| League Championship |
| Chicago Bears at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 30, 1956 Location: New York, NY Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 56836 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 18 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 26 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 13 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 47 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Mel Triplett 17 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 17 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ben Agajanian 43 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 3 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 9 run (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Alex Webster 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Henry Moore blocked punt recovery in end zone (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Kyle Rote 9 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick failed) | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 14 pass from Charley Conerly (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 47 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Wightkin |
| 65 | LOG | Herman Clark |
| 55 | C | Larry Strickland |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 62 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 45 | LOH | Bobby Watkins |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jack Hoffman |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 61 | MG | Bill George |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 86 | RDE | Ed Meadows |
| 51 | LLB | Wayne Hansen |
| 31 | RLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 25 | LCB | J.C. Caroline |
| 40 | LS | Stan Wallace |
| 29 | RS | McNeil Moore |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Gene Smith |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 61 | LOG | Ray Beck |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 11 | QB | Don Heinrich |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | ROH | Alex Webster |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Walt Yowarsky |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 70 | MG | Sam Huff |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 84 | RLB | Harland Svare |
| 48 | LCB | Ed Hughes |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Nolan |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1 | |
| NYG | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 12 | 1 |
| J.C. Caroline | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Bingham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 67 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 20 | 1 |
| Frank Gifford | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 6 | 2 |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Filipski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 20 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 1 | 140 | 5.2 | 0 | 34 | 45.3 | ||
| Ed Brown | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 97 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 | 34.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 20 | 42.6 | 2 | 237 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 40.8 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 195 | 19.5 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 152.1 | |
| Don Heinrich | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | ||
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 46.5 | |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 228 | 11.4 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 128.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Harlon Hill | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 13 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 237 | 11.9 | 19 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 67 | 1 |
| Don Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 228 | 20.7 | 67 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 1 | |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 272 | 35.0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 39 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| McNeil Moore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Gene Filipski | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Don Bingham | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Gene Filipski | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Team Totals | 6.0 | |
| New York Giants | ||
| Team Totals | 24.0 | |