1985 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Bill Parcells |
| Bill Belichick | Defensive Coordinator |
| Romeo Crennel | Special Teams |
| Ron Erhardt | Offensive Coordinator |
| Len Fontes | Defensive Backs |
| Ray Handley | Running Backs |
| Fred Hoaglin | Offensive Line |
| Pat Hodgson | Receivers |
| Lamar Leachman | Defensive Line |
| Johnny Parker | Strength and Conditioning |
| Mike Pope | Tight Ends |
| Mike Sweatman | Assistant Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1985 | N | Houston Oilers | 21-20 | W | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23940 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | A | Denver Broncos | 30-20 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 49374 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-2 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 35798 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | H | New York Jets | 34-31 | W | OT | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 63147 |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 54039 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-0 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76141 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-23 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56149 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-17 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74987 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 16-10 | W | OT | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 66696 |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 29-30 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74981 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 30-35 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53112 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74389 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 21-13 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54082 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22-20 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72031 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-19 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 74663 | |
| Mon | 11/18/1985 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-23 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53371 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 34-3 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 41248 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | H | Cleveland Browns | 33-35 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 66482 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Houston Oilers | 35-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 36576 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 21-28 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62310 | |
| Sat | 12/21/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 66785 | |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1985 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75842 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/5/1986 | A | Chicago Bears | 0-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62076 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Adams | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Ard | 67 | LOG | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Wake Forest | 16 | 16 |
| Jess Atkinson | 12 | K | 5-9 | 168 | 24 | Maryland | 6 | 0 |
| Carl Banks | 58 | LOLB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Michigan State | 12 | 5 |
| Mark Bavaro | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Brad Benson | 60 | LOT | 6-3 | 270 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Burt | 64 | NT | 6-1 | 260 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 15 |
| Rob Carpenter | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 30 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 10 |
| Harry Carson | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Maurice Carthon | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Arkansas State | 16 | 6 |
| Bill Currier | 29 | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 30 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Ty Davis | 39 | CB-S | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Clemson | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Flowers | 37 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Texas Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 228 | 31 | Centerville JC; Missouri | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Godfrey | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 254 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Conrad Goode | 62 | C | 6-6 | 285 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 2 |
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | 6 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 24 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Dee Hardison | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 280 | 29 | North Carolina | 13 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 85 | TE | 6-7 | 245 | 30 | Colorado | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 36 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 27 | Colorado | 5 | 1 |
| Andy Headen | 54 | LILB | 6-5 | 240 | 25 | Clemson | 16 | 1 |
| Kenny Hill | 48 | SS | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Yale | 12 | 11 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Penn State; West Virginia | 5 | 0 |
| Byron Hunt | 57 | LOLB | 6-5 | 242 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 11 |
| Bobby Johnson | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 171 | 24 | Independence CC; Kansas | 16 | 15 |
| Robbie Jones | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 0 |
| David Jordan | 69 | OG | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Auburn | 16 | 0 |
| Vyto Kab | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 26 | Penn State | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Kinard | 43 | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 26 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
| Gordon King | 72 | OT | 6-6 | 272 | 29 | Stanford | 15 | 0 |
| Sean Landeta | 5 | P | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Towson | 16 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 177 | 23 | Citrus JC; Pacific | 12 | 12 |
| Leonard Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 285 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| George Martin | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 32 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Navy | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis McGriff | 76 | LDE | 6-5 | 276 | 27 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Casey Merrill | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 257 | 28 | UC Davis | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 20 | RB | 5-7 | 195 | 25 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
| Karl Nelson | 63 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 25 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
| Bart Oates | 65 | C | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Brigham Young | 16 | 14 |
| Elvis Patterson | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | Kansas | 16 | 15 |
| Gary Reasons | 55 | LILB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 16 | 15 |
| Stacy Robinson | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | Prairie View A&M; North Dakota State | 4 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Alabama | 15 | 0 |
| Jerome Sally | 78 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Missouri | 16 | 1 |
| Eric Schubert | 3 | K | 5-8 | 193 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 30 | Morehead State | 16 | 16 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 56 | ROLB | 6-3 | 243 | 26 | North Carolina | 16 | 16 |
| Ted Watts | 21 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Texas Tech | 16 | 3 |
| Herb Welch | 27 | CB-S | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Cerritos JC; UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 177 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 5 |
| Perry Williams | 23 | RCB | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 19 | George Adams | RB | Kentucky |
| 2 | 46 | Stacy Robinson | WR | North Dakota State |
| 3 | 58 | Ty Davis | DB | Clemson |
| 3 | 73 | Brian Johnston | C | North Carolina |
| 4 | 100 | Mark Bavaro | TE | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 132 | Tracy Henderson | WR | Iowa State |
| 6 | 159 | Jack Oliver | G | Memphis |
| 6 | 165 | Mark Pembrook | DB | Fullerton State |
| 8 | 213 | Lee Rouson | RB | Colorado |
| 9 | 240 | Frank Wright | NT | South Carolina |
| 10 | 272 | Gregg Dubroc | LB | Louisiana State |
| 11 | 299 | Al Young | DB | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | 326 | Herb Welch | DB | UCLA |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 118 | 118 | 95 | 6 | 399 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 85 | 34 | 89 | 0 | 283 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:49 | 356 | 138 | 192 | 26 | 95/230 41.3% | 4/11 36.4% | 80 | 781 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:11 | 258 | 77 | 163 | 18 | 66/228 28.9% | 5/16 31.3% | 106 | 821 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morris | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | ||
| Eric Schubert | 0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 56 |
| Jess Atkinson | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 50 |
| Bobby Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Lionel Manuel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| George Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mark Bavaro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elvis Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 45 | 47 | 95.7 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0 | 399 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 0 | 283 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Atkinson | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 49 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 0/1 |
| Eric Schubert | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 41 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/3 | 0/0 |
| Ali Haji-Sheikh | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0 | 52 | 1/1 | 6/9 | 7/9 | 7/12 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 3/3 | 6/7 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morris | 294 | 1336 | 4.5 | 65t | 21 |
| George Adams | 128 | 498 | 3.9 | 39 | 2 |
| Rob Carpenter | 60 | 201 | 3.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 29 | 187 | 6.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 37 | 132 | 3.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 27 | 70 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jess Atkinson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 581 | 2451 | 4.2 | 65t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 419 | 1482 | 3.5 | 42t | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Simms | 495 | 275 | 55.6 | 200 | 3829 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 70t | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 4.0 | 52 | 396 | 3433 | 78.6 |
| George Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Sean Landeta | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 497 | 275 | 55.3 | 202 | 3829 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 70t | 22 | 4.4 | 20 | 4.0 | 52 | 396 | 3433 | 78.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 535 | 278 | 52.0 | 233 | 3377 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 58t | 20 | 3.7 | 24 | 4.5 | 68 | 539 | 2838 | 65.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Manuel | 49 | 859 | 17.5 | 51t | 5 |
| Mark Bavaro | 37 | 511 | 13.8 | 32 | 4 |
| Bobby Johnson | 33 | 533 | 16.2 | 42 | 8 |
| George Adams | 31 | 389 | 12.5 | 70t | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath | 30 | 327 | 10.9 | 49 | 1 |
| Phil McConkey | 25 | 404 | 16.2 | 48 | 1 |
| Joe Morris | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 15 | 280 | 18.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 30 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 275 | 3829 | 13.9 | 70t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 278 | 3377 | 12.1 | 58t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Patterson | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 29t | 1 |
| Terry Kinard | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Kenny Hill | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Herb Welch | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Headen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| George Martin | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Gary Reasons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Watts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 339 | 14.1 | 56t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 65t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Landeta | 81 | 3472 | 42.9 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 247 | 2945 | 36.4 |
| Team Totals | 81 | 3472 | 42.9 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 247 | 2945 | 36.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 107 | 4363 | 40.8 | 58 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 442 | 3601 | 33.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil McConkey | 53 | 18 | 442 | 8.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 18 | 442 | 8.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 20 | 247 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Adams | 14 | 0 | 241 | 17.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 12 | 0 | 234 | 19.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Kenny Hill | 11 | 0 | 186 | 16.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 7 | 0 | 120 | 17.1 | 37 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerome Sally | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 0 | 866 | 17.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 0 | 1697 | 21.5 | 89 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Marshall | 15.5 | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 13.0 | |
| George Martin | 10.0 | |
| Jerome Sally | 7.5 | |
| Andy Headen | 5.5 | |
| Jim Burt | 4.0 | |
| Casey Merrill | 3.0 | |
| Carl Banks | 3.0 | |
| Perry Williams | 2.0 | |
| Byron Hunt | 1.5 | |
| Terry Kinard | 1.0 | |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 | |
| Gary Reasons | 0.5 | |
| Elvis Patterson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 68.0 | 539.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 52.0 | 396.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Adams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Flowers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Byron Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Kinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis McGriff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Oates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Simms | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -22 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 0 |
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