NFL game summary for 12/06/1981:
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 140.3 (9) | 176.2 (23) | 316.5 (20) | 37 |
| DEFENSE | 149.8 (23) | 175.1 (1) | 324.8 (10) | 30 | |
 | OFFENSE | 98.8 (27) | 180.5 (22) | 279.2 (28) | 32 |
| DEFENSE | 118.2 (10) | 197.8 (13) | 316.1 (7) | 25 |
Line: Giants by 3½
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (5-9-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| New York Giants (7-7-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
( 7- 0) LA Wendell Tyler 2 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)
( 7- 7) NYG Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)
( 7-10) NYG Joe Danelo 19 yard field goal
LA NYG
First Downs: 16 10
Rushes-yards: 47-172 39-87
Yards/rush: 3.7 2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-21-81-1 5-22-67-0
Sacked-yards: 3-13 2-7
Net pass yards: 68 60
Net yards/pass: 2.8 2.5
Total net yards: 240 147
Total plays: 71 (66% run) 63 (61% run)
Yards/play: 3.4 2.3
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 2-0
Turnovers: 3 0
Penalties-yards: 9-69 7-60
Attendance: 59,659
Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 8 of 21 for 81 yards (1 int) NYG: Scott Brunner, 5 of 22 for 67 yards
Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 24 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Mike Guman, 19 for 71 yards; Pat Haden, 3 for 8 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 1 for -1 yards NYG: Rob Carpenter, 23 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Leon Bright, 5 for 12 yards; Scott Brunner, 5 for -5 yards; Ike Forte, 3 for 19 yards; Leon Perry, 3 for 3 yards
Receiving:
LA: Preston Dennard, 5 for 66 yards; Walt Arnold, 1 for 7 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 4 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Rob Carpenter, 2 for 38 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 13 yards; Dave Young, 1 for 11 yards; Leon Bright, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 1 for 40 yards; Jairo Penaranda, 1 for 1 yard NYG: Danny Pittman, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 4 for 16 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 4 for 101 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Lawrence Taylor, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 7 for 241 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 9 for 323 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/3
LA: Pat Haden, 8 of 21 for 81 yards (1 int) NYG: Scott Brunner, 5 of 22 for 67 yards
Rushing:
LA: Wendell Tyler, 24 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Mike Guman, 19 for 71 yards; Pat Haden, 3 for 8 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 1 for -1 yards NYG: Rob Carpenter, 23 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Leon Bright, 5 for 12 yards; Scott Brunner, 5 for -5 yards; Ike Forte, 3 for 19 yards; Leon Perry, 3 for 3 yards
Receiving:
LA: Preston Dennard, 5 for 66 yards; Walt Arnold, 1 for 7 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 4 yards; Jewerl Thomas, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Rob Carpenter, 2 for 38 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 13 yards; Dave Young, 1 for 11 yards; Leon Bright, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 1 for 40 yards; Jairo Penaranda, 1 for 1 yard NYG: Danny Pittman, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 4 for 16 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 4 for 101 yards
Interceptions:
NYG: Lawrence Taylor, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
LA: Frank Corral, 7 for 241 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 9 for 323 yards
Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/3