| New Orleans Saints at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 52530 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Lorenzo Neal 1 run (Doug Brien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 30 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 51 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mario Bates 22 run (Doug Brien kick) | 17 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lee DeRamus |
| 18 | WR | Terry Guess |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 60 | LOG | Craig Novitsky |
| 67 | C | Andy McCollum |
| 61 | ROG | Ed King |
| 74 | ROT | Clarence Jones |
| 86 | TE | Tony Johnson |
| 17 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 24 | RB | Mario Bates |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Darren Mickell |
| 93 | LDT | Wayne Martin |
| 95 | RDT | Austin Robbins |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 54 | MLB | Winfred Tubbs |
| 55 | WLB | Mark Fields |
| 29 | LCB | Mark McMillian |
| 30 | SS | Anthony Newman |
| 47 | FS | Greg Jackson |
| 31 | RCB | Eric Allen |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 81 | WR | Thomas Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Greg Bishop |
| 61 | LOG | Lance Smith |
| 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 |
| 43 | FS | Percy Ellsworth |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mario Bates | 32 | 129 | 4.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Ricky Whittle | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Everett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Guess | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Downs | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rodney Hampton | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Kanell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 106 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Danny Kanell | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 1 | 52 | 2.6 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18.8 |
| Dave Brown | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 42 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Earnest Hunter | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Whittle | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mario Bates | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Green | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Torrance Small | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Thomas Lewis | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Gary Downs | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rodney Hampton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Saxton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Anthony Newman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jason Sehorn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 10 | 363 | 36.3 | 46 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Horan | 9 | 342 | 38.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Arthur Marshall | 5 | 4 | 57 | 11.4 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Doug Brien | 4 | 210 | 52.5 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Brady Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Conrad Hamilton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Charles Way | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Wayne Martin | 2.5 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.5 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1.0 |
| Renaldo Turnbull | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
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