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1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates season marked the debut of the team known today as the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was established by Arthur Rooney Sr., a former boxer and semi-pro football player, who paid the National Football League (NFL) its $2,500 expansion fee with winnings from successful weekend gambling at the Saratoga Race Track in New York.

Game summaries
=== Week 1 (Wednesday September 20, 1933): New York Giants === at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 20,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:New YorkStrong 33 interception (Strong kick) • Pittsburgh – Safety, Strong punt blocked out of end zone by OehlerNew YorkNewman 5 run (Strong kick) • New York – FG Newman 39 • New YorkBurnett 37 pass from Newman (kick failed) === Week 2 (Wednesday September 27, 1933): Chicago Cardinals === at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 5,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:Chicago CardinalsMcNally 51 intercepted lateral (kick failed) • Chicago CardinalsMoe 35 pass from Lillard (Lillard kick) • PittsburghKottler 99 interception (Kelsch kick) • PittsburghMoss 11 pass from Tanguay (Kelsch kick) === Week 3 (Wednesday October 4, 1933): Boston Redskins === at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 15,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:BostonBattles 70 punt return (Musick kick) • BostonMusick 1 run (Musick kick) • BostonHolmer 1 run (LaPresta kick) • PittsburghBrovelli 1 run (kick failed) === Week 4 (Wednesday October 11, 1933): Cincinnati Reds === at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 5,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:Cincinnati – FG Clark 12 • PittsburghWestfall 2 run (Brovelli kick) • Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch 36 • PittsburghVaughan 3 run (Westfall kick) === Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1933): at Green Bay Packers === at City Stadium, Green Bay, WisconsinGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 4,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:Green BayHinkle 1 run (Monnett kick) • Green BayMonnett 7 run (kick failed) • Green BayGoldenberg 67 interception (Grove kick) • Green BayGoldenberg 3 run (Monnett kick) • Green BayBruder 52 run (Herber kick) • Green BayMonnett 12 run (kick failed) • Green BayEnglemann 40 lateral from Monnett after 9 pass from Herber (Monnett kick) === Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1933): at Cincinnati Reds === at Redland Field, Cincinnati, OhioGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 900 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives: • none === Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1933): at Boston Redskins === at Fenway Park, Boston, MassachusettsGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 7,500 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:BostonBattles 5 run (Musick kick) • PittsburghMoss 30 pass from Holm (kick failed) • Pittsburgh – FG Engebretsen 21 • PittsburghWestfall 60 pass from Holm (Brovelli kick) • BostonWeller run (Musick kick) === Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1933): at Brooklyn Dodgers === at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New YorkGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 15,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:Brooklyn – FG Hickman 30 • Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch 15 === Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1933): Brooklyn Dodgers === at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 12,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:BrooklynKelly 15 run (kick failed) • BrooklynKelly 70 punt return (Hickman kick) • BrooklynNash 61 pass from Cagle (kick failed) • BrooklynKelly 2 run (Kelly kick) • BrooklynFishel 7 run (kick failed) === Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1933): at Philadelphia Eagles === at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 6,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:PhiladelphiaHanson run (kick failed) • PhiladelphiaCarter pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick) • PhiladelphiaCarter pass from Kirkman (kick failed) • PittsburghBrovelli run (kick failed) • PhiladelphiaWoodruff run (kick failed) === Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1933): at New York Giants === at Polo Grounds, New York CityGame time:Game weather:Game attendance: 10,000 • Referee:TV announcers: Scoring drives:Pittsburgh – FG Kelsch 14 • New YorkKrause 20 pass from Strong (Strong kick) • New YorkBadgro 25 pass from Newman (kick failed) • New YorkRichards 14 pass from Newman (Richards kick) • New YorkRichards 22 run (Krause pass from Newman) ==References==
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