Week 9, 1980

played in Minnesota, MN

23 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	7	7	3	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 NYK - Doug Cosbie 8 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 13:56 MIN - Charley Young 15 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:51 NYK - Joe Washington 8 run (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 01:36 MIN - Rafael Septien 29 field goal
3Q: 08:31 MIN - Rafael Septien 19 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 08:02 NYK - David Posey 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 NYK - Doug Cosbie 8 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 13:56 MIN - Charley Young 15 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 07:51 NYK - Joe Washington 8 run (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 01:36 MIN - Rafael Septien 29 field goal
3Q: 08:31 MIN - Rafael Septien 19 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 08:02 NYK - David Posey 29 field goal

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 3-5 2-6
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 297 319
- Offensive Plays 59 62
- Yards per Play 5.03 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 138 194
- Rushing Attempts 36 35
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.54
Net Passing Yards 159 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 1 25 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.91 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	3-5	2-6
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	297	319
- Offensive Plays	59	62
- Yards per Play	5.03	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	138	194
- Rushing Attempts	36	35
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.54
Net Passing Yards	159	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 1	25 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.91	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:19	29:41

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:53	5:18	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	13:45	6:04	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
2	6:02	1:39	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 20	4	21	Half
3	8:23	2:08	OWN 31	3	3	Interception
3	4:49	4:49	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
4	13:11	5:15	OWN 39	10	49	Field Goal
4	5:57	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:59	0:38	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 22	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	1:52	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
1	6:35	7:50	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
2	7:41	1:39	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	4:23	2:55	OWN 37	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:37	OWN 41	12	57	Field Goal
3	6:15	1:26	OPP 43	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
4	7:56	1:59	OWN 28	4	37	Interception
4	4:47	1:48	OWN 35	3	-12	Punt
4	2:21	2:12	OWN 13	10	65	Downs

Game MVP: Wilbur Young, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	23	84	3.65	14	1	1
David Sims	5	25	5.00	10	1	0
Tony Green	5	19	3.80	9	0	0
Jeff Rutledge	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Pat Tilley	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	24	147	6.13	33	5
Charlie White	6	16	2.67	8	0
Henry Hynoski	2	25	12.50	16	1
Curtis Dickey	2	3	1.50	3	0
Pat Ryan	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	23	12	159	0/0	1	38	1	70.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Ryan	25	12	139	2/14	1	28	1	61.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	3	4	55	18.33	23	38	0
WR Lawrence Williams	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Tony Green	2	2	18	9.00	0	13	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	5	39	19.50	23	31	1
WR Kris Haines	2	2	25	12.50	0	14	0
WR James Lofton	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Joe Washington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB David Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Willis Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	3	6	26	8.67	0	17	0
WR Charley Young	2	2	23	11.50	0	15	1
WR Butch Johnson	2	5	34	17.00	14	27	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Charlie White	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Don Warren	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Joe Rose	1	1	28	28.00	9	28	0
WR Ike Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Washington	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wilbur Young	0	0	1	0
Willis Adams	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Pat Ryan	1	1
Henry Hynoski	1	0
Mark Nichols	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	4	177	44.3	37.5	49	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	5	226	45.2	36.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Shaw	2	22	11.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Hynoski	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Garrett	2	31	15.5	0
Toby Tucker	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Hynoski	4	80	20.0	0
Ike Harris	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	6	0	2.0	30	25
S Jack Mildren	5	0	0.0	24	23
DE Lyle Alzado	4	3	0.0	26	21
OLB Tom Jackson	4	1	0.0	14	6
S Pete Shaw	4	1	0.0	23	21
CB Ron Johnson	4	0	0.0	20	13
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	3	0.0	28	19
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	2	0.0	12	8
DE Greg Johnson	2	2	0.0	25	16
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0.0	23	19
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0.0	28	23
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0.0	17	8
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	0	0.0	23	16
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Don Ratliff	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	9	6
WR James Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	0.0	11	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Robert Jackson	10	6	0.0	31	21
ILB Larry Gordon	6	1	0.0	15	7
S Gary Fencik	5	1	0.0	31	19
S John Harris	4	0	0.0	32	17
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	1	0.0	21	14
CB Mike Washington	3	0	0.0	19	13
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	0.0	14	8
S Roland Solomon	3	0	0.0	13	11
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Mark Nichols	2	1	0.0	11	8
DE Ernest Kirk	2	0	0.0	18	10
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	2	0.0	25	11
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	0.0	24	16
QB Pat Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Floyd Rice	0	2	0.0	13	12
CB Royce McKinney	0	2	0.0	26	15
ILB Bob Nelson	0	1	0.0	23	11
DE Mark Gastineau	0	1	0.0	27	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	2.0	1	3	4	25
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	1	1	21
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	6
ILB Bob Pifferini	0.0	0	0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	0	1	1	12
ILB Bob Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Pete Shaw	3	0	0	21
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0	24
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	1	23
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	1	0	16
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	8
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	0	6
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0	23
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0	19
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Herman Edwards	2	2	0	13
CB Mike Washington	2	1	1	13
ILB Robert Jackson	2	1	0	21
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	0	7
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0	11
S John Harris	1	0	0	17
OLB Mark Nichols	1	0	0	8
CB Royce McKinney	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Billy Shields	5	9	27	19
Zach Waite	3	4	29	15
Ed Newman	2	7	34	22
Stan Walters	2	6	34	22
Al Speer	1	5	30	21
Joe Dawkins	1	1	13	4
Andy Maurer	1	1	6	2
Larry Tearry	0	1	7	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	4	12	29	0	16
Paul Fersen	3	3	12	0	2
Ron Yary	2	6	34	0	22
John Didion	2	2	28	0	23
Glenn Hyde	1	3	29	1	25
Halvor Hagen	1	2	28	0	25
Doug Smith	1	2	11	0	13
Curtis Dickey	1	2	21	0	13
Franky Smith	0	1	4	1	9
Jim Harrison	0	1	13	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Iwanowski	3	15
Doug Cosbie	2	11
Joe Dawkins	1	16
Willis Adams	1	15
Tony Green	1	7
Stan Walters	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Solomon	2	15
Ricky Ray	2	9
Ike Harris	1	13

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Garrett	---	---	28	23	21	72
Stan Walters	34	22	---	---	6	62
Ed Newman	34	22	---	---	5	61
Jeff Rutledge	36	23	---	---	2	61
Pete Shaw	---	---	23	21	16	60
Skip Thomas	---	---	28	23	6	57
Wilbur Young	---	---	30	25	2	57
Al Speer	30	21	---	---	5	56
Pat Tilley	34	22	---	---	---	56
Doug Cosbie	30	14	---	---	11	55
Lyle Alzado	---	---	26	21	4	51
Toby Tucker	---	---	22	24	5	51
David Sims	19	15	---	---	16	50
Jack Mildren	---	---	24	23	1	48
Isiah Robertson	---	---	28	19	1	48
Billy Shields	27	19	---	---	---	46
Zach Waite	29	15	---	---	1	45
Bob Pifferini	---	---	23	19	1	43
Bo Harris	---	---	17	8	18	43
Greg Johnson	---	---	25	16	2	43
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	23	16	1	40
Ron Johnson	---	---	20	13	5	38
Lawrence Williams	21	15	---	---	1	37
Joe Washington	26	11	---	---	---	37
Joe Dawkins	13	4	---	---	16	33
James Lofton	9	9	---	---	13	31
Mike Hennigan	---	---	12	8	10	30
Mark Iwanowski	8	6	---	---	15	29
Kris Haines	15	12	---	---	---	27
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	11	11	3	25
Larry Tearry	7	8	---	---	6	21
Tom Jackson	---	---	14	6	---	20
Ross Browner	---	---	9	6	5	20
Willis Adams	0	4	---	---	15	19
Ted Washington	---	---	9	5	3	17
Ron McCartney	---	---	8	8	1	17
Tony Green	5	3	---	---	7	15
Carlton Malone	9	4	---	---	---	13
Warren Bryant	2	1	---	---	6	9
Andy Maurer	6	2	---	---	---	8
Don Ratliff	---	---	5	2	---	7
David Posey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randal Farley	2	1	---	---	1	4
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Ryan	35	27	---	---	---	62
Glenn Hyde	29	25	---	---	7	61
Halvor Hagen	28	25	---	---	7	60
Ron Yary	34	22	---	---	---	56
Robert Jackson	---	---	31	21	2	54
Gary Fencik	---	---	31	19	2	52
John Didion	28	23	---	---	---	51
John Harris	---	---	32	17	2	51
Alan Willis	29	16	---	---	5	50
Mark Gastineau	---	---	27	19	2	48
Chuck Foreman	25	21	---	---	---	46
Royce McKinney	---	---	26	15	3	44
Bob Newland	26	17	---	---	---	43
Anthony Jolly	---	---	24	16	1	41
Bob Nelson	---	---	23	11	5	39
Don Warren	17	18	---	---	4	39
Curtis Dickey	21	13	---	---	5	39
Roland Solomon	---	---	13	11	15	39
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	25	11	2	38
Thomas Henderson	---	---	21	14	3	38
Charley Young	21	16	---	---	---	37
Keith Simpson	---	---	18	12	7	37
Herman Edwards	---	---	14	13	9	36
Mark Nichols	---	---	11	8	16	35
Ike Harris	9	11	---	---	13	33
Jim Harrison	13	8	---	---	12	33
Mike Washington	---	---	19	13	1	33
Ernest Kirk	---	---	18	10	5	33
Jimmie Giles	21	9	---	---	2	32
Norm Wells	---	---	14	13	5	32
Butch Johnson	9	10	---	---	11	30
Doug Smith	11	13	---	---	6	30
Ken Fantetti	---	---	14	8	6	28
Floyd Rice	---	---	13	12	1	26
Larry Gordon	---	---	15	7	4	26
Joe Rose	3	6	---	---	16	25
Henry Hynoski	2	2	---	---	20	24
Franky Smith	4	9	---	---	7	20
Ricky Ray	---	---	7	3	9	19
Charlie White	8	4	---	---	5	17
Paul Fersen	12	2	---	---	1	15
Eric Sanderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	20	62	3.1
Right	9	43	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	67	6.1
Middle	16	61	3.8
Right	8	66	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	23	12	2	1	2	5	2	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Ryan	25	12	2	3	0	2	5	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	74	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Doug Cosbie	5	2	0	39	1	14
WR Pat Tilley	4	3	0	55	1	22
WR Lawrence Williams	3	2	0	12	0	15
WR James Lofton	3	1	1	10	0	9
RB Tony Green	2	2	0	18	0	3
WR Kris Haines	2	2	0	25	0	12
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	1	0	0	6
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	6	3	26	0	17
WR Butch Johnson	5	2	34	1	10
TE Jimmie Giles	3	1	8	0	9
WR Ike Harris	2	0	0	0	11
WR Charley Young	2	2	23	0	16
RB Charlie White	2	1	6	0	4
TE Don Warren	2	1	11	0	18
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	3	0	21
TE Joe Rose	1	1	28	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	6	22	3.67	3.65
Tony Green	2	11	5.50	3.80
Jeff Rutledge	1	4	4.00	1.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	5	18	3.60	6.13
Henry Hynoski	1	9	9.00	12.50
Charlie White	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	2	1	8	4.00	6.91

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Ryan	5	3	21	4.20	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	8	4.00	7.80

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Bob Newland	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
WR Charley Young	1	1	15	15.00	11.50
WR Butch Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Pat Tilley	1	0
Joe Washington	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	3	2
Charlie White	2	2
Henry Hynoski	1	1
Pat Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	10	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Ryan	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	2	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	0	0
WR Kris Haines	2	2	2
WR Lawrence Williams	1	1	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	1
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0
RB Tony Green	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	2	2	0
WR Butch Johnson	2	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	1	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)