NFL game summary for 11/05/1972:

The Giants scored two touchdowns in 35 seconds toward the close of the first half on Joe Orduna's one-yard plunge and linebacker Jim Files' 37-yard return with an interception to open a 19-0 New York lead. Orduna had replaced running back Charley Evans, who suffered a broken leg. Denver's Floyd Little rushed for 124 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	133.1  (16)	196.4  (2)	329.6  (3)	17
	DEFENSE	120.4  (6)	162.6  (16)	283.0  (13)	9
New York Giants	OFFENSE	131.4  (17)	186.1  (5)	317.6  (7)	15
	DEFENSE	135.6  (14)	184.3  (23)	319.9  (19)	20

Line: Giants by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Denver Broncos (2-6-0)	0	0	10	7	17
New York Giants (5-3-0)	6	13	0	10	29

( 0- 6) NYG Bob Tucker 13 yard rush (kick failed)
( 0-13) NYG Joe Orduna 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
( 0-19) NYG Jim Files 37 yard interception return (kick failed)
( 7-19) DEN Riley Odoms 14 yard pass from Bobby Anderson (Jim Turner kick)
(10-19) DEN Jim Turner 40 yard field goal
(10-26) NYG Ron Johnson 11 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
(17-26) DEN Floyd Little 55 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
(17-29) NYG Pete Gogolak 27 yard field goal

                     DEN             NYG
First Downs:         17              23
Rushes-yards:        24-183          41-138
Yards/rush:          7.6             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-30-164-3     12-24-178-1
Sacked-yards:        5-17            0-0
Net pass yards:      147             178
Net yards/pass:      4.2             7.4
Total net yards:     330             316
Total plays:         59 (40% run)    65 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     7-57            5-42

Attendance: 62,689

Passing:
DEN: Charley Johnson, 11 of 24 for 126 yards (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 2 of 4 for 24 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 of 2 for 14 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Norm Snead, 12 of 24 for 178 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
DEN: Floyd Little, 14 for 124 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 8 for 35 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 14 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 10 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 25 for 92 yards; Joe Orduna, 12 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Norm Snead, 2 for 0 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Evans, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
DEN: Floyd Little, 4 for 31 yards; Rod Sherman, 3 for 53 yards; Billy Masters, 3 for 42 yards; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 14 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Simmons, 1 for 10 yards
NYG: Rich Houston, 4 for 74 yards; Bob Tucker, 3 for 58 yards; Ron Johnson, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Evans, 1 for -1 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for -2 yards

Kick returns:
DEN: Randy Montgomery, 2 for 35 yards; Fran Lynch, 2 for 22 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 26 yards; Steve Preece, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 2 for 39 yards; Joe Orduna, 1 for 13 yards

Punt returns:
DEN: Rod Sherman, 1 for 7 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for -3 yards
NYG: Bob Grim, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 17 yards
NYG: Jim Files, 1 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 10 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 4 for 156 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 5 for 215 yards

Field Goals:
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/1

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