1981 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1981 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 71611 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-38 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58360 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Ard | 67 | LOG | 6-3 | 270 | 22 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Benson | 60 | OT | 6-3 | 270 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 192 | 26 | Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 12 | QB | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | Delaware | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Burt | 64 | NT | 6-1 | 260 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 26 | FB | 6-1 | 226 | 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Carson | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | South Carolina State | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Clack | 58 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 34 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Currier | 29 | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Danelo | 18 | K | 5-9 | 166 | 28 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Dennis | 46 | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Pasadena CC; Wyoming | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Flowers | 37 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 27 | Tyler JC; Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 88 | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Garden City CC; Indiana | 2 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 83 | WR | 6-3 | 191 | 24 | Memphis | 2 | 2 |
| Dee Hardison | 79 | DE | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 36 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Byron Hunt | 57 | LOLB | 6-5 | 242 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 2 |
| Louis Jackson | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 24 | RCB | 5-11 | 197 | 26 | San Diego CC; San Diego State | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Jennings | 13 | P | 6-4 | 202 | 29 | St. Lawrence | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Jeter | 70 | RDE | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Kelley | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 222 | 30 | California Lutheran | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon King | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 272 | 25 | Stanford | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Marion | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 238 | 30 | Florida A&M | 2 | 0 |
| George Martin | 75 | LDE | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| Ed McGlasson | 59 | C | 6-4 | 254 | 25 | Youngstown State | 2 | 0 |
| Joe McLaughlin | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Massachusetts | 2 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 24 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Neill | 77 | NT | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Perkins | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Ranger JC; Abilene Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Leon Perry | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 24 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Pittman | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Pasadena CC; Wyoming | 2 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 28 | FS | 6-1 | 186 | 27 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Shirk | 87 | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 31 | Morehead State | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Simmons | 69 | OG | 6-3 | 264 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Tabor | 80 | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 56 | ROLB | 6-3 | 243 | 22 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| J.T. Turner | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | Duke | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 10 | LB | 6-5 | 235 | 30 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Weston | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 252 | 25 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Whittington | 62 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Young | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 22 | Purdue | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 59 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:26 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 13/29 44.8% | / % | 5 | 54 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:34 | 43 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 7/25 28.0% | / % | 18 | 168 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Danelo | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earnest Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Mistler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Mullady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 51 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 59 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Danelo | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Carpenter | 50 | 222 | 4.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 248 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 228 | 3.6 | 25t | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brunner | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 23 | 386 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 72t | 6 | 11.8 | 3 | 5.9 | 3 | 13 | 373 | 89.2 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 25 | 49.0 | 23 | 386 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 72t | 6 | 11.8 | 3 | 5.9 | 3 | 13 | 373 | 89.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 33 | 60.0 | 21 | 458 | 8.3 | 13.9 | 58t | 3 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | 37 | 421 | 97.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Perkins | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 59t | 2 | ||
| Rob Carpenter | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Earnest Gray | 4 | 130 | 32.5 | 72t | 1 | ||
| John Mistler | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Dave Young | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Tom Mullady | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 | ||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 386 | 15.4 | 72t | 6 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 458 | 13.9 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Currier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jennings | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 316 | 39.5 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 316 | 39.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 503 | 41.9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 444 | 37.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Bright | 7 | 0 | 50 | 7.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Bright | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Louis Jackson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Joe McLaughlin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Mike Dennis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 229 | 20.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Byron Hunt | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Bright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Beasley Reece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Weston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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