2001 Regular Season
The 2001 season (year 2 of the meaningless Giants era) was quick-simmed again, with me letting the scout and coach make all the decisions. It ended like this:
Arizona 10-6
Dallas 9-7
Wash 8-8
Phil 6-10
NYG 5-11
What are they feeding them out in the desert? Oh well, not really too concerned with the old W-L record for now. We've got research to do on where to go in Texas.
Here are the results of the two games that Bill and I even bothered to watch on TV:
Game 1
Box Score: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants.
Attendance: 75,700 (78,000), No-Shows: 0.
Weather: 63 degrees, fair.
1Q: 02:49 NYG - Tiki Barber 28 run.
1Q: 02:49 NYG - Brad Daluiso extra point.
2Q: 05:23 DAL - Jaret Holmes 28 field goal.
2Q: 00:40 NYG - Brad Daluiso 23 field goal.
2Q: 00:01 NYG - Brad Daluiso 28 field goal.
3Q: 06:54 NYG - Brad Daluiso 29 field goal.
4Q: 13:35 DAL - Jaret Holmes 23 field goal.
4Q: 11:16 NYG - Safety, holding called in the end zone.
4Q: 06:17 DAL - Joey Galloway 24 pass from Troy Aikman.
4Q: 06:17 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
4Q: 00:19 NYG - Brad Daluiso 44 field goal.
Game MVP: NYG 21 Tiki Barber
Dallas 0 3 0 10 - 13
New York 7 6 3 5 - 21
Team Statistics DAL NYG
First Downs 21 16
Rushes 27 33
Rushing Yards 157 172
Yards Per Carry 5.8 5.2
Pass Attempts 34 29
Completions 19 18
Passing Yards 234 229
Yards Per Attempt 6.8 7.8
Sacked 1 1
Yards Lost 5 6
Net Passing Yards 229 223
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
Total Plays 62 63
Total Yards 386 395
Yards Per Play 6.2 6.2
3rd Down Plays 2/10 5/15
Penalties 8 3
Penalty Yards 55 35
Time Of Possession 30:09 29:51
Sweet, pointless, empty victory!
Game 2
Box Score: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys.
Attendance: 58,500 (65,700), No-Shows: 2,300.
Weather: 65 degrees, stormy.
1Q: 09:49 DAL - Raghib Ismail 6 pass from Troy Aikman.
1Q: 09:49 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
1Q: 05:09 NYG - C.J. Matheny 10 pass from Kerry Collins.
1Q: 05:09 NYG - Brad Daluiso extra point.
2Q: 13:26 NYG - Leroy Abel 65 interception return.
2Q: 13:26 NYG - Brad Daluiso extra point.
2Q: 05:45 DAL - Jaret Holmes 26 field goal.
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Emmitt Smith 59 run.
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
2Q: 00:00 NYG - Jeremy Lee 73 interception return.
2Q: 00:00 NYG - Brad Daluiso extra point.
4Q: 13:26 DAL - Jason Tucker 10 pass from Troy Aikman.
4Q: 13:26 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
4Q: 03:07 DAL - Joey Galloway 17 run.
4Q: 03:07 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
4Q: 00:29 DAL - Emmitt Smith 5 run.
4Q: 00:29 DAL - Jaret Holmes extra point.
Game MVP: NYG 48 Jeremy Lee
New York 7 14 0 0 - 21
Dallas 7 10 0 21 - 38
Team Statistics NYG DAL
First Downs 13 26
Rushes 20 34
Rushing Yards 95 119
Yards Per Carry 4.7 3.5
Pass Attempts 28 38
Completions 12 26
Passing Yards 184 355
Yards Per Attempt 6.5 9.3
Sacked 5 1
Yards Lost 27 6
Net Passing Yards 157 349
Interceptions 1 3
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 53 73
Total Yards 252 468
Yards Per Play 4.7 6.4
3rd Down Plays 3/12 10/15
Penalties 11 4
Penalty Yards 83 25
Time Of Possession 24:36 35:24
Looks like once again we split with Jerry Jones and Co. While beating Jerry does feel good right now, Big B.G. and I always keep in mind that this isn't our real team yet.
Well, that wraps up the 2001 campaign. Time to head into the all-important offseason. Bill and I haven't decided where to try to move to yet, but we have the list narrowed down to a few lucky cities. Just like in real estate, our game is all about LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
2001 Super Bowl
For you trivia buffs, here's what happened in the 2001 Super Bowl:
Arizona (12-7) 18
New England (14-5) 42
Looks like Arizona didn't have enough Wheaties left for the Super Bowl. But you gotta like ANY team that sweeps the Cowboys!
TO THE OFFSEASON WE GO!