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| Established | August 1, 1925; 100 years ago (August 1, 1925)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Headquartered | Quest Diagnostics Training Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey[2] | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Blue, red, white[3][4] | ||||||||||||
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| Chairman | Steve Tisch | ||||||||||||
| President | John Mara | ||||||||||||
| General manager | Joe Schoen | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Brian Daboll | ||||||||||||
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TheNew York Giants are a professionalAmerican football team based in theNew York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in theNational Football League (NFL) as a member of theNational Football Conference (NFC)East division. The team plays its home games atMetLife Stadium (which it shares with theNew York Jets) at theMeadowlands Sports Complex inEast Rutherford, New Jersey, five miles (eight kilometers) west ofNew York City. The Giants are headquartered and practice at theQuest Diagnostics Training Center, also in the Meadowlands.[5]
The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, and they arethe only one of that group still existing, as well as the league's longest-established team in theNortheastern United States. The team ranks third among all NFL franchises witheight NFL championship titles: four in the pre-Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl (XXI (1986),XXV (1990),XLII (2007), andXLVI (2011)), along with more championship appearances than any other team, with 19 overall appearances. Their championship tally is surpassed only by theGreen Bay Packers (13) and theChicago Bears (9). Throughout their history, the Giants have featured 29Hall of Fame players, includingNFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winnersMel Hein,Frank Gifford,Y. A. Tittle, andLawrence Taylor.
To distinguish themselves from theprofessional baseball team of the same name, the football team was incorporated as the "New York National League Football Company, Inc." in 1929 and then changed to "New York Football Giants, Inc." in 1937. While the baseball team moved toSan Francisco after the 1957 season, the football team continues to legally use it as its corporate name,[6] which the team is often referred to by fans and sportscasters alike. The team has also acquired several nicknames, including "Big Blue", the "G-Men", and the "Jints", an intentionally mangled contraction seen frequently in theNew York Post andNew York Daily News, originating from the baseball team when they were based in New York. In addition, the team as a whole is occasionally referred to as the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew", even though this moniker primarily and originally refers to the Giants defensive unit during the 1980s and early-1990s.
Since 2011, the team has struggled to find success in recent years, only having three winning seasons in2012,2016, and2022, as well as two playoff appearances and no division titles. As of 2024, the Giants currently hold the longest active division title drought in theNFC, with a total of 13 seasons.
The team's heatedrivalry with thePhiladelphia Eagles is the oldest of theNFC East rivalries, dating back to 1933, and has been called the best rivalry in the NFL in the 21st century.[7][8]
On August 1, 1925,Timothy Mara andWill Gibson were granted a franchise by the NFL for their newly organized team in New York City — the New York Football Giants.[9] The cost of the franchise was $2,500.[9]
TheGiants played their first game as an exhibition against All New Britain (which was not an NFL team) inNew Britain, Connecticut, on October 4.[10][11] They defeated New Britain 26–0 in front of a crowd of 10,000.[10]
The New York Giants' first NFL game was a week later, on October 11, 1925, at theCycledrome inProvidence, Rhode Island, in a 0 to 14 loss to theProvidence Steam Roller.[12][13] The Giants were successful in their first season, finishing in fourth place in a 20-team league with an 8–4–0 record.[14][15]
In itsthird season, theteam finished with the best record in the league at 11–1–1 and was awarded the NFL title.[16] After a disappointingfourth season (1928) ownerTim Mara bought the entire squad of theDetroit Wolverines, principally to acquire star quarterbackBenny Friedman, and merged the two teams under the Giants name.[17]
In1930, there were still many who questioned the quality of the professional game, claiming the college "amateurs" played with more intensity than professionals. In December 1930, the Giants played a team ofNotre Dame All Stars at thePolo Grounds to raise money for the unemployed of New York City. It was also an opportunity to establish the skill and prestige of the pro game.Knute Rockne reassembled hisFour Horsemen along with the stars of his1924 Championship squad and told them to score early, then defend. Rockne, like much of the public, thought little of pro football and expected an easy win.[18] But from the beginning it was a one-way contest, with Friedman running for two Giant touchdowns andHap Moran passing for another. Notre Dame failed to score. When it was all over, Coach Rockne told his team, "That was the greatest football machine I ever saw. I am glad none of you got hurt."[19] The game raised $100,000 for the homeless, and is often credited with establishing the legitimacy of the professional game for those who were critical.[18] It also was the last game the legendary Rockne ever coached; he was killed in an airplane crash on March 31, 1931.
In a 16-year span from 1931 to 1947, the Giants qualified to play in the NFL championship game 8 times, winning twice.[16] During this period the Giants were led byHall of Fame coachSteve Owen, and Hall of Fame playersMel Hein,Red Badgro, andTuffy Leemans. In1933 the Giants faced the Chicago Bears in thechampionship game and were defeated 23–21.
The famous "Sneakers Game" was played in this era where the Giants defeated theChicago Bears on an icy field in the1934 NFL Championship Game, while wearing sneakers for better traction.[16] The team would return to thechampionship game the following year but would fall to the Detroit Lions 26–7.
The Giants captured theirthird NFL championship in1938 with a 23–17 win over theGreen Bay Packers. Both teams returned to thechampionship game the following year in1939, with the Packers shutting out the Giants 27–0.
The period also featured the 1944 Giants, which are ranked as the #1 defensive team in NFL history, "...a truly awesome unit".[21] They gave up only 7.5 points per game (a record that still stands) and shut out five of their 10 opponents, though they lost 14–7 to theGreen Bay Packers in the1944 NFL Championship Game. The Giants played theDetroit Lions to a scoreless tie on November 7, 1943.[22][23][24] To this day, no NFL game played since then has ended in a scoreless tie. The Giants were particularly successful from the latter half of the 1930s until the United States entry intoWorld War II.[16]
The Giants won theirnext championship in1956, the first year the team began playing atYankee Stadium inthe Bronxborough ofNew York City. Aided by a number of futurePro Football Hall of Fame players such as running backFrank Gifford, linebackerSam Huff, and offensive tackleRoosevelt Brown, as well as all-pro running backAlex Webster. The Giants' 1956 championship team not only included players who would eventually find their way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but a Hall of Fame coaching staff, as well. Head coachJim Lee Howell's staff hadVince Lombardi coaching the offense andTom Landry coaching the defense.[25] From 1958 to 1963, the Giants played in the NFL Championship Game five times, but failed to win.[16] Most significantly, the Giants played theColts in the1958 NFL Championship Game, which is considered awatershed event in the history of the NFL.[26] The game, which the Giants lost in overtime 23–17,[16] is often called "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and is considered one of the most important events in furthering the NFL's popularity. The following year, they lost the championship to the Colts again, giving up a 9–7 fourth-quarter lead en route to a 31–16 loss.
Both the 1961 and 1962 championship game matched the Giants up against the Green Bay Packers, with the Giants losing both 37–0 and 16–7 respectively. In 1963, led by league MVPquarterbackY. A. Tittle, who threw a then-NFL record 36touchdown passes, the Giants advanced to the NFL Championship Game, where they lost to the Bears 14–10 for their third consecutive championship loss, as well as their fifth loss in the title game in 6 years.[27]
With players such as Tittle and Gifford approaching their mid 30s, the team declined rapidly, finishing 2–10–2 in1964.[14] It was the start of a 15-year stretch with only two winning seasons and no playoff appearances.[14] They rebounded with a 7–7 record in1965,[14] before crumbling to a league-worst 1–12–1 record,[28] and allowing more than 500 points on defense in1966.[28] During the 1969 preseason, theGiants lost their first meeting with theNew York Jets, 37–14, in front of 70,874 fans at theYale Bowl inNew Haven, Connecticut.[29] Following the game, Wellington Mara fired coachAllie Sherman,[30] and replaced him with former Giants fullback Alex Webster.[31]
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In1967, the team acquired quarterbackFran Tarkenton from theMinnesota Vikings. Despite having several respectable seasons with Tarkenton at quarterback, including a 7–7 finish in 1967 and 9–5 in1970,[14] the Giants traded him back to the Vikings after a 4–10 finish in1971.[32] Tarkenton would go on to lead the Vikings to threeSuper Bowls and earn a place in the Hall of Fame,[32] while the Giants suffered through one of the worst stretches in their history,[14] winning only 23 games from 1973 to 1979.[14] Before the 1976 season, the Giants tried to revive a weak offense by replacing retired RBRon Johnson with future Hall of Fame fullbackLarry Csonka, but Csonka was often injured and ineffective during his 3 years in New York. The1977 season featured a roster which included three rookie quarterbacks.[33]
The Giants were allowed to play their home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut in 1973 and 1974, and atShea Stadium (home of theMets and Jets) inQueens, New York in 1975, due to the renovation ofYankee Stadium. They finally moved into their own dedicated state-of-the-art stadium in 1976,[25] when they moved intoGiants Stadium at theMeadowlands inEast Rutherford, New Jersey, located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of New York City. One of the low points during this period was the play known as the "Miracle at the Meadowlands", which occurred in 1978.[34] With the Giants trying to kill the clock and secure a win against thePhiladelphia Eagles,[34]offensive coordinator,Bob Gibson, chose to call a running play. This resulted in "The Fumble" by QBJoe Pisarcik that was returned for a game-winning touchdown by the Eagles'Herman Edwards.[34]
The Giants' front office operations were complicated by a long-standing feud between Wellington Mara and his nephew,Tim Mara.[35] Jack Mara had died in 1965, leaving his share of the club to his son Tim. Wellington and Tim's personal styles and their visions for the club clashed, and eventually they stopped talking to each other.NFL CommissionerPete Rozelle intervened and recommended a neutral general manager,George Young, allowing the club to operate more smoothly. The feud became moot on February 20, 1991, when Tim Mara sold his shares in the club toPreston Robert Tisch.
In1979, the Giants began the steps that would, in time, return them to the pinnacle of the NFL. These included the drafting of quarterbackPhil Simms in1979, and linebackerLawrence Taylor in1981.[25] In1981, Taylor won the NFL'sDefensive Rookie of the Year andDefensive Player of the Year awards and the Giants made the playoffs for the first time since 1963.[14][36] One of the few bright spots during this time was the team's excellent linebackers, who were known as theCrunch Bunch.[37] After thestrike-shortened1982 season, in which they finished 4–5,[14] head coachRay Perkins resigned to succeed the legendaryBear Bryant as head coach at theUniversity of Alabama. In a change that would prove crucial in the coming years, he was replaced by the team'sdefensive coordinator,Bill Parcells.
In1983,Bill Parcells was promoted to head coach fromdefensive coordinator. One of his first moves was to change his starting quarterback, sitting the injury-prone and strugglingPhil Simms (who had missed the entire 1982 season with an injury) and electing instead to go withScott Brunner, who had gone 4–5 as the starter in place of Simms in the strike-shortened previous season. Parcells went as far as to demote Simms to the third-string position, promotingJeff Rutledge over Simms to be Brunner's backup. Parcells later said the move was a mistake and one he "nearly paid for dearly" asthe team finished with a 3–12–1 record and his job security was called into question.[14]
In the off-season the Giants released Brunner and named Simms the starter. The move paid off as the team won nine games and returned to the playoffs.[38] After beating theLos Angeles Rams in the wild-card round, the Giants prepared for a showdown against the top-seededSan Francisco 49ers.[39] The 49ers defeated the Giants 21–10 in the divisional round.[40]
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After 9–7 and 10–6 finishes in1984 and1985 respectively,[14] theGiants compiled a 14–2 record in1986 led by league MVP andDefensive Player of the YearLawrence Taylor and theBig Blue Wrecking Crew defense. As of 2023, this is the Giants' best regular season record since the NFL began playing 16-game seasons in 1978. After clinching the top seed in the NFC, the Giants defeated the49ers 49–3 in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs[41] and theRedskins 17–0 in the NFC championship game, advancing to their first Super Bowl,[42]Super Bowl XXI, against theDenver Broncos at theRose Bowl in Pasadena. Led by MVP Simms who completed 22 of 25 passes for a Super Bowl record 88%completion percentage, they defeated the Broncos 39–20,[43] to win their first championship since 1956. In addition to Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor, the team was led during this period by head coachBill Parcells, tight endMark Bavaro, running backJoe Morris, andHall of Fame linebackerHarry Carson.
TheGiants struggled to a 6–9 record in thestrike-marred1987 season,[14] due largely to a decline in the running game, as Morris managed only 658 yards (601.68 m 🇪🇺)[44] behind an injury-riddled offensive line.[45] The early portion of the1988 season was marred by a scandal involving Lawrence Taylor. Taylor had abusedcocaine and was suspended for the first four games of the season for his second violation of the league's substance-abuse policy. Despite the controversy, theGiants finished 10–6, and Taylor recorded 15.5 sacks after his return from the suspension; however, the team missed the playoffs in their last game of the season.[46] They surged to a 12–4 record in 1989, but lost to theLos Angeles Rams in their opening playoff game whenFlipper Anderson caught a 47-yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 19–13 overtime win.[47][48]
In1990,the Giants went 13–3 and, at the time, set an NFL record for fewest turnovers in a season (14).[49] They defeated theSan Francisco 49ers, who were attempting to win theSuper Bowl for an unprecedented third straight year, 15–13 atSan Francisco[50] and then defeated theBuffalo Bills 20–19 inSuper Bowl XXV.[43]
Following the 1990 season, Parcells resigned as head coach and was replaced by the team's offensive-line coachRay Handley.[51] Handley served as coach for two disappointing seasons (1991 and 1992), which saw the Giants fall from Super Bowl champions to an 8–8 record in 1991 and a 6–10 record in 1992.[52][53] He was fired following the1992 season, and replaced by formerDenver Broncos' coachDan Reeves.[54][55] In the early 1990s, Simms and Taylor, two of the stars of the 1980s, played out the last seasons of their careers with steadily declining production. TheGiants experienced a resurgent season with Reeves at the helm in1993 however, and Simms and Taylor ended their careers as members of a playoff team.[56]
The Giants initially struggled in the post Simms/Taylor era. After starting 3–7 in1994, theGiants won their final six games to finish 9–7 but missed theplayoffs.[57] QuarterbackDave Brown received heavy criticism throughout the season.[58] Brown performed poorly the following two seasons, and the Giants struggled to 5–11 and 6–10 records.[59][60] Reeves was fired following the1996 season.[61]
In 1997, the Giants namedJim Fassel, who had spent the previous season as offensive coordinator of theArizona Cardinals, as their 16th head coach. Fassel namedDanny Kanell the team's starting quarterback. The Giants finished the1997 season with a record of 10–5–1 and qualified for theplayoffs for the first time in four years.[62] However, they lost in the wild-card round to theVikings at home.[63]The following year, the Giants began the season 4–8 before rallying to finish the season 8–8. One of the notable games of that season was a win over the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in week 15, giving the Broncos their first loss of the season after starting 13–0.[64]
Before the1999 season, the Giants signed ex-Carolina Panthers quarterbackKerry Collins. Collins was the first-ever draft choice of the expansionCarolina Panthers in1995 and led thePanthers to the NFC Championship game in his second season. However, problems with alcohol, conflicts with his teammates, and questions about his character led to his release from the Panthers.[65] The Giants finished the season with a 7–9 record, Fassel's first losing season as head coach.[66]
In 2000, the Giants were looking to make the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. The Giants started the season 7–2, but suffered back-to-back home losses toSt. Louis andDetroit to make their record 7–4 and call their playoff prospects into question.[67] At a press conference following the Giants' loss to Detroit, Fassel guaranteed that "this team is going to the playoffs".[68] The Giants responded, winning the rest of their regular season games to finish the season 12–4[67] and clinch the top seed in the NFC. In the divisional round, the Giants beat thePhiladelphia Eagles 20–10 at home to qualify for the NFC Championship Game, in which they defeated theMinnesota Vikings 41–0.[67] They advanced to play theBaltimore Ravens inSuper Bowl XXXV. Though the Giants went into halftime down only 10–0,[69] the Ravens dominated the second half. Their defense harassed Kerry Collins all game long, resulting in Collins completing only 15 of 39 passes for 112 yards and 4 interceptions.[69] The Ravens won the game 34–7.[70]
After a disappointing 7–9 record in 2001,[71] the Giants finished the2002 season with a record of 10–6, qualifying for the playoffs as a wild card.[72] This set up a meeting with theSan Francisco 49ers inCandlestick Park in the wild-card round. The Giants built up a sizable lead throughout the game and led 38–14 with 4:27 left in the third quarter. However, San Francisco rallied to win the game by one point, with the final score of 39–38.[73]
After a dismal2003 season in which the Giants finished with a 4–12 record, Jim Fassel was released by the Giants.[74] His head coaching record with the Giants during this time was 58–53–1.[75]
In 2004, three years after their last Super Bowl appearance, Fassel was replaced byTom Coughlin.[76] Although Collins had several solid seasons as the Giants quarterback, he experienced his share of struggles. Also in 2004, theGiantscompleted a draft day trade forUniversity of Mississippi quarterbackEli Manning.[77] Manning became the team's starting quarterback in the middle of the2004 season, taking over forKurt Warner. During the three-year period from 2004 to 2006, Tom Coughlin's Giants compiled a 25–23 regular season record and two appearances in the wild-card round — both losses (to theCarolina Panthers in 2005 and to thePhiladelphia Eagles in 2006.)[78][79][80][81] and spawned intense media scrutiny concerning the direction of the team.[82] During this period in their history, standout players includeddefensive endMichael Strahan, who set the NFL single season record insacks in2001,[83] and running backTiki Barber, who set a team record for rushing yards in a season in 2005.[84] Barber retired at the end of the 2006 season.[85]
Going into2007, the Giants had made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. In 2007, the Giants became the third NFL franchise to win at least 600 games when they defeated theAtlanta Falcons 31–10 onMonday Night Football.[86] For the 2007 season, the NFL scheduled the Giants' road game against theMiami Dolphins on October 28 inLondon'sWembley Stadium; this was the first NFL regular season game to be played outside ofNorth America.[87] The Giants defeated the Dolphins, 13–10.[88] The Giants finished 10–6 and became NFC Champions after defeating theTampa Bay Buccaneers,Dallas Cowboys, andGreen Bay Packers in theNFC Playoffs.[89] They set a record for most consecutive road wins in a single season with 10 (a streak which ended with a loss to theCleveland Browns during week 6 of the 2008 season).
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ThePatriots (18–0) entered the Super Bowl undefeated and were 12-point favorites going into game weekend.[90] The Giants defeated the Patriots 17–14 inSuper Bowl XLII,[91] aided by the famous "Manning to Tyree" pass. On this famous play, Manning escaped the grip of several Patriots defensive linemen, stepped up in the pocket, and heaved the ball down the middle of the field to a double-coveredDavid Tyree. WithRodney Harrison, a Patriots defensive back, all over Tyree, David managed to hold on to the ball by holding it on his helmet until he fell to the ground. This catch set up a Manning toPlaxico Burress touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to put the Giants in the lead. It was the third biggest upset by betting line in Super Bowl history (theBaltimore Colts were favored by 19.5-point over theNew York Jets inSuper Bowl III, and theSt. Louis Rams were favored by 14 over theNew England Patriots inSuper Bowl XXXVI).[92] Co-ownerJohn Mara described it as "the greatest victory in the history of this franchise, without question".[93]
The Giants began the2008 season with a record of 11–1 but lost three of their last four regular season games partially due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to wide receiver Plaxico Burress. However, the Giants still won the NFC East with a record of 12–4, and clinched the number one seed in the NFC after beating theCarolina Panthers for home-field advantage and a first-round bye.[94] In the divisional round of theplayoffs, the Giants lost 23–11 to thePhiladelphia Eagles at home.[95]
In2009, the Giants opened a new training complex, the Timex Performance Center, also located in the Meadowlands. After starting 5–0 in the 2009 season, New York lost to the likewise undefeatedNew Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome 48–27, beginning a four-game losing streak,[96] in which they lost to theArizona Cardinals 24–17, theSan Diego Chargers 21–20 and thePhiladelphia Eagles 40–17. The streak was broken with a 34–31 overtime victory against theAtlanta Falcons. On Thanksgiving night, they lost to theDenver Broncos 26–6. The Giants next beat the division-leadingDallas Cowboys. A week later, with a record of 7–5, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 45–38. On December 27, the Giants lost to theCarolina Panthers 41–9 in their final game at Giants Stadium and were eliminated from playoff eligibility. The Giants finished the season 8–8.[97]
Following the season, the Giants fired first-year defensive coordinatorBill Sheridan, and replaced him with the formerBuffalo Bills interim head coach,Perry Fewell.[98][99] The Giants defense finished 13th overall under Sheridan, giving up 324.9 yards (297.09 m 🇪🇺) per game, and the final two losses of the season againstCarolina andMinnesota, in which the Giants gave up 85 points, ultimately led to the firing.[100]
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In2010, the Giants moved from Giants Stadium intoMetLife Stadium, then known as the "New Meadowlands Stadium". They won against theCarolina Panthers in the first game at New Meadowlands Stadium but then lost to theIndianapolis Colts in the second "Manning Bowl", so-called due to Eli Manning's brother Peyton playing for the Colts. The Giants dropped one game to theTennessee Titans before going on a five-game winning streak, beating theChicago Bears,Houston Texans,Detroit Lions,Dallas Cowboys, andSeattle Seahawks. Before long, the Giants were 6–2 but lost two straight to division foes: to the Cowboys 33–20 at home, and to thePhiladelphia Eagles on the road, putting the Giants in second place in the NFC East at 6–4. In first place was the Eagles, but at December 19 the two teams tied at 8–4, setting up a match for first place. The Giants were at home and led 24–3 over the Eagles at halftime. The score was 31–10 with 5:40 left in the game, butMichael Vick led the Eagles to three touchdown drives to tie the game up at 31 with 40 seconds left. After a Giants three-and-out, Matt Dodge punted the ball toDeSean Jackson, who returned it for a touchdown, concluding the Giants' epiccollapse. The next game, the Giants lost to the eventualSuper Bowl championGreen Bay Packers 45–17, and at 9–6, they faced the Redskins. They had to win and have the Packers lose in order to get into the playoffs. The Giants won 17–14, but the Packers beat the Bears 10–3, so the Giants missed out on the playoffs again, ending a collapse in which the Giants went 4–4 in their last eight games.[101]
During the 2011 preseason, the Giants lostKevin Boss,Steve Smith,Rich Seubert,Keith Bulluck,Derek Hagan, and Pro Bowl centerShaun O'Hara to free agency. However, the season also saw the emergence of second-year wide receiverVictor Cruz and second-year tight endJake Ballard. The Giants opened their season with a 28–14 loss to the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on the 10th anniversary of theSeptember 11th attacks.[102] However, the Giants secured a 6–2 record by the midpoint of the season, including road victories over thePhiladelphia Eagles and theNew England Patriots. The latter victory ended the Patriots' NFL record home-game winning streak, after a touchdown pass from Manning to Jake Ballard with 15 seconds left in the game.[103]
However, the Giants then suffered a four-game losing streak, including road losses against the resurgentSan Francisco 49ers and theNew Orleans Saints and home losses to the Eagles and the then-undefeatedGreen Bay Packers, to make their record 6–6 entering December. The Giants broke their losing streak with a tightly contested 37–34 road victory over the Cowboys on December 11 withJason Pierre-Paul blocking a last second field goal attempt,[104] but lost at home to theWashington Redskins the following week to make their record 7–7 with a Christmas Eve showdown against their crosstown rivalNew York Jets the following week. The Giants won, 29–14, and knocked the Eagles out of playoff contention, to set up a Week 17 home game against the Cowboys in which the winner would clinch the NFC East while the loser would be eliminated from playoff contention. The game was flexed into Sunday Night Football. The Giants defeated the Cowboys, 31–14 and clinched the NFC East title and the fourth seed in the playoffs.[105] Wide receiver Victor Cruz finished the regular season with 1,536 receiving yards, breaking the Giants franchise record previously held byAmani Toomer.[106]
On January 8, 2012, in the first round of the playoffs, the Giants defeated theAtlanta Falcons 24–2. After giving up an early safety in the first half, quarterback Eli Manning threw for three consecutive touchdowns. Running backsAhmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs combined for 172 yards (157.28 m 🇪🇺) rushing, a season-high for the Giants.[107] With the victory, the Giants advanced to the second round against the top-ranked Green Bay Packers 37–20.[108]
On January 15, 2012, the Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 37–20. Eli Manning threw for 330 yards (301.75 m 🇪🇺) and 3 touchdowns, two of which to wide receiverHakeem Nicks.[109] This earned the Giants a spot in theNFC Championship Game on January 22, 2012, against the San Francisco 49ers. They won this game 20–17, in overtime, with Tynes scoring the winning field goal as he did four years earlier in the same game against the Packers.[110]
The New York Giants wonSuper Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots with a score of 21–17. The winning touchdown was preceded by a 38-yard reception by receiverMario Manningham.[111] As inSuper Bowl XLII, Eli Manning was Super Bowl MVP, defeating the Patriots for a second time in the Super Bowl.[112]
Ahmad Bradshaw scored the game-winning touchdown by falling into the end zone. The Patriots were allowing Bradshaw to get the touchdown so they would get the ball with some time remaining. When Eli Manning handed the ball to Bradshaw, he told him not to score. Bradshaw was about to fall down at the 1-yard line but his momentum carried him in, thus the "reluctant touchdown."[113][114]
As was the case in each of their four previous Super Bowl appearances, the Giants trailed at halftime. They are the only team in NFL history to have more than two second half, come-from-behind, Super Bowl victories (4). ThePittsburgh Steelers, who accomplished the feat inSuper Bowl X andSuper Bowl XIV, are the only other team to do it more than once.
The Giants began the2012 season with a home loss to theDallas Cowboys, but rebounded to finish October with a 6–2 record and on a four-game winning streak that included a 26–3 road victory against the eventual NFC championSan Francisco 49ers. Following the arrival ofHurricane Sandy in the Northeastern United States, the Giants lost back-to-back games against thePittsburgh Steelers and theCincinnati Bengals to fall to 6–4. Despite impressive blowout home victories over theGreen Bay Packers,New Orleans Saints andPhiladelphia Eagles, the Giants finished the season 9–7 and out of the playoffs.[115] QuarterbackEli Manning, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, wide receiver Victor Cruz, and guardChris Snee represented the Giants at thePro Bowl.[116]
The2013 season began with hope that the Giants could become the first team to play in the Super Bowl in their home stadium, as MetLife Stadium was scheduled to hostSuper Bowl XLVIII that February.[117] However, the Giants' playoff hopes took a massive hit when they lost the first six games of the season.[118] They rebounded to win the next four games in a row to improve to 4–6, but lost a critical home game to theDallas Cowboys on a last-minute field goal.[119] They finished the season 7–9 and with a losing record for the first time since 2004.[120] The Giants drafted rookie wide receiverOdell Beckham Jr. in the2014 NFL draft,[121] who would later go on to win theAP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.[122] However, the Giants missed the playoffs for a third straight season, finishing with a 6–10 record.[123] The2015 season was another disappointing campaign, as the Giants showcased a struggling defense and several late-game collapses. The Giants finished the season with a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs.[124]
On January 14, 2016, the Giants announced thatBen McAdoo would become the team's head coach. He replaced Tom Coughlin, who had resigned the previous week.[125] The Giants turned it around in2016 with an 11–5 record, ending their five-year playoff drought.[126] The Giants later lost to theGreen Bay Packers 38–13 in the wild-card round.[127]
After having high expectations due to their 11–5 record in 2016, the Giants had an unexpected 0–5 start to the2017 season, before pulling a massive upset versus theDenver Broncos atSports Authority Field at Mile High for their first win of the season.[128] However, during the Week 5 game against theLos Angeles Chargers,Odell Beckham Jr. fractured his ankle, an injury that ended his season.[129] During the same game, the Giants also lost wide receiversBrandon Marshall andDwayne Harris to season-ending injuries.[130] The season was also marred by the suspensions ofDominique Rodgers-Cromartie andJanoris Jenkins.[131][132] The Giants finished the 2017 season with a 3–13 record, the second-worst in the league.[133] This was also the first time since1983 in which the Giants finished the regular season with three or less wins, and their worst record since the 16-game season was adopted in the NFL.
The season was also highlighted by the controversial benching of longtime quarterbackEli Manning in Week 13, and the high-profile firings of head coach Ben McAdoo and general managerJerry Reese, who were the first mid-season staff firings since the1976 Giants' season.[134][135] Manning was eventually renamed the starter in Week 14.[136] Subsequently, the disastrous season led to the team being awarded the second overall pick in the2018 NFL draft, which they utilized to selectSaquon Barkley fromPenn State.[137] Despite Barkley's selection, several questions pertained into the following season around the team's offensive line and long-term future at quarterback.
The2018 season began withPat Shurmur being hired as the new head coach.[138] Despite starting 1–7 for the second consecutive year, the Giants managed to marginally improve on their 3–13 campaign by finishing the season 5–11 in a 30–27 overtime win against theChicago Bears.[139] After defeating theWashington Redskins in Week 14, the Giants became the first team in NFL history to win 100 regular season games against an opponent.[140] However, this ensured last place in the NFC East for the second straight year, marking the first time they were division rock bottom in back-to-back years since1977 and1978.[141] The season was also highlighted by blown fourth-quarter leads which was similar to their2015 team, where the Giants were in 12 one-possession games, and lost 8 of those by 7 points or less. Following the season's end, the team was placed to select sixth overall in the2019 NFL draft. Barkley impressed in his rookie season, breaking several NFL and Giants team records for a rookie, including having the most receptions by a running back (91), most rushing touchdowns (11), most rushing yards (1,307), and most touchdowns in a season (15). He was also selected to the2019 Pro Bowl, alongside teammatesOlivier Vernon,Landon Collins, andAldrick Rosas in addition to winning offensive rookie of the year honors.[142]
The team used their sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft on Duke quarterbackDaniel Jones.[143] The Giants went 4–12 in the 2019 season. After the2019 season, the Giants' longtime quarterback, Eli Manning, retired after spending 16 seasons with the organization, while the team finished the season with a 4–12 record.[144] Following the season, Shurmur was fired as head coach.[145] Prior to the 2020 season, the Giants hired Joe Judge as head coach.[146] At the start of the2020 season, Daniel Jones took over as starting quarterback as the Giants finished 6–10, while tight endEvan Engram and cornerbackJames Bradberry were named to the2021 Pro Bowl as reserves.[147][148]
In the2021 season the Giants failed to improve on their 2020 record by finishing 4–13.[149] Then after the season, general managerDave Gettleman retired and head coachJoe Judge was fired.[150][151] During the season the squad's starting quarterback Daniel Jones sprained his neck and was temporarily replaced in the lineup byMike Glennon and thenJake Fromm.[152][153][154]
On January 21, 2022, the team hiredJoe Schoen as the team's general manager, and on January 28, hiredBrian Daboll as the team's new head coach.[155][156] The2022 season showed a much improved record, with the Giants finishing 9–7–1. On January 1, 2023, the Giants clinched a playoff berth for the first time since the 2016 season.[157] On January 15, the Giants defeated theMinnesota Vikings 31–24 in the wild-card round, winning their first postseason game since their victory atSuper Bowl XLVI in 2012.[158] The Giants proceeded to lose the next game to the eventual NFC championPhiladelphia Eagles 38–7 in the divisional round.[159]
In the2023 season, the Giants regressed on their successful 2022 season, finishing 6–11.[160] Daniel Jones was injured several times in the season and was placed on injured reserve after tearing hisACL in week 9.[161] He was temporarily replaced in the lineup byTyrod Taylor andTommy DeVito.[162][163]
The team further regressed in the2024 season to a 3–14 record. After their week 10 loss, the Giants were 2–8 and benched Daniel Jones in favor of Tommy DeVito due to poor play.[164] A few days later, on November 22, Jones requested to be released which the Giants granted.[165] The season was plagued by poor quarterback play, numerous key injuries, and poor pass protection similar to the previous season. The Giants also had a 10-game losing streak and were swept by all of their division rivals, both for the first time in franchise history. There were a few bright spots for the Giants, such as their rookie class, which was led by wide receiverMalik Nabers. Nabers broke the Giants franchise record and NFL rookie record for receptions in a season.[166]
The Giants had the 3rd pick in the 2025 draft which they used on edge rusherAbdul Carter, widely considered one of the best, if not the best, prospect in the draft.[167][168]
The Giants have won a total of eight league championships: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007 and 2011.[169] The first four of those championships came in the pre-Super Bowl era. New York's eight championships put them third among all active and defunct NFL teams, trailing only the Green Bay Packers (13) and the Chicago Bears (9).
Before the Super Bowl was instituted, the Giants won four officially recognized NFL championships.[170]
| Year | Coach | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Earl Potteiger | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11–1–1 |
| 1934 | Steve Owen | New York, NY | Chicago Bears | 30–13 | 8–5 |
| 1938 | Green Bay Packers | 23–17 | 8–2–1 | ||
| 1956 | Jim Lee Howell | Bronx, NY | Chicago Bears | 47–7 | 8–3–1 |
| Total NFL championships won: | 4 | ||||
The Giants have won four Super Bowls, tied with Green Bay and Kansas City for the fifth most behind Dallas, San Francisco (both with 5), and New England and Pittsburgh (6 each).[171]
| Year | Coach | Super Bowl | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bill Parcells | XXI | Rose Bowl (Pasadena) | Denver Broncos | 39–20 | 17–2 |
| 1990 | XXV | Tampa Stadium (Tampa) | Buffalo Bills | 20–19 | 16–3 | |
| 2007 | Tom Coughlin | XLII | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale) | New England Patriots | 17–14 | 14–6 |
| 2011 | XLVI | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) | New England Patriots | 21–17 | 13–7 | |
| Total Super Bowls won: | 4 | |||||
The Giants have won five NFC Championship Games, including two in overtime in 2007 and 2011.[172]
| Year | Coach | Location | Opponent | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Bill Parcells | East Rutherford, NJ | Washington Redskins | 17–0 | 17–2 |
| 1990 | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco 49ers | 15–13 | 16–3 | |
| 2000 | Jim Fassel | East Rutherford, NJ | Minnesota Vikings | 41–0 | 14–5 |
| 2007 | Tom Coughlin | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Packers | 23–20 (OT) | 14–6 |
| 2011 | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco 49ers | 20–17 (OT) | 13–7 | |
| Total NFC Championships won: | 5 | ||||
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With over 100 years of team history, the Giants have used numerousuniforms andlogos, while maintaining a consistent identity. The Giants' logos include several incarnations of a giant quarterback preparing to throw a football, a lowercase "ny", and stylized versions of the team nickname.[173]
Giants' jerseys are traditionally blue or red (or white with blue or red accents), and their pants alternate between white and gray. Currently, the Giants wear home jerseys that are solid blue with white block numbering, white pants with five thin blue/gray/red/gray/blue stripes on the pant legs, and solid blue socks. For this they gained their most renowned nickname, "Big Blue". For road uniforms, they wear a white jersey with red block numbering and red "Northwestern" stripes on the sleeves, gray pants with three thin non-contiguous red/blue/red stripes on the pant legs, and solid red socks. The Giants' current helmet is metallic blue with white block numbers, which are frontally mounted and base mounted on either side of a red stripe running down the center or frontally mounted and base mounted on the red center stripe itself. The Giants, along with thePittsburgh Steelers, are one of only two teams in the NFL to have the players' uniform numbers on both the front and back of the helmets. The helmet is adorned on both sides with the stylized white lower case "ny" logo and features a gray facemask. The home uniforms are generally similar to the design used from 1966 to 1974, but with some slight elements from the 1956–1961 uniforms. The road uniforms are essentially a modernization of the design used from 1956 to 1961. Additionally, the Giants had a third jersey until the 2009 season, which recalled the Giants' solid red home jerseys from the early 1950s: a solid red alternate with white block numbers. These jerseys were used a total of four times, but have since been retired. They were used once in 2004 against thePhiladelphia Eagles and in three consecutive years – 2005, 2006, and 2007 – against theDallas Cowboys.[173]
The Giants have had a long and, at times, turbulent financial history. The team was founded byTim Mara with an investment ofUS$500 in 1925 and became one of the first teams in the then five-year-old NFL.[174] To differentiate themselves from the baseball team ofthe same name, they took the name "New York Football Giants", which they still use as their legal corporate name.
Although the Giants were successful on the field in their initial seasons, their financial status was a different story. Overshadowed by baseball, boxing, and college football, professional football was not a popular sport in 1925. The Giants were in dire financial straits until the 11th game of the season whenRed Grange and theChicago Bears came to town, attracting over 73,000 fans.[175] This gave the Giants a much needed influx of revenue, and perhaps altered the history of the franchise.[176][177] The following year, Grange and his agent formed a rival league and stationed a competing team, led by Grange, in New York. Though the Giants lost $50,000 that season, the rival league folded and was subsumed into the NFL.[178] Following the 1930 season, Mara transferred ownership of the team over to his two sons to insulate the team from creditors, and by 1946, he had given over complete control of the team to them.Jack, the older son, controlled the business aspects, whileWellington controlled the on-field operations.[179] After their initial struggles the Giants financial status stabilized, and they led the league in attendance several times in the 1930s and 1940s.[180]
By the early 1960s, the Giants had firmly established themselves as one of the league's biggest attractions. However, rather than continuing to receive their higher share of the league television revenue, the Mara sons pushed for equal sharing of revenue for the benefit of the entire league.Revenue sharing is still practiced in the NFL today, and is credited with strengthening the league.[179] After their struggles in the latter half of the 1960s and the entire 1970s, the Giants hired an outsider,George Young, to run the football operations for the first time in franchise history.[183] The Giants' on-field product and business aspects improved rapidly following the move.
In 1991, Tim Mara, grandson of the founder, was struggling with cancer and sold his half of the team toBob Tisch for a reported $80 million.[184] This marked the first time in franchise history the team had not been solely owned by theMara family. In 2005, Wellington Mara, who had been with the team since its inception in 1925 when he worked as aball boy, died at the age of 89.[185] His death was followed two weeks later by the death of Tisch. In 2015, Wellington's widow and Giants co-owner Ann died due to complications from a head injury suffered in a fall. She was 85 years old.[186]
In 2010,MetLife Stadium opened, replacing Giants Stadium. The new stadium is a 50/50 partnership between the Giants and Jets, and while the stadium is owned by theNew Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority on paper, the two teams jointly built the stadium using private funds, and administer it jointly through New Meadowlands Stadium Corporation. The Giants had previously planned a $300 million renovation to the Meadowlands, before deciding in favor of the new stadium which was originally estimated to cost approximately $600 million,[187] before rising to an estimated cost of one billion dollars.[182] One advantage gained by owning the stadium is that the teams saved considerable money in tax payments. The teams leased the land from the state at a cost of $6.3 million per year.[187] The state paid for all utilities, including the $30 million needed to install them.[187]
The Giants are owned and operated byJohn Mara andSteve Tisch.Forbes magazine estimated the value of the team in 2012 to be $1.3 billion.[188] This ranks the New York Giants as the fourth most valuable franchise in the NFL and the ninth most valuable professional sports franchise in the world.[189] The value has steadily increased from $288 million in 1998, to their current value.[181] The magazine estimated their revenue in 2006 at $182 million, of which $46 million came from gate receipts. Operating income was $26.9 million, and player salary was $102 million.[182] Current major sponsors includeGatorade,Anheuser Busch,Toyota, andVerizon Wireless.[182] Recent former sponsors includeMiller Brewing andNorth Fork Bank.[187] Luxury suites, retail and game day concessions at the new stadium are provisioned and operated by global hospitality giantDelaware North. The team's average ticket price is $72.[182]
The Giants draw their fans from theNew York metropolitan area. Since their move to New Jersey in 1976, fans from each state have claimed the team as their own.[190] In January 1987, shortly before the team won Super Bowl XXI, then New York City mayorEd Koch labeled the team "foreigners" and said they were not entitled to aticker-tape parade in New York City.[191] On February 5, 2008, the city, under mayorMichael Bloomberg, threw a ticker tape parade in honor of the Giants' Super Bowl XLII victory at theCanyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.[192] New York City held another ticker tape parade on February 7, 2012, in honor of the Giants'Super Bowl XLVI victory. According to a team spokesman, in 2001, 52 percent of the Giants' season ticket-holders lived in New Jersey. Most of the remaining ticket holders lived in New York State with some coming from other states.[190] The Giants also draw fans from the Canadian province ofQuebec mostly due to the province sharing a significantinternational border with New York State — New York City is only five to six hours away fromMontreal by car.[193]
Through the lean years of the 1960s and 1970s the Giants, in spite of a 17-year-long playoff drought, still accumulated a 20-year-long waiting list for season tickets. It has been estimated that the Giants have a waiting list of 135,000 people, the largest of any North American professional sports franchise.[194]
In September 2025,Julia Koch and her family agreed to acquire a 10% minority stake in the Giants, valuing the franchise at over $10 billion. The transaction is subject to approval byNFL owners.[195][196]
The rivalry between the New York Giants and thePhiladelphia Eagles is one of the oldest in the NFL, dating back to 1933.[7][8] The two teams have frequently fought for playoff contention, NFC East titles, and respect. While the Giants had the edge this rivalry early on in its history, the series began to even after the 1980s, with the Eagles going 22–21 against New York through the 1990s and 2000s. Philadelphia then dominated New York in the 2010s with a 16–4 record to claim their first lead in the series. The Eagles lead the all-time series 94–89–2 as of the 2023 season.[197] The two teams have met five times in the postseason, with the Giants winning two games to the Eagles three. Three of those four playoff meetings were held in the 2000s decade.New York City andPhiladelphia have a strong geographic rivalry, as seen in other professional sports such as theMets–Phillies rivalry inMajor League Baseball, and theFlyers–Rangers,Flyers–Islanders andDevils–Flyers rivalries in theNational Hockey League.
The Giants have an old and storied rivalry with theWashington Commanders, dating back to 1932.[198] While this rivalry is typically given less significance than the rivalries with the Eagles and Cowboys, there have been periods of great competition between the two. In the 1980s the Giants and Redskins, as they were then known, clashed as both struggled against each other for division titles and even Super Bowl Championships. Most notable among these is the 1986 NFC Championship game in which the Giants defeated the Redskins 17–0 to earn their first ever trip to the Super Bowl. Wellington Mara always felt the Redskins were the Giants' oldest and truest rival, and after passing away in 2005, the Giants honored their longtime owner by defeating the Redskins 36–0 at home. The Giants lead this series 107–70–4 as of the 2023 season. The Giants' 107 wins against the Washington Commanders are the most wins for one team against one opponent in NFL history.[199]
The Giants have maintained a fierce divisional rivalry with theDallas Cowboys since the Cowboys first began play in 1960. The two teams have a combined nine Super Bowl victories between them, and have played many games in which the NFC East title was at stake. The rivalry is unique among professional sports as it is the only divisional rivalry between sports teams from New York City andDallas, partially due to the large distance between the two cities. The Cowboys lead the regular season series 75–47–2,[200] while the Giants hold the lone playoff victory between the two teams, held at the conclusion of the 2007 season.
Despite never being in the same division, the Giants andSan Francisco 49ers have developed a heated rivalry over the years. The two teams have met eight times in the playoffs (including two NFC Championship Games, both won by New York) since 1982, which is the most of any two teams in that span. In the overall series the 49ers lead 22–21, while the postseason series are also tied 4–4.[201] Five of the eight times the Giants and 49ers have played in the postseason, the winner of their game has gone on to win theSuper Bowl.
The Giants andNew York Jets for many years had the only intracity rivalry in the NFL, made even more unusual by sharing a stadium. They have met annually in the preseason since 1969. Since 2011, this meeting has been known as the "MetLife Bowl", after the naming sponsor of the teams' stadium. Regular season matchups between the teams occur once every four years, as they follow the NFL scheduling formula for interconference games. Since the two teams play each other so infrequently in the regular season, some, including players on both teams, have questioned whether the Giants and Jets have a real rivalry.[202][203][204][205] A memorable regular season game was in 1988, when the Giants faced off against the Jets in the last game of the season, needing a victory to make the playoffs. The Jets played spoiler, however, beating the Giants 27–21 and ruining the latter's playoff hopes. A different scenario unfolded during the penultimate regular season game of 2011 as the "visiting" Giants defeated the Jets 29–14. The victory simultaneously helped eliminate the Jets from playoff contention and propel the Giants to their own playoff run and eventual win in Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants lead the overall regular season series 8–7.[206]
The Giants andNew England Patriots rarely played each other given they were on opposite conferences, but the rivalry gained notoriety in the late 2000s thanks to some close contests and memorable moments betweenTom Brady and Eli Manning. In the 2007 season, thePatriots defeated the Giants 38–35 to clinch a perfect 16–0 regular season, but could not finish a perfect 19–0 season inSuper Bowl XLII following a 17–14 defeat. That game featured the now-iconicHelmet Catch fromDavid Tyree. The Giants also defeated the Patriots inSuper Bowl XLVI, a 21–17 victory.[207] As of the 2023 season, the all-time series is tied 7–7.[208]
The Giants andChicago Bears squared off in six NFL championship games, more than any common matchup in either the NFL championship game or Super Bowl. Though the Bears won four of the six championship games, one of the Giants' two championship victories included theSneakers Game that took place in the1934 NFL Championship Game. The two teams also met in the1985 and1990 playoffs, splitting each meeting en route to a Super Bowl championship (Bears inSuper Bowl XX, Giants inSuper Bowl XXV). The Bears lead the all-time series 36–24–2, including a 5–3 postseason record.[209][210]
The Giants–Packers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. The two teams have played since 1970 in the National Football Conference, and they play each other in the regular season either every three years or depending on its NFC division placement, and in the postseason, The Packers lead the all-time series 34–28–2 and postseason series 5–3.[211]
| New York Giants retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Flaherty1 | E | 1928–1935 | 1935 |
| OT | 1930–1937 | 1938–1966 | ||
| 4 | Tuffy Leemans | RB | 1936–1943 | 1940 |
| 7 | Mel Hein | C,LB | 1931–1945 | 1963 |
| 10 | Eli Manning | QB | 2004–2019 | September 26, 2021[212] |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | 1979–1993 | September 4, 1995 |
| 14 | Ward Cuff4 | HB, WB | 1937–1945 | 1946 |
| Y. A. Tittle4 | QB | 1961–1964 | 1965 | |
| 16 | Frank Gifford | HB,WR | 1952–1964 | October 19, 2000 |
| 32 | Al Blozis3 | OT | 1942–1944 | 1945 |
| 40 | Joe Morrison | RB,WR | 1959–1972 | 1972 |
| 42 | Charlie Conerly | QB | 1948–1961 | 1962 |
| 50 | Ken Strong | HB | 1933–1947 | 1947 |
| 56 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | 1981–1993 | October 11, 1994 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan | DE | 1993–2007 | November 28, 2021[213] |
In thePro Football Hall of Fame, the Giants boast the second-most enshrined members with 29.[218]Tim Mara,Mel Hein,Pete Henry,Cal Hubbard andJim Thorpe were a part of the original class of inductees in 1963, while defensive endMichael Strahan, the most recent Giant inducted, was a part of the Class of 2014. Numerous members, includingLarry Csonka,Ray Flaherty,Joe Guyon, Pete Henry,Arnie Herber, Cal Hubbard,Tom Landry,Don Maynard,Hugh McElhenny, Jim Thorpe, andKurt Warner were at one time associated with the New York Giants, but they were inducted largely based on their careers with other teams.
| New York Giants Hall of Famers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | |||||||||
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 17 | Red Badgro | TE/DE | 1930–1935 | 1981 | 4 | Tuffy Leemans | FB | 1936–1943 | 1990 |
| 79 | Rosey Brown | T | 1953–1965 | 1975 | 13 | Don Maynard | WR | 1958 | 1987 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | LB | 1976–1988 | 2006 | 13 | Hugh McElhenny | RB | 1963 | 1970 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | 1976–1978 | 1987 | 55 | Steve Owen | T Coach | 1926–1933 1930–1953 | 1966 |
| 1 | Ray Flaherty | E | 1928–1935 | 1976 | 81 | Andy Robustelli | DE | 1956–1964 | 1971 |
| 6 | Benny Friedman | QB Coach | 1929–1931 1930 | 2005 | 92 | Michael Strahan | DE | 1993–2007 | 2014[219] |
| 16 | Frank Gifford | HB | 1952–1960 1962–1964 | 1977 | 50 | Ken Strong | HB/FB/K | 1933–1935 1939 1944–1947 | 1967 |
| 11 | Joe Guyon | RB | 1927 | 1978 | 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1967–1971 | 1986 |
| 7 | Mel Hein | C/LB | 1931–1945 | 1963 | 56 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | 1981–1993 | 1999 |
| 55 | Pete Henry | OT | 1927 | 1963 | 31 | Jim Thorpe | RB, DB | 1925 | 1963 |
| 38 | Arnie Herber | QB | 1944–1945 | 1963 | 14 | Y. A. Tittle | QB | 1961–1964 | 1971 |
| 41 60 | Cal Hubbard | T | 1927–1928 1936 | 1966 | 45 | Emlen Tunnell | DB | 1948–1958 | 1967 |
| 70 | Sam Huff | LB | 1956–1963 | 1982 | 73 | Arnie Weinmeister | DE | 1950–1953 | 1984 |
| 49 | Tom Landry[220] | DB/P | 1950–1955 | 1982 | 8 | Morten Andersen | K | 2001 | 2017 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | QB | 2004 | 2017 | |||||
| Coaches and Contributors | |||||||||
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted | ||
| Tim Mara | Owner and founder | 1925–1959 | 1963 | Wellington Mara | Owner/Administrator | 1937–2005 | 1997 | ||
| Bill Parcells | Coach | 1983–1990 | 2013 | George Young | Executive | 1979–1997 | 2020 | ||
The New York Giants unveiled their own Ring of Honor on October 3, 2010, during halftime of theirSunday Night Football matchup with the Chicago Bears.[221] John Mara had long wished to create a Giants Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame to honor Giants who helped the franchise achieve each of their championships, and the building of MetLife Stadium resulted in the realization of that ambition.[222] The organization had an inaugural induction class of 30 including players, coaches, owners and executives that have had a great impact on the organization. While the entire list of inductees was not revealed until the actual induction, the organization did confirm about a week before the ceremony thatPhil Simms,Bill Parcells,Michael Strahan,Tiki Barber,Frank Gifford andPete Gogolak would all be inducted.[223]
| Elected to thePro Football Hall of Fame |
| New York Giants Ring of Honor | |||||
| Name | Position | No. | Years active | Championships | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Accorsi | Executive | — | 1994–2007 | — | 2016 |
| Ottis "OJ" Anderson | RB | 24 | 1986–1992 | 1987,1990 | 2022[224] |
| Jessie Armstead | LB | 98 | 1993–2001 | — | 2010 |
| Carl Banks | LB | 58 | 1984–1992 | 1986,1990 | 2011 |
| Tiki Barber | RB | 21 | 1997–2006 | — | 2010 |
| Ronnie Barnes | Athletic trainer | — | 1976–2022 | 1986,1990,2007,2011 | 2022 |
| Mark Bavaro | TE | 89 | 1985–1990 | 1986,1990 | 2011 |
| Al Blozis | OT | 32 | 1942–1944 | — | 2010 |
| Rosey Brown | OT | 79 | 1953–1965 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Harry Carson | LB | 53 | 1976–1988 | 1986 | 2010 |
| Charlie Conerly | QB | 42 | 1948–1961 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Tom Coughlin | WR Coach Head Coach | — | 1988–1990 2004–2015 | 1990,2007,2011 | 2016 |
| Frank Gifford | RB/WR | 16 | 1952–1964 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Pete Gogolak | K | 3 | 1966–1974 | — | 2010 |
| Rodney Hampton | RB | 27 | 1990–1997 | 1990 | 2022 |
| Mel Hein | C/LB | 7 | 1931–1945 | 1934,1938 | 2010 |
| Jim Lee Howell | End Head Coach | 21, 81 | 1937–1942, 1946–1947 1954–1960 | 1938,1956 | 2010 |
| Sam Huff | LB | 70 | 1956–1963 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Dave Jennings | P | 13 | 1974–1984 | — | 2011 |
| John Johnson | Athletic Trainer | — | 1948–2008 | 1956,1986,1990,2007 | 2015 |
| Tuffy Leemans | RB | 4 | 1936–1943 | 1938 | 2010 |
| Jack Lummus | End | 29 | 1941 | — | 2015 |
| Dick Lynch | DB | 22 25 | 1958–1966 | — | 2010 |
| Eli Manning | QB | 10 | 2004–2019 | 2007,2011 | 2021 |
| Jack Mara | Owner | — | 1925–1965 | 1927,1934,1938,1956 | 2010 |
| Tim Mara | Owner | — | 1925–1959 | 1927,1934,1938,1956 | 2010 |
| Wellington Mara | Ball Boy/Executive/Owner | — | 1925–2005 | 1927,1934,1938,1956,1986,1990 | 2010 |
| George Martin | DE | 75 | 1975–1988 | 1986 | 2010 |
| Leonard Marshall | DE | 70 | 1982–1992 | 1987,1990 | 2022[224] |
| Joe Morris | RB | 20 | 1982–1988 | 1986 | 2022 |
| Joe Morrison | WR/RB | 40 | 1959–1972 | — | 2010 |
| Steve Owen | OT/Head coach | 6, 9, 12, 36, 44, 50, 55 | 1926–1953 | 1927,1934,1938 | 2010 |
| Bill Parcells | Linebacker Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Head Coach | — | 1979, 1981–1990 | 1986,1990 | 2010 |
| Jimmy Patton | S | 20 | 1955–1966 | 1956 | 2022 |
| Andy Robustelli | DE | 81, 84 | 1956–1964 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Phil Simms | QB | 11 | 1979–1993 | 1986,1990 | 2010 |
| Chris Snee | OG | 76 | 2004–2013 | 2007,2011 | 2015 |
| Michael Strahan | DE | 92 | 1993–2007 | 2007 | 2010 |
| Ken Strong | HB | 50 | 1933–1935 1939, 1944–1947 | 1934 | 2010 |
| Lawrence Taylor | LB | 56 | 1981–1993 | 1986,1990 | 2010 |
| Bob Tisch | Owner | — | 1991–2005 | — | 2010 |
| Kyle Rote | HB/WR | 44 | 1951–1961 | 1956 | 2022 |
| Y. A. Tittle | QB | 14 | 1961–1964 | — | 2010 |
| Amani Toomer | WR | 81 | 1996–2008 | 2007 | 2010 |
| Justin Tuck | DE | 91 | 2005–2013 | 2007,2011 | 2016 |
| Emlen Tunnell | S Scout and assistant head coach | 45 | 1948–1958 1963–1973 | 1956 | 2010 |
| Osi Umenyiora | DE | 72 | 2003–2012 | 2007,2011 | 2015 |
| Brad Van Pelt | LB | 10 | 1973–1983 | — | 2011 |
| Alex Webster | FB Head Coach | 29 | 1955–1964 1969–1973 | 1956 | 2011 |
| George Young | Executive | — | 1979–1997 | 1986,1990 | 2010 |
In celebration of the Giants 100th season, the team announced the top 100 players in franchise history.[225]
| 100 greatest Giants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Pos | Tenure |
| 1 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | 1981–1993 |
| 2 | Rosey Brown | OT | 1953–1965 |
| 3 | Mel Hein | C/LB | 1931–1945 |
| 4 | Frank Gifford | HB/FL | 1952–1960, 1962–1964 |
| 5 | Michael Strahan | DE | 1993–2007 |
| 6 | Emlen Tunnell | S/RS | 1948–1958 |
| 7 | Harry Carson | LB | 1976–1988 |
| 8 | Eli Manning | QB | 2004–2019 |
| 9 | Sam Huff | LB | 1956–1963 |
| 10 | Andy Robustelli | DE | 1956–1964 |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | 1979–1993 |
| 12 | Y. A. Tittle | QB | 1961–1964 |
| 13 | Charlie Conerly | QB | 1948–1961 |
| 14 | Tiki Barber | RB | 1997–2006 |
| 15 | Tuffy Leemans | FB | 1936–1943 |
| 16 | Amani Toomer | WR | 1996–2008 |
| 17 | Carl Banks | LB | 1984–1992 |
| 18 | Mark Bavaro | TE | 1985–1990 |
| 19 | Ken Strong | HB | 1933–1935, 1939, 1944–1947 |
| 20 | Jimmy Patton | S | 1955–1966 |
| 21 | Arnie Weinmeister | DT | 1950–1953 |
| 22 | Jim Katcavage | DT | 1956–1968 |
| 23 | Del Shofner | E | 1961–1967 |
| 24 | Kyle Rote | E | 1951–1961 |
| 25 | George Martin | DE | 1975–1988 |
| 26 | Leonard Marshall | DE | 1983–1992 |
| 27 | Homer Jones | WR | 1964–1969 |
| 28 | Brad Van Pelt | LB | 1973–1983 |
| 29 | Joe Morrison | RB/WR | 1959–1972 |
| 30 | Justin Tuck | DE | 2005–2013 |
| 31 | Chris Snee | G | 2004–2013 |
| 32 | Osi Umenyiora | DE | 2003–2012 |
| 33 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | 1967–1971 |
| 34 | Jessie Armstead | LB | 1993–2001 |
| 35 | Rosey Grier | DT | 1955–1962 |
| 36 | Benny Friedman | QB | 1929–1931 |
| 37 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | 2014–2018 |
| 38 | Joe Morris | RB | 1982–1989 |
| 39 | Alex Webster | HB | 1955–1964 |
| 40 | Dick Lynch | CB | 1959–1966 |
| 41 | Bart Oates | C | 1985–1993 |
| 42 | Pete Gogolak | K | 1966–1974 |
| 43 | Bob Tucker | TE | 1970–1977 |
| 44 | Jack Stroud | G | 1953–1964 |
| 45 | Rodney Hampton | RB | 1990–1997 |
| 46 | Plaxico Burress | WR | 2005–2008 |
| 47 | Sean Landeta | P | 1985–1993, 2006 |
| 48 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | 2002–2007 |
| 49 | Spider Lockhart | S | 1965–1975 |
| 50 | Ray Flaherty | E | 1929, 1931–1935 |
| 51 | Ottis Anderson | RB | 1986–1992 |
| 52 | David Diehl | OT | 2003–2013 |
| 53 | Dave Jennings | P | 1974–1984 |
| 54 | Steve Owen | HC[A] | 1930–1953 |
| 55 | Tom Landry | S/P[B] | 1950–1955 |
| 56 | Mark Collins | CB | 1986–1993 |
| 57 | Ward Cuff | HB | 1937–1945 |
| 58 | Ray Wietecha | C | 1953–1962 |
| 59 | Victor Cruz | WR | 2010–2016 |
| 60 | Jumbo Elliott | OT | 1988–1996 |
| 61 | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | 2010–2017 |
| 62 | Greg Larson | C | 1961–1973 |
| 63 | Dick Modzelewski | DT | 1956–1963 |
| 64 | Jim Burt | DT | 1981–1988 |
| 65 | Shaun O'Hara | C | 2004–2010 |
| 66 | Cal Hubbard | T | 1927–1928, 1936 |
| 67 | Brian Kelley | LB | 1973–1983 |
| 68 | Keith Hamilton | DT | 1992–2003 |
| 69 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | 2005–2011, 2013 |
| 70 | Red Badgro | E | 1930–1935 |
| 71 | Antonio Pierce | LB | 2005–2009 |
| 72 | Ron Johnson | RB | 1970–1975 |
| 73 | Don Chandler | P/K | 1956–1964 |
| 74 | Jack Gregory | DE | 1972–1978 |
| 75 | Pepper Johnson | LB | 1986–1992 |
| 76 | Gary Reasons | LB | 1984–1991 |
| 77 | John Mendenhall | DT | 1972–1979 |
| 78 | Mark Haynes | CB | 1980–1985 |
| 79 | Jeff Hostetler | QB | 1984–1992 |
| 80 | William Roberts | G | 1984–1994 |
| 81 | Frank Cope | T | 1938–1947 |
| 82 | Kareem McKenzie | OT | 2005–2012 |
| 83 | Kerry Collins | QB | 1999–2003 |
| 84 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | 2007–2012 |
| 85 | Dave Meggett | RB/RS | 1989–1994 |
| 86 | Erich Barnes | CB | 1961–1964 |
| 87 | Corey Webster | CB | 2005–2013 |
| 88 | Howard Cross | TE | 1989–2001 |
| 89 | Jason Sehorn | CB | 1994–2002 |
| 90 | Aaron Thomas | TE | 1962–1970 |
| 91 | Lawrence Tynes | K | 2007–2012 |
| 92 | Darrell Dess | G | 1959–1964 1966–1969 |
| 93 | Terry Kinard | S | 1983–1989 |
| 94 | Erik Howard | DT | 1986–1994 |
| 95 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 2018–2023 |
| 96 | Willie Williams | CB | 1965, 1967–1973 |
| 97 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | 2009–2013, 2015 |
| 98 | Eddie Price | FB | 1950–1955 |
| 99 | Brad Benson | OT | 1977–1987 |
| 100 | Rich Seubert | G | 2001–2010 |
The Giants have had six players win NFL MVP in franchise history.[226]
| Giants NFL MVP winners | |||
| Year | Player | Position | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Mel Hein | C,LB | NFL |
| 1956 | Frank Gifford | HB,WR | NEA,UPI |
| 1959 | Charlie Conerly | QB | NEA |
| 1961 | Y. A. Tittle | QB | NEA |
| 1962 | Y. A. Tittle | QB | UPI |
| 1963 | Y. A. Tittle | QB | AP, NEA |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | AP, PFWA |
| Phil Simms | QB | NEA | |
The Giants have had three players win Super Bowl MVP in franchise history.[227]
| Super Bowl MVP winners | ||
| Super Bowl | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| XXI | Phil Simms | QB |
| XXV | Ottis Anderson | RB |
| XLII | Eli Manning | QB |
| XLVI | ||
The Giants have had the number one overall pick in the NFL draft two times in their history.[228]
The Giants have had 22 head coaches serve in the capacity.[229]
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As of 2010, the Giants' flagship radio station isWFAN, with games simulcast onWFAN-FM as of November 2012.[234][235] Since WFAN also has the rights to carry baseball, as they currently are the flagship station for theNew York Yankees and previously served the same role for theNew York Mets, early season Giants games come into conflict; since 2019, WFAN has split the coverage across both of its dial positions, with the Giants carried on 660 AM and the Yankees on 101.9 FM. Prior to that, the Giants' games would air on one of WFAN's designated overflow stations.
Bob Papa onplay-by-play andCarl Banks oncolor commentary are the Giants' radio broadcast team, withHoward Cross as the sideline reporter.[234] When Papa is unavailable to call gamesChris Carrino, WFAN's lead broadcaster for theBrooklyn Nets, substitutes for him. Games are carried over theNew York Giants Radio Network over various stations in New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.
Preseason telecasts not seen nationally air in the area onWNBC, withWWOR-TV serving as an overflow station for when WNBC is airing other programming such as the Summer Olympic Games. Papa and Banks call these games on television, with studio host Paul Dottino as Papa's substitute.
WPIX-TV orWABC-TV will also air any Giants broadcast that is carried exclusively byESPN, as per the local carriage rules (WABC-TV's corporate parent, The Walt Disney Company, holds an 80% majority ownership stake in ESPN, and has aright of first refusal for these telecasts).Thursday Night Football broadcasts, which are streamed onAmazon Prime Video, are simulcast onWNYW.
The Giants' public address announcer at MetLife Stadium is Gordon Deal. Deal replaced Jim Hall, who for years wasBob Sheppard's substitute atYankee Stadium due to their very similar voices. Hall took over the Giants PA job after Sheppard elected to leave the position in 2005 to focus solely on his Yankee Stadium duties.
WFAN has produced the Giants' radio broadcasts since 1995, but has not always aired them on the station. For 1995, then-Giants flagshipWOR continued to carry the games as they had for the previous two seasons. In 1996 the games were simulcast on WFAN and WOR, which caused some conflict as at the time, WFAN was the radio flagship of theNew York Jets as well. To remedy the situation, beginning the next year WFAN moved the Giants' radio broadcasts to the FM dial and sister stationWNEW-FM, where they remained until the end of the 1999 season. In 2000 WFAN lost the Jets' radio contract toWABC and the Giants moved back to WFAN where they have been ever since.
The Giants' longtime radio home wasWNEW, where games aired from the mid-1950s until 1993 when the station was bought byBloomberg L.P. and changed its format.Marty Glickman teamed withAl DeRogatis for a long stretch beginning in the early 1960s on WNEW.Chip Cipolla and laterSam Huff joined Glickman after DeRogatis left to joinCurt Gowdy on NBC. After the WNEW split, games began airing on WOR. Glickman moved to the crosstown Jets in 1973 and was succeeded byMarv Albert.Jim Gordon succeeded Albert in 1977, beginning an 18-year tenure as the Giants' play-by-play voice. Meanwhile,Dick Lynch took over as color analyst in 1976 and continued in that role through 2007, with his last game beingSuper Bowl XLII, and retired following the season due to his advancingleukemia, which took his life in September 2008.
Eventually Gordon and Lynch were joined byKarl Nelson, a former lineman for the Giants. Gordon and Nelson were fired after the 1994 season, after which Papa took over the play-by-play (after being studio host) and led a two-man booth with Lynch.Dave Jennings joined the broadcast team in 2002 following his firing by the Jets, with whom he had worked since his 1987 retirement from the NFL. Jennings was moved to the pregame show after the 2006 season and was replaced byCarl Banks, leaving broadcasting altogether in 2008 due to his ongoing battle withParkinson's disease that he lost in 2013.
After WFAN began airing gamesRichard Neer served as pregame and postgame host. He was replaced bySid Rosenberg, who was in turn fired by the station due to troubles and replaced by Chris Carlin. Carlin left in 2008 to focus full-time on his duties asSNY studio host andRutgers athletics radio voice and was replaced by WWOR sports reporter and former WFAN host Russ Salzberg, who cohosted withRoman Oben after Jennings left. WEPN Giants beat reporter Paul Dottino was hired by WFAN to host the pregame show for 2009 and continues to be a part of the program. As of the 2020 season, Lance Medow is the host for the pregame show as well as halftime and postgame, with former Giants punterJeff Feagles as analyst.[236]
The Giants were carried on the DuMont Network, then CBS in the early TV days of the NFL, when home games were blacked out within a 75-mile (120.7 km 🇪🇺) radius of New York City.Chris Schenkel was their play-by-play announcer in that early era when each team was assigned its own network voice on its regional telecasts. At the time, there were few if any true national telecasts until the NFL championship game, which was carried by NBC. Schenkel was joined byJim McKay, laterJohnny Lujack through the 1950s and the early 1960s. As Giants players retired to the broadcast booth in the early and 1960s, firstPat Summerall, thenFrank Gifford took the color analyst slot next to Schenkel. As the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL approached, CBS moved to a more generic announcer approach and Schenkel was off the broadcasts.
Giants regular season Sunday telecasts moved to Fox when that network took over NFC telecasts in 1994 and are carried locally byWNYW.
WCBS-TV and WPIX were previously home to Giants preseason telecasts in the 1990s, with WPIX serving as the Giants' (and Jets') long-time preseason home. After the NFC rights were lost by CBS, the Giants followed the conference's broadcast rights to WNYW. WWOR became the Giants' flagship TV station in the late 1990s, and stayed so up until WNBC took over rights in 2005.
When the Giants first moved to WNYW,Mike Breen was their preseason play-by-play man.Sam Rosen was the television voice for some time afterward, except for two years whenCurt Menefee (then of WNYW) was the voice. When the games moved to WWOR, Rosen regained the position and held it until 2004. Former Giant receiverPhil McConkey became the early season analyst after his retirement and stayed in the booth for many years.
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