| Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1940 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 44219 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 52 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Famiglietti 2 run (Jack Manders kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray McLean 13 pass from Sid Luckman (Jack Manders kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 3 run (Bernie Masterson kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Harry Clarke 25 interception return (kick failed) | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Lee Artoe 52 FG | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Walt Nielsen 1 run (Ward Cuff kick) | 30 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jim Lee Howell pass from Eddie Miller (Ward Cuff kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jim Poole 11 pass from Eddie Miller (Ward Cuff kick) | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ray McLean pass from Sid Luckman (Jack Manders kick) | 37 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| 14 | LE | Dick Plasman |
| 13 | LT | Joe Stydahar |
| 21 | LG | Danny Fortmann |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | RG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | RT | Lee Artoe |
| 6 | RE | Johnny Siegal |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 5 | LH | George McAfee |
| 25 | LH | Ray Nolting |
| 11 | FB | Joe Maniaci |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 42 | LG | Orville Tuttle |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 39 | RG | Doug Oldershaw |
| 33 | RT | John Mellus |
| 21 | RE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 9 | TB | Eddie Miller |
| 8 | BB | Walt Nielsen |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 28 | FB | Nello Falaschi |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Famiglietti | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Ray Nolting | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 |
| George McAfee | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Maniaci | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Snyder | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Sollie Sherman | 2 | -20 | -10.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Walt Nielsen | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Miller | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 171 | 12.2 | 2 | 146.1 | |||
| Bob Snyder | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| George McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Eddie Miller | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 3 | 228 | 8.1 | 2 | 67.9 | |||
| Kay Eakin | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 20.8 | |||
| Len Barnum | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ray McLean | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 42 | 2 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Siegal | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Plasman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Jim Poole | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Max Harrison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George McAfee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George McAfee | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 43 | 0 |
| 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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