Week 3, 1996

played in Carolina, NC

67 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	7	10	3	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 NYK - Carlester Crumpler 28 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 10:05 NYK - Doug Brien 52 field goal
2Q: 04:37 CAR - Marvin Harrison 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:14 NYK - Will Smith 19 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:58 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 NYK - Carlester Crumpler 28 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 10:05 NYK - Doug Brien 52 field goal
2Q: 04:37 CAR - Marvin Harrison 8 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 03:14 NYK - Will Smith 19 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:58 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CAR - John Kasay 44 field goal

Team Statistics NYK CAR
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 315 244
- Offensive Plays 65 82
- Yards per Play 4.85 2.98
Net Rushing Yards 82 66
- Rushing Attempts 32 12
- Yards per Rush 2.56 5.50
Net Passing Yards 233 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 68 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 258 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.06 2.54
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/15 6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/61 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 3/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08

Team Statistics	NYK	CAR
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	315	244
- Offensive Plays	65	82
- Yards per Play	4.85	2.98
Net Rushing Yards	82	66
- Rushing Attempts	32	12
- Yards per Rush	2.56	5.50
Net Passing Yards	233	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	68 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	258	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.06	2.54
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/15	6/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/61	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	3/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:52	26:08

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:49	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
1	8:55	3:25	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
1	1:35	3:17	OWN 17	6	31	Punt
2	12:05	2:07	OWN 47	4	18	Field Goal
2	8:19	1:58	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
2	4:30	1:25	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	1:01	0:52	OWN 42	3	16	Fumble
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 33	6	47	Field Goal
3	9:42	1:15	OWN 36	3	23	Fumble
3	5:44	1:59	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
3	2:23	0:31	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	0:43	0:13	OPP 43	1	0	Interception
4	15:00	1:26	OPP 44	3	2	Punt
4	11:08	1:33	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
4	8:59	2:00	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
4	5:54	2:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	2:42	0:32	OPP 32	3	5	Missed FG
4	1:37	1:37	OPP 34	3	0	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	6	19	Interception
1	11:12	2:17	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
1	5:30	3:55	OWN 13	11	52	Interception
2	13:18	1:13	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
2	9:58	1:39	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	6:21	1:51	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	3:05	2:04	OWN 21	3	-12	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 46	1	0	Half
3	10:51	1:09	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
3	8:27	2:43	OWN 41	7	33	Interception
3	3:45	1:22	OPP 40	6	14	Missed FG
3	1:52	1:09	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:30	0:30	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	13:34	2:26	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	9:35	0:36	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
4	6:59	1:05	OPP 35	3	8	Field Goal
4	3:30	0:48	OWN 29	4	3	Downs
4	2:10	0:33	OWN 34	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: William White, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Thomas	19	35	1.84	9	0
Tim Biakabutuka	10	45	4.50	12	4
David Greene	3	2	0.67	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve McNair	7	39	5.57	12	1
Robert Green	3	20	6.67	15	1
Rodney Hampton	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	28	17	258	5/25	2	31	1	100.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	68	25	196	2/18	1	25	3	31.7

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anfernee Hardaway	6	10	105	17.50	46	31	0
WR Will Smith	4	8	64	16.00	12	21	1
FB William Floyd	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	2	36	18.00	22	28	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Tim Biakabutuka	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	31	31.00	22	31	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Williams	8	23	94	11.75	22	25	0
WR Marvin Harrison	4	13	29	7.25	2	12	1
TE Troy Drayton	3	5	39	13.00	5	18	0
TE Darryl Ingram	2	2	11	5.50	9	9	0
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	1	0.50	0	5	0
WR Mike Pritchard	2	9	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	7	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Louis Davis	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Aaron Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Leon Lett	1	0	0.00	0
CB Eric Draven	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemuel Stinson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Will Smith	1	0
David Greene	1	0
Tim Biakabutuka	1	0
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	0
George Teague	0	1
Carlester Crumpler	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
Jeff Wright	1	1
Michael Stewart	1	0
Britt Hager	0	1
Tommy Carlisle	0	1
Ron Rice	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	9	386	42.9	37.0	55	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	9	411	45.7	37.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/3	1/2	1/1	52	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	4	53	13.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Spencer	4	26	6.5	0
Lemuel Stinson	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	22	22.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Holmes	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB William White	7	0	1.0	11	69
CB Najee Mustafaa	5	2	0.0	8	57
S Merton Hanks	5	0	0.0	12	66
CB Eric Draven	4	3	0.0	12	68
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	1	0.0	11	62
ILB Chris Benoit	2	1	0.0	8	47
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	0	0.0	8	53
S Gary Spears	2	0	0.0	12	69
OLB Bernard Carter	1	1	1.0	6	32
S George Teague	1	1	0.0	3	26
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	0.0	7	39
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Willie McGinest	1	0	0.0	10	48
DT Leon Lett	0	1	0.0	9	40

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	9	2	0.0	31	32
ILB Hardy Nickerson	8	3	0.0	30	31
DT Jeff Wright	4	2	1.5	15	23
DT Noland Rosenbach	3	2	0.5	14	26
OLB Britt Hager	3	4	0.0	19	22
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	0.0	29	31
DT Reggie White	3	1	0.0	17	7
DT Glenn Montgomery	3	0	0.0	18	7
DE Elijah Alexander	2	0	1.0	10	7
OLB Brian Williams	2	1	0.0	13	9
S Michael Stewart	2	0	0.0	32	32
OLB Johnny Holland	1	1	1.0	4	4
DE Tracy Scroggins	1	0	1.0	27	27
OLB Daved Benefield	1	1	0.0	16	8
CB Clayton Holmes	1	1	0.0	13	24
DE Alfred Anderson	1	1	0.0	22	26
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
RB Rodney Hampton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Calvin Williams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0.0	28	30
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Ed Brown	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bernard Carter	1.0	1	2	0	32
CB William White	1.0	0	0	1	69
OLB Godfrey Myles	0.0	1	0	0	53
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	0	7	0	48
DE Jevon Langford	0.0	0	2	0	22
OLB Seth Joyner	0.0	0	1	2	39
ILB Chris Benoit	0.0	0	1	0	47
ILB Donnie Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	62

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jeff Wright	1.5	0	1	23
DE Tracy Scroggins	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Johnny Holland	1.0	0	0	4
DE Elijah Alexander	1.0	0	0	7
DT Noland Rosenbach	0.5	2	0	26
DE Alfred Anderson	0.0	3	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William White	6	4	0	69
CB Najee Mustafaa	5	0	0	57
S Merton Hanks	3	2	0	66
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	1	0	53
CB Eric Draven	2	0	1	68
ILB Donnie Edwards	2	0	1	62
ILB Chris Benoit	2	0	0	47
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	0	39
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	0	9
S Gary Spears	1	0	0	69
DT Joel Steed	0	1	0	30
S George Teague	0	1	0	26
DT Leon Lett	0	0	1	40

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Britt Hager	5	1	0	22
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	0	0	31
CB Lemuel Stinson	3	1	1	31
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0	32
CB Clayton Holmes	1	0	0	24
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	0	0	30
S Tommy Carlisle	1	0	0	32
OLB Brian Williams	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	5	32	2	33
Jeff Hartings	2	9	32	0	33
Joe Cocozzo	1	6	32	0	33
Willie Roaf	0	4	32	3	33
Steve Wallace	0	2	32	0	33
Carlester Crumpler	0	2	24	0	21
Jason Dunn	0	1	9	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Smith	2	3	12	0	70
Kevin Donnalley	0	1	12	1	70
Marco Rivera	0	1	12	1	70

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Lockwood	3	29
Najee Mustafaa	3	27
Roger Duffy	1	12
Bernard Carter	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	2	18
Clayton Holmes	1	40
Harvey Williams	1	28
Dean Caliguire	1	11

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	8	57	27	92
William White	---	---	11	69	10	90
Gary Spears	---	---	12	69	7	88
Eric Draven	---	---	12	68	5	85
Merton Hanks	---	---	12	66	2	80
Joe Cocozzo	32	33	---	---	12	77
Donnie Edwards	---	---	11	62	2	75
Will Smith	26	30	---	---	12	68
Joe Milinchik	32	33	---	---	---	65
Steve Wallace	32	33	---	---	---	65
David Greene	32	33	---	---	---	65
Willie Roaf	32	33	---	---	---	65
Jeff Hartings	32	33	---	---	---	65
Godfrey Myles	---	---	8	53	2	63
Willie McGinest	---	---	10	48	3	61
Chris Benoit	---	---	8	47	3	58
Leon Lett	---	---	9	40	6	55
Carlester Crumpler	24	21	---	---	10	55
Anfernee Hardaway	24	26	---	---	---	50
Rodney Thomas	21	15	---	---	14	50
Seth Joyner	---	---	7	39	2	48
William Floyd	17	20	---	---	11	48
George Teague	---	---	3	26	18	47
Bernard Carter	---	---	6	32	7	45
Jason Dunn	9	9	---	---	19	37
Louis Lipps	16	11	---	---	8	35
Duane Clemons	---	---	2	22	11	35
Joel Steed	---	---	3	30	---	33
Jevon Langford	---	---	5	22	3	30
Scott Lockwood	0	0	---	---	29	29
Joe Aska	9	11	---	---	9	29
Tim Biakabutuka	11	18	---	---	---	29
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	3	7	11	21
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	0	0	---	---	20	20
Kevin Henry	---	---	2	9	7	18
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dave Szott	0	0	---	---	12	12
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	12	12
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	9	9
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ramondo Seifert	3	4	---	---	---	7
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	0	4	3	7
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Lockhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marco Rivera	12	70	---	---	11	93
Mike Smith	12	70	---	---	---	82
Tim Grunhard	12	70	---	---	---	82
Scott Conover	12	70	---	---	---	82
Kevin Donnalley	12	70	---	---	---	82
Steve McNair	12	70	---	---	---	82
Clayton Holmes	---	---	13	24	40	77
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	28	30	19	77
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	30	31	10	71
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	29	31	11	71
Michael Stewart	---	---	32	32	3	67
Calvin Williams	10	55	---	---	1	66
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	31	32	3	66
Troy Drayton	7	44	---	---	10	61
Darryl Ingram	6	45	---	---	9	60
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	27	27	5	59
Marvin Harrison	9	48	---	---	---	57
Alfred Anderson	---	---	22	26	5	53
Harvey Williams	3	17	---	---	28	48
Robb Thomas	6	30	---	---	10	46
Robert Green	7	37	---	---	---	44
Brian Williams	---	---	13	9	22	44
Britt Hager	---	---	19	22	2	43
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	14	26	3	43
Jeff Wright	---	---	15	23	4	42
Rodney Hampton	4	27	---	---	9	40
Mike Pritchard	7	30	---	---	---	37
Ron Rice	---	---	7	9	18	34
Glenn Montgomery	---	---	18	7	7	32
Aaron Pierce	0	12	---	---	19	31
Reggie White	---	---	17	7	1	25
Daved Benefield	---	---	16	8	1	25
Elijah Alexander	---	---	10	7	6	23
Louis Davis	1	5	---	---	16	22
Johnny Holland	---	---	4	4	5	13
Chuck Smith	---	---	5	6	2	13
Robert Jenkins	0	0	---	---	11	11
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Villarrial	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Brown	---	---	2	2	1	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Holecek	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	23	77	3.3
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	11	62	5.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	28	17	6	1	2	2	5	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	68	25	1	9	6	9	14	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	136	13.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	19	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	4	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	85	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	31	8	88	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	19	2.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anfernee Hardaway	10	6	1	105	2	26
WR Will Smith	8	4	0	64	2	30
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	1	1	15	0	4
FB William Floyd	2	2	0	3	0	20
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	2	0	36	1	21
RB Tim Biakabutuka	2	1	0	4	0	18
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	0	31	1	9

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Williams	23	8	3	94	1	55
WR Marvin Harrison	13	4	1	29	0	48
WR Mike Pritchard	9	2	0	10	0	30
WR Robb Thomas	7	1	1	8	0	30
TE Troy Drayton	5	3	0	39	0	44
WR Louis Davis	3	1	1	3	0	5
TE Darryl Ingram	2	2	0	11	0	45
RB Rodney Hampton	2	2	0	1	0	27
FB Harvey Williams	2	1	0	-1	0	17
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	2	0	37
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	2	2	1.00	1.84

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	2	1	19	9.50	9.21

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	1	8	4.00	2.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	1	1	19	19.00	8.00
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Pritchard	1	0	0	0.00	1.11
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	8	8.00	2.23

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	4	1
David Greene	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Steve McNair	2	1
Rodney Hampton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	8	3	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	16	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch
WR Will Smith	3	2
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Williams	8	3	3
WR Robb Thomas	3	0	0
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	1
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	1	1	0
WR Louis Davis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,300)
End Zone 11,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,300)
End Zone	11,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)