NEW YORK -- The New York Knights gave rookie Peyton Manning a rude welcome to the AFA back on Week One, picking him three times en route to a 24-16 win. How fitting that Manning should find himself facing the Knights in Da Bronx again in his first playoff game. And how fitting that the Knights would pick him three times just as they did 18 weeks ago.
That was the basic story line at Yankee Stadium as the New York D dominated Manning and the Tombstone in the Knights' 16-6 win, buying the Knights a ticket to a semifinals match with Chicago.
A nine-yard Vinny Testaverde TD pass to Jerry Rice and three John Hall field goals gave New York all the offense it needed, with Derrick Brooks and company holding the Stones to 244 yards in total offense.
After falling behind 13-0 at the half, Arizona played New York to a standstill in the final two quarters. The Stones finally got on the board on a Manning TD pass to Tony Martin late in the fourth quarter. But Arizona failed on a two-point conversion attempt and the ensuing onside kick.
Manning finished with an abysmal 28.5 QB rating on his 15-of-45 performance. Levon Kirkland led the Knights D with 12 tackles, with Brooks, Sammy Knight, and Aneas Williams all recording INTs.
The Tombstone played the second half without defensive standouts Lester Archambeau and Deion Sanders, who both left with injuries.
Temp:42 Wind:5-15
Arizona Tombstone (0-1) 0 0 0 6 6
New York Knights (1-0) 3 10 3 0 16
1 New York FG Hall,J 43 (9-47-3:59) 0:22 0-3
2 New York TD Testaverde 9 pass to Rice,J (Hall,J) (8-59-4:35) 10:10 0-10
2 New York FG Hall,J 29 (3-8-0:36) 0:40 0-13
3 New York FG Hall,J 29 (13-56-5:43) 9:07 0-16
4 Arizona TD Manning 2 pass to Martin,T (2 pt - failed) (11-91-4:21) 5:3 6-16
Ari NY
First Downs 16 20
Rushes 23-54 37-146
Passes 45-15-205 40-25-219
Sacked 3-15 0-0
Fumble 0 2
Penalties 4-27 7-75
Turnovers 3 2
Time 20:41 39:19
Third Down 3-17 8-19
Fourth Down 2-4 0-0
Net Offense 244 365
Injuries: Sanders, Ari (-1), Archambeau, Ari (-1)
1998 Arizona Tombstone
Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD
Abdul-Jabb 16 33 2.1 1 3 10 0 Martin,T 7 0 100 14.3 1 5 29 1
Murrell 6 19 3.2 0 0 7 0 Irvin 5 0 88 17.6 1 2 33 0
Gash 1 2 2.0 0 1 2 0 Toomer 2 0 13 6.5 0 1 9 0
23 54 2.3 1 5 10 0 Chmura 1 0 4 4.0 0 0 4 0
15 0 205 13.7 2 8 33 1
Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate
Manning 45 15 33.3 205 13.7 33 6 2 3 6.7 3 1 2.2 28.5
45 15 33.3 205 13.7 33 6 2 3 6.7 3 1 2.2 28.5
XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts
Punts Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross
Gowin 8 367 65 2 0 4 4 37 36.3 45.9
Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD
Dunn,D 4 116 29.0 43 0 Toomer 1 1 7 7.0 7 0
4 116 29.0 43 0 1 1 7 7.0 7 0
Defense Tkl Sk Df Hu St Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Fumbles No Rec TD
Johnson,T 11 0 0 0 1 Sanders,D 1 0 0.0 0 0 Woodson,D 0 1 0
Fields 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Rudd 5 0 0 0 1
Archambeau 5 0 0 1 0
Smith,C 5 0 0 3 0
Gardener 4 0 0 0 0
Pathon 4 0 0 0 0
Sanders,D 3 0 0 0 0
Gilbert 3 0 0 2 0
Wilkinson 3 0 0 1 0
Allen,E 3 0 2 0 0
Harrison,R 3 0 1 0 0
Madison 3 0 2 0 0
Faneca 2 0 0 0 0
Woodson,D 2 0 1 0 0
Holecek 2 0 0 0 0
Naeole 1 0 0 0 0
Dunn,D 1 0 0 0 0
Simmons,A 1 0 0 0 0
Bronson 1 0 1 0 0
70 0 7 7 2
1998 New York Knights
Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD
Way 29 93 3.2 0 4 9 0 Rice,J 8 2 43 5.4 0 2 9 1
Testaverde 4 34 8.5 2 1 20 0 Chrebet 7 0 106 15.1 1 7 27 0
Barber 4 19 4.8 1 1 12 0 Anthony 5 0 31 6.2 0 2 10 0
37 146 3.9 3 6 20 0 Brady 3 0 17 5.7 0 0 8 0
Barber 1 0 15 15.0 0 1 15 0
Dyson 1 0 7 7.0 0 1 7 0
25 2 219 8.8 1 13 27 1
Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate
Testaverde 40 25 62.5 219 8.8 27 7 1 1 2.5 0 1 2.5 74.9
40 25 62.5 219 8.8 27 7 1 1 2.5 0 1 2.5 74.9
XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts
Hall,J 1 1 100.0 3 3 100.0 100.0 0.0 43 10
Punts Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross
Hentrich 7 322 56 3 0 2 1 7 36.4 46.0
Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD
Palmer 1 31 31.0 31 0 Palmer 4 1 37 9.3 15 0
Rice,J 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 1 37 9.3 15 0
1 31 31.0 31 0
Defense Tkl Sk Df Hu St Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Fumbles No Rec TD
Kirkland 12 0 0 0 1 Brooks,D 1 29 29.0 29 0 Rice,J 1 0 0
Carter,K 5 1 0 1 0 Knight,S 1 24 24.0 24 0 Testaverde 1 0 0
Brooks,D 3 0 3 0 2 Williams, 1 14 14.0 14 0 Ogden 0 1 0
Rice,S 3 1 0 1 0 3 67 22.3 29 0 2 1 0
Springs 3 0 5 0 0
Atwater 3 0 0 0 0
Russell,D 3 1 0 2 0
Boulware 3 0 1 0 2
Darius 2 0 1 0 0
Enis 2 0 0 0 0
Randle 2 0 0 0 0
Sharper,J 2 0 0 0 0
Palmer 2 0 0 0 0
Heck 1 0 0 0 0
Garnes 1 0 0 0 0
Wadsworth 1 0 0 0 0
Knight,S 1 0 1 0 0
Conway 1 0 0 0 0
Williams,A 1 0 2 0 0
51 3 13 4 5
Arizona 6 New York 16 12-12-1999
1st Quarter
KO 15:00 Ari kick downed KO-deep
1 10 own20 15:00 Ari Manning to Chmura X S-cross bas-sZ
2 10 own20 14:53 Ari Murrell 1 sweepL bas-Z dlI
3 9 own21 14:13 Ari Manning to Martin,T 7 M-straig pas-Z
4 2 own28 13:36 Ari Punt Gowin 43,Palmer 11 Pt-deep
1 10 own40 13:29 NY Way 3 dive bas-M
2 7 own43 12:52 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 4 S-hitch dou-M
3 3 own47 12:15 NY Way 3 offtackl bas-Z
1 10 50 11:38 NY Way 8 pitchL pas-Z
2 2 opp42 11:03 NY Testaverde to Anthony 10 M-out run-Z
1 10 opp32 10:23 NY Testaverde to Brady 4 S-slant run-Z
2 6 opp28 9:40 NY Way 7 draw bas-sZ
1 10 opp21 9:01 NY Way 6 offtackl bas-Z
2 4 opp15 8:23 NY Testaverde to Anthony 1 S-slant run-sM
3 3 opp14 7:47 NY Way 3 sweepR run-M
1 10 opp11 7:10 NY Testaverde to Anthony 8 M-cross run-Z
2 2 opp3 6:35 NY Way 0 pitchR run-sM
3 2 opp3 5:54 NY Testaverde to Rice,J INT S M-slant bas-sZ
1 10 own20 5:50 Ari Manning to Irvin X S-slant pas-M
2 10 own20 5:46 Ari Abdul-Jabb 6 offtackl bas-M
3 4 own26 5:03 Ari Murrell 2 offtackl dou-M
4 2 own28 4:27 Ari Punt Gowin 48,Palmer 3 Pt-deep
1 10 own27 4:21 NY Way 8 sweepL dou-M
2 2 own35 3:49 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 11 M-hitch run-M
1 10 own46 3:05 NY Way 2 sweepL run-Z
2 8 own48 2:29 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 0 Fmb S-flat run-M
3 8 own48 2:22 NY Testaverde to Anthony 8 M-cross bas-Z
1 10 opp44 1:49 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 15 M-slant bas-Z
1 10 opp29 1:09 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 3 S-slant dou-M
2 7 opp26 0:32 NY Testaverde to Chrebet X S-flat dou-M
3 7 opp26 0:28 NY Testaverde to Chrebet X S-flat dou-sM
4 7 opp26 0:22 NY FG Hall,J 43 good FG 0-3
KO 0:18 Ari Dunn,D return of 25 KO-deep
1 10 own27 0:06 Ari Abdul-Jabb -1 offtackl pas-M
2nd Quarter
2 11 own26 15:00 Ari Manning to Martin,T X M-cross blz2-dZ
3 11 own26 14:56 Ari Manning to Irvin X M-cross pas-Z
4 11 own26 14:51 Ari Punt Gowin 41,Palmer 8 Pt-deep
1 10 own41 14:45 NY Barber 3 offtackl bas-M
2 7 own44 14:13 NY Way 0 pitchL dou-M
3 7 own44 13:34 NY Testaverde to Dyson 7 M-cross dou-M
1 10 opp49 12:51 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 20 L-cross blz3-dM
1 10 opp29 12:10 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 4 M-slant blz2-M dlR
2 6 opp25 11:34 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 7 M-cross bas-M
1 10 opp18 10:57 NY Way 9 pitchL bas-Z
2 1 opp9 10:15 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 9 TD M-hitch bas-Z 0-10
KO 10:10 Ari Dunn,D return of 43 KO-deep
1 10 own42 9:55 Ari Abdul-Jabb -1 sweepL bas-M
2 11 own41 9:25 Ari Manning to Martin,T X M-slant bas-Z
3 11 own41 9:20 Ari Manning to Irvin X L-slant pas-Z
4 11 own41 9:16 Ari Punt Gowin 42,Palmer 0 Pt-deep
1 10 own17 9:11 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 10 M-hitch bas-Z
1 10 own27 8:31 NY Testaverde to Chrebet X S-cross bas-Z
2 10 own27 8:23 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 11 S-cross blz1-dZ
1 10 own38 7:46 NY Testaverde to Brady 8 S-out run-Z
2 2 own46 7:11 NY Way -2 sweepL bas-Z
3 4 own44 6:33 NY Testaverde to Chrebet X M-cross pas-M
4 4 own44 6:29 NY Punt Hentrich 56,Sanders,D Pt-deep
1 10 own20 6:24 Ari Manning to Irvin 33 M-cross run-M
1 10 opp47 5:42 Ari Abdul-Jabb 3 pitchR bas-Z
2 7 opp44 5:05 Ari Abdul-Jabb 5 trapR bas-Z
3 2 opp39 4:24 Ari Abdul-Jabb 4 dive bas-Z
1 10 opp35 3:44 Ari Abdul-Jabb 10 dive dou-M
2 0 opp25 3:09 Ari Abdul-Jabb 1 sweepL run-Z
1 10 opp24 3:03 Ari Abdul-Jabb 2 pitchR bas-M
2 8 opp22 2:25 Ari Murrell 1 sweepR pas-dZ
3 7 opp21 2:12 Ari Manning to Toomer INT Broo M-out pas-Z
1 10 own39 2:05 NY Testaverde to Anthony 4 L-out bas-M
2 6 own43 1:51 NY Way 4 dive bas-Z
3 2 own47 1:38 NY Testaverde 1 S-out bas-dZ
4 1 own48 1:29 NY Punt Hentrich 52,Sanders,D Pt-deep
1 10 own20 1:22 Ari Manning to Gash INT Willia M-hitch dou-M
1 10 opp20 1:16 NY Way 1 draw bas-Z
2 9 opp19 0:50 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 7 S-out pas-Z
3 2 opp12 0:44 NY Testaverde to Anthony X S-out pas-Z
4 2 opp12 0:40 NY FG Hall,J 29 good FG 0-13
KO 0:34 Ari Dunn,D return of 24 KO-deep
1 10 own26 0:25 Ari Manning to Gash X M-out pas-M
2 10 own26 0:19 Ari Manning to Irvin 8 S-out bas-Z
3 2 own34 0:15 Ari Manning to Martin,T 9 M-out bas-Z
1 10 own43 0:08 Ari Manning to Irvin X L-out bas-Z
2 10 own43 0:04 Ari Manning to Martin,T INT Kn S-out bas-Z
3rd Quarter
KO 15:00 NY Palmer return of 31 KO-deep
1 10 own32 14:50 NY Pen-NY10 S-cross bas-Z
1 20 own22 14:44 NY Testaverde to Chrebet X L-out dou-sM
2 20 own22 14:40 NY Barber 2 sweepR bas-Z
3 18 own24 13:59 NY Testaverde 20 B-post pas-dM
1 10 own44 13:14 NY Testaverde to Brady 5 S-out bas-M
2 5 own49 12:37 NY Testaverde to Anthony X L-hitch bas-Z
3 5 own49 12:33 NY Barber 12 sweepL bas-M
1 10 opp39 11:58 NY Way 0 sweepR key-Z
2 10 opp39 11:14 NY Way 5 draw dou-M
3 5 opp34 10:35 NY Testaverde to Barber 15 S-cross pas-Z dlR
1 10 opp19 9:53 NY Way 7 draw bas-Z
2 3 opp12 9:17 NY Testaverde to Rice,J X M-cross bas-sM
3 3 opp12 9:12 NY Testaverde to Anthony X M-cross bas-Z dlL
4 3 opp12 9:07 NY FG Hall,J 29 good FG 0-16
KO 9:00 Ari Dunn,D return of 24 KO-deep
1 10 own28 8:49 Ari Manning sacked by Rice,S M-slant bas-M
2 19 own19 8:23 Ari Manning to Chmura X S-shovel pas-dM
3 19 own19 8:19 Ari Manning to Irvin X B-post bas-dZ
4 19 own19 8:12 Ari Punt Gowin 50,Palmer 15 Pt-deep
1 10 own46 8:07 NY Testaverde to Rice,J X M-hitch bas-Z
2 10 own46 8:02 NY Way 6 sweepR bas-M
3 4 opp48 7:14 NY Testaverde to Rice,J X B-fly bas-Z
4 4 opp48 7:06 NY Punt Hentrich 48,Toomer 0 Pt-side
1 10 own20 7:01 Ari Abdul-Jabb -1 pitchR bas-Z
2 11 own19 6:36 Ari Manning to Chmura X L-slant bas-dZ
3 11 own19 6:32 Ari Manning to Irvin X M-hitch pas-M
4 11 own19 6:28 Ari Punt Gowin 41,Palmer 0 Pt-deep
1 10 own40 6:23 NY Testaverde 13 Fmb trapL bas-Z
1 10 own48 6:15 Ari Manning to Martin,T 11 M-hitch dou-M
1 10 opp41 5:44 Ari Abdul-Jabb 3 sweepL bas-Z
2 7 opp38 5:12 Ari Abdul-Jabb 1 offtackl pas-M
3 6 opp37 4:37 Ari Manning to Gash X M-straig pas-Z
4 6 opp37 4:31 Ari Punt Gowin 37,Palmer 0 Pt-side
1 10 own20 4:26 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 27 L-cross bas-Z
1 10 own47 3:31 NY Way 0 dive bas-M
2 10 own47 2:40 NY Testaverde to Rice,J X M-cross bas-sM
3 10 own47 2:32 NY Testaverde to Rice,J X L-slant bas-Z
4 10 own47 2:28 Penalty Pt-deep
4 20 own37 2:21 Penalty Pt-deep
4 15 own42 2:14 NY Punt Hentrich 41,Toomer 7 Pt-deep
1 10 own24 2:07 Ari Manning sacked by Russell, M-cross dou-M
2 13 own21 1:35 Ari Manning to Irvin 10 M-cross pas-M
1 10 own46 1:31 Ari Abdul-Jabb -1 dive dou-M
2 11 own45 1:01 Ari Pen-Ari10 M-cross pas-Z
2 21 own35 0:54 Ari Manning to Chmura X B-fly pas-M
3 21 own35 0:48 Ari Manning to Irvin X B-post pas-dM
4 21 own35 0:41 Ari Punt Gowin 65,Palmer 0 Pt-deep
1 10 own20 0:37 NY Pen-NY5 pitchL bas-Z
1 15 own15 0:37 NY Pen-Ari7 M-cross bas-Z
1 10 own22 0:30 NY Way -2 dive bas-Z
2 12 own20 0:23 NY Testaverde to Chrebet 12 M-cross blz1-M
4th Quarter
1 10 own32 15:00 NY Testaverde to Rice,J 9 M-hitch key-M dlL
2 1 own41 14:12 NY Way 0 offtackl dou-M
3 1 own41 13:29 NY Way 7 pitchR bas-Z dlI
1 10 own48 12:35 NY Way 0 trapL bas-M
2 10 own48 11:42 NY Way 5 sweepL bas-Z
3 5 opp47 10:51 NY Barber 2 sweepL bas-M
4 3 opp45 10:02 NY Punt Hentrich 36,Toomer 0 Pt-side
1 10 own9 9:58 Ari Abdul-Jabb -2 pitchL bas-mM
2 12 own7 9:26 Ari Manning to Martin,T 29 L-cross bas-M
1 10 own36 8:48 Ari Pen-NY15 B-fly pas-M
1 10 opp49 8:43 Ari Manning to Chmura 4 S-cross bas-Z
2 6 opp45 8:17 Ari Pen-NY5 pitchR pas-M
2 1 opp40 8:11 Ari Gash 2 trapR key-Z
1 10 opp38 7:42 Ari Manning to Irvin 23 L-hitch pas-Z
1 10 opp15 7:08 Ari Pen-Ari5 sweepR pas-M
1 15 opp20 7:08 Ari Manning to Irvin 14 S-cross bas-M
2 1 opp6 6:40 Ari Abdul-Jabb 4 dive bas-M
1 2 opp2 6:15 Ari Manning to Martin,T X M-cross goa-sM
2 2 opp2 6:08 Ari Abdul-Jabb 0 sweepR goa-sM
3 2 opp2 5:43 Ari Manning to Martin,T 2 TD M-hitch bas-Z dlI 6-16
KO 5:37 NY Toomer return of 0 KO-onsid
1 10 own49 5:33 NY Way 8 draw bas-Z
2 2 opp43 4:40 NY Way 0 draw run-M
3 2 opp43 3:51 NY Testaverde to Anthony X L-cross bas-M
4 2 opp43 3:46 NY Punt Hentrich 35,Sanders,D Pt-side
1 10 own8 3:40 Ari Manning to Toomer X M-out dou-Mo
2 10 own8 3:33 Ari Manning to Toomer X M-cross pas-Z
3 10 own8 3:27 Ari Manning to Martin,T 22 L-out pas-Z
1 10 own30 3:17 Ari Manning to Toomer X M-slant pas-Z
2 10 own30 3:11 Ari Manning to Irvin X S-out pas-sZo
3 10 own30 3:06 Ari Manning to Toomer X M-out pas-Z
4 10 own30 3:02 Ari Manning to Martin,T 20 L-cross pas-Z
1 10 opp35 2:55 Ari Manning to Toomer X L-out pas-Mo
2 10 opp35 2:50 Ari Manning to Irvin X L-out pas-Z
3 10 opp35 2:43 Ari Manning to Toomer 9 S-out pas-dM
4 1 opp26 2:37 Ari Manning to Toomer 4 S-out bas-M
1 10 opp22 2:31 Ari Manning sacked by Carter,K S-out pas-Z
2 13 opp25 2:18 Ari Murrell 7 pitchR pas-Zo
3 6 opp18 2:12 Ari Manning to Martin,T X S-slant pas-sMo
4 6 opp18 2:07 Ari Murrell 2 sweepR pas-Z
1 10 own16 2:03 NY Way 1 draw run-Mi
2 9 own17 1:55 NY Way 0 dive dou-sM
3 9 own17 1:43 NY Way 4 dive bas-Zi
4 5 own21 1:32 NY Punt Hentrich 54,Toomer 0 Pt-deep
1 10 own25 1:26 Ari Manning to Toomer X M-cross pre-dZ
2 10 own25 1:22 Ari Manning to Martin,T X L-out pre-dM
3 10 own25 1:15 Ari Murrell 6 pitchL pre-dM
4 4 own31 0:55 Ari Manning to Irvin X L-out pre-dZ
1 10 opp31 0:49 NY Testaverde 0 qbkneel run-Z