| New York Giants at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1987 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 67639 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Stephen Baker 46 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Barry Word 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 43 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 22 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 22 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 14 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Lee Rouson |
| 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 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Pattison |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 88 | TE | Cliff Benson |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lee Rouson | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| George Adams | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Barry Word | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Jeff Rutledge | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 5 | 264 | 7.3 | 46t | 2 | 5 | 41 | 57.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 194 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 81.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| George Adams | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Stephen Baker | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22t | 1 |
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Tice | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Pattison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Andy Headen | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Gene Atkins | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Waymer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brett Maxie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Van Jakes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 52 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Barry Word | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Carl Banks | 1.0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1.0 |
| Gary Reasons | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Jim Wilks | 2.5 |
| Pat Swilling | 1.5 |
| Bruce Clark | 0.5 |
| Rickey Jackson | 0.5 |
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