| New York Giants at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 13, 1981 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53343 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 87 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Thompson 6 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 5 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 25 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | George Martin 8 opponents fumble recovery (Joe Danelo kick) | 17 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 74 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 68 | LOG | J.T. Turner |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 69 | ROG | Roy Simmons |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 76 | RDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 37 | SS | Larry Flowers |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Mark May |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 61 | ROG | Melvin Jones |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 51 | LLB | Monte Coleman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 55 | RLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Doug Kotar | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 5t | 1 |
| Leon Perry | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 27 | 8 | 29.6 | 1 | 93 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 1 | 318 | 6.6 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 74.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Shirk | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Art Monk | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 57 | 1 |
| Virgil Seay | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bill Currier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 11 | 511 | 46.5 | 62 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 10 | 396 | 39.6 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 |
| Phil Tabor | 1.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
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