1997 New York Giants roster: 10-5-1

The New York Giants went 10-5-1 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the NFC East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 New York Giants team stats
Points19.122nd of 30
Passing Yards157.828th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.022nd of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.89th of 30
Rushing Yards124.37th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.912th of 30
Sacks3.43rd of 30
Tackles46.910th of 30
Touchdowns2.220th of 30
Total Yards296.928th of 30
Points Allowed16.63rd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %31.228th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Giants roster: passing

1997 New York Giants passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Danny KanellQB161562941,74011970.7
Dave BrownQB7931801,0235371.1

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Giants roster: rushing

1997 New York Giants rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Charles WayFB161516984.64
Tyrone WheatleyRB141525833.84
Tiki BarberRB121365113.83
Rodney HamptonRB223813.51
Dave BrownQB717291.71
Eric LaneRB155132.60
David PattenWR16122.00
Danny KanellQB161520.10
Chris CallowayWR161-1-1.00
Mike CherryQB11-2-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Giants roster: receiving

1997 New York Giants receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Chris CallowayWR1658084914.68
Charles WayFB163703048.21
Tiki BarberRB123402998.81
Kevin AlexanderWR1418027615.31
Amani ToomerWR1616026316.41
David PattenWR1613022617.42
Howard CrossTE162101507.12
Tyrone WheatleyRB141601408.80
Thomas LewisWR4508416.80
Aaron PierceTE16100474.70
Ike HilliardWR2204221.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Giants roster: defense

1997 New York Giants defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Jessie ArmsteadLB16133993.52101
Tito WootenDB1689600.05110
Corey WidmerLB1688681.5240
Jason SehornDB1687731.56202
Phillippi SparksCB1373631.05151
Michael StrahanDE16684614.0021
Sam GarnesSS1662400.0150
Keith HamiltonDT1658398.0042
Robert HarrisDT16573810.0031
Scott GalyonLB1637313.0032
Chad BratzkeDE1035243.5001
Thomas RandolphDB1632310.0191
Percy EllsworthFS1629200.04110
Conrad HamiltonDB1424210.01131
Corey MillerLB1423141.0031
Bernard HolseyDT1617103.5001
Ray AgnewDT1515102.0000
Marcus BuckleyLB121380.0010
Rodney YoungDB9960.0010
Cedric JonesDE9880.0001
Robert MasseyDB16880.0000
Doug ColmanLB14640.0000
Brandon SandersDB12220.0000
Christian PeterDT7210.5000
David PattenWR16100.0000
Charles WayFB16100.0000
Ryan PhillipsLB10111.0000
Eric LaneRB15100.0000
Pete MontyLB3110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs PHIW 31-17
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ JAXL 13-40
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs BALL 23-24
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ LARL 3-13
  5. Sep 28, 1997vs NOW 14-9
  6. Oct 5, 1997vs DALW 20-17
  7. Oct 12, 1997@ ARIW 27-13
  8. Oct 19, 1997@ DETW 26-20
  9. Oct 26, 1997vs CINW 29-27
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ TENL 6-10
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs ARIW 19-10
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ WSHT 7-7
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs TBL 8-20
  14. Dec 7, 1997@ PHIW 31-21
  15. Dec 13, 1997vs WSHW 30-10
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ DALW 20-7
  17. Dec 27, 1997vs MINL 22-23playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.