| New York Giants at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1985 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 54082 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Johnson 6 pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 43 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 5 run (Jess Atkinson kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 1 run (Jess Atkinson kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 17 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 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 |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 80 | WR | Lindsay Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Dave Lafary |
| 71 | LOG | Petey Perot |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 79 | ROG | Ralph Williams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 30 | FB | Wayne Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 58 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 50 | RILB | Jack Del Rio |
| 51 | ROLB | Whitney Paul |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 24 | SS | Terry Hoage |
| 49 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 15 | 2 |
| George Adams | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 0 | 159 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 91.2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 2 | 110 | 3.9 | 17t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Adams | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Bavaro | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| John Tice | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17t | 1 |
| Tyrone Anthony | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lindsay Scott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Elvis Patterson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 47 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| George Adams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Willie Tullis | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 1.0 |
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