Week 1, 1981

played in New York, NY

72 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Washington Redskins	10	7	7	3	-	27
New York Giants	10	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:30 NYK - Pat Tilley 30 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 08:57 WAS - Mike Siani 5 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 07:31 WAS - John Leypoldt 21 field goal
1Q: 02:52 NYK - David Posey 30 field goal
2Q: 13:55 WAS - Delvin Williams 5 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NYK - David Posey 45 field goal
3Q: 06:15 WAS - Mike Siani 14 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:44 WAS - John Leypoldt 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:30 NYK - Pat Tilley 30 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 08:57 WAS - Mike Siani 5 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 07:31 WAS - John Leypoldt 21 field goal
1Q: 02:52 NYK - David Posey 30 field goal
2Q: 13:55 WAS - Delvin Williams 5 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:22 NYK - David Posey 45 field goal
3Q: 06:15 WAS - Mike Siani 14 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:44 WAS - John Leypoldt 31 field goal

Team Statistics WAS NYK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 3 0
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 327 214
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 4.81 3.10
Net Rushing Yards 89 18
- Rushing Attempts 27 14
- Yards per Rush 3.30 1.29
Net Passing Yards 238 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 1 51 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 4/35
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 3.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 5/51 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:40 27:20

Team Statistics	WAS	NYK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	3	0
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	327	214
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	4.81	3.10
Net Rushing Yards	89	18
- Rushing Attempts	27	14
- Yards per Rush	3.30	1.29
Net Passing Yards	238	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 1	51 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	4/35
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	3.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	5/51	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:40	27:20

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	3:28	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	8:40	1:16	OPP 11	3	7	Field Goal
1	2:45	2:16	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
1	0:02	1:17	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
2	10:38	1:56	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
2	5:17	2:56	OWN 19	4	15	Punt
2	0:47	0:30	OPP 39	3	-7	Punt
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 41	4	26	Missed FG
3	11:59	0:33	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
3	10:13	4:08	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
3	4:56	1:53	OWN 22	4	42	Interception
3	0:42	0:58	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	13:48	1:38	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	9:10	6:08	OWN 7	8	30	Punt
4	1:54	1:16	OPP 32	4	18	Field Goal

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	8:48	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	7:24	4:39	OWN 33	9	54	Field Goal
1	0:29	0:27	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
2	13:45	3:07	OWN 35	5	12	Punt
2	8:42	3:25	OWN 43	7	29	Field Goal
2	2:21	1:34	OWN 36	3	-20	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:50	0:51	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	11:26	1:13	OPP 45	4	8	Downs
3	6:05	1:09	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
3	3:03	2:21	OWN 24	5	21	Punt
4	14:44	0:56	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	12:10	3:00	OWN 17	6	32	Punt
4	3:02	1:08	OWN 15	7	17	Downs
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 38	3	5	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delvin Williams	17	52	3.06	34	1	1
Zachary Dixon	8	37	4.63	10	1	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Tracy Porter	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Joe Washington	8	12	1.50	6
Horace Ivory	3	5	1.67	4
Jeff Rutledge	2	3	1.50	4
David Sims	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	39	24	251	2/13	2	27	1	86.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	51	21	231	4/35	1	30	1	53.6

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don McCauley	5	8	65	13.00	8	27	0
WR Mike Siani	5	7	77	15.40	24	23	2
RB Delvin Williams	5	6	33	6.60	23	13	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	6	40	13.33	18	21	0
RB Zachary Dixon	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Tracy Porter	2	6	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Roland Harper	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ray Strong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willis Adams	7	21	117	16.71	32	29	0
RB Joe Washington	6	10	27	4.50	13	11	0
TE Al Chandler	2	3	15	7.50	8	11	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	5	38	19.00	6	30	1
FB David Sims	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR James Lofton	1	3	14	14.00	8	14	0
WR Mark Nichols	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR David Verser	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Francis Hartings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tony Greene	1	24	24.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reggie Williams	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Washington	1	0	0	0
Willis Adams	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	8	344	43.0	39.8	49	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	365	45.6	39.3	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	5	51	10.2	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Nichols	1	3	3.0	0
David Verser	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Greene	3	88	29.3	0
Zachary Dixon	1	26	26.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	4	103	25.8	0
David Verser	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	5	0	1.0	13	51
OLB Bo Conway	4	1	1.0	5	11
CB Tony Greene	4	1	0.0	11	46
CB David Martin	4	1	0.0	9	40
S Charles Romes	3	2	0.0	12	44
CB Dave Parkin	3	0	0.0	12	29
DE Mike Fultz	2	2	0.5	10	46
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	2	0.0	6	40
S Tommy Jeffries	2	1	0.0	3	21
S Tom Pridemore	2	0	0.0	12	47
DT O.J. Sanford	1	1	0.5	11	34
DE Jeff Merrow	1	1	0.5	7	37
DT John Mendenhall	1	1	0.0	8	22
WR Don McCauley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	0.0	1	1
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0.0	8	13
S Doug Greene	1	0	0.0	2	32
DE Cleveland Elam	0	2	0.5	11	45

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	8	4	1.0	25	37
DE Wilbur Young	4	1	1.0	24	29
S Jack Mildren	4	3	0.0	10	10
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	2	0.0	13	24
ILB Bob Pifferini	4	2	0.0	11	9
CB C.J. Garrett	4	1	0.0	19	29
S Willie Germany	4	0	0.0	21	34
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	0.0	19	32
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	0.0	18	30
S Robert Jackson	2	1	0.0	13	21
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	17	24
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	0	0.0	10	24
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	0.0	17	17
ILB Merv Krakau	1	2	0.0	13	16
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	2	0.0	24	32
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0.0	12	23
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bo Conway	1.0	0	0	0	11
OLB Reggie Williams	1.0	0	0	0	51
DE Mike Fultz	0.5	3	4	0	46
DT O.J. Sanford	0.5	1	1	0	34
DE Cleveland Elam	0.5	0	2	0	45
DE Jeff Merrow	0.5	0	1	1	37
DE Mike Butler	0.0	0	1	0	20

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	0	0	3	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	1	1	1	32
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Don Ratliff	0.0	0	2	0	12
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	0	1	2	24
OLB Ron McCartney	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Ross Browner	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Martin	4	3	0	40
OLB Reggie Williams	3	1	0	51
S Tommy Jeffries	2	1	0	21
CB Tony Greene	2	0	1	46
S Charles Romes	2	0	0	44
CB Dave Parkin	2	0	0	29
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	0	22
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0	11
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	0	13
DE Mike Fultz	1	0	0	46
S Doug Greene	1	0	0	32
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	47

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	0	0	24
CB C.J. Garrett	4	0	0	29
OLB Tom Jackson	3	0	0	37
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	0	32
S Willie Germany	2	0	0	34
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0	24
ILB Merv Krakau	1	1	0	16
S Jack Mildren	1	1	0	10
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	0	1	30
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0	29
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0	24
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	0	17
S Robert Jackson	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jack Cornell	2	7	19	0	35
Doug Dumler	1	6	24	1	40
Keith Shelton	1	5	21	1	40
Harris Richardson	0	2	10	0	10
Ronnie Lee	0	2	8	0	15
Dean Lang	0	1	19	0	26
Roland Harper	0	1	8	0	16
Mike Barber	0	1	18	0	23
Ken Jones	0	1	6	0	1
Larry Lee	0	1	8	0	6

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Shields	1	3	9	0	45
Zach Waite	0	3	12	0	48
Stan Walters	0	1	13	2	53
Ed Newman	0	1	2	1	13
Chuck Commiskey	0	1	11	1	41
Francis Hartings	0	1	9	0	21
Buddy Cutler	0	1	2	0	7
Glen Titensor	0	1	12	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	3	20
Zachary Dixon	3	18
Randy Burks	1	15

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Nichols	4	17
Robert Jackson	2	19
David Sims	1	20
Horace Ivory	1	16
Al Speer	1	10

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Jones	27	41	---	---	---	68
Doug Dumler	24	40	---	---	3	67
Reggie Williams	---	---	13	51	2	66
Tony Greene	---	---	11	46	6	63
Keith Shelton	21	40	---	---	---	61
Tom Pridemore	---	---	12	47	2	61
Jim Hough	20	32	---	---	8	60
Cleveland Elam	---	---	11	45	2	58
Mike Fultz	---	---	10	46	2	58
Charles Romes	---	---	12	44	2	58
Dean Lang	19	26	---	---	11	56
Jack Cornell	19	35	---	---	---	54
O.J. Sanford	---	---	11	34	9	54
Doug Greene	---	---	2	32	19	53
David Martin	---	---	9	40	2	51
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	6	40	4	50
Roland Harper	8	16	---	---	24	48
Tracy Porter	19	28	---	---	---	47
Mike Siani	18	27	---	---	---	45
Mike Barber	18	23	---	---	4	45
Jeff Merrow	---	---	7	37	---	44
Zachary Dixon	8	18	---	---	18	44
Don McCauley	17	25	---	---	1	43
Orlando Whiteman	12	23	---	---	8	43
Dave Parkin	---	---	12	29	1	42
Andy Johnson	6	6	---	---	29	41
Ralph Ortega	---	---	8	13	20	41
Delvin Williams	19	18	---	---	---	37
Mike Butler	---	---	8	20	9	37
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	3	21	10	34
Jim Obradovich	6	8	---	---	20	34
Ray Strong	3	11	---	---	18	32
John Mendenhall	---	---	8	22	1	31
Harris Richardson	10	10	---	---	11	31
Jeff McIntyre	---	---	1	4	23	28
Ken Greene	---	---	4	22	1	27
Bo Conway	---	---	5	11	10	26
Larry Lee	8	6	---	---	11	25
Ronnie Lee	8	15	---	---	---	23
Randy Burks	1	2	---	---	15	18
Ken Jones	6	1	---	---	11	18
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derrel Luce	---	---	1	1	4	6
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	13	53	---	---	10	76
Jeff Rutledge	14	55	---	---	---	69
Tom Jackson	---	---	25	37	3	65
Toby Tucker	---	---	19	32	13	64
Al Chandler	7	37	---	---	18	62
Joe Washington	10	38	---	---	14	62
Glen Titensor	12	42	---	---	8	62
Willie Germany	---	---	21	34	5	60
C.J. Garrett	---	---	19	29	12	60
Zach Waite	12	48	---	---	---	60
Isiah Robertson	---	---	24	32	3	59
Wilbur Young	---	---	24	29	3	56
Pat Tilley	7	30	---	---	18	55
Billy Shields	9	45	---	---	---	54
David Sims	9	25	---	---	20	54
Willis Adams	11	43	---	---	---	54
Robert Jackson	---	---	13	21	19	53
Chuck Commiskey	11	41	---	---	---	52
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	18	30	2	50
Francis Hartings	9	21	---	---	14	44
Lyle Alzado	---	---	12	23	7	42
Mike Hennigan	---	---	13	24	5	42
Skip Thomas	---	---	17	24	1	42
Ross Browner	---	---	15	18	9	42
Mark Nichols	3	22	---	---	17	42
Merv Krakau	---	---	13	16	12	41
Horace Ivory	5	19	---	---	16	40
James Lofton	7	31	---	---	1	39
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	10	24	4	38
Greg Johnson	---	---	17	17	2	36
David Verser	2	9	---	---	19	30
Bob Pifferini	---	---	11	9	9	29
Ron Johnson	---	---	9	17	2	28
Al Speer	3	14	---	---	10	27
Bo Harris	---	---	1	4	21	26
Jack Mildren	---	---	10	10	---	20
Buddy Cutler	2	7	---	---	10	19
Ron McCartney	---	---	3	9	6	18
Ed Newman	2	13	---	---	2	17
Carlton Malone	5	10	---	---	---	15
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	12	---	15
Warren Bryant	1	2	---	---	10	13
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Posey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	7	9	1.3
Right	5	4	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	39	24	3	0	2	3	7	6	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	51	21	4	8	2	5	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	87	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	20	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	2	9	0.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	104	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	8	5	0	65	1	25
WR Mike Siani	7	5	0	77	1	27
RB Delvin Williams	6	5	0	33	0	18
WR Orlando Whiteman	6	3	0	40	1	23
WR Tracy Porter	6	2	0	15	0	28
RB Zachary Dixon	3	2	1	15	0	18
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	0	6	0	6
FB Roland Harper	1	1	0	0	0	16
WR Ray Strong	1	0	1	0	0	11

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	21	7	2	117	3	43
RB Joe Washington	10	6	0	27	0	38
WR Pat Tilley	5	2	0	38	1	30
TE Al Chandler	3	2	0	15	0	37
FB David Sims	3	1	0	1	0	25
WR James Lofton	3	1	0	14	0	31
WR Mark Nichols	2	1	0	13	0	22
WR David Verser	2	1	0	6	0	9
TE Francis Hartings	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delvin Williams	3	7	2.33	3.06
Zachary Dixon	2	7	3.50	4.63
Orlando Whiteman	1	2	2.00	2.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	2	5	2.50	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	5	3	24	4.80	6.44

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0	0.00	4.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	2	2	19	9.50	11.00
WR Tracy Porter	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Don McCauley	1	1	5	5.00	8.13

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0.00	2.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Zachary Dixon	3	1
Delvin Williams	1	0
Orlando Whiteman	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	13	8	6

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	16	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don McCauley	3	2	1
WR Mike Siani	3	2	2
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	2	2
RB Andy Johnson	1	1	1
RB Delvin Williams	1	1	0
WR Ray Strong	1	0	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	10	3	3
RB Joe Washington	2	1	1
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	0
WR James Lofton	1	1	1
WR David Verser	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (24,900)
End Zone 15,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,900 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (15,800)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (24,900)
End Zone	15,500 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,900 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (15,800)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (4,800)