# 1966 New York Giants season

The 1966 New York Giants season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Giants looking to improve on their 7–7 record from 1965. However, they finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history. The 12 losses set a single-season team record that was matched four times before being broken in 2017.
The 1966 Giants surrendered the most points in NFL history for a 14-game season. They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game. This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season. The next most points allowed by a Giants team was 451 in the 2019 season, which was 16 games. The Giants allowed opponents to score more than 30 points in eight of the 14 games, and gave up over 50 points three times. They are the only team in history to give up 500 points in a 14-game season.
On November 27, the Giants played the highest-scoring game in NFL history, losing to the Washington Redskins, 72–41 and making them the last team until the 2023 Denver Broncos to surrender at least 70 points in a regular season game. It was the first of three straight games in which the Giants gave up more than 45 points; they allowed 49 points against the Cleveland Browns and 47 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 11 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 34–34 | 0–0–1 | Pitt Stadium | 37,693 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–52 | 0–1–1 | Cotton Bowl | 60,010 |
| 3 | September 25 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–35 | 0–2–1 | Franklin Field | 60,177 |
| 4 | October 2 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 0–3–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,916 |
| 5 | October 9 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 19–24 | 0–4–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43,893 |
| 6 | October 16 | Washington Redskins | W 13–10 | 1–4–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,865 |
| 7 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–31 | 1–5–1 | Yankee Stadium | 63,018 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–20 | 1–6–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,967 |
| 10 | November 13 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–55 | 1–7–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 34,746 |
| 11 | November 20 | Atlanta Falcons | L 16–27 | 1–8–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,746 |
| 12 | November 27 | at Washington Redskins | L 41–72 | 1–9–1 | D.C. Stadium | 50,439 |
| 13 | December 4 | at Cleveland Browns | L 40–49 | 1–10–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 61,651 |
| 14 | December 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 28–47 | 1–11–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,658 |
| 15 | December 18 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7–17 | 1–12–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,735 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh
* Date: September 11
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
New York – Homer Jones 75-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0
Pittsburgh – Gary Ballman 9-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), 7–7
Second Quarter
New York – Bobby Crespino 19-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–7.
Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 6-yard run (Clark kick), 14–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 17–14.
Third Quarter
Pittsburgh – Simmons 21-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 21–17
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 25-yard field goal, Steelers 24–17.
Pittsburgh – John Hilton 31-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 31–17.
Fourth Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 14-yard field goal, Steelers 31–20.
New York – Homer Jones 98-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) Steelers 31–27.
New York – Wendall Harris 72-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Giants 34–31.
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 41-yard field goal, 34–34.
Top Passers
Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/18, 273 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 16/27, 265 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 8 car, 14 yds
Steelers – Willie Asbury: 18 car, 83 yds. 1 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 2 rec, 173 yds. 2 TD
Steelers – Gary Ballman: 5 rec, 114 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 2 at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas
* Date: September 18
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Dallas – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.
Second Quarter
New York – Homer Jones 20-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) 7–7.
Dallas – Bob Hayes 74-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
Dallas – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 24–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 1-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 31–7.
Third Quarter
Dallas – Bob Hayes 39-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 38–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 19-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 45–7.
Fourth Quarter
Dallas – Cornell Green 41-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 52–7
Top Passers
Giants – Earl Morrall: 9/25, 106 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Cowboys – Don Meredith: 14/24, 358 yds, 5 TD
Top rushers
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 11 car, 83 yds
Cowboys – Don Perkins: 16 car, 52 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 46 yds. 1 TD
Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 6 rec, 195 yds. 2 TD :

#### Week 3 at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
* Date: September 25
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 7–0.
Second Quarter
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 14–0.
Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 37-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 21–0.
New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal. Eagles 21–3.
Third Quarter
New York– Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Eagles 21–10.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 28–10.
Fourth Quarter
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 35 – 10.
New York – Joe Morrison 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Eagles 35 – 17.
Top Passers
Giants – Earl Morrall: 14/25, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Eagles – Norm Snead: 10/18, 179 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 18 car, 82 yds
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 16 car, 40 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 5 rec, 95 yds. 1 TD
Eagles – Pete Retzlaff: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 4 vs Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: October 2
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Cleveland – Milt Morin 20-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 7–0.
Second Quarter
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 14–0.
New York– Homer Jones 17-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Browns 14–7.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Cleveland – Ernie Green 14-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 21–7.
Cleveland – Paul Warfield 9-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 28–7.
Top Passers
Browns – Frank Ryan: 14/24, 171 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/23, 177 yds, 3 INT
Top rushers
Browns – Leroy Kelly: 20 car, 138 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Dan Lewis: 9 car, 24 yds,
Top receivers
Browns – Gary Collins: 4 rec, 88 yds.
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 88 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 5 at St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis
* Date: October 9
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 32-yard field goal. Giants 7–0.
New York– Homer Jones 9-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 10–0.
Second Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Giants 13–0.
Third Quarter
St. Louis – Johnny Roland 2-yard rush (Bakken kick), Giants 13–7.
Fourth Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 16–7.
St. Louis – Bobby Joe Conrad 40-yard pass from Johnny Roland (Bakken kick), Giants 16–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 19–14.
St. Louis – Billy Gambrell 30-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 21–19.
St. Louis – Jim Bakken 36-yard field goal, Cardinals 24–19.
Top Passers
Giants – Earl Morrall: 19/35, 162 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 8/17, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Giants – Ernie Koy Jr.: 22 car, 81 yds,
Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 19 car, 60 yds. 1 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Aaron Thomas: 8 rec, 86 yds.
Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 49 yds. :

#### Week 6 vs Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York
* Date: October 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Washington – Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0.
Second Quarter
Washington – Bobby Mitchell 7-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 10–0.
New York – Pete Gogolak 15-yard field goal, Redskins 10–3.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal, Redskins 10–6.
New York – Aaron Thomas 29-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 13–10.
Top Passers
Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 9/20, 125 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Giants – Earl Morrall: 5/14, 139 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Redskins – Steve Thurlow: 11 car, 44 yds.
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 14 car, 37 yds,
Top receivers
Redskins – Bobby Mitchell: 2 rec, 58 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 146 yds. :

#### Week 7 vs Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: October 23
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Giants 3–0.
Second Quarter
Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 7–3.
Philadelphia – Sam Baker 15-yard field goal, Eagles 10–3.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 2-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 17–3.
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 18-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 24–3.
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 31–3.
Top Passers
Eagles – Norm Snead: 8/13, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
Giants – Gary Wood: 10/21, 141 yds, 3 INT
Top rushers
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 21 car, 100 yds
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 9 car, 27 yds
Top receivers
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 5 rec, 66 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 66 yds :

#### Week 9 vs St. Louis Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: November 6
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
St. Louis – Jim Bakken 20-yard field goal, Cardinals 3–0.
New York – Jerry Hillebrand 31-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 7–3.
Third Quarter
St. Louis – Jackie Smith 69-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 10–7.
St. Louis – Prentice Gautt 8-yard pass from Terry Nofsinger (Bakken kick), Cardinals 17–7.
Fourth Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Cardinals 17–10.
St. Louis – Jim Bakken 41-yard field goal, Cardinals 20–10.
New York – Joe Morrison 7-yard pass from Gary Wood (Pete Gogolak kick), Cardinals 20–17.
Top Passers
Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 7/19, 123 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Giants – Gary Wood: 15/33, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 23 car, 76 yds.
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 7 car, 15 yds,
Top receivers
Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 103 yds 1 TD
Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 95 yds 1 TD. :

#### Week 10 at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 55 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: November 13
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Los Angeles – Tom Moore 11-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 7–0.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 14–0.
Second Quarter
New York – Henry Carr 101-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Rams 14–7.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal, Rams 17–7.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 24–7.
Third Quarter
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 27–7.
Los Angeles – Irv Cross 60-yard interception return (Gossett kick, Rams 34–7.
Fourth Quarter
Los Angeles – Tom Moore 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 41–7.
New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Rams 41–14.
Los Angeles – Les Josephson 4-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 48–14.
Los Angeles – Bucky Pope 14-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 55–14.
Top Passers
Giants – Tom Kennedy: 8/18, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rams – Roman Gabriel: 24/35, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 5 car, 20 yds,
Rams – Dick Bass: 19 car, 106 yds.
Top receivers
Giants – Joe Morrison: 4 rec, 71 yds 1 TD
Rams – Marlin McKeever: 7 rec, 115 yds :

#### Week 11 vs Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: November 20
* Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 9-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 7–0.
Second Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 24-yard field goal, Falcons 7–3.
Atlanta – Vern Burke 8-yard pass from Randy Johnson, Falcons 13–3.
Third Quarter
Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 6-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 20–3.
New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Falcons 20–10.
Fourth Quarter
Atlanta – Randy Johnson 3-yard rush (Kirouac kick), Falcons 27–10.
New York – Joe Morrison 12-yard rush, Falcons 27–16.
Top Passers
Falcons – Randy Johnson 15/25, 177 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Giants – Tom Kennedy: 18/33, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Falcons – Junior Coffey: 16 car, 64 yds.
Giants – Joe Morrison: 17 car, 91 yds 1 TD
Top receivers
Falcons – Ernie Wheelwright: 5 rec, 35 yds 2 TD
Giants – Aaron Thomas: 5 rec, 83 yds :

#### Week 12 at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| Redskins | 13 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 72 |
at D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C.
* Date: November 27
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Washington – A.D. Whitfield 5-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen, Redskins 6–0.
Washington – A.D. Whitfield 63-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 13–0.
Second Quarter
Washington – Brig Owens 62-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–0.
New York – Allen Jacobs 6-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–7.
Washington – A.D. Whitfield 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 27–7.
Washington – Joe Don Looney 9-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 34–7.
New York – Gary Wood 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–14.
Third Quarter
New York – Jim Morrison 41-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–21.
Washington – Charley Taylor 32-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–21.
New York – Homer Jones 50-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–28.
Washington – Charley Taylor 74-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 48–28.
Fourth Quarter
Washington – Rickie Harris 52-yard punt return (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 55–28.
Washington – Brig Owens 60-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–28.
New York – Aaron Thomas 18-yard pass from Tom Kennedy, Redskins 62–34.
New York – Dan Lewis 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–41.
Washington – Bobby Mitchell 45-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 69–41.
Washington – Charlie Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Redskins 72–41.
Top Passers
Giants – Tom Kennedy: 13/21, 165 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 10/16, 145 yds, 3 TD
Top rushers
Giants – Joe Morrison: 16 car, 59 yds,
Redskins – A.D. Whitfield: 6 car, 74 yds. 2 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Homer Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds.1TD
Redskins – Charley Taylor: 6 rec, 124 yds. 2 TD :
As of 2024, this game has the highest total number of points scored by both teams in an NFL game and is the only game with a final score of 72–41.

#### Week 13 at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland
* Date: December 4
* Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
New York – Clarence Childs 90-yard kickoff return (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0.
New York – Gary Wood 5-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–0.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 1-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 14–7.
Second Quarter
New York – Gary Wood 16-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 21–7.
Cleveland – Gary Collins 3-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 21–14.
New York – Joe Morrison 33-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Giants 28–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 31–14.
Third Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 13-yard field goal, Giants 34–14.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 34–21.
New York – Pete Gogolak 38-yard field goal, Giants 37–21.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 2-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 37–28.
Fourth Quarter
New York – Pete Gogolak 16-yard field goal, Giants 40–28.
Cleveland – Ralph Smith 19-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 40–35.
Cleveland – Ernie Green 31-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 42–40.
Cleveland – Bill Glass 13-yard fumble return (Groza kick), Browns 49–40.
Top Passers
Giants – Gary Wood: 9/18, 120 yds, 1 TD
Browns – Frank Ryan: 16/27, 326 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 26 car, 94 yds
Browns – Leroy Kelly: 13 car, 126 yds. 3 TD
Top receivers
Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 75 yds. 1 TD
Browns – Gary Collins: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 14 vs Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
| Giants | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: December 11
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Pittsburgh – Safety, Spider Lockhart stepped out of endzone, Steelers 2–0.
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 12-yard field goal, Steelers 5–0.
Second Quarter
Pittsburgh – Amos Bullocks 13-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 12–0.
New York – Aaron Thomas 1-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 12–7.
Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 19–7.
New York – Homer Jones 82-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 19–14.
Third Quarter
Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 26–14.
Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 33–14.
New York – Aaron Thomas 5-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 33–21.
Pittsburgh – Cannonball Butler 66-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 40–21.
Fourth Quarter
Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (extra point pass successful), Steelers 47–21.
New York – Bobby Crespino 16-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 47–28.
Top Passers
Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 17/31, 322 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Giants– Tom Kennedy: 14/24, 229 yds, 4 TD
Top rushers
Steelers – Willie Asbury: 9 car, 19 yds. 2 TD
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 14 car, 60 yds
Top receivers
Steelers – Cannonball Butler: 2 rec, 80 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 3 rec, 111 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 15 vs Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Yankee Stadium, New York City
* Date: December 18
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Dallas – George Andrie 6-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
New York – Joe Morrison 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), 7–7.
Dallas – Bob Hayes 41-yard pass from Craig Morton (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
Dallas – Danny Villanueva 10-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.
Top Passers
Cowboys – Craig Morton: 6/9, 88 yds, 1 TD
Giants – Gary Wood: 14/28, 198 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
Cowboys – Don Perkins: 10 car, 41 yds
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 11 car, 28 yds
Top receivers
Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 7 rec, 99 yds,1 TD
Giants – Joe Morrison: 6 rec, 131 yds :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–3–1 | 445 | 239 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–5 | 326 | 340 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 9–4 | 403 | 259 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 7–5–1 | 264 | 265 | L3 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–6 | 351 | 355 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–8–1 | 316 | 347 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 204 | 437 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–11–1 | 263 | 501 | L8 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Statistics
### Team leaders

| Category | Player(s) | Value | Rank |
| Passing yards | Gary Wood | 1,142 | 15th |
| Passing touchdowns | Earl Morrall/Tom Kennedy | 7 | t12th |
| Rushing yards | Chuck Mercein | 327 | 29th |
| Rushing touchdowns | Gary Wood | 3 | 27th |
| Receiving yards | Homer Jones | 1,044 | 4th |
| Receiving touchdowns | Homer Jones | 8 | t6th |
| Points | Pete Gogolak | 77 | 17th |
| Kickoff return yards | Clarence Childs | 855 | 3rd |
| Punt return yards | Spider Lockhart | 113 | 10th |
| Interceptions | Spider Lockhart | 6 | t4th |
| Sacks | Jim Katcavage | 6.5 | t24th |
Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.

### League rankings

| Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank (out of 15) |
| Passing offense | 2,475 | 176.8 | 9th |
| Rushing offense | 1,457 | 104.1 | 12th |
| Total offense | 3,932 | 280.8 | 9th |
| Passing defense | 2,892 | 206.6 | 14th |
| Rushing defense | 2,053 | 146.6 | 14th |
| Total defense | 4,945 | 353.2 | 14th |