| Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 4, 1988 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 73438 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 37 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix CardinalsPHX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 10 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHX | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Stacy Robinson 14 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Stacy Robinson 9 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Earl Ferrell 4 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 4 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Paul McFadden kick blocked) | 7 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 64 | LOG | Todd Peat |
| 70 | C | Derek Kennard |
| 61 | ROG | Lance Smith |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Rob Awalt |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 30 | RB | Stump Mitchell |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Clasby |
| 72 | RDT | Rod Saddler |
| 65 | RDE | David Galloway |
| 55 | LLB | Anthony Bell |
| 57 | MLB | Niko Noga |
| 54 | RLB | E.J. Junior |
| 41 | LCB | Carl Carter |
| 45 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 26 | FS | Lester Lyles |
| 47 | RCB | Cedric Mack |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 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 |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Gary Reasons |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 39 | LCB | Sheldon White |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Stump Mitchell | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Greg Horne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 32 | 122 | 3.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 10 | 3 |
| Maurice Carthon | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 2 | 103 | 4.1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.9 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 39.6 |
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 74.3 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 149 | 7.5 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 112.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Green | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Rob Awalt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Ferrell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Stacy Robinson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Kinard | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Sheldon White | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Greg Horne | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Maury Buford | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 | |
| Jessie Clark | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Earl Ferrell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |
| David Galloway | 1.0 |
| Ken Harvey | 1.0 |
| Tim McDonald | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 3.0 |
| Carl Banks | 0.5 |
| Eric Dorsey | 0.5 |
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