Wild Card Playoff Games, 1997

played in Los Angeles, CA

75 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New York Giants	7	0	0	3	-	10
Los Angeles Rams	14	13	7	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 LA - Terrell Davis 86 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 07:16 NYK - Jason Dunn 7 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:46 LA - Herman Moore 15 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 06:42 LA - Frank Sanders 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:08 LA - Ryan Longwell 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - Ryan Longwell 19 field goal
3Q: 12:29 LA - Ricky Watters 16 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 05:43 NYK - Doug Brien 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 LA - Terrell Davis 86 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 07:16 NYK - Jason Dunn 7 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 01:46 LA - Herman Moore 15 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 06:42 LA - Frank Sanders 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 02:08 LA - Ryan Longwell 33 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - Ryan Longwell 19 field goal
3Q: 12:29 LA - Ricky Watters 16 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
4Q: 05:43 NYK - Doug Brien 27 field goal

Team Statistics NYK LA
Record 9-8 10-7
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 245 429
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 3.89 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 94 263
- Rushing Attempts 22 42
- Yards per Rush 4.27 6.26
Net Passing Yards 151 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 2 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.68 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/109 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	NYK	LA
Record	9-8	10-7
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	245	429
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	3.89	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	94	263
- Rushing Attempts	22	42
- Yards per Rush	4.27	6.26
Net Passing Yards	151	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 2	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.68	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/109	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
1	11:27	4:22	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
1	1:40	3:15	OWN 20	7	40	Fumble
2	6:34	3:38	OWN 20	10	30	Interception
2	2:03	0:54	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	12:15	1:50	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	8:28	1:08	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	4:07	1:10	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	1:01	2:36	OWN 34	8	25	Interception
4	11:56	2:07	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
4	7:30	1:55	OPP 39	4	29	Field Goal
4	3:06	3:06	OWN 44	6	49	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:35	OWN 17	5	83	Touchdown
1	7:05	5:25	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	13:25	6:51	OWN 40	14	60	Touchdown
2	2:56	0:53	OPP 28	4	12	Field Goal
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 41	6	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	10:25	1:57	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	7:20	3:13	OWN 4	6	19	Punt
3	2:57	1:56	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	13:25	1:29	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	9:49	2:19	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
4	5:35	2:29	OPP 45	3	8	Missed FG

Game MVP: Terrell Davis, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Thomas	12	60	5.00	12	1
Thurman Thomas	8	10	1.25	7	0
David Greene	1	5	5.00	5	0
Billy Tamburrino	1	19	19.00	19	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	29	220	7.59	86	5	1
Ricky Watters	11	43	3.91	16	1	1
Daryl Johnston	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Tim Barnett	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	39	19	167	2/16	1	27	2	47.7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	23	15	166	0/0	2	28	0	115.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	6	8	49	8.17	31	27	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	8	45	9.00	2	16	0
WR Rae Carruth	3	9	19	6.33	3	13	0
TE Jason Dunn	2	3	14	7.00	1	7	1
FB William Floyd	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	4	15	15.00	6	15	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	3	19	19.00	15	19	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	6	7	37	6.17	0	13	1
WR Herman Moore	5	8	76	15.20	17	23	1
WR Shawn Collins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Wade Reeves	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	28	28.00	15	28	0
TE David Sloan	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Smith	1	29	29.00	0
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Force
Rodney Thomas	1	0
Derek Jeter	0	1
Jason Dunn	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herman Moore	1	0	0
Jermaine Lewis	1	0	0
Derrick Hoskins	0	1	0
Terrell Davis	0	1	0
David Sloan	0	1	0
Hannibal Lecter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	6	286	47.7	45.7	64	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	5	203	40.6	36.6	47	0

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	2	20	10.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Lewis	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	109	36.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Collins	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bennie Blades	12	3	0.0	40	23
ILB Donnie Edwards	7	4	0.0	26	20
DT Moe Gardner	4	3	0.0	40	12
DT Spencer Curley	4	1	0.0	31	16
DE Duane Clemons	4	1	0.0	25	11
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	0	0.0	19	18
CB Derek Jeter	4	0	0.0	25	20
S Gary Spears	3	2	0.0	27	14
DT Joel Steed	2	2	0.0	20	13
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	0	0.0	23	5
WR Rae Carruth	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Balthazar Getty	2	0	0.0	16	3
CB Maurice Hurst	1	4	0.0	16	9
DE Willie McGinest	1	2	0.0	18	15
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	0.0	28	15
ILB Andre Coleman	1	0	0.0	20	3
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Eric Draven	0	1	0.0	27	20

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	7	1	1.0	19	32
ILB Levon Kirkland	6	4	0.0	18	31
S Derrick Hoskins	4	0	0.0	11	27
DE Alonzo Spellman	3	0	1.0	16	21
CB Kevin Smith	3	1	0.0	20	34
CB Mark McMillian	3	0	0.0	19	37
OLB Pellom McDaniels	3	0	0.0	9	17
S Hannibal Lecter	2	5	0.0	19	36
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	2	0.0	13	24
DT Rhett Hall	2	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Reggie Givens	2	0	0.0	4	11
DT Jerome Brown	1	1	0.0	12	22
S Jason Belser	1	1	0.0	9	18
CB Frank Simmons	1	0	0.0	16	30
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0.0	13	32
DE Jay Taylor	0	1	0.0	15	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	15
DT Moe Gardner	0	1	12
OLB Godfrey Myles	0	1	18

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alonzo Spellman	1.0	0	0	1	21
S Lawyer Milloy	1.0	0	0	0	32
ILB Reggie Givens	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Clint Haynes	0.0	0	3	1	32
DE Jay Taylor	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derek Jeter	5	0	20
S Bennie Blades	3	0	23
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	1	18
S Gary Spears	2	0	14
DT Joel Steed	1	0	13
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	20
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	5
CB Eric Draven	0	2	20

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	4	0	0	32
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	1	1	17
CB Mark McMillian	2	1	0	37
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	0	0	24
CB Frank Simmons	1	1	0	30
S Hannibal Lecter	1	1	0	36
ILB Reggie Givens	1	1	0	11
CB Kevin Smith	1	0	1	34
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	0	21
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	0	31
S Jason Belser	1	0	0	18
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	0	27
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	4	16	1	39
Frank Middleton	2	3	20	0	34
Willie Roaf	1	5	21	0	38
William Floyd	1	2	14	0	16
Vlade Divac	1	1	16	0	21
Houston Hoover	0	2	8	0	25
Jason Dunn	0	2	12	0	24
Joe Cocozzo	0	1	21	1	41
Freddie Jones	0	1	12	0	15

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jumbo Elliott	4	9	39	23
John Flannery	3	11	40	23
Greg Huntington	2	7	42	23
Randy Dixon	1	6	38	23
Gerald Perry	1	3	41	23
Khari Erwin	1	1	3	0
Wade Reeves	1	1	28	17
Pierson Hill	1	1	24	9
David Sloan	1	1	37	19
Daryl Johnston	0	2	12	4

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	2	15
Rae Carruth	1	13
Billy Tamburrino	1	7

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	2	10
Mark McMillian	1	15
Derrick Hoskins	1	8
Frank Simmons	1	7

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Cocozzo	21	41	---	---	6	68
Bennie Blades	---	---	40	23	4	67
Rodney Thomas	13	32	---	---	20	65
Willie Roaf	21	38	---	---	5	64
David Greene	22	41	---	---	---	63
Gary Spears	---	---	27	14	19	60
Eric Draven	---	---	27	20	13	60
Frank Middleton	20	34	---	---	6	60
Joe Milinchik	16	39	---	---	4	59
Moe Gardner	---	---	40	12	3	55
Derek Jeter	---	---	25	20	9	54
Spencer Curley	---	---	31	16	7	54
Donnie Edwards	---	---	26	20	7	53
Will Smith	14	21	---	---	16	51
Merton Hanks	---	---	30	19	2	51
Jason Dunn	12	24	---	---	15	51
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	23	5	19	47
Kevin Henry	---	---	28	15	1	44
William Floyd	14	16	---	---	13	43
Houston Hoover	8	25	---	---	7	40
Godfrey Myles	---	---	19	18	3	40
Rae Carruth	7	20	---	---	13	40
Anfernee Hardaway	13	25	---	---	---	38
Duane Clemons	---	---	25	11	2	38
Vlade Divac	16	21	---	---	---	37
Maurice Hurst	---	---	16	9	11	36
Joel Steed	---	---	20	13	1	34
Willie McGinest	---	---	18	15	1	34
Freddie Jones	12	15	---	---	6	33
Billy Tamburrino	4	18	---	---	7	29
Andre Coleman	---	---	20	3	2	25
Rick Lockhart	5	17	---	---	---	22
Jamir Miller	---	---	11	8	2	21
Ramondo Seifert	8	12	---	---	---	20
Balthazar Getty	---	---	16	3	---	19
Paul Bradford	---	---	15	3	---	18
Jevon Langford	---	---	5	6	6	17
Jesse Solomon	---	---	0	0	15	15
Thurman Thomas	8	5	---	---	1	14
Jeff Hartings	6	2	---	---	---	8
Steve Wallace	2	5	---	---	---	7
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	7	7
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Flannery	40	23	---	---	8	71
Mark McMillian	---	---	19	37	15	71
Jumbo Elliott	39	23	---	---	8	70
Randy Dixon	38	23	---	---	8	69
Greg Huntington	42	23	---	---	1	66
Gerald Perry	41	23	---	---	---	64
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	19	32	13	64
David Sloan	37	19	---	---	7	63
Troy Aikman	36	23	---	---	---	59
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	19	36	2	57
Wade Reeves	28	17	---	---	12	57
Kevin Smith	---	---	20	34	1	55
Frank Sanders	33	22	---	---	---	55
Frank Simmons	---	---	16	30	7	53
Clint Haynes	---	---	13	32	7	52
Levon Kirkland	---	---	18	31	1	50
Pierson Hill	24	9	---	---	16	49
Terrell Davis	30	19	---	---	---	49
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	11	27	8	46
Jay Taylor	---	---	15	26	1	42
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	9	17	15	41
Jerome Brown	---	---	12	22	6	40
Lonnie Marts	---	---	13	24	2	39
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	16	21	---	37
Rhett Hall	---	---	11	23	1	35
Duane Ashman	---	---	11	22	1	34
Jason Belser	---	---	9	18	6	33
Daryl Johnston	12	4	---	---	15	31
Herman Moore	16	14	---	---	---	30
Ricky Watters	15	3	---	---	10	28
Reggie Givens	---	---	4	11	8	23
Shawn Collins	6	6	---	---	9	21
Tim Barnett	3	1	---	---	16	20
Jermaine Lewis	0	0	---	---	15	15
Wesley Carroll	6	1	---	---	3	10
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	4	5	---	9
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frank Garcia	1	0	---	---	7	8
Bernie Kosar	6	0	---	---	---	6
Jay Leeuwenburg	6	0	---	---	---	6
Dean Wells	---	---	3	3	---	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	3	3
Khari Erwin	3	0	---	---	---	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	28	166	5.9
Right	6	61	10.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	39	19	1	4	3	5	5	2	2

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	23	15	3	0	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	70	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	69	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	27	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	113	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rae Carruth	9	3	1	19	0	20
WR Will Smith	8	6	1	49	1	21
WR Anfernee Hardaway	8	5	0	45	0	25
WR Rick Lockhart	4	1	0	15	0	17
RB Rodney Thomas	3	1	1	19	0	32
TE Jason Dunn	3	2	0	14	0	24
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	0	0	0	0	12
FB William Floyd	2	1	0	6	0	16

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	8	5	1	76	2	14
WR Frank Sanders	7	6	1	37	0	22
TE David Sloan	3	1	0	11	0	19
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	0	11	0	6
FB Wade Reeves	2	1	0	3	0	17
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	0	28	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Thomas	2	0	0.00	1.25
Rodney Thomas	2	2	1.00	5.00

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Davis	4	9	2.25	7.59
Ricky Watters	1	16	16.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	4	3	17	4.25	4.28

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	9	3	21	2.33	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.13
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	1	11	11.00	5.63
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	7	7.00	4.67
WR Rae Carruth	1	0	0	0.00	2.11

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	3	1	15	5.00	9.50
WR Frank Sanders	3	2	6	2.00	5.29
WR Shawn Collins	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE David Sloan	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
David Greene	1	0
Rodney Thomas	1	1
Billy Tamburrino	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	5	2
Terrell Davis	5	3
Daryl Johnston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	11	5	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rae Carruth	5	1	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	2	2
WR Will Smith	2	1	1
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)