Week 14, 1997

played in San Diego, CA

64 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New York Giants	0	0	3	0	-	3
San Diego Chargers	17	0	0	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 SDO - Heath Shuler 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:20 SDO - Jerry Rice 47 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 00:05 SDO - Tommy Pickles 32 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NYK - Doug Brien 28 field goal
4Q: 14:49 SDO - Marvcus Patton 10 fumble return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 08:32 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
4Q: 04:33 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 SDO - Heath Shuler 4 run (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 03:20 SDO - Jerry Rice 47 pass from Heath Shuler (Tommy Pickles extra point)
1Q: 00:05 SDO - Tommy Pickles 32 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NYK - Doug Brien 28 field goal
4Q: 14:49 SDO - Marvcus Patton 10 fumble return (Tommy Pickles extra point)
4Q: 08:32 SDO - Tommy Pickles 36 field goal
4Q: 04:33 SDO - Tommy Pickles 37 field goal

Team Statistics NYK SDO
Record 9-4 8-5
First Downs 10 25
- by Rushing 0 13
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 144 393
- Offensive Plays 52 79
- Yards per Play 2.77 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 33 165
- Rushing Attempts 10 40
- Yards per Rush 3.30 4.13
Net Passing Yards 111 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 12 - 1 36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 126 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 2.64 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 5/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 19:18 40:42

Team Statistics	NYK	SDO
Record	9-4	8-5
First Downs	10	25
- by Rushing	0	13
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	144	393
- Offensive Plays	52	79
- Yards per Play	2.77	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	33	165
- Rushing Attempts	10	40
- Yards per Rush	3.30	4.13
Net Passing Yards	111	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 12 - 1	36 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	126	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	2.64	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	5/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	19:18	40:42

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:28	0:59	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
1	5:19	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:02	0:54	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
2	15:00	1:42	OWN 34	4	22	Punt
2	8:12	2:55	OWN 6	6	32	Punt
2	1:50	0:43	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 4	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 31	7	26	Punt
3	7:33	2:24	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	5:09	1:32	OPP 16	3	5	Field Goal
4	14:49	0:12	OWN 13	1	-3	Fumble
4	14:37	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:24	0:49	OWN 20	4	10	Downs
4	4:28	2:36	OWN 26	5	24	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:32	OWN 16	9	33	Punt
1	8:29	3:10	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	4:03	1:01	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
1	2:08	2:08	OPP 29	6	14	Field Goal
2	13:18	5:06	OWN 20	12	72	Interception
2	5:17	3:27	OWN 7	7	37	Punt
2	1:07	0:59	OWN 40	3	-8	Punt
3	12:20	4:47	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
3	3:37	3:48	OWN 20	8	15	Punt
4	13:31	5:07	OWN 28	10	53	Field Goal
4	7:35	3:07	OPP 30	4	10	Field Goal
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 25	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Heath Shuler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	7	35	5.00	10	1	0
Rodney Thomas	3	-2	-0.67	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Garrison Hearst	26	99	3.81	20	3	0
Ki-Jana Carter	9	36	4.00	9	0	0
Heath Shuler	3	14	4.67	5	0	1
Reggie Cobb	2	16	8.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	39	12	126	3/15	0	22	1	30.5

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	36	22	244	3/16	1	47	1	78.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Smith	3	11	25	8.33	1	9
TE Freddie Jones	3	4	44	14.67	17	22
WR Rae Carruth	3	6	26	8.67	0	12
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	7	24	12.00	20	20
FB William Floyd	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
WR Anfernee Hardaway	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rick Lockhart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rodney Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jason Dunn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Garrison Hearst	9	11	44	4.89	6	11	0
WR Robert Brooks	5	11	81	16.20	25	30	0
WR Jerry Rice	3	6	88	29.33	21	47	1
TE Tony McGee	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Ki-Jana Carter	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
WR Michael Irvin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Derek Jeter	1	3	3.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Henley	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Greene	1	0	0
Houston Hoover	0	1	0
Jesse Solomon	0	0	1
William Floyd	0	0	1
Donnie Edwards	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Miller	2	0	0	0
Garrison Hearst	1	0	0	0
Marvcus Patton	0	1	0	1
Fred Lamson	0	1	0	0
Eric England	0	1	0	0
Bill Romanowski	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	386	48.3	40.9	66	2
Doug Brien	1	25	25.0	25.0	25	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Prokop	5	270	54.0	49.2	64	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Pickles	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Groenig	1	4	4.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Miller	5	19	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Jeter	3	69	23.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Brooks	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	9	5	0.0	35	35
S Bennie Blades	8	0	0.0	40	38
OLB Godfrey Myles	6	2	0.5	29	33
OLB Jamir Miller	6	1	0.0	16	12
S Matt Groenig	4	3	0.0	37	37
ILB Balthazar Getty	4	0	0.0	5	4
DT Joel Steed	3	2	1.0	14	11
DT Moe Gardner	3	2	0.5	24	26
DE Willie McGinest	3	2	0.5	31	29
CB Maurice Hurst	3	2	0.0	23	26
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	2	1	0.5	7	7
DT Spencer Curley	2	1	0.0	23	21
DT Leon Lett	2	0	0.0	20	18
CB Derek Jeter	2	0	0.0	36	36
DE Kevin Henry	2	0	0.0	28	29
S Gary Spears	1	3	0.0	36	32
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0.0	11	6
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0.0	5	9

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brian Washington	7	2	0.0	9	35
ILB Rick Vaughn	4	2	1.0	7	38
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	3	0	0.0	9	39
OLB Bill Romanowski	2	1	1.0	3	5
OLB Marvcus Patton	2	0	0.0	10	41
CB Corey Fuller	2	0	0.0	7	35
OLB Jamie Fields	1	0	1.0	0	3
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darryl Henley	1	0	0.0	8	40
CB Willie Williams	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Mark Campbell	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Dan Footman	0	1	0.0	3	14
DE Melvin Donnalley	0	1	0.0	8	36
DT Ed Jasper	0	1	0.0	5	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joel Steed	1.0	0	0	11
DE Willie McGinest	0.5	0	1	29
DT Moe Gardner	0.5	0	0	26
OLB Godfrey Myles	0.5	0	0	33
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	0.5	0	0	7
DE Kevin Henry	0.0	1	1	29
CB Derek Jeter	0.0	1	0	36

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bill Romanowski	1.0	0	0	0	5
ILB Rick Vaughn	1.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Jamie Fields	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Melvin Donnalley	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Dan Footman	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Eric England	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Ed Jasper	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Derrick Alexander	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	2	0	35
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	0	0	33
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0	12
S Bennie Blades	2	2	0	38
S Matt Groenig	2	0	0	37
CB Maurice Hurst	2	0	0	26
DT Spencer Curley	1	0	0	21
S Gary Spears	1	0	0	32
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0	6
ILB Balthazar Getty	1	0	0	4
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	0	7
CB Derek Jeter	0	0	1	36

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rick Vaughn	3	1	0	38
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	2	2	0	39
S Brian Washington	2	0	0	35
CB Corey Fuller	1	2	0	35
CB Darryl Henley	1	1	1	40
OLB Marvcus Patton	1	1	0	41
CB Willie Williams	1	0	0	7
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0	7
S Anthony Dorsett	0	2	0	9
CB Tory James	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Floyd	1	2	6	0	25
Houston Hoover	1	1	3	0	2
Vlade Divac	0	3	9	1	40
Jeff Hartings	0	2	10	1	41
Willie Roaf	0	1	8	1	41
Joe Cocozzo	0	1	8	0	42

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Kendall	5	12	38	1	39
Kip Vickers	4	9	39	0	39
Fred Lamson	3	4	40	0	39
Bruce Armstrong	2	4	38	1	39
Jerry Fontenot	1	4	39	1	39
Reggie Cobb	1	1	16	0	15
Tony McGee	0	1	29	0	28
Pete Russell	0	1	14	0	8
Andrew Jordan	0	1	14	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Solomon	4	18
William Floyd	1	19
Jason Dunn	1	18

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ki-Jana Carter	1	25
Pete Russell	1	12
Anthony Dorsett	1	12
Jamie Fields	1	8

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Groenig	---	---	37	37	17	91
Derek Jeter	---	---	36	36	10	82
Bennie Blades	---	---	40	38	3	81
Donnie Edwards	---	---	35	35	2	72
Gary Spears	---	---	36	32	3	71
Godfrey Myles	---	---	29	33	3	65
Maurice Hurst	---	---	23	26	14	63
Willie McGinest	---	---	31	29	2	62
Joe Cocozzo	8	42	---	---	10	60
Willie Roaf	8	41	---	---	10	59
Kevin Henry	---	---	28	29	1	58
Frank Middleton	8	40	---	---	9	57
Moe Gardner	---	---	24	26	5	55
David Greene	10	42	---	---	---	52
Jeff Hartings	10	41	---	---	1	52
William Floyd	6	25	---	---	19	50
Vlade Divac	9	40	---	---	---	49
Will Smith	5	36	---	---	8	49
Spencer Curley	---	---	23	21	5	49
Freddie Jones	6	31	---	---	12	49
Thurman Thomas	7	14	---	---	24	45
Anfernee Hardaway	7	24	---	---	12	43
Leon Lett	---	---	20	18	2	40
Jason Dunn	2	11	---	---	18	31
Jevon Langford	---	---	11	10	10	31
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	11	6	14	31
Ramondo Seifert	6	23	---	---	---	29
Jamir Miller	---	---	16	12	---	28
Joel Steed	---	---	14	11	1	26
Rae Carruth	3	11	---	---	12	26
Paul Bradford	---	---	5	9	10	24
Duane Clemons	---	---	9	10	1	20
Jesse Solomon	---	---	0	0	18	18
Rodney Thomas	3	15	---	---	---	18
Billy Tamburrino	0	15	---	---	3	18
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	7	7	3	17
Houston Hoover	3	2	---	---	10	15
Rick Lockhart	5	5	---	---	1	11
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Balthazar Getty	---	---	5	4	1	10
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Milinchik	2	2	---	---	---	4
Steve Wallace	2	2	---	---	---	4
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Armstrong	38	39	---	---	8	85
Robert Brooks	35	33	---	---	17	85
Pete Kendall	38	39	---	---	7	84
Fred Lamson	40	39	---	---	1	80
Jerry Fontenot	39	39	---	---	1	79
Heath Shuler	40	39	---	---	---	79
Kip Vickers	39	39	---	---	---	78
Tony McGee	29	28	---	---	12	69
Marvcus Patton	---	---	10	41	12	63
Tory James	---	---	7	35	19	61
Garrison Hearst	28	28	---	---	1	57
Jerry Rice	23	31	---	---	1	55
Corey Fuller	---	---	7	35	9	51
Darryl Henley	---	---	8	40	1	49
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	9	39	1	49
Rick Vaughn	---	---	7	38	3	48
Ki-Jana Carter	12	11	---	---	25	48
Brian Washington	---	---	9	35	3	47
Melvin Donnalley	---	---	8	36	1	45
Jeff Wright	---	---	4	32	3	39
Ed Jasper	---	---	5	28	5	38
Reggie Cobb	16	15	---	---	5	36
Vera De Milo	---	---	7	27	2	36
Andrew Jordan	14	8	---	---	14	36
Michael Irvin	14	19	---	---	1	34
Pete Russell	14	8	---	---	12	34
Kenny Lofton	10	13	---	---	10	33
Anthony Miller	5	1	---	---	26	32
Eric England	---	---	3	15	7	25
Anthony Dorsett	---	---	4	9	12	25
Derrick Alexander	---	---	2	7	9	18
Dan Footman	---	---	3	14	---	17
Bill Romanowski	---	---	3	5	6	14
Sam Garnes	---	---	4	7	2	13
Mark Campbell	---	---	4	5	3	12
Jamie Fields	---	---	0	3	8	11
Willie Williams	---	---	3	7	1	11
Matt Lepsis	3	0	---	---	8	11
Tommy Pickles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Small	3	0	---	---	7	10
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronnie Booty	---	---	3	4	1	8
Chad Levitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Prokop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Druckenmiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	21	94	4.5
Right	15	61	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	39	12	2	5	2	10	7	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	36	22	4	3	2	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	2	19	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	85	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	75	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	11	3	1	25	0	36
WR Ramondo Seifert	7	2	0	24	1	23
WR Rae Carruth	6	3	1	26	0	11
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	0	0	0	0	24
TE Freddie Jones	4	3	0	44	1	31
WR Rick Lockhart	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Jason Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB William Floyd	1	1	0	7	0	25
RB Rodney Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	15

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Brooks	11	5	1	81	2	33
RB Garrison Hearst	11	9	0	44	0	28
WR Jerry Rice	6	3	0	88	2	31
TE Tony McGee	3	2	0	17	0	28
WR Michael Irvin	2	0	1	0	0	19
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	0	3	0	13
FB Reggie Cobb	1	1	0	4	0	15
RB Ki-Jana Carter	1	1	0	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrison Hearst	4	-3	-0.75	3.81
Heath Shuler	2	9	4.50	4.67
Reggie Cobb	1	1	1.00	8.00
Ki-Jana Carter	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	7	2	15	2.14	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Garrison Hearst	3	2	15	5.00	4.00
WR Jerry Rice	2	0	0	0.00	14.67
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Robert Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	7.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	4	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Garrison Hearst	5	4
Ki-Jana Carter	2	0
Heath Shuler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	9	3	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	5	2	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0
WR Rae Carruth	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Garrison Hearst	3	2	1
WR Jerry Rice	2	1	1
WR Robert Brooks	2	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0
TE Tony McGee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)