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The Steelers came in at 6-3-2. After going 2-2-1 in the first five games, the Philadelphia Eagles lost six consecutive games and were 2-8-1 before game 12. Statistics Summary The Steelers gained 374 yards and the Eagles 221 yards. Pittsburgh threw four interceptions and lost a fumble. The Birds thre...

In three quarters at Franklin Field, the Philadelphia Eagles led the Pittsburgh Steelers 14 to 6. Sonny Jurgensen threw a touchdown passes of 13 yards to Tommy MacDonald and six yards to Ralph Smith. Pittsburgh stayed close with Lou Michaels kicking field goals of 50 and 38 yards. Early in the fourt...

On Saturday Night October 9, the Cleveland Browns with a last minute touchdown pass from Frank Ryan to Gary Collins defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24 to 19. This obscured fine performances from two Steelers. Dick Hoak carried 15 times for 107 yards and scored touchdowns runs of 14, 44, and four ya...

Like folks have said, It is not a surprise that the Eagles won. Yet very few expected the game to be this easy. The Eagles just have a monster defense. I think the big series was after the Brian Cook interception at the Chiefs' eight yard line. That was in the second quarter with Philadelphia leadin...

On Saturday night October 10, the Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns 23 to 7. John Henry Johnson carried 30 times for 200 yards. This set a Steeler record for most yards rushing in a game, was the year’s best performance, and the best night of his career. The next day CBS televised to Pittsburgh...

I did watch these games. That's the only one I post. I recall some big plays but use the internet for details.

You guys have to remember, this was 1962 and getting a freebee game was a big deal. There was no home television if there was a game in your area. TV really didn't become a big thing until 1966.

On a Saturday night at Cleveland, the Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 to 23. John Henry Johnson was injured and would not play tonight and for two more weeks. Twice on fourth and goal from the Cleveland one yard line, Pittsburgh had to settle for field goals. The next day in Pittsburgh th...

On a Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers at Forbes Field defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 13 to 7. This allowed CBS to televise the New York Giants at St Louis the next day. Both teams rushed for 100 yards but the Giants had the big edge passing-237 to 164. In the early going both teams were abo...

After Isiah Rogers' return of a fumble inside the Ram 10, I was all set to go up by 23 to 15. I felt that settling for a field goal would cost us the game. The defense also went into prevent too early. Los Angeles moved down the field quickly. As for Jake Elliot, extra points seem much more difficul...