| Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1946 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 47366 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 50 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Fred Gehrke 3 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Benton 16 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 16 pass from Frank Filchock (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Benton 10 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Reagan 52 run (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 15 FG | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Howie Livingston 24 pass from Howie Livingston (Ken Strong kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Shaw 51 kickoff return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 31 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 7 | DB | Bob Waterfield |
| Offense | ||
| 49 | LOE | Jim Benton |
| 40 | LOT | Elbie Schultz |
| 11 | LOG | Riley Matheson |
| 22 | C | Fred Naumetz |
| 27 | ROG | Mike Lazetich |
| 66 | ROT | Gil Bouley |
| 30 | ROE | Steve Pritko |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 18 | LOH | Fred Gehrke |
| 33 | ROH | Jack Banta |
| 36 | FB | Pat West |
| Defense | ||
| 30 | DE | Steve Pritko |
| 39 | DE | Woody Strode |
| 66 | DT | Gil Bouley |
| 40 | DT | Elbie Schultz |
| 43 | DG | Roger Eason |
| 76 | DG | Len Levy |
| 11 | LB | Riley Matheson |
| 36 | LB | Pat West |
| 18 | DB | Fred Gehrke |
| 98 | DB | Tom Harmon |
| 7 | DB | Bob Waterfield |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Jim Poole |
| 79 | LOT | Tex Coulter |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 51 | C | Chet Gladchuk |
| 60 | ROG | Len Younce |
| 77 | ROT | Jim White |
| 81 | ROE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 23 | BB | Steve Filipowicz |
| 40 | TB | Frank Filchock |
| 12 | WB | Dave Brown |
| 30 | FB | Merle Hapes |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Jim Poole |
| 79 | LDT | Tex Coulter |
| 60 | LDG | Len Younce |
| 66 | RDG | Monk Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jim White |
| 81 | RDE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 23 | LLB | Steve Filipowicz |
| 51 | RLB | Chet Gladchuk |
| 12 | LDH | Dave Brown |
| 10 | RDH | Howie Livingston |
| 15 | S | Hank Soar |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 25 | 9 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 42 | 5 | 4 | |
| NYG | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Banta | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Wilson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat West | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Holovak | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Harmon | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 141 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 52t | 1 |
| Bill Paschal | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Merle Hapes | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Filchock | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| George Franck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 214 | 7.1 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bob Waterfield | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 1 | 312 | 10.8 | 3 | 130.2 | |||
| Jim Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 1 | 328 | 10.6 | 3 | 124.1 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Frank Filchock | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 180 | 9.0 | 2 | 70.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 146 | 7.3 | 2 | 63.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 12 | 202 | 16.8 | 57 | 2 |
| Fred Gehrke | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Steve Pritko | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Harmon | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Red Hickey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 328 | 14.9 | 3 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jake Fawcett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Les Lear | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Reagan | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Bob Shaw | 1 | |||||
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||