| Detroit Lions at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 6 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 39 pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Stephen Baker 51 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 33 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 48 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 25 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 8 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Gary Lee |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 12 | QB | Rusty Hilger |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 34 | FS | James Griffin |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 98 | LOLB | Johnie Cooks |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Collins | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Keith Ferguson | 2.0 |
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
| Dan Saleaumua | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 3.0 |
| Johnie Cooks | 1.0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Perry Williams | 1.0 |
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