1999 New York Giants season

The 1999 season was the New York Giants' 75th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Jim Fassel. The team failed to improve on their 8–8 record from the previous season, winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the last season that the team had the script "GIANTS" on the helmet, being replaced with the NY logo for the 2000 season.

1999 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara Preston Robert Tisch
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Head coach	Jim Fassel
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	2 DE Michael Strahan LB Jessie Armstead

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

1999 New York Giants draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Luke Petitgout	T	Notre Dame
2	49	Joe Montgomery	RB	Ohio State
3	79	Dan Campbell	TE	Texas A&M
4	112	Sean Bennett	RB	Northwestern
5	149	Mike Rosenthal	T	Notre Dame
6	189	Lyle West	S	San Jose State
6	205	Andre Weathers	CB	Michigan
7	225	Ryan Hale	DT	Arkansas
7	231	O. J. Childress	LB	Clemson
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

1999 Expansion Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL expansion draft

New York Giants selected during the Expansion Draft

Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
——	20	Kory Blackwell	CB	Cleveland Browns
——	34	Brandon Sanders	S	Cleveland Browns

Roster

1999 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Mike Cherry  5 Kerry Collins 10 Kent Graham Running backs 21 Tiki Barber KR/PR 44 Sean Bennett 34 Greg Comella FB 23 LeShon Johnson 25 Joe Montgomery Wide receivers 80 Brian Alford 88 Ike Hilliard 84 Joe Jurevicius 85 David Patten KR 81 Amani Toomer Tight ends 86 Dan Campbell 87 Howard Cross 83 Pete Mitchell 89 Mark Thomas		Offensive linemen 69 Derek Engler C 74 Scott Gragg T 70 Toby Myles T 72 Roman Oben T 77 Luke Petitgout G 78 Mike Rosenthal T 65 Ron Stone G 62 Jason Whittle G 59 Brian Williams C Defensive linemen 93 Ryan Hale DT 75 Keith Hamilton DT 79 Bernard Holsey DT 94 Cedric Jones DE 99 Christian Peter DT 92 Michael Strahan DE 96 George Williams III DE		Linebackers 98 Jessie Armstead 55 Marcus Buckley 57 O. J. Childress 52 Scott Galyon 51 Pete Monty 91 Ryan Phillips 90 Corey Widmer Defensive backs 43 Percy Ellsworth FS 30 Sam Garnes SS 41 Conrad Hamilton CB 24 Bashir Levingston KR 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 26 Emmanuel McDaniel CB 47 Brandon Sanders 31 Jason Sehorn CB 22 Phillippi Sparks CB 37 Lyle West SS 36 Shaun Williams FS Special teams 19 Cary Blanchard K  9 Brad Maynard P		Reserve lists 33 Gary Brown RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  3 Brad Daluiso K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Robert Harris DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Chris Ortiz WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Lance Scott C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 Charles Way FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 35 Andre Weathers CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad -- Frank Ferrara DE -- James Kidd WR -- Scott Kiernan G 49 Reggie Stephens CB 29 Tre Thomas DB Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Minnesota Vikings	W 36–21	1–0	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
2	August 21	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–20	2–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	New York Jets	L 10–16	2–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	at Baltimore Ravens	L 24–28	2–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	1–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Washington Redskins	L 21–50	1–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at New England Patriots	L 14–16	1–2	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–15	2–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at Arizona Cardinals	L 3–14	2–3	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–10	3–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	New Orleans Saints	W 31–3	4–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17 (OT)	5–3	Veterans Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	Indianapolis Colts	L 19–27	5–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Washington Redskins	L 13–23	5–5	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Arizona Cardinals	L 24–34	5–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	New York Jets	W 41–28	6–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	at Buffalo Bills	W 19–17	7–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–31	7–7	Trans World Dome	Recap
16	December 26	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–34	7–8	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	January 2, 2000	at Dallas Cowboys	L 18–26	7–9	Texas Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	7	3	17
Buccaneers	0	10	3	0	13

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,026
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chip Carter

Game information

First quarter NYG – Christian Peter 38-yard fumble return (Brad Daluiso kick), 11:37. Giants 7–0. Second quarter TB – Martin Gramatica 23-yard field goal, 14:15. Giants 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:39. TB – Dave Moore 1-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Martin Gramatica kick), 0:16. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:26. Third quarter NYG – Andre Weathers 8-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 3:31. Giants 14–10. TB – Martin Gramatica 36-yard field goal, 0:15. Giants 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:16. Fourth quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 36-yard field goal, 12:10. Giants 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:36. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 12/24, 91 yards TB – Trent Dilfer – 15/31, 174 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYG – Sean Bennett – 13 rushes, 24 yards TB – Warrick Dunn – 15 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 4 receptions, 36 yards TB – Bert Emanuel – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Week 2: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 2: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	21	12	10	7	50
Giants	0	14	0	7	21

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,170
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson

Game information

First quarter WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 9:25. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:35. WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 4:39. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:37. WAS – Stephen Davis 19-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 1:36. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:46. Second quarter NYG – Charles Way 7-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 13:06. Redskins 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:26. WAS – Shawn Barber 70-yard interception return (Brett Conway kick blocked), 3:15. Redskins 27–7. NYG – LeShon Johnson 11-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:16. Redskins 27–14. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:59. WAS – Stephen Alexander 1-yard pass from Brad Johnson (run failed), 0:06. Redskins 33–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:10. Third quarter WAS – Brett Conway 48-yard field goal, 10:04. Redskins 36–14. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:54. WAS – Michael Westbrook 15-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 8:26. Redskins 43–14. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:23. Fourth quarter WAS – Stephen Alexander 27-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 11:13. Redskins 50–14. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:00. NYG – Ike Hilliard 7-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:12. Redskins 50–21. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:01. Top passers WAS – Brad Johnson – 20/28, 231 yards, 3 TD NYG – Kent Graham – 20/31, 268 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Stephen Davis – 23 rushes, 126 yards, 3 TD NYG – Sean Bennett – 4 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers WAS – Stephen Alexander – 5 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD NYG – Ike Hilliard – 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week 3: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	7	14
Patriots	0	7	6	3	16

at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,169
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots

Game information

First quarter NYG – LeShon Johnson 6-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:48. Giants 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 5:50. Second quarter NE – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:32. Third quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 8:55. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:48. NE – Adam Vinatieri 19-yard field goal, 1:32. Patriots 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal, 3:12. Patriots 16–7. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 5:55. NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:14. Patriots 16–14. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 1:58. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 23/36, 216 yards, 2 TD NE – Drew Bledsoe – 20/28, 233 yards Top rushers NYG – Charles Way – 8 rushes, 23 yards NE – Terry Allen – 20 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 7 receptions, 69 yards NE – Terry Glenn – 5 receptions, 95 yards

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	9	0	3	3	15
Giants	7	3	3	3	16

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,274
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Don Tollefson

Game information

First quarter NYG – Ike Hilliard 9-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:07. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:26. PHI – Phillippi Sparks tackled in end zone by Charles Johnson for a safety, 3:09. Giants 7–2. PHI – Bobby Taylor 18-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick), 0:00. Eagles 9–7. Second quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 35-yard field goal, 0:06. Giants 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:11. Third quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 25-yard field goal, 7:49. Giants 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:11. PHI – Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal, 3:11. Giants 13–12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:31. Fourth quarter PHI – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal, 12:37. Eagles 15–13. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:55. NYG – Brad Daluiso 23-yard field goal, 7:43. Giants 16–15. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:54. Top passers PHI – Doug Pederson – 6/15, 75 yards, 2 INT NYG – Kent Graham – 15/29, 171 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHI – Duce Staley – 21 rushes, 62 yards NYG – Gary Brown – 27 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers PHI – Charles Johnson – 3 receptions, 38 yards NYG – Amani Toomer – 8 receptions, 123 yards

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 5: New York Giants at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	3	3
Cardinals	0	14	0	0	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/2:05 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,015
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 14:58. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:25. ARI – David Boston 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 0:33. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:49. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 10:13. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 4:26. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/38, 202 yards, INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/19, 156 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Gary Brown – 18 rushes, 67 yards ARI – Michael Pittman – 8 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers NYG – Ike Hilliard – 5 receptions, 78 yards ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	0	7	10
Giants	0	3	0	10	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,204
• Referee: Dick Hantak
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason and Lesley Visser

Game information

First quarter DAL – Richie Cunningham 38-yard field goal, 5:00. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:19. Second quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 2:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 9:47. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 85-yard punt return (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:50. Giants 10–3. DAL – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick), 1:57. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:06. NYG – Brad Daluiso 21-yard field goal, 0:01. Giants 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:56. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 20/33, 266 yards, INT NYG – Kent Graham – 15/21, 183 yards Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 26 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 10 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers DAL – Ernie Mills – 6 receptions, 76 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 5 receptions, 73 yards

Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 7: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	0	3
Giants	7	17	7	0	31

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,982
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Jim Gallagher

Game information

First quarter NYG – Kent Graham 6-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 3:44. Giants 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:56. NO – Doug Brien 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:44. Second quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 41-yard field goal, 10:48. Giants 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 4:12. NYG – Amani Toomer 27-yard pass from Kent Graham (Cary Blanchard kick), 1:03. Giants 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:45. NYG – Joe Jurevicius 53-yard pass from Kent Graham (Cary Blanchard kick), 0:00. Giants 24–3. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 0:32. Third quarter NYG – Joe Montgomery 12-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:07. Giants 31–3. Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:06. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers NO – Billy Joe Tolliver – 14/33, 176 yards, 3 INT NYG – Kent Graham – 19/29, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NO – Ricky Williams – 24 rushes, 111 yards NYG – LeShon Johnson – 18 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers NO – Eddie Kennison – 5 receptions, 62 yards NYG – Pete Mitchell – 5 receptions, 69 yards

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 8: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Giants	3	0	0	14	6	23
Eagles	3	14	0	0	0	17

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 66,481
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Don Tollefson

Game information

First quarter PHI – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal, 6:40. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:32. NYG – Cary Blanchard 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:54. Second quarter PHI – Duce Staley 28-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 5:30. Eagles 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:17. PHI – Torrance Small 84-yard pass from Doug Pederson (Norm Johnson kick), 2:32. Eagles 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:21. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – LeShon Johnson 2-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 13:07. Eagles 17–10. Drive: 16 plays, 83 yards, 8:59. NYG – Pete Mitchell 7-yard pass from Kent Graham (Cary Blanchard kick), 2:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:43. Overtime NYG – Michael Strahan 44-yard interception return, 10:36. Giants 23–17. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 26/41, 240 yards, TD PHI – Doug Pederson – 18/28, 256 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Kent Graham – 5 rushes, 41 yards PHI – Duce Staley – 26 rushes, 97 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 4 receptions, 43 yards PHI – Torrance Small – 4 receptions, 119 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	0	17	3	27
Giants	0	6	0	13	19

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,081
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May

Game information

First quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 19-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 0:48. Colts 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:15. Second quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, 12:09. Colts 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:39. NYG – Cary Blanchard 42-yard field goal, 2:45. Colts 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:39. Third quarter IND – Marvin Harrison 57-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:06. Colts 14–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 4:24. Colts 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:11. IND – Terrence Wilkins 39-yard punt return (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 2:44. Colts 24–6. Fourth quarter NYG – Amani Toomer 33-yard pass from Kent Graham (pass failed), 14:17. Colts 24–12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. IND – Mike Vanderjagt 35-yard field goal, 11:37. Colts 27–12. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:40. NYG – Pete Mitchell 7-yard pass from Kent Graham (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:50. Colts 27–19. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:47. Top passers IND – Peyton Manning – 20/35, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Kent Graham – 27/50, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Edgerrin James – 16 rushes, 108 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 9 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD NYG – Ike Hilliard – 6 receptions, 78 yards

Week 11: at Washington Redskins

Week 11: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	6	0	7	13
Redskins	7	3	3	10	23

at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,641
• Referee: Bill Carollo
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green and Brett Haber

Game information

First quarter WAS – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 7:03. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:24. Second quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 44-yard field goal, 10:57. Redskins 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:53. WAS – Brett Conway 24-yard field goal, 7:02. Redskins 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:55. NYG – Cary Blanchard 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Redskins 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:40. Third quarter WAS – Brett Conway 21-yard field goal, 1:14. Redskins 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:35. Fourth quarter WAS – Marco Coleman 42-yard fumble return (Brett Conway kick), 14:51. Redskins 20–6. NYG – Charles Way 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 10:26. Redskins 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:25. WAS – Brett Conway 37-yard field goal, 0:21. Redskins 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:44. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 13/21, 221 yards, INT WAS – Brad Johnson – 17/29, 158 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 10 rushes, 44 yards WAS – Stephen Davis – 33 rushes, 183 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Ike Hilliard – 4 receptions, 101 yards WAS – Larry Centers – 6 receptions, 69 yards

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	7	21	34
Giants	0	10	0	14	24

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,809
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden and D. J. Johnson

Game information

First quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 39-yard field goal, 5:54. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:52. Second quarter NYG – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:24. Giants 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:32. ARI – Chris Jacke 20-yard field goal, 1:51. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:33. NYG – Cary Blanchard 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:49. Third quarter ARI – Rob Moore 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 11:50. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter ARI – Johnny McWilliams 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 14:55. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:42. NYG – Sean Bennett 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 8:51. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 6:04. ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 4:16. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:35. ARI – Eric Swann 42-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 1:57. Cardinals 34–17. NYG – Tiki Barber 34-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 0:42. Cardinals 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:15. Top passers ARI – Dave Brown – 11/17, 126 yards NYG – Kerry Collins – 22/45, 298 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 16 rushes, 37 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 10 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD NYG – Amani Toomer – 6 receptions, 87 yards

Week 13: vs. New York Jets

Week 13: New York Jets at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	7	0	21	28
Giants	17	10	7	7	41

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,200
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche

Game information

First quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 41-yard field goal, 10:58. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:02. NYG – Joe Montgomery 4-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 8:23. Giants 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:24. NYG – Amani Toomer 61-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 5:28. Giants 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:21. Second quarter NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson 13-yard pass from Ray Lucas (John Hall kick), 10:08. Giants 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. NYG – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 5:09. Giants 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:59. NYG – Cary Blanchard 31-yard field goal, 0:10. Giants 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 3:05. Third quarter NYG – Amani Toomer 9-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:01. Giants 34–7. Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 7:26. Fourth quarter NYJ – Eric Green 10-yard pass from Ray Lucas (John Hall kick), 14:47. Giants 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:21. NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 10-yard pass from Ray Lucas (John Hall kick), 4:14. Giants 34–21. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:36. NYG – Amani Toomer 80-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 3:46. Giants 41–21. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:28. NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 5-yard pass from Ray Lucas (John Hall kick), 0:05. Giants 41–28. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 3:41. Top passers NYJ – Ray Lucas – 31/48, 284 yards, 4 TD NYG – Kerry Collins – 17/29, 341 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NYJ – Ray Lucas – 5 rushes, 20 yards NYG – Joe Mongtomery – 38 rushes, 111 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson – 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD NYG – Amani Toomer – 6 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD

Week 14: at Buffalo Bills

Week 14: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	10	3	3	19
Bills	3	7	0	7	17

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,527
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas

Game information

First quarter BUF – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 9:16. Bills 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:30. NYG – Cary Blanchard 42-yard field goal, 4:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:51. Second quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 21-yard field goal, 12:09. Giants 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:39. BUF – Thurman Thomas 23-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 1:51. Bills 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:20. NYG – Amani Toomer 14-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 0:03. Giants 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 1:48. Third quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 21-yard field goal, 4:28. Giants 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:47. Fourth quarter BUF – Jonathan Linton 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:34. Bills 17–16. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:40. NYG – Cary Blanchard 48-yard field goal, 0:40. Giants 19–17. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 1:29. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 23/44, 240 yards, TD, INT BUF – Doug Flutie – 15/32, 184 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Joe Montgomery – 20 rushes, 77 yards BUF – Doug Flutie – 6 rushes, 25 yards Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 8 receptions, 90 yards BUF – Eric Moulds – 3 receptions, 55 yards

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 15: New York Giants at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	7	10
Rams	3	7	7	14	31

at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 66,065
• Referee: Gerry Austin
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter STL – Jeff Wilkins 47-yard field goal, 3:24. Rams 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:41. Second quarter STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 3-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:31. Rams 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:10. Third quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 23-yard field goal, 10:08. Rams 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:52. STL – Devin Bush 45-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:25. Rams 17–3. Fourth quarter STL – Az-Zahir Hakim 65-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Jeff Wilkins kick), 13:58. Rams 24–3. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:52. STL – Mike Jones 22-yard interception return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 7:10. Rams 31–3. NYG – Ike Hilliard 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:48. Rams 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:22. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 21/37, 273 yards, TD, 2 INT STL – Kurt Warner – 18/32, 319 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Joe Montgomery – 12 rushes, 41 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 16 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 9 receptions, 162 yards STL – Marshall Faulk – 6 receptions, 97 yards

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 16: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	14	7	13	34
Giants	3	3	3	8	17

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 78,095
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Mike Crispino

Game information

First quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 24-yard field goal, 5:14. Giants 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 8:35. Second quarter MIN – Leroy Hoard 3-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 11:59. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48. NYG – Cary Blanchard 43-yard field goal, 7:50. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:09. MIN – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 0:27. Vikings 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:42. Third quarter MIN – Cris Carter 27-yard pass from Randy Moss (Gary Anderson kick), 4:29. Vikings 21–6. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:08. NYG – Cary Blanchard 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 21–9. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:29. Fourth quarter MIN – Moe Williams 85-yard kickoff return (Gary Anderson kick), 14:44. Giants 28–9. NYG – Pete Mitchell 1-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Kerry Collins run), 7:45. Vikings 28–17. Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 6:59. MIN – Robert Smith 70-yard run (pass failed), 7:23. Vikings 34–17. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:22. Top passers MIN – Jeff George – 10/21, 185 yards, 2 INT NYG – Kerry Collins – 31/51, 297 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 16 rushes, 146 yards, TD NYG – Joe Montgomery – 19 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers MIN – Cris Carter – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD NYG – Amani Toomer – 9 receptions, 99 yards

Week 17: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 17: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	15	18
Cowboys	6	10	7	3	26

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/3:05 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 63,767
• Referee: Ron Blum
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen and Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter DAL – Eddie Murray 20-yard field goal, 12:42. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:18. DAL – Eddie Murray 21-yard field goal, 1:03. Cowboys 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:15. Second quarter DAL – Raghib Ismail 4-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick), 6:35. Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:47. DAL – Eddie Murray 27-yard field goal, 0:25. Cowboys 16–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 1:25. Third quarter NYG – Cary Blanchard 29-yard field goal, 5:24. Cowboys 16–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:20. DAL – Jason Tucker 90-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick), 4:14. Cowboys 23–3. Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 1:10. Fourth quarter NYG – Joe Montgomery 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 10:19. Cowboys 23–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:55. DAL – Eddie Murray 40-yard field goal, 4:09. Cowboys 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:10. NYG – Brian Alford 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Joe Montgomery run), 0:57. Cowboys 26–18. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. Top passers NYG – Kerry Collins – 30/47, 316 yards, TD, INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 23/32, 288 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Joe Montgomery – 12 rushes, 36 yards, TD DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 122 yards Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 13 receptions, 100 yards DAL – Jason Tucker – 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	443	377	W2
(5) Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	352	276	W1
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	299	358	L3
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	245	382	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	11	0	.313	272	357	W2

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons