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1991 New York Giants season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = New York Giants

| year = 1991

| record = 8–8

| division_place = 4th NFC East

| coach = Ray Handley

| general manager = George Young

| owner = Wellington Mara
Robert Tisch

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro_bowlers = C Bart Oates

| shortnavlink = Giants seasons

}}

The {{nfly|1991}} New York Giants season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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, {{ISBN|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 twenty-six 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, {{ISBN|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.{{cite web |url=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2019/02/05/throwback-browns-hired-bill-belichick-on-this-date-in-1991/79343745007/ |title=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.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/05/16/parcells-quits-cant-give-my-all/ |title=Parcells Quits; 'Can't Give My All' |website=Chicago Tribune |date=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.

{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EEDB113CF931A25753C1A961958260|title = Sports of the Times; Not a Quarterback Controversy. It's Simply a Contest|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 October 1997|last1 = Anderson|first1 = 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=506 |title=Bill Belichick - Official New England Patriots Biography |access-date=2007-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602084910/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=506 |archive-date=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=

{{Main|1991 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1991

| teamname = New York Giants

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 27

| player = Jarrod Bunch

| position = RB

| college = Michigan

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 55

| player = Kanavis McGhee

| position = LB

| college = Colorado

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 83

| player = Ed McCaffrey

| position = WR

| college = Stanford

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| probowl = yes

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 111

| player = Clarence Jones

| position = T

| college = Maryland

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 139

| player = Anthony Moss

| position = LB

| college = Florida State

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 167

| player = Corey Miller

| position = LB

| college = South Carolina

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 195

| player = Simmie Carter

| position = DB

| college = Southern Miss

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 223

| player = Lamar McGriggs

| position = DB

| college = Western Illinois

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 9

| pick = 250

| player = Jerry Bouldin

| position = WR

| college = Mississippi State

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 278

| player = Luis Cristobal

| position = G

| college = Miami

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 11

| pick = 306

| player = Ted Popson

| position = TE

| college = Portland State

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 12

| pick = 334

| player = Larry Wanke

| position = QB

| college = John Carroll

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{{NFL team draft end}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1991_draft.htm|title=1991 New York Giants Draftees|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}

Roster

{{NFL final roster

|Year=1991

|TeamName=New York Giants

|BC1=blue

|FC1=white

|BDC1=red

|Active=47

|Inactive=8

|PS=3

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer| 6|Matt Cavanaugh}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Phil Simms}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|24|Ottis Anderson}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Jarrod Bunch|rookie=y|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Maurice Carthon|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Rodney Hampton|KR}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Dave Meggett|KR/PR}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Lewis Tillman|d=American football}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|85|Stephen Baker|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Mark Ingram|d3=Sr.}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Ed McCaffrey|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|86|James Milling}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Odessa Turner}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|87|Howard Cross}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Zeke Mowatt}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|76|Jumbo Elliott|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Clarence Jones|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Bob Kratch|G}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Eric Moore|d=offensive lineman|G}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Bart Oates|C}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Doug Riesenberg|T}}

{{NFLplayer|66|William Roberts|d=American football|G}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Brian Williams|d=center|C}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|77|Eric Dorsey|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Mike Fox|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Lorenzo Freeman|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Erik Howard|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Leonard Marshall|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|51|Bobby Abrams|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Carl Banks|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Steve DeOssie|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Pepper Johnson|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Kanavis McGhee|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Corey Miller|d=American football|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Gary Reasons|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Lawrence Taylor|OLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|46|Roger Brown|d=defensive back|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Mark Collins|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Myron Guyton|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Greg Jackson|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|38|Lamar McGriggs|rookie=y|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Reyna Thompson|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Everson Walls|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Adrian White|d=American football|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Perry Williams|d=cornerback|SS}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 9|Matt Bahr|K}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Sean Landeta|P}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|62|Jay Butler|rookie=y|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Tim Downing|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Jeff Hostetler|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Clint James|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Thom Kaumeyer|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Anthony Moss|rookie=y|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Greg Taylor|d=wide receiver|rookie=y|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|73|John Washington|d=American football|NT|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|92|Murray Garrett|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Jeff Novak|T}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Joey Smith|d=American football|rookie=y|WR}}

}}

Preseason

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}" | Venue

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 5, 1991}}

| Buffalo Bills

| W 23–17

| 1–0

| Giants Stadium

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 10, 1991}}

| at Cleveland Browns

| L 10–16

| 1–1

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

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! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 17, 1991}}

| New York Jets

| W 24–10

| 2–1

| Giants Stadium

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! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1991}}

| at New England Patriots

| L 3–24

| 2–2

| Foxboro Stadium

Regular season

=Schedule=

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1991|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|September 2, 1991}}

| San Francisco 49ers

| W 16–14

| 1–0

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109020nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| September 8

| Los Angeles Rams

| L 13–19

| 1–1

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109080nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| September 15

| at Chicago Bears

| L 17–20

| 1–2

| Soldier Field

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109150chi.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| September 22

| Cleveland Browns

| W 13–10

| 2–2

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109220nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| September 29

| at Dallas Cowboys

| L 16–21

| 2–3

| Texas Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109290dal.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 6

| Phoenix Cardinals

| W 20–9

| 3–3

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110060nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| {{dow tooltip|October 14, 1991}}

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 23–20

| 4–3

| Three Rivers Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110140pit.htm Recap]

8

|colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| October 27

| Washington Redskins

| L 13–17

| 4–4

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110270nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 10

| {{dow tooltip|November 4, 1991}}

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 7–30

| 4–5

| Veterans Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111040phi.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 10

| at Phoenix Cardinals

| W 21–14

| 5–5

| Sun Devil Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111100crd.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 17

| Dallas Cowboys

| W 22–9

| 6–5

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111170nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| November 24

| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| W 21–14

| 7–5

| Tampa Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111240tam.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| December 1

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| L 24–27

| 7–6

| Riverfront Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112010cin.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| December 8

| Philadelphia Eagles

| L 14–19

| 7–7

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112080nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 15

| at Washington Redskins

| L 17–34

| 7–8

| RFK Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112150was.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 17

| {{dow tooltip|December 21, 1991}}

| Houston Oilers

| W 24–20

| 8–8

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112210nyg.htm Recap]

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|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

=Game summaries=

==Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers==

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|title=Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=September 2

|time=9:00 p.m. EDT

|road=49ers

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Giants

|H1=3|H2=10|H3=0|H4=3

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,319

|weather=Clear, {{convert|65|F|C}}

|referee=Dale Hamer

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

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==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=September 8

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Rams

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=3|R4=6

|home=Giants

|H1=0|H2=6|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,541

|weather=Scattered clouds, {{convert|78|F|C}}

|referee=Johnny Grier

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Verne Lundquist and John Madden

|scoring=

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.

|stats=

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

}}

==Week 3: at Chicago Bears==

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|title=Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

|date=September 15

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Giants

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=10|R4=7

|home=Bears

|H1=0|H2=13|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

|attendance=64,829

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|82|F|C}}

|referee=Dick Hantak

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Pat Summerall and John Madden

|scoring=

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.

|stats=

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==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 4: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=September 22

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Browns

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Giants

|H1=3|H2=10|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=75,891

|weather=Scattered clouds, {{convert|61|F|C}}

|referee=Tom White

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen

|scoring=

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

|stats=

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==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 5: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

|date=September 29

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Giants

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=3|R4=10

|home=Cowboys

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

|attendance=64,010

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|66|F|C}}

|referee=Pat Haggerty

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

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

|stats=

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==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=October 6

|time=4:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Cardinals

|R1=3|R2=0|R3=6|R4=0

|home=Giants

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=0|H4=3

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=75,891

|weather=Light rain, {{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee=Bob McElwee

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

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

}}

==Week 7: at Pittsburgh Steelers==

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|title=Week 7: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

|date=October 14

|time=9:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=6|R3=7|R4=3

|home=Steelers

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=17

|stadium=Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|attendance=57,608

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|47|F|C}}

|referee=Red Cashion

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

|scoring=

First quarter

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

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.

|stats=

Top passers

  • NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/25, 116 yards, TD
  • PIT – Neil O'Donnell – 11/21, 152 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Dave Meggett – 4 receptions, 34 yards
  • PIT – Dwight Stone – 2 receptions, 78 yards

}}

==Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins==

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|title=Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=October 27

|time=7:30 p.m. EST

|road=Redskins

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=10

|home=Giants

|H1=10|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,627

|weather=Scattered clouds, {{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee=Jerry Markbreit

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann

|scoring=

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

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.

|stats=

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==

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|title=Week 10: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

|date=November 4

|time=9:00 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Eagles

|H1=0|H2=13|H3=7|H4=10

|stadium=Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|attendance=65,816

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|42|F|C}}

|referee=Johnny Grier

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf

|scoring=

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

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.

|stats=

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==

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|title=Week 11: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

|date=November 10

|time=4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Cardinals

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

|attendance=50,048

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|74|F|C}}

|referee=Gerry Austin

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYG – Jeff Hostetler 4-yard run (Raúl Allegre kick), 3:46. Giants 21–7.

Fourth quarter

|stats=

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

}}

==Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys==

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|title=Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=November 17

|time=4:00 p.m. EST

|road=Cowboys

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=6|R4=0

|home=Giants

|H1=6|H2=10|H3=0|H4=6

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,410

|weather=Partly sunny, {{convert|41|F|C}}

|referee=Gordon McCarter

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Pat Summerall and John Madden

|scoring=

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

|stats=

Top passers

  • DAL – Troy Aikman – 16/25, 150 yards
  • NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/22, 182 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

==Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers==

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|title=Week 13: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

|date=November 24

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Buccaneers

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

|attendance=63,698

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|60|F|C}}

|referee=Dale Hamer

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYG – Rodney Hampton 5-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 8:50. Giants 14–7.

Fourth quarter

|stats=

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==

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|title=Week 14: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

|date=December 1

|time=4:00 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=3|R4=7

|home=Bengals

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=3|H4=17

|stadium=Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

|attendance=45,063

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|39|F|C}}

|referee=Howard Roe

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Pat Summerall and John Madden

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

Top passers

  • NYG – Phil Simms – 26/44, 296 yards, 3 TD
  • CIN – Boomer Esiason – 17/30, 204 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Mark Ingram – 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD
  • CIN – Eddie Brown – 4 receptions, 95 yards

}}

==Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles==

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|title=Week 15: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=December 8

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Eagles

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=3|R4=6

|home=Giants

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,099

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|52|F|C}}

|referee=Tom White

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Pat Summerall and John Madden

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

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

Top receivers

}}

==Week 16: at Washington Redskins==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 16: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

|date=December 15

|time=4:00 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=3|R2=7|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Redskins

|H1=7|H2=17|H3=3|H4=7

|stadium=RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.

|attendance=54,722

|weather=Partly cloudy, {{convert|40|F|C}}

|referee=Pat Haggerty

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Pat Summerall and John Madden

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

Top passers

  • NYG – Phil Simms – 23/41, 288 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • WAS – Mark Rypien – 9/19, 230 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Mark Ingram – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD
  • WAS – Gary Clark – 3 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 17: vs. Houston Oilers==

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|state=autocollapse

|title=Week 17: Houston Oilers at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=December 21

|time=12:30 p.m. EST

|road=Oilers

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Giants

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=63,421

|weather=Mostly cloudy, {{convert|39|F|C}}

|referee=Larry Nemmers

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Marv Albert and Paul Maguire

|scoring=

First quarter

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.

|stats=

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=

{{1991 NFC East standings}}

Awards and honors

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1991.htm New York Giants on Pro Football Reference]
  • [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1991-nyg Giants on jt-sw.com]

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