| Washington Redskins at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 24, 1940 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 46439 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 46 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | John Mellus 21 fumble recovery (Len Barnum kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Hank Soar 1 run (Len Barnum kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ed Justice 5 pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Tuffy Leemans 35 run (Len Barnum kick) | 7 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| 40 | LOE/DE | Wayne Millner |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Willie Wilkin |
| 21 | LOG/DG | Dick Farman |
| 18 | C/LB | Bob Titchenal |
| 16 | ROG/DG | Steve Slivinski |
| 15 | ROT/DT | Jim Barber |
| 19 | ROE/DE | Charley Malone |
| 43 | BB/DB | Bob Hoffman |
| 33 | TB/DB | Sammy Baugh |
| 13 | WB/DB | Ed Justice |
| 31 | FB/LB | Jimmy Johnston |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 50 | LOT/DT | Ed Widseth |
| 42 | LOG/DG | Orville Tuttle |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 39 | ROG/DG | Doug Oldershaw |
| 33 | ROT/DT | John Mellus |
| 21 | ROE/DE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 28 | BB/DB | Nello Falaschi |
| 15 | FB/DB | Hank Soar |
| 20 | ROH/DB | Leland Shaffer |
| 10 | TB/LB | Len Barnum |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dick Todd | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Roy Zimmerman | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Seymour | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Johnston | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Farkas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Baugh | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Hank Soar | 19 | 47 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Len Barnum | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 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 | |||||
| Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob McChesney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Malone | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ed Justice | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Bob Seymour | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Millner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jim Lee Howell | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Oldershaw | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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