Week 17, 1979

played in Washington, DC

34 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	3	0	10	6	-	19
Washington Redskins	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
2Q: 01:04 WAS - Delvin Williams 8 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 12:22 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
3Q: 02:20 NYK - Mike Sensibaugh 53 fumble return (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 12:53 WAS - Jeff Kinney 16 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:37 NYK - Tony Green 4 run (Tony Green run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
2Q: 01:04 WAS - Delvin Williams 8 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 12:22 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
3Q: 02:20 NYK - Mike Sensibaugh 53 fumble return (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 12:53 WAS - Jeff Kinney 16 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:37 NYK - Tony Green 4 run (Tony Green run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NYK WAS
Record 8-8 8-8
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 296 313
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 131 158
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 4.37 5.45
Net Passing Yards 165 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 2 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/4
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	NYK	WAS
Record	8-8	8-8
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	296	313
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	131	158
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	4.37	5.45
Net Passing Yards	165	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 2	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/4
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	5:57	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
1	1:33	0:12	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	14:24	7:00	OWN 20	14	63	Missed FG
2	5:27	2:04	OWN 26	4	13	Punt
2	2:37	0:47	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	2	26	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 25	4	54	Field Goal
3	9:43	1:51	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
3	6:35	1:14	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	4:07	1:38	OWN 25	6	-14	Punt
4	12:41	2:52	OWN 43	5	20	Interception
4	1:49	1:18	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
1	7:13	5:40	OWN 40	11	36	Fumble
1	1:21	1:57	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	7:24	1:57	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	3:23	0:46	OWN 25	2	55	Fumble
2	1:50	0:56	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
3	12:15	2:32	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	7:52	1:17	OPP 48	3	-5	Punt
3	5:21	1:14	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
3	2:29	0:19	OPP 47	2	0	Fumble
3	2:10	4:29	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	9:49	8:00	OWN 10	14	77	Fumble
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	2	22	Game

Game MVP: O.J. Sanford, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Green	18	55	3.06	14	2	1
Darnell Goodwin	8	35	4.38	9	0	0
Lynn Dickey	3	40	13.33	33	1	0
Mark Iwanowski	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeff Kinney	14	71	5.07	16	3	1
Delvin Williams	14	78	5.57	49	2	0
Norm Bulaich	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	26	15	184	3/19	0	49	2	47.6

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
Bert Jones	17	13	101	2/22	1	19	110.2
Scott Hunter	12	9	76	0/0	0	22	91.0
Joe Pisarcik	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Doug Cosbie	5	5	49	9.80	0	15
WR Willis Adams	3	5	20	6.67	3	16
WR Mike Goff	2	6	57	28.50	32	49
WR Lawrence Williams	2	3	28	14.00	3	25
WR James Lofton	2	2	8	4.00	0	8
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	3	22	22.00	2	22
FB Joe Dawkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Delvin Williams	6	6	21	3.50	6	8	1
TE Mike Barber	5	5	63	12.60	19	22	0
WR Mike Siani	4	7	36	9.00	2	10	0
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	11	5.50	7	8	0
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR John Fuqua	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	17	17.00	16	17	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Lou Piccone	1	4	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR James Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Reardon	1	26	26.00	0
OLB Reggie Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Green	1	0	0	0
Mike Sensibaugh	0	1	0	1
Johnny Fuller	0	1	0	0
Willie Germany	0	1	0	0
Mike Weger	0	1	0	0
Gery Palmer	0	1	0	0
Frank Nunley	0	0	1	0
Ted Washington	0	0	1	0
Ken Gannon	0	0	1	0
Greg Johnson	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Force
Delvin Williams	3	0
Mike Siani	1	0
Tom Pridemore	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	231	46.2	37.2	55	0

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	6	287	47.8	39.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	12	12.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	3	37	12.3	0
Danny Reece	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Lofton	2	51	25.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	5	120	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Hennigan	7	3	0.0	21	21
ILB Isiah Robertson	5	0	0.5	17	21
S Willie Germany	5	0	0.0	11	15
CB Ron Johnson	5	0	0.0	19	25
S Mike Weger	4	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Ron McCartney	3	0	0.5	19	17
DE Wilbur Young	3	2	0.0	24	28
DE Don Ratliff	2	1	0.5	16	18
DT John Small	2	1	0.0	12	12
OLB Bo Harris	2	1	0.0	12	11
DE Greg Johnson	2	1	0.0	17	20
WR Mike Goff	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Earl Inmon	2	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Frank Nunley	1	3	0.0	8	11
ILB Ted Washington	1	2	0.0	14	11
S Johnny Fuller	1	1	0.0	17	12
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	1	0.0	23	25
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.0	19	25
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	0.0	22	27
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0	1	0.5	19	18

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	5	1	0.0	9	10
S Tom Pridemore	4	2	0.0	29	24
CB Danny Reece	4	1	0.0	24	24
OLB Reggie Williams	4	0	0.0	25	23
DT O.J. Sanford	3	0	2.0	9	12
ILB Ralph Ortega	3	2	0.0	21	19
OLB Curtis Townsend	3	1	0.0	16	13
DE Richard Neal	3	0	0.0	10	6
DE Jeff Merrow	3	0	0.0	26	21
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	1	0.0	20	20
S Tommy Jeffries	2	1	0.0	14	15
DT John Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	16	20
OLB Bo Conway	2	0	0.0	8	4
DE Lem Burnham	1	0	1.0	5	8
S Ken Greene	1	2	0.0	22	23
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0.0	15	21
DE Cleveland Elam	1	1	0.0	21	18
DE Mike Fultz	1	1	0.0	14	7
QB Scott Hunter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan White	1	0	0.0	5	6
RB Delvin Williams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Martin	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Mike Butler	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.5	1	0	18
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.5	0	0	21
DE Don Ratliff	0.5	0	0	18
OLB Ron McCartney	0.5	0	0	17
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	1	1	28
OLB Bo Harris	0.0	1	0	11
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	20

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT O.J. Sanford	2.0	0	0	12
DE Lem Burnham	1.0	0	0	8
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	2	1	18
DE Mike Butler	0.0	1	0	22
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	1	0	7
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Weger	4	0	31
CB Ron Johnson	4	0	25
S Willie Germany	3	1	15
OLB Mike Hennigan	3	0	21
ILB Frank Nunley	2	0	11
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	0	21
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	11
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	28
CB Ken Gannon	1	0	27
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	20
S Mike Sensibaugh	0	2	25

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Reece	4	0	0	24
ILB Neal Olkewicz	3	0	0	10
S Tommy Jeffries	2	0	0	15
S Tom Pridemore	1	1	0	24
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	1	21
CB Lloyd Mumphord	1	0	0	20
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0	4
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0	19
OLB Curtis Townsend	1	0	0	13
OLB Reggie Williams	0	1	1	23
S Ken Greene	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	1	9	28	0	26
Gery Palmer	1	5	19	1	19
Ed Newman	1	3	28	1	23
Halvor Hagen	1	3	23	0	24
Billy Shields	1	2	26	0	23
Andy Maurer	1	1	8	1	11
Warren Bryant	1	1	11	0	10
Doug Cosbie	1	1	23	0	16
Larry Tearry	0	2	3	0	3

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Luken	4	9	0	26	0	25
Dean Lang	3	4	0	26	0	28
Doug Dumler	2	4	2	16	1	19
Jim Hough	2	4	0	25	0	27
Jim Braxton	1	1	0	7	0	11
Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	13	0	15
Jack Cornell	1	1	0	11	0	11
Mike Barber	1	1	0	22	0	21
Keith Shelton	0	2	0	24	0	32
Pete Herndon	0	1	0	4	1	5
Harris Richardson	0	1	0	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Cosbie	2	17
Tony Green	2	7
Ken Payne	1	14
Mark Iwanowski	1	14
Willie Germany	1	11
David Sims	1	10
Larry Tearry	1	8

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Braxton	1	14
Tommy Jeffries	1	14
Jim Hough	1	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Weger	---	---	25	31	6	62
Lynn Dickey	30	29	---	---	---	59
Ed Newman	28	23	---	---	7	58
Ken Gannon	---	---	22	27	8	57
Doug Cosbie	23	16	---	---	17	56
Halvor Hagen	23	24	---	---	8	55
Zach Waite	28	26	---	---	---	54
Wilbur Young	---	---	24	28	---	52
Billy Shields	26	23	---	---	1	50
Mark Iwanowski	22	14	---	---	14	50
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	23	25	---	48
Willis Adams	20	19	---	---	8	47
Mike Hennigan	---	---	21	21	4	46
Gery Palmer	19	19	---	---	7	45
Skip Thomas	---	---	19	25	---	44
Ron Johnson	---	---	19	25	---	44
Tony Green	21	14	---	---	7	42
Darnell Goodwin	9	11	---	---	21	41
Don Ratliff	---	---	16	18	6	40
Ken Payne	12	13	---	---	14	39
Isiah Robertson	---	---	17	21	---	38
Willie Germany	---	---	11	15	11	37
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	19	18	---	37
Greg Johnson	---	---	17	20	---	37
Ron McCartney	---	---	19	17	1	37
Bo Harris	---	---	12	11	12	35
Mike Goff	16	17	---	---	1	34
James Lofton	13	18	---	---	3	34
Joe Dawkins	10	15	---	---	5	30
Johnny Fuller	---	---	17	12	---	29
Warren Bryant	11	10	---	---	8	29
Ted Washington	---	---	14	11	3	28
Frank Nunley	---	---	8	11	7	26
John Small	---	---	12	12	---	24
Lawrence Williams	0	8	---	---	14	22
Andy Maurer	8	11	---	---	---	19
David Sims	4	0	---	---	10	14
Larry Tearry	3	3	---	---	8	14
Earl Inmon	---	---	4	4	5	13
Randal Farley	4	6	---	---	1	11
David Posey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Shumon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Towle	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Reece	---	---	24	24	20	68
Keith Shelton	24	32	---	---	1	57
Jim Hough	25	27	---	---	5	57
Tom Pridemore	---	---	29	24	3	56
Dean Lang	26	28	---	---	---	54
Lou Piccone	21	22	---	---	9	52
Mike Barber	22	21	---	---	9	52
Tom Luken	26	25	---	---	---	51
Jeff Merrow	---	---	26	21	3	50
Reggie Williams	---	---	25	23	2	50
Ken Greene	---	---	22	23	4	49
Ralph Ortega	---	---	21	19	5	45
Kerry Reardon	---	---	15	21	7	43
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	14	15	14	43
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	20	20	2	42
Mike Butler	---	---	16	22	4	42
Cleveland Elam	---	---	21	18	2	41
John Fuqua	12	15	---	---	13	40
Doug Dumler	16	19	---	---	4	39
Curtis Townsend	---	---	16	13	10	39
Jeff Kinney	15	9	---	---	14	38
John Mendenhall	---	---	16	20	1	37
Delvin Williams	14	23	---	---	---	37
Norm Bulaich	13	15	---	---	8	36
Jim Braxton	7	11	---	---	14	32
Bert Jones	13	19	---	---	---	32
Don McCauley	14	18	---	---	---	32
Mike Siani	17	15	---	---	---	32
Mike Donohoe	8	8	---	---	14	30
Harris Richardson	13	13	---	---	4	30
Mike Fultz	---	---	14	7	8	29
Scott Hunter	16	12	---	---	---	28
Jack Cornell	11	11	---	---	6	28
Stan White	---	---	5	6	16	27
O.J. Sanford	---	---	9	12	2	23
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	9	10	3	22
Richard Neal	---	---	10	6	4	20
Pete Herndon	4	5	---	---	6	15
Lem Burnham	---	---	5	8	1	14
Bo Conway	---	---	8	4	2	14
Bob Martin	---	---	5	3	5	13
James Thompson	2	3	---	---	8	13
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Pisarcik	0	1	---	---	---	1
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	21	85	4.0
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	15	110	7.3
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	26	15	3	0	2	3	4	2	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Bert Jones	17	13	0	0	0	2	2	2
Scott Hunter	12	9	1	1	0	1	1	0
Joe Pisarcik	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	17	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	120	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Goff	6	2	0	57	1	17
TE Doug Cosbie	5	5	0	49	0	16
WR Willis Adams	5	3	0	20	0	19
RB Darnell Goodwin	3	1	0	22	1	11
WR Lawrence Williams	3	2	1	28	1	8
FB Joe Dawkins	2	0	1	0	0	15
WR James Lofton	2	2	0	8	0	18

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Siani	7	4	1	36	0	15
RB Delvin Williams	6	6	0	21	0	23
TE Mike Barber	5	5	0	63	1	21
WR Lou Piccone	4	1	0	19	0	22
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	0	11	0	15
WR John Fuqua	2	1	0	2	0	15
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	0	17	0	9
WR Don McCauley	1	1	0	2	0	18
WR James Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Green	3	7	2.33	3.06
Lynn Dickey	1	1	1.00	13.33
Mark Iwanowski	1	1	1.00	1.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delvin Williams	4	4	1.00	5.57
Jeff Kinney	1	16	16.00	5.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	2	1	0	0.00	7.08

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	2	17	8.50	5.94
Scott Hunter	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Lofton	1	1	0	0.00	4.00
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
WR Mike Siani	1	1	9	9.00	5.14
RB Delvin Williams	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Green	2	2

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Kinney	3	2
Delvin Williams	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	8	4	2

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	5	3	2
Scott Hunter	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	2
WR Willis Adams	2	1	0
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	0	0
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	1
WR John Fuqua	1	0	0
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1
RB Delvin Williams	1	1	0
TE Mike Barber	1	1	1
WR James Thompson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)