 The Giants faced the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis in their fifth game of the season . The Giants offense struggled , with Morris leading the team with a meager 53 rushing yards and quarterback Phil Simms completing only 8 of 20 passes for 104 yards . Mark Bavaro caught two passes and Bobby Johnson caught two as well , for 55 yards — the only passes caught by a Giants ' wide receiver . The game was a defensive struggle that featured 17 punts , four field goals ( two by each team ) , and one touchdown . The Giants won 13 – 6 , and the decisive score was a 1 @-@ yard touchdown run by Joe Morris early in the third quarter . The Giants defense held the Cardinals to 2 @.@ 4 yards per rush attempt and 3 @.@ 8 yards per pass attempt in the victory . 
