| New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1985 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 53112 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 78 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 30 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 16 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 27 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 5 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 33 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 1 run (Jess Atkinson kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 14 run (Jess Atkinson kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 37 FG | 20 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Griffin 24 interception return (Jim Breech kick) | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 5 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 46 FG | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | George Adams 24 pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) | 30 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 57 | LOLB | Byron Hunt |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 21 | SS | Ted Watts |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 56 | LILB | Ron Simpkins |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jess Atkinson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 4 | -27 | -6.8 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 2 | 513 | 8.3 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 82.3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 193 | 8.0 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 127.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 12 | 176 | 14.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| George Adams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Mike Martin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Griffin | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 29 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Sean Landeta | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 59 | 0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 335 | 47.9 | 55 | 0 | ||||||
| Pat McInally | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Kenny Hill | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| James Brooks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| James Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Leonard Marshall | 2.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Ross Browner | 2.0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 2.0 |
| Ron Simpkins | 2.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
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