| Detroit Lions at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 21, 1962 Location: New York, NY Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 62856 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 67 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 48 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Y.A. Tittle 4 run (Don Chandler kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Watkins 4 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Phil King 1 run (Don Chandler kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Don Chandler 9 FG | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 50 | LOT | Bob Scholtz |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Aaron Thomas |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 62 | LOG | Darrell Dess |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 53 | ROG | Greg Larson |
| 66 | ROT | Jack Stroud |
| 80 | TE | Joe Walton |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 24 | HB | Phil King |
| 16 | FL | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | FB | Alex Webster |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 31 | LLB | Bill Winter |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 82 | RLB | Tom Scott |
| 49 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 21 | LS | Allan Webb |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 53 | 1 | ||
| NYG | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | / | / | 5 | 49 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Danny Lewis | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 10 | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Phil King | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Chandler | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 67 | 1.9 | 15 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 209 | 9.1 | 48t | 1 | 22 | 65.3 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 209 | 9.1 | 48t | 1 | 22 | 65.3 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 1 | 130 | 8.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 56.8 | |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 47.9 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 135 | 6.4 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 52.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 209 | 16.1 | 48t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Walton | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 31 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dick Lynch | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 174 | 34.8 | 48 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 6 | 301 | 50.2 | 65 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 301 | 50.2 | 65 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Johnny Counts | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Morrison | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Counts | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 19 | 0 | |