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1991 New York Giants

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 12th.
 Differential of -16 points (-1.0/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.

Coached by Ray Handley (8-8-0)

1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 2 box W 1-0 San Francisco 49ers 16 14 17 331 201 130 14 258 152 106 2
2 Sun September 8 box L 1-1 Los Angeles Rams 13 19 18 293 177 116 3 10 217 74 143 1
3 Sun September 15 box L 1-2 @ Chicago Bears 17 20 21 337 205 132 2 10 307 206 101 3
4 Sun September 22 box W 2-2 Cleveland Browns 13 10 12 264 52 212 2 10 145 67 78
5 Sun September 29 box L 2-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 16 21 26 487 368 119 3 20 327 269 58 1
6 Sun October 6 box W 3-3 Phoenix Cardinals 20 9 19 368 200 168 1 21 307 214 93 2
7 Mon October 14 box W 4-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 23 20 17 311 114 197 20 377 229 148 1
8 Bye Week
9 Sun October 27 box L 4-4 Washington Redskins 13 17 15 271 137 134 1 16 254 159 95 1
10 Mon November 4 box L 4-5 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 30 9 187 134 53 1 19 359 222 137
11 Sun November 10 box W 5-5 @ Phoenix Cardinals 21 14 17 290 110 180 1 14 244 189 55 2
12 Sun November 17 box W 6-5 Dallas Cowboys 22 9 21 315 177 138 1 14 243 142 101 2
13 Sun November 24 box W 7-5 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 14 15 236 158 78 13 227 88 139 2
14 Sun December 1 box L 7-6 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 27 22 347 278 69 1 15 251 204 47
15 Sun December 8 box L 7-7 Philadelphia Eagles 14 19 10 151 84 67 3 20 324 173 151 2
16 Sun December 15 box L 7-8 @ Washington Redskins 17 34 20 337 259 78 3 18 415 264 151 2
17 Sat December 21 box W 8-8 Houston Oilers 24 20 21 383 190 193 1 23 345 222 123

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 281 4908 951 5.2 280 261 428 2844 13 8 6.1 148 487 2064 16 4.2 120 23 15 12
Team Defense 297 4600 888 5.2 257 251 440 2874 17 12 6.1 138 414 1726 11 4.2 103 21 9 16
Lg Rank Offense 19 16 14 27 23 20 1 11 7 6 7 6 3 15
Lg Rank Defense 12 7 6 4 6 11 22 17 10 16 12 20 26 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
15 Jeff Hostetler 30 QB 12 12 7-5-0 179 285 62.8 2032 5 1.8 4 1.4 55 7.1 6.8 11.4 169.3 84.1 20 100 6.3 6.1 6.6
11 Phil Simms 37 6 4 1-3-0 82 141 58.2 993 8 5.7 4 2.8 38 7.0 6.9 12.1 165.5 87.0 14 79 5.9 5.8 9.0
82 Mark Ingram 26 WR 16 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 2 -1.0 -1.0 50.0
30 Dave Meggett 25 RET 16 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 0 0.0 0.0 50.0
Team Total 27.4 16 8-8-0 261 428 61.0 3025 13 3.0 8 1.9 55 7.1 6.8 11.6 189.1 84.7 36 181 6.1 5.9 7.8
Opp Total 16 251 440 57.0 3128 17 3.9 12 2.7 7.1 6.7 12.5 195.5 80.8 34 254 6.1 5.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
27 Rodney Hampton 22 RB 14 14 256 1059 10 44 4.1 75.6 18.3 43 283 6.6 0 19 3.1 20.2 1342 10 5
34 Lewis Tillman 25 16 1 65 287 1 17 4.4 17.9 4.1 5 30 6.0 0 12 0.3 1.9 317 1 2
24 Ottis Anderson 34 10 1 53 141 1 9 2.7 14.1 5.3 11 41 3.7 0 13 1.1 4.1 182 1 0
15 Jeff Hostetler 30 QB 12 12 42 273 2 47 6.5 22.8 3.5 273 2 7
44 Maurice Carthon 30 FB 16 8 32 109 0 10 3.4 6.8 2.0 7 39 5.6 0 9 0.4 2.4 148 0 1
30 Dave Meggett 25 RET 16 2 29 153 1 30 5.3 9.6 1.8 50 412 8.2 3 22 3.1 25.8 565 4 8
11 Phil Simms 37 6 4 9 42 1 19 4.7 7.0 1.5 42 1 4
33 Jarrod Bunch 23 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 8 4.0 0 6 0.1 0.5 8 0 1
82 Mark Ingram 26 WR 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 51 824 16.2 3 41 3.2 51.5 824 3 3
85 Stephen Baker 27 WR 15 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 525 17.5 4 52 2.0 35.0 525 4 0
83 Odessa Turner 27 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 356 17.0 0 55 1.3 22.3 356 0 0
87 Howard Cross 24 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 283 14.2 2 30 1.3 17.7 283 2 1
81 Ed McCaffrey 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 146 9.1 0 26 1.0 9.1 146 0 0
84 Zeke Mowatt 30 te 16 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 78 15.6 1 33 0.3 4.9 78 1 0
Team Total 27.4 16 487 2064 16 47 4.2 129.0 30.4 261 3025 11.6 13 55 16.3 189.1 5089 29 33
Opp Total 16 414 1726 11 4.2 107.9 25.9 251 2874 11.5 17 15.7 179.6 4600 28 27

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Dave Meggett 25 RET 16 2 28 287 1 70 10.3 25 514 0 42 20.6 1366
82 Mark Ingram 26 WR 16 13 8 49 0 13 6.1 8 125 0 29 15.6 998
27 Rodney Hampton 22 RB 14 14 10 204 0 51 20.4 1546
88 Joey Smith 22 1 0 3 34 0 18 11.3 34
34 Lewis Tillman 25 16 1 2 29 0 19 14.5 346
87 Howard Cross 24 TE 16 16 1 11 0 11 11.0 294
75 Lorenzo Freeman 27 16 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 27.4 16 36 336 1 70 9.3 50 917 0 51 18.3 6342
Opp Total 16 35 1 55 940 0 17.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
5 Sean Landeta 29 P 15 0 64 2768 61 0 43.3
9 Matt Bahr 35 K 13 0 6 6 8 6 12 9 3 1 29 22 75.9% 25 24 96.0%
2 Raul Allegre 32 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 100.0% 5 5 100.0%
Team Total 27.4 16 7 7 9 7 12 9 3 1 31 24 77.4% 30 29 96.7% 64 2768 61 0 43.3
Opp Total 16 30 29 96.7% 30 30 100.0% 74 2997 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
52 Pepper Johnson 27 RILB 16 16 6.5 2 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 104
58 Carl Banks 29 LOLB 16 15 4.0 84
70 Leonard Marshall 30 RDE 16 16 11.0 80
25 Mark Collins 27 LCB 16 15 4 77 0 41 1 0 2 0 0 80
29 Myron Guyton 24 FS 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 75
47 Greg Jackson 25 SS 13 12 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 59
74 Erik Howard 27 6 4 1.5 0 0 1 0 0 25
51 Bobby Abrams 24 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 20
93 Mike Fox 24 lde 15 5 14
99 Steve DeOssie 29 16 2 9
57 Corey Miller 23 16 1 2.5 0 0 1 0 0 6
15 Jeff Hostetler 30 QB 12 12 7 6 -9 0
30 Dave Meggett 25 RET 16 2 8 3 0 0
56 Lawrence Taylor 32 ROLB 14 14 7.0 0 2 0 0
28 Everson Walls 32 RCB 14 14 0.5 4 7 0 5 0 2 0 0
27 Rodney Hampton 22 RB 14 14 5 1 0 0
11 Phil Simms 37 6 4 4 2 -16 0
82 Mark Ingram 26 WR 16 13 3 1 0 0
34 Lewis Tillman 25 16 1 2 0 0 0
85 Stephen Baker 27 WR 15 13 0 1 0 0
33 Jarrod Bunch 23 16 1 1 0 0 0
44 Maurice Carthon 30 FB 16 8 1 0 0 0
87 Howard Cross 24 TE 16 16 1 0 0 0
38 Lamar McGriggs 23 16 0 1 0 1 0 0
36 Adrian White 27 13 0 1 30 0 30
23 Perry Williams 30 ss 16 7 0 1 0 0
77 Eric Dorsey 27 LDE 11 10 0.5
75 Lorenzo Freeman 27 16 4 0.5
Team Total 27.4 16 34.0 12 122 0 41 4 33 25 -25 0 556
Opp Total 16 36 27 18

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
9 Matt Bahr 35 K 13 0 24 22 90
27 Rodney Hampton 22 RB 14 14 10 10 60
30 Dave Meggett 25 RET 16 2 1 3 1 5 30
85 Stephen Baker 27 WR 15 13 4 4 24
82 Mark Ingram 26 WR 16 13 3 3 18
87 Howard Cross 24 TE 16 16 2 2 12
15 Jeff Hostetler 30 QB 12 12 2 2 12
2 Raul Allegre 32 3 0 5 2 11
24 Ottis Anderson 34 10 1 1 1 6
84 Zeke Mowatt 30 te 16 8 1 1 6
11 Phil Simms 37 6 4 1 1 6
34 Lewis Tillman 25 16 1 1 1 6
Team Total 27.4 16 16 13 1 30 29 24 281
Opp Total 16 11 17 1 30 29 297