The New York Giants were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals, 27 to 14, on September 9, 1979.

Final

Cardinals

1-1-0

27

Giants

0-2-0

14

Team

STL

NYG

1

0

14

2

14

0

3

13

0

4

0

Total

27

14

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

STL

NYG

Doug Kotar 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)

0

7

Ernie Jones 31-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

STL

NYG

Theotis Brown 1-yard run (Mike Wood kick)

7

14

Mark Arneson 29-yard fumble return (Mike Wood kick)

14

3rd quarter

STL

NYG

Wayne Morris 2-yard run (Mike Wood kick)

21

14

Al Chandler 28-yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)

27

14

Cardinals

Giants

1st Downs

23

10

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

78

61

Total Yards

348

128

Yards per play

4.5

2.1

Passing

159

88

Comp - Att

12 - 24

14 - 36

Yards per pass

6.4

2

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 3

7 - 52

Rushing

189

40

Rushing Attempts

53

18

Yards per rush

3.6

2.2

Penalties

9

11

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

Possession

Cardinals

Giants

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	12	24	162	6.8	1	2		51.0
Team	12	24	159	6.8	1	2	1	51.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ottis Anderson	31	109	3.5	0
Wayne Morris	10	40	4.0	1
Thomas Lott	5	20	4.0	0
Jim Hart	2	12	6.0	0
Theotis Brown	5	8	1.6	1
Team	53	189	3.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ottis Anderson	4	57	14.3	0
Al Chandler	1	28	28.0	1
Wayne Morris	3	28	9.3	0
Gary Parris	1	18	18.0	0
Dave Stief	1	15	15.0	0
Pat Tilley	1	9	9.0	0
Jimmy Childs	1	7	7.0	0
Team	12	162	6.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			7.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Wood	0	3		3	3
Team	0	3		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Steve Little	4	156	39.0
Team	4	156	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Willard Harrell	2	71	35.5	0
Team	2	71	35.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Thomas Lott	2	25	12.5
Willard Harrell	2	0	0.0
Team	4	25	6.3

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Pisarcik	13	35	112	3.2	2		22.6
Dave Jennings	1	1	28	28.0	0		118.8
Team	14	36	88	3.9	2	7	27.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Doug Kotar	6	19	3.2	1
Ken Johnson	9	14	1.6	0
Emery Moorehead	3	7	2.3	0
Team	18	40	2.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Earnest Gray	4	48	12.0
Johnny Perkins	1	28	28.0
Gary Shirk	3	26	8.7
Ken Johnson	3	20	6.7
Doug Kotar	2	11	5.5
Cleveland Jackson	1	7	7.0
Team	14	140	3.9	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Joe Danelo	0	0		2	2
Team	0	0		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Jennings	10	415	41.5
Team	10	415	41.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tony Green	2	24	12.0
Emery Moorehead	1	16	16.0
Frank Marion	1	14	14.0
Team	4	54	13.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tony Green	2	14	7.0	0
Team	2	14	7.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,341

Taylor

RUSH

962

Barkley

REC

770

Slayton

Team Rankings

PPG

15.6

30th

OPP PPG

23.9

26th

RUSH YDS/G

110.2

16th

PASS YDS/G

197.1

31st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	5	.706
Eagles	11	6	.647
Giants	6	11	.353
Commanders	4	13	.235

Last Game

Giants

6-11-0

27

Final

10

Eagles

11-6-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New York Giants were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals, 27 to 14, on September 9, 1979.

Final

Cardinals

27

Giants

14

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Giants Stats

1,341

962

770

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule