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1989 New York Giants

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 252 points (15.8/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 96 points (6.0/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.

Coached by Bill Parcells (12-4-0)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 11 box W 1-0 @ Washington Redskins 27 24 19 390 231 159 3 19 457 345 112 3
2 Sun September 17 box W 2-0 Detroit Lions 24 14 21 345 216 129 1 19 410 315 95 5
3 Sun September 24 box W 3-0 Phoenix Cardinals 35 7 16 366 204 162 1 16 248 183 65 6
4 Sun October 1 box W 4-0 @ Dallas Cowboys 30 13 20 342 205 137 5 12 288 201 87 2
5 Sun October 8 box L 4-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 19 21 20 323 239 84 1 18 243 85 158
6 Sun October 15 box W 5-1 Washington Redskins 20 17 19 306 173 133 1 18 316 194 122 2
7 Sun October 22 box W 6-1 @ San Diego Chargers 20 13 24 327 218 109 2 9 179 128 51 1
8 Mon October 30 box W 7-1 Minnesota Vikings 24 14 13 174 55 119 20 250 140 110 4
9 Sun November 5 box W 8-1 @ Phoenix Cardinals 20 13 22 384 174 210 2 14 186 111 75 1
10 Sun November 12 box L 8-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 31 13 207 201 6 2 28 445 295 150 2
11 Sun November 19 box W 9-2 Seattle Seahawks 15 3 21 349 187 162 1 12 195 132 63 2
12 Mon November 27 box L 9-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 24 34 23 342 290 52 5 24 381 285 96 3
13 Sun December 3 box L 9-4 Philadelphia Eagles 17 24 17 294 236 58 5 13 279 130 149 2
14 Sun December 10 box W 10-4 @ Denver Broncos 14 7 16 261 148 113 18 367 284 83
15 Sat December 16 box W 11-4 Dallas Cowboys 15 0 14 273 133 140 7 108 67 41 1
16 Sun December 24 box W 12-4 Los Angeles Raiders 34 17 20 280 164 116 1 19 312 230 82 3
Playoffs
Division Sun January 7 box L 12-5 Los Angeles Rams 13 19

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 348 4963 1046 4.7 298 248 444 3074 17 16 6.3 157 556 1889 17 3.4 118 30 14 23
Team Defense 252 4664 946 4.9 442 273 486 3125 16 22 6.0 159 421 1539 10 3.7 266 37 15 17
Lg Rank Offense 12 20 16 25 20 18 6 13 2 15 6 26 5 10
Lg Rank Defense 2 5 4 8 7 6 8 11 5 4 7 5 11 13

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Phil Simms 35 QB 15 15 11-4-0 228 405 56.3 3061 14 3.5 14 3.5 62 7.6 6.3 13.4 204.1 77.6 40 244 6.3 5.2 9.0
Jeff Hostetler 28 16 1 1-0-0 20 39 51.3 294 3 7.7 2 5.1 35 7.5 6.0 14.7 18.4 80.5 6 37 5.7 4.4 13.3
Team Total 26.2 16 12-4-0 248 444 55.9 3355 17 3.8 16 3.6 62 7.6 6.3 13.5 209.7 77.9 46 281 6.3 5.2 9.4
Opp Total 16 273 486 56.2 3125 16 3.3 22 4.5 6.4 4.7 11.4 195.3 67.8 39 302 6.0 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Ottis Anderson 32 RB 16 16 325 1023 14 36 3.1 63.9 20.3 28 268 9.6 0 26 1.8 16.8 1291 14 2
Lewis Tillman 23 16 0 79 290 0 19 3.7 18.1 4.9 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 299 0 1
Maurice Carthon 28 FB 16 10 57 153 0 18 2.7 9.6 3.6 15 132 8.8 0 18 0.9 8.3 285 0 1
Phil Simms 35 QB 15 15 32 141 1 15 4.4 9.4 2.1 141 1 9
Dave Meggett* 23 RET 16 2 28 117 0 18 4.2 7.3 1.8 34 531 15.6 4 62 2.1 33.2 648 4 8
Lee Rouson 27 16 0 11 51 0 9 4.6 3.2 0.7 7 121 17.3 0 39 0.4 7.6 172 0 0
Jeff Hostetler 28 16 1 11 71 2 19 6.5 4.4 0.7 71 2 2
George Adams 27 14 0 9 29 0 8 3.2 2.1 0.6 2 7 3.5 0 10 0.1 0.5 36 0 0
Odessa Turner 25 WR 13 10 2 11 0 14 5.5 0.8 0.2 38 467 12.3 4 44 2.9 35.9 478 4 1
Mark Ingram 24 16 3 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 17 290 17.1 1 41 1.1 18.1 291 1 2
Gary Reasons 27 LILB 16 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 2 0 0
Lionel Manuel 27 WR 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 539 16.3 1 49 2.1 33.7 539 1 0
Zeke Mowatt 28 TE 16 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 288 10.7 0 31 1.7 18.0 288 0 1
Mark Bavaro 26 te 7 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 278 12.6 3 29 3.1 39.7 278 3 0
Stephen Baker 25 15 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 255 19.6 2 39 0.9 17.0 255 2 0
Howard Cross 22 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 107 17.8 1 27 0.4 6.7 107 1 1
Stacy Robinson 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 41 10.3 0 16 0.7 6.8 41 0 0
Carl Banks 27 LOLB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.1 1.4 22 1 0
Team Total 26.2 16 556 1889 17 36 3.4 118.1 34.8 248 3355 13.5 17 62 15.5 209.7 5244 34 30
Opp Total 16 421 1539 10 3.7 96.2 26.3 273 3125 11.4 16 17.1 195.3 4664 26 38

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dave Meggett* 23 RET 16 2 46 582 1 76 12.7 27 577 0 43 21.4 1807
Mark Ingram 24 16 3 22 332 0 29 15.1 623
Mark Collins 25 LCB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Lee Rouson 27 16 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 189
Team Total 26.2 16 46 582 1 76 12.7 51 926 0 43 18.2 6752
Opp Total 16 29 0 73 1306 0 17.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Sean Landeta+ 27 P 16 0 70 3019 71 0 43.1
Raul Allegre 30 K 10 0 6 6 9 8 9 5 2 1 26 20 76.9% 24 23 95.8%
Bjorn Nittmo 23 6 0 5 4 5 5 2 12 9 75.0% 13 12 92.3%
Team Total 26.2 16 11 10 14 13 11 5 2 1 38 29 76.3% 37 35 94.6% 70 3019 71 0 43.1
Opp Total 16 21 14 66.7% 30 30 100.0% 74 2967 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Lawrence Taylor*+ 30 ROLB 16 15 15.0
Phil Simms 35 QB 15 15 9 3 -1 0
Dave Meggett* 23 RET 16 2 8 3 0 0
Leonard Marshall 28 RDE 16 16 9.5 2 0 0 0 0 81 1
Erik Howard 25 NT 16 16 5.5 1 0 1 0 0 69
Terry Kinard 30 FS 16 16 5 135 1 58 0 1 4 0
Carl Banks 27 LOLB 16 16 4.0 1 6 0 6 89
Mark Collins 25 LCB 16 16 1.0 2 12 0 12 0 0 2 8 0 81
Myron Guyton 22 SS 16 15 2 27 0 14 0 0 3 4 0 98
Pepper Johnson 25 14 4 1.0 3 60 1 39 0 0 1 0 0 61
Mark Ingram 24 16 3 2 2 0 0
Perry Williams 28 RCB 16 16 3 14 0 14 1 0 0 0
Jeff Hostetler 28 16 1 2 1 0 0
Eric Moore 24 RG 16 13 0 3 0 0
Ottis Anderson 32 RB 16 16 2 0 0 0
Zeke Mowatt 28 TE 16 11 1 1 0 0
Gary Reasons 27 LILB 16 12 1.0 1 40 0 40 1
Doug Riesenberg 24 RT 16 16 0 2 0 0
John Washington 26 LDE 16 14 0 2 0 0
Adrian White 25 15 0 2 8 0 9
Sheldon White 24 16 1 2 18 0 18
Maurice Carthon 28 FB 16 10 1 0 0 0
Johnie Cooks 31 RILB 16 13 1.0
Greg Cox 24 16 0 1.0
Howard Cross 22 16 4 1 0 0 0
Steve DeOssie 27 9 3 1 10 0 10 19
Eric Dorsey 25 2 2 0 1 0 0
Greg Jackson 23 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 19
Lionel Manuel 27 WR 16 12 0 1 0 0
Bart Oates 31 C 16 16 1 0 0 0
Lee Rouson 27 16 0 0 1 0 0
Lewis Tillman 23 16 0 1 0 0 0
Odessa Turner 25 WR 13 10 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 39.0 22 330 2 58 4 30 29 15 0 517 2
Opp Total 16 46 38 23

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Ottis Anderson 32 RB 16 16 14 84
Raul Allegre 30 K 10 0 23 20 83
Bjorn Nittmo 23 6 0 12 9 39
Dave Meggett* 23 RET 16 2 4 1 30
Odessa Turner 25 WR 13 10 4 24
Mark Bavaro 26 te 7 7 3 18
Stephen Baker 25 15 4 2 12
Jeff Hostetler 28 16 1 2 12
Carl Banks 27 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Howard Cross 22 16 4 1 6
Mark Ingram 24 16 3 1 6
Pepper Johnson 25 14 4 1 6
Terry Kinard 30 FS 16 16 1 6
Lionel Manuel 27 WR 16 12 1 6
Phil Simms 35 QB 15 15 1 6
Leonard Marshall 28 RDE 16 16 1 2
Gary Reasons 27 LILB 16 12 1 2
Team Total 26.2 16 17 17 1 2 35 29 2 348
Opp Total 16 10 16 30 14 252