| Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1939 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 58693 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 61 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Len Barnum 13 run (Ward Cuff kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 40 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 24 FG | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Plasman 68 pass from Sid Luckman (kick failed) | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Maniaci 3 run (Jack Manders kick) | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 76 | LE | Les McDonald |
| 13 | LT | Joe Stydahar |
| 21 | LG | Danny Fortmann |
| 24 | C | Frank Bausch |
| 16 | RG | George Musso |
| 29 | RT | Russ Thompson |
| 30 | RE | George Wilson |
| 33 | QB | Bernie Masterson |
| 42 | LH | Sid Luckman |
| 25 | RH | Ray Nolting |
| 11 | FB | Joe Maniaci |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 2 | LG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 42 | RG | Orville Tuttle |
| 33 | RT | John Mellus |
| 24 | RE | Willie Walls |
| 22 | TB | Ed Danowski |
| 15 | HB | Hank Soar |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 28 | FB | Nello Falaschi |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Maniaci | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| Bill Osmanski | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Sid Luckman | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Nolting | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Masterson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Patterson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob MacLeod | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Swisher | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Kink Richards | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dale Burnett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Danowski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bernie Masterson | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 6.1 | |||
| Sid Luckman | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 166 | 20.8 | 1 | 95.8 | |||
| Billy Patterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Ed Danowski | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 26.7 | |||
| Tuffy Leemans | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 35 | 0 | 78.5 | ||
| Len Barnum | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 | 77.1 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Swisher | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Bob MacLeod | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Ed Manske | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Plasman | 1 | ||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Hank Soar | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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