| New York Giants at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 14, 1956 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 60042 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 79 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 2 pass from Don Heinrich (Frank Gifford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ed Modzelewski 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 1 run (Don Chandler kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 34 run (Don Chandler kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Safety, Charley Conerly tackled in end zone by Junior Wren | 21 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 84 | RLB | Harland Svare |
| 48 | LDH | Ed Hughes |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 27 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 25 | RDH | Dick Nolan |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Pete Brewster |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 52 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 62 | ROG | Herschel Forester |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 16 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 26 | LOH | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | ROH | Fred Morrison |
| 36 | FB | Ed Modzelewski |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Carlton Massey |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Gain |
| 72 | RDT | John Kissell |
| 80 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 65 | LLB | Chuck Noll |
| 34 | MLB | Walt Michaels |
| 35 | RLB | Galen Fiss |
| 24 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 22 | LS | Kenny Konz |
| 44 | RS | Johnny Petitbon |
| 20 | RDH | Don Paul |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | / | / | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 34t | 2 |
| Mel Triplett | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Heinrich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 256 | 4.9 | 34t | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ed Modzelewski | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| George Ratterman | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 40 | 1.6 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Don Heinrich | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 2 | 44 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Charley Conerly | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 2 | 74 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 43.9 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 1 | 156 | 6.2 | 34 | 0 | 62 | 68.1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 1 | 156 | 6.2 | 34 | 0 | 62 | 68.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dante Lavelli | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 156 | 9.2 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ed Hughes | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 50 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Don Paul | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Gene Filipski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Preston Carpenter | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 42 | 0 | |