The 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 25th season in the
National Football League
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. For the first time, the Steelers' yellow helmets sported uniform numbers. Pittsburgh would use these uniforms through the
1961 season.
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 29, 1957):
Washington Redskins
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,452
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 17 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
* Washington – Podoley 38 pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)
* Pittsburgh –
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3 run (
Glick kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Girard 42 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Girard 32 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
Week 2 (Saturday October 5, 1957):
Cleveland Browns
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 35,570
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Cleveland – Renfro 32 pass from Hanulak (
Groza kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Girard 21 pass from
Morrall (kick blocked)
* Cleveland – FG
Groza 29
* Cleveland – FG
Groza 45
* Pittsburgh –
Girard 32 pass from
Morrall (kick blocked)
* Cleveland – FG
Groza 14
* Cleveland – Campbell 25 pass from O'Connell (
Groza kick)
Week 3 (Sunday October 13, 1957):
Chicago Cardinals
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 29,446
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Derby
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2 run (kick blocked)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 33
* Pittsburgh –
Wells 96 kick return (kick failed)
* Chicago Cardinals – FG Summerall 27
* Pittsburgh –
O'Neill 23 run with blocked kick (
Girard kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Morrall 1 run (
Girard kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Girard 15
* Chicago Cardinals – Sears 49 run (Summerall kick)
* Chicago Cardinals – McHan 1 run (Summerall kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 20, 1957): New York Giants
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Yankee Stadium
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 52,589
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* New York Giants – Schnelker 18 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Schnelker 10 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Rote 18 pass from Gifford (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – Patton 50 interception (
Agajanian kick)
* New York Giants – MacAfee 28 pass from Clatterbuck (
Agajainan kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 27, 1957):
Philadelphia Eagles
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 27,016
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 35 pass from
Morrall (kick failed)
Week 6 (Sunday November 3, 1957): Baltimore Colts
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 42,575
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
* Baltimore – Berry 5 pass from Unitas (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 48 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Mathews 22 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
* Baltimore – Shaw 8 run (Rechichar kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Glick 16
* Pittsburgh – Safety, Unitas tackled by
McPeak in end zone
Week 7 (Sunday November 10, 1957):
Cleveland Browns
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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Cleveland, Ohio''
* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 53,709
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Cleveland – FG
Groza 34
* Cleveland – Renfro 49 pass from O'Connell (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – P. Carpenter 13 pass from O'Connell (
Groza kick)
* Cleveland – Paul 89 fumble run (
Groza kick)
Week 9 (Sunday November 24, 1957): Green Bay Packers
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Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 29,701
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Glick 17
* Green Bay – Starr 1 run (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – Ferguson 40 run (Cone kick)
* Green Bay – Parilli 5 run (Cone kick)
* Pittsburgh –
McClairen 14 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
* Green Bay – FG Cone 24
* Green Bay – FG Cone 12
Week 10 (Sunday December 1, 1957):
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: 16,364
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Glick 17
* Philadelphia – Bielski 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
* Pittsburgh – FG
Glick 23
Week 11 (Saturday December 7, 1957): New York Giants
''at
Forbes Field
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 19,772
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh –
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14 fumble run (
Glick kick)
* New York Giants – Gifford 40 pass from Conerly (
Agajanian kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Morrall 12 run (
Glick kick)
* New York Giants – FG
Agajanian 12
* Pittsburgh –
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5 pass from
Morrall (
Glick kick)
Week 12 (Sunday December 15, 1957):
Washington Redskins
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Griffith Stadium
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 22,577
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh – FG
Glick 35
* Washington – FG Baker 45
* Washington – Baker 11 run (Baker kick)
Week 13 (Sunday December 22, 1957):
Chicago Cardinals
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Comiskey Park,
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* Game time:
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 10,084
* Referee:
* TV announcers:
Scoring drives:
* Pittsburgh –
McClairen 48 pass from
Morrall (
Derby
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kick)
* Pittsburgh –
Rogel 1 run (
Derby
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* Chicago Cardinals – Safety,
Beatty snap to
Girard went out of end zone
* Pittsburgh – FG
Derby
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Standings
References
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