| Detroit Lions at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1988 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74813 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 65 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 2 run (Brent Pease pass failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 50 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Harry Newsome punt blocked out of end zone by Eugene Seale | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 43 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Charles Lockett 9 pass from Todd Blackledge (Gary Anderson kick) | 18 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 25 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 27 FG | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 24 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick failed) | 34 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Merril Hoge 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 34 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 87 | WR | Weegie Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Craig Wolfley |
| 60 | LOG | Brian Blankenship |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 14 | QB | Todd Blackledge |
| 43 | RB | Earnest Jackson |
| 30 | RB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tim Johnson |
| 98 | NT | Gerald Williams |
| 92 | RDE | Keith Gary |
| 53 | LOLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 91 | LILB | Gregg Carr |
| 54 | RILB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 97 | ROLB | Aaron Jones |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 29 | SS | Cornell Gowdy |
| 27 | FS | Thomas Everett |
| 26 | RCB | Rod Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Rusty Hilger | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 8t | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rusty Hilger | 28 | 9 | 32.1 | 1 | 130 | 4.6 | 39t | 1 | 7 | 65 | 45.2 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 0 | 320 | 10.0 | 51t | 2 | 5 | 40 | 124.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 39t | 1 |
| James Jones | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Scott Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Stephen Baker | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 51t | 1 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Adrian White | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Maury Buford | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Gary Lee | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Collins | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| New York Giants | |
| 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 |