December 21, 1946Weather-25 degrees, 32 mph WNW, light snow
The Giants and 49ers battled the elements for 60 minutes in a tightly played defensive battle that came down to the last play. The 49ers took the opening kickoff and drove the length of the field for a touchdown, with Alyn Beals catching his 11th TD of the season. San Francisco would win the yardage battle 314-235, but they would not score for the remainder of the game.
The Giants struggled during the first half, gaining only 52 yards and suffering through a pair of Frank Filchock interceptions. Filchock would hit Jim Poole for a 77-yard TD to give the Giants a 9-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. San Francisco would have a final chance at victory when they took over from their own 17 with 1:51 to play. But, after driving the ball 83 yards to the Giants 10-yard line, kicker Joe Vetrano had to battle tremendous winds to try to win the game. Vetrano missed a 17-yard field goal wide to the left as time expired, and the 49ers were eliminated.
San Francisco 49ers.(9-6)-7-0-0-0-7
New York Giants...(7-3-1)-0-0-3-6-9
SF-Beals 3 pass from Albert (Vetrano Kick)
NYG-Strong 17 FG
NYG-Poole 77 pass from Filchock (Kick Blocked)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
SF-Standlee-17-86-0 (151-737-2), Eshmont-13-27-0 (86-367-6), Strzykalski-10-21-0 (89-367-2), Albert-6-4-0 (75-(-6)-4)
NYG-Franck-6-28-0 (49-298-0), Filchock-7-24-0 (105-395-2), Reagan-7-23-0 (69-269-2), Paschal-13-20-0 (130-382-4)
Passing
SF-Albert-23-13-176-1-2 (220-117-1,580-15-16)
NYG-Filchock-12-4-146-1-3 (181-91-1,408-13-28)
Receiving
SF-Beals-5-56-1 (45-642-11), Titchenal-2-55-0 (9-215-2), Eshmont-2-24-0 (19-311-2), Susoeff-1-14-0 (6-112-0), Fisk-1-10-0 (20-196-1), Standlee-1-10-0 (3-5-0), Strzykalski-1-7-0 (10-87-0)
NYG-Liebel-2-36-0 (22-396-4), Poole-1-77-1 (25-384-4), Franck-1-33-0 (7-170-1)
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