| Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1939 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 34471 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Hank Reese 43 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Ted Schmitt 63 fumble recovery (Franny Murray kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Harry Kline 7 pass from Eddie Miller (Ken Strong kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Hank Soar 40 interception return (Hank Soar kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 37 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Len Barnum 1 run (Ken Strong kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ken Strong 19 FG | 10 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 35 | LT | Drew Ellis |
| 29 | LG | Billy Hughes |
| 20 | C | Hank Reese |
| 37 | RG | Bree Cuppoletti |
| 19 | RT | George Somers |
| 17 | RE | Joe Carter |
| 16 | RE | Elmer Kolberg |
| 31 | TB | Emmett Mortell |
| 34 | BB | Jay Arnold |
| 40 | WB | Chuck Newton |
| 13 | FB | Dave Smukler |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LT | Frank Cope |
| 2 | LG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 31 | C | Larry Johnson |
| 42 | RG | Orville Tuttle |
| 33 | RT | John Mellus |
| 24 | RE | Willie Walls |
| 22 | TB | Ed Danowski |
| 6 | HB | Al Owen |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 28 | FB | Nello Falaschi |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Dick Riffle | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Dave Smukler | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Emmett Mortell | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Bukant | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Jay Arnold | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Davey O'Brien | 4 | -25 | -6.3 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Hank Soar | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Danowski | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Davey O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Ed Danowski | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 17.0 | |||
| Eddie Miller | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 | 117.4 | |||
| Len Barnum | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 68.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Chuck Newton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Herschel Ramsey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jay Arnold | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dale Burnett | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Walls | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Gelatka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Harry Kline | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Hank Soar | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Franny Murray | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 47 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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