The 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 22nd in the
National Football League
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Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 26, 1954):
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...
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City Stadium,
Green Bay, Wisconsin
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 20,675
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Green Bay – Reid 69 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 14 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – Howton 44 pass from Rote (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 45
* Pittsburgh –
Nickel
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2 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 32
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 37 pass from
Finks (
Held
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*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
Week 2 (Saturday October 2, 1954):
Washington Redskins
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,492
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Nickel
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25 pass from
Held
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Places
* Held Glacier
People Arts and media
* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
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Held
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Places
* Held Glacier
People Arts and media
* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 1 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh –
Rogel 1 run (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Sulima 5 pass from
Finks (
Held
Held may refer to:
Places
* Held Glacier
People Arts and media
* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Brandt
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9 run (
Held
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*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Washington – Dorow 1 run (Felton kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Held
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*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
15
Week 3 (Saturday October 9, 1954):
Philadelphia Eagles
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Connie Mack Stadium
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,322
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Held
Held may refer to:
Places
* Held Glacier
People Arts and media
* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
31
* Philadelphia – Walston 24 pass from Thomason (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Williams 11 run (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – FG Walston 14
* Pittsburgh –
Butler
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23 interception (
Held
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* Held Glacier
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* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Thomason tackled in end zone by McPeak
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 7 run (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Held
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*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
17
* Philadelphia – Pihos 13 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 17, 1954):
Cleveland Browns
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 31,256
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Cleveland – Reynolds 5 run (
Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 7 pass from
Finks (
Held
Held may refer to:
Places
* Held Glacier
People Arts and media
* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Cleveland – Jones 37 pass from Graham (
Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Rogel 14 pass from
Finks (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh –
Butler
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41 interception (
Held
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* Adolph Held (1885–1969), U.S. newspaper editor, banker, labor activist
*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 12 run (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 29 pass from Graham (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 78 pass from
Finks (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 8 pass from
Finks (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 3 run (
Held
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
* Cleveland – Lavelli 24 pass from Graham (
Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Craft
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81 interception (
Held
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Places
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People Arts and media
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*Al Held (1928–2005), U.S. abstract expressionist painter.
*Alexander Held (born 1958), German television ...
kick)
Week 5 (Saturday October 23, 1954):
Philadelphia Eagles
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 39,075
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Kissell 24
* Pittsburgh –
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...
52 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Philadelphia – Pihos 24 pass from Burk (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Chandnois 5 run (
Kissell kick)
Week 6 (Sunday October 31, 1954):
Chicago Cardinals
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons.
Roots ca ...
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Comiskey Park
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,
Chicago, Illinois
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 18,765
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...
15 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 91 kick return (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 24
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 18 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 1 run (
Kissell kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 7, 1954):
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...
''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 25,158
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* New York Giants – Safety,
Chandnois recovered blocked punt in own end zone, tackled by Nolan
* New York Giants – MacAfee 21 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 5 run (kick blocked)
* New York Giants – Rote 23 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Price 2 run (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Topp 14 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 14, 1954):
Washington Redskins
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''at
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street (left field), and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW.
The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Bounda ...
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Washington, DC
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,388
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Washington – Wells 9 run (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Lattner 24 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
* Washington – FG Janowicz 32
* Washington – Taylor 42 pass from Scarbath (Janowicz kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...
4 pass from
Finks (
Kissell kick)
Week 9 (Saturday November 20, 1954):
San Francisco 49ers
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''at
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 37,001
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* San Francisco – FG Soltau 24
* San Francisco – Jessup 44 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Kissell 31
* San Francisco – Perry 2 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Johnson 24 run (Soltau kick)
* San Francisco – Jessup 24 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 28, 1954):
Chicago Cardinals
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons.
Roots ca ...
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Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland (Pittsburgh), Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the fir ...
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 17,460
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 21
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 29 pass from
Finks (
Bolkovac kick)
* Chicago Cardinals –
Stonesifer 39 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – Matson 60 pass from McHan (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 34
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 3 run (
Bolkovac kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 26
Week 11 (Sunday December 5, 1954):
New York Giants
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''at
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 to 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the ...
,
New York, New York
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 16,856
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* New York Giants – Price 7 run (
Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Bolkovac 15
* New York Giants – MacAfee 42 pass from Clatterbuck (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Rote 42 pass from Clatterbuck (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – FG
Agajanian 20
Week 12 (Sunday December 12, 1954):
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...
''at
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Cleveland Stadium, commonly known as Municipal Stadium, Lakefront Stadium or Cleveland Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. It was one of the early multi-purpose stadiums, built to accommodate both baseball and foot ...
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 28,064
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Cleveland – Hanulak 13 run (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Konz 54 interception (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 3 run (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Hanulak 8 run (
Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 47 pass from
Finks (
Bolkovac kick)
* Cleveland – Morrison 2 run (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Reynolds 3 run (
Groza kick)
Standings
References
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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