1989 New York Giants season

1989 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Offensive coordinator	Ron Erhardt
Defensive coordinator	Bill Belichick
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 13–19 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	2 LBLawrence Taylor KRDavid Meggett
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1989 New York Giants draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Brian Williams	C	Minnesota
3	64	Bob Kratch	G	Iowa
3	78	Greg Jackson	S	LSU
4	93	Lewis Tillman	RB	Jackson St
4	105	Brad Henke	DT	Arizona
5	132	Dave Meggett *	RB	Towson
6	158	Howard Cross	TE	Alabama
7	175	Dave Popp	T	Eastern Illinois
8	218	Myron Guyton	S	Eastern Kentucky
9	245	A.J. Greene	DB	Wake Forest
10	272	Rodney Lowe	DE	Ole Miss
11	299	Jerome Rinehart	DE	Tennessee-Martin
12	326	Eric Smith	LB	UCLA
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

**1989 New York Giants final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15Jeff Hostetler 17Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 33George Adams 24Ottis Anderson 44Maurice CarthonFB 30 Dave Meggett KR/PR 22Lee Rouson 34 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers 85Stephen Baker 82Mark IngramKR 86Lionel Manuel 81Stacy Robinson 83Odessa Turner Tight ends 87 Howard Cross 84Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 76Jumbo ElliottT 61 Bob KratchG 60Eric Moore T-G 65 Bart OatesC 72Doug RiesenbergT 66William RobertsG 59 Brian Williams G-C 69 Frank Winters C/LS Defensive linemen 75Mark DuckensDE 74Erik HowardNT 70Leonard MarshallDE 73John WashingtonDE 71Robb WhiteDE		Linebackers 58Carl Banks OLB 98Johnie Cooks ILB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB/LS 54Dwayne Jiles OLB 52Pepper Johnson ILB 55Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 25 Mark CollinsCB 38Greg CoxFS 29 Myron GuytonSS 47 Greg JacksonSS 43Terry KinardFS 21 Reyna ThompsonCB 36Adrian WhiteSS 39Sheldon WhiteCB 23Perry WilliamsCB Special teams 5Sean LandetaP 3 Björn NittmoK		Reserve lists 2 Raul AllegreK(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Mark BavaroTE(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 Damian JohnsonG(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Mike HootenLB(IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Joe MorrisRB(IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 41 A. J. GreeneCB 79 Dave PoppT 77 Eric DorseyDE Rookies in italics 47 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 12	atNew England Patriots	W 20–17	1–0	Foxboro Stadium
2	August 20	atKansas City Chiefs	W 45–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium
3	August 26	New York Jets	W 21–17	3–0	Giants Stadium
4	September 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–13	3–1	Giants Stadium

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	atWashington Redskins	W 27–24	1–0	RFK Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	2–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	Phoenix Cardinals	W 35–7	3–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	atDallas Cowboys	W 30–13	4–0	Texas Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L 19–21	4–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	Washington Redskins	W 20–17	5–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	atSan Diego Chargers	W 20–13	6–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–14	7–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	atPhoenix Cardinals	W 20–13	8–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	atLos Angeles Rams	L 10–31	8–2	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Seattle Seahawks	W 15–3	9–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	atSan Francisco 49ers	L 24–34	9–3	Candlestick Park	Recap
13	December 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	9–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	atDenver Broncos	W 14–7	10–4	Mile High Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 15–0	11–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Los Angeles Raiders	W 34–17	12–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Game summaries

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Week 1

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	0	13	27
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24

atRFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: Monday, September 11
Game time: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 83 °F (28.3 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
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Game information

First quarter

NYG – Odessa Turner 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 7–0

Second quarter

NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0
WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3

Third quarter

WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10

Fourth quarter

NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 21–10
WSH – Art Monk 6-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 21–17
WSH – Monte Coleman 24-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21
NYG – Raúl Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24
NYG – Raúl Allegre 52-yard field goal – Giants 27–24

Giants

Phil Simms
11/19, 255 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Ottis Anderson
23 Rush, 93 Yds, TD
Odessa Turner
3 Rec, 99 Yds, TD

Redskins

Mark Rypien
22/32, 349 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Gerald Riggs
24 Rush, 111 Yds
Ricky Sanders
6 Rec, 143 Yds, TD

Week 2

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	7	0	14
• Giants	3	0	14	7	24

Date: September 17
Location: Giants Stadium
Game weather: 69 °F or 20.6 °C, relative humidity 84%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Referee: Johnny Grier

Scoring summary

Q1	6:46	NYG	Allegre 49 yard field goal	NYG 3–0

Q2	8:03	DET	Johnson 71 yard pass from Gagliano (Murray kick)	DET 7–3

Q3	9:55	DET	Sanders 4 yard run (Murray kick)	DET 14–3

Q3	5:10	NYG	Anderson 11 yard run (Allegre kick)	DET 14–10

Q3	0:43	NYG	Turner 9 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)	NYG 17–14

Q4	9:42	NYG	Bavaro 24 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)	NYG 24–14

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Week 7

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	3	3	7	7	20
Chargers	0	3	3	7	13

Date: October 22
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Scoring summary

1	NYG	Raúl Allegre 21-yard field goal	Giants 3–0

2	SD	Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	NYG	Raúl Allegre 40-yard field goal	Giants 6–3

3	NYG	Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick)	Giants 13–3

3	SD	Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal	Giants 13–6

4	NYG	Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick)	Giants 20–6

4	SD	Vencie Glenn 81-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)	Giants 20–13

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Standings

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NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7

Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	0	7	0	6	6	19
Giants	6	0	7	0	0	13

atGiants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 37 °F or 2.8 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn), wind chill 29 °F or −1.7 °C
Game attendance: 76,325
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raúl Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.

1989 New York Giants season

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 7

Standings

Playoffs

Awards and honors

See also

References

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