| League Championship |
| Green Bay Packers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1944 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 46016 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 40 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ted Fritsch 1 run (Don Hutson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ted Fritsch 26 pass from Irv Comp (Don Hutson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ward Cuff 1 run (Ken Strong kick) | 14 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| 14 | LE | Don Hutson |
| 44 | LT | Baby Ray |
| 45 | LG | Bill Kuusisto |
| 29 | C | Charley Brock |
| 43 | RG | Charles Goldenberg |
| 47 | RT | Paul Berezney |
| 48 | RE | Harry Jacunski |
| 54 | BB | Larry Craig |
| 51 | TB | Irv Comp |
| 24 | HB | Joe Laws |
| 64 | FB | Ted Fritsch |
| New York Giants | ||
| 30 | LOE | O'Neal Adams |
| 36 | LOT | Frank Cope |
| 60 | LOG | Len Younce |
| 7 | C | Mel Hein |
| 33 | ROG | Jim Sivell |
| 26 | ROT | Vic Carroll |
| 22 | ROE | Frank Liebel |
| 2 | BB | Len Calligaro |
| 20 | TB | Arnie Herber |
| 14 | WB | Ward Cuff |
| 24 | FB | Howie Livingston |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 48 | 2 | 0 | |
| NYG | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 11 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Joe Laws | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Fritsch | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Irv Comp | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Duhart | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 163 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ward Cuff | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 12 | 1 |
| Howie Livingston | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Paschal | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arnie Herber | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Irv Comp | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 3 | 73 | 7.3 | 26t | 1 | 2 | 21 | 51.3 |
| Lou Brock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 3 | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 45.8 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Arnie Herber | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 4 | 117 | 5.3 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15.0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 4 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Don Hutson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Ted Fritsch | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Liebel | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hub Barker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Joe Laws | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Paul Duhart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Len Younce | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Ted Fritsch | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 395 | 39.5 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Len Younce | 10 | 410 | 41.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 397 | 39.7 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Irv Comp | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Laws | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Duhart | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Joe Laws | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Arnie Herber | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 16.0 |