Schedule
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Game summaries
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Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
14
7 7 35
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Michael Irvin 7-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 11:58. Cowboys 14–0 .
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 6:52. Cowboys 21–0 .
Third quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 11:03. Cowboys 28–0 .
Fourth quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Chris Boniol kick), 12:33. Cowboys 35–0 .
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 15/20, 228 yards, TD
NYG – Dave Brown – 20/34, 155 yards, INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 163 yards, 4 TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 14 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Michael Irvin – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD
NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 35 yards
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
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Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Giants
7
3
0 7 0 17
Chiefs
3
0
0 14 3 20
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Date : September 10
Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather : Mostly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance : 77,962
Referee : Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (Fox ) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 23-yard field goal, 14:37. Giants 10–3 .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tito Wooten 1-yard fumble return (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:56. Giants 17–3.
KC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 5:03. Giants 17–10 .
KC – Danan Hughes 3-yard pass from Steve Bono (Lin Elliott kick), 1:22. Tied 17–17 .
Overtime
KC – Lin Elliott 23-yard field goal, 7:11. Chiefs 20–17 .
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 10/14, 151 yards, TD
KC – Steve Bono – 29/47, 183 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 26 rushes, 79 yards
KC – Marcus Allen – 19 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD
KC – Kimble Anders – 11 receptions, 68 yards
Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
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Week 3: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
3
0 3 6
Packers
7
7
0 0 14
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 17
Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather : Partly cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance : 60,117
Referee : Johnny Grier
TV announcers (Fox) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
GB – Robert Brooks 19-yard pass from Brett Favre (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:06. Packers 14–0 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 37-yard field goal, 5:46. Packers 14–3 .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 3:21. Packers 14–6 .
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 23/50, 199 yards, INT
GB – Brett Favre – 14/25, 141 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
NYG – Mike Sherrard – 7 receptions, 74 yards
GB – Robert Brooks – 5 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints
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Week 4: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Saints
7
10
0 12 29
Giants
7
17
14 7 45
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NO – Wesley Walls 9-yard pass from Jim Everett (Chip Lohmiller kick), 13:07. Saints 14–7 .
NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:01. Tied 14–14 .
NO – Chip Lohmiller 20-yard field goal, 7:11. Saints 17–14 .
NYG – Chris Calloway 38-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:09. Giants 21–17 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 24–17 .
Third quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 12:06. Giants 31–17 .
NYG – Rodney Hampton 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:29. Giants 38–17 .
Fourth quarter
NO – Torrance Small 1-yard pass from Jim Everett (kick failed), 11:33. Giants 38–23 .
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 19-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 4:35. Giants 45–23 .
NO – Derek Brown 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (pass failed), 1:46. Giants 45–29 .
Top passers
NO – Jim Everett – 19/32, 256 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 19/27, 258 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NO – Mario Bates – 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 33 rushes, 149 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
NO – Michael Haynes – 4 receptions, 68 yards
NYG – Chris Calloway – 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
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Week 5: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period
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2
3 4 Total
Giants
3
0
3 0 6
49ers
3
14
3 0 20
at 3Com Park , San Francisco, California
Date : October 1
Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather : Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance : 65,536
Referee : Howard Roe
TV announcers (Fox) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SF – Doug Brien 46-yard field goal, 7:59. 49ers 20–3 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 0:58. 49ers 20–6 .
Fourth quarter
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 22/43, 218 yards, INT
SF – Steve Young – 26/40, 202 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 46 yards
SF – Jerry Rice – 7 receptions, 71 yards
Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals
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Week 6: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
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2
3 4 OT Total
Cardinals
3
7
11 0 0 21
Giants
7
0
7 7 6 27
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 36-yard field goal, 9:06. Cardinals 13–7 .
NYG – Charles Way 2-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 4:08. Giants 14–13 .
ARI – Frank Sanders 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Krieg-Sanders pass), 0:47. Cardinals 21–14 .
Fourth quarter
NYG – Dave Brown 2-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 12:53. Tied 21–21 .
Overtime
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 23/38, 305 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 14/23, 166 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 78 yards
Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
14
0 3 17
Giants
0
6
0 8 14
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : October 15
Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather : Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance : 74,252
Referee : Ron Blum
TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PHI – Ricky Watters 3-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 14:34. Eagles 7–0 .
PHI – Michael Zordich 58-yard fumble return (Gary Anderson kick), 10:04. Eagles 14–0.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 6:58. Eagles 14–3 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 21-yard field goal, 0:02. Eagles 14–6 .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI – Gary Anderson 40-yard field goal, 10:25. Eagles 17–6 .
NYG – Omar Douglas 41-yard fumble return (Rodney Hampton run), 4:45. Eagles 17–14.
Top passers
Top rushers
PHI – Ricky Watters – 30 rushes, 122 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 14 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
Week 9: at Washington Redskins
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Week 9: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
17
0 0 24
Redskins
3
3
6 3 15
at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:51. Giants 14–3 .
NYG – Mike Sherrard 57-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:12. Giants 21–3 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 1:06. Giants 24–3 .
WAS – Scott Blanton 52-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 24–6 .
Third quarter
WAS – Marc Logan 2-yard run (run failed), 4:47. Giants 24–12 .
Fourth quarter
WAS – Eddie Murray 27-yard field goal, 13:36. Giants 24–15 .
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 11/22, 139 yards, TD
WAS – Gus Frerotte – 22/44, 345 yards, 4 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
NYG – Mike Sherrard – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
WAS – Leslie Shepherd – 7 receptions, 135 yards
Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
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Week 10: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
3
19
0 6 28
Seahawks
21
0
3 6 30
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Date : November 5
Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather : None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance : 42,100
Referee : Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck and Tim Green
Game information
First quarter
SEA – Brian Blades 33-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 10:00. Seahawks 7–0 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 23-yard field goal, 6:16. Seahawks 7–3 .
SEA – Brian Blades 44-yard pass from Rick Mirer (Todd Peterson kick), 4:11. Seahawks 14–3 .
SEA – Joey Galloway 89-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 0:39. Seahawks 21–3.
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 10:30. Seahawks 24–22 .
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 13:33. Seahawks 27–22 .
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:15. Giants 28–27 .
SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 1:27. Seahawks 30–28 .
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 20/41, 299 yards, 2 TD
SEA – Rick Mirer – 17/31, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD
SEA – Lamar Smith – 19 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Mike Sherrard – 6 receptions, 128 yards, TD
SEA – Brian Blades – 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
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Week 11: Oakland Raiders at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders
3
7
0 7 17
Giants
0
3
10 0 13
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information
First quarter
OAK – Jeff Jaeger 30-yard field goal, 6:35. Raiders 3–0 .
Second quarter
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 10:56. Raiders 10–6 .
NYG – Dave Brown 11-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:39. Giants 13–10 .
Fourth quarter
Top passers
OAK – Jeff Hostetler – 13/19, 152 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 18/31, 215 yards
Top rushers
OAK – Harvey Williams – 21 rushes, 85 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 14 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
OAK – Raghib Ismail – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD
NYG – Chris Calloway – 5 receptions, 60 yards
Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles
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Week 12: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
0
3 9 19
Eagles
14
7
7 0 28
at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : November 19
Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance : 63,562
Referee : Johnny Grier
TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PHI – Fred Barnett 4-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick), 8:29. Eagles 21–7 .
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 44-yard field goal, 10:52. Eagles 21–10 .
PHI – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 6:15. Eagles 28–10 .
Fourth quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 14:57. Giants 28–17 .
NYG – Punt blocked by Michael Strahan out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 11:16. Eagles 28–19.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 13/25, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
PHI – Rodney Peete – 14/20, 133 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 84 yards, TD
PHI – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Thomas Lewis – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
PHI – Calvin Williams – 4 receptions, 57 yards
Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears
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Week 13: Chicago Bears at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
7
7
3 10 27
Giants
7
7
3 7 24
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 26
Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Light rain, 40 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance : 70,015
Referee : Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (Fox) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 6:16. Giants 17–14 .
CHI – Kevin Butler 34-yard field goal, 0:47. Tied 17–17 .
Fourth quarter
CHI – Michael Timpson 9-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Kevin Butler kick), 11:16. Bears 24–17 .
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:27. Tied 24–24 .
CHI – Kevin Butler 37-yard field goal, 0:07. Bears 27–24 .
Top passers
CHI – Erik Kramer – 25/38, 268 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Dave Brown – 17/33, 217 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – Rashaan Salaam – 17 rushes, 76 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
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Week 14: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
3
7 0 10
Cardinals
0
6
0 0 6
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tucson, Arizona
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal, 13:32. Cardinals 3–0 .
ARI – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal, 3:05. Cardinals 6–0 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 51-yard field goal, 0:15. Cardinals 6–3 .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 17/27, 144 yards, TD
ARI – Dave Krieg – 22/37, 235 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
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Week 15: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
3
0 10 13
Giants
3
10
0 7 20
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : December 10
Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : Partly sunny, 26 °F (−3 °C)
Game attendance : 48,247
Referee : Gerry Austin
TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Buck and Tim Green
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Eddie Murray 34-yard field goal, 12:18. Tied 3–3 .
NYG – Thomas Lewis 90-yard kickoff return (Brad Daluiso kick), 11:59. Giants 10–3.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 42-yard field goal, 1:11. Giants 13–3 .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WAS – Eddie Murray 30-yard field goal, 14:49. Giants 13–6 .
WAS – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 3:35. Tied 13–13 .
NYG – Chris Calloway 40-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:12. Giants 20–13 .
Top passers
WAS – Heath Shuler – 17/32, 175 yards, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 10/12, 91 yards, TD
Top rushers
WAS – Terry Allen – 30 rushes, 120 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 78 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Jamie Asher – 4 receptions, 50 yards
NYG – Chris Calloway – 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys
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Week 16: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
14
0 6 20
Cowboys
3
3
6 9 21
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : December 17
Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather : Light rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance : 64,400
Referee : Red Cashion
TV announcers (Fox) : Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:35. Giants 7–3 .
DAL – Chris Boniol 32-yard field goal, 5:18. Giants 7–6 .
NYG – Dave Brown 5-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 0:14. Giants 14–6 .
Third quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 23-yard field goal, 11:13. Giants 14–9 .
DAL – Chris Boniol 45-yard field goal, 4:43. Giants 14–12 .
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 14:53. Giants 17–12 .
DAL – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (pass failed), 12:48. Cowboys 18–17 .
NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 5:17. Giants 20–18 .
DAL – Chris Boniol 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 21–20 .
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 10/20, 111 yards, INT
DAL – Troy Aikman – 16/34, 222 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 34 rushes, 187 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Top receivers
Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers
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Week 17: San Diego Chargers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
0
3
7 17 27
Giants
3
14
0 0 17
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Dave Brown 3-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 11:29. Giants 10–0 .
SD – John Carney 30-yard field goal, 7:04. Giants 10–3 .
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 0:14. Giants 17–3 .
Third quarter
SD – Aaron Hayden 8-yard run (John Carney kick), 9:51. Giants 17–10 .
Fourth quarter
SD – Rodney Culver 8-yard run (John Carney kick), 9:04. Tied 17–17 .
SD – Shaun Gayle 99-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 5:44. Chargers 24–17.
SD – John Carney 45-yard field goal, 3:37. Chargers 27–17 .
Top passers
SD – Gale Gilbert – 12/21, 97 yards
NYG – Dave Brown – 21/36, 209 yards, INT
Top rushers
SD – Aaron Hayden – 22 rushes, 80 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Top receivers
Standings
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