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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles - October 4th, 1959
New York Giants 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 49
Sunday, October 4, 1959
New York Giants 21, Philadelphia Eagles 49| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (1-1-0) | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Scoring
| NYG | PHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PHI | Tommy McDonald 33 yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | PHI | Tommy McDonald 55 yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 14 |
| PHI | Tommy McDonald 81 yard punt return (Bobby Walston kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| NYG | Frank Gifford 5 yard rush (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 3rd | PHI | Norm Van Brocklin 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 28 |
| PHI | Theron Sapp 1 yard rush (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 35 | |
| PHI | Chuck Weber yard fumble return (Bobby Walston kick) | 7 | 42 | |
| 4th | NYG | Mel Triplett 1 yard rush (Pat Summerall kick) | 14 | 42 |
| NYG | Kyle Rote 10 yard pass from George Shaw (Pat Summerall kick) | 21 | 42 | |
| PHI | Tommy McDonald 19 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 21 | 49 |
Team Stats
| NYG | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-110-2 | 36-76-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-33-259-1-2 | 15-25-223-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-36 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 223 | 223 |
| Total yards | 333 | 299 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-10 | 3-15 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tommy McDonald | PHI | 6 | 133 | 3 | 55 | ||||||||||