| Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1954 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 31256 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ken MacAfee 18 pass from Kyle Rote (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Bob Schnelker 23 pass from Frank Gifford (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Summerall 50 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Ollie Matson 8 run (Pat Summerall kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ken MacAfee 25 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 22 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Eddie Price 21 pass from Frank Gifford (Ben Agajanian kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Don Stonesifer 9 pass from Lamar McHan (Pat Summerall kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Jack Crittendon |
| 74 | LOT | Len Teeuws |
| 60 | LOG | Gordon Polofsky |
| 50 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 64 | ROG | Jerry Watford |
| 70 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 8 | QB | Lamar McHan |
| 33 | LOH | Ollie Matson |
| 36 | ROH | Johnny Olszewski |
| 37 | FB | Emmett King |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Leo Sugar |
| 73 | LDT | Ledio Fanucchi |
| 75 | MG | Dick Fugler |
| 57 | RDT | Jerry Groom |
| 82 | RDE | Tom Bienemann |
| 47 | LLB | George Kinek |
| 61 | MLB | Fred Wallner |
| 51 | RLB | Leo Sanford |
| 21 | LDH | Ellsworth Kingery |
| 24 | S | Al Brosky |
| 81 | RDH | Dick Lane |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 67 | ROG | George Kennard |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 22 | ROH | Buford Long |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 34 | LDE | Pat Knight |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 75 | MG | Bill Albright |
| 71 | RDT | Ray Collins |
| 78 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 24 | LDH | Wayne Berry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 40 | RS | Dick Nolan |
| 49 | RDH | Tom Landry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Olszewski | 19 | 58 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Lamar McHan | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Emmett King | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Les Goble | 8 | -4 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Eddie Price | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Epps | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Buford Long | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Lamar McHan | 27 | 8 | 29.6 | 2 | 145 | 5.4 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 30.9 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 123 | 8.2 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 | |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 39.6 | ||
| Frank Gifford | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 23t | 2 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18t | 1 | 0 | 120.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Don Stonesifer | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Lane | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ken MacAfee | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 2 | |
| Eddie Price | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 44 | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Al Brosky | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Leo Sanford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dick Nolan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
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