| Washington Redskins at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1937 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 58285 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Cliff Battles 2 run (Riley Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Cliff Battles 1 run (Riley Smith kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Max Krause 5 run (Riley Smith kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 62 pass from Ed Danowski (Tillie Manton kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Tuffy Leemans 6 pass from Ed Danowski (Tillie Manton kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ed Justice 43 pass from Sammy Baugh (Riley Smith kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Wayne Millner blocked punt recovery in end zone (Riley Smith kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Riley Smith 5 run (Riley Smith kick) | 42 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Wayne Millner 25 pass from Riley Smith (Riley Smith kick) | 49 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 40 | LOE/LDE | Wayne Millner |
| 17 | LOT/LDT | Turk Edwards |
| 21 | LOG/LDG | Les Olsson |
| 27 | C/MG | George Smith |
| 26 | ROG/RDG | Jim Karcher |
| 15 | ROT/RDT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | ROE/RDE | Charley Malone |
| 35 | BB/S | Riley Smith |
| 33 | TB/LDH | Sammy Baugh |
| 20 | WB/RDH | Cliff Battles |
| 22 | FB/LB | Erny Pinckert |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LOE/LDE | Jim Poole |
| 50 | LOT/LDT | Ed Widseth |
| 2 | LOG/LDG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 7 | C/MG | Mel Hein |
| 42 | ROG/RDG | Orville Tuttle |
| 3 | ROT/RDT | Len Grant |
| 21 | ROE/RDE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 4 | FB/S | Tuffy Leemans |
| 22 | TB/LDH | Ed Danowski |
| 14 | HB/RDH | Ward Cuff |
| 17 | BB/LB | Red Corzine |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Cliff Battles | 25 | 165 | 6.6 | 2 | |
| Max Krause | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Ed Justice | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dixie Howell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eddie Britt | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Riley Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Kink Richards | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Tillie Manton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Danowski | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Malone | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Wayne Millner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Erny Pinckert | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 62 | 1 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Kink Richards | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Poole | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Walls | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Red Corzine | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dale Burnett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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