| New York Jets at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 27, 1987 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 68318 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 36 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 14 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 29 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 12 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Odessa Turner 16 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 23 FG | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Kurt Sohn |
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 53 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 79 | LOG | Mike Haight |
| 63 | C | Ted Banker |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 34 | RB | Johnny Hector |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 73 | NT | Joe Klecko |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 57 | RILB | Kevin McArthur |
| 50 | ROLB | Bob Crable |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | LS | Rich Miano |
| 39 | RS | Harry Hamilton |
| 28 | RCB | Carl Howard |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 83 | WR | Odessa Turner |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 66 | ROT | Bill Roberts |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 74 | NT | Erik Howard |
| 53 | RDE | John Washington |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 27 | LCB | Herb Welch |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 25:06 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5/15 | 0/3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| NYG | 34:54 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5/16 | 2/3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 14t | 1 |
| Roger Vick | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 68 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 0 | 185 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 71.3 |
| Pat Ryan | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 0 | 192 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 70.6 | |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 0 | 264 | 6.8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 264 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 192 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Odessa Turner | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| George Adams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 264 | 13.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 0 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Sean Landeta | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Tracy Martin | 3 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Carl Banks | 1.0 |
| Andy Headen | 1.0 |
| Erik Howard | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |