1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Pirates
year = 1937
record = 4-7
division_place = 3rd NFL Eastern Division
coach = John McNally
stadium = Forbes Field
playoffs = none
previous = 1936
next = 1938

Regular season

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Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 5, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Pirates
H1=7
H2=0
H3=7
H4=13"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Brett 39 pass from Thompson (Weinstock kick)
* Philadelphia - Hanson 3 run (Smukler kick)
* Pittsburgh - Davidson 19 pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick)
* Philadelphia - Hewitt 7 pass from Smukler (Smukler kick)
* Pittsburgh - McNally 92 kick return (Breeden kick)
* Pittsburgh - McNally 44 pass from Fiske (kick failed)

= Week 3 (Sunday September 19, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers =

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Dodgers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York"

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

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Karcis 3 run (Kakasic kick)
* Pittsburgh - Gildea 1 run (Kakasic kick)
* Pittsburgh - McNally 6 pass from Fiske (Niccolai kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 26, 1937): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Giants
R1=0
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* 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 kick)
* New York - FG Manton 13

Week 5 (Monday October 4, 1937): Chicago Bears

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bears
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Lions
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0"at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan"

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

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 11
* Detroit - Caddel 2 run (Clark kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 17, 1937): Washington Redskins

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=13
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Redskins
H1=7
H2=0
H3=13
H4=14"at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC"

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

Scoring Drives:

* Washington - Battles 65 interception (Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - McNally 43 pass from Fiske (Weinstock kick)
* Pittsburgh - Thompson 55 pass from McNally (kick blocked)
* Washington - Malone 7 pass from Baugh
* Washington - Justice 3 pass from Smith (Smith kick)
* Washington - Battles 60 run (Smith kick)
* Washington - Battles 62 run (Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - McNally 2 pass from Karcis (Niccolai kick)

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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Cardinals
R1=0
R2=0
R3=7
R4=6
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=7"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

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

Scoring Drives:

* Chicago Cardinals - Deskin 18 pass from Coffee (May kick)
* Chicago Cardinals - Lawrence 2 run (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Davidson 65 pass from Fiske (Weinstock kick)

Week 9 (Sunday October 31, 1937): Philadelphia Eagles

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Pirates
H1=6
H2=3
H3=7
H4=0"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* 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 27
* Pittsburgh - Sortet 26 pass from Gildea (Niccolai kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 7, 1937): New York Giants

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Pirates
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Giants
H1=0
H2=7
H3=3
H4=7"at Polo Grounds, 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Redskins
R1=6
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Pirates
H1=7
H2=2
H3=3
H4=9"at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* 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 21
* Washington - Justice 40 pass from Baugh (Smith kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Niccolai 41
* Pittsburgh - Karcis 21 run (kick failed)

= Week 12 (Sunday November 21, 1937): Brooklyn Dodgers =

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Dodgers
R1=0
R2=0
R3=13
R4=10
Home=Pirates
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0

* 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)

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