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1945 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 7-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 272 points (27.2/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 133 points (13.3/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 139 points (13.9/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-1.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 3rd.

Coached by Greasy Neale (7-3-0)

1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun October 7 box W 1-0 Chicago Cardinals 21 6 9 240 76 164 14 213 170 43
2 Sun October 14 box L 1-1 @ Detroit Lions 24 28 8 236 100 136 4 9 178 125 53 3
3 Sun October 21 box L 1-2 @ Washington Redskins 14 24 15 199 50 149 3 19 413 161 252
4 Sun October 28 box W 2-2 Cleveland Rams 28 14 6 185 144 41 1 10 243 171 72 4
5 Sun November 4 box W 3-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 45 3 12 425 225 200 2 5 141 108 33 5
6 Sun November 11 box W 4-2 New York Giants 38 17 15 437 176 261 2 7 153 131 22 2
7 Sun November 18 box W 5-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 6 15 277 106 171 3 13 194 52 142 2
8 Sun November 25 box W 6-2 Washington Redskins 16 0 14 268 157 111 2 11 124 101 23 4
9 Sun December 2 box L 6-3 @ New York Giants 21 28 18 307 148 159 3 8 258 187 71
10 Sun December 9 box W 7-3 Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers 35 7 18 366 139 227 4 8 131 33 98 5

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 272 2959 568 5.2 131 98 187 1321 11 14 7.1 47 381 1638 26 4.3 74 24 10 10
Team Defense 133 2060 523 3.9 154 89 205 1243 10 19 6.1 37 318 817 8 2.6 104 26 7 13
Lg Rank Offense 1 4 4 8 8 7 3 5 3 3 1 3 3 5
Lg Rank Defense 2 1 1 5 2 5 5 3 1 1 2 2 7 8

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 67 127 52.8 991 9 7.1 8 6.3 74 7.8 5.7 14.8 99.1 75.9
Allie Sherman 22 10 1 15 29 51.7 172 2 6.9 3 10.3 26 5.9 2.0 11.5 17.2 53.3
Tommy Thompson 29 8 0 15 28 53.6 146 0 0.0 2 7.1 27 5.2 2.0 9.7 18.3 38.7
Ernie Steele 28 7 1 1 2 50.0 12 0 0.0 1 50.0 12 6.0 -16.5 12.0 1.7 29.2
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 28.0 10 98 187 52.4 1321 11 5.9 14 7.5 74 7.1 4.3 13.5 132.1 63.6
Opp Total 10 89 205 43.4 1243 10 4.9 19 9.3 6.1 2.4 14.0 124.3 41.2 0 0 6.1 2.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 143 832 15 69 5.8 83.2 14.3 10 123 12.3 2 44 1.0 12.3 955 17 7
Mel Bleeker 25 RH 4 4 50 167 2 20 3.3 41.8 12.5 3 32 10.7 0 15 0.8 8.0 199 2 2
Abe Karnofsky 23 8 2 41 134 2 19 3.3 16.8 5.1 5 113 22.6 0 38 0.6 14.1 247 2 3
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 29 -11 1 9 -0.4 -1.1 2.9 -11 1 3
Johnny Butler 27 7 0 21 61 1 18 2.9 8.7 3.0 2 14 7.0 0 9 0.3 2.0 75 1 0
Ernie Steele 28 7 1 20 212 2 46 10.6 30.3 2.9 3 42 14.0 0 31 0.4 6.0 254 2 2
Allie Sherman 22 10 1 16 -7 1 8 -0.4 -0.7 1.6 -7 1 2
Jack Banta 28 5 1 15 49 1 22 3.3 9.8 3.0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.2 2.0 59 1 1
Jim Castiglia 27 1 1 13 29 0 6 2.2 29.0 13.0 29 0 0
Jack Hinkle 28 3 2 11 40 0 14 3.6 13.3 3.7 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.7 48 0 1
Ben Kish 28 FB 9 5 9 82 0 22 9.1 9.1 1.0 8 78 9.8 0 18 0.9 8.7 160 0 0
Tommy Thompson 29 8 0 8 -13 0 7 -1.6 -1.6 1.0 -13 0 3
Gil Steinke 26 7 1 7 46 1 18 6.6 6.6 1.0 2 12 6.0 0 9 0.3 1.7 58 1 1
Dick Erdlitz 25 7 0 6 24 0 16 4.0 3.4 0.9 24 0 0
John Rogalla 28 8 4 2 2 0 6 1.0 0.3 0.3 2 22 11.0 0 17 0.3 2.8 24 0 0
Buss Warren 29 1 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -7.0 1.0 -7 0 1
Jack Ferrante 29 LE 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 464 22.1 7 74 2.1 46.4 464 7 0
Larry Cabrelli 28 RE 10 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 140 9.3 0 19 1.5 14.0 140 0 0
Fred Meyer 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 135 12.3 1 27 1.4 16.9 135 1 0
Flip McDonald 24 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 75 9.4 1 21 0.9 8.3 75 1 0
Dick Humbert 27 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 53 8.8 0 12 1.5 13.3 53 0 0
Team Total 28.0 10 392 1640 26 69 4.2 164.0 39.2 98 1321 13.5 11 74 9.8 132.1 2961 37 26
Opp Total 10 318 817 8 2.6 81.7 31.8 89 1243 14.0 10 8.9 124.3 2060 18 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 14 154 0 24 11.0 13 373 1 98 28.7 1482
Abe Karnofsky 23 8 2 7 103 0 32 14.7 6 164 0 57 27.3 514
Jack Banta 28 5 1 4 74 0 20 18.5 2 37 0 19 18.5 170
Ernie Steele 28 7 1 2 22 0 12 11.0 3 72 0 27 24.0 348
Mel Bleeker 25 RH 4 4 4 37 0 18 9.3 236
Jack Hinkle 28 3 2 3 28 0 14 9.3 1 17 0 17 17.0 93
Gil Steinke 26 7 1 2 27 0 15 13.5 1 18 0 18 18.0 103
Larry Cabrelli 28 RE 10 8 2 25 0 17 12.5 165
Johnny Butler 27 7 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 96
Bucko Kilroy 24 9 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 1 7 0 7 7.0 -4
Team Total 28.0 10 37 452 0 32 12.2 30 734 1 98 24.5 4147
Opp Total 10 28 0 39 866 0 22.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 8 4 50.0% 33 29 87.9% 47 1778 64 1 37.8
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 2 2 100.0%
John Rogalla 28 8 4 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 28.0 10 8 4 50.0% 36 32 88.9% 47 1778 64 1 37.8
Opp Total 10 6 3 50.0% 18 16 88.9% 63 2362 37.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jack Banta 28 5 1 1 2 0 0
Mel Bleeker 25 RH 4 4 2 1 2 0
Johnny Butler 27 7 0 1 32 0 32 0 1 0 0
Larry Cabrelli 28 RE 10 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dick Erdlitz 25 7 0 1 3 0 3
Jack Ferrante 29 LE 10 8 1 15 0 15
George Fritts 26 10 1 0 1 0 0
Jack Hinkle 28 3 2 1 17 0 17 1 1 0 0
Dick Humbert 27 4 2 0 1 0 0
Abe Karnofsky 23 8 2 1 27 0 27 3 1 0 0
Ben Kish 28 FB 9 5 1 0 0 0
Vic Lindskog 31 C 10 6 1 22 0 22 0 1 0 0
Bap Manzini 25 9 4 0 1 0 0
Vic Sears 27 LT 10 9 0 2 0 0
Allie Sherman 22 10 1 2 1 -10 0
Ernie Steele 28 7 1 1 15 0 15 2 1 0 0
Gil Steinke 26 7 1 1 1 0 0
Tommy Thompson 29 8 0 2 33 0 25 3 3 0 0
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 1 2 0 2 7 2 -6 0
Buss Warren 29 1 0 1 1 0 0
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 7 90 0 23 3 2 -1 0
Team Total 28.0 10 19 257 0 32 26 24 -15 0
Opp Total 10 22 15

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Steve Van Buren+ 25 LH 10 9 15 2 1 2 110
Roy Zimmerman 27 QB 10 8 1 29 4 47
Jack Ferrante 29 LE 10 8 7 42
Mel Bleeker 25 RH 4 4 2 12
Abe Karnofsky 23 8 2 2 12
Ernie Steele 28 7 1 2 12
Jack Banta 28 5 1 1 6
Johnny Butler 27 7 0 1 6
Flip McDonald 24 9 2 1 6
Fred Meyer 26 8 0 1 6
Allie Sherman 22 10 1 1 6
Gil Steinke 26 7 1 1 6
John Rogalla 28 8 4 1 1
Team Total 28.0 10 26 11 1 32 4 272
Opp Total 10 8 10 16 3 133