| Oakland Raiders at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1980 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 61287 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 26 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Arthur Whittington 7 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 47 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cliff Branch 31 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Chris Bahr 38 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Leon Perry 11 pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Raymond Chester 37 pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Billy Taylor 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Derrick Jensen 33 kickoff return (Chris Bahr kick failed) | 33 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Cliff Branch |
| 85 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 50 | C | Dave Dalby |
| 65 | ROG | Mickey Marvin |
| 70 | ROT | Henry Lawrence |
| 88 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Mark van Eeghen |
| 22 | RB | Arthur Whittington |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | John Matuszak |
| 62 | MG | Reggie Kinlaw |
| 73 | RDE | Dave Browning |
| 83 | LOLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 55 | LILB | Matt Millen |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Nelson |
| 53 | ROLB | Rod Martin |
| 37 | LCB | Lester Hayes |
| 36 | SS | Mike Davis |
| 44 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 35 | RCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 82 | WR | Danny Pittman |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 12 | QB | Scott Brunner |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 80 | NT | Phil Tabor |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 66 | LOLB | Kevin Turner |
| 61 | LILB | Kervin Wyatt |
| 52 | RILB | Joe McLaughlin |
| 58 | ROLB | Mike Whittington |
| 21 | LCB | Don Patterson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 20 | FS | Gary Woolford |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Felton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mark van Eeghen | 19 | 115 | 6.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7t | 1 |
| Derrick Jensen | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Guy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Leon Perry | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Scott Brunner | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 164 | 7.5 | 37t | 2 | 3 | 18 | 108.9 |
| Marc Wilson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 150 | 4.7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 63.3 |
| Dave Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Danny Pittman | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Lester Hayes | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 45 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Ira Matthews | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Odis McKinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Derrick Jensen | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 31 | 0 | |
| Joe McLaughlin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Kervin Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Dave Browning | 1.0 |
| Jeff Barnes | 1.0 |
| Reggie Kinlaw | 1.0 |
| Lester Hayes | 1.0 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 0.5 |
| Dave Pear | 0.5 |
| New York Giants | |
| Mike Whittington | 1.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
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