| Washington Redskins at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1978 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 76192 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 72 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| New York Giants | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Jimmy Robinson 43 pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 31 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 41 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 35 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Joe Pisarcik 3 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 6 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 38 | HB | Clarence Harmon |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 33 | RB | Bobby Hammond |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 77 | RDT | Troy Archer |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 21 | RCB | Bill Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Green | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Hammond | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Pisarcik | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 3 | 169 | 4.4 | 0 | 20.6 | |||
| Mike Bragg | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 111 | 11.1 | 1 | 106.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Green | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| James Thompson | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 9 | 398 | 44.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | ||
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ernie Pough | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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