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Sunday, October 1, 1978
Scoring
| NYG | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giants | Larry Csonka 6 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Giants | George Martin 83 yard blocked field goal return (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Falcons | Wallace Francis 54 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 7 |
| Falcons | Safety, McClain tackled Pisarcik in end zone | 14 | 9 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Steve Bartkowski 1 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) | 14 | 16 |
| 4th | Giants | Joe Danelo 23 yard field goal | 17 | 16 |
| Giants | Joe Danelo 45 yard field goal | 20 | 16 | |
| Falcons | Haskel Stanback 9 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) | 20 | 23 |
Team Stats
| NYG | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 8 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-87-1 | 51-152-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-21-86-0-0 | 14-26-226-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-27 | 3-28 |
| Net pass yards | 59 | 198 |
| Total yards | 146 | 350 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-63 | 8-68 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Dan Doornink | NYG | 8 | 55 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Al Dixon | NYG | 2 | 45 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | NYG | 7 | 21 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||
| Larry Csonka | NYG | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | NYG | 4 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Perkins | NYG | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Willie Spencer | NYG | 2 | -9 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | 7 | 153 | 1 | 54 | ||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 14 | 26 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jim R. Mitchell | ATL | 3 | 54 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 11 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 19 | 51 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Patton | ATL | 7 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Mike Esposito | ATL | 5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Beasley Reece | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| James Thompson | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Franklin | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Pridemore | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Joe Danelo | NYG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 0 | ||||
| John James | ATL | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Steinfort | ATL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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