| League Championship - Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1946 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 58346 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Kavanaugh 21 pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dante Magnani 20 interception return (Frank Maznicki kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Liebel 38 pass from Frank Filchock (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Filipowicz 5 pass from Frank Filchock (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Sid Luckman 19 run (Frank Maznicki kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Frank Maznicki 26 FG | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 30 | LOE | George Wilson |
| 24 | LOT | Fred Davis |
| 21 | LOG | Chuck Drulis |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 82 | ROG | Ray Bray |
| 25 | ROT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 7 | ROE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 3 | LOH | Dante Magnani |
| 8 | ROH | Hugh Gallarneau |
| 9 | FB | Bill Osmanski |
| Defense | ||
| 30 | LDE | George Wilson |
| 24 | LDT | Fred Davis |
| 21 | LDG | Chuck Drulis |
| 82 | RDG | Ray Bray |
| 25 | RDT | Mike Jarmoluk |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 31 | LLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 66 | RLB | Bulldog Turner |
| 3 | LDH | Dante Magnani |
| 5 | S | George McAfee |
| 8 | RDH | Hugh Gallarneau |
| 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 |
| 37 | WB | George Franck |
| 44 | FB | Frank Reagan |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Jim Poole |
| 79 | LDT | Tex Coulter |
| 60 | MG | Len Younce |
| 66 | RDT | Monk Edwards |
| 77 | RDE | Jim White |
| 23 | LLB | Steve Filipowicz |
| 51 | MLB | Chet Gladchuk |
| 81 | RLB | Jim Lee Howell |
| 12 | LDH | Dave Brown |
| 15 | S | Hank Soar |
| 10 | RDH | Howie Livingston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Hugh Gallarneau | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Osmanski | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Ray McLean | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Franck | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Filchock | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Howie Livingston | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Doolan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Reagan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 144 | 6.5 | 1 | 40.7 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Frank Filchock | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 6 | 128 | 4.9 | 38t | 2 | 37.5 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George McAfee | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 1 |
| Jim Keane | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jim Poole | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jack Doolan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Gorgone | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 39 | 1 |
| George McAfee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Frank Reagan | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Len Younce | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George McAfee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Frank Filchock | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Joe Osmanski | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Osmanski | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Fred Davis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| George Franck | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim White | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| New York Giants | ||
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