[3] McClure's task would be extra difficult, as future Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor crossed the picket line to re-join the Giants; he would get two sacks and numerous hits on the replacement QB.
The game turned out to be a defensive struggle: neither team scored until New York kicked a field goal early in the fourth quarter.
Late in the game, though, Buffalo drove down to the Giants 14, then Todd Schlopy kicked a field goal to tie it and force overtime.
Brian McClure would move back to Cleveland with his wife, get a job in the public works department, coach youth football and start a family.
His older son, Kade, was selected in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox after three years with the University of Louisville where he compiled a 21–5 record.