| New York Giants at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1964 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 54836 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Ryder 23 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Don Chandler 21 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Watkins 61 punt return (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Ralph Baker recovered fumble in end zone | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 48 FG | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 58 pass from Tommy Watkins (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Del Shofner |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 62 | LOG | Darrell Dess |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 63 | ROG | Bookie Bolin |
| 66 | ROT | Jack Stroud |
| 89 | TE | Bobby Crespino |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 47 | HB | Dick James |
| 16 | FL | Frank Gifford |
| 29 | FB | Alex Webster |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 72 | LDT | Andy Stynchula |
| 76 | RDT | John LoVetere |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 31 | LLB | Bill Winter |
| 51 | MLB | Lou Slaby |
| 87 | RLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 49 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 25 | LS | Dick Pesonen |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 72 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Thompson |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Wheelwright | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick James | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Clarence Childs | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Danny Lewis | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 3 | 122 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 21.9 |
| Gary Wood | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 0 | 230 | 6.8 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 76.8 |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Del Shofner | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Childs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick James | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 58t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Nick Ryder | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Hugh McInnis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 6 | 274 | 45.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dick James | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 0 | 73 | 24.3 | 61 | 1 |
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Clarence Childs | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
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