| Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 21, 1945 Location: New York, NY Venue: Polo Grounds Attendance: 43070 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Johnny Lucente 3 run (John Naioti kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Buist Warren 1 run (John Naioti kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ted Doyle 50 interception return (John Naioti kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Howie Livingston 15 pass from Arnie Herber (Ken Strong kick) | 21 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 71 | LOE/DE | Dick Dolly |
| 75 | LOT/DT | Glen Stough |
| 36 | LOG/DG | Al Merkovsky |
| 49 | C/LB | Si Titus |
| 39 | ROG/DG | John Perko |
| 72 | ROT/DT | Ted Doyle |
| 46 | ROE/DE | Joe Pierre |
| 52 | BB/DB | John Naioti |
| 15 | TB/DB | Buist Warren |
| 41 | HB/DB | Tony Bova |
| 74 | FB/LB | Johnny Lucente |
| New York Giants | ||
| 27 | LOE/DE | Hal Springer |
| 36 | LOT/DT | Frank Cope |
| 31 | LOG/DG | Larry Visnic |
| 7 | C/LB | Mel Hein |
| 33 | ROG/DG | Jim Sivell |
| 10 | ROT/DT | Lou DeFlippo |
| 11 | ROE/DE | Johnny Weiss |
| 4 | BB/DB | Leland Shaffer |
| 38 | TB/DB | Mike Klotovich |
| 5 | HB/DB | Ed Shedlosky |
| 24 | FB/DB | Howie Livingston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buist Warren | 23 | 73 | 3.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Dick Dolly | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Art Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Steve Filipowicz | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Shedlosky | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Howie Livingston | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Arnie Herber | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Bova | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Johnny Lucente | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 32 | 1 |
| Hal Springer | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Liebel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Harry Wynne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ted Doyle | 1 | ||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sid Tinsley | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 57 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Howie Livingston | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 62 | 0 |
| Ken Strong | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||
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