| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1944 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 40734 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh SteelersC-P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | C-P | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Paschal 4 run (Ken Strong kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, John McCarthy punt blocked out of end zone by Frank Cope | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Paschal 3 run (Ken Strong kick) | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Bill Paschal 45 run (Ward Cuff kick) | 0 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 41 | LOE/DE | Tony Bova |
| 69 | LOT/DT | Gil Duggan |
| 22 | LOG/DG | Conway Baker |
| 21 | C/LB | Marshall Robnett |
| 39 | ROG/DG | John Perko |
| 79 | ROT/DT | Chet Bulger |
| 45 | ROE/DE | Walt Kichefski |
| 28 | BB/DB | Walt Rankin |
| 53 | LOH/DB | George Magulick |
| 39 | HB/DB | Bob Thurbon |
| 66 | TB/LB | Johnny Grigas |
| New York Giants | ||
| 30 | LOE/DE | O'Neale Adams |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Frank Cope |
| 60 | LOG/DG | Len Younce |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 55 | ROG/DG | Chuck Avedisian |
| 26 | ROT/DT | Vic Carroll |
| 22 | ROE/DE | Frank Liebel |
| 42 | BB/DB | Hub Barker |
| 15 | TB/DB | Hank Soar |
| 14 | WB/DB | Ward Cuff |
| 8 | FB/LB | Bill Paschal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Johnny Grigas | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Thurbon | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| George Magulick | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Paschal | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 45t | 3 |
| Howie Livingston | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Petrilas | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Beebe | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Eddie Rucinski | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Bova | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Walt Kichefski | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Magulick | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Clint Wager | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Currivan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| O'Neale Adams | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Petrilas | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Larry Visnic | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Keith Beebe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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