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New York Giants 31
Washington Redskins 24

Date: Sunday, Sept. 7, 1998
Site: East Rutherford, N.J.
Attendance: 76,629

1 2 3 4 Tot.

Redskins 7 3 7 7 24

Giants 0 10 21 0 31

Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Offensive Stats | Defensive Stats

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Redskins: Shepherd 17 pass from Frerotte (Blanton kick). Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards. Key plays: Mitchell 37 punt return; Allen 17 pass from Frerotte. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:40; Quarter: 6:16.

Second Quarter:
Giants: FG Daluiso 35. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards. Key play: Way 8 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 2:58; Quarter: 0:09.

Redskins: FG Blanton 46. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards. Key plays: Allen 15 run. Shepherd 17 pass from Frerotte. Time elapsed: Drive: 3:46; Quarter: 12:03.

Giants: Calloway 5 pass from Kanell (Daluiso kick). Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards. Key plays: Dishman interception called back for penalty; Hilliard 45 pass from Kanell. Time elapsed: Drive: 2:29; Quarter: 14:32.

Third Quarter:
Giants: Way 2 run (Daluiso kick). Drive: 1 play, 2 yards. Key play: Hamilton intercepts Frerotte pass and returns 17 yards. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:07; Quarter: 1:54.

Giants: Strahan 24 interception return (Daluiso kick). Time elapsed: Drive: 0:00; Quarter: 2:53.

Redskins: Bowie 4 pass from T. Green (Blanton kick). Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards. Key plays: Allen 12 pass from T. Green; Westbrook 62 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 3:18; Quarter: 11:04.

Giants: Toomer 22 pass from Kanell (Daluiso kick). Drive: 1 play, 22 yards. Key play: Peter sacks T. Green, forces fumble, recovered by Hamilton. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:07; Quarter: 13:27.

Fourth Quarter:
Redskins: Redskins: Alexander 1 pass from T. Green (Blanton kick). Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards. Key play: Shepherd 28 pass from T. Green; Westbrook 11 pass from T. Green on fourth-and-2. Time elapsed: Drive: 5:20; Quarter: 8:44.

Team Statistics

Opp. Was.

First Downs 15 21

Rushing 6 3

Passing 6 17

Penalty 3 1

Third Down Eff. 2-12, 17% 2-11, 18%

Fourth Down Eff. 0-0, 0% 1-3, 33%

Net Yards 235 331

Offensive Plays 59 68

Avg. Per Play 4.0 4.9

Net Rushing Yards 82 73

Rushing Plays 30 23

Avg. Gain/Rush 3.2 2.7

Net Passing Yards 153 258

Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 8-43

Gross Passing Yards 159 301

Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-15-1 37-25-2

Avg. Per Pass Att. 5.3 5.7

Punts-Avg. 8-45.3 5-43.4

Return Yards 56 53

Punt Returns-Yards 2-15 3-49

Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-131 4-106

Interception Returns-Yards 2-41 1-4

Penalties-Yards 6-37 9-75

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1

Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 1-1

Time of Possession 27:50 32:10

Individual Statistics

Passing
Giants: Kanell 15-28, 159 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Redskins: T. Green 17-25, 208 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; Frerotte, 8-12, 93 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing
Giants: Barber 12-37; Way 10-25, 1 TD; Brown 7-21; Kanell 1- -1
Redskins: Allen 18-67; Mitchell 1-5; Shepherd 1-0; Frerotte 1- -1

Receiving
Giants: Hilliard 2-50; Toomer 3-32, 1 TD; Way 3-22; Jurevicius 1-22; Calloway 3-21, 1 TD; Cross 3-12
Redskins: Shepherd 3-74, 1 TD; Westbrook 2-73; Allen 6-42; Bowie 4-25, 1 TD; Alexander 3-25, 1 TD; Thomas 2-21; Mitchell 2-16; Thrash 1-13; Asher 1-12

Interceptions
Giants: Strahan 1-24, 1 TD; Hamilton 1-17
Redskins: Campbell 1-4

Punting
Giants: Maynard 8-362
Redskins: M.Turk 5-217

Punt Returns
Giants: Toomer 2-15, 2 FC
Redskins: Mitchell 3-49

Kickoff Returns
Giants: Patten 5-131, 1 TD;
Redskins: Thrash 2-64; Mitchell 2-42;

Missed Field Goals
Giants: None
Redskins: None

Defensive Statistics (Unofficial)

Tackles-Assists
Redskins: Patton 9-5, Campbell 8-2, Richard 5-0, Harvey 4-1, Wilkinson 3-1, Duff 2-2, D.Smith 1-3, Dishman 3-0, Stubblefield 1-2, Pounds 0-2, Denton 1-0, D. Green 1-0, Jones 1-0, Kinney 1-0, Lang 1-0, Williams 1-0
Giants: C. Hamilton 8-1, Widmer 6-3, Sparks 4-1, Bratzke 5-1, Wootten 5-1, Garnes 5-0, Strahan 5-0, K. Hamilton 3-1, S. Williams 3-1, Harris 2-2, Galyon 2-1, Buckley 1-2, Ellsworth 1-2, Armstead 0-2, Peter 1-0, Phillips 1-0

Sacks
Giants: K. Hamilton 2-14, Bratzke 2-10, Strahan 2-6, Peter 1-9, Harris 1-4
Redskins: Jones 1-6

Passes Defensed
Giants: C. Hamilton 2, Sparks 2, Strahan 2, Ellsworth 1
Redskins: Campbell 3, Wilkinson 1, Stubblefield 1

Special Teams Tackles
Giants: Sparks, Garnes, Williams, Galyon, Blackwell, Lincoln, Monty
Redskins: Thomas 3, Pounds, Williams, Alexander, Russell

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