| New York Giants at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1979 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 54672 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 46 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Karl Lorch 31 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Clarence Harmon 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Joe Theismann 7 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 40 FG | 0 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 78 | LOT | Gus Coppens |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 71 | ROT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 38 | HB | Billy Taylor |
| 30 | FB | Emery Moorehead |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 79 | RDT | Mike McCoy |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | FS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 78 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 77 | RDE | Joe Jones |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hover |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Buddy Hardeman | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 15 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 24 | 7 | 29.2 | 2 | 112 | 4.7 | 0 | 11.8 | |||
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 2 | 153 | 5.5 | 1 | 60.6 | |||
| Kim McQuilken | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Dixon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Tony Green | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | ||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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