# 1996 New York Giants season

The 1996 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth and final under head coach Dan Reeves. The team was looking to improve on its 5-11 finish from the year before.
In the 1996 NFL draft, the Giants selected defensive end Cedric Jones with the fifth overall pick. The Giants' first game of the season was at home against the Buffalo Bills, and resulted in a 23–20 loss in overtime. After being shut out by the Dallas Cowboys, New York fell to 0–3 with a 31–10 defeat to the Washington Redskins. Against the New York Jets, the Giants earned their first victory of the season; a 15–10 win over the Minnesota Vikings left them with a 2–3 record heading into their bye week. The team then lost four of its next six games. After defeating the Cowboys, the Giants' record entering December stood at 5–7. They ended the season by losing three of their last four games. With a 6–10 record, the Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division. After the season, the Giants fired Reeves and hired Jim Fassel as his replacement.
Quarterback Dave Brown started all 16 games for the Giants in 1996, throwing for 12 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. New York's leading running back was Rodney Hampton, who had 254 carries for 827 yards. Wide receivers Chris Calloway and Thomas Lewis led the Giants with four touchdowns and 53 receptions each; Calloway had a team-high 739 receiving yards. Defensively, Chad Bratzke and Michael Strahan had the most sacks among Giants players with five apiece, while Jason Sehorn had five interceptions to lead the team.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1996 New York Giants draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | Cedric Jones | DE | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 34 | Amani Toomer | WR | Michigan |
| 3 | 66 | Roman Oben | T | Louisville |
| 4 | 130 | Danny Kanell | QB | Florida State |
| 6 | 171 | Doug Colman | LB | Nebraska |
| 6 | 182 | Scott Galyon | LB | Tennessee |
| 7 | 214 | Conrad Hamilton | CB | Eastern New Mexico |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 2 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium |
| 2 | August 10 | Baltimore Ravens | L 27–37 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium |
| 3 | August 17 | at New York Jets | L 6–13 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium |
| 4 | August 23 | Carolina Panthers | L 7–34 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 1 | Buffalo Bills | L 20–23 (OT) | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 8 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 0–27 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 15 | Washington Redskins | L 10–31 | 0–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 22 | at New York Jets | W 13–6 | 1–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | September 29 | Minnesota Vikings | W 15–10 | 2–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–19 | 2–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 20 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–31 | 2–5 | RFK Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 27 | at Detroit Lions | W 35–7 | 3–5 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 3 | Arizona Cardinals | W 16–8 | 4–5 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 10 | at Carolina Panthers | L 17–27 | 4–6 | Ericsson Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 17 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 23–31 | 4–7 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 24 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–6 | 5–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–24 | 5–8 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 8 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17–7 | 6–8 | Pro Player Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 15 | New Orleans Saints | L 3–17 | 6–9 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 21 | New England Patriots | L 22–23 | 6–10 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Giants | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,218
* Referee: Gary Lane
* TV announcers (TNT): Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden and Ernie Johnson
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 8:27. Giants 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:49.
Second quarter
NYG – Amani Toomer 87-yard punt return (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:14. Giants 10–0.
NYG – Charles Way 37-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:27. Giants 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:50.
BUF – Thurman Thomas 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:14. Giants 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:13.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 34-yard field goal, 9:49. Giants 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:11.
BUF – Steve Christie 28-yard field goal, 6:30. Giants 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:19.
BUF – Andre Reed 60-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 4:45. Giants 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:05.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Steve Christie 39-yard field goal, 7:14. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:00.
Overtime
BUF – Steve Christie 34-yard field goal, 4:52. Bills 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:49.
Top passers
BUF – Jim Kelly – 24/41, 313 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 11/27, 169 yards, TD
Top rushers
BUF – Thurman Thomas – 32 rushes, 97 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
BUF – Andre Reed – 5 receptions, 138 yards, TD
NYG – Charles Way – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,069
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Deion Sanders 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 8:00. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:42.
DAL – Kevin Williams 19-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 1:23. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:55.
Second quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 5-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 0:02. Cowboys 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:52.
Third quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 23-yard field goal, 2:44. Cowboys 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:03.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal, 10:20. Cowboys 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:19.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 10/19, 55 yards, INT
DAL – Troy Aikman – 19/27, 228 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 2 receptions, 15 yards
DAL – Kevin Williams – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,693
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Scott Blanton 36-yard field goal, 3:48. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:33.
Second quarter
WAS – Marc Logan 3-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 11:28. Redskins 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:52.
WAS – Scott Galbraith 30-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Blanton kick), 3:41. Redskins 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:38.
NYG – Aaron Pierce 7-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 0:56. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:45.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 19-yard field goal, 3:50. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:23.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Terry Allen 7-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 14:56. Redskins 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:54.
WAS – Stephen Davis 39-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 1:27. Redskins 31–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.
Top passers
WAS – Gus Frerotte – 15/23, 197 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 17/31, 201 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
WAS – Terry Allen – 27 rushes, 146 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 9 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Jamie Asher – 2 receptions, 49 yards
NYG – Chris Calloway – 5 receptions, 72 yards :

#### Week 4: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Light rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,339
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (FOX): Mike Breen and Bill Maas
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 6:09. Jets 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 6:00.
Second quarter
NYG – Chris Calloway 17-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 4:38. Giants 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:36.
Third quarter
NYJ – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 7:26. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:14.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 13:04. Giants 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:40.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 4:35. Giants 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:37.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 9/13, 111 yards, TD
NYJ – Neil O'Donnell – 22/38, 149 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 27 rushes, 81 yards
NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 11 rushes, 41 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD
NYJ – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 49 yards :
Both New York teams were seeking to rebound from 0–3 starts to the season. The Jets got on the scoreboard first with Nick Lowery kicking a 46-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Giants responded with Chris Calloway catching a 17-yard touchdown pass from Dave Brown. In the third quarter, the Jets cut the Giants' lead to one point thanks to a 39-yard field goal, once again coming from Lowery. The Giants increased the lead in the fourth quarter thanks to two 20-yard field goals from Brad Daluiso, helping them secure their first win of the season by a score of 13–6.

#### Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,970
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 25-yard field goal, 6:28. Giants 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:32.
Second quarter
MIN – David Palmer 69-yard punt return (Scott Sisson kick), 14:21. Vikings 7–3.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 11:56. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
NYG – Aaron Pierce 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:53. Giants 12–7. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:18.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Scott Sisson 28-yard field goal, 13:27. Giants 12–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:26.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 18-yard field goal, 7:39. Giants 15–10. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:48.
Top passers
MIN – Warren Moon – 13/25, 143 yards, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 18/29, 167 yards
Top rushers
MIN – Robert Smith – 17 rushes, 86 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Jake Reed – 3 receptions, 60 yards
NYG – Aaron Pierce – 3 receptions, 45 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| Giants | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,729
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 39-yard field goal, 6:08. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:55.
Second quarter
PHI – Gary Anderson 39-yard field goal, 11:41. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:55.
NYG – Amani Toomer 65-yard punt return (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:42. Giants 10–3.
Third quarter
PHI – Gary Anderson 46-yard field goal, 3:27. Giants 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:28.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Gary Anderson 45-yard field goal, 14:01. Giants 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:27.
PHI – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 2:12. Eagles 12–10. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:53.
PHI – William Thomas 23-yard fumble return (Gary Anderson kick), 1:51. Eagles 19–10.
Top passers
PHI – Ty Detmer – 18/33, 170 yards
NYG – Dave Brown – 11/25, 105 yards, INT
Top rushers
PHI – Ricky Watters – 27 rushes, 110 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Irving Fryar – 6 receptions, 73 yards
NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 44 yards :

#### Week 8: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Redskins | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,684
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Terry Allen 2-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 10:54. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:06.
Second quarter
WAS – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 14:14. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26.
WAS – Terry Allen 2-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 3:57. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:25.
WAS – Darrell Green 68-yard interception return (Scott Blanton kick), 3:00. Redskins 28–0.
Third quarter
NYG – Thomas Lewis 31-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:40. Redskins 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:20.
NYG – Chris Calloway 13-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:39. Redskins 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:48.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:35. Redskins 28–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
WAS – Scott Blanton 45-yard field goal, 2:33. Redskins 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:02.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 26/43, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WAS – Gus Frerotte – 14/24, 207 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 11 rushes, 54 yards, TD
WAS – Terry Allen – 28 rushes, 89 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Thomas Lewis – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD
WAS – Henry Ellard – 5 receptions, 119 yards :

#### Week 9: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 2 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 63,501
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Mike Breen and Bill Maas
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Scott Mitchell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:42. Lions 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:18.
NYG – Punt blocked by Tito Wooten out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 5:53. Lions 7–2.
Second quarter
NYG – Chris Calloway 24-yard pass from Tyrone Wheatley (run failed), 10:17. Giants 8–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:04.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 38-yard field goal, 7:59. Giants 11–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:23.
NYG – Maurice Douglass 32-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:49. Giants 18–7.
NYG – Thomas Lewis 23-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:23. Giants 25–7. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:07.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 8:36. Giants 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:44.
NYG – Ray Agnew 34-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:03. Giants 35–7.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 15/27, 221 yards, TD, INT
DET – Don Majkowski – 11/28, 126 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 27 rushes, 76 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 16 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
DET – Brett Perriman – 8 receptions, 88 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,262
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 9:07. Giants 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:53.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 2:00. Giants 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:58.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Thomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick), 8:34. Giants 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:10.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal, 5:30. Giants 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:54.
ARI – Frank Sanders 7-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Boomer Esiason run), 0:40. Giants 16–8. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 2:59.
Top passers
ARI – Boomer Esiason – 20/40, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT
NYG – Danny Kanell – 14/27, 128 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – LeShon Johnson – 10 rushes, 29 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 94 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD
NYG – Thomas Lewis – 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Ericcson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,298
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Mark Malone
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Raghib Ismail 35-yard run (John Kasay kick), 11:25. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:35.
NYG – Chris Calloway 13-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:09.
NYG – Thomas Lewis 23-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:05. Giants 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:21.
Second quarter
CAR – John Kasay 42-yard field goal, 7:28. Giants 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:42.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 9:57. Giants 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:03.
CAR – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 5:26. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:50.
CAR – John Kasay 28-yard field goal, 2:49. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:34.
Fourth quarter
CAR – Howard Griffith 17-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick), 11:36. Panthers 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:07.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 15/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
CAR – Kerry Collins – 19/33, 202 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 19 rushes, 73 yards
CAR – Anthony Johnson – 23 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
CAR – Wesley Walls – 6 receptions, 73 yards :

#### Week 12: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 34,924
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 18-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Kevin Butler kick), 9:27. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:17.
ARI – Cedric Smith 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 5:56. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:02.
Second quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 25-yard field goal, 14:27. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:29.
ARI – Frank Sanders 2-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Kevin Butler kick), 10:36. Cardinals 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:51.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Cardinals 21–6. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 8:40.
Third quarter
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 4-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:33. Cardinals 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:32.
ARI – LeShon Johnson 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 0:38. Cardinals 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:55.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 9-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:56. Cardinals 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:55.
ARI – Kevin Butler 18-yard field goal, 4:26. Cardinals 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:47.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 1:25. Cardinals 31–23. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 3:01.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 22/41, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ARI – Boomer Esiason – 18/27, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 13 rushes, 50 yards
ARI – LeShon Johnson – 17 rushes, 48 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 6 receptions, 95 yards
ARI – LeShon Johnson – 2 receptions, 50 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Giants | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,081
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 31-yard field goal, 4:30. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:31.
Second quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal, 10:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:47.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 46-yard field goal, 4:57. Giants 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:12.
NYG – Tito Wooten 54-yard fumble return (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:53. Giants 13–3.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 37-yard field goal, 11:43. Giants 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:24.
NYG – Brian Kozlowski 4-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:01. Giants 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:42.
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 28/39, 280 yards, 2 INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 12/18, 110 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 11 rushes, 18 yards
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 21 rushes, 69 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Michael Irvin – 6 receptions, 77 yards
NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,468
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Gary Anderson 44-yard field goal, 8:07. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:36.
PHI – Jason Dunn 14-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 2:46. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
PHI – Irving Fryar 19-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 12:51. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:45.
PHI – Chris Jones 2-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 0:28. Eagles 24–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
NYG – Danny Kanell – 4/13, 47 yards
PHI – Ty Detmer – 25/33, 284 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 9 rushes, 39 yards
PHI – Ricky Watters – 29 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 2 receptions, 26 yards
PHI – Ricky Watters – 6 receptions, 77 yards :

#### Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,889
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 4-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 8:52. Giants 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:08.
MIA – Robert Wilson 3-yard pass from Dan Marino (Joe Nedney kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:42.
Second quarter
NYG – Howard Cross 1-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:15. Giants 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 9:13.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 37-yard field goal, 1:38. Giants 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 2:49.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 21/28, 169 yards, TD
MIA – Dan Marino – 16/30, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD
MIA – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 17 rushes, 96 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Charles Way – 6 receptions, 56 yards
MIA – Fred Barnett – 4 receptions, 139 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Light rain, 42 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,530
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
NO – Lorenzo Neal 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 10:23. Saints 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:32.
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 30-yard field goal, 8:10. Saints 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
NO – Doug Brien 51-yard field goal, 8:59. Saints 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:57.
NO – Mario Bates 22-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 3:47. Saints 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:26.
Top passers
NO – Jim Everett – 12/22, 106 yards, INT
NYG – Danny Kanell – 5/20, 52 yards, INT
Top rushers
NO – Mario Bates – 32 rushes, 129 yards, TD
NYG – Gary Downs – 7 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
NO – Earnest Hunter – 3 receptions, 35 yards
NYG – Lawrence Dawsey – 2 receptions, 29 yards :

#### Week 17: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Giants | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 24 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,387
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire, Phil Simms and Jim Gray
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Intentional grounding penalty on Drew Bledsoe enforced in end zone for a safety, 0:10. Giants 2–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Charles Way 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 12:28. Giants 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:42.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 30-yard field goal, 6:27. Giants 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:07.
NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 3:00. Giants 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:40.
NYG – Jason Sehorn 23-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:45. Giants 22–0.
Third quarter
NE – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 4:12. Giants 22–3. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:04.
Fourth quarter
NE – Terry Glenn 26-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:20. Patriots 22–10. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:04.
NE – Dave Meggett 60-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:09. Giants 22–17.
NE – Ben Coates 13-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (pass failed), 1:23. Patriots 23–22. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.
Top passers
NE – Drew Bledsoe – 31/47, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 14/34, 215 yards, INT
Top rushers
NE – Dave Meggett – 7 rushes, 20 yards
NYG – Gary Downs – 22 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
NE – Terry Glenn – 8 receptions, 124 yards, TD
NYG – Thomas Lewis – 5 receptions, 84 yards :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 286 | 250 | L1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 363 | 341 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 364 | 312 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 300 | 397 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 242 | 297 | L2 |