Boyd’s 1997 NFL Replay Game 91 (Week 7) NY Giants at Arizona

Giants’ Defense dominates the Cards

On Sunday, the Giants invaded the Arizona desert, and they left Sun Devil Stadium with their 4th win of the season. The Giants’ defense came to play, and they dominated the game in the 27-14 victory.

The Giants harassed Jeff Graham and then Jake Plumer, who entered the after Graham was injured. The Giants sacked Plummer six times, 3 from Bernard Holsey and 2.5 from Michael Strahan. They also intercepted Plummer twice with the second one sealing the game for the Giants when Tito Wooten picked off Plummer and raced 30 yards for the game-sealing TD.

The Giants also got 160 yards on the ground with 86 coming from Charlie Way and 76 from Tyrone Wheatley.

The Giants will travel to Detroit to try and slow down Barry Sanders, while the Cardinals will go to Philly to take on the Eagles to try and earn their first win of the season.

1997 Game 91 Stats

Boyd’s 1997 NFL Replay Game 78 – Minnesota at Arizona

Vikings are starting to roll

After a dismal start to the season, the Minnesota Vikings are finally starting to get their offense into high gear. The Vikings started 0-4 but got their first win last week against Philadelphia. The Vikings continued to improve and lit up the scoreboard Sunday in their victory over the Arizona Cardinals, 38-24, at Sun Devil Stadium.

Robert Smith sliced through the Cardinals’ defense and busted out with a 198-yard/2TD performance. QB Brad Johnson had his best game of the season as he threw for 193 yards and 3 TDs with no interceptions. The Vikings totaled 403 total yards.

Kent Graham tried to keep the Cardinals close as he threw for 370 yards and a score. Rob Moore had a great game with 12 catches for 210 yards and a TD. Frank Sanders had 8 catches for 83 yards.

The Vikings (2-4) will try to keep the winning streak going next week as they face Carolina at home, while the Cardinals (0-5) will try to get into the win column as they face division rival NY Giants.

1997 Game 78 Stats