| League Championship |
| New York Giants at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1941 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 13341 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Snyder 14 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | George Franck 31 pass from Tuffy Leemans (Ward Cuff kick failed) | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Snyder 39 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Snyder 37 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 17 FG | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Norm Standlee 2 run (Bob Snyder kick) | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Norm Standlee 7 run (Joe Maniaci kick) | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George McAfee 3 run (Lee Artoe kick) | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Kavanaugh 42 opponents fumble recovery (Ray McLean kick) | 9 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 33 | LT | John Mellus |
| 5 | LG | Ken Lunday |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 32 | RG | Len Younce |
| 60 | RT | Monk Edwards |
| 21 | RE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 26 | QB | Nello Falaschi |
| 13 | TB | George Franck |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 4 | FB | Tuffy Leemans |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 14 | LOE | Dick Plasman |
| 29 | LOT | Ed Kolman |
| 21 | LOG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | ROT | Lee Artoe |
| 6 | ROE | Johnny Siegal |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Nolting |
| 8 | ROH | Hugh Gallarneau |
| 22 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 65 | 3 | 1 | |
| CHIB | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| George Franck | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Howie Yeager | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Eakin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Marefos | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Norm Standlee | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 14 | 2 |
| George McAfee | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Ray McLean | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Maniaci | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Young Bussey | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Snyder | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 207 | 3.7 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 73 | 8.1 | 31t | 1 | 61.1 | ||
| Hank Soar | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| George Franck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 73 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | 30.0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 0 | 160 | 13.3 | 37 | 0 | 116.7 | ||
| Bob Snyder | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 14 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Young Bussey | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 100.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 182 | 9.6 | 0 | 12 | 90.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Franck | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Plasman | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Norm Standlee | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Siegal | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Maniaci | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Danny Fortmann | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Kay Eakin | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George McAfee | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Bob Snyder | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| George Franck | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dom Principe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Siegal | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Team Totals | 12.0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Team Totals | 5.0 | |