| Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 11, 1988 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 69807 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 27 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 12 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 51 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 24 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 46 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Nick Lowery 41 FG | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 2 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Maurice Carthon 5 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 12 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Carlos Carson |
| 83 | WR | Stephone Paige |
| 76 | LOT | John Alt |
| 77 | LOG | Rich Baldinger |
| 64 | C | Gerry Feehery |
| 61 | ROG | Mark Adickes |
| 75 | ROT | Irv Eatman |
| 85 | TE | Jonathan Hayes |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 44 | HB | Herman Heard |
| 21 | FB | James Saxon |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Leonard Griffin |
| 70 | NT | Jerome Sally |
| 99 | RDE | Mike Bell |
| 52 | LOLB | Angelo Snipes |
| 96 | LILB | Aaron Pearson |
| 50 | RILB | Jack Del Rio |
| 54 | ROLB | Timmy Cofield |
| 24 | LCB | J.C. Pearson |
| 34 | SS | Lloyd Burruss |
| 20 | FS | Deron Cherry |
| 31 | RCB | Kevin Ross |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 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 |
| 55 | RILB | Gary Reasons |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 39 | LCB | Sheldon White |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Herman Heard | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| James Saxon | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kelly Goodburn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 31 | 140 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 0 | 174 | 5.0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 58.5 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 93 | 6.2 | 24t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 73.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jonathan Hayes | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| James Saxon | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Stephone Paige | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Herman Heard | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24t | 2 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stephen Baker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Timmy Cofield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Kelly Goodburn | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Maury Buford | 6 | 214 | 35.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Byron Ingram | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Wayne Haddix | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Mike Bell | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.0 |
| Carl Banks | 1.0 |
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