| Washington Redskins at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: November 15, 1981 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 63133 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Johnny Perkins 6 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Thompson 9 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Louis Jackson 4 run (pass failed) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 25 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Leon Bright 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Don Warren 3 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | John Mistler 27 pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 49 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 5 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 48 FG | 30 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | WR | Terry Metcalf |
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 51 | LLB | Monte Coleman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 55 | RLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 58 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 21 | RB | Louis Jackson |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 26 | 82 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Leon Perry | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Louis Jackson | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Leon Bright | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 38 | 25 | 65.8 | 1 | 242 | 6.4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 90.0 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 109 | 6.4 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 53.3 |
| Scott Brunner | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 68 | 9.7 | 27t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Art Monk | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 45 | 0 |
| John Mistler | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Louis Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Darryl Grant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Danny Pittman | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Joe McLaughlin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dave Butz | 1.5 |
| Monte Coleman | 1.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 0.5 |
| New York Giants | |
| Harry Carson | 1.0 |
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