| Detroit Lions at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 76021 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 74 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Richard Johnson 71 pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 4 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 11 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Odessa Turner 9 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 24 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Troy Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Stacey Mobley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 60 | ROG | Mike Utley |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 14 | QB | Bob Gagliano |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 83 | WR | Odessa Turner |
| 75 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 66 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 24 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey |
| 74 | NT | Erik Howard |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 99 | LILB | Steve DeOssie |
| 98 | RILB | Johnie Cooks |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 29 | SS | Myron Guyton |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 11t | 1 |
| Maurice Carthon | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Odessa Turner | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 3 | 344 | 11.1 | 71t | 1 | 4 | 29 | 75.9 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 0 | 218 | 8.4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 71t | 1 |
| Barry Sanders | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Stacey Mobley | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Jason Phillips | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Odessa Turner | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 24t | 1 |
| Maurice Carthon | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| New York Giants | |||||
| Myron Guyton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve DeOssie | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Paul Palmer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Ray Crockett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jerry Ball | 0.5 |
| James Griffin | 0.5 |
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.5 |
| Carl Banks | 0.5 |
| Erik Howard | 0.5 |
| Leonard Marshall | 0.5 |
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