| New York Giants at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 25, 1982 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 64348 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 46 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 44 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 34 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 40 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Lawrence Taylor 97 interception return (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 59 | C | Rich Umphrey |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 31 | RB | Cliff Chatman |
| 25 | RB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 79 | RDE | Dee Hardison |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 57 | ROLB | Byron Hunt |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 20 | HB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 26 | SS | Hector Gray |
| 35 | FS | Alvin Hall |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Butch Woolfolk | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Cliff Chatman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 26 | 114 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 2 | 136 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 28.3 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 3 | 125 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42.5 |
| Eric Hipple | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 39 | 3.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.6 |
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 97 | 97.0 | 97t | 1 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry Cobb | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Pittman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Danny Pittman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Larry Heater | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
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