1992 New York Giants season

1992 New York Giants season
Head coach	Ray Handley
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th in NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Rodney Hampton

The 1992 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record. Head coach Ray Handley was fired after this season, when the Giants lost six of seven games, after starting the season at 5–4.

Injuries marred the Giants' season, especially at quarterback. Phil Simms, once again the team's starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 4. With Simms out the team once again turned to Jeff Hostetler, the Giants' original 1991 starter and winner of Super Bowl XXV, to take his place. Hostetler, who had his own troubles with injuries including a broken back that ended his 1991 season, soon found himself out of the lineup after suffering a concussion in Week 12. The Giants were then forced to turn to a pair of rookies, Kent Graham and Dave Brown, but Graham suffered from elbow and shoulder problems, and Brown suffered a broken right thumb. Hostetler returned for the final two games of the season, a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10, as the Giants only won once more after the injury. It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals).

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL Draft

1992 New York Giants draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Derek Brown	TE	Notre Dame
1	Supplemental	Dave Brown	QB	Duke
2	41	Phillippi Sparks	CB	Arizona State
3	69	Aaron Pierce	TE	Washington
4	99	Keith Hamilton	DT	Pittsburgh
5	126	Michael Wright	DB	Washington State
6	153	Stacey Dillard	DT	Oklahoma
7	180	Corey Widmer	LB	Montana State
8	211	Kent Graham	QB	Ohio State
9	238	Anthony Prior	DB	Washington State
10	265	George Rooks	DE	Syracuse
11	292	Nate Singleton	WR	Grambling State
12	323	Charles Swann	WR	Indiana State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1992 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Brian Allred	Cornerback	Sacramento State
Michael Poloskey	Linebacker	Illinois
Scott Van Bellinger	Linebacker	Northern Illinois

Roster

1992 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Kent Graham 15 Jeff Hostetler Running backs 24 Ottis Anderson 33 Jarrod Bunch FB 27 Rodney Hampton 30 Dave Meggett KR/PR 34 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers 85 Stephen Baker 80 Chris Calloway 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 81 Ed McCaffrey 88 Joey Smith KR Tight ends 83 John Brandes LS 86 Derek Brown 87 Howard Cross 84 Aaron Pierce		Offensive linemen 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 63 Chris Thome C Defensive linemen 71 Stacey Dillard NT 77 Eric Dorsey DE 93 Mike Fox DE 75 Keith Hamilton DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 96 Kanavis McGhee OLB 57 Corey Miller OLB 95 Ed Reynolds ILB 90 Corey Widmer ILB Defensive backs 37 Jesse Campbell FS 29 Myron Guyton FS 47 Greg Jackson SS 38 Lamar McGriggs SS 39 Corey Raymond CB 22 Phillippi Sparks CB 21 Reyna Thompson CB 23 Perry Williams CB 36 Mike Wright CB Special teams  4 Ruben Rodriguez P  1 Ken Willis K		Reserve lists  9 Matt Bahr K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 17 Dave Brown QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Mark Collins CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 99 Steve DeOssie LB/LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Millard Hamilton WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 49 Thom Kaumeyer S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  5 Sean Landeta P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 George Rooks NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Phil Simms QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Brian Williams C/G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 41 Brian Allred CB 67 Jeff Novak G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Ted Popson TE 89 Charles Swann WR Rookies in italics 47 active, 11 inactive, 3 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 13–7	1–0	Giants Stadium
2	August 15	Cleveland Browns	W 16–7	2–0	Giants Stadium
3	August 22	at New York Jets	L 14–20	2–1	Giants Stadium
4	August 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–24	2–2	Three Rivers Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 6	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–31	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	September 13	Dallas Cowboys	L 28–34	0–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	at Chicago Bears	W 27–14	1–2	Soldier Field	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 4	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 10–13	1–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
6	October 11	Phoenix Cardinals	W 31–21	2–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 18	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–38	2–4	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
8	October 25	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–10	3–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	November 1	at Washington Redskins	W 24–7	4–4	RFK Stadium	Recap
10	November 8	Green Bay Packers	W 27–7	5–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
11	November 15	at Denver Broncos	L 13–27	5–5	Mile High Stadium	Recap
12	November 22	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–47	5–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	at Dallas Cowboys	L 3–30	5–7	Texas Stadium	Recap
14	December 6	Washington Redskins	L 10–28	5–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
15	December 12	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 0–19	5–9	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
16	December 19	Kansas City Chiefs	W 35–21	6–9	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	December 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–20	6–10	Veterans 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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	7	7	31
Giants	0	7	7	0	14

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Overcast, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,519
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden

Game information

First quarter SF – Tom Rathman 3-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 7:03. 49ers 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:30. Tied 7–7. SF – Mike Cofer 36-yard field goal, 5:09. 49ers 10–7. SF – Tom Rathman 15-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 1:54. 49ers 17–7. Third quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:33. 49ers 17–14. SF – Tom Rathman 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 1:40. 49ers 24–14. Fourth quarter SF – John Johnson 56-yard interception return (Mike Cofer kick), 7:27. 49ers 31–14. Top passers SF – Steve Bono – 15/22, 187 yards, 2 TD NYG – Phil Simms – 20/37, 223 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Ricky Watters – 13 rushes, 100 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SF – John Taylor – 2 receptions, 60 yards NYG – Mark Ingram – 4 receptions, 62 yards

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 2: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	17	10	7	0	34
Giants	0	0	14	14	28

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,430
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden

Game information

First quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 10:49. Cowboys 7–0. DAL – Robert Williams 3-yard blocked punt return (Lin Elliott kick), 8:19. Cowboys 14–0. DAL – Lin Elliott 39-yard field goal, 1:23. Cowboys 17–0. Second quarter DAL – Lin Elliott 35-yard field goal, 14:03. Cowboys 20–0. DAL – Jay Novacek 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 0:32. Cowboys 27–0. Third quarter DAL – Michael Irvin 27-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 13:30. Cowboys 34–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 9:07. Cowboys 34–7. NYG – Jarrod Bunch 1-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 0:35. Cowboys 34–14. Fourth quarter NYG – Stephen Baker 6-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 10:25. Cowboys 34–21. NYG – Howard Cross 2-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 6:52. Cowboys 34–28. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/35, 238 yards, 2 TD NYG – Phil Simms – 25/42, 273 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 89 yards, TD NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 64 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Michael Irvin – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 3: at Chicago Bears

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	10	3	27
Bears	7	7	0	0	14

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,444
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

Game information

First quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 8-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 5:32. Bears 7–0. NYG – Howard Cross 15-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:36. Tied 7–7. Second quarter CHI – Brad Muster 44-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 12:20. Bears 14–7. NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 2:18. Tied 14–14. Third quarter NYG – Stephen Baker 13-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 9:35. Giants 21–14. NYG – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 1:46. Giants 24–14. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 10:19. Giants 27–14. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 19/29, 220 yards, 2 TD CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 17/28, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 94 yards, TD CHI – Neal Anderson – 11 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers NYG – Stephen Baker – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD CHI – Brad Muster – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 5: New York Giants at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	10	0	0	10
Raiders	0	0	10	3	13

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,103
• Referee: Gary Lane
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Jarrod Bunch 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:58. Giants 7–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–0. Third quarter LAR – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal, 8:25. Giants 10–3. LAR – Tim Brown 68-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 4:22. Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter LAR – Jeff Jaeger 54-yard field goal, 7:15. Raiders 13–10. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 19/29, 196 yards, INT LAR – Todd Marinovich – 14/23, 216 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 49 yards LAR – Eric Dickerson – 12 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 4 receptions, 65 yards LAR – Tim Brown – 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	0	7	21
Giants	7	14	10	0	31

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Light rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,042
• Referee: Jerry Markbreit
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen

Game information

First quarter PHO – Ernie Jones 72-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick), 12:20. Cardinals 7–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 63-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:43. Tied 7–7. Second quarter NYG – Jarrod Bunch 6-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 11:38. Giants 14–7. NYG – Ed McCaffrey 25-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 8:36. Giants 21–7. PHO – Chris Chandler 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 1:55. Giants 21–14. Third quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 16-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:31. Giants 28–14. NYG – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 0:30. Giants 31–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Johnny Bailey 7-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick), 7:30. Giants 31–21. Top passers PHO – Chris Chandler – 16/30, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/17, 142 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 15 rushes, 47 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ernie Jones – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD NYG – Mark Ingram – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 7: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	10	0	7	17
Rams	7	7	10	14	38

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Light rain, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,541
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter LA – Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:40. Rams 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 10-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:22. Tied 7–7. LA – Pat Carter 9-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 7:31. Rams 14–7. NYG – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 0:45. Rams 14–10. Third quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 46-yard field goal, 9:53. Rams 17–10. LA – Jeff Chadwick 19-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 0:10. Rams 24–10. Fourth quarter LA – Cleveland Gary 5-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:29. Rams 31–10. NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:33. Rams 31–17. LA – David Lang 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 1:53. Rams 38–17. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 18/32, 149 yards, INT LA – Jim Everett – 18/21, 242 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 5 rushes, 42 yards LA – Cleveland Gary – 31 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Dave Meggett – 7 receptions, 70 yards LA – Aaron Cox – 5 receptions, 73 yards

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	0	10
Giants	0	6	14	3	23

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,339
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bill Parcells

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal, 12:49. Giants 3–0. SEA – John Kasay 33-yard field goal, 7:28. Tied 3–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 6–3. Third quarter SEA – Tommy Kane 13-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (John Kasay kick), 11:37. Seahawks 10–6. NYG – Jeff Hostetler 7-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:05. Giants 13–10. NYG – Ed McCaffrey 7-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:56. Giants 20–10. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal, 7:01. Giants 23–10. Top passers SEA – Stan Gelbaugh – 22/32, 130 yards, TD, INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 5/9, 94 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – John Williams – 11 rushes, 44 yards NYG – Jarrod Bunch – 12 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers SEA – John Williams – 11 receptions, 45 yards NYG – Stephen Baker – 1 reception, 46 yards

Week 9: at Washington Redskins

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	14	0	3	24
Redskins	7	0	0	0	7

at RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Light rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,647
• Referee: Howard Roe
• TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden

Game information

First quarter WAS – Brian Mitchell 84-yard punt return (Chip Lohmiller kick), 4:35. Redskins 7–0. NYG – Jarrod Bunch 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 1:22. Tied 7–7. Second quarter NYG – Ed McCaffrey 17-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 2:36. Giants 14–7. NYG – Dave Meggett 4-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:08. Giants 21–7. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 8:07. Giants 24–7. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 15/29, 161 yards, 2 TD WAS – Mark Rypien – 14/31, 187 yards Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 23 rushes, 138 yards WAS – Earnest Byner – 9 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers NYG – Howard Cross – 3 receptions, 58 yards WAS – Ricky Sanders – 4 receptions, 72 yards

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 10: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	0	0	7
Giants	6	7	0	14	27

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,038
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross

Game information

First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 47-yard field goal, 7:26. Giants 3–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 2:11. Giants 6–0. Second quarter GB – Vince Workman 3-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:03. Packers 7–6. NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:31. Giants 13–7. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Reyna Thompson 69-yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick), 3:38. Giants 20–7. NYG – Rodney Hampton 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 0:49. Giants 27–7. Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 27/44, 279 yards, 3 INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/16, 133 yards Top rushers GB – Vince Workman – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 11 receptions, 160 yards NYG – Stephen Baker – 2 receptions, 46 yards

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week 11: New York Giants at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	6	0	7	13
Broncos	14	0	3	10	27

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Scattered clouds, 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 75,269
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann

Game information

First quarter DEN – Reggie Rivers 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 8:32. Broncos 7–0. DEN – Mark Jackson 51-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:03. Broncos 14–0. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal, 14:01. Broncos 14–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 0:18. Broncos 14–6. Third quarter DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 8:53. Broncos 17–6. Fourth quarter DEN – David Treadwell 46-yard field goal, 14:08. Broncos 20–6. NYG – Jeff Hostetler 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:54. Broncos 20–13. DEN – Greg Lewis 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 5:44. Broncos 27–13. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 6/12, 59 yards DEN – Tommy Maddox – 9/13, 134 yards Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 20 rushes, 87 yards DEN – Gaston Green – 18 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 3 receptions, 27 yards DEN – Mark Jackson – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	20	20	7	47
Giants	10	10	7	7	34

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Light rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,153
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross

Game information

First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 8:49. Giants 3–0. NYG – Dave Meggett 14-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 2:24. Giants 10–0. Second quarter PHI – Herschel Walker 21-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (kick failed), 14:54. Giants 10–6. NYG – Dave Meggett 92-yard kickoff return (Matt Bahr kick), 14:32. Giants 17–6. NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 12:15. Giants 20–6. PHI – Seth Joyner 43-yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:35. Giants 20–13. PHI – Herschel Walker 11-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 4:02. Tied 20–20. Third quarter PHI – Keith Byars 38-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick), 13:09. Eagles 27–20. PHI – Ken Rose 3-yard blocked punt return (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:23. Eagles 34–20. PHI – Vai Sikahema 87-yard punt return (kick failed), 7:59. Eagles 40–20. NYG – Ed McCaffrey 17-yard pass from Kent Graham (Matt Bahr kick), 2:39. Eagles 40–27. Fourth quarter PHI – Heath Sherman 30-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 8:48. Eagles 47–27. NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:07. Eagles 47–34. Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham – 10/21, 209 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 11/28, 154 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Heath Sherman – 17 rushes, 109 yards, TD NYG – Rodney Hampton – 10 rushes, 47 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Herschel Walker – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD NYG – Stephen Baker – 4 receptions, 89 yards

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	0	0	3
Cowboys	3	6	14	7	30

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,416
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Game information

First quarter DAL – Lin Elliott 45-yard field goal, 3:22. Cowboys 3–0. Second quarter DAL – Lin Elliott 33-yard field goal, 12:39. Cowboys 6–0. DAL – Lin Elliott 53-yard field goal, 2:22. Cowboys 9–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal, 0:03. Cowboys 9–3. Third quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 26-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 6:03. Cowboys 16–3. DAL – Emmitt Smith 68-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 3:53. Cowboys 23–3. Fourth quarter DAL – Alvin Harper 4-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 6:04. Cowboys 30–3. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 12/28, 151 yards DAL – Troy Aikman – 19/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 10 rushes, 33 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 17 rushes, 120 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 6 receptions, 105 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 6 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 14: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	7	7	7	28
Giants	0	3	7	0	10

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 31 °F (−1 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,998
• Referee: Gary Lane
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross

Game information

First quarter WAS – Earnest Byner 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 4:23. Redskins 7–0. Second quarter WAS – Earnest Byner 11-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 7:02. Redskins 14–0. NYG – Ken Willis 43-yard field goal, 1:05. Redskins 14–3. Third quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 6:23. Redskins 14–10. WAS – Terry Orr 20-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 0:46. Redskins 21–10. Fourth quarter WAS – Art Monk 42-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 10:56. Redskins 28–10. Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien – 15/18, 216 yards, 2 TD NYG – Kent Graham – 8/16, 73 yards Top rushers WAS – Earnest Byner – 20 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD NYG – Rodney Hampton – 13 rushes, 64 yards, TD Top receivers WAS – Ricky Sanders – 5 receptions, 69 yards NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 3 receptions, 33 yards

Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals

Week 15: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	9	3	7	19

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 28,452
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PHO – Dave Brown tackled in end zone by Eric Swann for a safety, 10:35. Cardinals 2–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 5-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 5:56. Cardinals 9–0. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal, 7:11. Cardinals 12–0. Fourth quarter PHO – Johnny Johnson 42-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 14:52. Cardinals 19–0. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 7/21, 54 yards, 2 INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 12/18, 130 yards Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 12 rushes, 51 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 36 rushes, 156 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 33 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 4 receptions, 63 yards

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	7	7	7	21
Giants	14	7	14	0	35

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,428
• Referee: Pat Haggerty
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Game information

First quarter NYG – Mark Ingram 21-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 2:01. Giants 7–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 0:16. Giants 14–0. Second quarter KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:24. Giants 14–7. NYG – Chris Calloway 15-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 0:18. Giants 21–7. Third quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 8:53. Giants 28–7. NYG – Rodney Hampton 20-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 5:11. Giants 35–7. KC – Tim Barnett 77-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:46. Giants 35–14. Fourth quarter KC – Ruben Rodriguez punt blocked by Kimble Anders, ball recovered in NYG end zone by Tracy Rogers for touchdown (Nick Lowery kick), 3:40. Giants 35–21. Top passers KC – Dave Krieg – 18/34, 259 yards, TD, 2 INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 10/16, 131 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KC – Christian Okoye – 11 rushes, 36 yards, TD NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 84 yards, 3 TD Top receivers KC – Tim Barnett – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 17: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	7	10
Eagles	7	10	0	3	20

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 27 °F (−3 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,266
• Referee: Red Cashion
• TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Matt Millen and Lesley Visser

Game information

First quarter PHI – Calvin Williams 34-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick), 0:46. Eagles 7–0. Second quarter PHI – Randall Cunningham 20-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 5:12. Eagles 14–0. PHI – Roger Ruzek 45-yard field goal, 0:01. Eagles 17–0. Third quarter NYG – Ken Willis 20-yard field goal, 9:01. Eagles 17–3. Fourth quarter NYG – Ed McCaffrey 13-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 10:05. Eagles 17–10. PHI – Roger Ruzek 46-yard field goal, 7:29. Eagles 20–10. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 20/33, 202 yards, TD, INT PHI – Randall Cunningham – 11/21, 125 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 12 rushes, 35 yards PHI – Herschel Walker – 16 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 5 receptions, 63 yards PHI – Calvin Williams – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Dallas Cowboys	13	3	0	.813	6–2	9–3	409	243	W2
(5) Philadelphia Eagles	11	5	0	.688	6–2	8–4	354	245	W4
(6) Washington Redskins	9	7	0	.563	4–4	7–5	300	255	L2
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	2–6	4–8	306	367	L1
Phoenix Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	2–6	4–10	243	332	L2

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons