How Bills & Giants stacked up
Posted by on January 30, 2014 – 12:33 pmIt’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 1st (26.8) 15th (20.9)
Passer rating 1st 5th
3rd down pct. 6th (44%) 18th (38.8%)
Rushing yds/gm 7th (130) 8th (128)
Completion pct. 2nd 7th
Yards per attempt 2nd 9th
Passing TDs 3rd 18th
Total rushes 479 541
Yards per carry 7th 24th
Rushing TDs 2nd 7th
Total net yards 6th 17th
Defense
Points allowed 6th (16.4) 1st (13.2)
Run defense 15th (113) 4th (91.2)
Pass defense 7th (195.3) 4th (183.3)
Interceptions 12th (18) 4th (23)
3rd down pct. 20th (42.8%) 6th (36.2%)
Sacks 9th (43) 24th (30)
Turnovers forced 5th (35) 8th (34)
Total net yards 8th 2nd
Tags: 1990 regular season, Super Bowl XXV
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