| Houston Oilers at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1982 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 71184 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Gary Allen 23 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Dave Casper 8 pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Butch Woolfolk 2 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Butch Woolfolk 40 pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Harold Bailey |
| 84 | WR | Mike Holston |
| 62 | LOT | John Schuhmacher |
| 68 | LOG | Ralph Williams |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 39 | RB | Adger Armstrong |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ken Kennard |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 52 | OLB | Robert Brazile |
| 53 | OLB | Avon Riley |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 59 | C | Rich Umphrey |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 80 | RDE | Phil Tabor |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 23 | 66 | 2.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 189 | 9.5 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 120.6 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 23t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 289 | 9.6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Donnie Craft | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Earl Campbell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Allen | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Harold Bailey | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 47 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John James | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 56 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 221 | 55.3 | 73 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Pittman | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Larry Heater | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Danny Pittman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Butch Woolfolk | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 3.0 |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
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