| New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1972 Location: Philadelphia, PA |
| Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 65720 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 16 pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 27 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 5 run (Pete Gogolak kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tom Dempsey 15 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 9 pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Ron James 5 pass from John Reaves (Tom Dempsey kick failed) | 21 | 12 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ron Johnson 15 pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick failed) | 27 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 84 | WR | Rich Houston |
| 69 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Enderle |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 63 | ROG | Doug Van Horn |
| 72 | ROT | Joe Taffoni |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 16 | QB | Norm Snead |
| 31 | RB | Charlie Evans |
| 30 | RB | Ron Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Henry Reed |
| 71 | LDT | Dave Tipton |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 58 | LLB | Jimmy Files |
| 67 | MLB | Ron Hornsby |
| 56 | RLB | Pat Hughes |
| 45 | LCB | Pete Athas |
| 44 | LS | Richmond Flowers |
| 43 | RS | Carl Lockhart |
| 41 | RCB | Willie Williams |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Ben Hawkins |
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 72 | LOT | Wade Key |
| 70 | LOG | Jimmie Skaggs |
| 59 | C | Mike Evans |
| 68 | ROG | Mark Nordquist |
| 74 | ROT | Steve Smith |
| 85 | TE | Gary Ballman |
| 6 | QB | John Reaves |
| 27 | RB | Ron James |
| 34 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Rich Harris |
| 82 | LDT | Don Hultz |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Calloway |
| 99 | RDE | Mel Tom |
| 50 | LLB | Ron Porter |
| 87 | MLB | Steve Zabel |
| 58 | RLB | Bob Creech |
| 26 | LCB | Al Nelson |
| 20 | LS | Leroy Keyes |
| 28 | RS | Bill Bradley |
| 24 | RCB | Nate Ramsey |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 36 | 124 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Charlie Evans | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ron James | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| John Reaves | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Baker | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Norm Snead | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 2 | 164 | 8.6 | 3 | 90.7 | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| John Reaves | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 241 | 9.3 | 1 | 66.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ron Johnson | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 3 | |
| Rich Houston | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Don Herrmann | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| Ben Hawkins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron James | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Tony Baker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Files | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bill Bradley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Porter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Bill Bradley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Rocky Thompson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Tom Sullivan | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Al Nelson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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