| New York Giants at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1985 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 36576 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 12 run (Eric Schubert kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 2 run (Eric Schubert kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Jamie Williams 3 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tim Smith 27 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 10 pass from Phil Simms (Eric Schubert kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 2 run (Eric Schubert kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Johnson 22 pass from Phil Simms (Eric Schubert kick) | 35 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 87 | WR | Byron Williams |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 57 | LOLB | Byron Hunt |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 83 | WR | Tim Smith |
| 73 | LOT | Harvey Salem |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 55 | C | Jim Romano |
| 62 | ROG | John Schuhmacher |
| 74 | ROT | Bruce Matthews |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 33 | HB | Mike Rozier |
| 40 | FB | Butch Woolfolk |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 76 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 53 | LILB | Avon Riley |
| 56 | RILB | Robert Abraham |
| 94 | ROLB | Frank Bush |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 21 | FS | Bo Eason |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 25 | 129 | 5.2 | 23 | 3 |
| George Adams | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 234 | 9.8 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.3 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 2 | 330 | 7.0 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 73.9 |
| Mike Moroski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Byron Williams | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 42 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Smith | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 27t | 1 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 47 | 0 |
| Jamie Williams | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Perry Williams | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ted Watts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Steve Brown | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Drewrey | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Herkie Walls | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Willie Drewrey | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Andy Headen | 2.0 |
| Gary Reasons | 0.5 |
| Lawrence Taylor | 0.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |
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