| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 20, 1940 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 19798 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 46 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 60 pass from Eddie Miller (Ward Cuff kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 23 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, Rocco Pirro recovered blocked punt in end zone | 0 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 33 | LOE/DE | George Platukis |
| 29 | LOT/DT | Don Campbell |
| 55 | LOG/DG | Jack Sanders |
| 53 | C/LB | Ted Grabinski |
| 39 | ROG/DG | John Perko |
| 17 | ROT/DT | Armand Niccolai |
| 20 | ROE/DE | Bill Sortet |
| 5 | BB/DB | Hank Bruder |
| 12 | TB/DB | Billy Patterson |
| 21 | HB/DB | Lou Tomasetti |
| 9 | FB/LB | George Kiick |
| New York Giants | ||
| 23 | LOE/DE | Jim Poole |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Frank Cope |
| 42 | LOG/DG | Orville Tuttle |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 2 | ROG/DG | Johnny Dell Isola |
| 33 | ROT/DT | John Mellus |
| 21 | ROE/DE | Jim Lee Howell |
| 9 | TB/DB | Eddie Miller |
| 8 | BB/DB | Walt Nielsen |
| 14 | WB/DB | Ward Cuff |
| 28 | FB/LB | Nello Falaschi |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| George Kiick | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Patterson | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| John Noppenberg | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Swede Johnston | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Eddie Miller | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Walt Nielsen | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Len Barnum | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Leemans | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Bolo Perdue | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Leland Shaffer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ev Fisher | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bolo Perdue | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Gelatka | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| John McLaughry | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Oldershaw | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Noppenberg | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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