Wild Card Round: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants (Giants Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sun January 9, 1994 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants at Giants Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Giants Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Minnesota Vikings versus New York Giants in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Minnesota Vikings-New York Giants cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
1/9/1994 Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants NFC Wild Card Playoff
Vikings at Giants 1993 season wild card opening
1993 NFC Wild Card Minnesota v NY Giants
Giants vs Vikings 1993 wild card pre game opening. Rudy theme
Minnesota Vs New York Giants: 1993 NFC Wild Card 01/09/1994
January 9, 1994 NFL on CBS broadcast 1993 NFC Wild Card Game Vikings at Giants
New York Giants VS Minnesota Vikings: 1993-94 Wild Card Playoffs (Condensed)Minnesota Vikings None, New York Giants None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 010101010 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 33171717 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | David Treadwell 26 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Cris Carter 40 yard pass from Jim McMahon ( Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7-3 |
| Vikings | Fuad Reveiz 52 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Rodney Hampton 51 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick) | 10-10 |
| Giants | Rodney Hampton 2 yard rush ( David Treadwell run) | 10-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
New York Giants defeated Minnesota Vikings 17-10 at Giants Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Giants: Rodney Hampton 2 yard rush ( David Treadwell run). Top line of the day: Jim McMahon: 145 pass yards on 12-of-25, 1 TD, 0 INT. New York Giants advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
New York Giants walked out of Giants Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Minnesota Vikings will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 17-10. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Giants: Rodney Hampton 2 yard rush ( David Treadwell run). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New York Giants advance to the divisional round.
New York Giants 17, Minnesota Vikings 10. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 75089. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Jim McMahon: 145 pass yards on 12-of-25, 1 TD, 0 INT
- Rodney Hampton: 161 rush yards on 33 carries
- Cris Carter: 4 catches for 83 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Giants Stadium. Final: Minnesota Vikings 10, New York Giants 17, with New York Giants taking the result by 7. **First quarter**
- Giants: David Treadwell 26 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Vikings: Cris Carter 40 yard pass from Jim McMahon ( Fuad Reveiz kick)
- Vikings: Fuad Reveiz 52 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Giants: Rodney Hampton 51 yard rush ( David Treadwell kick)
- Giants: Rodney Hampton 2 yard rush ( David Treadwell run)
Top performers
- Jim McMahon: 145 pass yards on 12-of-25, 1 TD, 0 INT
- Rodney Hampton: 161 rush yards on 33 carries
- Cris Carter: 4 catches for 83 yards
| Vikings | Giants | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 11 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 260 | 270 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 15/34 | 17/26 |
| Pass yards | 192 | 94 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 11 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 181 | 94 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 41 |
| Rush yards | 79 | 176 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 6 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 28 | 20 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | |||||
| Jim McMahon | 12/25 | 145 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sean Salisbury | 3/9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Phil Simms | 17/26 | 94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Scottie Graham | 19 | 69 | 0 | 16 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Roger Craig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NYG | ||||
| Rodney Hampton | 33 | 161 | 2 | 51 |
| Phil Simms | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrod Bunch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Tillman | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | ||||
| Cris Carter | 4 | 83 | 1 | 40 |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| Steve Jordan | 4 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| Scottie Graham | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| NYG | ||||
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 |
| Rodney Hampton | 6 | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Howard Cross | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Pierce | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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