| New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1988 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 45092 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 21 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 37 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 27 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 31 FG | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 45 FG | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Carl Banks 15 interception return (Paul McFadden kick) | 23 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 84 | TE | Zeke Mowatt |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 66 | C | George Yarno |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 45 | TE | Ken Whisenhunt |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 49 | RB | James Primus |
| 44 | RB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 54 | RILB | Joel Williams |
| 95 | ROLB | Michael Reid |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | FS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
| George Adams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| James Primus | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 3 | 252 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 53.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 1 | 138 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 46.3 |
| Hugh Millen | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 89 | 9.9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Stephen Baker | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| George Adams | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jessie Hester | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Carl Banks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Scott Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mark Collins | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Evan Cooper | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jamie Dukes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Pepper Johnson | 1.0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Aundray Bruce | 1.0 |
| Marcus Cotton | 1.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Tim Green | 1.0 |
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