1996 New York Giants season

NFL team season

1996 New York Giants season
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
2
  • DE Michael Strahan
  • LB Jessie Armstead

The 1996 New York Giants season was the franchise's 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth and final under head coach Dan Reeves. The team was looking to improve on its 5-11 finish from the year before.[1][2]

In the 1996 NFL Draft, the Giants selected defensive end Cedric Jones with the fifth overall pick.[3] The Giants' first game of the season was at home against the Buffalo Bills, and resulted in a 23–20 loss in overtime. After being shut out by the Dallas Cowboys, New York fell to 0–3 with a 31–10 defeat to the Washington Redskins.[2] Against the New York Jets, the Giants earned their first victory of the season; a 15–10 win over the Minnesota Vikings left them with a 2–3 record heading into their bye week. The team then lost four of its next six games.[2] After defeating the Cowboys, the Giants' record entering December stood at 5–7.[4] They ended the season by losing three of their last four games. With a 6–10 record, the Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.[2] After the season, the Giants fired Reeves and hired Jim Fassel as his replacement.[5]

Quarterback Dave Brown started all 16 games for the Giants in 1996, throwing for 12 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. New York's leading running back was Rodney Hampton, who had 254 carries for 827 yards. Wide receivers Chris Calloway and Thomas Lewis led the Giants with four touchdowns and 53 receptions each; Calloway had a team-high 739 receiving yards.[2] Defensively, Chad Bratzke and Michael Strahan had the most sacks among Giants players with five apiece, while Jason Sehorn had five interceptions to lead the team.[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1996 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Cedric Jones  DE Oklahoma
2 34 Amani Toomer  WR Michigan
3 66 Roman Oben  T Louisville
4 130 Danny Kanell  QB Florida State
6 171 Doug Colman  LB Nebraska
6 182 Scott Galyon  LB Tennessee
7 214 Conrad Hamilton  CB Eastern New Mexico
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[6]

Personnel

Staff

1996 New York Giants staff

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Al Miller
  • Asst. strength and conditioning – Kerry Goode

Roster

1996 New York Giants final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 52 active, 7 inactive, 2 practice squad


Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 2 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–17 1–0 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
2 August 10 Baltimore Ravens L 27–37 1–1 Giants Stadium
3 August 17 at New York Jets L 6–13 2–1 Giants Stadium
4 August 23 Carolina Panthers L 7–34 2–2 Giants Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 1 Buffalo Bills L 20–23 (OT) 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
2 September 8 at Dallas Cowboys L 0–27 0–2 Texas Stadium Recap
3 September 15 Washington Redskins L 10–31 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap
4 September 22 at New York Jets W 13–6 1–3 Giants Stadium Recap
5 September 29 Minnesota Vikings W 15–10 2–3 Giants Stadium Recap
6 Bye
7 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–19 2–4 Giants Stadium Recap
8 October 20 at Washington Redskins L 21–31 2–5 RFK Stadium Recap
9 October 27 at Detroit Lions W 35–7 3–5 Pontiac Silverdome Recap
10 November 3 Arizona Cardinals W 16–8 4–5 Giants Stadium Recap
11 November 10 at Carolina Panthers L 17–27 4–6 Ericsson Stadium Recap
12 November 17 at Arizona Cardinals L 23–31 4–7 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
13 November 24 Dallas Cowboys W 20–6 5–7 Giants Stadium Recap
14 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–24 5–8 Veterans Stadium Recap
15 December 8 at Miami Dolphins W 17–7 6–8 Pro Player Stadium Recap
16 December 15 New Orleans Saints L 3–17 6–9 Giants Stadium Recap
17 December 21 New England Patriots L 22–23 6–10 Giants Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 1: Buffalo Bills at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Bills 0 7 103323
Giants 3 14 30020

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 8:27. Giants 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:49.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Amani Toomer 87-yard punt return (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:14. Giants 10–0.
  • NYG – Charles Way 37-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:27. Giants 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:50.
  • BUF – Thurman Thomas 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:14. Giants 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:13.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 34-yard field goal, 9:49. Giants 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:11.
  • BUF – Steve Christie 28-yard field goal, 6:30. Giants 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:19.
  • BUF – Andre Reed 60-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 4:45. Giants 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:05.

Fourth quarter

  • BUF – Steve Christie 39-yard field goal, 7:14. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:00.

Overtime

  • BUF – Steve Christie 34-yard field goal, 4:52. Bills 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:49.

Top passers

  • BUF – Jim Kelly – 24/41, 313 yards, TD, INT
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 11/27, 169 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • BUF – Thurman Thomas – 32 rushes, 97 yards, TD
  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 50 yards

Top receivers

  • BUF – Andre Reed – 5 receptions, 138 yards, TD
  • NYG – Charles Way – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 2: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Cowboys 14 7 3327

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,069
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

First quarter

  • DAL – Deion Sanders 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 8:00. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:42.
  • DAL – Kevin Williams 19-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 1:23. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:55.

Second quarter

  • DAL – Emmitt Smith 5-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick), 0:02. Cowboys 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

  • DAL – Chris Boniol 23-yard field goal, 2:44. Cowboys 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:03.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal, 10:20. Cowboys 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:19.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 10/19, 55 yards, INT
  • DAL – Troy Aikman – 19/27, 228 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 44 yards
  • DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 82 yards

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 2 receptions, 15 yards
  • DAL – Kevin Williams – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 3: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 14 01431
Giants 0 7 3010

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,693
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

First quarter

  • WAS – Scott Blanton 36-yard field goal, 3:48. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:33.

Second quarter

  • WAS – Marc Logan 3-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 11:28. Redskins 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:52.
  • WAS – Scott Galbraith 30-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Blanton kick), 3:41. Redskins 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:38.
  • NYG – Aaron Pierce 7-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 0:56. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 19-yard field goal, 3:50. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:23.

Fourth quarter

  • WAS – Terry Allen 7-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 14:56. Redskins 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:54.
  • WAS – Stephen Davis 39-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 1:27. Redskins 31–10. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

  • WAS – Gus Frerotte – 15/23, 197 yards, TD, INT
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 17/31, 201 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

  • WAS – Terry Allen – 27 rushes, 146 yards, TD
  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 9 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

Week 4: at New York Jets

Week 4: New York Giants at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 0613
Jets 3 0 306

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Light rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,339
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (FOX): Mike Breen and Bill Maas
Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – Nick Lowery 46-yard field goal, 6:09. Jets 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 6:00.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal, 7:26. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:14.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 13:04. Giants 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:40.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 20-yard field goal, 4:35. Giants 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:37.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 9/13, 111 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Neil O'Donnell – 22/38, 149 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 49 yards

Both New York teams were seeking to rebound from 0–3 starts to the season.[7] The Jets got on the scoreboard first with Nick Lowery kicking a 46-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Giants responded with Chris Calloway catching a 17-yard touchdown pass from Dave Brown. In the third quarter, the Jets cut the Giants' lead to one point thanks to a 39-yard field goal, once again coming from Lowery. The Giants increased the lead in the fourth quarter thanks to two 20-yard field goals from Brad Daluiso, helping them secure their first win of the season by a score of 13–6.[8]

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 5: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 0310
Giants 3 3 6315

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 25-yard field goal, 6:28. Giants 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:32.

Second quarter

  • MIN – David Palmer 69-yard punt return (Scott Sisson kick), 14:21. Vikings 7–3.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 11:56. Vikings 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:25.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Aaron Pierce 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:53. Giants 12–7. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:18.

Fourth quarter

  • MIN – Scott Sisson 28-yard field goal, 13:27. Giants 12–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:26.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 18-yard field goal, 7:39. Giants 15–10. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:48.

Top passers

  • MIN – Warren Moon – 13/25, 143 yards, INT
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 18/29, 167 yards

Top rushers

  • MIN – Robert Smith – 17 rushes, 86 yards
  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 82 yards

Top receivers

  • MIN – Jake Reed – 3 receptions, 60 yards
  • NYG – Aaron Pierce – 3 receptions, 45 yards

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 31319
Giants 3 7 0010

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,729
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 39-yard field goal, 6:08. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:55.

Second quarter

  • PHI – Gary Anderson 39-yard field goal, 11:41. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:55.
  • NYG – Amani Toomer 65-yard punt return (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:42. Giants 10–3.

Third quarter

  • PHI – Gary Anderson 46-yard field goal, 3:27. Giants 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:28.

Fourth quarter

  • PHI – Gary Anderson 45-yard field goal, 14:01. Giants 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:27.
  • PHI – Gary Anderson 29-yard field goal, 2:12. Eagles 12–10. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:53.
  • PHI – William Thomas 23-yard fumble return (Gary Anderson kick), 1:51. Eagles 19–10.

Top passers

  • PHI – Ty Detmer – 18/33, 170 yards
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 11/25, 105 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 8: at Washington Redskins

Week 8: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 14721
Redskins 7 21 0331

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,684
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

  • WAS – Terry Allen 2-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 10:54. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:06.

Second quarter

  • WAS – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 14:14. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:26.
  • WAS – Terry Allen 2-yard run (Scott Blanton kick), 3:57. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:25.
  • WAS – Darrell Green 68-yard interception return (Scott Blanton kick), 3:00. Redskins 28–0.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Thomas Lewis 31-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:40. Redskins 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:20.
  • NYG – Chris Calloway 13-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:39. Redskins 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:35. Redskins 28–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
  • WAS – Scott Blanton 45-yard field goal, 2:33. Redskins 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:02.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 26/43, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • WAS – Gus Frerotte – 14/24, 207 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 11 rushes, 54 yards, TD
  • WAS – Terry Allen – 28 rushes, 89 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

  • NYG – Thomas Lewis – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD
  • WAS – Henry Ellard – 5 receptions, 119 yards

Week 9: at Detroit Lions

Week 9: New York Giants at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 2 23 01035
Lions 7 0 007

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 63,501
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Mike Breen and Bill Maas
Game information

First quarter

  • DET – Scott Mitchell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:42. Lions 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:18.
  • NYG – Punt blocked by Tito Wooten out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 5:53. Lions 7–2.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Chris Calloway 24-yard pass from Tyrone Wheatley (run failed), 10:17. Giants 8–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:04.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 38-yard field goal, 7:59. Giants 11–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:23.
  • NYG – Maurice Douglass 32-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:49. Giants 18–7.
  • NYG – Thomas Lewis 23-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 5:23. Giants 25–7. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 8:36. Giants 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:44.
  • NYG – Ray Agnew 34-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:03. Giants 35–7.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 15/27, 221 yards, TD, INT
  • DET – Don Majkowski – 11/28, 126 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
  • DET – Brett Perriman – 8 receptions, 88 yards

Week 10: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 088
Giants 3 0 31016

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 9:07. Giants 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:53.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 32-yard field goal, 2:00. Giants 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:58.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Thomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick), 8:34. Giants 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:10.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal, 5:30. Giants 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:54.
  • ARI – Frank Sanders 7-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Boomer Esiason run), 0:40. Giants 16–8. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 2:59.

Top passers

  • ARI – Boomer Esiason – 20/40, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • NYG – Danny Kanell – 14/27, 128 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD
  • NYG – Thomas Lewis – 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

Week 11: New York Giants at Carolina Pantherss – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 14 0 3017
Panthers 7 3 10727

at Ericcson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – Raghib Ismail 35-yard run (John Kasay kick), 11:25. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:35.
  • NYG – Chris Calloway 13-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 7:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:09.
  • NYG – Thomas Lewis 23-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:05. Giants 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:21.

Second quarter

  • CAR – John Kasay 42-yard field goal, 7:28. Giants 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:42.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 9:57. Giants 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:03.
  • CAR – Anthony Johnson 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 5:26. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:50.
  • CAR – John Kasay 28-yard field goal, 2:49. Panthers 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:34.

Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 15/31, 223 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • CAR – Kerry Collins – 19/33, 202 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 19 rushes, 73 yards
  • CAR – Anthony Johnson – 23 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • CAR – Wesley Walls – 6 receptions, 73 yards

Week 12: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 12: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 6 71023
Cardinals 14 7 7331

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,924
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Rob Moore 18-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Kevin Butler kick), 9:27. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:17.
  • ARI – Cedric Smith 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 5:56. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:02.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 25-yard field goal, 14:27. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:29.
  • ARI – Frank Sanders 2-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Kevin Butler kick), 10:36. Cardinals 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:51.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Cardinals 21–6. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 8:40.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 4-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:33. Cardinals 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:32.
  • ARI – LeShon Johnson 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 0:38. Cardinals 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Tyrone Wheatley 9-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:56. Cardinals 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:55.
  • ARI – Kevin Butler 18-yard field goal, 4:26. Cardinals 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:47.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 1:25. Cardinals 31–23. Drive: 16 plays, 59 yards, 3:01.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 22/41, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • ARI – Boomer Esiason – 18/27, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 13 rushes, 50 yards
  • ARI – LeShon Johnson – 17 rushes, 48 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 6 receptions, 95 yards
  • ARI – LeShon Johnson – 2 receptions, 50 yards

Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 0 036
Giants 0 13 0720

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,081
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

  • DAL – Chris Boniol 31-yard field goal, 4:30. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:31.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal, 10:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:47.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 46-yard field goal, 4:57. Giants 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:12.
  • NYG – Tito Wooten 54-yard fumble return (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:53. Giants 13–3.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Chris Boniol 37-yard field goal, 11:43. Giants 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:24.
  • NYG – Brian Kozlowski 4-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 6:01. Giants 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:42.

Top passers

  • DAL – Troy Aikman – 28/39, 280 yards, 2 INT
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 12/18, 110 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 14: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Eagles 10 14 0024

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,468
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information

First quarter

  • PHI – Gary Anderson 44-yard field goal, 8:07. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:36.
  • PHI – Jason Dunn 14-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 2:46. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • PHI – Irving Fryar 19-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 12:51. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:45.
  • PHI – Chris Jones 2-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Gary Anderson kick), 0:28. Eagles 24–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • NYG – Danny Kanell – 4/13, 47 yards
  • PHI – Ty Detmer – 25/33, 284 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Chris Calloway – 2 receptions, 26 yards
  • PHI – Ricky Watters – 6 receptions, 77 yards

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week 15: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 7 3017
Dolphins 7 0 007

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,889
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG – Howard Cross 1-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:15. Giants 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 9:13.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 37-yard field goal, 1:38. Giants 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 2:49.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • NYG – Dave Brown – 21/28, 169 yards, TD
  • MIA – Dan Marino – 16/30, 209 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rodney Hampton – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD
  • MIA – Karim Abdul-Jabbar – 17 rushes, 96 yards

Top receivers

Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 16: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 7 01017
Giants 0 0 303

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Light rain, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,530
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and Matt Millen
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 30-yard field goal, 8:10. Saints 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:22.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Doug Brien 51-yard field goal, 8:59. Saints 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:57.
  • NO – Mario Bates 22-yard run (Doug Brien kick), 3:47. Saints 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:26.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NO – Mario Bates – 32 rushes, 129 yards, TD
  • NYG – Gary Downs – 7 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

Week 17: vs. New England Patriots

Week 17: New England Patriots at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 32023
Giants 2 20 0022

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG – Intentional grounding penalty on Drew Bledsoe enforced in end zone for a safety, 0:10. Giants 2–0.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Charles Way 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 12:28. Giants 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:42.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 30-yard field goal, 6:27. Giants 12–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:07.
  • NYG – Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal, 3:00. Giants 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:40.
  • NYG – Jason Sehorn 23-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick), 2:45. Giants 22–0.

Third quarter

  • NE – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 4:12. Giants 22–3. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:04.

Fourth quarter

  • NE – Terry Glenn 26-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:20. Patriots 22–10. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:04.
  • NE – Dave Meggett 60-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:09. Giants 22–17.
  • NE – Ben Coates 13-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (pass failed), 1:23. Patriots 23–22. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.

Top passers

  • NE – Drew Bledsoe – 31/47, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • NYG – Dave Brown – 14/34, 215 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • NE – Dave Meggett – 7 rushes, 20 yards
  • NYG – Gary Downs – 22 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

  • NE – Terry Glenn – 8 receptions, 124 yards, TD
  • NYG – Thomas Lewis – 5 receptions, 84 yards

Standings

NFC East
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Dallas Cowboys 10 6 0 .625 286 250 L1
(5) Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 363 341 W2
Washington Redskins 9 7 0 .563 364 312 W1
Arizona Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 300 397 L1
New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 242 297 L2

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "1996 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "1996 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 277. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
  5. ^ Whittingham, pp. 277–278.
  6. ^ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". National Football League. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  7. ^ Sandomir, Richard (September 17, 1996). "Jets and Giants with a Mellow Tone". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "New York Giants at New York Jets – September 22nd, 1996". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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