Week 3, 1981

played in Detroit, MI

70 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New York Giants	3	7	10	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:23 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
2Q: 03:25 NYK - Willis Adams 27 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 02:03 DET - Mike Franckowiak 3 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 11:16 NYK - David Posey 47 field goal
3Q: 04:31 NYK - Joe Washington 5 run (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 05:04 DET - Preston Dennard 15 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:23 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
2Q: 03:25 NYK - Willis Adams 27 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 02:03 DET - Mike Franckowiak 3 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 11:16 NYK - David Posey 47 field goal
3Q: 04:31 NYK - Joe Washington 5 run (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 05:04 DET - Preston Dennard 15 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)

Team Statistics NYK DET
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 344 272
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 131 98
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 4.23 4.08
Net Passing Yards 213 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 36 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 224 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 6/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:28 28:32

Team Statistics	NYK	DET
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	344	272
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	131	98
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	4.23	4.08
Net Passing Yards	213	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	36 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	224	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	6/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:28	28:32

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	2:42	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
1	6:15	5:00	OWN 31	9	48	Field Goal
2	13:30	2:03	OWN 16	6	21	Punt
2	8:22	5:12	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:16	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 45	7	25	Field Goal
3	9:25	5:01	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	2:27	1:08	OPP 37	3	-6	Punt
4	11:32	1:19	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
4	4:55	0:37	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	2:58	1:09	OWN 15	4	19	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 14	2	0	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
1	8:26	2:11	OWN 5	5	12	Punt
1	1:15	2:45	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
2	11:27	3:05	OWN 16	7	28	Punt
2	3:10	1:15	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	2	1	Half
3	11:10	1:45	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	4:24	1:57	OWN 25	5	2	Interception
3	1:19	4:47	OWN 16	9	38	Fumble
4	10:13	5:18	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
4	4:18	1:20	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
4	1:49	0:31	OWN 12	3	0	Interception

Game MVP: Wilbur Young, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	23	118	5.13	27	3	1
Horace Ivory	6	12	2.00	7	0	0
Jeff Rutledge	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terdell Middleton	10	39	3.90	15	2
Lawrence Gaines	8	31	3.88	8	0
Mike Franckowiak	4	27	6.75	15	1
Bill Demory	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	35	19	224	2/11	1	27	0	83.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	36	17	207	6/33	2	52	2	60.8

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willis Adams	5	8	66	13.20	24	27	1
RB Joe Washington	3	3	32	10.67	14	20	0
FB David Sims	3	3	43	14.33	9	20	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	7	20	10.00	0	14	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	5	11	5.50	3	9	0
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0
WR James Lofton	1	4	19	19.00	1	19	0
WR Mark Nichols	1	2	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR David Verser	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Al Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	6	9	56	9.33	11	15	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	4	5	31	7.75	13	14	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	4	69	34.50	42	52	0
WR Jim Jensen	2	8	21	10.50	4	11	0
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Jim Robinson	1	4	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Terdell Middleton	1	3	17	17.00	8	17	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	16	16.00	0
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Jackson	0	1	0	0
Wilbur Young	0	0	2	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Demory	2	0	0	0
Jim Jensen	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	299	42.7	37.9	54	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	259	43.2	43.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	2	0	0.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	58	29.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Franckowiak	3	78	26.0	0
Norm Thompson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	9	2	0.5	19	36
DE Wilbur Young	6	2	3.0	19	35
DE Lyle Alzado	5	0	1.0	18	31
ILB Merv Krakau	5	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Mike Hennigan	3	2	0.0	16	24
CB Ron Johnson	3	0	0.0	11	11
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	1	0.5	19	33
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	0.0	18	22
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	17	28
S Willie Germany	2	0	0.0	18	32
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	2	1.0	16	24
CB C.J. Garrett	1	1	0.0	17	37
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	0	0.0	7	3
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0.0	14	39
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	5	9
S Jack Mildren	0	1	0.0	6	14
DE Greg Johnson	0	1	0.0	8	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	8	1	0.0	29	35
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	1	0.0	27	26
ILB Matt Millen	5	4	0.0	20	24
ILB Jeff Siemon	4	0	1.0	19	25
S Billy Thompson	4	1	0.0	15	17
CB Bobby Butler	4	0	0.0	22	31
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	0.0	22	25
DT Herb Orvis	2	1	0.5	18	18
DE Dennis Boyd	2	1	0.5	25	32
S Ralph McGill	2	1	0.0	26	28
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	7	7
WR Jim Jensen	2	0	---	---	---
DE Barry Bennett	1	2	0.0	12	13
DE Mike St. Clair	1	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Randy Coffield	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	13	19
CB Norm Thompson	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	3.0	0	1	35
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1.0	3	0	24
DE Lyle Alzado	1.0	1	1	31
OLB Tom Jackson	0.5	1	1	36
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.5	0	0	33
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	2	1	19

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon	1.0	0	0	25
DE Dennis Boyd	0.5	1	1	32
DT Herb Orvis	0.5	0	0	18
DE Jacob Green	0.0	4	1	24
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Merv Krakau	4	0	1	13
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0	28
CB C.J. Garrett	2	1	0	37
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	0	0	22
CB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	11
S Willie Germany	1	1	0	32
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	0	36
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0	35
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0	39
ILB Isiah Robertson	0	1	0	33
OLB Mike Hennigan	0	0	1	24

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	1	25
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	31
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	1	26
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	21
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	0	25
S Ronnie Lott	2	0	35
ILB Matt Millen	1	2	24
S Ralph McGill	1	0	28
S Billy Thompson	1	0	17
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	7
OLB Randy Coffield	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	3	5	0	29	0	37
David Sims	3	3	1	18	0	22
Zach Waite	2	5	0	26	0	33
Ed Newman	2	2	0	8	0	10
Al Chandler	1	1	0	18	0	16
Billy Shields	0	3	0	26	1	33
Glen Titensor	0	3	0	23	1	27
Chuck Commiskey	0	3	0	26	0	33
Doug Cosbie	0	2	0	24	0	28
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	5	0	4
Buddy Cutler	0	1	0	5	0	4

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	2	6	23	0	39
Rufus Mayes	2	4	19	2	32
Ken Long	2	3	18	1	26
Cody Risien	1	6	24	1	38
Jesse Burgess	0	3	21	0	35
Steve Young	0	0	6	1	16
Ron Wooten	0	0	5	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
David Sims	1	22
David Verser	1	16
C.J. Garrett	1	11
Doug Cosbie	1	11
Warren Bryant	1	9
Merv Krakau	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Gaines	2	20
Norm Thompson	1	17
J.T. Galles	1	14

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	29	37	---	---	9	75
Jeff Rutledge	31	37	---	---	---	68
C.J. Garrett	---	---	17	37	11	65
Toby Tucker	---	---	14	39	10	63
Doug Cosbie	24	28	---	---	11	63
David Sims	18	22	---	---	22	62
Zach Waite	26	33	---	---	---	59
Billy Shields	26	33	---	---	---	59
Chuck Commiskey	26	33	---	---	---	59
Robert Jackson	---	---	11	33	15	59
Glen Titensor	23	27	---	---	6	56
Tom Jackson	---	---	19	36	---	55
Wilbur Young	---	---	19	35	---	54
Joe Washington	25	23	---	---	6	54
Isiah Robertson	---	---	19	33	---	52
Willie Germany	---	---	18	32	1	51
Al Chandler	18	16	---	---	16	50
Lyle Alzado	---	---	18	31	---	49
Willis Adams	22	26	---	---	---	48
Pat Tilley	15	21	---	---	10	46
Skip Thomas	---	---	17	28	---	45
Mike Hennigan	---	---	16	24	4	44
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	16	24	4	44
Mark Nichols	12	13	---	---	16	41
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	18	22	---	40
James Lofton	14	20	---	---	1	35
Merv Krakau	---	---	9	13	7	29
Greg Johnson	---	---	8	19	2	29
Horace Ivory	6	11	---	---	10	27
Ross Browner	---	---	6	11	6	23
Ron Johnson	---	---	11	11	---	22
David Verser	1	5	---	---	16	22
Ed Newman	8	10	---	---	3	21
Bo Harris	---	---	5	1	15	21
Jack Mildren	---	---	6	14	---	20
Buddy Cutler	5	4	---	---	9	18
Al Speer	5	4	---	---	9	18
Ron McCartney	---	---	5	9	3	17
Bob Pifferini	---	---	7	3	6	16
Don Ratliff	---	---	5	7	---	12
Warren Bryant	2	0	---	---	9	11
Carlton Malone	5	4	---	---	---	9
David Posey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	29	35	7	71
Bobby Butler	---	---	22	31	15	68
Bill Demory	24	42	---	---	---	66
Cody Risien	24	38	---	---	---	62
Anthony Munoz	23	39	---	---	---	62
Dennis Boyd	---	---	25	32	2	59
Jesse Burgess	21	35	---	---	2	58
Maurice Spencer	---	---	21	21	14	56
Ralph McGill	---	---	26	28	1	55
Ed O'Neil	---	---	27	26	2	55
Rufus Mayes	19	32	---	---	3	54
Jim Jensen	12	23	---	---	18	53
Preston Dennard	17	27	---	---	8	52
Lawrence Gaines	12	19	---	---	20	51
Mosi Tatupu	13	27	---	---	11	51
Matt Millen	---	---	20	24	6	50
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	22	25	2	49
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	20	24	4	48
Ozzie Newsome	20	28	---	---	---	48
Ken Long	18	26	---	---	3	47
Jeff Siemon	---	---	19	25	2	46
Jacob Green	---	---	19	24	3	46
Norm Thompson	---	---	12	15	17	44
Herb Orvis	---	---	18	18	4	40
Randy Coffield	---	---	4	11	20	35
Billy Thompson	---	---	15	17	2	34
Mike Franckowiak	5	15	---	---	14	34
Terdell Middleton	11	15	---	---	8	34
Barry Bennett	---	---	12	13	9	34
Dino Mangiero	---	---	13	19	1	33
Ken Margerum	11	21	---	---	1	33
Jerome Moriarty	7	12	---	---	11	30
Jim Robinson	10	19	---	---	---	29
Steve Young	6	16	---	---	6	28
Mike St. Clair	---	---	10	12	1	23
Ron Wooten	5	10	---	---	6	21
J.T. Galles	2	4	---	---	14	20
Ken Mendenhall	3	7	---	---	6	16
Mike McGraw	---	---	7	7	---	14
Kent Uribe	1	7	---	---	---	8
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	1	1
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	70	7.8
Middle	8	3	0.4
Right	6	26	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	35	19	4	2	3	5	6	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	36	17	1	3	3	4	7	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	75	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	39	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	56	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	139	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	8	5	2	66	2	26
WR Pat Tilley	7	2	0	20	0	21
TE Doug Cosbie	5	2	1	11	0	28
WR James Lofton	4	1	0	19	0	20
RB Joe Washington	3	3	0	32	1	23
FB David Sims	3	3	0	43	1	22
WR Mark Nichols	2	1	0	14	0	13
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Horace Ivory	1	1	0	13	0	11
WR David Verser	1	1	0	6	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	9	6	0	56	0	27
WR Jim Jensen	8	2	1	21	0	23
TE Jerome Moriarty	5	4	1	31	0	12
WR Jim Robinson	4	1	0	10	0	19
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	2	0	69	1	28
RB Terdell Middleton	3	1	1	17	0	15
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	3	8	2.67	5.13
Horace Ivory	2	-6	-3.00	2.00
Jeff Rutledge	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	1	1	2	2.00	6.40

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	5	4	40	8.00	5.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	2	2.00	2.20

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Dennard	2	2	20	10.00	6.22
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	17	17.00	5.67
WR Jim Jensen	1	0	0	0.00	2.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	4	3
Horace Ivory	1	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Demory	1	1
Mike Franckowiak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	8	4	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	2	0	0
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0
RB Joe Washington	1	1	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0
WR Willis Adams	1	1	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	1
WR David Verser	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jim Jensen	4	1	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	2	2
WR Jim Robinson	2	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	2	2	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)