
The kickoff, high and deep, goes through the end zone.
An automatic touchback, and Giants have the ball first and 10 on their 20-yard line.
New York Giants lead, cut to 13 points, 30 to 17.
Giants offensive unit, again, with Aaron Thomas playing the split end.
Joe Walton, the tight end.
Gelshafter was first in the first half.
He's on the bench, but he's not been used this far in the second half.
Lane Howell playing offensive right tackle.
That's the only change in the lineup, or those are the only changes.
Wyatt Siddall takes the snap back, hands up to Phil King, trying to circle the end,
moves upfield and up to the line of skimmage, and that's all.
Pulled down from behind on a good tackle on the play by Bob Schmidt.
Luke Cordleon also in on the tackle.
It's second and 10 for the Giants.
The ball is on the Giants' 20-yard line.
Giants have Rosie Brown playing left tackle and Lane Howell, the rookie from Grambling,
at right tackle.
Darrell Desson, bookie ball from the guard, Greg Lawson in the center.
It's a gun sound ending the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter with a score of the Giants 30, the Pittsburgh Steelers 17.
Fourth quarter of the ballgame now.
The Giants out in left center field at Yankee Stadium, heading in towards the closed end of the stadium.
They're out in front of the Pittsburgh Steelers 30 to 17.
It's second and 10 for the Giants, on the Giants' 20-yard line.
The play has not yet resumed.
In the fourth quarter at Chicago, Chicago leads Detroit 17 to 7.
These final 15 minutes of play will determine the Eastern Division champion,
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The Giants were leading by as many as 20 points and 16 to 3 at halftime,
leading the 10 before that last Pittsburgh touchdown.
And now the Giants huddle up.
Y8 Tittle calling the play in, that huddle.
It's second and 10 on the 20-yard line.
Now they go to the line of skimmers.
Gifford slams out to the right side.
Aaron Thomas good out to the left side.
Tittle looking over that defense.
Ducks in under the center.
He takes the snap back, goes back to pass on second.
Throws the screen out to the left side, complete the mark.
He has the clock.
A long downfield.
Up he goes, up to the 28-yard line, and down he goes finally at the 28.
A screen pass out to the left side, to the 28-yard line, so it will be third and two on the 28.
Mike Panios and Bob Smith combine to stop him.
Joe Morrison taking that screen, picking up a block from Greg Lawson and from Darrell Dess.
Third and two, big play on the 28-yard line of the Giants.
Giants are out in front, 30 to 17, 14 minutes and 25 seconds to go on the football game.
Giants break the hurdle.
They go to the line of skimmers.
Gifford flanked to the right side.
Thomas split left.
Running back to King and Morrison.
Tittle looking over the defense.
Ducks in under the center.
He takes the snap back.
Hands up to King, running up his own right tackle.
He drives upfield.
He's short of the first down by a yard.
Up to the 29-yard line, so it will be fourth and one on the 29.
And the Giants are forced to fight.
Don Chandler goes jogging out on the field.
Wyatt Tittle comes striding off to the near sideline.
Twin safeties for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thomas and Haley,
Clinton Thomas and Dick Haley, a pair of five- and six-year veterans.
Don Chandler back on his own 15-yard line.
Ready for the snap from center.
The Giants are out in front, 30 to 17.
He gets the snap from center.
Does Chandler, and he boots that ball.
It's a good one.
A high-twisting spiral taken to the 26-yard line by Haley.
Haley runs to his right, and he's pulled down by Greg Lawson.
A beautiful tackle.
Lawson coming in as fourth team, pulls him down to the 22-yard line.
Haley was bellying back to his right, but Greg Lawson cut him down at the 22.
First and 10 for the Steelers on there, 22-yard line.
The Giants leading 30 to 17.
13 minutes and 20 seconds to go in this football game.
As the Steelers break their hurdle, go to the line of scrimmage.
Buddy Dyer flanked wide out to the left side.
Lynch covering him out here.
Ed Brown takes it.
Hands up to snap.
Snap goes off left guard, drives up for three yards up to the 25-yard line,
where he's stopped by Dick Mondalevsky.
It'll be third and seven on the 25-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Giants out in front, 30 to 17.
13 minutes to go on the football game.
13 minutes to go, and the Giants lead by 13 points.
Andy Robustelli calling a defensive signal.
Flapping his hands together, exhorting his own defensive ball club.
Third and seven on the 25.
Dyer flanked out to the right side now.
The rest of the ball club is tight.
Brown, call signals.
Takes it, gives off the snap, trying to swing wide on his own right end.
And he's put down, no game.
Jerry Hillebrand.
Jerry Hillebrand in on Tangles, beautifully.
So it's third and seven on the 25-yard line.
Aldi Regan is pointing once again.
I've got to point out the job that Dick Peston is doing.
This boy is really moving up there from that safety position on so many of the runs.
The Steelers are playing a wide flip with their flanker and their end.
That means the handback will have a difficult job of making the force on the run.
So this is up to the safety, and Dick Peston is doing a fine job.
Third and seven on the 25.
Brown going back to pass, looking downfield.
Throws, angry to the left side.
Overthrow, too high, intended for Javi Ballman.
So it's fourth and seven on the 25.
And action in the moment.
The score, the Giants 30, the Steelers 17.
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Head ground back in one formation on his own 10-yard line.
Peston and Job and Twin Safety is back on their own 35.
Staff in center, and Brown boots that ball up and kicks over to the far side.
Bounding down near midfield, rolling around near the 50-yard line,
and the Giants are all the way from it, the Steelers around the ball.
A poor kick, and it finally rolls dead at the 48-yard line of the Giants.
There's a score from Chicago.
Detroit have scored, and in the fourth quarter, LeBare 17, Detroit 14.
First and 10 now for the Giants, on the Giants 48-yard line.
The Giants are out in front 30 to 17.
They snap to the line of scrimmage.
Y.A. Stiddle sends Gifford Owens a flanker to the right side.
Stiddle takes it, goes straight back to pass, fake short, throws deep,
deep way down the air, and Thomas, and it's overthrown,
and completed the 10-yard line.
It's a couple on the play by Clendon Thomas.
They are not related.
That's Aaron Thomas for the Giants, and Clendon Thomas for the charge,
for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Well, it's second and 10.
On the New York Giants 48-yard line,
Frank Gifford goes running back in on the hurdle, says something to Y.A. Stiddle.
Al Deere got it.
Boy, the strategy on the last play, Y.A. figured that the Steelers were going to be playing very tight.
He figured the half-back, and he figured right,
they were going to be playing way up to the line of scrimmage.
The Giants figure it again, a running situation,
and Y.A. tried to go with a big bomb, and he was a gamble, but it could have worked.
Second and 10 on the 48, Y.A. at the line of scrimmage.
Takes the snapback.
Hands up to King.
King Buster Fanil goes for seven, eight yards.
Alusa on the funnel, recovered by...
Let's see now.
I see the Steelers recover.
The Steelers have recovered the ball.
It's at the Steelers' 46-yard line,
and down at the bottom of the pile for the Pittsburgh Steelers is John Baker.
He made the recovery on the fumble by Phil King.
So the Steelers take over.
It's first and 10 on the Steelers' 46-yard line.
Time remaining, 11.20.
30 to 17, and the New York Giants are out in front.
Now the Steelers go to the line of scrimmage.
First and 10 on their 46-yard line.
Ed Brown on the quarterback.
He's got the defense, ducks in under the center.
Takes the snapback, a double reverse.
Press Parvin to carry the ball.
Taps back down for a loss.
And down he goes.
And his own 43-yard line.
A three-yard loss on the play.
Robustelli, Lovitcher, and Huff on a double reverse.
Didn't pull any of the Giants, and he was pulled out for a loss.
Back to their own 43.
Second and 13 on the 43.
Yes, Al?
The onside tackle for him, the tackle to Andy Robustelli's side,
gave the play away because as soon as the man went in reverse,
the blocker tried to put a block on Andy to the inside.
Andy, play the pressure to the outside.
Plank is right and left.
As Ed Brown goes back to pass, second and one-yard.
It's through.
It's down the middle.
And it's caught by Gary Foreman at the 45 of the Giants.
A pretty catch.
He's held up right by the Giants.
The ball is played down to the 44 of the Giants.
Mighty close to the first down.
And it is the first down.
First and 10 for the Steelers on the Giants' 44-yard line.
And at Brown, that time, Ed Brown threw a bullet right over the middle,
right over the breadbasket of Gary Foreman at the end.
Now Dyer flanks wide to the right side.
Foreman is flipped to the left side.
First and 10 on the 44.
Brown, the quarterback, takes it.
Hands up to John Henry Johnson.
He spins down the line and goes for three yards.
Down to the 41-yard line of the Giants.
It'll be second and seven on the 41.
Sam Hoffman, Andy Robustelli stops the play.
Nine minutes and 50 seconds to go on this football game.
The Giants are out in front, 30 to 17.
Pittsburgh has the ball, second and seven on the Giants' 41-yard line.
Aldi Reganis.
Ed Brown, he likes to begin to develop a pattern here.
He likes to come with a quick pass to either Dyer or to Foreman.
And then after that he goes on the fly.
We might wait for a fly pass to Gary Foreman.
Going back to pass is Eddie Brown looking down field.
He's seen left.
He throws into the right side and it's incomplete.
Coming in hard, Jim Kent-Cavage and John Lubbock-Deer rushing at Brown.
And Brown threw over the sideline of the right side, incomplete.
And Jennifer John Henry Johnson.
So it's third and seven for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Giants' 41-yard line.
And the clock has stopped with nine minutes and 29 seconds to go on this football game.
The Giants are out in the front, 30 to 17.
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Coming to the first field is Dyer, flank wide to the right side.
Going back to pass is Brown looking down field.
Throws and he's left and it's caught for a first down.
Incomplete, ruled incomplete.
He was stuck out of bounds.
It was caught but he caught it out of bounds.
The receiver, Gary Foreman, made the catch all right.
But he had to have both feet in bounds when he came down and he was out of bounds.
The pass was complete but out of bounds.
So it's fourth and seven on the 41.
And it looks as though Lou Michaels will try a field goal.
Ed Brown is in there.
So is Lou Michaels.
It may be a fake as well.
And Jim Parton is the only man going back and he's not going back too far.
It's going to be a 48-yard attempt if it is.
Teams are lined up.
Ball is snapped face down and kicked.
It's up high enough and it is caught by Jimmy Parton at the goal line.
He runs out to the five, to the ten, up along the near sideline, to the 15-yard line.
He gets good points for the 20, the 25, a penalty marker, the 30-yard line, 10 out of bounds at the 35.
10 out of bounds at the 35.
May have been flipping back there.
Let's see what the call is going to be.
The kick was short and the ball is going to be brought back because of a clipping infraction against the Giants.
A beautiful run back by Jim Parton, but it's nullified by a clip.
It'll be half the distance to the goal line, I believe, 15 yards from the spot of the foul.
That should be, and it's placed down at the eight-yard line.
So the Giants have the ball, first and ten, on their own eight-yard line.
Nine minutes and 14 seconds to go in the game.
The Giants lead 30 to 17.
Big plays coming up.
Why a tittle at the line of scrimmage.
Takes the snap back, gives up to Morrison, trying to swing wide.
He makes the turn, cuts upfield, picks up four or five yards before he's down.
A pretty run by Joe Morrison, battling upfield.
Brendan Thomas made the tackle.
Ball placed down at the 16-yard line, picked up eight yards on the play.
The tackle, and he comes into the lineup now, replacing Phil King.
For the first time, the offensive unit has changed in the backfield.
It's second and two on the 16-yard line.
Why a tittle, calls the signals.
Takes the snap back, gives to Morrison again.
He cuts up his own left guard.
Out of the clip for the first down.
And down he goes down to 25.
Big plays, big plays for the Giants.
First and ten for New York on the Giants.
25-yard line, Aldi Reganis.
The game call that Joe is making, some really big plays, and Joe Morrison up front.
There is no distinctive hole.
The Steelers are doing a real good job, but Joe Morrison, very wisely, keeping his balance,
is picking his hole, and the last two successive plays has picked the right one.
Gifford flank wide out to the right side.
First and ten on the Giants.
25, the Giants leading 30-17.
Eight-five to go in the game.
8-05.
Tittle goes back to pass, looks downfield, throws on the right side.
Completely given on the 40-yard line.
And he goes, Gifford actually fell down, going downfield.
He slipped as he made his cut.
He picked himself up.
And now he makes the catch at the 40 and he's knocked out of bounds there.
Frank Gifford playing a magnificent football game today.
First and ten for the Giants.
On the Giants, 40-yard line.
This series began back on the Giants eight.
Now they're up to their own 40.
Seven minutes and 59 seconds remain in this football game.
Giants leading 30-17.
Michael Henney and Morrison on the deep back.
Thomas flank very wide out to the left side.
The rest of the ball club is tight.
The handoff goes to Morrison.
Up the middle, he makes it to clear.
Up the midfield, down to the 45, down to the 41.
Another first down.
Forward action of the Mullins.
The score, the Giants 30, the Steelers 17.
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Seven and a half minutes to go in this football game.
Thomas flank wide out to the left side.
First and ten on the Steelers, 41.
Handoff goes to you, Michael Henney.
Michael Henney up the middle, no game on the play.
He's held upright by two of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
So it'll be second and ten on the 41-yard line.
As the clock continues to run, seven minutes and ten seconds remain.
In the game, Joe Cooper and Mike Patios were the pair who held you, Michael Henney, upright.
Offensively, Michael Henney and Morris in the running backs.
Frank Gifford, the flankerback.
And what a game he has played today.
Y.A. Tittle, the quarterback.
The ends of Thomas and Walt.
The tackles are Lane Howell and Rosie Brown.
The guards, Destin Bolden in the center is Greg Lawson.
Second and ten on the 41-yard line.
Gifford split out to the right side.
Frank to the right side now.
Rest of the ball club is tight.
Tittle goes back to pass, looks downfield, throws it out to the right.
Complete the Gifford on the 31-yard line.
A first down.
Another first down for the Giants.
I don't know who's going to get that Kinneacar award this week.
Dick Lynch won it last week.
But that Gifford show will be in contention.
First and ten on the 31-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And the New York Giants have moved from the round eight to the Steelers 31.
The clock continues to go. Six thirty-eight.
Up to the line of scrimmage come the New York Giants.
Driving in towards the closed end of Yankee Stadium.
Tight D with one exception, Thomas flank wide.
Tittle goes back to pass, throws.
Henry's left foot.
A lead pass to Boston.
Good on!
Morrison out of the clear.
The pass thrown by YA.
And YA has taken his helmet off.
And he was stepping up and down.
Stamping his feet like a little kid who had been refused some candy.
YA knew he had Joe Morrison out of the clear.
He let him just a little too much.
The play was incomplete.
But YA is so mad at himself, he took off his helmet and literally jumped up and down, stamping his feet.
It's second and ten now on the 31-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Giants are leading 30 to 17.
Giants huddled up.
Phil King up off the bench talking to Coach Al Sherman after Kyle Rooks.
Giants go to the line of scrimmage now.
Gifford's flank right.
Thomas split left.
Second and ten on the 31.
Tittle calling out of the line of scrimmage.
Maybe an automatic.
Takes the snap back.
A draw play to Joe Morrison.
He runs off his own left guard.
Drives downfield.
Goes down to the 23-yard line.
Picks up a yard.
It'll be third and two on the 23.
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Now it's third and two for the New York Giants.
On the Steelers 23-yard line.
In case you're interested, the ball is midway between the sidelines.
Five minutes and 55 seconds to go in the game.
Tittle calls a signal.
Takes the snap back.
Goes straight back to fast.
Being rushed.
Goes out to the right side to Morrison.
He dropped it!
Joe had it in his hand!
The same pattern as at the left side when the pass was overthrown.
This time it was not overthrown, but fell into Morrison's hands directly from over his head.
A very tough chance to make had he made it, but he dumped it at the ten-yard line.
The ball came directly from over his head.
He had a turn almost all the way around to watch that ball come down, and he couldn't hold on.
And now a field goal attempt from 29 yards out straight away.
29 yards out straight away.
The Giants leading by 13.
Seems to set.
Ball snapped.
Place down.
It's kicked.
High enough.
Deep enough.
It is good.
No good.
Wide to the left.
And Don Chandler is arguing vociferously, but to no avail.
Five minutes and 42 seconds to go in the game.
A fine drive by the Giants from their own eight-yard line down to the 23.
And the Steelers take over first and down their 20.
The score, the New York Giants 30, and the Pittsburgh Steelers 17.
Five minutes and 42 seconds to go in this football game.
Now the Steelers hustle to the line of scrimmage.
Buddy Dyer flanked to the left side.
Gary Bormann split to the right side.
Going back to pass is Brown.
He hands off to Stapp.
Stapp on the draw.
Playup in the middle.
Picks up seven yards, eight yards.
Dick Majulewski and Sam Huff combine to stop him.
Seven yards it was on the play.
It'll be second and three on the 27.
And the clock is running with 5.20 to go.
Five minutes and 20 seconds remain on the ball game.
The Giants are out in front by those 13 points.
Dyer flanked wide out to the right side.
Going back to pass is Eddie Brown.
Looking downfield, throwing deep.
Way down the middle, Jimmy Patton is here to step on the 30-yard line.
Along the near sideline to the 35, to the 40.
But back to his left and down he goes and midfield.
Giants ball.
First and 10 at midfield.
Jimmy Patton made the interception of Bigwin.
Gary Bormann made the tackle.
First and 10 for New York at the midfield line.
Jimmy Patton making his sixth interception of the season.
Clock is running.
Five minutes to go.
First and 10 at midfield.
The Giants are out in front 30 to 17.
Out at Chicago, the Bears lead Detroit 17 to 14.
Gifford flanked out to the right side.
The rest of the ball club is tight.
Y.A. Piddle turning to call back to his back.
McElhoney and Morrison.
And the handoff goes to McElhoney.
Pulls away from one man.
Gets to the line of scrimmage.
Spins upfield for four yards.
Five yards.
Down he goes.
Picking up five.
He was stuck at the line of scrimmage.
Pulled away and goal for five yards.
Second and five at the 45-yard line.
Mike Patios, the middle linebacker, made the stop on Hugh McElhoney.
He's a great veteran of the University of Washington.
Now in his 12th year of the National Football League.
Getting the chance to play in this very important ball game.
Second and five on the 45.
All the Pittsburgh Steelers are jammed out in front 30 to 17.
Four minutes and five seconds to go in the football game.
Y.A. Piddle running the ball club.
Hands off to Morrison.
Morrison drives for the first down seven yards.
Eight yards on the play.
Down to the 37-yard line.
John Morrison up the middle for a first down.
Stuffed by Clenden Thomas and Willie Daniels.
First and ten on the 37 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Lockers running.
Three minutes and 45 seconds to go in the game.
Up to the line of scrimmage come the Giants now.
First and ten on the Steelers 37.
Y.A. Piddle looking over the defense.
Gifford is flag right.
Takes a snap back.
Hands off to Morrison.
Morrison drives to the middle.
Goes inside the 35 to the 34.
Picks up three on the play.
Joe Krupa makes the tackle.
It'll be second and seven on the 34-yard line.
It's second and seven on the 34-yard line.
New York Giants are out in front 30 to 17.
Three minutes and five seconds to go.
Giants in their huddle taking the maximum amount of time.
Now they go to the line of scrimmage.
Aaron Thomas flanked to the left side.
Mackle, Honey and Morrison are deep.
Rest of the ball club is tight.
Hands off.
Goes to Morrison.
Looks over to the right guard.
Stuffed at the line of scrimmage.
No gain.
A one-yard loss on the play.
Back to the 35-yard line.
Ernie Stutner came charging in.
And the Pittsburgh Steelers have called for a timeout to stop the clock.
The play is resumed.
It'll be third and eight on the 35-yard line.
The time remaining, two minutes and 42 seconds.
Giants have the ball.
Third and eight on the Steelers' 35-yard line.
Two minutes and 42 seconds remain in the game.
And the Giants are out in front by 13 points, 30 to 17.
At the moment, Y-8 Tittles at the near sideline with timeout,
talking to Al Sherman and Kyle Rood,
the rest of the five, the offensive unit around the field.
Dale Sharpton has not played on the second half.
He was hurt in the first half after scoring one touchdown and setting up a second touchdown.
Jack Stroud played in the first half, was taken out in the second quarter,
and Lane Howell, that fine rookie from Grambling who's 6'5 and 265 pounds,
has played all at right tackle since the early part of the second quarter.
The rest of the ball club has been fairly intact with one additional exception.
Phil King has played three quarters of the ball game,
but Hugh McElhoney is in there now at the halfback position.
McElhoney and Morrison are the deep backs.
Two minutes and 38 seconds to go.
The Giants are out in front, 30 to 17.
Here's the final score for Chicago.
Here it is on the PA.
Chicago wins it.
Chicago 24, Detroit 14.
The Chicago Bears have won the Western Division Championship 24 to 14,
beating Detroit today 24 to 14 and beating out Green Bay for the title.
Now it's 3rd and 8 on the 35-yard line.
Stinl takes the snapback.
He's going back to pass.
Look at him.
He throws the screen out to the right.
Convict to Morrison.
He has two clockers.
He moves downfield and has knocked out a bounce at the 34.
The play only picks up a yard or two,
and he's knocked out a bounce at something like that with two and a half minutes to go.
Andy Russell knocked him out of bounds.
Let's see now.
Don Chandler is in there.
So is Glenn Griffin, a field goal attempt coming up.
It'll be from 40 yards out with the Giants leading by 13.
It's going to be 40, 41 yards.
Let's see now.
The angle is to the left.
Okay, 41 yards.
The teams are lined up and set.
Griffin call signals.
Ball to snap.
Place down his kick.
It's high enough and deep enough, and it is good.
It's good.
The Giants go out in front 33 to 17,
and half the Giants fans go down on the field to congratulate Don Chandler.
A 41-yard attempt, and the Giants lead 33 to 17.
Instead of a 13-point lead, it's 16.
The remaining two 25.
Don Chandler went into the score game tied for the individual scoring lead,
and he may move ahead as a result of the points he scored today.
But right now the Giants are out in front 33 to 17.
Clinton Thomas and Gary Borman ready to receive the kickoff.
Here's the boot now by Chandler, high and deep.
He's going down into the goal line between the uprights, taken by Thomas.
He runs to his right to the 10, 15, cuts back.
Up the middle he comes to the 18-yard line,
and there's a handoff and down they go.
Chris Carpenter carrying it on the handoff for a moment at the 18-yard line.
Charlie Killit and Ken Byers combine to make the tackle.
So it's first and 10 for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The ball is on the 18-yard line.
The Giants are leading 33 to 17 with two minutes and 14 seconds to go,
and the clock has put back in motion again.
The clock is running.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are huddled up.
Up to the line of scrimmage they come now with Buddy Dyle flanked out to the left side,
and with two minutes to go there's an automatic timer.
The officials notify both benches that two minutes remain on the football game.
Half of this crowd is on its feet now.
Calling out to the New York Giants, the Giants having this very substantial lead,
16 points, 33 to 17 to score with two minutes to go on the ball game.
The Giants lead from the outset, and the Steelers threaten time and time again.
Now players about to be resumed.
They're going into the shotgun formation, Eddie Brown, 8-yard back of the center,
gets the fast and center, looking to pass through, is down the middle,
and is caught at the 30-yard line by Gary Borman, down he goes at the 30.
It's good for a first down.
First and 10 at the 30-yard line are the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Snackle made by Sam Huff and Dick Lynch, and the clock is running.
One minute and 40 seconds to go on this football game.
Steelers snap out of the huddle, and they stay on the shotgun offense.
Both ends split flankers, left and right.
John Henry Johnson, only man blocking back there for Brown now.
Brown throwing deep, way down on the left side, Dick Lynch defending,
and he knocks it away.
Dick Lynch knocks it away on the fast and center for Buddy Diles.
Now it's going to be second and 10 on the 30-yard line of the Pittsburgh Steelers,
and the clock has stopped with one minute and 24 seconds to go on the game.
The Giants, 33, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17.
Steelers go running back into their huddle.
Have the Regardless and Joe Hustle have made their way down into the giant locker room.
Now Buddy Diles comes again as a flanker to the left side.
Red Mack is in the lineup now. He's split out to the right side.
Again the shotgun offense, nine yards back in the center now.
Snap comes back to Eddie Brown. He throws, hanging to the left side,
and it's complete to Carpenter, who runs out of bounds.
He could have picked up additional yardage. No one was near him at the moment.
He runs out of bounds at the 43-yard line of the Steelers to stop the clock at 1.20.
So it's first and 10 for Pittsburgh. On the Pittsburgh Steelers, 43-yard line.
The New York Giants leading 33 to 17. The clock has stopped with one minute and 20 seconds to go.
That's 80 between the Giants and their third consecutive Eastern Division Championship.
80 playing seconds.
Red Mack flank to the right side along with Gary Borman.
For the left side, Buddy Diles shotgun offense.
Going back to pass again as Brown being rushed now.
Throws way down, way down the right side, and it's deflected and knocked down by Eric Barnes.
The intended receiver, Red Mack.
Eric Barnes knocking that one down. Up all thrown.
60 yards in the air. Diagonally downfield against the Giants.
Way up in the air and diagonally out to the right.
All again completed around the 15-yard line. It'll be second and 10 on the 43-yard line.
One minute and 12 seconds to go in this football game.
Second and 10 on the 43. How's the Steelers go to the line of skirmish?
The Bears have won their football game.
A championship two weeks into the day at Chicago.
Going back to pass as Eddie Brown. Throws angling to the left.
Almost intercepted. Knocked down.
Deflected by Tom Scott. Scott making a fine defensive play.
So it's third and 10 on the 43-yard line. One minute and seven seconds to go.
Of course, after each incomplete pass, the clock has stopped.
Each time the ball carrier runs out of bounds, the clock has stopped.
Giants are out in front, 33 to 17. Red Mack runs back in the lineup.
New York Giants leading by 16 points. Up to the line of skirmish now come the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mack flanked wide out to the right. Shotgun off and putty dial split to the left.
Eddie Brown gets a direct snap to the center. Goes back to pass.
Oh, the screen is deflected and incomplete.
Deflected in this pass was Jim Cat Cabbage.
He lay pie on the air to knock it away, and it fell incomplete.
So it's fourth and 10 on the 43, and of course, the Steelers aren't going to be putting now.
Or maybe they will.
A minute and three seconds to go in the football game.
There's a whole change of a unit out there. The Pittsburgh Steelers' punting unit comes out,
but they may well be passing. No sense in giving up the football now.
Ed Brown is the punter, and of course, he is the passer.
Only a single six. He digs Pessin in back there.
Fourth and 10 on the 43, a minute and three seconds to go, and Brown is kicking the ball.
And Pessin in. Let's it bounce in front of him at the 30. It rolls back along the 25-yard line now,
and finally rolls down at the 25. That's a surprise.
52 seconds to go in the ball game, and Gwyn Griffin goes in.
Gwyn Griffin is in the lineup at quarterback.
It's first and 10 for the Giants. The defensive unit comes off,
and they're being pounded and pounded. The hands are being shook.
And 28, Pessil, they're giving a big hand. He has run out on the field, thinking he'd stay in.
Ali Sherman embraces him.
First and 10 on the 25. The clock is running.
35 seconds to go in the ball game. All the Giants have to do is run one play.
Griffin on a quarterback keep, holds that ball, and the whistle sounds.
With 25 seconds to go. Charlie Killett goes into the lineup now.
Let's see, he replaces Joe Morrison. And Morrison gets a green hand.
The clock is running. Let's go to this crowd now with 10 seconds to go.
They'll start the count.
The Giants have won it, 33 to 17, and the Giants are being mauled.
The goal posts are being shaken, and they'll come down in just a moment or two.
And the Giants are trying to battle their way into their own locker room.
The Giants have won it, 33 to 17. A terrific football game played by Pittsburgh,
but the explosive Giants offensive thrust was just too much.
When Pittsburgh came to within six points to the Giants, Y.A. Tittle pulled out for our club with three consecutive pass plays.
One to Gifford, another one to Gifford, and then to Morrison for the touchdown.
78 yards for the touchdown, and that was a big difference.
And the goal posts on the closed end of the field are down,
and there are enough special policemen at the open end of the stadium, at the goal posts there, to see that they remain upright.
But the Giants have won the East Division Championship for the first great year.
We're going to get down into the locker room and listen to the Giants with Joe Haas and Aldi Regardes and Kyle Roach.
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The New York Giants are the 1963 Eastern Conference champions. Victorious over Pittsburgh this afternoon, 33 to 17.
Joe Hasel is in the dressing room. He moved down there very rapidly.
Let's see if we can pick up Joe Hasel while we prepare for Kyle Roach's regular dressing room analysis.
Joe Hasel.
Hold on just a minute now. Maybe we'll try to pick this up.
Probably don't leave now.
Well we're going to attempt to bring in, I hear Kyle Roach is down there and Joe Hasel and they're evidently preparing for our locker room broadcast
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The New York Giants 33, the Pittsburgh Steelers 17. That's the final score of today's game.
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Well, the New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers this afternoon 33 to 17 and thereupon they became for the third consecutive time Eastern Conference Champions in the National Football League.
And with Chicago's victory over Detroit this afternoon, the Bears and the Giants become opponents two weeks from today in Chicago for the National Football League Championship.
In this game this afternoon, Pittsburgh took the kickoff to open the game and on the first play from scrimmage fumble, the ball recovered by Giants defensive star Jim Patton.
After three unsuccessful attempts to score a touchdown while deep in stealer territory, Don Chandler initiated the scoring for the Giants with a 34-yard field goal.
And so the Giants had an early lead 3 to nothing over Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh hit and Gary Borman ran back the Giants kickoff after the field goal.
Borman went 57 yards on the run back from the stealer 15 to the Giants 28.
However, Pittsburgh gained only 4 yards in three plays and so Lou Michaels was called upon to attempt the field goal.
He failed and the Giants took over on their own 20. The Giants in the next series fumbled and the Steelers recovered.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ed Brown passed to Borman on the 15 who carried to the 1 where he fumbled and well upon Eric Barnes of the Giants picked it up and carried it out to the Giants 34.
The Giants after that sensational defensive play executed the series climaxed by an equally thrilling perfectly thrown 41-yard pass pulled in by Del Schoffner on the goal line and carried in by Schoffner for the score.
The extra point attempt by Don Chandler hit the left upright and fell no good. The Giants first touchdown drive was good for 66 yards and New York increased the lead.
It became the Giants 9 Pittsburgh nothing. By the way that pass established a new record for touchdown passes completed in a season, the 34th completed by Tittle this year breaking his own record of 33.
An intercepted stealer pass by Dick Lynch on the Giants 10 was carried out to the Giants 44 by Lynch.
Pittsburgh however intercepted a Giants pass on the Steelers 2 to stop the drive that at one point had New York on the Pittsburgh 5 with a first down situation.
The first quarter ended with no further scoring and it was New York 9 Pittsburgh nothing.
In the closing minutes of the second quarter a 45-yard pass play by Tittle and Schoffner moved the ball from the New York 42 to the Steelers 13.
A draw play up the middle and Wyatt to the outside moved the ball to the 8 and then another ground carry took it to the 4.
Whereupon Wyatt Tittle passed to Joe Morrison in the end zone for the second Giants touchdown and the second of the game.
Giant Chandler made the conversion and New York had a 16 to nothing lead. Pittsburgh entered a scoring column with just 1 minute and 18 seconds remaining of the first half moving the ball from their own 29 to the Giants 21 yard line.
Lou Michaels with a 21 with the 21 the line of scrimmage booted a 27-yard field goal and the Steelers had broken the scoring ice. It was New York 16 Pittsburgh 3 and that's the way the half ended.
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Well for those of you who have just joined us, the New York Giants have won the National Football League Eastern Conference title for the third straight year and the Chicago Bears are the Western Conference champions of the National Football League.
They will meet two weeks from today in Chicago. We had reviewed the scoring up to halftime at which time the Giants were out front 16 to 3.
In the second half the Pittsburgh Steelers continued their scoring ways initiated in the closing seconds of the second quarter. After New York could not score having received the second half kickoff, Pittsburgh took possession and moved the ball from their own 34 yard line 66 yards for the touchdown.
Gary Borman scored the TD after taking a pass from quarterback Ed Brown. Lou Michaels made the conversion. The Steelers were very much in the game 16 to 10. The Giants however came back but good.
As a matter of fact the series started on the Giants 22 and Wayne Tittle moved his team 78 yards in only 6 plays. The final three plays were all pass completions to Gifford for 27 and 25 yards consecutively and then the 22 yard scoring pass to Joe Morrison.
Chandler kicked the extra point. At this moment Giants fans felt a great deal better the score then being New York 23 Pittsburgh 10. The Giants were on the move and on the move they stayed after the touchdown came when Joe Morrison went over from the 1 yard line after the Giants had moved 63 yards.
Morrison scored from the 1. Chandler again made the conversion in this touchdown for the Giants and Giants fans at this point had good reason to be jubilant.
New York's lead over Pittsburgh was then by 20 points New York 30 Pittsburgh 10. Well if the Steelers were expected to call it quits those who expected this were disappointed rather quickly following that Giants score.
Pittsburgh with time running out in the third period climaxed the scoring drive with a 40 yard pass completion to Buddy Dow from quarterback Ed Brown. Lou Michaels added the extra point and Pittsburgh had reduced the gap to 13 points. The score as the quarter ended was New York 30 Pittsburgh 17.
The New York Giants took out additional insurance with two minutes and 25 seconds remaining in the ballgame. Don Chandler kicked an angle to the left 41 yard field goal. Chandler entered the game the league's scoring leader and at this point at today added nine points to the previous total.
The final score accordingly became New York 33 Pittsburgh 17 the third consecutive Eastern Conference Championship for the New York Giants in the National Football League and with Chicago's victory over Detroit the Bears and the Giants become opponents two weeks from today in Chicago.
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Here again, Woody Erdman. As we mentioned if you have just joined us the New York Giants have won the National Football League's Eastern Conference title for the third straight year. Led by veteran quarterback Y.A. Tittle, the Giants trounce the Pittsburgh Steelers at Yankee Stadium this afternoon 33-17.
The Chicago Bears are the Western Conference champions. The Bears clinched their first divisional title since 1956 by defeating the Lions 24-14. Chicago finished its season with a record of 11 wins and one loss and two ties, one half game better than the Green Bay Packers.
The Bears will meet the Eastern Conference winners, our Giants, in the NFL's title game in Chicago December 29th. As far as the tails of the Bears game is concerned, Billy Wade passed for both Chicago touchdowns hitting Johnny Morris with a 51 yarder and Mike Ditka with a 22 yarder.
Roger Leclerc kicked one field goal and two extra points. Dave Witzel killed off Detroit's champ by intercepting a pass and returning it 39 yards for a TD in the closing minute. Stay tuned now for the locker room report with Kyle Rhoades, Joe Hazel, and Aldi Rogatis.
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