Week 17, 1997

played in Washington, DC

44 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	0	3	0	3	-	6
Washington Redskins	14	7	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 WAS - Jimmy Smith 40 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 07:12 WAS - Reidel Anthony 39 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:18 WAS - Forrest Gump 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Doug Brien 32 field goal
3Q: 03:12 WAS - Jimmy Smith 25 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:27 WAS - Forrest Gump 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 05:32 NYK - Doug Brien 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 WAS - Jimmy Smith 40 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 07:12 WAS - Reidel Anthony 39 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 08:18 WAS - Forrest Gump 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Doug Brien 32 field goal
3Q: 03:12 WAS - Jimmy Smith 25 pass from Jack Ryan (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:27 WAS - Forrest Gump 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 05:32 NYK - Doug Brien 39 field goal

Team Statistics NYK WAS
Record 9-7 14-2
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 300 454
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 5.36 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 21 128
- Rushing Attempts 16 28
- Yards per Rush 1.31 4.57
Net Passing Yards 279 326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 343
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/51 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:50 36:10

Team Statistics	NYK	WAS
Record	9-7	14-2
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	300	454
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	5.36	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	21	128
- Rushing Attempts	16	28
- Yards per Rush	1.31	4.57
Net Passing Yards	279	326
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	343
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	7.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/51	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:50	36:10

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 26	3	-6	Punt
1	12:23	3:00	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	6:57	2:48	OWN 24	5	35	Punt
1	3:07	1:23	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
1	0:09	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:10	2:01	OWN 2	4	17	Punt
2	4:07	2:12	OWN 20	7	65	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 25	3	10	Half
3	12:17	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:41	1:31	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	3:02	2:07	OWN 24	4	41	Fumble
4	9:17	3:52	OWN 20	11	58	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 11	1	-1	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	0:43	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
1	9:23	2:26	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
1	4:09	1:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:44	1:35	OWN 21	4	35	Punt
2	13:51	2:45	OWN 30	6	-6	Punt
2	11:06	2:56	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
2	6:09	2:02	OWN 49	6	12	Punt
2	1:55	1:30	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 16	4	38	Punt
3	11:01	1:20	OWN 28	3	9	Interception
3	8:10	5:08	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:55	6:38	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
4	5:25	4:59	OWN 30	6	17	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Ryan, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	11	21	1.91	9	0	0
Rodney Thomas	5	0	0.00	5	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Forrest Gump	20	103	5.15	11	1	2
Terry Allen	7	21	3.00	9	0	0
Jack Ryan	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	39	22	283	1/4	0	32	0	79.3

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Ryan	39	25	343	3/17	3	40	1	107.1

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Smith	7	8	113	16.14	26	30
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	9	34	11.33	6	12
RB Rodney Thomas	3	3	14	4.67	4	7
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	7	40	20.00	6	32
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	31	15.50	0	18
TE Freddie Jones	2	3	13	6.50	3	10
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	13	13.00	7	13
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Rae Carruth	1	5	15	15.00	1	15

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Smith	10	17	175	17.50	46	40	2
WR Amp Lee	3	5	51	17.00	3	26	0
TE Frank Wycheck	3	4	24	8.00	0	10	0
WR Reidel Anthony	3	6	72	24.00	28	39	1
WR Mark Seay	2	3	20	10.00	1	11	0
TE John Davis	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Forrest Gump	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Draven	1	0	0.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Thomas	1	0	0	0
Eric Draven	1	0	0	0

Washington	Recov	Force
Mike Utley	1	0
Dale Carter	1	0
Mark Seay	0	1
Bob Scanlan	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	8	336	42.0	35.0	54	1

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sauerbrun	7	295	42.1	32.4	46	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	4	8	2.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antwuan Wyatt	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	82	27.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glyn Milburn	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	8	3	1.0	27	39
ILB Donnie Edwards	6	1	0.0	21	38
OLB Godfrey Myles	5	1	0.0	21	39
CB Derek Jeter	5	0	0.0	23	41
ILB Balthazar Getty	4	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Jamir Miller	3	0	0.0	9	17
DE Willie McGinest	2	2	1.5	17	35
DT Spencer Curley	2	2	0.5	20	26
S Merton Hanks	2	2	0.0	25	35
DT Joel Steed	2	1	0.0	12	26
DE Kevin Henry	2	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	1	0.0	7	3
CB Maurice Hurst	2	0	0.0	16	11
DT Moe Gardner	2	0	0.0	20	27
CB Eric Draven	1	2	0.0	19	39
S Gary Spears	1	1	0.0	17	22
DE Jevon Langford	1	1	0.0	11	13
DE Duane Clemons	1	0	0.0	13	11

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Scanlan	7	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Ronnie Ward	5	1	0.0	16	40
OLB Kevin Hardy	4	2	1.0	13	27
OLB Reggie Brown	4	1	0.0	12	30
ILB Kendall Roberts	4	0	0.0	7	11
S Lee Flowers	3	1	0.0	9	29
S Ken Johnson	2	1	0.0	7	11
ILB Harvey Nichols	2	0	0.0	2	13
DE Michael McCrary	1	2	0.0	12	23
CB Martin Mayhew	1	1	0.0	10	28
DE Neil Smith	1	1	0.0	11	15
CB Todd Lyght	1	1	0.0	15	40
DT Eric Swann	1	1	0.0	8	16
CB Dale Carter	1	1	0.0	15	36
DT Keith Millard	1	0	0.0	8	24
CB Dwayne Harper	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.5	0	0	35
S Bennie Blades	1.0	0	0	39
DT Spencer Curley	0.5	0	0	26
ILB Donnie Edwards	0.0	1	0	38
S Merton Hanks	0.0	0	1	35
DE Kevin Henry	0.0	0	1	29

Washington	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Kevin Hardy	1.0	0	27
OLB Reggie Brown	0.0	3	30
DT Bryant Yerger	0.0	2	25
DE Anthony Pleasant	0.0	1	17
DT Eric Swann	0.0	1	16
DE Michael McCrary	0.0	1	23
OLB Craig Sauer	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Derek Jeter	5	0	0	41
S Bennie Blades	4	0	0	39
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	0	0	39
OLB Jamir Miller	3	2	0	17
S Merton Hanks	2	1	0	35
S Gary Spears	1	2	0	22
CB Maurice Hurst	1	1	0	11
CB Eric Draven	1	0	1	39
DT Joel Steed	1	0	0	26
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	0	38
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0	3
ILB Balthazar Getty	1	0	0	4

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Ward	3	1	40
OLB Reggie Brown	3	0	30
OLB Kevin Hardy	3	0	27
S Bob Scanlan	2	0	34
ILB Harvey Nichols	2	0	13
CB Todd Lyght	1	2	40
DT Keith Millard	1	0	24
CB Dwayne Harper	1	0	11
CB Martin Mayhew	1	0	28
S Ken Johnson	1	0	11
DT Eric Swann	1	0	16
CB Dale Carter	1	0	36
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	11
S Lee Flowers	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Hartings	1	3	14	1	33
Frank Middleton	0	6	14	0	33
Vlade Divac	0	2	13	0	31
Joe Cocozzo	0	2	15	0	40
Houston Hoover	0	1	3	0	9
Willie Roaf	0	1	15	0	37
Freddie Jones	0	1	12	0	22

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Mangum	2	7	23	0	42
Mark Schlereth	2	3	25	2	42
Howard Ballard	2	3	23	1	42
Frank Wycheck	2	2	23	0	35
John Jackson	1	4	28	0	42
Brandon Bertelsen	1	4	6	0	0
Jamie Nails	1	3	27	0	42
Kimble Anders	1	1	17	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	1	25
Jason Dunn	1	19
William Floyd	1	18
Jesse Solomon	1	17
Willie Roaf	1	10

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Hardy	2	17
John Davis	1	16
Mark Seay	1	12
Kimble Anders	1	10
Jamie Nails	1	7
Ken Johnson	1	1

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derek Jeter	---	---	23	41	7	71
Eric Draven	---	---	19	39	13	71
Bennie Blades	---	---	27	39	3	69
Joe Cocozzo	15	40	---	---	10	65
Willie Roaf	15	37	---	---	10	62
Godfrey Myles	---	---	21	39	1	61
Merton Hanks	---	---	25	35	---	60
Donnie Edwards	---	---	21	38	---	59
Frank Middleton	14	33	---	---	10	57
David Greene	16	40	---	---	---	56
Gary Spears	---	---	17	22	16	55
Willie McGinest	---	---	17	35	1	53
Anfernee Hardaway	10	26	---	---	15	51
Freddie Jones	12	22	---	---	14	48
Moe Gardner	---	---	20	27	---	47
Rodney Thomas	5	17	---	---	25	47
Jeff Hartings	14	33	---	---	---	47
Kevin Henry	---	---	17	29	---	46
Spencer Curley	---	---	20	26	---	46
William Floyd	8	19	---	---	18	45
Vlade Divac	13	31	---	---	---	44
Will Smith	12	29	---	---	1	42
Joel Steed	---	---	12	26	2	40
Jason Dunn	5	16	---	---	19	40
Maurice Hurst	---	---	16	11	9	36
Jevon Langford	---	---	11	13	12	36
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	7	3	21	31
Thurman Thomas	11	18	---	---	1	30
Ramondo Seifert	8	21	---	---	---	29
Rae Carruth	3	12	---	---	12	27
Jamir Miller	---	---	9	17	---	26
Duane Clemons	---	---	13	11	---	24
Houston Hoover	3	9	---	---	10	22
Billy Tamburrino	4	12	---	---	4	20
Jesse Solomon	---	---	0	0	17	17
Balthazar Getty	---	---	7	4	5	16
Andre Coleman	---	---	6	7	---	13
Steve Wallace	3	9	---	---	---	12
Joe Milinchik	3	8	---	---	---	11
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rick Lockhart	2	8	---	---	---	10
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Groenig	---	---	0	0	5	5
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jackson	28	42	---	---	7	77
Jamie Nails	27	42	---	---	7	76
Ronnie Ward	---	---	16	40	18	74
Jack Ryan	28	42	---	---	---	70
Mark Schlereth	25	42	---	---	---	67
Howard Ballard	23	42	---	---	---	65
Tim Mangum	23	42	---	---	---	65
Martin Mayhew	---	---	10	28	26	64
Jimmy Smith	22	41	---	---	---	63
Frank Wycheck	23	35	---	---	1	59
Forrest Gump	20	38	---	---	---	58
Todd Lyght	---	---	15	40	2	57
Kevin Hardy	---	---	13	27	17	57
Dale Carter	---	---	15	36	2	53
Bob Scanlan	---	---	15	34	1	50
Kimble Anders	17	22	---	---	10	49
Reidel Anthony	11	27	---	---	10	48
John Davis	17	14	---	---	16	47
Reggie Brown	---	---	12	30	1	43
Lee Flowers	---	---	9	29	2	40
Bryant Yerger	---	---	5	25	9	39
Michael McCrary	---	---	12	23	3	38
Terry Allen	8	4	---	---	24	36
Keith Millard	---	---	8	24	3	35
Neil Smith	---	---	11	15	4	30
Amp Lee	7	20	---	---	2	29
Eric Swann	---	---	8	16	2	26
Harvey Nichols	---	---	2	13	10	25
Dwayne Harper	---	---	3	11	10	24
Kendall Roberts	---	---	7	11	6	24
Antwuan Wyatt	4	3	---	---	17	24
Mark Seay	5	6	---	---	12	23
Greg Scales	6	0	---	---	16	22
Anthony Pleasant	---	---	4	17	1	22
Ken Johnson	---	---	7	11	1	19
Craig Sauer	---	---	4	10	3	17
Duane Hale	5	0	---	---	7	12
Mike Utley	3	0	---	---	7	10
Glyn Milburn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Booker Foxx	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Sauerbrun	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brandon Bertelsen	6	0	---	---	---	6
Jeff Brady	---	---	0	0	---	0
Stoney Case	0	0	---	---	---	0
Happy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	13	14	1.1
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	6	30	5.0
Right	12	48	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	39	22	3	4	1	3	9	0	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Ryan	39	25	7	3	1	6	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	167	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	62	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	193	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	113	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anfernee Hardaway	9	3	1	34	0	26
WR Will Smith	8	7	0	113	2	29
WR Ramondo Seifert	7	2	0	40	1	21
WR Rae Carruth	5	1	0	15	0	12
RB Rodney Thomas	3	3	0	14	0	17
TE Freddie Jones	3	2	0	13	0	22
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	0	31	0	8
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0	13	0	18
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	0	10	0	16

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Smith	17	10	1	175	4	41
WR Reidel Anthony	6	3	0	72	2	27
WR Amp Lee	5	3	0	51	1	20
TE Frank Wycheck	4	3	0	24	0	35
WR Mark Seay	3	2	0	20	0	6
TE John Davis	2	2	0	4	0	14
RB Forrest Gump	2	2	0	-3	0	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	2	-7	-3.50	0.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Forrest Gump	2	7	3.50	5.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Ryan	4	3	35	8.75	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amp Lee	1	1	14	14.00	10.20
WR Jimmy Smith	1	1	15	15.00	10.29
TE Frank Wycheck	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Mark Seay	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Forrest Gump	5	1
Terry Allen	2	1
Jack Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	13	9	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Ryan	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	3	3	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	1	0
WR Rae Carruth	3	1	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	1
RB Rodney Thomas	1	1	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reidel Anthony	2	1	1
WR Amp Lee	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Smith	1	0	0
TE Frank Wycheck	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)