| New York Giants at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1940 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 34712 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jimmy Johnston 31 pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Wilbur Moore 12 run (Bo Russell kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jim Poole 19 pass from Tuffy Leemans (Ward Cuff kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Dick Todd 76 punt return (Bo Russell kick) | 7 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Frank Cope |
| 2 | LOG/DG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 42 | ROG/DG | Orville Tuttle |
| 66 | ROT/DT | Gerry Dennerlein |
| 31 | ROE/DE | Max Harrison |
| 20 | TB/DB | Leland Shaffer |
| 14 | WB/DB | Ward Cuff |
| 4 | ROH/DB | Tuffy Leemans |
| 12 | FB/LB | Kay Eakin |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 40 | LOE/DE | Wayne Millner |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Willie Wilkin |
| 21 | LOG/DG | Dick Farman |
| 26 | C/LB | Vic Carroll |
| 16 | ROG/DG | Steve Slivinski |
| 15 | ROT/DT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | ROE/DE | Charley Malone |
| 25 | BB/DB | Max Krause |
| 33 | TB/DB | Sammy Baugh |
| 13 | WB/DB | Ed Justice |
| 31 | FB/LB | Jimmy Johnston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Walt Nielsen | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Grenny Lansdell | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Kay Eakin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Al Owen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jimmy Johnston | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Max Krause | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Moore | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Dick Todd | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Filchock | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Sammy Baugh | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Meade | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jim Lee Howell | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Max Harrison | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Walt Nielsen | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Owen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Malone | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Todd | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ed Justice | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dick Todd | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
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