1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Forbes Field
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 8,588
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Brett 39 pass from Thompson
Tuffy Thompson
Tuffy Thompson is a former halfback in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates before becoming a member of the Green Bay Packers during his final season.-References:...

(Weinstock kick)
Philadelphia – Hanson 3 run (Smukler kick)
Pittsburgh – Davidson 19 pass from Gildea
Johnny Gildea
Johnny Gildea was an American football player who played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants....

(Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

kick)
Philadelphia – Hewitt 7 pass from Smukler (Smukler kick)
Pittsburgh – McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

92 kick return (Breeden kick)
Pittsburgh – McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

44 pass from Fiske
Max Fiske (American football)
Max Joseph Fiske was an American football player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.In 1977 he was inducted into the Roseland Pullman Sports Hall of Fame.-References:...

(kick failed)

Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

at Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, USA, on a city block which is now considered to be part of the Crown Heights neighborhood. It was the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. It was also a venue for professional football...

, Brooklyn, New York

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 18,000
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Karcis 3 run (Kakasic kick)
Pittsburgh – Gildea
Johnny Gildea
Johnny Gildea was an American football player who played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants....

1 run (Kakasic kick)
Pittsburgh – McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

6 pass from Fiske
Max Fiske (American football)
Max Joseph Fiske was an American football player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.In 1977 he was inducted into the Roseland Pullman Sports Hall of Fame.-References:...

(Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 26, 1937): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 33,095
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

New York – Richards 13 pass from Danowski (Manton kick)
Pittsburgh – Karcis 4 run (Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

kick)
New York – FG Manton 13

Week 5 (Monday October 4, 1937): Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 22,511
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Bears – Nolting 13 run (Manders kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 10, 1937): Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

at Titan Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium
University of Detroit Stadium, also known as U of D Stadium, Titan Stadium, or Dinan Field, was a stadium in Detroit, Michigan on the campus of the University of Detroit...

, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 16,000
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

11
Detroit – Caddel 2 run (Clark kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1937): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue, NW. An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891...

, Washington, DC

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 12,835
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Battles 65 interception (Smith kick)
Pittsburgh – McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

43 pass from Fiske
Max Fiske (American football)
Max Joseph Fiske was an American football player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.In 1977 he was inducted into the Roseland Pullman Sports Hall of Fame.-References:...

(Weinstock kick)
Pittsburgh – Thompson
Tuffy Thompson
Tuffy Thompson is a former halfback in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates before becoming a member of the Green Bay Packers during his final season.-References:...

55 pass from McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

(kick blocked)
Washington – Malone 7 pass from Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
Washington – Justice 3 pass from Smith (Smith kick)
Washington – Battles 60 run (Smith kick)
Washington – Battles 62 run (Smith kick)
Pittsburgh – McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

2 pass from Karcis (Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

kick)

Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1937): Chicago Cardinals

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 8,963
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Chicago Cardinals – Deskin
Versil Deskin
Versil Eugene Deskin was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Chicago Cardinals....

18 pass from Coffee (May kick)
Chicago Cardinals – Lawrence 2 run (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Davidson 65 pass from Fiske
Max Fiske (American football)
Max Joseph Fiske was an American football player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.In 1977 he was inducted into the Roseland Pullman Sports Hall of Fame.-References:...

(Weinstock kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 2,772
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Pilconis 22 fumble run (Smukler kick)
Pittsburgh – Davidson 87 interception (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

27
Pittsburgh – Sortet
Bill Sortet
Wilbur John "Bill" Sortet was an end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers. Sortet attended West Virginia University....

26 pass from Gildea
Johnny Gildea
Johnny Gildea was an American football player who played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants....

(Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1937): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

at Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

, New York, NY

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 21,447
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

New York – Burnett 5 pass from Danowski (Manton kick)
New York – FG Cuf 35
New York – Soar 25 interception

Week 11 (Sunday November 14, 1937): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 12,000
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Washington – Pinckert 3 pass from Smith (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Davidson 68 run (Weinstock kick)
Pittsburgh – Safety, Baugh tackled in end zone by Mayhew
Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

21
Washington – Justice 40 pass from Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...

(Smith kick)
Pittsburgh – FG Niccolai
Armand Niccolai
Armand Niccolai was a guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Niccolai attended Duquesne University....

41
Pittsburgh – Karcis 21 run (kick failed)

Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...

Game time:
Game weather:
Game attendance: 3,706
Referee:

Scoring Drives:

Brooklyn – Parker 2 run (Parker kick)
Brooklyn – Parker 44 punt return (kick failed)
Brooklyn – FG Maniaci 29
Brooklyn – Mitchell 15 pass from Parker (Maniaci kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins 1937 Washington Redskins season The Boston Redskins moved to Washington D.C. in 1937 to become the Washington Redskins. They began with the team trying to improve on their 7–5 record from 1936...	8	3	0	.727	195	120	W-3
New York Giants 1937 New York Giants season The 1937 New York Giants season was the thirteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	6	3	2	.667	128	109	L-1
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	7	0	.364	122	145	L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their eighth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 3-8-1, losing only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	3	7	1	.300	82	174	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1937 Philadelphia Eagles season was their fifth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1–11, winning two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:...	2	8	1	.200	86	177	L-1

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Week 1: Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 5 (Monday October 4, 1937): Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 8 (Sunday October 24, 1937): Chicago Cardinals

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1937): Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Standings

Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 5 (Monday October 4, 1937): Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...