| Washington Redskins at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1979 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 72641 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | Doug Kotar 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 21 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 41 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 6 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 59 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 50 | RLB | Pete Wysocki |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 88 | WR | Dwight Scales |
| 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 |
| 48 | RB | Kenny Johnson |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 76 | NG | Calvin Miller |
| 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 |
| 23 | FS | Odis McKinney |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Doug Kotar | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Phil Simms | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 140 | 6.1 | 0 | 67.3 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 90 | 6.4 | 0 | 40.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Don Warren | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Danny Buggs | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Pete Wysocki | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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