| Buffalo Bills at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 1, 1996 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74218 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Amani Toomer 87 punt return (Brad Daluiso kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Charles Way 37 pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 34 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 28 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 60 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 39 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 34 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 89 | WR | Steve Tasker |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 74 | ROT | Glenn Parker |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 55 | RILB | Mark Maddox |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 81 | WR | Thomas Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Greg Bishop |
| 73 | LOG | Rob Zatechka |
| 59 | C | Brian Williams |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 17 | QB | Dave Brown |
| 27 | RB | Rodney Hampton |
| 30 | FB | Charles Way |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 41 | RDT | Keith Hamilton |
| 77 | RDE | Chad Bratzke |
| 98 | LOLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | ROLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillippi Sparks |
| 37 | SS | Jesse Campbell |
| 29 | FS | Tito Wooten |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 40:30 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 8/20 | 0/0 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 1 |
| NYG | 29:38 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3/15 | 0/0 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Darick Holmes | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 153 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rodney Hampton | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 313 | 7.6 | 60t | 1 | 7 | 56 | 80.6 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 313 | 7.6 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 80.6 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Dave Brown | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 0 | 169 | 6.3 | 37t | 1 | 5 | 31 | 74.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 0 | 169 | 6.3 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 74.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Cline | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 5 | 138 | 27.6 | 60t | 1 |
| Quinn Early | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 313 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Charles Way | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 37t | 1 |
| Thomas Lewis | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Aaron Pierce | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 169 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Phillippi Sparks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 9 | 385 | 42.8 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 385 | 42.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 10 | 397 | 39.7 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 397 | 39.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Russell Copeland | 2 | 3 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 4 | 3 | 113 | 28.3 | 87t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 113 | 28.3 | 1 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 5 | 346 | 69.2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 6 | 404 | 67.3 | 4 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 3 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Ted Washington | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Bryce Paup | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Corey Miller | 2.0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 1.0 |
| Robert Harris | 1.0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 1.0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 0.5 |
| Michael Strahan | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |