Week 8, 1981

played in Philadelphia, PA

58 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New York Giants	3	3	0	3	-	9
Philadelphia Eagles	6	10	3	7	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 PHI - Matt Bahr 19 field goal
1Q: 02:51 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
1Q: 00:19 PHI - Matt Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 09:38 PHI - Harold Carmichael 20 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:52 PHI - Matt Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
3Q: 04:16 PHI - Matt Bahr 20 field goal
4Q: 11:26 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 01:45 PHI - Joe Cribbs 6 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 PHI - Matt Bahr 19 field goal
1Q: 02:51 NYK - David Posey 38 field goal
1Q: 00:19 PHI - Matt Bahr 48 field goal
2Q: 09:38 PHI - Harold Carmichael 20 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 00:52 PHI - Matt Bahr 34 field goal
2Q: 00:05 NYK - David Posey 37 field goal
3Q: 04:16 PHI - Matt Bahr 20 field goal
4Q: 11:26 NYK - David Posey 33 field goal
4Q: 01:45 PHI - Joe Cribbs 6 run (Matt Bahr extra point)

Team Statistics NYK PHI
Record 2-5 6-1
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 233 338
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 86 81
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 4.10 3.38
Net Passing Yards 147 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 2 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 150 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.87 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/48 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/141 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:18 33:42

Team Statistics	NYK	PHI
Record	2-5	6-1
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	233	338
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	86	81
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	4.10	3.38
Net Passing Yards	147	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 2	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	150	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.87	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/48	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/141	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:18	33:42

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:54	1:22	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
1	6:42	3:58	OWN 45	9	34	Field Goal
1	0:11	2:49	OWN 41	5	17	Punt
2	9:26	2:59	OWN 47	5	16	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 29	3	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	11:26	2:48	OWN 5	5	12	Punt
3	7:30	0:51	OWN 4	2	9	Interception
3	4:08	4:17	OWN 24	8	31	Punt
4	12:49	1:30	OPP 20	3	4	Field Goal
4	8:42	1:30	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	2:20	0:25	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:35	1:33	OWN 30	6	45	Interception

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:06	OWN 36	10	62	Field Goal
1	7:32	0:50	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
1	2:44	2:33	OWN 37	4	32	Field Goal
2	12:22	2:56	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:27	5:43	OWN 2	13	81	Field Goal
3	12:57	1:31	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
3	8:38	1:08	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	6:39	2:31	OPP 24	6	21	Field Goal
4	14:51	2:02	OWN 5	4	9	Interception
4	11:19	2:37	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:12	4:52	OWN 44	6	15	Punt
4	1:55	0:20	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 6	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Steve Grogan, Philadelphia Eagles

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	15	58	3.87	13	3
Horace Ivory	4	20	5.00	9	0
David Sims	2	8	4.00	5	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Cribbs	12	40	3.33	12	1	1
Roland Hooks	7	33	4.71	14	1	0
Terry Metcalf	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
Harold Carmichael	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Dale Zorn	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Steve Grogan	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	37	17	150	1/3	0	39	2	34.7

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Grogan	40	25	262	1/5	1	33	1	79.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Doug Cosbie	6	7	72	12.00	27	39
WR Lawrence Williams	4	8	42	10.50	11	26
WR Willis Adams	4	9	20	5.00	3	12
WR James Lofton	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
RB Joe Washington	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
TE Al Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB David Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR David Verser	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Carmichael	8	11	98	12.25	17	29	1
WR Rickey Young	4	7	59	14.75	12	31	0
RB Joe Cribbs	4	5	20	5.00	1	12	0
RB Roland Hooks	2	3	3	1.50	1	4	0
TE John Spagnola	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Carl Roaches	2	4	42	21.00	10	33	0
FB Cleo Miller	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Charle Young	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Kevin Long	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
WR Willie McGee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Artimus Parker	1	0	0.00	0
CB Greg Stemrick	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Joe Washington	2	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	0
Carlton Malone	0	1
Warren Bryant	0	1
David Sims	0	1

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Elois Grooms	0	0	2	0
Jerry Robinson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	278	39.7	35.3	44	2

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	5	212	42.4	37.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

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

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	5	112	22.4	0
David Verser	1	29	29.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg
Willie McGee	1	23	23.0
Terry Metcalf	1	20	20.0
Roger Jones	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Sensibaugh	7	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Tom Jackson	5	1	0.0	24	37
S Willie Germany	5	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	3	0.0	13	23
DE Lyle Alzado	4	1	0.0	14	27
CB Toby Tucker	4	1	0.0	20	31
S Jack Mildren	3	3	0.0	10	15
ILB Ted Washington	3	2	0.0	14	27
DE Wilbur Young	2	2	0.5	17	33
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	0	0.5	21	28
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	2	0.0	12	12
CB C.J. Garrett	2	1	0.0	17	23
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.0	11	29
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Johnson	1	0	0.0	14	25
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	25
WR Willis Adams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	0.0	10	16

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	8	1	0.0	17	34
S Bruce Rhodes	6	1	0.0	8	24
S Chuck Crist	5	2	0.0	17	31
CB Roger Jones	4	1	0.0	16	31
OLB Rich Milot	4	0	0.0	12	15
DE Elois Grooms	3	1	1.0	15	29
S Artimus Parker	2	1	0.0	15	27
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	0	0.0	4	4
S Ed Jones	1	4	0.0	15	35
ILB Steve Neils	1	1	0.0	6	21
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	0.0	15	26
TE Charle Young	1	0	---	---	---
CB Greg Stemrick	1	0	0.0	17	31
DT Jimmy Webb	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE Dennis Harrison	1	0	0.0	13	25
ILB Bill Bergey	0	3	0.0	7	6
OLB Cal Peterson	0	1	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	0.5	0	2	1	33
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	0	3	0	27
CB Toby Tucker	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	25

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elois Grooms	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Reggie Kinlaw	0.0	1	2	1	28
OLB Cal Peterson	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Dennis Harrison	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT Jimmy Webb	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Sensibaugh	4	0	0	29
CB Toby Tucker	3	1	0	31
S Willie Germany	3	0	0	26
OLB Mike Hennigan	3	0	0	23
ILB Ted Washington	3	0	0	27
S Jack Mildren	2	0	0	15
CB C.J. Garrett	2	0	0	23
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	1	0	12
CB Skip Thomas	1	1	0	29
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	1	25
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0	27
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	0	2

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chuck Crist	4	0	0	31
S Artimus Parker	2	1	1	27
CB Roger Jones	2	1	0	31
OLB Rich Milot	2	1	0	15
S Bruce Rhodes	2	0	0	24
ILB Randy Gradishar	1	1	0	34
ILB Steve Neils	1	1	0	21
CB Greg Stemrick	1	0	1	31
CB Eddie McMillan	1	0	0	26
S Ed Jones	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	3	6	21	0	29
Chuck Commiskey	2	7	17	0	30
Stan Walters	1	3	18	0	34
Carlton Malone	1	1	6	0	3
Glen Titensor	0	2	14	1	26
Al Speer	0	2	4	0	8

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lawrence	3	5	20	0	36
Geoff Reece	2	2	19	1	33
John Spagnola	2	2	11	0	17
Jerry Sisemore	1	4	19	0	32
Ron Baker	0	3	20	0	31
Homer Elias	0	3	23	0	36
Kevin Long	0	1	13	0	24
Eric Laakso	0	1	4	0	5
George Lilja	0	1	5	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Willis Adams	2	5
Mark Nichols	1	13
Glen Titensor	1	7

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	4	11
Terry Metcalf	1	25
Pete Holohan	1	19
Bruce Rhodes	1	12

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Jackson	---	---	24	37	3	64
Stan Walters	18	34	---	---	10	62
Jeff Rutledge	21	38	---	---	---	59
Wilbur Young	---	---	17	33	7	57
Isiah Robertson	---	---	21	28	6	55
Toby Tucker	---	---	20	31	4	55
Doug Cosbie	18	28	---	---	9	55
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	20	29	3	52
David Sims	13	14	---	---	25	52
Ron Johnson	---	---	10	25	17	52
Ted Washington	---	---	14	27	9	50
Zach Waite	21	29	---	---	---	50
Billy Shields	15	35	---	---	---	50
Al Chandler	9	20	---	---	20	49
Skip Thomas	---	---	11	29	7	47
Chuck Commiskey	17	30	---	---	---	47
Glen Titensor	14	26	---	---	7	47
C.J. Garrett	---	---	17	23	6	46
Lawrence Williams	14	23	---	---	8	45
Lyle Alzado	---	---	14	27	3	44
Willis Adams	13	26	---	---	5	44
David Verser	9	23	---	---	12	44
Willie Germany	---	---	14	26	3	43
Joe Washington	15	27	---	---	1	43
Mike Hennigan	---	---	13	23	6	42
Greg Johnson	---	---	14	25	1	40
Robert Jackson	---	---	3	15	18	36
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	10	16	5	31
James Lofton	6	12	---	---	13	31
Bob Pifferini	---	---	12	12	6	30
Ross Browner	---	---	10	14	6	30
Jack Mildren	---	---	10	15	2	27
Horace Ivory	4	8	---	---	15	27
Mark Nichols	4	9	---	---	13	26
Ed Newman	7	12	---	---	3	22
Al Speer	4	8	---	---	10	22
Buddy Cutler	0	9	---	---	10	19
Merv Krakau	---	---	2	6	9	17
Warren Bryant	3	4	---	---	10	17
Don Ratliff	---	---	8	8	---	16
Bo Harris	---	---	0	2	11	13
Carlton Malone	6	3	---	---	---	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Posey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Jones	---	---	15	35	17	67
Roger Jones	---	---	16	31	19	66
Steve Grogan	23	41	---	---	---	64
Ron Baker	20	31	---	---	8	59
Homer Elias	23	36	---	---	---	59
Harold Carmichael	23	33	---	---	1	57
Geoff Reece	19	33	---	---	5	57
Henry Lawrence	20	36	---	---	---	56
Randy Gradishar	---	---	17	34	3	54
Greg Stemrick	---	---	17	31	4	52
Chuck Crist	---	---	17	31	3	51
Jerry Sisemore	19	32	---	---	---	51
Kevin Long	13	24	---	---	14	51
Willie McGee	13	23	---	---	13	49
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	11	28	10	49
Dennis Harrison	---	---	13	25	10	48
Elois Grooms	---	---	15	29	1	45
Eddie McMillan	---	---	15	26	3	44
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	8	24	12	44
Artimus Parker	---	---	15	27	---	42
Rickey Young	17	25	---	---	---	42
Roland Hooks	10	20	---	---	11	41
Carl Roaches	5	18	---	---	17	40
David Logan	---	---	14	22	2	38
Steve Neils	---	---	6	21	6	33
Charle Young	10	11	---	---	12	33
Cal Peterson	---	---	15	17	---	32
Bert Cooper	---	---	4	2	26	32
Joe Cribbs	12	19	---	---	---	31
Terry Metcalf	2	2	---	---	25	29
John Spagnola	11	17	---	---	---	28
Rich Milot	---	---	12	15	---	27
Cleo Miller	3	10	---	---	12	25
Bill Bergey	---	---	7	6	10	23
Mo Cooper	5	9	---	---	9	23
Dan Stonebarger	4	10	---	---	9	23
Pete Holohan	1	3	---	---	19	23
Jimmy Webb	---	---	10	10	---	20
Eric Laakso	4	5	---	---	9	18
Jerry Robinson	---	---	4	4	7	15
George Lilja	5	8	---	---	1	14
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Bostic	1	5	---	---	1	7
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marc Wilson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Zorn	1	0	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	7	34	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	37	17	2	1	5	5	6	3	2

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Grogan	40	25	6	3	0	3	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-3	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	84	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	77	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	114	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	9	4	2	20	0	26
WR Lawrence Williams	8	4	1	42	1	23
TE Doug Cosbie	7	6	0	72	1	28
WR James Lofton	4	2	0	9	0	12
WR David Verser	4	0	1	0	0	23
RB Joe Washington	3	1	0	7	0	27
TE Al Chandler	1	0	1	0	0	20
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0	0	14

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Carmichael	11	8	98	3	33
WR Rickey Young	7	4	59	2	25
RB Joe Cribbs	5	4	20	0	19
WR Carl Roaches	4	2	42	1	18
RB Roland Hooks	3	2	3	0	20
TE John Spagnola	3	2	8	0	17
WR Willie McGee	2	0	0	0	23
FB Cleo Miller	2	1	6	0	10
TE Charle Young	2	1	15	0	11
FB Kevin Long	1	1	11	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	-4	-4.00	3.87

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Cribbs	3	10	3.33	3.33
Roland Hooks	1	14	14.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	2	1	3	1.50	4.05

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Grogan	10	3	30	3.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Willis Adams	1	1	3	3.00	2.22

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Carmichael	2	1	20	10.00	8.91
FB Cleo Miller	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
RB Roland Hooks	2	1	4	2.00	1.00
WR Rickey Young	2	0	0	0.00	8.43
TE John Spagnola	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Joe Cribbs	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	1	0

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1
Steve Grogan	1	0
Roland Hooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	12	5	3

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Grogan	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	4	2	0
WR Lawrence Williams	3	2	2
WR James Lofton	2	1	1
WR David Verser	2	0	0
TE Al Chandler	1	0	0

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Carmichael	3	2	1
WR Carl Roaches	3	2	2
RB Roland Hooks	2	2	0
WR Rickey Young	2	1	1
RB Joe Cribbs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)