| Cleveland Rams at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 4, 1945 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 46219 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Bob Waterfield 2 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Paschal 77 run (Ken Strong kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ken Strong 45 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 15 pass from Marion Pugh (Ken Strong kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Fred Gehrke 10 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland RamsCLE | Fred Gehrke 35 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 49 | LOE/DE | Jim Benton |
| 40 | LOT/DT | Elbie Schultz |
| 11 | LOG/DG | Riley Matheson |
| 39 | C/LB | Mike Scarry |
| 64 | ROG/DG | Len Levy |
| 42 | ROT/DT | Gil Bouley |
| 30 | ROE/DE | Steve Pritko |
| 36 | QB/DB | Pat West |
| 12 | LOH/DB | Harvey Jones |
| 18 | ROH/DB | Fred Gehrke |
| 66 | FB/LB | Don Greenwood |
| New York Giants | ||
| 70 | LOE/DE | Sam Fox |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Frank Cope |
| 28 | LOG/DG | Verlin Adams |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 33 | ROG/DG | Jim Sivell |
| 10 | ROT/DT | Lou DeFlippo |
| 11 | ROE/DE | Johnny Weiss |
| 37 | BB/DB | Joe Sulaitis |
| 8 | TB/DB | Bill Paschal |
| 24 | HB/DB | Howie Livingston |
| FB /LB | Steve Filipowicz | |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Don Greenwood | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 35t | 2 |
| Jim Gillette | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Harvey Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Albie Reisz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Worden | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Paschal | 21 | 143 | 6.8 | 77t | 1 |
| Ward Cuff | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Marion Pugh | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 60 | 0 |
| Steve Pritko | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Greenwood | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sam Fox | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Johnny Weiss | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Klotovich | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2026 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: April 21, 2026 |