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New York Giants: Ottis Anderson: 21-102; Dave Meggett: 9-48; Maurice Carthon: 3-12; Jeff Hostetler: 6-10
RECEPTIONS-YARDS
Buffalo Bills: Andre Reed: 8-62; Thurman Thomas: 5-55; Kenneth Davis: 2-23; Keith McKeller: 2-11; James Lofton: 1-61
New York Giants: Mark Ingram: 5-74; Mark Bavaro: 5-50; Howard Cross: 4-39: Stephen Baker: 2-31; Dave Meggett: 2-18; Ottis Anderson: 1-7; Maurice Carthon: 1-3
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS
Buffalo Bills: Leonard Smith: 8-0-0; Shane Conlan: 8-0-0; Jeff Wright: 6-1-1; Nate Odomes: 5-0-0; Leon Seals: 5-0-0; Mark Kelso: 4-2-0; Cornelius Bennett: 4-1-0; Ray Bentley: 3-1-0; Bruce Smith: 3-0-1; Kirby Jackson: 2-1-0; Carlton Bailey: 2-1-0; Darryl Talley: 2-1-0; Mike Lodish: 2-0-0; Gary Baldinger: 2-0-0; Steve Tasker: 2-0-0; James Williams; 1-0-0; Dwight Drane: 1-0-0; Rick Tuten: 1-0-0; Carwell Gardner: 1-0-0; Jamie Mueller: 1-0-0; Don Smith: 1-0-0
New York Giants: Mark Collins: 6-0-0; Gary Reasons: 6-0-0; Erik Howard: 6-1-0; Reyna Thompson: 4-0-0; Greg Jackson: 4-0-0; Carl Banks: 3-1-0; Pepper Johnson: 3-0-0; Everson Walls: 2-1-0; Myron Guyton: 2-0-0; Lawrence Taylor: 2-0-0; Leonard Marshall: 2-0-1; Matt Bahr: 2-0-0; Lee Rouson: 2-0-0; John Washington: 1-0-0; Lewis Tillman: 1-0-0; Roger Brown: 1-0-0; Perry Williams: 0-1-0
KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS
Buffalo Bills: Don Smith: 4-66; Al Edwards: 1-15
New York Giants: Dave Meggett: 2-26; Dave Duerson: 1-22
PUNT RETURNS-YARDS
Buffalo Bills: Al Edwards: 1-33
New York Giants: Dave Meggett: 2-37
PUNTS-YARDS
Buffalo Bills: Rick Tuten: 6-213
New York Giants: Sean Landeta: 4-175
ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
Buffalo Bills: Gale Gilbert, Frank Reich, John Hagy, Clifford Hicks, David Pool, Jim Ritcher, Mitch Frerotte, Adam Lingner, John Davis, Kent Hull, Will Wolford, Glenn Parker, Howard Ballard, Butch Rolle, Mark Pike, Hal Garner, Pete Metzelaars
New York Giants: Matt Cavanaugh, David Whitmore, Bobby Abrams, Lawrence McGrew, Brian Williams, Eric Moore, Bob Kratch, Tom Rehder, Bart Oates, William Roberts, Doug Riesenberg, John (Jumbo) Elliott, Eric Dorsey, Bob Mrosko, Stacy Robinson, Troy Kyles, Mike Fox, Johnie Cooks, Steve DeOssie
OFFICIALS
Jerry Seeman, Referee
Art Demmas, Umpire
Sid Semon, Head Linesman
Dick McKennie, Line Judge
Banks Williams, Back Judge
Larry Nemmers, Side Judge
Jack Vaughan, Field Judge
Mark Burns, Replay
Attendance: 73,813
Time: 3:19
(Compiled from NFL.com; USAToday.com; and The Capitol, January 28, 1991)
Appendix 2
Original Interviews Conducted
Adm. Steve Abbott
Ernie Accorsi
Carlton Bailey
Stephen Baker
Mark Bavaro
Bill Belichick
Norm Bulaisch
Maurice Carton
Rear Adm. Ron Christenson
Jonnie Cooks
Bill Curry
Bob Daugherty
Bruce DeHaven
Tom Depolis
Clint Didier
Ray Didinger
Dan Dierdorf
Boyd Dowler
Ron Erhardt
James Farrior
Vince Ferragamo
Msg. Rick Fuller
Mark Gaughan
Don Gleisner
Hank Gola
Jeff Hostetler
Whitney Houston (via agent)
Erik Howard
Kent Hull
David Isby
Jim Kelly
Mark Kelso
Arthur Kent
John Kidd
Kim Kolbe
Lynn Larson
Marv Levy
Maestro Jahja Ling
Adam Lingner
Mike Lodish
James Lofton
Bob Long
Jack Maitland
Ted Marchibroda
Dr. Ricardo Martinez
Leigh Montville
Eric Moore
Earl Morrall
Bob Mrosko
Don Nehlen
Milt Northrop
Bart Oates
Jim O’Brien
Ernie Palladino
Bill Parcells
Bill Polian
Gary Reasons
Doug Riesenberg
Mark Rush
Howard Schnellenberger
Bruce Smith
Jim Steeg
Cheryl Stupar
Mike Sweatman
Darryl Talley
Steve Tasker
Lawrence Taylor
Lt. Tom Van Leunen
Everson Walls
Warren Welch
Will Wolford
Notes
PROLOGUE: NOVEMBER 9, 1986
6 “What it made”—Jeff Hostetler, author interview, January 26, 2010.
6 “I wanted desperately”—Jeff Hostetler with Ed Fitzgerald, One Giant Leap (New York: Putnam, 1991), 126.
6 “I knew they”—Frank Litsky, “Giants Put a Clamp on Eagles,” New York Times, November 10, 1986.
6 “It gets boring”—Frank Litsky, “Hostetler Will Take Any Job He Can Get,” New York Times, November 16, 1986.
7 “And I hope everyone”—Frank Litsky, “Hostetler Will Take Any Job He Can Get,” New York Times, November 16, 1986.