| New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1945 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 20097 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 65 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Ken Strong 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York Giants | Ken Strong 42 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Duhart 3 run (Jack Lowther kick failed) | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Howie Livingston 30 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Steve Filipowicz 10 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 20 | 6 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Frank Liebel 38 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 27 | 6 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Bill Piccolo 7 opponents fumble recovery (Ken Strong kick) | 34 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| 27 | LE | Hal Springer |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 31 | LG | Larry Visnic |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 33 | RG | Jim Sivell |
| 26 | RT | Vic Carroll |
| 11 | RE | Johnny Weiss |
| 2 | TB | Marion Pugh |
| 6 | BB | Elmer Barbour |
| 14 | HB | Ward Cuff |
| 24 | FB | Howie Livingston |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 71 | LE | Dick Dolly |
| 82 | LT | Joe Coomer |
| 36 | LG | Al Merkovsky |
| 50 | C | Al Wukits |
| 39 | RG | John Perko |
| 72 | RT | Ted Doyle |
| 46 | RE | Joe Pierre |
| 33 | TB | Jack Lowther |
| 52 | HB | Paul Duhart |
| 57 | BB | John Petchel |
| 74 | FB | Johnny Lucente |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Steve Filipowicz | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Klotovich | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Shedlosky | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Marion Pugh | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lowther | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Duhart | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 |
| John Petrella | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 11 | 0 |
| John Petchel | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Stofko | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| George Kiick | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Marion Pugh | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 57.3 | |||
| Arnie Herber | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 141 | 23.5 | 3 | 158.3 | |||
| Joe Sulaitis | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 101.1 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Eddie Stofko | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 24.0 | |||
| Paul Duhart | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Jack Lowther | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| John Petchel | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 100.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Harry Wynne | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Shedlosky | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Klotovich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Bova | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Klotovich | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Tinsley | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Jack Lowther | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 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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