| Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1949 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 30587 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Gene Roberts 29 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Swiacki 35 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Emlen Tunnell 45 interception return (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Keane 3 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George McAfee 11 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Gene Roberts 62 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | George Gulyanics 10 pass from Johnny Lujack (Johnny Lujack kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Julie Rykovich 5 run (Johnny Lujack kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Gene Roberts 85 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 28 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Ken Kavanaugh |
| 24 | LOT | Fred Davis |
| 9 | LOG | Dick Flanagan |
| 66 | C | Bulldog Turner |
| 23 | ROG | Wash Serini |
| 35 | ROT | Paul Stenn |
| 20 | ROE | Jim Keane |
| 42 | QB | Sid Luckman |
| 39 | LOH | George Gulyanics |
| 11 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 29 | FB | John Hoffman |
| Defense | ||
| 38 | LDE | Charles Milner |
| 81 | LDT | George Connor |
| 82 | MG | Ray Bray |
| 35 | RDT | Paul Stenn |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 16 | LLB | Ed Cody |
| 21 | MLB | Chuck Drulis |
| 31 | RLB | Stu Clarkson |
| 33 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 8 | RDH | Jim Canady |
| 5 | S | George McAfee |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 70 | LOT | Johnny Sanchez |
| 74 | LOG | Don Ettinger |
| 79 | C | Tex Coulter |
| 61 | ROG | Ed Royston |
| 72 | ROT | Ed Kolman |
| 82 | ROE | Ray Poole |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 35 | LOH | Gene Roberts |
| 30 | ROH | Joe Scott |
| 21 | FB | Joe Sulaitis |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Frank LoVuolo |
| 77 | LDT | Jim White |
| 62 | MG | Carl Butkus |
| 78 | RDT | Al DeRogatis |
| 82 | RDE | Ray Poole |
| 74 | LLB | Don Ettinger |
| 52 | MLB | John Cannady |
| 76 | RLB | Jon Baker |
| 49 | LDH | Ray Coates |
| 20 | RDH | Noah Mullins |
| 45 | S | Emlen Tunnell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Julie Rykovich | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Ed Cody | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Wally Dreyer | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bob Greenhalgh | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Roberts | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Johnny Lujack | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 2 | 319 | 6.1 | 2 | 7 | 70.9 | ||
| Sid Luckman | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | 84.8 | ||
| George Blanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 273 | 18.2 | 4 | 5 | 138.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Keane | 14 | 193 | 13.8 | 1 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10t | 1 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Wally Dreyer | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gene Roberts | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 85t | 3 |
| Bill Swiacki | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Joe Scott | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 55t | 1 |
| John Cannady | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jack Salscheider | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| George McAfee | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | ||
| Wally Dreyer | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Wally Dreyer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ed Cody | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jack Salscheider | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |