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1997 New York Giants
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Record: 10-5-1, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 21st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (16.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 42 points (2.6/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +25 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Jim Fassel (10-5-1)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Danny Kanell | 24 | 1 | 10 | 156 for 294, 1,740 yards, 11 td, 9 int, & 15 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| QB | Dave M. Brown | 27 | 5 | 6 | 93 for 180, 1,023 yards, 5 td, 3 int, & 17 rushes for 29 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp |
| RB | Tyrone Wheatley | 25 | 2 | 7 | 152 rushes for 583 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 140 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Tiki Barber | 22 | Rook | 6 | 136 rushes for 511 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 299 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Charles Way | 25 | 2 | 16 | 151 rushes for 698 yards, 4 td, & 37 catches for 304 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Kevin Alexander | 22 | 1 | 8 | 18 catches for 276 yards, 1 td | |
| WR | Chris Calloway | 29 | 7 | 16 | 58 catches for 849 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| TE | Howard Cross | 30 | 8 | 16 | 21 catches for 150 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Roman Oben | 25 | 1 | 16 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
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| LG | Greg Bishop | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993 |
| C | Lance Scott | 25 | Rook | 11 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 165th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Derek Engler | 23 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RG | Ron Stone | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| RT | Scott Gragg | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Strahan*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Robert Harris | 28 | 5 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Keith Hamilton | 26 | 5 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Chad Bratzke | 26 | 3 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Jessie Armstead*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Corey Widmer | 29 | 5 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | Corey Miller | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Phillippi Sparks | 28 | 5 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Jason Sehorn | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Sam Garnes | 23 | Rook | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Tito Wooten | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Brad Daluiso | 30 | 6 | 0 | 22 of 32 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Brad Maynard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 111 punts for a 40.8 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| PR | Amani Toomer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Erric Pegram | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 17.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ray Agnew | 30 | DT-DE | 15 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 12/9/1967 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 1990 |
| Kevin Alexander | 22 | WR | 14 | 8 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah State | 1/23/1975 | 1 | |
| Jessie Armstead*+ | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1970 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 207th pick / 1993 |
| Tiki Barber | 22 | RB | 12 | 6 | 200 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| Greg Bishop | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Pacific | 5/2/1971 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1993 |
| Chad Bratzke | 26 | DE | 10 | 10 | 270 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 9/15/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| Dave M. Brown | 27 | QB | 7 | 6 | 230 | 6-5 | Duke | 2/25/1970 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp |
| Marcus Buckley | 26 | LB | 12 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/3/1971 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1993 |
| Chris Calloway | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-10 | Michigan | 3/29/1968 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1990 |
| Mike Cherry | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Arkansas,Murray State | 12/15/1973 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1997 |
| Doug Colman | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 6/4/1973 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1996 |
| Howard Cross | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/8/1967 | 8 | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| Brad Daluiso | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | San Diego State,UCLA | 12/31/1967 | 6 | |
| Antonio Edwards | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 271 | 6-3 | Valdosta State | 3/10/1970 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 204th pick / 1993 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/19/1974 | 1 | |
| Derek Engler | 23 | C | 5 | 5 | 300 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 7/11/1974 | Rook | |
| Scott Galyon | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/23/1974 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 182nd pick / 1996 |
| Sam Garnes | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 7/12/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997 |
| Scott Gragg | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Montana | 2/28/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 54th pick / 1995 |
| Conrad Hamilton | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Eastern New Mexico | 11/5/1974 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 214th pick / 1996 |
| Keith Hamilton | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 5/25/1971 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| Rodney Hampton | 28 | RB | 2 | 0 | 221 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/3/1969 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990 |
| Robert Harris | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Southern | 6/13/1969 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1992 |
| Ike Hilliard | 21 | WR | 2 | 2 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| Bernard Holsey | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 4 | 286 | 6-2 | Duke | 12/10/1973 | 1 | |
| Cedric Jones | 23 | DE | 9 | 2 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 4/30/1974 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1996 |
| Danny Kanell | 24 | QB | 16 | 10 | 218 | 6-3 | Florida State | 11/21/1973 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| Eric Lane | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/17/1974 | Rook | |
| Thomas Lewis | 25 | WR | 4 | 2 | 191 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/10/1972 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1994 |
| Robert Massey | 30 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 2/27/1967 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 46th pick / 1989 |
| Brad Maynard | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Ball State | 2/9/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| Corey Miller | 29 | LB | 14 | 13 | 252 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 10/25/1968 | 6 | New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991 |
| Pete Monty | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 7/3/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 103rd pick / 1997 |
| Roman Oben | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| David Patten | 23 | WR | 16 | 3 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | Rook | |
| Erric Pegram | 28 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | North Texas | 1/7/1969 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 145th pick / 1991 |
| Christian Peter | 25 | DT | 7 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 10/5/1972 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 149th pick / 1996 |
| Ryan Phillips | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/7/1974 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 68th pick / 1997 |
| Aaron Pierce | 28 | TE | 16 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Washington | 9/6/1969 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 69th pick / 1992 |
| Thomas Randolph | 27 | DB | 16 | 4 | 180 | 5-9 | Kansas State | 10/5/1970 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 27 | T-C | 5 | 0 | 320 | 6-6 | UNLV | 4/2/1970 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 184th pick / 1994 |
| Brandon Sanders | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Arizona | 6/10/1973 | Rook | |
| Lance Scott | 25 | C | 16 | 11 | 300 | 6-3 | Utah | 2/15/1972 | Rook | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 165th pick / 1995 |
| Jason Sehorn | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 213 | 6-2 | USC | 4/15/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 4/15/1969 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1992 |
| Bryan Stoltenberg | 25 | C-G | 3 | 0 | 300 | 6-1 | Colorado | 8/25/1972 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 192nd pick / 1996 |
| Ron Stone | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/20/1971 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 96th pick / 1993 |
| Michael Strahan*+ | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| Amani Toomer | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| Charles Way | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-0 | Virginia | 12/27/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 206th pick / 1995 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 25 | RB | 14 | 7 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/19/1972 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1995 |
| Corey Widmer | 29 | LB-DT | 16 | 15 | 256 | 6-3 | Montana State | 12/25/1968 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 180th pick / 1992 |
| Tito Wooten | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-0 | La-Monroe,North Carolina | 12/12/1971 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| Rodney Young | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/25/1973 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 85th pick / 1995 |
| Rob Zatechka | 26 | G | 16 | 0 | 313 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/1/1971 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 128th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 16 | 243.8 | 6-2.0 | 2.7 |