| New York Giants at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 19, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 70069 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Howard Cross 2 pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 22 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 8 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 52 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Amani Toomer 53 punt return (Brad Daluiso kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 28 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 47 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 4 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | New York GiantsNYG | Chris Calloway 68 pass from Danny Kanell | 26 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Kevin Alexander |
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 72 | LOT | Roman Oben |
| 78 | LOG | Greg Bishop |
| 53 | C | Lance Scott |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 13 | QB | Danny Kanell |
| 28 | RB | Tyrone Wheatley |
| 30 | FB | Charles Way |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 75 | RDT | Keith Hamilton |
| 77 | RDE | Chad Bratzke |
| 98 | LOLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | ROLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillippi Sparks |
| 20 | SS | Sam Garnes |
| 29 | FS | Tito Wooten |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Compton |
| 62 | LOG | Tony Semple |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 39 | SS | Van Malone |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 30:19 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6/16 | 0/0 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| DET | 31:21 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Charles Way | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Erric Pegram | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 121 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 37 | 1 |
| Tommy Vardell | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Danny Kanell | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 220 | 7.1 | 68t | 2 | 1 | 10 | 85.4 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 1 | 220 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 85.4 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 243 | 7.6 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 93.6 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 243 | 7.6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 93.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Chris Calloway | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Erric Pegram | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| David Patten | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 220 | 12.9 | 2 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Tommy Vardell | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Van Malone | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Brad Maynard | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 366 | 45.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| John Jett | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 1 | 78 | 15.6 | 53t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 5 | 349 | 69.8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 427 | 71.2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Erric Pegram | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Robert Harris | 2.0 |
| Michael Strahan | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |