# 1992 New York Giants season

The 1992 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record. Head coach Ray Handley was fired after this season, when the Giants lost six of seven games, after starting the season at 5–4.
Injuries marred the Giants' season, especially at quarterback. Phil Simms, once again the team's starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 4. With Simms out the team once again turned to Jeff Hostetler, the Giants' original 1991 starter and winner of Super Bowl XXV, to take his place. Hostetler, who had his own troubles with injuries including a broken back that ended his 1991 season, soon found himself out of the lineup after suffering a concussion in Week 12. The Giants were then forced to turn to a pair of rookies, Kent Graham and Dave Brown, but Graham suffered from elbow and shoulder problems, and Brown suffered a broken right thumb. Hostetler returned for the final two games of the season, a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10, as the Giants only won once more after the injury. It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals).

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| LB Ed Reynolds (Patriots) | QB Matt Cavanaugh (Retried) |
| | LB Gary Reasons (Bengals) |
| | S Adrian White (Packers) |
| | FB Maurice Carthon (Colts) |
| | WR Odessa Turner (49ers) |
| | DT Lorenzo Freeman (Vikings) |

### NFL Draft

1992 New York Giants draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 11 | Derek Brown | TE | Notre Dame |
| 1 | Supplemental | Dave Brown | QB | Duke |
| 2 | 41 | Phillippi Sparks | CB | Arizona State |
| 3 | 69 | Aaron Pierce | TE | Washington |
| 4 | 99 | Keith Hamilton | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 126 | Michael Wright | DB | Washington State |
| 6 | 153 | Stacey Dillard | DT | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 180 | Corey Widmer | LB | Montana State |
| 8 | 211 | Kent Graham | QB | Ohio State |
| 9 | 238 | Anthony Prior | DB | Washington State |
| 10 | 265 | George Rooks | DE | Syracuse |
| 11 | 292 | Nate Singleton | WR | Grambling State |
| 12 | 323 | Charles Swann | WR | Indiana State |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1992 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Brian Allred | Cornerback | Sacramento State |
| Michael Poloskey | Linebacker | Illinois |
| Scott Van Bellinger | Linebacker | Northern Illinois |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 13–7 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium |
| 2 | August 15 | Cleveland Browns | W 16–7 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium |
| 3 | August 22 | at New York Jets | L 14–20 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium |
| 4 | August 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–24 | 2–2 | Three Rivers Stadium |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 6 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–31 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Dallas Cowboys | L 28–34 | 0–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–14 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 4 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–13 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 31–21 | 2–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–38 | 2–4 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 25 | Seattle Seahawks | W 23–10 | 3–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–7 | 4–4 | RFK Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–7 | 5–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–27 | 5–5 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–47 | 5–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 3–30 | 5–7 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | Washington Redskins | L 10–28 | 5–8 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 12 | at Phoenix Cardinals | L 0–19 | 5–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 35–21 | 6–9 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–20 | 6–10 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 6
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 74,519
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Tom Rathman 3-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 7:03. 49ers 7–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 11-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:30. Tied 7–7.
SF – Mike Cofer 36-yard field goal, 5:09. 49ers 10–7.
SF – Tom Rathman 15-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 1:54. 49ers 17–7.
Third quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:33. 49ers 17–14.
SF – Tom Rathman 4-yard pass from Steve Bono (Mike Cofer kick), 1:40. 49ers 24–14.
Fourth quarter
SF – John Johnson 56-yard interception return (Mike Cofer kick), 7:27. 49ers 31–14.
Top passers
SF – Steve Bono – 15/22, 187 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Phil Simms – 20/37, 223 yards, INT
Top rushers
SF – Ricky Watters – 13 rushes, 100 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
SF – John Taylor – 2 receptions, 60 yards
NYG – Mark Ingram – 4 receptions, 62 yards :

#### Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 13
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,430
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and John Madden
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 5-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 10:49. Cowboys 7–0.
DAL – Robert Williams 3-yard blocked punt return (Lin Elliott kick), 8:19. Cowboys 14–0.
DAL – Lin Elliott 39-yard field goal, 1:23. Cowboys 17–0.
Second quarter
DAL – Lin Elliott 35-yard field goal, 14:03. Cowboys 20–0.
DAL – Jay Novacek 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 0:32. Cowboys 27–0.
Third quarter
DAL – Michael Irvin 27-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 13:30. Cowboys 34–0.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 9:07. Cowboys 34–7.
NYG – Jarrod Bunch 1-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 0:35. Cowboys 34–14.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Stephen Baker 6-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 10:25. Cowboys 34–21.
NYG – Howard Cross 2-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 6:52. Cowboys 34–28.
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/35, 238 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Phil Simms – 25/42, 273 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 89 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 64 yards, TD
Top receivers
DAL – Michael Irvin – 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 5 receptions, 82 yards :

#### Week 3: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,444
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Neal Anderson 8-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 5:32. Bears 7–0.
NYG – Howard Cross 15-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:36. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
CHI – Brad Muster 44-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 12:20. Bears 14–7.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 2:18. Tied 14–14.
Third quarter
NYG – Stephen Baker 13-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 9:35. Giants 21–14.
NYG – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 1:46. Giants 24–14.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 10:19. Giants 27–14.
Top passers
NYG – Phil Simms – 19/29, 220 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 17/28, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 94 yards, TD
CHI – Neal Anderson – 11 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Stephen Baker – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD
CHI – Brad Muster – 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: October 4
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,103
* Referee: Gary Lane
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
NYG – Jarrod Bunch 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:58. Giants 7–0.
NYG – Matt Bahr 18-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–0.
Third quarter
LAR – Jeff Jaeger 26-yard field goal, 8:25. Giants 10–3.
LAR – Tim Brown 68-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Jeff Jaeger kick), 4:22. Tied 10–10.
Fourth quarter
LAR – Jeff Jaeger 54-yard field goal, 7:15. Raiders 13–10.
Top passers
NYG – Phil Simms – 19/29, 196 yards, INT
LAR – Todd Marinovich – 14/23, 216 yards, TD
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 49 yards
LAR – Eric Dickerson – 12 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Mark Ingram – 4 receptions, 65 yards
LAR – Tim Brown – 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Giants | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Light rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,042
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Matt Millen
Game information :
First quarter
PHO – Ernie Jones 72-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick), 12:20. Cardinals 7–0.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 63-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:43. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
NYG – Jarrod Bunch 6-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 11:38. Giants 14–7.
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 25-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 8:36. Giants 21–7.
PHO – Chris Chandler 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 1:55. Giants 21–14.
Third quarter
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 16-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 6:31. Giants 28–14.
NYG – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal, 0:30. Giants 31–14.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Johnny Bailey 7-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick), 7:30. Giants 31–21.
Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 16/30, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/17, 142 yards, TD
Top rushers
PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 15 rushes, 47 yards
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 167 yards, TD
Top receivers
PHO – Ernie Jones – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD
NYG – Mark Ingram – 2 receptions, 40 yards :

#### Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: October 18
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Light rain, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,541
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:40. Rams 7–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 10-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:22. Tied 7–7.
LA – Pat Carter 9-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 7:31. Rams 14–7.
NYG – Matt Bahr 31-yard field goal, 0:45. Rams 14–10.
Third quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 46-yard field goal, 9:53. Rams 17–10.
LA – Jeff Chadwick 19-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick), 0:10. Rams 24–10.
Fourth quarter
LA – Cleveland Gary 5-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 10:29. Rams 31–10.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:33. Rams 31–17.
LA – David Lang 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 1:53. Rams 38–17.
Top passers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 18/32, 149 yards, INT
LA – Jim Everett – 18/21, 242 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 5 rushes, 42 yards
LA – Cleveland Gary – 31 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Dave Meggett – 7 receptions, 70 yards
LA – Aaron Cox – 5 receptions, 73 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Overcast, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,339
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bill Parcells
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal, 12:49. Giants 3–0.
SEA – John Kasay 33-yard field goal, 7:28. Tied 3–3.
NYG – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 6–3.
Third quarter
SEA – Tommy Kane 13-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (John Kasay kick), 11:37. Seahawks 10–6.
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 7-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:05. Giants 13–10.
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 7-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:56. Giants 20–10.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal, 7:01. Giants 23–10.
Top passers
SEA – Stan Gelbaugh – 22/32, 130 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 5/9, 94 yards, TD
Top rushers
SEA – John Williams – 11 rushes, 44 yards
NYG – Jarrod Bunch – 12 rushes, 77 yards
Top receivers
SEA – John Williams – 11 receptions, 45 yards
NYG – Stephen Baker – 1 reception, 46 yards :

#### Week 9: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Light rain, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,647
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Brian Mitchell 84-yard punt return (Chip Lohmiller kick), 4:35. Redskins 7–0.
NYG – Jarrod Bunch 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 1:22. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 17-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 2:36. Giants 14–7.
NYG – Dave Meggett 4-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:08. Giants 21–7.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal, 8:07. Giants 24–7.
Top passers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 15/29, 161 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Mark Rypien – 14/31, 187 yards
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 23 rushes, 138 yards
WAS – Earnest Byner – 9 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Howard Cross – 3 receptions, 58 yards
WAS – Ricky Sanders – 4 receptions, 72 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 37 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,038
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 47-yard field goal, 7:26. Giants 3–0.
NYG – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 2:11. Giants 6–0.
Second quarter
GB – Vince Workman 3-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:03. Packers 7–6.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:31. Giants 13–7.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Reyna Thompson 69-yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick), 3:38. Giants 20–7.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 0:49. Giants 27–7.
Top passers
GB – Brett Favre – 27/44, 279 yards, 3 INT
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/16, 133 yards
Top rushers
GB – Vince Workman – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 11 receptions, 160 yards
NYG – Stephen Baker – 2 receptions, 46 yards :

#### Week 11: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Broncos | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Scattered clouds, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,269
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Reggie Rivers 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 8:32. Broncos 7–0.
DEN – Mark Jackson 51-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 5:03. Broncos 14–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal, 14:01. Broncos 14–3.
NYG – Matt Bahr 38-yard field goal, 0:18. Broncos 14–6.
Third quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 25-yard field goal, 8:53. Broncos 17–6.
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 46-yard field goal, 14:08. Broncos 20–6.
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:54. Broncos 20–13.
DEN – Greg Lewis 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 5:44. Broncos 27–13.
Top passers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 6/12, 59 yards
DEN – Tommy Maddox – 9/13, 134 yards
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 20 rushes, 87 yards
DEN – Gaston Green – 18 rushes, 92 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 3 receptions, 27 yards
DEN – Mark Jackson – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 47 |
| Giants | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Light rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,153
* Referee: Dick Hantak
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 8:49. Giants 3–0.
NYG – Dave Meggett 14-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 2:24. Giants 10–0.
Second quarter
PHI – Herschel Walker 21-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (kick failed), 14:54. Giants 10–6.
NYG – Dave Meggett 92-yard kickoff return (Matt Bahr kick), 14:32. Giants 17–6.
NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 12:15. Giants 20–6.
PHI – Seth Joyner 43-yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick), 9:35. Giants 20–13.
PHI – Herschel Walker 11-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 4:02. Tied 20–20.
Third quarter
PHI – Keith Byars 38-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick), 13:09. Eagles 27–20.
PHI – Ken Rose 3-yard blocked punt return (Roger Ruzek kick), 10:23. Eagles 34–20.
PHI – Vai Sikahema 87-yard punt return (kick failed), 7:59. Eagles 40–20.
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 17-yard pass from Kent Graham (Matt Bahr kick), 2:39. Eagles 40–27.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Heath Sherman 30-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 8:48. Eagles 47–27.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:07. Eagles 47–34.
Top passers
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 10/21, 209 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 11/28, 154 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHI – Heath Sherman – 17 rushes, 109 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 10 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Top receivers
PHI – Herschel Walker – 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD
NYG – Stephen Baker – 4 receptions, 89 yards :

#### Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,416
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Lin Elliott 45-yard field goal, 3:22. Cowboys 3–0.
Second quarter
DAL – Lin Elliott 33-yard field goal, 12:39. Cowboys 6–0.
DAL – Lin Elliott 53-yard field goal, 2:22. Cowboys 9–0.
NYG – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal, 0:03. Cowboys 9–3.
Third quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 26-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 6:03. Cowboys 16–3.
DAL – Emmitt Smith 68-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 3:53. Cowboys 23–3.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Alvin Harper 4-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick), 6:04. Cowboys 30–3.
Top passers
NYG – Kent Graham – 12/28, 151 yards
DAL – Troy Aikman – 19/29, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 10 rushes, 33 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 17 rushes, 120 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 6 receptions, 105 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 6 receptions, 41 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 6
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Overcast, 31 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,998
* Referee: Gary Lane
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Randy Cross
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Earnest Byner 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 4:23. Redskins 7–0.
Second quarter
WAS – Earnest Byner 11-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 7:02. Redskins 14–0.
NYG – Ken Willis 43-yard field goal, 1:05. Redskins 14–3.
Third quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 6:23. Redskins 14–10.
WAS – Terry Orr 20-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 0:46. Redskins 21–10.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Art Monk 42-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 10:56. Redskins 28–10.
Top passers
WAS – Mark Rypien – 15/18, 216 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Kent Graham – 8/16, 73 yards
Top rushers
WAS – Earnest Byner – 20 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 13 rushes, 64 yards, TD
Top receivers
WAS – Ricky Sanders – 5 receptions, 69 yards
NYG – Ed McCaffrey – 3 receptions, 33 yards :

#### Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,452
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
PHO – Dave Brown tackled in end zone by Eric Swann for a safety, 10:35. Cardinals 2–0.
PHO – Johnny Johnson 5-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 5:56. Cardinals 9–0.
Third quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal, 7:11. Cardinals 12–0.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Johnny Johnson 42-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 14:52. Cardinals 19–0.
Top passers
NYG – Kent Graham – 7/21, 54 yards, 2 INT
PHO – Chris Chandler – 12/18, 130 yards
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 12 rushes, 51 yards
PHO – Johnny Johnson – 36 rushes, 156 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 33 yards
PHO – Randal Hill – 4 receptions, 63 yards :

#### Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Giants | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 19
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Overcast, 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,428
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Mark Ingram 21-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 2:01. Giants 7–0.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 0:16. Giants 14–0.
Second quarter
KC – Christian Okoye 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 7:24. Giants 14–7.
NYG – Chris Calloway 15-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 0:18. Giants 21–7.
Third quarter
NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 8:53. Giants 28–7.
NYG – Rodney Hampton 20-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 5:11. Giants 35–7.
KC – Tim Barnett 77-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Nick Lowery kick), 4:46. Giants 35–14.
Fourth quarter
KC – Ruben Rodriguez punt blocked by Kimble Anders, ball recovered in NYG end zone by Tracy Rogers for touchdown (Nick Lowery kick), 3:40. Giants 35–21.
Top passers
KC – Dave Krieg – 18/34, 259 yards, TD, 2 INT
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 10/16, 131 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Christian Okoye – 11 rushes, 36 yards, TD
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 84 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
KC – Tim Barnett – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD
NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 27 °F (−3 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,266
* Referee: Red Cashion
* TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Matt Millen and Lesley Visser
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Calvin Williams 34-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick), 0:46. Eagles 7–0.
Second quarter
PHI – Randall Cunningham 20-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 5:12. Eagles 14–0.
PHI – Roger Ruzek 45-yard field goal, 0:01. Eagles 17–0.
Third quarter
NYG – Ken Willis 20-yard field goal, 9:01. Eagles 17–3.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 13-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Ken Willis kick), 10:05. Eagles 17–10.
PHI – Roger Ruzek 46-yard field goal, 7:29. Eagles 20–10.
Top passers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 20/33, 202 yards, TD, INT
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 11/21, 125 yards, TD
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 12 rushes, 35 yards
PHI – Herschel Walker – 16 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Mark Ingram – 5 receptions, 63 yards
PHI – Calvin Williams – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 409 | 243 | W2 |
| $^{(5)}$ Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 354 | 245 | W4 |
| $^{(6)}$ Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 300 | 255 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 306 | 367 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 4–10 | 243 | 332 | L2 |