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Giants 30, Redskins 10
Date: Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997
Site: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 77,571

1 2 3 4 OT Tot.

Redskins 0 3 7 0 0 10

Giants 17 3 0 10 0 30

Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Indiv. Offensive Stats | Defensive Stats

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Giants: FG Daluiso 41. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards. Key play: Armstead recovers Hostetler fumble at Washington 29. Time elapsed: Drive: :47, Quarter: 2:16.
Giants: Way 15 run (Daluiso kick). Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards. Key play: M. Turk fumble snap in punt formation, recovered by Campbell, tacked for -3 by Armstead. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:35, Quarter: 4:57.
Giants: Calloway 7 pass from Kanell (Daluiso kick). Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards. Key plays: Cross 22 pass from Kanell. Calloway 13 pass from Kanell on 3rd and 10. Time elapsed: Drive: 7:42; Quarter: 13:46.
Second Quarter
Redskins: FG Blanton 33. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards. Key play: S. Davis 14 pass from Hostetler. Time elapsed: Drive: 6:03; Quarter: 4:49.
Giants: FG Daluiso 28. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards. Key play: C. Hamilton intercepts Hostetler at Redskins 30. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:47; Quarter: 14:34.

Third Quarter:
Redskins: Connell 41 pass from Hostetler (Blanton kick). Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:18; Quarter: 2:43.

Fourth Quarter:
Giants: FG Daluiso 28. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards; Key plays: Toomer 14 pass from Kanell on 3rd and 5. Time elapsed: Drive: 5:05; Quarter: 0:36.
Giants: Sehorn 35 interception return (Daluiso kick). Drive: 0 plays, 35 yards. Time elapsed: Quarter: 0:57.
Redskins: Mitchell 2 run (Blanton kick). Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards. Key plays: Frerotte 19 run; Westbrook 15 pass from Frerotte; Westbrook 13 pass from Frerotte on fourth and 12; Ellard 19 pass from Frerotte on fourth and 10. Time elapsed: Drive 2:52; Quarter: 13:10.

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Team Statistics

Redskins Giants

First Downs 18 14

Rushing 0 7

Passing 16 6

Penalty 2 1

Third Down Eff. 2-9, 22% 6-16, 38%

Fourth Down Eff. 0-3, 0% 0-0, 0%

Net Yards 320 240

Offensive Plays 60 64

Avg. Per Play 5.3 3.8

Net Rushing Yards 45 130

Rushing Plays 15 37

Avg. Gain/Rush 3.0 3.5

Net Passing Yards 275 110

Sacked-Yards Lost 3-13 2-15

Gross Passing Yards 288 125

Pass Att. Comp.-Int. 42-23-4 25-13-2

Avg. Per Pass Att. 6.1 4.1

Punts-Avg. 3-41 6-40.2

Return Yards 10 58

Punt Returns-Yards 2-5 2-5

Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-127 3-57

Interception Returns-Yards 2-5 4-53

Penalties-Yards 4-40 5-46

Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-0

Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 3-3

Time of Possession 25:15 34:45

Individual Statistics

PASSING
Redskins: Hostetler 23-42, 288 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT.
Giants: Kanell 13-25, 125 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

RUSHING
Redskins: Davis 10-41, Connell 1-3, Hostetler 2-1, Bowie 1-0, M. Turk 1-0.
Giants: Way 11-49, TD, Hampton 11-43, Barber 13-32, Kanell 1-4, Patten 1-2.

RECEIVING
Redskins: Connell 5-89, TD, Mitchell 5-70, Asher 4-48, S. Davis 2-23, C. Thomas 3-21, Thrash 2-24, Ellard 1-13.
Giants: Cross 5-52, Calloway 2-17, TD, Way 2-17, Toomer 1-14, Patten 1-9, Pierce 1-9, Barber 1-7.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Redskins: Richard 2-5.
Giants: Sehorn 2-35, TD, C. Hamilton 1-18, Widmer 1-0.

PUNTING
Redskins: M. Turk 3-123.
Giants: Maynard 6-241.

PUNT RETURNS
Redskins: Mitchell 2-5.
Giants: Toomer 2-5.

KICKOFF RETURNS
Redskins: Mitchell 4-88, Logan 2-39.
Giants: Pegram 3-57.

MISSED FIELD GOALS
Redskins: None.
Giants: None.

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Defensive Statistics (Unofficial)

TACKLES-ASSISTS
Redskins: D. Smith 11-2, Campbell 10-2, Harvey 9-1, Lang 4-3, Patton 4-1, Richard 2-2, Owens 3-0, Boutte 1-2, Huehl 0-3, Dishman 2-0, Emtman 1-1, Evans 0-2, Duff 1-0, Mims 1-0, Williams 1-0, D. Green 0-1.
Giants: Armstead 7-2, Widmer 4-2, Wooten 3-3, Randolph 5-0, Garnes 3-1, C. Hamilton 3-1, K. Hamilton 2-2, Galyon 3-0, Ellsworth 2-1, Sparks 2-0, Strahan 2-0, Holsey 1-1, Buckley 1-0, Harris 1-0, Sehorn 0-1.

SACKS
Redskins: Harvey 1-11, Mims 1-4.
Giants: Strahan 1-7, Harris 1-6, Holsey 1-0.

PASSES DEFENSED
Redskins: Richard 2, Patton.
Giants: Sehorn 3, C. Hamilton 2, Armstead 2, Widmer, Galyon, Ellsworth, Sparks.

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
Redskins: Alexander 2-1, Thrash 1-1, Mitchell 1-0.
Giants: Garnes 3-1, Galyon 2-0, Sparks 1-0, Lane 0-1.

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