Inside The Bills

How Bills & Giants stacked up

It’s still called the best Super Bowl every played. Everyone remembers that it was the number one scoring offense vs. the number one scoring defense back in January 1991 when Buffalo and the Giants squared off. But the defensive unit for the Bills and the offensive unit for the Giants were pretty respectable in their own right. Here’s how the two teams ranked in a host of offensive and defensive categories at the end of the 1990 regular season.

Regular Season Rankings 1990

Category                              Buffalo                 NY Giants
Offense
Points per game               1^st (26.8)               15^th (20.9)
Passer rating                     1^st                               5^th
3^rd down pct.                    6^th (44%)              18^th (38.8%)
Rushing yds/gm              7^th (130)                8^th (128)
Completion pct.                2^nd                          7^th
Yards per attempt           2^nd                          9^th
Passing TDs                        3^rd                          18^th
Total rushes                       479                         541
Yards per carry                 7^th                           24^th
Rushing TDs                       2^nd                          7^th
Total net yards                  6^th                           17^th

Defense
Points allowed                  6^th (16.4)              1^st (13.2)
Run defense                      15^th (113)             4^th (91.2)
Pass defense                     7^th (195.3)            4^th (183.3)
Interceptions                    12^th (18)                4^th (23)
3^rd down pct.                    20^th (42.8%)        6^th (36.2%)
Sacks                                    9^th (43)                  24^th (30)
Turnovers forced           5^th (35)                  8^th (34)
Total net yards                8^th                           2^nd