| New England Patriots at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 8, 1987 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 73817 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 62 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 16 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | George Adams 9 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Baty 15 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 19 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 46 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 67 | LOT | Steve Moore |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 75 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 30 | FB | Mosi Tatupu |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 55 | LILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 95 | RILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 81 | WR | Stacy Robinson |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 66 | ROT | Bill Roberts |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 17 | QB | Jeff Rutledge |
| 33 | RB | George Adams |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 26 | 88 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| George Adams | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 175 | 4.9 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 38.5 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Jeff Rutledge | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 2 | 233 | 7.1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 79.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Greg Baty | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Adams | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Stephen Baker | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Banks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Welch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 56 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Ed Reynolds | 2.0 |
| Andre Tippett | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |