1991 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1991 8–8 4th NFC East Ray Handley George Young Wellington Mara Robert Tisch Giants Stadium Did not qualify C Bart Oates Giants seasons The 1991 New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under head coach Ray Handley. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the eighth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 256 and became the first organization in NFL history to do so twice (the Giants missed out on the playoffs a season after winning Super Bowl XXI as well). The 1991 season marked the first season that the Mara family did not have total ownership of the Giants. Wellington Mara's nephew Tim, who had inherited the half-stake in the team that his grandfather and namesake had given to Tim's father Jack, decided that he no longer wanted to be involved with the team after 26 years, most of which had been spent feuding with his uncle over the team's operations. On February 2, 1991, shortly after Super Bowl XXV, Tim Mara announced he had sold his family's stake in the team to businessman Bob Tisch, the co-founder of Loews Corporation and former United States Postmaster General. Tisch did not take an active role in the operations of the team, instead choosing to focus on the team's finances; this enabled the Maras to keep control of the football side of the team and allowed Wellington Mara's son John to take a more active role with the Giants.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p.287 The 1991 season also saw major changes to the Giants' coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Bill Belichick left the team to become the head coach of the Cleveland Browns shortly after the Super Bowl.https://brownswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2019/02/05/throwback-browns-hired-bill-belichick-on-this-date-in-1991/79343745007/ Browns hired Bill Belichick on this date in 1991 Head coach Bill Parcells retired in May and was replaced by the team's former running backs coach Ray Handley.https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/05/16/parcells-quits-cant-give-my-all/ Parcells Quits; 'Can't Give My All' Chicago Tribune May 16, 1991 During the Giants' previous season Phil Simms entered the year as the starter and started the first fourteen games of the season. In the course of that fourteenth game, where the Giants hosted the Buffalo Bills, Simms suffered a severe foot injury and backup Jeff Hostetler took over and led the Giants through the playoffs and to their Super Bowl victory over those same Bills. Simms did recover from his injury and was expected to regain his starting position, but Handley decided to make Simms and Hostetler compete for the position. Handley made his decision prior to the Giants' week one matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football and gave the starting job to Hostetler amid some controversy. Hostetler led the Giants to 6 wins in his eleven starts, but broke his back during a week 13 win against Tampa Bay. Simms returned to finish the game, but went 2–3 as Giants starter the remainder of the year and the Giants fell out of the playoffs. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EEDB113CF931A25753C1A961958260 Sports of the Times; Not a Quarterback Controversy. It's Simply a Contest The New York Times 12 October 1997 Anderson Dave Offseason After the 1990 season, in which the Giants won the Super Bowl, the Giants lost several members of their coaching staff. In addition to Parcells and Belichick,http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=506 Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography 2007-04-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070602084910/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=506 2007-06-02 wide receivers coach Tom Coughlin took the head coaching position Boston College; he was said to have been the first choice to replace Parcells and would have done so had he not left the Giants. NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 New York Giants 1 27 Jarrod Bunch RB Michigan yes 2 55 Kanavis McGhee LB Colorado yes 3 83 Ed McCaffrey WR Stanford yes yes 4 111 Clarence Jones T Maryland yes 5 139 Anthony Moss LB Florida State 6 167 Corey Miller LB South Carolina yes 7 195 Simmie Carter DB Southern Miss 8 223 Lamar McGriggs DB Western Illinois yes 9 250 Jerry Bouldin WR Mississippi State 10 278 Luis Cristobal G Miami 11 306 Ted Popson TE Portland State 12 334 Larry Wanke QB John Carroll https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1991_draft.htm 1991 New York Giants Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Roster 1991 New York Giants 47 8 3  6 Matt Cavanaugh 11 Phil Simms 24 Ottis Anderson 33 Jarrod Bunch y FB 44 Maurice Carthon FB 27 Rodney Hampton KR 30 Dave Meggett KR/PR 34 Lewis Tillman American football 85 Stephen Baker American football 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 81 Ed McCaffrey y 86 James Milling 83 Odessa Turner 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt 76 Jumbo Elliott American football T 68 Clarence Jones American football y T 61 Bob Kratch G 60 Eric Moore offensive lineman G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts American football G 59 Brian Williams center C 77 Eric Dorsey DE 93 Mike Fox American football DE 75 Lorenzo Freeman NT 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 51 Bobby Abrams OLB 58 Carl Banks OLB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 96 Kanavis McGhee y OLB 57 Corey Miller American football y OLB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB 46 Roger Brown defensive back CB 25 Mark Collins American football CB 29 Myron Guyton FS 47 Greg Jackson American football SS 38 Lamar McGriggs y SS 21 Reyna Thompson CB 28 Everson Walls CB 36 Adrian White American football FS 23 Perry Williams cornerback SS  9 Matt Bahr K  5 Sean Landeta P 62 Jay Butler y T IR -- Tim Downing DE IR 15 Jeff Hostetler QB IR 79 Clint James DE IR 49 Thom Kaumeyer S IR 54 Anthony Moss y LB IR 18 Greg Taylor wide receiver y WR IR 73 John Washington American football NT IR 92 Murray Garrett y DT 67 Jeff Novak T 88 Joey Smith American football y WR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 5, 1991 Buffalo Bills W 23–17 1–0 Giants Stadium 2 August 10, 1991 at Cleveland Browns L 10–16 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 3 August 17, 1991 New York Jets W 24–10 2–1 Giants Stadium 4 August 24, 1991 at New England Patriots L 3–24 2–2 Foxboro Stadium Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 2, 1991 San Francisco 49ers W 16–14 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap 2 September 8 Los Angeles Rams L 13–19 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 15 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 1–2 Soldier Field Recap 4 September 22 Cleveland Browns W 13–10 2–2 Giants Stadium Recap 5 September 29 at Dallas Cowboys L 16–21 2–3 Texas Stadium Recap 6 October 6 Phoenix Cardinals W 20–9 3–3 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 14, 1991 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20 4–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 8 Bye 9 October 27 Washington Redskins L 13–17 4–4 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 4, 1991 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–30 4–5 Veterans Stadium Recap 11 November 10 at Phoenix Cardinals W 21–14 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 12 November 17 Dallas Cowboys W 22–9 6–5 Giants Stadium Recap 13 November 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–14 7–5 Tampa Stadium Recap 14 December 1 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–27 7–6 Riverfront Stadium Recap 15 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–19 7–7 Giants Stadium Recap 16 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 17–34 7–8 RFK Stadium Recap 17 December 21, 1991 Houston Oilers W 24–20 8–8 Giants Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary September 2 9:00 p.m. EDT 49ers 7 0 0 7 Giants 3 10 0 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,319 Clear, 65 F C Dale Hamer ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 6:46. Giants 3–0. SF – Jerry Rice 73-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick), 2:44. 49ers 7–3. Second quarter NYG – Ottis Anderson 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:05. Giants 10–7. NYG – Matt Bahr 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–7. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SF – Steve Young 5-yard run (Mike Cofer kick), 13:37. 49ers 14–13. NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 16–14. Top passers SF – Steve Young – 12/22, 162 yards, TD, INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 17/31, 228 yards Top rushers SF – Keith Henderson – 10 rushes, 46 yards NYG – Ottis Anderson – 15 rushes, 45 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Jerry Rice – 1 reception, 73 yards, TD NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 76 yards Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – Game summary September 8 1:00 p.m. EDT Rams 0 10 3 6 Giants 0 6 0 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,541 Scattered clouds, 78 F C Johnny Grier CBS Verne Lundquist and John Madden First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 29-yard field goal, 14:48. Rams 3–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 46-yard field goal, 9:18. Tied 3–3. LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick), 3:58. Rams 10–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 0:07. Rams 10–6. Third quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 50-yard field goal, 9:29. Rams 13–6. Fourth quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 32-yard field goal, 10:37. Rams 16–6. LA – Tony Zendejas 33-yard field goal, 3:08. Rams 19–6. NYG – Dave Meggett 1-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 1:52. Rams 19–13. Top passers LA – Jim Everett – 7/16, 83 yards NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 17/32, 187 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LA – Robert Delpino – 27 rushes, 116 yards, TD NYG – Lewis Tillman – 8 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers LA – Damone Johnson – 1 reception, 18 yards NYG – Odessa Turner – 3 receptions, 47 yards Week 3: at Chicago Bears New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 15 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 0 10 7 Bears 0 13 0 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 64,829 Mostly cloudy, 82 F C Dick Hantak CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 46-yard field goal, 6:54. Bears 3–0. CHI – Wendell Davis 75-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 0:55. Bears 10–0. CHI – Kevin Butler 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–0. Third quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 35-yard field goal, 13:23. Bears 13–3. NYG – Rodney Hampton 6-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 1:17. Bears 13–10. Fourth quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:09. Giants 17–13. CHI – Neal Anderson 42-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 6:39. Bears 20–17. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 25/35, 209 yards, INT CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 15/25, 221 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 61 yards, 2 TD CHI – Neal Anderson – 8 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 6 receptions, 46 yards CHI – Wendell Davis – 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary September 22 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 0 0 3 7 Giants 3 10 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 75,891 Scattered clouds, 61 F C Tom White NBC Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 1:04. Giants 3–0. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 48-yard field goal, 11:10. Giants 6–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 28-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:33. Giants 13–0. Third quarter CLE – Matt Stover 30-yard field goal, 4:13. Giants 13–3. Fourth quarter CLE – Kevin Mack 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 14:55. Giants 13–10. Top passers CLE – Bernie Kosar – 13/22, 107 yards, TD NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/15, 65 yards Top rushers CLE – Kevin Mack – 20 rushes, 71 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 17 rushes, 104 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Webster Slaughter – 3 receptions, 41 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 4 receptions, 21 yards Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary September 29 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 3 3 10 Cowboys 0 7 7 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,010 Cloudy, 66 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 43-yard field goal, 5:43. Giants 3–0. DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Ken Willis kick), 1:13. Cowboys 7–3. Third quarter DAL – Ray Horton 20-yard fumble return (Ken Willis kick), 14:42. Cowboys 14–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 29-yard field goal, 9:12. Cowboys 14–6. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal, 11:12. Cowboys 14–9. NYG – Stephen Baker 19-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 5:41. Giants 16–14. DAL – Michael Irvin 23-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Ken Willis kick), 2:13. Cowboys 21–16. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 28/34, 368 yards, TD, INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 20/27, 277 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 11 rushes, 46 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 18 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 142 yards DAL – Michael Irvin – 6 receptions, 91 yards Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary October 6 4:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals 3 0 6 0 Giants 14 3 0 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 75,891 Light rain, 64 F C Bob McElwee CBS Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts First quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 12-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 10:42. Giants 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 52-yard field goal, 6:20. Giants 7–3. NYG – Zeke Mowatt 7-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick), 0:52. Giants 14–3. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal, 4:19. Giants 17–3. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 40-yard field goal, 11:32. Giants 17–6. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal, 2:09. Giants 17–9. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 10:40. Giants 20–9. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 23/40, 230 yards, 2 INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/18, 200 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 73 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 137 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Randal Hill – 6 receptions, 65 yards NYG – Odessa Turner – 3 receptions, 46 yards Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 14 9:00 p.m. EDT Giants 7 6 7 3 Steelers 0 0 3 17 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 57,608 Mostly cloudy, 47 F C Red Cashion ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf First quarter NYG – Howard Cross 12-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick) kick), 3:59. Giants 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal, 13:41. Giants 10–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 40-yard field goal, 9:01. Giants 13–0. Third quarter NYG – Dave Meggett 30-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 7:13. Giants 20–0. PIT – Gary Anderson 26-yard field goal, 3:06. Giants 20–3. Fourth quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 39-yard field goal, 10:19. Giants 20–6. PIT – Louis Lipps 16-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick), 4:37. Giants 20–13. PIT – Eric Green 5-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick), 0:50. Tied 20–20. NYG – Matt Bahr 44-yard field goal, 0:04. Giants 23–20. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/25, 116 yards, TD PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 11/21, 152 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 25 rushes, 96 yards PIT – Merrill Hoge – 8 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers NYG – Dave Meggett – 4 receptions, 34 yards PIT – Dwight Stone – 2 receptions, 78 yards With the win, the Giants improved to 4-3. However, they would end up being the last team to win in Pittsburgh on Monday night until the 2025 Houston Texans as the rest of the league would have 23 game losing streak in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary October 27 7:30 p.m. EST Redskins 0 0 7 10 Giants 10 3 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,627 Scattered clouds, 64 F C Jerry Markbreit ESPN Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann First quarter NYG – Raúl Allegre 23-yard field goal, 8:35. Giants 3–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 1:20. Giants 10–0. Second quarter NYG – Raúl Allegre 36-yard field goal, 1:40. Giants 13–0. Third quarter WAS – Gary Clark 7-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 0:42. Giants 13–7. Fourth quarter WAS – Gary Clark 54-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 12:50. Redskins 14–13. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 35-yard field goal, 0:51. Redskins 17–13. Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien – 12/25, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/21, 137 yards, INT Top rushers WAS – Ricky Ervins – 20 rushes, 82 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD NYG – Stephen Baker – 3 receptions, 77 yards Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 4 9:00 p.m. EST Giants 0 0 7 0 Eagles 0 13 7 10 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 65,816 Mostly cloudy, 42 F C Johnny Grier ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 38-yard field goal, 14:09. Eagles 3–0. PHI – Keith Jackson 73-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick), 7:23. Eagles 10–0. PHI – Roger Ruzek 36-yard field goal, 4:26. Eagles 13–0. Third quarter PHI – James Joseph 11-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 4:04. Eagles 20–0. NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 2:21. Eagles 20–7. Fourth quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 25-yard field goal, 8:13. Eagles 23–7. PHI – James Joseph 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick), 3:19. Eagles 30–7. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/17, 142 yards PHI – Jim McMahon – 16/26, 229 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 11 rushes, 54 yards, TD PHI – James Joseph – 18 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Odessa Turner – 1 reception, 55 yards PHI – Keith Jackson – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 11: at Phoenix Cardinals New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary November 10 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST Giants 7 7 7 0 Cardinals 0 7 0 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 50,048 Overcast, 74 F C Gerry Austin CBS Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen First quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 47-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 1:34. Giants 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 12:50. Giants 14–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 3-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 3:12. Giants 14–7. Third quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 3:46. Giants 21–7. Fourth quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 34-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Greg Davis kick), 2:34. Giants 21–14. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 12/21, 124 yards PHO – Tom Tupa – 15/25, 175 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 99 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 37 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 3 receptions, 46 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 5 receptions, 99 yards Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary November 17 4:00 p.m. EST Cowboys 0 3 6 0 Giants 6 10 0 6 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,410 Partly sunny, 41 F C Gordon McCarter CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal, 4:15. Giants 3–0. NYG – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 2:15. Giants 6–0. Second quarter DAL – Ken Willis 22-yard field goal, 10:07. Giants 6–3. NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 3:30. Giants 13–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal, 0:39. Giants 16–3. Third quarter DAL – Ken Willis 31-yard field goal, 8:41. Giants 16–6. DAL – Ken Willis 18-yard field goal, 1:15. Giants 16–9. Fourth quarter NYG – Mark Ingram 35-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (kick failed), 10:08. Giants 22–9. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 16/25, 150 yards NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/22, 182 yards, TD Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 17 rushes, 97 yards NYG – Lewis Tillman – 12 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers DAL – Michael Irvin – 3 receptions, 48 yards NYG – Stephen Baker – 4 receptions, 64 yards Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary November 24 1:00 p.m. EST Giants 7 0 7 7 Buccaneers 0 7 0 7 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 63,698 Cloudy, 60 F C Dale Hamer CBS Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts First quarter NYG – Dave Meggett 70-yard punt return (Matt Bahr kick), 10:10. Giants 7–0. Second quarter TB – Reggie Cobb 27-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 14:53. Tied 7–7. Third quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:50. Giants 14–7. Fourth quarter TB – Willie Drewrey 19-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Steve Christie kick), 5:59. Tied 14–14. NYG – Stephen Baker 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 0:16. Giants 21–14. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 10/14, 100 yards, TD TB – Vinny Testaverde – 16/27, 122 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards, TD TB – Reggie Cobb – 22 rushes, 110 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 3 receptions, 56 yards TB – Willie Drewrey – 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 1 4:00 p.m. EST Giants 7 7 3 7 Bengals 7 0 3 17 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 45,063 Overcast, 39 F C Howard Roe CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter NYG – Stephen Baker 15-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 5:55. Giants 7–0. CIN – Tim McGee 41-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 0:36. Tied 7–7. Second quarter NYG – Stephen Baker 13-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 12:49. Giants 14–7. Third quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 37-yard field goal, 10:12. Giants 17–7. CIN – Jim Breech 35-yard field goal, 4:55. Giants 17–10. Fourth quarter CIN – Harold Green 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:15. Tied 17–17. CIN – Jim Breech 35-yard field goal, 7:10. Bengals 20–17. CIN – Mitchell Price 78-yard punt return (Jim Breech kick), 4:17. Bengals 27–17. NYG – Mark Ingram 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:02. Bengals 27–24. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 26/44, 296 yards, 3 TD CIN – Boomer Esiason – 17/30, 204 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 33 yards CIN – Craig Taylor – 5 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD CIN – Eddie Brown – 4 receptions, 95 yards Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary December 8 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 10 3 6 Giants 7 7 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,099 Overcast, 52 F C Tom White CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter NYG – Dave Meggett 8-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 6:18. Giants 7–0. Second quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 46-yard field goal, 9:49. Giants 7–3. NYG – Dave Meggett 14-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 5:29. Giants 14–3. PHI – Calvin Williams 8-yard pass from Jeff Kemp (Roger Ruzek kick), 0:42. Giants 14–10. Third quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 21-yard field goal, 3:04. Giants 14–13. Fourth quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 51-yard field goal, 14:05. Eagles 16–14. PHI – Roger Ruzek 36-yard field goal, 1:53. Eagles 19–14. Top passers PHI – Jeff Kemp – 10/19, 146 yards, TD, 2 INT NYG – Phil Simms – 7/23, 100 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PHI – Keith Byars – 12 rushes, 65 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers PHI – Fred Barnett – 2 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Mark Ingram – 2 receptions, 37 yards Week 16: at Washington Redskins New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary December 15 4:00 p.m. EST Giants 3 7 7 0 Redskins 7 17 3 7 RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. 54,722 Partly cloudy, 40 F C Pat Haggerty CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal, 7:39. Giants 3–0. WAS – Gary Clark 65-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 7:22. Redskins 7–3. Second quarter NYG – Phil Simms 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 13:34. Giants 10–7. WAS – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick), 9:16. Redskins 14–10. WAS – Terry Orr 22-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 6:31. Redskins 21–10. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 36-yard field goal, 1:02. Redskins 24–10. Third quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 36-yard field goal, 4:42. Redskins 27–10. NYG – Mark Ingram 18-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 1:40. Redskins 27–17. Fourth quarter WAS – Gary Clark 50-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick), 14:52. Redskins 34–17. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 23/41, 288 yards, TD, 2 INT WAS – Mark Rypien – 9/19, 230 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 16 rushes, 67 yards WAS – Ricky Ervins – 13 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD Week 17: vs. Houston Oilers New York Giants 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Houston Oilers at New York Giants – Game summary December 21 12:30 p.m. EST Oilers 0 6 0 14 Giants 7 10 7 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 63,421 Mostly cloudy, 39 F C Larry Nemmers NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire First quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 5:39. Giants 7–0. Second quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 37-yard field goal, 13:46. Giants 7–3. NYG – Howard Cross 12-yard pass from Phil Simms (Matt Bahr kick), 7:40. Giants 14–3. NYG – Matt Bahr 54-yard field goal, 1:20. Giants 17–3. HOU – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal, 0:03. Giants 17–6. Third quarter NYG – Lewis Tillman 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 9:04. Giants 24–6. Fourth quarter HOU – Warren Moon 6-yard run (Al Del Greco kick), 6:06. Giants 24–13. HOU – Ernest Givins 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick), 1:28. Giants 24–20. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 22/36, 236 yards, TD NYG – Phil Simms – 15/17, 200 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 10 rushes, 82 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 28 rushes, 140 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Ernest Givins – 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD NYG – Howard Cross – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD Standings See also List of New York Giants seasons References External links 1991 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1991 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants season Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex