1991 New York Giants season

The 1991 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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).

1991 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara Robert Tisch
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Ray Handley
Home stadium	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Bart Oates
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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 saw major changes to the Giants' coaching staff. Defensive Coordinator Bill Belichick left the team to become the Head Coach of the Cleveland Browns shortly after the Super Bowl.^[3] Head Coach Bill Parcells retired in May and was replaced by the team's former Running Backs Coach Ray Handley.^[4]

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,^[6] 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

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

1991 New York Giants draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	27	Jarrod Bunch	RB	Michigan
2	55	Kanavis McGhee	LB	Colorado
3	83	Ed McCaffrey *	WR	Stanford
4	111	Clarence Jones	T	Maryland
5	139	Anthony Moss	LB	Florida State
6	167	Corey Miller	LB	South Carolina
7	195	Simmie Carter	DB	Southern Miss
8	223	Lamar McGriggs	DB	Western Illinois
9	250	Jerry Bouldin	WR	Mississippi State
10	278	Luis Cristobal	G	Miami
11	306	Ted Popson	TE	Portland State
12	334	Larry Wanke	QB	John Carroll
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1991 New York Giants roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  6 Matt Cavanaugh 11 Phil Simms Running backs (RB) 24 Ottis Anderson 33 Jarrod Bunch FB 44 Maurice Carthon FB 27 Rodney Hampton KR 30 Dave Meggett 34 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers (WR) 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram 81 Ed McCaffrey 86 James Milling 83 Odessa Turner Tight ends (TE) 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Jumbo Elliott T 68 Clarence Jones T 61 Bob Kratch G 60 Eric Moore G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts G 59 Brian Williams C Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Eric Dorsey DE 93 Mike Fox DE 75 Lorenzo Freeman NT 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Bobby Abrams OLB 58 Carl Banks OLB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 96 Kanavis McGhee OLB 57 Corey Miller OLB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Roger Brown CB 25 Mark Collins CB 29 Myron Guyton FS 47 Greg Jackson SS 38 Lamar McGriggs SS 21 Reyna Thompson CB 28 Everson Walls CB 36 Adrian White FS 23 Perry Williams SS Special teams (ST)  9 Matt Bahr K  5 Sean Landeta P

Practice squad 92 Murray Garrett DT 67 Jeff Novak T 88 Joey Smith WR Reserve 62 Jay Butler T (IR) -- Tim Downing DE (IR) 15 Jeff Hostetler QB (IR) 79 Clint James DE (IR) 49 Thom Kaumeyer S (IR) 54 Anthony Moss LB (IR) 18 Greg Taylor WR (IR) 73 John Washington NT (IR) Rookies in italics 47 active, 8 reserve, 3 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 5	Buffalo Bills	W 23–17	1–0	Giants Stadium
2	August 10	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–16	1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
3	August 17	New York Jets	W 24–10	2–1	Giants Stadium
4	August 24	at New England Patriots	L 3–24	2–2	Foxboro Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 2	San Francisco 49ers	W 16–14	1–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	September 8	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–19	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 15	at Chicago Bears	L 17–20	1–2	Soldier Field	Recap
4	September 22	Cleveland Browns	W 13–10	2–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	September 29	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–21	2–3	Texas Stadium	Recap
6	October 6	Phoenix Cardinals	W 20–9	3–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	4–3	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	October 27	Washington Redskins	L 13–17	4–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
10	November 4	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–30	4–5	Veterans Stadium	Recap
11	November 10	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 21–14	5–5	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
12	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 22–9	6–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	November 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–14	7–5	Tampa Stadium	Recap
14	December 1	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–27	7–6	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	December 8	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–19	7–7	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 15	at Washington Redskins	L 17–34	7–8	RFK Stadium	Recap
17	December 21	Houston Oilers	W 24–20	8–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	0	7	14
Giants	3	10	0	3	16

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,319
• Referee: Dale Hamer
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Game information

First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 6:46. Giants 3–0. SF – Jerry Rice 73-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 2:44. 49ers 7–3. 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 No scoring plays. 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

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	10	3	6	19
Giants	0	6	0	7	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Scattered clouds, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,541
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. 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 LA – Damone Johnson – 1 reception, 18 yards NYG – Odessa Turner – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Week 3: at Chicago Bears

Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	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 No scoring plays. 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

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 4: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	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 CLE – Kevin Mack 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 14:55. Giants 13–10. 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

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	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 No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 43-yard field goal, 5:43. Giants 3–0. DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 1:13. Cowboys 7–3. 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

Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Rodney Hampton 12-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:42. Giants 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 52-yard field goal, 6:20. Giants 7–3. NYG – Zeke Mowatt 7-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:52. Giants 14–3. 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 PHO – Randal Hill – 6 receptions, 65 yards NYG – Odessa Turner – 3 receptions, 46 yards

Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 7: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Howard Cross 12-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick) kick), 3:59. Giants 7–0. 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 NYG – Rodney Hampton – 25 rushes, 96 yards PIT – Merrill Hoge – 8 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers NYG – Dave Meggett – 4 receptions, 34 yards PIT – Dwight Stone – 2 receptions, 78 yards

Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	7	10	17
Giants	10	3	0	0	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Scattered clouds, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,627
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann

Game information

First quarter NYG – Raúl Allegre 23-yard field goal, 8:35. Giants 3–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 1:20. Giants 10–0. Second quarter NYG – Raúl Allegre 36-yard field goal, 1:40. Giants 13–0. Third quarter WAS – Gary Clark 7-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 0:42. Giants 13–7. 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

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 10: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	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 No scoring plays. 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

Week 11: at Phoenix Cardinals

Week 11: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	7	0	21
Cardinals	0	7	0	7	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Overcast, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,048
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen

Game information

First quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 47-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 1:34. Giants 7–0. 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 PHO – Ricky Proehl 34-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Greg Davis kick), 2:34. Giants 21–14. 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

Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Mark Ingram 35-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (kick failed), 10:08. Giants 22–9. 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

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Dave Meggett 70-yard punt return (Matt Bahr kick), 10:10. Giants 7–0. Second quarter TB – Reggie Cobb 27-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 14:53. Tied 7–7. Third quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:50. Giants 14–7. Fourth quarter TB – Willie Drewrey 19-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick), 5:59. Tied 14–14. NYG – Stephen Baker 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 0:16. Giants 21–14. 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

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 14: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Stephen Baker 15-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 5:55. Giants 7–0. CIN – Tim McGee 41-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. 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

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Dave Meggett 8-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 6:18. Giants 7–0. 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 Top rushers PHI – Keith Byars – 12 rushes, 65 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers PHI – Fred Barnett – 2 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Mark Ingram – 2 receptions, 37 yards

Week 16: at Washington Redskins

Week 16: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	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 NYG – Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal, 7:39. Giants 3–0. WAS – Gary Clark 65-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 7:22. Redskins 7–3. 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 NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 67 yards WAS – Ricky Ervins – 13 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

Week 17: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 17: Houston Oilers at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	0	6	0	14	20
Giants	7	10	7	0	24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 39 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,421
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire

Game information

First quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:39. Giants 7–0. 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

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Washington Redskins	14	2	0	.875	6–2	10–2	485	224	L1
(5) Dallas Cowboys	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	342	310	W5
Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	5–3	6–6	285	244	W1
New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	281	297	W1
Phoenix Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–7	3–11	196	344	L8

Awards and honors

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons