2017 New York Giants season

2017 New York Giants season
Head coach	Ben McAdoo (fired week 13, 2–10 record) Steve Spagnuolo (interim, 1–3 record)
General manager	Jerry Reese (fired week 13) Kevin Abrams (interim) Dave Gettleman (week 17)
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	SS Landon Collins
Uniform
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The 2017 New York Giants season was the franchise's 93rd season in the National Football League, the eighth playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and the second and final under head coach Ben McAdoo. Coming fresh off an 11–5 season from one year ago, the Giants had high hopes of a Super Bowl Championship and were an expected playoff contender. However, things quickly took a dark turn after key injuries and controversial decisions towards the team. A disastrous and unexpected 0–5 start to their season (their second in 5 years), coupled with major injuries to the team, including star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., had the Giants suffer to a franchise worst 3–13 record. By Week 10, after losing to the previously winless 49ers, the Giants were standing at 1–8, their worst record since 1980. The Giants were officially eliminated from playoff contention on November 26, 2017 when the Falcons defeated the Buccaneers 34–20, the Panthers defeated the Jets 35–27 and the Eagles defeated the Bears 31–3.

On November 28, it was announced that Geno Smith was to start against the Raiders, which snapped Eli Manning's 210 consecutive games started streak, the longest in the NFL at the time. It started controversy, with present and former teammates, opponents, fans, executives, and TV and radio show hosts coming into Manning's defense. The benching of Eli also led to speculation he would possibly join the Jacksonville Jaguars, which would reunite him with former Giants coach Tom Coughlin, whom works for the team as their executive vice president of football operations. With that move, the Giants became the last team in the NFL to have started an African-American quarterback in at least one game.^[1] After a 24–17 loss to the Raiders in Week 13, with the Giants standing at 2–10, both Ben McAdoo and General Manager Jerry Reese were relieved of duties, leaving Steve Spagnuolo the interim Head Coach and Kevin Abrams as the interim General Manager. These were the first mid-season staff firings since the 1976 Giants' season.^[2] Manning was then renamed the starter for the Week 14 game against the Cowboys.

With a 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, the Giants tied the record of losses they set before (12), but after a 23–0 loss to the Cardinals in Week 16, the Giants fell to 2–13, setting a new record for most losses in a single season in franchise history, eclipsing the previous record of 12, done five times: 1966, 1974, 1980, 1983 and 2003 and the worst under a 16-game schedule format. The Giants ultimately finished the season 3–13, their worst record in a 16-game season, worst winning percentage since 1974, the worst record in the Eli Manning era, their worst record since 2003, finished dead last in the NFC East for the first time since 2003, and second-worst in the league behind the winless Browns. The Giants also went 1–11 against the NFC in 2017 and 1–5 against the NFC East.

On Friday, December 29, 2017, Dave Gettleman was hired as the general manager for the team. Gettleman quickly address the offensive line issues which led to the release of offensive tackle Bobby Hart and the benching of Ereck Flowers. Flowers started all games to this point being the only consistent starter on the offensive line.

Contents

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  1 Offseason
  
  
  
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    1.1 Free agents signed
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Draft
  


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  3 Staff
  


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  4 Final roster
  


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  5 Schedule
  
  
  
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    5.1 Preseason
    
  
  
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    5.2 Regular season
    
  
  
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    5.3 Game summaries
    
    
    
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      5.3.1 Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys
      
    
    
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      5.3.2 Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
      
    
    
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      5.3.3 Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
      
    
    
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      5.3.4 Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
      
    
    
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      5.3.5 Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
      
    
    
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      5.3.6 Week 6: at Denver Broncos
      
    
    
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      5.3.7 Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks
      
    
    
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      5.3.8 Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams
      
    
    
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      5.3.9 Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
      
    
    
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      5.3.10 Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
      
    
    
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      5.3.11 Week 12: at Washington Redskins
      
    
    
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      5.3.12 Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
      
    
    
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      5.3.13 Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
      
    
    
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      5.3.14 Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
      
    
    
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      5.3.15 Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
      
    
    
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      5.3.16 Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Standings
  
  
  
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    6.1 Division
    
  
  
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    6.2 Conference
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 References
  

Offseason

Free agents signed

Date	Position	Player	Free agent tag	2016 Team	New Team	Notes
March 8	WR	Brandon Marshall		New York Jets	New York Giants
March 10	TE	Rhett Ellison		Minnesota Vikings	New York Giants
March 12	OL	D. J. Fluker		San Diego Chargers	New York Giants
March 17	DE	Jason Pierre-Paul		New York Giants	New York Giants
March 20	QB	Geno Smith		New York Jets	New York Giants
March 20	CB	Valentino Blake		Tennessee Titans	New York Giants
March 22	RB	Shaun Draughn		San Francisco 49ers	New York Giants

Draft

Main article: 2017 NFL Draft

2017 New York Giants Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	23	Evan Engram	TE	Ole Miss
2	55	Dalvin Tomlinson	DT	Alabama
3	87	Davis Webb	QB	California
4	140	Wayne Gallman	RB	Clemson
5	167	Avery Moss	DE	Youngstown State
6	200	Adam Bisnowaty	OT	Pittsburgh

Notes

• The Giants' original fourth-round selection was moved to the back of the fourth round, after all of the compensatory selections, but no more than 12 picks after where their pick would have been positioned, as part of the punishment for illegal use of a walkie-talkie on their sideline during week 14 of the 2016 season.

Staff

2017 New York Giants staff
	Front office President/CEO – John Mara Chairman/Executive Vice President – Steve Tisch General Manager – Dave Gettleman Assistant General Manager – Kevin Abrams Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Chris Mara Director of Pro Personnel – Ken Sternfeld Director of Player Development – David Tyree Head coaches Head Coach – Ben McAdoo Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike Sullivan Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti Jr. Running Backs – Craig Johnson Wide Receivers – Adam Henry Tight Ends – Kevin M. Gilbride Offensive Line – Mike Solari Assistant Offensive Line – Lunda Wells Offensive Assistant – Ryan Roeder			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Patrick Graham Assistant Defensive Line – Rob Leonard Linebackers – Bill McGovern Secondary/Cornerbacks – Tim Walton Secondary/Safeties – Dave Merritt Defensive Assistant – Bobby Blick Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Aaron Wellman Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul Director of Performance Nutrition/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pratik Patel Performance Manager – Joe Danos

Final roster

2017 New York Giants final roster
	Quarterbacks 10 Eli Manning  3 Geno Smith  5 Davis Webb Running backs 26 Orleans Darkwa 22 Wayne Gallman 28 Paul Perkins 43 Shane Smith FB 34 Shane Vereen Wide receivers 86 Marquis Bundy 18 Roger Lewis 83 Kalif Raymond 19 Travis Rudolph 84 Hunter Sharp 87 Sterling Shepard Tight ends 89 Jerell Adams 85 Rhett Ellison 88 Evan Engram 81 Ryan O'Malley		Offensive linemen 61 Nick Becton T 66 Adam Bisnowaty T 74 Ereck Flowers T 73 John Greco T 75 Jon Halapio G 77 John Jerry G 69 Brett Jones C 71 Damien Mama G 63 Chad Wheeler T Defensive linemen 96 Jay Bromley DT 98 Damon Harrison DT 91 Avery Moss DE 78 Romeo Okwara DE 90 Jason Pierre-Paul DE 99 Robert Thomas DT 94 Dalvin Tomlinson DT 54 Olivier Vernon DE 72 Kerry Wynn DE		Linebackers 55 Ray-Ray Armstrong OLB 48 Akeem Ayers OLB 59 Devon Kennard OLB 39 Derrick Mathews OLB 46 Calvin Munson MLB 47 Kelvin Sheppard MLB Defensive backs 33 Andrew Adams FS 29 Nat Berhe SS 37 Ross Cockrell CB 25 Brandon Dixon CB 23 Darryl Morris CB 36 Ryan Murphy SS 41 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB 27 Darian Thompson FS Special teams 51 Zak DeOssie LS  2 Aldrick Rosas K  9 Brad Wing P		Reserve lists 24 Eli Apple CB (Susp.) 64 Josh Banks DT (IR) 13 Odell Beckham Jr. WR (IR) 52 Jonathan Casillas OLB (IR) 21 Landon Collins SS (IR) 38 Donte Deayon CB (IR) 65 Jessamen Dunker G (IR) 76 D. J. Fluker G (IR) 93 B. J. Goodson MLB (IR) 58 Curtis Grant OLB (IR) 17 Dwayne Harris WR (IR) 68 Bobby Hart OT (IR) 44 Mark Herzlich MLB (IR) 20 Janoris Jenkins CB (IR) 82 Keeon Johnson WR (IR) 12 Tavarres King WR (IR) 15 Brandon Marshall WR (IR) 80 Darius Powe WR (IR) 67 Justin Pugh G (IR) 70 Weston Richburg C (IR) 57 Keenan Robinson OLB (IR) 45 Deontae Skinner OLB (IR) 97 Ishaq Williams DE (IR) Practice squad 62 Ethan Cooper G  6 Amba Etta-Tawo WR 31 Jeremiah McKinnon CB 30 Tim Scott CB  8 Canaan Severin WR 60 Kristjan Sokoli DT 79 Jordan Williams DE Rookies in italics 53 Active, 23 Inactive, 7 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 12–20	0–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 6–10	0–2	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	New York Jets	W 32–31	1–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	August 31	at New England Patriots	W 40–38	2–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Regular season

The Giants came into their season fresh from their 2016 campaign when they went 11-5. However, with key injuries and course starter controversies, and a disastrous 0-5 start, the Giants fell apart and finished their campaign at a disappointing 3-13 record. After a 31-21 loss to the previously winless San Francisco 49ers, the Giants were at 1-8, their worst record since going 1-9 in 1980. After losing to the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving Day in Week 12, the Giants were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention three days later after the Panthers defeated the Jets 35-27 and their rival Eagles defeated the Bears 31-3.

Quarterback Eli Manning's benching snapped a record 210 games started by Manning, with Geno Smith playing as starter against the Raiders. After a 24-17 loss to the Raiders, it was revealed that both head coach Ben McAdoo and GM Jerry Reese were relieved of their duties with the Giants, with Steve Spagnuolo and Kevin Abrams as the interim head coach and GM, accounted for the first mid-season staff firings since the 1976 season; Manning was back in starting position in Week 14 against the Cowboys. In a 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, the Giants tied their record of losses they set five times before, but after a 23-0 loss to the Cardinals, the Giants were shutout for the first time since Week 6 of the 2014 season and broke the record for losses in franchise history previously set by the Giants teams of 1966, 1974, 1980, 1983 and 2003 where they have lost only twelve games each. The Giants close out the season 3-13, the worst record in 16 games and at the bottom of the NFC East for the first time since 2003.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 10	at Dallas Cowboys	L 3–19	0–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	Detroit Lions	L 10–24	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–27	0–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
4	October 1	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–25	0–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	Los Angeles Chargers	L 22–27	0–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	at Denver Broncos	W 23–10	1–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
7	October 22	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–24	1–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 5	Los Angeles Rams	L 17–51	1–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	1–8	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Kansas City Chiefs	W 12–9 (OT)	2–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	at Washington Redskins	L 10–20	2–9	FedExField	Recap
13	December 3	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–24	2–10	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
14	December 10	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–30	2–11	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Philadelphia Eagles	L 29–34	2–12	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Arizona Cardinals	L 0–23	2–13	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	Washington Redskins	W 18–10	3–13	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys

Week One: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	0	3
Cowboys	3	13	0	3	19

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

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  Date: September 10


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  Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
  


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  Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)


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  Game attendance: 93,183


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  Referee: Carl Cheffers
  


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  TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 6:25. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:58. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 12:45. Cowboys 6–0. Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 7:38. DAL – Jason Witten 12-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:41. Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:07. DAL – Dan Bailey 42-yard field goal, 0:05. Cowboys 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:14. Third quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 25-yard field goal, 5:16. Cowboys 16–3. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 9:44. Fourth quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 36-yard field goal, 1:55. Cowboys 19–3. Drive: 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:53. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 29/38, 220 yards, INT DAL – Dak Prescott – 24/39, 268 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Paul Perkins – 7 rushes, 16 yards DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 24 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers NYG – Roger Lewis – 4 receptions, 54 yards DAL – Terrance Williams – 6 receptions, 68 yards Top tacklers NYG – DAL –

Odell Beckham was declared out before the game due to his ankle injury. The loss of Beckham was too steep for the Giants to overcome who barely mustered 200 yards. The Cowboys set the pace early and were on the field for 47 plays in the first half. The loss dropped the Giants to 0-1. They are 1-9 in Week 1 games against the Cowboys, with their only win coming in 2016.

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at New York Giants – Game summary

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Lions	7	10	0	7	24
Giants	0	7	3	0	10

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: September 18
  


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  Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT


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  Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), cloudy


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  Game attendance: 77,004


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  Referee: John Parry
  


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  TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter DET – Marvin Jones 27-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick). Lions 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:43. Second quarter NYG – Evan Engram 18-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick). Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:05. DET – Eric Ebron 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick). Lions 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:52. DET – Matt Prater 56-yard field goal. Lions 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:29. Third quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 25-yard field goal. Lions 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter DET – Jamal Agnew 88-yard punt return (Matt Prater kick). Lions 24–10. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:45. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 15/21, 122 yards, 2 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 22/32, 239 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Ameer Abdullah – 17 carries, 86 yards NYG – Shane Vereen – 6 carries, 28 yards Top receivers DET – Eric Ebron – 5 receptions, 42 yards, TD NYG – Evan Engram – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD Top tacklers DET – Darius Slay – 6 tackles, 2 assists NYG – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – 8 tackles, 3 assists

Even with a limited Odell Beckham Jr. the Giants struggled mightily against the Lions. Rookie tight end Evan Engram scored his first career touchdown. However, an 88-yard punt return touchdown sealed the Giants fate. With the loss, the Giants dropped to 0-2.

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

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Giants	0	0	0	24	24
Eagles	0	7	7	13	27

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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  Date: September 24


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT


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  Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny


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  Game attendance: 69,596


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  Referee: Jerome Boger
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter PHI - LeGarrette Blount 1-yard rush (Jake Elliott kick), 9:29. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 90 yards, 9:34 Third quarter PHI - Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 5:15. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:43 Fourth quarter NYG - Odell Beckham Jr. 10-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 12:39. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:10 NYG - Odell Beckham Jr. 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 10:53. Tie 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:20 NYG - Sterling Shepard 77-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 7:12. Giants 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:40 PHI - Corey Clement 15-yard rush (Jake Elliott kick), 5:40. Tie 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:32 NYG - Aldrick Rosas 41-yard field goal, 3:08. Giants 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:32 PHI - Jake Elliott 46-yard field goal, 0:51. Tie 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:17 PHI - Jake Elliott 61-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:13 Top passers NYG – Eli Manning: 35/47, 366 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT PHI – Carson Wentz: 21/31, 176 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Orleans Darkwa: 7 rushes, 22 yards, Paul Perkins: 9 rushes, 22 yards PHI – Wendell Smallwood: 12 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers NYG – Sterling Shepard: 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD PHI – Alshon Jeffery: 4 receptions, 56 yards Top tacklers NYG – Keenan Robinson: 7 tackles, 3 assists PHI – Jalen Mills: 9 tackles, 3 assists

A huge rally in the 4th quarter was overshadowed by rookie kicker Jake Elliott when he kicked a game winning 61-yard field goal to drop the Giants to 0-3 and their fourth straight loss in Philadelphia. It was the longest game winning field goal as time expired since 2006.

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

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Giants	0	10	7	6	23
Buccaneers	13	3	0	9	25

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

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  Date: October 1


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  Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT


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  Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C), cloudy


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  Game attendance: 63,916


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  Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
  


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter TB – Mike Evans 6-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Nick Folk kick), 7:47. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:01. TB – O. J. Howard 58-yard pass from Jameis Winston (kick failed), 3:00. Buccaneers 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:45. Second quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 30-yard field goal, 7:17. Buccaneers 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:36. NYG – Eli Manning 14-yard run (Aldrick Rosas kick), 3:17. Buccaneers 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:12. TB – Nick Folk 20-yard field goal, 0:32. Buccaneers 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 2:45. Third quarter NYG – Wayne Gallman 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 4:19. Giants 17–16. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:51. Fourth quarter TB – Cameron Brate 14-yard pass from Jameis Winston (pass failed), 7:44. Buccaneers 22–17. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:41. NYG – Rhett Ellison 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (pass failed), 3:16. Giants 23–22. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. TB – Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Buccaneers 25–22. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:16. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 30/49, 288 yards, 2 TD TB – Jameis Winston – 22/38, 332 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 11 carries, 42 yards TB – Jacquizz Rodgers – 16 carries, 83 yards Top receivers NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 receptions, 90 yards TB – Adam Humphries – 6 receptions, 70 yards Top tacklers NYG – TB –

Just like in Philadelphia, the Giants were beaten by a game winning field goal to drop to 0-4.

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week Five: Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants – Game summary

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Chargers	0	10	7	10	27
Giants	9	0	7	6	22

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: October 8


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT


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  Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), cloudy


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  Game attendance: 77,373


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  Referee: Jeff Triplette
  


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  TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter NYG – Spencer Pulley fumble out of bounds in end zone for a Safety, 8:53. Giants 2–0. NYG – Orleans Darkwa 23-yard run (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:16. Giants 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:19. Second quarter LAC – Melvin Gordon 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 13:01. Giants 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:15. LAC – Nick Novak 20-yard field goal, 0:06. Chargers 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 2:36. Third quarter NYG – Roger Lewis 29-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 6:46. Giants 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10. LAC – Hunter Henry 25-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:40. Chargers 17–16. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:06. Fourth quarter NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 48-yard pass from Eli Manning (pass failed), 13:31. Giants 22–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09. LAC – Nick Novak 31-yard field goal, 4:50. Giants 22–20. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:15. LAC – Melvin Gordon 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 2:58. Chargers 27–22. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:48. Top passers LAC – Philipp Rivers – 21/44, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 21/36, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LAC – Melvin Gordon – 20 carries, 105 yards NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 8 carries, 69 yards, TD Top receivers LAC – Melvin Gordon – 6 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD Top tacklers LAC – NYG –

The Giants suffered a ton of injuries throughout the game including star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. It was later revealed he fractured his fibula. The Giants blew a 4th quarter lead and dropped to 0–5 for the first time since 2013. This was their fourth straight loss to the Chargers as Eli Manning's Giants never beat the team that drafted him 1st overall and sent him to the Giants in exchange for Philip Rivers in the 2004 Draft.

Week 6: at Denver Broncos

Week Six: New York Giants at Denver Broncos – Game summary

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Giants	3	14	3	3	23
Broncos	0	3	0	7	10

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

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  Date: October 15


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  Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. MDT
  


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  Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), clear


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  Game attendance: 76,721


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  Referee: Bill Vinovich
  


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  TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya


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  Recap, Gamebook
  

Game information

First quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 25-yard field goal, 6:54. Giants 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:02. Second quarter NYG – Evan Engram 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 12:30. Giants 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. DEN – Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, 4:21. Giants 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:06. NYG – Janoris Jenkins 43-yard interception return (Aldrick Rosas kick), 0:48. Giants 17–3. Third quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 51-yard field goal, 8:08. Giants 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:45. Fourth quarter DEN – Jeff Heuerman 13-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 4:07. Giants 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:03. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 40-yard field goal, 0:27. Giants 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:40. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 11/19, 128 yards, TD DEN – Trevor Siemian – 29/50, 376 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 21 rushes, 117 yards DEN – Jamaal Charles – 5 rushes, 19 yards Top receivers NYG – Evan Ingram – 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 10 receptions, 133 yards

With numerous injuries in the receiving core from the Week 5 game and against a heavily favored Broncos team, the Giants pulled a massive upset to snap a 5-game losing streak and defeat Denver for the first time since 2005. This is also Manning's first career win in Denver. Janoris Jenkins returned a Trevor Siemian interception for a touchdown in the win, his first as a member of the Giants and Orleans Darkwa had his first 100-yard game.

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

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Seahawks	0	3	7	14	24
Giants	0	7	0	0	7

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: October 22


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  Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT


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  Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy


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  Game attendance: 78,527


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  Referee: Tony Corrente
  


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  TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
  


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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NYG – Evan Engram 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 11:51. Giants 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:42. SEA – Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 0:42. Giants 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:57. Third quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 22-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 7:30. Seahawks 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:17. Fourth quarter SEA – Paul Richardson 38-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 9:34. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:15. SEA – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 2:14. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:56. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 27/39, 334 yards, 3 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 19/39, 134 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Thomas Rawls – 11 rushes, 36 yards NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 9 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin – 9 receptions, 92 yards, TD NYG – Evan Engram – 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD Top tacklers SEA – K. J. Wright – 6 solo tackles, 5 assisted NYG – Keenan Robinson – 6 solo tackles, 3 assisted

This game was the first time the Giants played an intraconference game on CBS since the 1993 season finale on January 2, 1994 against the Cowboys (before Fox took over the NFC contract in the 1994 season). The Giants defense played well in the first half, aided by an NFL record 10 play goal line stand, but unraveled in the second half as they tired out. They couldn't be saved by their weak wide receiving corps, along with a struggling run game that sealed their fate. With the loss, the Giants fell to 1-6 and lost to the Seahawks for the 4th straight time.

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Nine: Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	20	21	3	51
Giants	7	3	0	7	17

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: November 5


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy


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  Game attendance: 76,877


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  Referee: Ed Hochuli
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink


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Game information

First quarter LAR – Tyler Higbee 8-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:03. Rams 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:50. NYG – Tavarres King 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 3:22. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:39. Second quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 27-yard field goal, 14:55. Rams 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:24. LAR – Robert Woods 52-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:39. Rams 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:35. LAR – Sammy Watkins 67-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:28. Rams 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:35. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 50-yard field goal, 4:06. Rams 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:17. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 46-yard field goal, 1:18. Rams 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:21. Third quarter LAR – Todd Gurley 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:42. Rams 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26. LAR – Robert Woods 4-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:34. Rams 41–10. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:30. LAR – Todd Gurley 4-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 3:34. Rams 48–10. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter NYG – Evan Engram 10-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 9:40. Rams 48–17. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:00. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 47-yard field goal, 3:03. Rams 51–17. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:40. Top passers LAR – Jared Goff – 14/22, 311 yards, 4 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 20/36, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LAR – Todd Gurley – 16 rushes, 59 yards, 2 TD NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 16 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers LAR – Robert Woods – 4 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD NYG – Evan Engram – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD Top tacklers LAR – NYG –

A bunch of miscues and 3 turnovers from the offense led the Rams dominate the entire game. The Giants allowed 51 points, the most points allowed at home since 1964 against the Cleveland Browns. The loss also dropped the Giants 1-7. This was the first loss to the Rams since 2001 and their first home loss to the Rams since 2000. This was also the most points the Giants allowed since they lost 52–49 to the Saints in 2015.

Despite all the miscues, Eli Manning became the 7th quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards.

Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	7	0	8	21
49ers	3	14	0	14	31

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

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  Date: November 12


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  Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
  


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  Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny


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  Game attendance: 70,133


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  Referee: Jerome Boger


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  TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  


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Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 43-yard field goal, 12:44. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:20. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 47-yard field goal, 7:28. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:17. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 42-yard field goal, 1:11. Giants 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:27. Second quarter SF – Marquise Goodwin 83-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 8:10. 49ers 10–6. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 2:01. NYG – Evan Engram 9-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:13. Giants 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:51. SF – Garrett Celek 47-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 0:37. 49ers 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:40. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SF – C. J. Beathard 11-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 15:00. 49ers 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:46. SF – Matt Breida 33-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:27. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:32. NYG – Roger Lewis 14-yard pass from Eli Manning (Orleans Darkwa run), 1:07. 49ers 31–21. Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 4:34. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 28/37, 273 yards, 2 TD SF – C. J. Beathard – 19/25, 288 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 14 rushes, 70 yards SF – Carlos Hyde – 17 rushes, 98 yards Top receivers NYG – Sterling Shepard – 11 receptions, 142 yards SF – Marquise Goodwin – 1 reception, 83 yards, TD Top tacklers NYG – SF –

Attempting to get their second win of the season, the Giants were upset by the previously winless 49ers. Their defense was porous, allowing over 450 yards of offense. Eli Manning played a strange game. He finished with a 113.9 passer rating, but the Giants only had 13 points until a meaningless 4th quarter drive. The Giants dropped 1-8, their worst start since 1980.

Despite the loss, Eli Manning had his 208th consecutive start at quarterback, tying his brother Peyton Manning for 2nd in NFL history in that regard.

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Chiefs	0	3	0	6	0	9
Giants	0	6	0	3	3	12

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: November 19


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), mostly cloudy


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  Game attendance: 76,363


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  Referee: Brad Allen
  


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  TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn


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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard run (kick failed), 13:26. Giants 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:17. KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 4:09. Giants 6–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 9:17. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter KC – Harrison Butker 31-yard field goal, 13:30. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 26-yard field goal, 1:38. Giants 9–6. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:29. KC – Harrison Butker 23-yard field goal, 0:01. Tied 9–9. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:37. Overtime NYG – Aldrick Rosas 23-yard field goal, 1:54. Giants 12–9. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:00. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 27/40, 230 yards, 2 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 19/35, 205 yards Top rushers KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 carries, 73 yards NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 20 carries, 74 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 109 yards NYG – Roger Lewis – 5 receptions, 55 yards Top tacklers KC – NYG –

Attempting to stop a 3-game losing streak, the Giants returned home to host the Kansas City Chiefs led by Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt. In a defensive battle, the Giants picked off the Chiefs 3 times and Roger Lewis made a 4th and 6 catch in the red zone to set up Aldrick Rosas kicked the game winning field goal in OT to improve the Giants to 2-8. This was the Giants first home win of the season.

Eli Manning made his 209th consecutive start at quarterback, passing Peyton Manning for 2nd in NFL history, only trailing Brett Favre (297).

Week 12: at Washington Redskins

NFL on Thanksgiving Day

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	7	0	10
Redskins	0	3	7	10	20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

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  Date: November 23
  


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  Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), clear


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  Game attendance: 73,210


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  Referee: Terry McAulay
  


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  TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya


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Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 30-yard field goal, 4:00. Giants 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 8:29. WAS – Nick Rose 28-yard field goal, 0:13. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 0:51. Third quarter WAS – Jamison Crowder 15-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 6:32. Redskins 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:31. NYG – Janoris Jenkins 53-yard interception return (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:52. Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter WAS – Josh Doctson 14-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 3:31. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 5:02. WAS – Nick Rose 33-yard field goal, 1:49. Redskins 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:23. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 13/27, 113 yards, INT WAS – Kirk Cousins – 19/31, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 9 carries, 37 yards WAS – Samaje Perine – 24 carries, 100 yards Top receivers NYG – Roger Lewis – 3 receptions, 26 yards WAS – Jamison Crowder – 7 receptions, 141 yards, TD Top tacklers NYG – WAS –

The Giants offense struggled the entire game and was held to only one first down in the second half. The Giants dropped to 2-9 and were eliminated from playoff contention on the following Sunday after the Panthers defeated the Jets 35-27 and the Eagles defeated the Bears 31-3.

As he would be benched the next week, Eli Manning's streak of 210 consecutive starts by a quarterback is currently second in NFL history. As of the end of the 2017 season, Philip Rivers is the current quarterback iron man and is expected to finish the regular season with over 200 consecutive starts. The current NFL iron man across all positions is punter Shane Lechler, with over 250 consecutive games played.

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	10	17
Raiders	7	3	0	14	24

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

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  Date: December 3


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  Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST


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  Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny


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  Game attendance: 54,994


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  Referee: Pete Morelli
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink


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Game information

First quarter OAK – Marshawn Lynch 51-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 12:26. OAK 7–00. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:31. NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard run (Aldrick Rosas kick), 0:06. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:16. Second quarter OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 39-yard field goal, 3:37. OAK 10–7. Drive: 12 plays 47 yards, 5:16. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter OAK – DeAndré Washington 9-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 10:18. OAK 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:42. NYG – Evan Engram 10-yard pass from Geno Smith (Aldrick Rosas kick), 5:16. OAK 17–14. Drive: 9 plays 88 yards, 5:02. OAK – Johnny Holton 9-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 3:23. OAK 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:53. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 52-yard field goal, 1:38. OAK 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:45. Top passers NYG – Geno Smith 21/34, 212 yards, 1 TD OAK – Derek Carr 22/36, 287 yards, 1 TD Top rushers NYG – Orleans Darkwa 14 rushes, 32 yards, 1 TD OAK – Marshawn Lynch 17 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD Top receivers NYG – Evan Engram 7 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD OAK – Cordarrelle Patterson 4 receptions, 97 yards Top tacklers NYG – Kelvin Sheppard 8 tackles OAK – NaVorro Bowman, Nicholas Morrow 9 tackles

For the first time since November 2004, Eli Manning did not start the game in favor of Geno Smith in a moved that was universally panned by the football community. Present and former teammates, opponents, fans, executives, TV and radio show hosts quickly came to Manning's defense. It was also the first time a Manning did not start in an NFL game since Week 17 of the 1997 NFL season. An attempted comeback fell short dropping the Giants to 2-10, their worst record since 1976. Geno completed 21-34 passes for 212 yards and 1 touchdown and lost 2 redzone fumbles. The following day, the Giants announced that Head Coach Ben McAdoo and General Manager Jerry Reese had been relieved of their duties.

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	0	20	30
Giants	0	10	0	0	10

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: December 10


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), fair


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  Game attendance: 78,125


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  Referee: Walt Anderson
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  


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Game information

First quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 7:14. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 7:46. Second quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 39-yard field goal, 12:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 9:24. NYG – Rhett Ellison 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:07. Giants 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:17. DAL – Dez Bryant 50-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:38. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:29. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter DAL – Jason Witten 20-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 7:38. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51. DAL – Rod Smith 81-yard pass from Dak Prescott (kick failed), 4:08. Cowboys 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 0:25. DAL – Rod Smith 15-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 2:57. Cowboys 30–10. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:19. Top passers DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/30, 332 yards, 3 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 31/46, 228 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – Alfred Morris – 19 carries, 62 yards NYG – Wayne Gallman – 12 carries, 59 yards Top receivers DAL – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD NYG – Evan Engram – 4 receptions, 54 yards

With Eli Manning back in the starting position, both the Giants and Cowboys were tied up at 10 heading into the 4th quarter until Dallas scored 20 unanswered points and shutout the struggling Giants offense in the 2nd half to drop the Giants to 2-11. This is the first time the Giants lost more than 10 games in a season since 2003 and first under the Eli Manning era.

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fifteen: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	10	3	34
Giants	13	10	6	0	29

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: December 17


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy


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  Game attendance: 76,896


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  Referee: Brad Allen


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  TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
  


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Game information

First quarter NYG – Orleans Darkwa 1-yard rush (kick blocked), 9:04. Giants 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:56. PHI – Alshon Jeffery 3-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 5:28. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:36. NYG – Tavarres King 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 1:26. Giants 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:02. Second quarter NYG – Sterling Shepard 67-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 13:44. Giants 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03. PHI – Zach Ertz 10-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 4:49. Giants 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:24. PHI – Trey Burton 13-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 2:20. Eagles 21–20. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:56. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 28-yard field goal, 0:27. Giants 23–21. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:53. Third quarter PHI – Jake Elliott 28-yard field goal, 9:18. Eagles 24–23. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:42. PHI – Nelson Agholor 10-yard pass from Nick Foles (Jake Elliott kick), 5:47. Eagles 31–23. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:51. NYG – Tavarres King 57-yard pass from Eli Manning (pass failed), 1:57. Eagles 31–29. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50. Fourth quarter PHI – Jake Elliott 20-yard field goal, 3:56. Eagles 34–29. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:30. Top passers PHI – Nick Foles: 24/38, 237 yards, 4 TD NYG – Eli Manning: 37/57, 434 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Jay Ajayi: 12 rushes, 49 yards NYG – Wayne Gallman: 8 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers PHI – Nelson Agholor: 7 receptions, 59 yards, TD NYG – Sterling Shepard: 11 receptions, 139 yards, TD Top tacklers PHI – Nigel Bradham: 8 tackles, 3 assists, Rodney McLeod: 7 tackles, 4 assists NYG – Eli Apple: 7 tackles, 2 assists, Darian Thompson: 6 tackles, 3 assists

Poor special team mishaps and an attempted comeback that fell 6-yards short led the Eagles to win in a thriller of a game to drop the Giants to 2-12 despite the Giants going up 20-7 at one point and, tying their worst record since 1974. They also got swept by the Eagles which allowed them to clinch a first round bye, and the loss dropped the Giants to 0-5 in the division. Despite their miscues, the Giants dominated on offense going for just under 500 yards and Eli Manning had his best performance this season. With a Redskins 20-15 win over the Cardinals, the Giants secured a fourth place finish in the NFC East for the first time since 2003.

The Giants are now 4-14 against the Eagles despite leading the series 84-82-2.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	3	7	6	7	23

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

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  Date: December 24


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  Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST


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  Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)


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  Game attendance: 63,850


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  Referee: John Parry


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  TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
  


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Game information

First quarter ARI – Phil Dawson 21-yard field goal, 5:29. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:16. Second quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 1:01. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:04. Third quarter ARI – John Brown 15-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 9:25. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:32. Fourth quarter ARI – Robert Nkemdiche 21-yard fumble return (Phil Dawson kick), 14:50. Cardinals 23–0. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 27/45, 263 yards, 2 INT ARI – Drew Stanton – 20/34, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 10 carries, 18 yards ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 16 carries, 51 yards Top receivers NYG – Rhett Ellison – 4 receptions, 60 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers NYG – ARI –

Shutout for the first time since October 2014, the Giants offense couldn't get into the end zone and their only chance at points came on a missed field goal by Aldrick Rosas. The Giants dropped to 2-13 and clinched their worst record in franchise history.

Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Seventeen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	3	0	0	10
Giants	15	0	0	3	18

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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  Date: December 31


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  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST


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  Game weather: 16 °F (−9 °C), partly cloudy


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  Game attendance: 76,269


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  Referee: John Hussey
  


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  TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Matt Millen and Jennifer Hale
  


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Game information

First quarter NYG – Orleans Darkwa 75-yard run (kick blocked), 14:43. Giants 6–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:17. NYG – Hunter Sharp 16-yard pass from Eli Manning (pass failed), 12:42. Giants 12–0. Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:41. WAS – Kirk Cousins 12-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:55. Giants 12–7. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:45. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 23-yard field goal, 4:49. Giants 15–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:06. Second quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 15–10. Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:04. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Aldrick Rosas 29-yard field goal, 14:09. Giants 18–10. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:32. Top passers WAS – Kirk Cousins – 20/37, 158 yards, 3 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 10/28, 132 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Kapri Bibbs – 12 carries, 47 yards NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 20 carries, 154 yards, TD Top receivers WAS – Kapri Bibbs – 8 receptions, 53 yards NYG – Rhett Ellison – 5 receptions, 63 yards Top tacklers WAS – NYG –

In a huge upset, led by their defense who allowed only 10 points and got 3 interceptions along with 3 sacks, along with a surging run game with over 250 yards on the ground. Orleans Darkwa set a new career high with 154 yards. The Giants defeated the Redskins 18-10 to improve to 3-13. With the Colts victory, the Giants locked in the #2 pick in the 2018 NFL draft.

This was the Giants' only win against a division rival or an NFC team during the season.

Standings

Division

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1)Philadelphia Eagles	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	457	295	L1
Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	354	332	W1
Washington Redskins	7	9	0	.438	1–5	5–7	342	388	L1
New York Giants	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	246	388	W1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1[a]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.461	.433	L1
2[a]	Minnesota Vikings	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.492	.447	W3
3[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.504	.460	L1
4[b][c]	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.535	.483	L1
Wild Cards
5[c]	Carolina Panthers	South	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	.539	.500	L1
6	Atlanta Falcons	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.543	.475	W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[d]	Detroit Lions	North	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	.496	.368	W1
8[d]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	.492	.444	L1
9[d]	Dallas Cowboys	East	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.438	W1
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.488	.406	W2
11[e]	Green Bay Packers	North	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.539	.357	L3
12[e]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	5–7	.539	.429	L1
13	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	.512	.438	W5
14[f]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.555	.375	W1
15[f]	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	0–6	1–11	.559	.500	L1
16	New York Giants	East	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.531	.458	W1
Tiebreakers[g]
^ ab Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, LA Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ ab LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ^ ab New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. ^ abc Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. ^ ab Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ ab Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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v t e New York Giants
Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks
History	1925–1978 1979–1993 1994–present Financial history
Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium
Culture	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Little Giants "New York Groove" "We Fly High" "The Masseuse" (Seinfeld episode) Big Fan Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy "Everybody Hates Big Bird" (Everybody Hates Chris episode) The Best Man Holiday
Lore	Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Wide Right 2007 game vs. New England Patriots Helmet Catch The Punt
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets
Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General manager: Dave Gettleman Head coach: Pat Shurmur
Division championships (22)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1944 1946 1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011
Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011
League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)
Media	Broadcasters Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division
Seasons (95)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship seasons in bold

v t e New York Giants seasons
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–) appearance

v t e 2017 NFL season
AFC East North South West East North South West NFC Buffalo Baltimore Houston Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta Arizona Miami Cincinnati Indianapolis Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Carolina LA Rams New England Cleveland Jacksonville LA Chargers Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans San Francisco NY Jets Pittsburgh Tennessee Oakland Washington Minnesota Tampa Bay Seattle
Draft NFL playoffs NFL Honors Pro Bowl Super Bowl LII

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