Wild Card Playoff Games, 1996

played in Los Angeles, CA

75 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	0	7	0	0	-	7
Los Angeles Rams	3	7	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 LA - John Carney 41 field goal
2Q: 05:28 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 3 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 01:11 LA - Steve Young 3 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 10:05 LA - Terrell Davis 6 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:09 LA - Terrell Davis 3 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:12 LA - Tim Barnett 29 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 LA - John Carney 41 field goal
2Q: 05:28 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 3 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 01:11 LA - Steve Young 3 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 10:05 LA - Terrell Davis 6 run (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 00:09 LA - Terrell Davis 3 run (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:12 LA - Tim Barnett 29 pass from Steve Young (John Carney extra point)

Team Statistics NYK LA
Record 9-8 12-5
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 277 363
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 61 154
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 3.21 4.16
Net Passing Yards 216 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 2 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 8.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	NYK	LA
Record	9-8	12-5
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	277	363
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	61	154
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	3.21	4.16
Net Passing Yards	216	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 2	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	8.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 31	4	16	Punt
1	10:15	2:36	OPP 42	6	15	Missed FG
1	4:08	2:55	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	14:50	4:34	OWN 2	9	37	Punt
2	8:24	3:05	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	1:02	0:58	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	9:58	2:53	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	3:22	1:20	OWN 14	3	24	Interception
4	15:00	1:30	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	9:00	2:58	OWN 29	6	46	Interception
4	3:36	1:01	OWN 22	6	26	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	5	33	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	1:51	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
1	7:39	3:31	OWN 34	7	42	Field Goal
1	1:13	1:23	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	10:16	1:52	OWN 19	3	-8	Punt
2	5:19	4:17	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 44	1	3	Half
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	7:05	3:43	OWN 6	7	41	Punt
3	2:02	2:02	OPP 19	5	19	Touchdown
4	13:30	4:30	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	6:02	2:26	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
4	2:35	0:41	OPP 48	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Steve Young, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Thomas	13	12	0.92	4	0
Barry Foster	4	35	8.75	30	1
David Greene	1	3	3.00	3	0
Steven Hiller	1	11	11.00	11	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	29	145	5.00	14	4	2
Ricky Watters	4	8	2.00	5	0	0
Wade Reeves	3	-2	-0.67	3	0	0
Steve Young	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	34	19	213	3/19	1	26	2	60.0
Steven Hiller	4	2	22	0/0	0	16	0	66.7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	24	18	230	2/21	1	40	0	118.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anfernee Hardaway	7	12	75	10.71	26	23	1
WR Will Smith	5	8	65	13.00	27	22	0
WR Louis Lipps	3	7	33	11.00	0	16	0
WR Buster Rhymes	3	5	48	16.00	14	26	0
RB Barry Foster	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jason Dunn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Terrell Davis	7	9	69	9.86	33	21	0
TE Pierson Hill	3	3	44	14.67	12	23	0
TE David Sloan	3	6	27	9.00	4	16	0
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	39	19.50	6	29	1
WR Frank Sanders	2	3	45	22.50	25	40	0
WR Arthur Marshall	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frank Simmons	1	12	12.00	0
OLB Dixon Edwards	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leon Lett	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terrell Davis	1	0	0	0
John Flannery	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	6	270	45.0	41.5	57	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	283	47.2	40.0	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	23	7.7	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg
Eric Draven	3	66	22.0
Louis Lipps	1	29	29.0
Najee Mustafaa	1	17	17.0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Collins	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	10	2	0.0	30	25
ILB Donnie Edwards	8	1	0.0	32	23
S Merton Hanks	5	1	0.0	33	26
DT Leon Lett	4	1	0.5	24	19
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	4	0.0	32	25
ILB Chris Benoit	4	1	0.0	25	6
CB Derek Jeter	3	1	0.0	34	24
ILB Lloyd Riggle	3	0	0.0	10	9
CB Eric Draven	3	0	0.0	34	26
DT Joel Steed	2	1	0.0	15	7
WR Will Smith	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jevon Langford	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Kevin Henry	1	3	1.0	23	20
DE Willie McGinest	1	1	0.5	24	14
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	3	0.0	18	20
OLB Seth Joyner	1	1	0.0	20	4
S George Teague	1	1	0.0	9	10

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	12	1	1.0	18	31
CB Frank Simmons	7	1	0.0	17	33
S Hannibal Lecter	4	1	0.0	18	40
DE Raylee Johnson	3	0	1.0	16	26
CB Kevin Smith	3	0	0.0	16	34
S Lawyer Milloy	2	2	0.0	18	39
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	1	0.0	12	16
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	0	0.0	5	18
DE Scott Davis	1	1	1.0	3	15
DT Rueben Davis	1	2	0.0	12	26
CB Mark McMillian	1	1	0.0	15	38
DT Clint Haynes	1	1	0.0	12	24
DT Rhett Hall	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Jason Belser	1	0	0.0	4	17
OLB Lonnie Marts	0	1	0.0	6	10
S Derrick Hoskins	0	1	0.0	5	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	PPlay
DE Kevin Henry	1.0	20
DT Leon Lett	0.5	19
DE Willie McGinest	0.5	14

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Raylee Johnson	1.0	2	0	0	26
ILB Levon Kirkland	1.0	1	0	1	31
DE Scott Davis	1.0	0	2	1	15
DT Rueben Davis	0.0	1	2	0	26
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	5	0	25
CB Eric Draven	4	1	26
S Merton Hanks	3	1	26
ILB Donnie Edwards	3	0	23
OLB Godfrey Myles	1	1	25
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	0	20
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	9

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Simmons	6	3	1	33
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	0	0	31
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	0	1	18
CB Kevin Smith	2	0	0	34
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	0	0	16
S Hannibal Lecter	1	1	0	40
CB Mark McMillian	1	0	0	38
S Jason Belser	1	0	0	17
S Lawyer Milloy	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Hartings	1	4	18	0	37
Joe Milinchik	1	3	18	0	36
Steve Wallace	1	2	19	1	33
Joe Cocozzo	0	6	19	0	37
William Floyd	0	1	12	0	19
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	13	0	20
Willie Roaf	0	0	18	2	37

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Gruber	5	9	0	37	1	26
Jumbo Elliott	4	7	1	35	0	26
John Flannery	3	7	0	34	0	26
Greg Huntington	2	6	0	36	1	26
Wade Reeves	2	3	0	21	0	14
Randy Dixon	0	2	0	35	0	26
Doug Widell	0	2	0	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	1	14
Joe Aska	1	13
Dave Szott	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	4	20
Keith Byars	1	15
Pat Swilling	1	14
Randy Dixon	1	7
Derrick Hoskins	1	7

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	34	26	12	72
Joe Cocozzo	19	37	---	---	7	63
Derek Jeter	---	---	34	24	3	61
Merton Hanks	---	---	33	26	1	60
Godfrey Myles	---	---	32	25	1	58
Salman Rushdie	---	---	30	25	1	56
Donnie Edwards	---	---	32	23	1	56
David Greene	18	37	---	---	---	55
Willie Roaf	18	37	---	---	---	55
Jeff Hartings	18	37	---	---	---	55
Joe Milinchik	18	36	---	---	---	54
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	18	20	16	54
Steve Wallace	19	33	---	---	---	52
Louis Lipps	8	28	---	---	14	50
Will Smith	15	27	---	---	5	47
Leon Lett	---	---	24	19	---	43
Kevin Henry	---	---	23	20	---	43
Anfernee Hardaway	14	28	---	---	---	42
Barry Foster	5	21	---	---	15	41
Carlester Crumpler	13	20	---	---	7	40
Willie McGinest	---	---	24	14	2	40
William Floyd	12	19	---	---	8	39
Chris Benoit	---	---	25	6	7	38
Seth Joyner	---	---	20	4	13	37
Jason Dunn	6	17	---	---	14	37
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	10	9	15	34
Rodney Thomas	14	20	---	---	---	34
Gary Spears	---	---	5	3	23	31
Jevon Langford	---	---	13	12	4	29
Joe Aska	6	9	---	---	13	28
Duane Clemons	---	---	14	6	7	27
Joel Steed	---	---	15	7	2	24
Buster Rhymes	1	10	---	---	9	20
George Teague	---	---	9	10	1	20
Roger Duffy	1	9	---	---	7	17
Bernard Carter	---	---	10	7	---	17
Dave Szott	1	8	---	---	7	16
Dusty Zeigler	1	8	---	---	7	16
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ramondo Seifert	1	6	---	---	---	7
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steven Hiller	1	4	---	---	1	6
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	2	0	3	5
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Lockwood	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	18	39	14	71
Randy Dixon	35	26	---	---	7	68
Jumbo Elliott	35	26	---	---	7	68
Mark McMillian	---	---	15	38	13	66
Steve Young	37	26	---	---	---	63
Paul Gruber	37	26	---	---	---	63
Greg Huntington	36	26	---	---	---	62
John Flannery	34	26	---	---	---	60
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	18	40	1	59
Frank Simmons	---	---	17	33	8	58
Frank Sanders	31	24	---	---	---	55
Terrell Davis	32	21	---	---	---	53
David Sloan	28	18	---	---	6	52
Kevin Smith	---	---	16	34	1	51
Levon Kirkland	---	---	18	31	1	50
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	17	28	2	47
Rueben Davis	---	---	12	26	8	46
Ricky Watters	10	15	---	---	20	45
Raylee Johnson	---	---	16	26	3	45
Shawn Collins	17	17	---	---	8	42
Dixon Edwards	---	---	5	18	19	42
Wade Reeves	21	14	---	---	6	41
Clint Haynes	---	---	12	24	2	38
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	5	18	7	30
Jason Belser	---	---	4	17	8	29
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	12	16	---	28
Pat Swilling	---	---	2	10	14	26
Keith Byars	7	3	---	---	15	25
Rhett Hall	---	---	8	17	---	25
Pierson Hill	16	4	---	---	5	25
Tim Barnett	11	7	---	---	2	20
Jermaine Lewis	4	1	---	---	15	20
Scott Davis	---	---	3	15	---	18
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	5	11	2	18
Lonnie Marts	---	---	6	10	---	16
Arthur Marshall	7	6	---	---	---	13
Doug Widell	4	0	---	---	7	11
Lincoln Kennedy	2	0	---	---	7	9
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	0	---	---	8	9
John Carney	0	0	---	---	7	7
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald Perry	2	0	---	---	---	2
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	34	2.4
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	23	89	3.9
Right	12	58	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	34	19	3	0	2	2	5	2	2
Steven Hiller	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	24	18	4	1	2	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	148	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	105	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anfernee Hardaway	12	7	1	75	1	28
WR Will Smith	8	5	0	65	1	27
WR Louis Lipps	7	3	0	33	0	28
WR Buster Rhymes	5	3	0	48	1	10
TE Jason Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Barry Foster	1	1	0	3	0	21
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	0	6	0	20
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	20

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Terrell Davis	9	7	1	69	1	21
TE David Sloan	6	3	1	27	0	18
TE Pierson Hill	3	3	0	44	1	4
WR Frank Sanders	3	2	0	45	1	24
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	0	39	1	7
WR Arthur Marshall	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Foster	1	0	0.00	8.75

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	7	30	4.29	5.00
Steve Young	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	2	2	7	3.50	6.26

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	1	1	8	8.00	9.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	4	4.00	4.71
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	3	3.00	6.25

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	8	8.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
David Greene	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	2	0
Terrell Davis	2	2
Wade Reeves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	9	6	3
Steven Hiller	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	3	2
WR Will Smith	2	1	0
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
RB Barry Foster	1	1	0
TE Jason Dunn	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	2
RB Terrell Davis	2	1	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	1
TE David Sloan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 12,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	12,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)