| New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 43376 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 67 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 49 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Gary Shirk 19 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 31 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie Hill 21 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Johnny Perkins 14 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | Preston Dennard 3 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 20 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 74 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NG | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 54 | LILB | Dan Lloyd |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | ROLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 25 | FS | Ray Oldham |
| 45 | RCB | Alan Caldwell |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 84 | WR | Ronnie Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 33 | LCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 25 | FS | Eddie Brown |
| 21 | RCB | Nolan Cromwell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Phil Simms | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Clark | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 1 | 173 | 7.9 | 2 | 80.3 | |||
| Randy Dean | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 4 | 282 | 8.1 | 2 | 62.7 | |||
| Ken Clark | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 79.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Perkins | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Preston Dennard | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Smith | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Charle Young | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| George Andrews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Harry Carson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dan Lloyd | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Caldwell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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