| New Orleans Saints at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 68914 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 72 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York Giants | Gary Shirk 12 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 20 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 55 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Billy Taylor 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | Wayne Wilson 2 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bobby Scott |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 63 | NT | Barry Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 25 | LCB | Johnnie Poe |
| 49 | SS | Frank Wattelet |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 68 | LOG | J.T. Turner |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 69 | ROG | Roy Simmons |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 76 | RDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 154 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 |
| Bobby Scott | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 61 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19.0 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 0 | 324 | 7.9 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 100.1 |
| Scott Brunner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Shirk | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Johnny Perkins | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 60 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Harry Carson | 2.0 |
| Jim Burt | 1.0 |
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