Week 3, 1997

played in Detroit, MI

76 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	10	10	0	7	-	27
Detroit Lions	0	0	14	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 NYK - Doug Brien 24 field goal
1Q: 08:20 NYK - Bennie Blades 26 interception return (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 05:45 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NYK - Will Smith 11 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DET - Eddie Kennison 12 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 02:12 DET - Chris Warren 20 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 11:26 DET - Matt Stover 30 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NYK - Thurman Thomas 19 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Stover 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 NYK - Doug Brien 24 field goal
1Q: 08:20 NYK - Bennie Blades 26 interception return (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 05:45 NYK - Doug Brien 37 field goal
2Q: 00:43 NYK - Will Smith 11 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DET - Eddie Kennison 12 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 02:12 DET - Chris Warren 20 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 11:26 DET - Matt Stover 30 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NYK - Thurman Thomas 19 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Stover 43 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DET
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 307 484
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 4.65 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 69 130
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 3.00 5.00
Net Passing Yards 238 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 239 354
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 8.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/85 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 5/49
Kick Returns/Yards 3/98 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 3/54 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	NYK	DET
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	307	484
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	4.65	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	69	130
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	3.00	5.00
Net Passing Yards	238	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	239	354
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	8.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/85	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	5/49
Kick Returns/Yards	3/98	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	3/54	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 45	8	48	Field Goal
1	5:32	1:10	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	2:01	2:01	OWN 32	4	16	Punt
2	9:59	4:19	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
2	3:03	2:27	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	13:47	1:25	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
3	10:01	2:54	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
3	6:13	2:10	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	1:58	1:10	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
4	11:19	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:00	2:24	OWN 4	5	2	Punt
4	5:02	2:59	OWN 40	6	12	Punt
4	1:46	0:36	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	2:25	OWN 20	5	1	Interception
1	8:11	2:39	OWN 21	4	13	Punt
1	4:22	2:21	OWN 40	5	35	Missed FG
2	15:00	5:01	OWN 20	9	60	Fumble
2	5:40	2:37	OWN 15	6	70	Interception
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 36	2	27	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	12:22	2:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	7:07	0:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	4:03	2:05	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
3	0:48	4:29	OWN 30	10	57	Field Goal
4	9:57	0:57	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
4	6:36	1:34	OPP 42	3	9	Missed FG
4	2:03	0:17	OWN 3	2	7	Interception
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	4	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: David Greene, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	15	42	2.80	19	1	1
Rodney Thomas	6	14	2.33	6	0	0
Will Smith	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
David Greene	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	23	80	3.48	20	3	1
Bill Musgrave	2	15	7.50	10	1	0
Spencer Finn	1	35	35.00	35	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	42	24	239	1/1	1	50	0	81.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	44	24	354	0/0	1	41	3	60.2

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	8	14	114	14.25	4	50	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	4	8	46	11.50	33	34	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	6	8	2.67	3	8	0
TE Jason Dunn	3	5	24	8.00	6	16	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	4	13	6.50	2	10	0
FB William Floyd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Rae Carruth	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Mays Hayes	6	8	83	13.83	16	18	0
RB Chris Warren	5	6	69	13.80	66	40	0
WR Eddie Kennison	5	14	92	18.40	45	41	1
TE Wesley Walls	4	6	47	11.75	3	15	0
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	21	10.50	3	14	0
WR Michael Jackson	1	2	34	34.00	28	34	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	5	8	8.00	1	8	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bennie Blades	1	26	26.00	1
CB Maurice Hurst	1	0	0.00	0
CB Eric Draven	1	28	28.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donnie Edwards	0	1	0	0
Godfrey Myles	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Warren	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	9	417	46.3	34.2	52	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	191	47.8	45.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/5	1/4	0/2	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rae Carruth	2	9	4.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	5	49	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Jeter	2	68	34.0	0
Rae Carruth	1	30	30.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	2	35	17.5	0
Danny Copeland	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	12	4	25	42
CB Eric Draven	7	1	24	43
OLB Godfrey Myles	5	2	20	42
CB Derek Jeter	5	0	24	40
S Merton Hanks	4	2	23	40
CB Maurice Hurst	3	1	7	19
S Gary Spears	3	0	14	36
DE Willie McGinest	3	0	24	31
ILB Donnie Edwards	2	2	23	37
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	2	10	7
DT Leon Lett	2	1	20	29
DT Joel Steed	0	2	18	24
ILB Chris Benoit	0	1	9	4
DE Kevin Henry	0	1	20	33

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	12	2	0.0	22	43
S Omar Stoutmire	4	4	0.0	23	43
OLB Bryan Cox	4	0	0.0	23	40
OLB Ray Farmer	4	0	0.0	15	16
CB Denard Walker	3	2	0.0	9	23
CB Terry McDaniel	3	1	0.0	18	40
DT Don Davey	3	1	0.0	11	23
CB Terrell Buckley	3	1	0.0	19	40
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0.0	5	6
S Greg Jackson	2	3	0.0	23	43
DE Karl Dunbar	2	0	0.0	19	37
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	1.0	19	31
DT Jon Hand	1	0	0.0	10	15
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB O.J. Brigance	1	0	0.0	2	5
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tim Dennis	0	1	0.0	14	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1	0	31
DE Kevin Henry	0	2	33
DT Leon Lett	0	1	29
DT Joel Steed	0	1	24
CB Derek Jeter	0	1	40

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	31
DT Don Davey	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	0	3	4	37
DE Jalen Guido	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Jon Hand	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Bryan Cox	0.0	0	1	0	40
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Godfrey Myles	5	2	0	42
CB Eric Draven	5	0	1	43
S Bennie Blades	4	0	1	42
CB Derek Jeter	3	1	0	40
S Gary Spears	3	0	0	36
S Merton Hanks	2	2	0	40
DT Leon Lett	1	0	0	29
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0	7
CB Maurice Hurst	0	0	1	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	4	0	40
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	3	0	43
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	40
CB Denard Walker	3	0	23
S Omar Stoutmire	2	2	43
CB Terry McDaniel	2	1	40
S Greg Jackson	2	1	43
OLB Ray Farmer	2	0	16
S Danny Copeland	1	0	6
DE Karl Dunbar	1	0	37
DT Don Davey	1	0	23
OLB Peter Boulware	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Roaf	3	7	23	0	43
Steve Wallace	1	4	23	0	43
Joe Cocozzo	0	4	23	0	43
William Floyd	0	4	13	0	28
Frank Middleton	0	2	23	1	43
Jason Dunn	0	1	22	0	33

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Todd Kalis	3	6	26	44
Colton Gordon	2	3	26	44
Kirk Scrafford	1	5	26	44
Victor Flowers	1	5	26	44
Keith Miller	1	3	26	44
Ickey Woods	1	2	18	27

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	2	20
Rodney Thomas	1	24
Rae Carruth	1	24
Chris Benoit	1	20
Maurice Hurst	1	14
Duane Young	1	11
Joe Cocozzo	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Denard Walker	1	28
Spencer Finn	1	26
Carwell Gardner	1	19
Nigea Carter	1	15
Eric Green	1	14

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Cocozzo	23	43	---	---	11	77
Willie Roaf	23	43	---	---	11	77
Jason Dunn	22	33	---	---	20	75
Bennie Blades	---	---	25	42	6	73
Derek Jeter	---	---	24	40	8	72
Eric Draven	---	---	24	43	5	72
Godfrey Myles	---	---	20	42	7	69
Will Smith	21	36	---	---	11	68
Merton Hanks	---	---	23	40	5	68
Gary Spears	---	---	14	36	18	68
Joe Milinchik	23	43	---	---	---	66
Steve Wallace	23	43	---	---	---	66
David Greene	23	43	---	---	---	66
Frank Middleton	23	43	---	---	---	66
Donnie Edwards	---	---	23	37	5	65
William Floyd	13	28	---	---	21	62
Willie McGinest	---	---	24	31	2	57
Kevin Henry	---	---	20	33	3	56
Leon Lett	---	---	20	29	6	55
Thurman Thomas	17	33	---	---	1	51
Joel Steed	---	---	18	24	5	47
Ramondo Seifert	16	29	---	---	---	45
Maurice Hurst	---	---	7	19	14	40
Rodney Thomas	6	10	---	---	24	40
Anfernee Hardaway	6	24	---	---	7	37
Chris Benoit	---	---	9	4	20	33
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	10	7	15	32
Rae Carruth	1	6	---	---	24	31
Moe Gardner	---	---	8	19	1	28
Freddie Jones	7	6	---	---	11	24
Gabe Northern	---	---	7	11	5	23
Duane Clemons	---	---	4	15	3	22
Thomas Randolph	---	---	3	8	1	12
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lamont Burns	0	0	---	---	11	11
Balthazar Getty	---	---	3	4	3	10
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Lockhart	2	7	---	---	---	9
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Billy Tamburrino	4	3	---	---	---	7
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	0	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andre Coleman	---	---	0	0	1	1
Vlade Divac	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	23	43	16	82
Todd Kalis	26	44	---	---	9	79
Colton Gordon	26	44	---	---	9	79
Willie Mays Hayes	21	38	---	---	19	78
Eddie Kennison	19	36	---	---	16	71
Kirk Scrafford	26	44	---	---	---	70
Bill Musgrave	26	44	---	---	---	70
Keith Miller	26	44	---	---	---	70
Victor Flowers	26	44	---	---	---	70
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	22	43	3	68
Chris Warren	25	41	---	---	2	68
Greg Jackson	---	---	23	43	---	66
Bryan Cox	---	---	23	40	2	65
Terrell Buckley	---	---	19	40	2	61
Terry McDaniel	---	---	18	40	2	60
Denard Walker	---	---	9	23	28	60
Ickey Woods	18	27	---	---	13	58
Karl Dunbar	---	---	19	37	2	58
Marco Coleman	---	---	19	31	7	57
Wesley Walls	20	28	---	---	1	49
Tim Dennis	---	---	14	31	3	48
Eric Green	11	14	---	---	14	39
Don Davey	---	---	11	23	5	39
Ray Farmer	---	---	15	16	8	39
Nigea Carter	6	17	---	---	15	38
Spencer Finn	1	3	---	---	26	30
Jon Hand	---	---	10	15	2	27
Matt Finkes	---	---	9	12	5	26
Tomur Barnes	4	6	---	---	15	25
Danny Copeland	---	---	5	6	10	21
Carwell Gardner	1	0	---	---	19	20
Jalen Guido	---	---	4	12	2	18
Peter Boulware	---	---	0	3	14	17
O.J. Brigance	---	---	2	5	9	16
Simeon Rice	---	---	4	6	6	16
Michael Jackson	4	10	---	---	1	15
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Karinen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nathan Parks	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Fulcher	---	---	4	4	---	8
Rodney Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	17	36	2.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	21	109	5.2
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	42	24	3	2	1	5	8	5	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	44	24	4	3	2	5	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-3	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	54	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	71	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	40	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	154	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	142	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	18	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	14	8	0	114	2	36
WR Ramondo Seifert	8	4	0	46	1	29
WR Anfernee Hardaway	6	3	1	8	0	24
TE Jason Dunn	5	3	0	24	0	33
RB Thurman Thomas	4	2	0	13	0	33
WR Rick Lockhart	2	1	0	12	0	7
FB William Floyd	1	1	0	5	0	28
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0	9	0	10
WR Rae Carruth	1	1	0	8	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	14	5	0	92	1	36
WR Willie Mays Hayes	8	6	0	83	0	38
TE Wesley Walls	6	4	0	47	0	28
RB Chris Warren	6	5	0	69	2	41
WR Nigea Carter	5	1	2	8	0	17
WR Michael Jackson	2	1	0	34	1	10
TE Tomur Barnes	2	2	0	21	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	19	9.50	2.80
Rodney Thomas	2	9	4.50	2.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	3	21	7.00	3.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	5	2	17	3.40	5.69

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	5	2	15	3.00	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	2	1	11	5.50	8.14
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	6	6.00	5.75
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
TE Jason Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Kennison	2	1	12	6.00	6.57
RB Chris Warren	1	1	3	3.00	11.50
WR Michael Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	17.00
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Thomas	1	1
Rodney Thomas	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	3	2
Bill Musgrave	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	18	13	8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	8	6	4
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	2	1
TE Jason Dunn	2	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	0	0
FB William Floyd	1	1	1
WR Rick Lockhart	1	0	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	1
WR Rae Carruth	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	5	2	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0

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

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