NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:

New York cornerback Pete Athas intercepted a pair of passes -- the first setting up the Giants' final and decisive touchdown drive that climaxed with Charley Evans scoring from the 4 with 1:31 left, and the second in the end zone to close the game. It was New York's third straight victory -- best streak in the NFC thus far.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Giants	OFFENSE	140.2  (13)	179.2  (5)	319.5  (8)	8
	DEFENSE	142.8  (16)	199.5  (23)	342.2  (21)	10
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	98.8  (21)	167.5  (8)	266.2  (19)	11
	DEFENSE	143.2  (17)	128.8  (8)	272.0  (9)	14

Line: 49ers by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Giants (3-2-0)	0	13	0	10	23
San Francisco 49ers (2-3-0)	3	7	0	7	17

( 0- 3) SF  Bruce Gossett 21 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NYG Pete Gogolak 15 yard field goal
(10- 3) NYG Ron Johnson 8 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10-10) SF  Gene Washington 10 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(13-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 11 yard field goal
(13-17) SF  Gene Washington 4 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(16-17) NYG Pete Gogolak 19 yard field goal
(23-17) NYG Charlie Evans 4 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     NYG             SF
First Downs:         18              18
Rushes-yards:        41-140          21-85
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-26-129-0     21-30-269-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-12
Net pass yards:      129             257
Net yards/pass:      5.0             7.8
Total net yards:     269             342
Total plays:         67 (61% run)    54 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             5-3
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     1-5             3-28

Attendance: 58,606

Passing:
NYG: Norm Snead, 11 of 16 for 129 yards
SF: John Brodie, 19 of 27 for 252 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Steve Spurrier, 2 of 3 for 17 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 23 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Evans, 17 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Norm Snead, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Ken Willard, 14 for 67 yards; Vic Washington, 5 for 6 yards; Larry Schreiber, 2 for 12 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 3 for 42 yards; Don Herrmann, 3 for 37 yards; Charlie Evans, 3 for 35 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 13 yards; Rich Houston, 1 for 2 yards
SF: Ted Kwalick, 6 for 126 yards; Gene Washington, 6 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Vic Washington, 5 for 42 yards; Ken Willard, 2 for 24 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 7 yards; Larry Schreiber, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 1 for 75 yards; John Douglas, 1 for 22 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for 20 yards; Dick Enderle, 1 for 0 yards
SF: Vic Washington, 6 for 176 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Pete Athas, 2 for 9 yards

Punting:
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 1 for 49 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 3/3
SF: Bruce Gossett, 1/2

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