| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1942 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 19346 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 57 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 18 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Curt Sandig 64 punt return (Armand Niccolai kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Milt Simington 16 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 35 pass from Leo Cantor (Hank Soar kick) | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bill Dudley 66 run (Armand Niccolai kick) | 17 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 31/41 | LE | Tony Bova |
| 48 | LT | Elbie Schultz |
| 44 | LG | Jack Sanders |
| 42/21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 55 | RG | Milt Simington |
| 36 | RT | John Woudenberg |
| 45 | RE | Walt Kichefski |
| 35 | TB | Bill Dudley |
| 15 | BB | Vern Martin |
| 11 | HB | Curt Sandig |
| 12 | FB | Dick Riffle |
| New York Giants | ||
| 30 | LE | O'Neale Adams |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 52 | LG | Harry Buffington |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 60 | RG | Monk Edwards |
| 32 | RT | Al Blozis |
| 24 | RE | Willie Walls |
| 70 | TB | Andy Marefos |
| 44 | HB | Merle Hapes |
| 20 | BB | Leland Shaffer |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 24 | 135 | 5.6 | 66t | 1 |
| Dick Riffle | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Tomasic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Sandig | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Leo Cantor | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Merle Hapes | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Lieberum | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Owen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Marefos | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Dudley | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 12.5 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Leo Cantor | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | 53.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walt Kichefski | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Hubbard Law | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 35t | 1 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Curt Sandig | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Merle Hapes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Curt Sandig | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 43 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Leo Cantor | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Merle Hapes | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Curt Sandig | 1 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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