Game 266. New Orleans at N.Y. Giants
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Game 264. Arizona at N.Y. Giants
Game 246. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota
Game 239. Carolina at N.Y. Giants
1997 Game 151 (Week 12) Arizona at NY Giants
Giants D shuts down the Cardinals
The Giants defense arose the occasion Sunday afternoon when the G-Men defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 16-8, at Giants’ Stadium.
The Giants, thick in the NFC East Division race, held the Cardinals to just 154 total yards. The Giants’ defense sacked Cardinal QB Jake Plummer six times and picked him off once. The second one was a pick-six by CB Philipe Sparks, who returned the pick 18-yards for the TD to give the Giants a 16-0 lead.
The first score of the game came from the Giants’ defense too. Jesse Armstead stuck RB Ron Moore in the end zone for a safety to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. In fact, the Giants’ defense was like a block of granite against the Cardinals’ run game. They held the Cardinals to just 70 yards on the ground.
The only offensive Giants’ touchdown came when QB Danny Kannell hit RB Tiki Barber on a short pass, and he raced 55-yards for a TD. On the day, Kannell threw for just 168 yards on 13 of 24 passing but he didn’t turn the ball over.
The Giants focused in on and double-covered Pro Bowl Cardinal WR Rob Moore, who was held to 4 catches for just 20 yards. Moore came in as the leading receiver in the NFC in catches.
The Giants will have a huge showdown next week against the Washington Redskins on the road on Sunday Night Football. The winner will take control of the NFC East division. As for the Cardinals, they will try to salvage their 1-10 season and will travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens.
Game 223. N.Y. Giants at Dallas
Game 223. N.Y. Giants at Dallas
1997 Game 147 (Week 11) NY Giants at Tennessee
Giants run over the Oilers
The New York Giants used their running game to overpower the Tennessee Oilers, 20-12, Sunday at the Liberty Bowl.
With rookie RB Tiki Barber back in the lineup from injury, the Giants used a three-headed monster to rush 43 times for 184 yards in the victory. Barber rushed 11 times for 41 yards and a TD. Tyrone Wheatley led the Giants in rushing, though, as he carried the ball 14 times for 79 yards and a TD. Charlie Way carried the ball 11 times for 59 yards.
The running game was used to compensate for the poor performance from backup QB Danny Kannell, who threw for only 111 yards on 7 of 19 passing. Kannell also threw 2 interceptions on the day.
As for the Oilers, they rushed for 147 yards but could not get into the endzone. They reached the Red Zone four times and came away with only three field goals. QB Steve McNair threw an interception on the other opportunity in the Red Zone. K Al Del Greco did all the scoring for the Oilers with 4 made field goals.
McNair struggled on the day. He was 15 of 37 passing with 201 yards and 3 costly interceptions. McNair did scramble for 60 yards. Eddie George rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries.
The Giants got a huge play on the second offensive play of the game. OLB Jesse Armstead picked off McNair and raced 27 yards for an interception return for a touchdown. K Brad Daluiso missed the extra point, but the Giants led 6-0 45-seconds into the game.
The Giants will host Arizona next week in an NFC East matchup. The Giants defeated the Cardinals 27-14 earlier in the season. The Giants are just one game behind the Redskins for the NFC East lead and they will face them in two weeks on Sunday Night Football at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
The Oilers are now 4-6 and still in the hunt in the AFC playoff race. Next week, they will travel to Jacksonville to take on the struggling Jaguars.
