NFL team season
The 1991 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the eighth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs,[1] and became the first organization in NFL history to do so twice (the Giants missed out on the playoffs a season after winning Super Bowl XXI as well).
The 1991 season marked the first season that the Mara family did not have total ownership of the Giants. Wellington Mara's nephew Tim, who had inherited the half-stake in the team that his grandfather and namesake had given to Tim's father Jack, decided that he no longer wanted to be involved with the team after twenty-six years, most of which had been spent feuding with his uncle over the team's operations. On February 2, 1991, shortly after Super Bowl XXV, Tim Mara announced he had sold his family's stake in the team to businessman Bob Tisch, the co-founder of Loews Corporation and former United States Postmaster General. Tisch did not take an active role in the operations of the team, instead choosing to focus on the team's finances; this enabled the Maras to keep control of the football side of the team and allowed Wellington Mara's son John to take a more active role with the Giants.[2]
The 1991 season also marked the first time since 1983 that the Giants entered the season with a new head coach. Bill Parcells decided to retire following the Super Bowl victory and general manager George Young chose to promote Ray Handley, the team's running backs coach, to the position instead of promoting defensive coordinator Bill Belichick; Belichick would leave the Giants soon after to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
During the Giants' previous season Phil Simms entered the year as the starter and started the first fourteen games of the season. In the course of that fourteenth game, where the Giants hosted the Buffalo Bills, Simms suffered a severe foot injury and backup Jeff Hostetler took over and led the Giants through the playoffs and to their Super Bowl victory over those same Bills.
Simms did recover from his injury and was expected to regain his starting position, but Handley decided to make Simms and Hostetler compete for the position. Handley made his decision prior to the Giants' week one matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football and gave the starting job to Hostetler amid some controversy. Hostetler led the Giants to 6 wins in his eleven starts, but broke his back during a week 13 win against Tampa Bay. Simms returned to finish the game, but went 2–3 as Giants starter the remainder of the year and the Giants fell out of the playoffs.
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Offseason
After the 1990 season, in which the Giants won the Super Bowl, the Giants lost several members of their coaching staff. In addition to Parcells and Belichick,[4] wide receivers coach Tom Coughlin took the head coaching position Boston College; he was said to have been the first choice to replace Parcells and would have done so had he not left the Giants.
NFL Draft
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Roster
1991 New York Giants final roster |
| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Reserve lists - 62 Jay Butler T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- -- Tim Downing DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 15 Jeff Hostetler QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 79 Clint James DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 49 Thom Kaumeyer S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 54 Anthony Moss LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 18 Greg Taylor WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
- 73 John Washington NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
Practice squad - 92 Murray Garrett DT
- 67 Jeff Novak T
- 88 Joey Smith WR
Rookies in italics 47 active, 8 inactive, 3 practice squad |
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Ottis Anderson 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:05. Giants 10–7.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–7.
Third quarter Fourth quarter - SF – Steve Young 5-yard run (Mike Cofer kick), 13:37. 49ers 14–13.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 16–14.
| Top passers - SF – Steve Young – 12/22, 162 yards, TD, INT
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 17/31, 228 yards
Top rushers - SF – Keith Henderson – 10 rushes, 46 yards
- NYG – Ottis Anderson – 15 rushes, 45 yards, TD
Top receivers - SF – Jerry Rice – 1 reception, 73 yards, TD
- NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 76 yards
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Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Giants | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - LA – Tony Zendejas 29-yard field goal, 14:48. Rams 3–0.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 46-yard field goal, 9:18. Tied 3–3.
- LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 3:58. Rams 10–3.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:07. Rams 10–6.
Third quarter - LA – Tony Zendejas 50-yard field goal, 9:29. Rams 13–6.
Fourth quarter - LA – Tony Zendejas 32-yard field goal, 10:37. Rams 16–6.
- LA – Tony Zendejas 33-yard field goal, 3:08. Rams 19–6.
- NYG – Dave Meggett 1-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 1:52. Rams 19–13.
| Top passers - LA – Jim Everett – 7/16, 83 yards
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 17/32, 187 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers - LA – Robert Delpino – 27 rushes, 116 yards, TD
- NYG – Lewis Tillman – 8 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers | |
Week 3: at Chicago Bears
Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Bears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,829
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - CHI – Kevin Butler 46-yard field goal, 6:54. Bears 3–0.
- CHI – Wendell Davis 75-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 0:55. Bears 10–0.
- CHI – Kevin Butler 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–0.
Third quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 13:23. Bears 13–3.
- NYG – Rodney Hampton 6-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 1:17. Bears 13–10.
Fourth quarter - NYG – Rodney Hampton 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:09. Giants 17–13.
- CHI – Neal Anderson 42-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 6:39. Bears 20–17.
| Top passers - NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 25/35, 209 yards, INT
- CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 15/25, 221 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 61 yards, 2 TD
- CHI – Neal Anderson – 8 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 6 receptions, 46 yards
- CHI – Wendell Davis – 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD
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Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 4: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Scattered clouds, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,891
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
Game information |
First quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 1:04. Giants 3–0.
Second quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 48-yard field goal, 11:10. Giants 6–0.
- NYG – Rodney Hampton 28-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:33. Giants 13–0.
Third quarter - CLE – Matt Stover 30-yard field goal, 4:13. Giants 13–3.
Fourth quarter | Top passers - CLE – Bernie Kosar – 13/22, 107 yards, TD
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/15, 65 yards
Top rushers - CLE – Kevin Mack – 20 rushes, 71 yards
- NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Top receivers - CLE – Webster Slaughter – 3 receptions, 41 yards
- NYG – Rodney Hampton – 4 receptions, 21 yards
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Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 5: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,010
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter - DAL – Ray Horton 20-yard fumble return (Ken Willis kick), 14:42. Cowboys 14–3.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal, 9:12. Cowboys 14–6.
Fourth quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal, 11:12. Cowboys 14–9.
- NYG – Stephen Baker 19-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 5:41. Giants 16–14.
- DAL – Michael Irvin 23-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Ken Willis kick), 2:13. Cowboys 21–16.
| Top passers - NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 28/34, 368 yards, TD, INT
- DAL – Troy Aikman – 20/27, 277 yards, TD
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 11 rushes, 46 yards
- DAL – Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers - NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 142 yards
- DAL – Michael Irvin – 6 receptions, 91 yards
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Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Giants | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Light rain, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,891
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal, 4:19. Giants 17–3.
Third quarter - PHO – Greg Davis 40-yard field goal, 11:32. Giants 17–6.
- PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal, 2:09. Giants 17–9.
Fourth quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 10:40. Giants 20–9.
| Top passers - PHO – Tom Tupa – 23/40, 230 yards, 2 INT
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/18, 200 yards, TD
Top rushers - PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 73 yards
- NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Top receivers | |
Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 7: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 57,608
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal, 13:41. Giants 10–0.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 9:01. Giants 13–0.
Third quarter - NYG – Dave Meggett 30-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 7:13. Giants 20–0.
- PIT – Gary Anderson 26-yard field goal, 3:06. Giants 20–3.
Fourth quarter - PIT – Gary Anderson 39-yard field goal, 10:19. Giants 20–6.
- PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick), 4:37. Giants 20–13.
- PIT – Eric Green 5-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick), 0:50. Tied 20–20.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 0:04. Giants 23–20.
| Top passers - NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/25, 116 yards, TD
- PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 11/21, 152 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers Top receivers - NYG – Dave Meggett – 4 receptions, 34 yards
- PIT – Dwight Stone – 2 receptions, 78 yards
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Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Giants | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Raúl Allegre 36-yard field goal, 1:40. Giants 13–0.
Third quarter Fourth quarter - WAS – Gary Clark 54-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 12:50. Redskins 14–13.
- WAS – Chip Lohmiller 35-yard field goal, 0:51. Redskins 17–13.
| Top passers - WAS – Mark Rypien – 12/25, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/21, 137 yards, INT
Top rushers - WAS – Ricky Ervins – 20 rushes, 82 yards
- NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers - WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD
- NYG – Stephen Baker – 3 receptions, 77 yards
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Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 10: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Eagles | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,816
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - PHI – Roger Ruzek 38-yard field goal, 14:09. Eagles 3–0.
- PHI – Keith Jackson 73-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick), 7:23. Eagles 10–0.
- PHI – Roger Ruzek 36-yard field goal, 4:26. Eagles 13–0.
Third quarter - PHI – James Joseph 11-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 4:04. Eagles 20–0.
- NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 2:21. Eagles 20–7.
Fourth quarter - PHI – Roger Ruzek 25-yard field goal, 8:13. Eagles 23–7.
- PHI – James Joseph 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:19. Eagles 30–7.
| Top passers - NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/17, 142 yards
- PHI – Jim McMahon – 16/26, 229 yards, TD
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 11 rushes, 54 yards, TD
- PHI – James Joseph – 18 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers - NYG – Odessa Turner – 1 reception, 55 yards
- PHI – Keith Jackson – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
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Week 11: at Phoenix Cardinals
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 12:50. Giants 14–0.
- PHO – Johnny Johnson 3-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 3:12. Giants 14–7.
Third quarter - NYG – Jeff Hostetler 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 3:46. Giants 21–7.
Fourth quarter | Top passers - NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 12/21, 124 yards
- PHO – Tom Tupa – 15/25, 175 yards, INT
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 99 yards, TD
- PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 37 yards, TD
Top receivers - NYG – Mark Ingram – 3 receptions, 46 yards
- PHO – Ernie Jones – 5 receptions, 99 yards
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Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,410
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information |
First quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 4:15. Giants 3–0.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 2:15. Giants 6–0.
Second quarter - DAL – Ken Willis 22-yard field goal, 10:07. Giants 6–3.
- NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:30. Giants 13–3.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal, 0:39. Giants 16–3.
Third quarter - DAL – Ken Willis 31-yard field goal, 8:41. Giants 16–6.
- DAL – Ken Willis 18-yard field goal, 1:15. Giants 16–9.
Fourth quarter | Top passers - DAL – Troy Aikman – 16/25, 150 yards
- NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/22, 182 yards, TD
Top rushers - DAL – Emmitt Smith – 17 rushes, 97 yards
- NYG – Lewis Tillman – 12 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers - DAL – Michael Irvin – 3 receptions, 48 yards
- NYG – Stephen Baker – 4 receptions, 64 yards
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Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 63,698
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | Top passers - NYG – Phil Simms – 10/14, 100 yards, TD
- TB – Vinny Testaverde – 16/27, 122 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards, TD
- TB – Reggie Cobb – 22 rushes, 110 yards, TD
Top receivers - NYG – Mark Ingram – 3 receptions, 56 yards
- TB – Willie Drewrey – 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
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Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 14: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Bengals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Overcast, 39 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 45,063
- Referee: Howard Roe
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Stephen Baker 13-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 12:49. Giants 14–7.
Third quarter - NYG – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 10:12. Giants 17–7.
- CIN – Jim Breech 35-yard field goal, 4:55. Giants 17–10.
Fourth quarter - CIN – Harold Green 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:15. Tied 17–17.
- CIN – Jim Breech 35-yard field goal, 7:10. Bengals 20–17.
- CIN – Mitchell Price 78-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 4:17. Bengals 27–17.
- NYG – Mark Ingram 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:02. Bengals 27–24.
| Top passers - NYG – Phil Simms – 26/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
- CIN – Boomer Esiason – 17/30, 204 yards, TD
Top rushers - NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 33 yards
- CIN – Craig Taylor – 5 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers - NYG – Mark Ingram – 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD
- CIN – Eddie Brown – 4 receptions, 95 yards
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Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Overcast, 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 76,099
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - PHI – Roger Ruzek 46-yard field goal, 9:49. Giants 7–3.
- NYG – Dave Meggett 14-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 5:29. Giants 14–3.
- PHI – Calvin Williams 8-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Roger Ruzek kick), 0:42. Giants 14–10.
Third quarter - PHI – Roger Ruzek 21-yard field goal, 3:04. Giants 14–13.
Fourth quarter - PHI – Roger Ruzek 51-yard field goal, 14:05. Eagles 16–14.
- PHI – Roger Ruzek 36-yard field goal, 1:53. Eagles 19–14.
| Top passers - PHI – Jeff Kemp – 10/19, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT
- NYG – Phil Simms – 7/23, 100 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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Week 16: at Washington Redskins
Week 16: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Giants | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Redskins | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 54,722
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - NYG – Phil Simms 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:34. Giants 10–7.
- WAS – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 9:16. Redskins 14–10.
- WAS – Terry Orr 22-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 6:31. Redskins 21–10.
- WAS – Chip Lohmiller 36-yard field goal, 1:02. Redskins 24–10.
Third quarter - WAS – Chip Lohmiller 36-yard field goal, 4:42. Redskins 27–10.
- NYG – Mark Ingram 18-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:40. Redskins 27–17.
Fourth quarter - WAS – Gary Clark 50-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 14:52. Redskins 34–17.
| Top passers - NYG – Phil Simms – 23/41, 288 yards, TD, 2 INT
- WAS – Mark Rypien – 9/19, 230 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers Top receivers - NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD
- WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD
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Week 17: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 17: Houston Oilers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Oilers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Giants | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - HOU – Al Del Greco 37-yard field goal, 13:46. Giants 7–3.
- NYG – Howard Cross 12-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 7:40. Giants 14–3.
- NYG – Matt Bahr 54-yard field goal, 1:20. Giants 17–3.
- HOU – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal, 0:03. Giants 17–6.
Third quarter - NYG – Lewis Tillman 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 9:04. Giants 24–6.
Fourth quarter - HOU – Warren Moon 6-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 6:06. Giants 24–13.
- HOU – Ernest Givins 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick), 1:28. Giants 24–20.
| Top passers - HOU – Warren Moon – 22/36, 236 yards, TD
- NYG – Phil Simms – 15/17, 200 yards, TD
Top rushers - HOU – Lorenzo White – 10 rushes, 82 yards
- NYG – Rodney Hampton – 28 rushes, 140 yards, TD
Top receivers - HOU – Ernest Givins – 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
- NYG – Howard Cross – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
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Standings
Awards and honors
See also
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.287
- ^ Anderson, Dave (October 12, 1997). "Sports of the Times; Not a Quarterback Controversy. It's Simply a Contest". The New York Times.
- ^ "Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography". Archived from the original on June 2, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ "1991 New York Giants Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
External links
- New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
- Giants on jt-sw.com
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