| Detroit Lions at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1945 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 38215 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Filipowicz 1 run (Ken Strong kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Ryan 63 pass from Bob Westfall (Bill Callihan kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 20 pass from John Hovious (Ken Strong kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 53 pass from John Hovious (Ken Strong kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Westfall 1 run (Bill Callihan kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Sam Fox 23 pass from John Hovious (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Howie Livingston 2 run (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 10 | LE | John Greene |
| 12 | LT | Dick Mesak |
| 65 | LG | Stan Batinski |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 73 | RG | Bill Radovich |
| 81 | RT | Emil Uremovich |
| 82 | RE | Jack Matheson |
| 44 | TB | Dave Ryan |
| 25 | BB | Bill Callihan |
| 42 | WB | Andy Farkas |
| 86 | FB | Bob Westfall |
| New York Giants | ||
| 70 | LE | Sam Fox |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 12 | LG | Art White |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 28 | RG | Verlin Adams |
| 39 | RT | Phil Ragazzo |
| 11 | RE | Johnny Weiss |
| 43 | TB | John Hovious |
| 14 | HB | Ward Cuff |
| 37 | BB | Joe Sulaitis |
| 34/8 | FB | Steve Filipowicz |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Westfall | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Dick Booth | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Dick Weber | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Farkas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Callihan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| John Hovious | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| George Franck | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Jack Doolan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Dick Weber | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 4 | 64 | 4.6 | 0 | 11.3 | |||
| Dave Ryan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Cotton Price | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| Bob Westfall | 1 | ||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| John Hovious | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 197 | 10.4 | 3 | 106.8 | |||
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Greene | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Westfall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jack Matheson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Booth | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Ryan | 1 | ||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Liebel | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 53t | 2 |
| Sam Fox | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23t | 1 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Franck | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Petrilas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Franck | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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