| Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 28, 1965 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 62933 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Gordon 38 pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rudy Bukich 1 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 45 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Del Shofner 25 pass from Earl Morrall (Bob Timberlake kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Whitsell 29 interception return (Roger LeClerc kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Thurlow 3 pass from Earl Morrall (Bob Timberlake kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 15 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 35 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Jimmy Jones |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Rabold |
| 83 | C | Roger LeClerc |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 48 | FB | Andy Livingston |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dick Evey |
| 76 | LDT | John Johnson |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Homer Jones |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Pete Case |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 63 | ROG | Bookie Bolin |
| 71 | ROT | Frank Lasky |
| 88 | TE | Aaron Thomas |
| 11 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 27 | HB | Steve Thurlow |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 78 | LDT | Roger LaLonde |
| 73 | RDT | Roger Anderson |
| 77 | RDE | Rosey Davis |
| 60 | LLB | Jim Carroll |
| 87 | MLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 54 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Lockhart |
| 28 | LS | Henry Carr |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 45t | 2 |
| Jon Arnett | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Kurek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Smith Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 234 | 9.8 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 108.7 |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0.0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 2 | 181 | 6.0 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 60.6 |
| Gary Wood | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morrison | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Homer Jones | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dick Lynch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Clarence Childs | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 50 | 0 | |
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