| New York Giants at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1983 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53874 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 43 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Brown 17 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 39 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 19 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 45 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 6 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Theismann 3 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 19 | 14 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 46 FG | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ali Haji-Sheikh 28 FG | 22 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clint Didier 7 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 2 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 22 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Floyd Eddings |
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 65 | ROT | John Tautolo |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 17 | QB | Jeff Rutledge |
| 38 | RB | John Tuggle |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dee Hardison |
| 78 | NT | Jerome Sally |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 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 |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 73 | ROG | Mark May |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Todd Liebenstein |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 48 | SS | Ken Coffey |
| 47 | FS | Greg Williams |
| 24 | RCB | Anthony Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 30 | 122 | 4.1 | 44 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Jeff Rutledge | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 1 | 324 | 6.9 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 71.6 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 4 | 173 | 6.2 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 59.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Byron Williams | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Floyd Eddings | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Malcolm Scott | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Tuggle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Art Monk | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 17t | 1 |
| Clint Didier | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 7t | 1 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Currier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Vernon Dean | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Pete Shaw | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Morris | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Heater | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Reggie Evans | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Casey Merrill | 1.0 |
| Jerome Sally | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Monte Coleman | 1.0 |
| Mel Kaufman | 0.5 |
| Todd Liebenstein | 0.5 |
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