Giants 27-35 Cardinals (Oct 7, 1956)

NYG

CHC

1

6

0

2

7

14

3

0

14

4

14

7

27

35

1Q

6 - 0

M. Triplett 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

2Q

6 - 7

L. McHan 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

13 - 7

M. Triplett 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

13 - 14

N. Train Lane 66-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

13 - 21

D. Stonesifer 58-yard TD catch from L. McHan.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

13 - 28

G. Nagler 17-yard TD catch from L. McHan.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

13 - 35

L. McHan 13-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 35

M. Triplett 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

27 - 35

K. MacAfee 4-yard TD catch from C. Conerly.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

180

Conerly

NYG

Rush Yds

93

Matson

CHC

Rec Yds

85

Gifford

NYG

Scrim TD

3

Triplett

NYG

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Charlie Conerly

NYG QB #42

Lamar McHan

CHC QB #8

180

Pass Yds

136

1

Pass TD

2

Int

0

NYG

Team Stats

CHC

333

Total Yds

359

17

1st Downs

18

3

Turnovers

5

1956 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	9	2	1	.792
Lions	9	3	0	.750
Giants	8	3	1	.708
Cardinals	7	5	0	.583
Redskins	6	6	0	.500
49ers	5	6	1	.458
Steelers	5	7	0	.417
Browns	5	7	0	.417
Colts	5	7	0	.417
Packers	4	8	0	.333
Rams	4	8	0	.333
Eagles	3	8	1	.292

Game Summary

The Chicago Cardinals emerged victorious over the New York Giants, 35 to 27, on October 7, 1956.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	15/25	180	7.2	1	2	0-0	62.1
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	1/5	-4	-0.8	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Lamar McHan L. McHan #8	5/7	136	19.4	2	0	0-0	153.3
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	8	73	9.1	0
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	13	65	5.0	3
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	12	21	1.8	0
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	1	0	0.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ollie Matson O. Matson #33	19	93	4.9	0
Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski #36	18	77	4.3	0
Lamar McHan L. McHan #8	12	35	2.9	2
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	8	18	2.3	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	85	10.6	0
Kyle Rote K. Rote #44	0/0	43	21.5	0
Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker #85	0/0	21	10.5	0
Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee #80	0/0	11	5.5	1
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	8	8.0	0
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/0	8	8.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Stonesifer D. Stonesifer #80	0/0	58	58.0	1
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	0/0	32	32.0	0
Gern Nagler G. Nagler #86	0/0	30	15.0	1
Frank Bernardi F. Bernardi #49	0/0	16	16.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Charlie Conerly C. Conerly #42	15/25	180	7.2	1	2	0-0	62.1
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	1/5	-4	-0.8	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	8	73	9.1	0
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	13	65	5.0	3
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	12	21	1.8	0
Don Heinrich D. Heinrich #11	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Gifford F. Gifford #16	0/0	85	10.6	0
Kyle Rote K. Rote #44	0/0	43	21.5	0
Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker #85	0/0	21	10.5	0
Ken MacAfee K. MacAfee #80	0/0	11	5.5	1
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	8	8.0	0
Alex Webster A. Webster #29	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Lamar McHan L. McHan #8	5/7	136	19.4	2	0	0-0	153.3
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ollie Matson O. Matson #33	19	93	4.9	0
Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski #36	18	77	4.3	0
Lamar McHan L. McHan #8	12	35	2.9	2
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	8	18	2.3	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Stonesifer D. Stonesifer #80	0/0	58	58.0	1
Dave Mann D. Mann #44	0/0	32	32.0	0
Gern Nagler G. Nagler #86	0/0	30	15.0	1
Frank Bernardi F. Bernardi #49	0/0	16	16.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

NYG

CHC

1

6

0

2

7

14

3

0

14

4

14

7

27

35

NYG

Team Stats

CHC

333

Total Yds

359

176

Pass Yds

136

157

Rush Yds

223

65

Total Plays

65

5.1

Yards Per Play

5.5

5.7

Yards Per Pass

17

4.6

Yards Per Rush

3.9

17

1st Downs

18

7

Punts

4

3

Turnovers

5

2

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

4

2

Penalties

3

0.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-1 NYG

CHC 2-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1956 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats