| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 5, 1941 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 13458 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Armand Niccolai 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Andy Marefos 24 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 9 pass from Tuffy Leemans (Ward Cuff kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walt Kichefski 72 pass from Boyd Brumbaugh (Armand Niccolai kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Howie Yeager 53 pass from Marion Pugh (Andy Marefos kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Jim Poole 16 pass from Len Eshmont (Ward Cuff kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Reagan 21 run (kick failed) | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Reagan 8 run (Ward Cuff kick) | 37 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 33 | LOT/DT | John Mellus |
| 60 | LOG/DG | Monk Edwards |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 39 | ROG/DG | Doug Oldershaw |
| 66 | ROT/DT | Win Pedersen |
| 21 | ROE/DE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 26 | BB/DB | Nello Falaschi |
| 2 | TB/DB | Len Eshmont |
| 14 | WB/DB | Ward Cuff |
| 4 | FB/LB | Tuffy Leemans |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 32 | LOE/DE | Dick Dolly |
| 48 | LOT/DT | Elbie Schultz |
| 55 | LOG/DG | Jack Sanders |
| 44 | C/LB | Johnny Schiechl |
| 35 | ROG/DG | Dick Bassi |
| 36 | ROT/DT | John Woudenberg |
| 45 | ROE/DE | Walt Kichefski |
| 34 | BB/DB | Jay Arnold |
| 10 | TB/DB | Boyd Brumbaugh |
| 50 | HB/DB | John Noppenberg |
| 20 | FB/LB | Elmer Hackney |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 2 | |
| Andy Marefos | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| George Franck | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Howie Yeager | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Eakin | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Pugh | 7 | -16 | -2.3 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Art Jones | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Riffle | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| John Noppenberg | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Elmer Hackney | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Coley McDonough | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Starrett | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Al Donelli | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Howie Yeager | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Dom Principe | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Willie Walls | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walt Kichefski | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 72t | 1 |
| Joe Wendlick | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Riffle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Len Eshmont | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 66 | 0 |
| George Franck | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Noppenberg | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Art Jones | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Al Donelli | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Coley McDonough | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
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