| Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1945 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 45372 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 37 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 4 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 4 run (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Steve Van Buren 98 kickoff return (Roy Zimmerman kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 38 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 41 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 54 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Sam Fox 5 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 84 | LE | Larry Cabrelli |
| 79 | LT | Vic Sears |
| 60 | LG | Eddie Michaels |
| 52 | C | Vic Lindskog |
| 63 | RG | Bruno Banducci |
| 70 | RT | Al Wistert |
| 86 | RE | Dick Humbert |
| 7 | QB | Roy Zimmerman |
| 37 | HB | Ernie Steele |
| 15 | LH | Steve Van Buren |
| 44 | FB | Ben Kish |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 10 | LT | Lou DeFlippo |
| 31 | LG | Larry Visnic |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 17 | RG | Carl Grate |
| 39 | RT | Phil Ragazzo |
| 11 | RE | Johnny Weiss |
| 24 | TB | Howie Livingston |
| 14 | HB | Ward Cuff |
| 37 | BB | Joe Sulaitis |
| 34/8 | FB | Steve Filipowicz |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Steve Van Buren | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 32 | 2 |
| Jack Hinkle | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Steele | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Ben Kish | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Rogalla | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Paschal | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Doolan | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| George Franck | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hovious | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Roy Zimmerman | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 1 | 87 | 4.8 | 0 | 45.4 | |||
| Tommy Thompson | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 109.0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Arnie Herber | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 187 | 11.7 | 4 | 142.4 | |||
| John Hovious | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Larry Cabrelli | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Humbert | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ben Kish | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gil Steinke | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Hinkle | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Rogalla | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Liebel | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 54t | 3 |
| Jack Doolan | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam Fox | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| George Franck | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Visnic | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Franck | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Steve Van Buren | 1 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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