2022 New York Giants season
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
General manager	Joe Schoen
Head coach	Brian Daboll
Home stadium	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	9–7–1
Division place	3rdNFC East
Playoffs	WonWild Card Playoffs (atVikings) 31–24 LostDivisional Playoffs (atEagles) 7–38
All-Pros	2 LTAndrew Thomas(2nd team) DTDexter Lawrence(2nd team)
Pro Bowlers	2 RBSaquon Barkley DTDexter Lawrence
Uniform
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The2022 season was theNew York Giants' 98th in theNational Football League (NFL), their 47th season playing inThe Meadowlands and their 13th playing atMetLife Stadium.

Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, head coachJoe Judge was fired and general managerDave Gettleman retired. In the offseason, the Giants hired Bills front office assistantJoe Schoen to become their general manager, who in turn hired Bills offensive coordinatorBrian Daboll to become the 22nd head coach in franchise history.

The Giants started 2–0 for the first time since2016 and had their best start since2008. The Giants surpassed their 2021 win total after a Week 6 win over theBaltimore Ravens. With a win over theWashington Commanders in Week 15, they guaranteed their first non-losing season since 2016, and their first season since2009 in which they never had a losing record at any stage. Despite struggling in the second half of the season, the Giants clinched a playoff spot and a winning record for the first time since 2016 and their first withoutEli Manning since2002, with a Week 17 win over theIndianapolis Colts^[1] and finished 9–7–1. Their .559 winning percentage was their best since2016.

As the sixth seed in the NFC, the Giants upset the 13-4Minnesota Vikings 31–24 in the Wild Card round, getting their first playoff win sinceSuper Bowl XLVI in2012 and first since the2000 NFC Championship without Manning. However, the Giants' season would end the following week with a 38–7 loss to theirarch-rival and eventual NFC championPhiladelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round.

Fourth-year general managerDave Gettleman retired from theNew York Giants on January 10, 2022. Gettleman draftedSaquon Barkley andDaniel Jones, among others.^[2] On January 21, 2022, the Giants hiredJoe Schoen, the former assistant general manager for theBuffalo Bills, as their general manager.^[3]

TheNew York Giants fired second-year head coachJoe Judge on January 11, 2022, who led the Giants to a 2nd-place finish in theNFC East after his first season as head coach.^[4] On January 28, 2022,Brian Daboll, the former offensive coordinator for theBuffalo Bills, was hired as head coach.^[5]

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Draft trades

On May 4, theNFL announced that the Giants played theGreen Bay Packers during Week 5 on October 9 atTottenham Hotspur Stadium inLondon, as part of the league'sInternational Series. The game kickoff at 2:30 p.m.BST/9:30 a.m.EDT, and was televised by theNFL Network, with the Packers serving as the home team.^[38]

The remainder of the Giants'2022 schedule was announced on May 12.^[39]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	atTennessee Titans	W 21–20	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	Carolina Panthers	W 19–16	2–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	Dallas Cowboys	L 16–23	2–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Chicago Bears	W 20–12	3–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	atGreen Bay Packers	W 27–22	4–1	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium(London)	Recap
6	October 16	Baltimore Ravens	W 24–20	5–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	atJacksonville Jaguars	W 23–17	6–1	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
8	October 30	atSeattle Seahawks	L 13–27	6–2	Lumen Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 13	Houston Texans	W 24–16	7–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	Detroit Lions	L 18–31	7–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
12	November 24	atDallas Cowboys	L 20–28	7–4	AT&T Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Washington Commanders	T 20–20(OT)	7–4–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	Philadelphia Eagles	L 22–48	7–5–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	atWashington Commanders	W 20–12	8–5–1	FedEx Field	Recap
16	December 24	atMinnesota Vikings	L 24–27	8–6–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Indianapolis Colts	W 38–10	9–6–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
18	January 8	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L 16–22	9–7–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

The Giants were timid in the first half, struggling to move the ball while the Titans did so with ease. Despite trailing 13–0 at halftime, the Giants had two big plays to bring them back in the game.Saquon Barkley provided the first spark with a 68-yard carry and capping the drive off with a 5-yard touchdown run. On the next drive,Daniel Jones connected withSterling Shepard on a 65-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. The Titans responded with a touchdown drive of their own, whenRyan Tannehill connected with running backDontrell Hilliard for his second touchdown reception of the game, taking a 20–13 lead into the final quarter.

The Titans muffed a punt which the Giants recovered in the red zone, but Jones threw an end zone interception. On a Titans 3rd and 1, the Giants sniffed out a tight end sweep to get the ball back. Barkley had a 33-yard run to move the ball into Titans territory, then Jones converted a 4th and 1 on a quarterback keep. A few plays later, Jones threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to fullbackChris Myarick. The Giants opted to go for the two-point conversion instead of the tie, and Jones shoveled it to Barkley, who made two defenders miss and crossed the plane, giving the Giants a 21–20 lead with 1:06 to play. The Titans got the ball back with 1 timeout left and benefitted from two 3rd down defensive holding penalties to extend their drive into Giants territory. Tannehill hit wide receiverKyle Philips to put the Titans in field goal range and spiked the ball with four seconds left, butRandy Bullock missed the 47-yard kick. The Giants won 21–20 and shocked the Titans.

The Giants had a winning record for the first time since the end of the2016 season, which was also the last year they won their season opener.Brian Daboll won his first game as NFL head coach in his debut. Barkley finished with 194 scrimmage yards, 164 on the ground, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion and was selected as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.^[40]

The Giants offense failed to capitalize on two early Panthers fumbles and settled for two field goals, which the Panthers matched in the second quarter.D. J. Moore scored a touchdown for Carolina to start the third quarter, and the Giants responded on their next drive whenDaniel Jones hit rookie tight endDaniel Bellinger for his first NFL touchdown to tie the game. After exchanging another set of field goals, the Giants took a 19–16 lead late in the fourth quarter whenGraham Gano hit a 56-yard field goal, his fourth of the game against his former team.Julian Love sackedBaker Mayfield on the following Panthers drive to force a punt, then Jones converted on 3rd down and ran out the clock.

The Giants won their home opener and started 2–0 for the first time since2016. Gano was selected as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.^[41]

The Giants scored their first two drives of the third quarter, the second a 36-yard touchdown run bySaquon Barkley to give the Giants their first lead of the game. The Cowboys responded with touchdowns on their next two drives to take a 20–13 lead - a rushing touchdown byEzekiel Elliott and then a one-handed catch byCeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys forced a three-and-out and started their next possession in field goal range, which they kicked to make it a two-score game. The Giants had a chance to tie the game after kicking a field goal of their own, butDaniel Jones, under duress all night, threw an interception toTrevon Diggs to end the game.

Jones fell to 0–9 in primetime games and was sacked five times, including three byDeMarcus Lawrence.Kayvon Thibodeaux recorded a pass deflection in his NFL debut, andSterling Shepard suffered a season-ending ACL tear on the last play of the game.

Daniel Jones had 2 touchdowns in the first half from designed bootleg runs, the latter set up by anAzeez Ojulari strip-sack. The Bears were 0–3 in red zone drives and only mustered 4 field goals byMichael Badgley.Saquon Barkley had 146 of 262 rushing yards for the Giants and the defense registered 6 sacks. Both Jones and backup quarterbackTyrod Taylor were injured, putting the starter for the next game inLondon against the Packers in doubt.

The Giants started 3–1 for the first time since2011.

NFL London games

The Giants made their third trip to London after winning their first two atWembley in2007 and atTwickenham in2016, while the Packers made their first trip after being the only NFL team that had never played outside of America. In the 15 years and 31 games in London played up to this point, this was the first game where both teams had winning records.

The Packers started the game in control and took a 17–3 lead afterAaron Rodgers threw his second touchdown pass toMarcedes Lewis in the middle of the second quarter.Daniel Jones (who was cleared to start despite his ankle injury) led the Giants on a touchdown drive whichDaniel Bellinger scored on a trick play. The Packers kicked a field goal as the clock expired to take a 20–10 halftime lead.

The Giants kicked a field goal to open the second half to make it a one score game.Dexter Lawrence had a huge 3rd down sack to end the Packers next drive and put them out of field goal range. Despite temporarily losingSaquon Barkley, the Giants tied the game on the next drive whenGary Brightwell scored his first NFL touchdown. After forcing a three-and-out, the Giants scored on their fifth consecutive drive and took the lead when Barkley scored his first touchdown of the game. The Packers methodically drove into field goal range and inside the red zone, but the Giants forced two pass deflections and a turnover on downs. After three kneels, punterJamie Gillan intentionally ran out the side of the end zone to give the Packers a safety, but a lack of field position to get aHail Mary. Rodgers had one last chance for Green Bay, but was strip-sacked byOshane Ximines and the Giants won 27–22.

The Giants matched their win total from2021 in Week 5 and had their best start since2009.Brian Daboll became the first head coach to start his Giants tenure 4–1 sinceTom Coughlin in2004.

The Ravens started with the ball and took all four of their first half drives into Giants territory, but scored for the first time on their third drive whenKenyan Drake had a 30-yard touchdown run and added a field goal before halftime. The Giants had trouble moving the ball but scored on their third drive whenWan'Dale Robinson caught his first career touchdown pass fromDaniel Jones. The Ravens led 10–7 at halftime but outgained the Giants 256 yards to 90. The teams traded field goals in the third quarter andMark Andrews scored his first touchdown on a controversial play whereBrian Daboll unsuccessfully pleaded for a delay of game. The Giants responded whenDaniel Bellinger scored his first touchdown of the game with six minutes to play, and the Ravens got the ball back with a 20–17 lead.

The Ravens converted on a 3rd and 1 that had to be replayed because of an illegal formation penalty. On the ensuing play, the snap went behindLamar Jackson who had to get the ball. Under duress, he threw an interception toJulian Love, the Giants first of the season, and Love returned the ball to the Ravens 13-yard line. On 3rd and 5, Jones threw an interception toMarcus Peters, but the referees penalized Peters for pass interference.Saquon Barkley scored the next play and the Giants led 24–20. Needing a stop to win,Kayvon Thibodeaux strip-sacked Jackson on the second play of the drive, his first in the NFL, and the Giants recovered. Jones and Barkley ran out the clock to secure the win in front of a rockingMetLife Stadium crowd.

Lamar Jackson lost to an NFC team for the first time in his career. The Giants won their third game of the season after trailing by double digits and exceeded their win total from 2021 in Week 6. Daboll became the first Giants coach to start his career 5–1 sinceDan Reeves in1993.

The Giants were trailing 11–10 in the second quarter after losing two offensive linemen. Jacksonville was driving and looking to take control of the game, butTravis Etienne, who scored his first career touchdown in the first quarter, fumbled the ball after being hit byXavier McKinney on the 5-yard line and the Giants recovered. After taking the lead with a field goal before halftime, the Jaguars responded to the Giants by scoring a touchdown on their first drive of the second half to take a 17–13 lead. The Giants drove the ball in goal-to-go territory but were stopped by the Jaguars defense on 4th down. In the 4th quarter,Trevor Lawrence was driving the Jaguars into field goal range, but he too was stopped on 4th down.Daniel Jones responded with a 10-play, 79-yard drive which he capped off with a quarterback sneak touchdown to give the Giants a 20–17 lead. The Giants got the ball back and tried to run the clock out, butSaquon Barkley was ruled out of bounds upon video review following a critical 3rd down play. The Giants kicked a field goal to take a 23–17 lead, but gave the ball back to the Jaguars with 1:04 to play. Lawrence converted on a 4th down for the Jaguars and was aided by a roughing the passer penalty by his formerClemson teammateDexter Lawrence, putting them in the red zone. Two plays later with 0:07 to play, Lawrence completed a pass toChristian Kirk on the 1-yard line, who was immediately hit byFabian Moreau. Kirk tried to battle for the goal line, but a swarm of Giants collapsed on him and made the tackle as the clock expired, and the Giants won 23–17.

Daniel Jones orchestrated his fifth game-winning drive of the season and had a career high 107 rushing yards, the first by a Giants quarterback since 1946. He was selected as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.^[42] The Giants 6–1 start was their best since2008 andBrian Daboll's 6–1 record was the best start by a Giants head coach sinceLeRoy Andrews in1929.

The Giants went 3-and-out on their first 3 possessions thenSaquon Barkley scored a touchdown on a drive set up byAdoree' Jackson strippingTyler Lockett at the Seahawks 2-yard line.Richie James returned the favor and fumbled a punt return, which the Seahawks cashed in with a field goal and a 10–7 halftime lead. On the Seahawks opening drive of the second half, Lockett dropped a wide open touchdown and the Seahawks settled for another field goal, which the Giants again responded to, tying the game 13–13. Lockett didn't miss his next opportunity in the 4th quarter whenGeno Smith found him for the touchdown to give the Seahawks a 20–13 lead. Later, James fumbled a second punt return, and thenKenneth Walker III delivered the knockout blow. The Giants lost 27–13 heading into their bye week and fell to 3rd place in the division after being the only NFC East team to lose in Week 8.

Tight endLawrence Cager came off the practice squad and scored his first career touchdown on the Giants' opening drive. The Giants were offensively in control but penalties and dropped passes stopped them from scoring again in the half. The Texans only had 86 yards in the first half, but 44 of them came on a run play byDameon Pierce which set up a field goal and 7–3 halftime score.

Both offenses found their grooves in the third quarter. First, Texans rookie safetyJalen Pitre missed a tackle onDarius Slayton, who ran to the end zone for a Giants 54-yard touchdown.Nico Collins then caught a 12-yard touchdown pass to cut the Texans deficit to 4, thenSaquon Barkley scored on the Giants next drive. The Texans drove into goal-to-go territory as the quarter drew to a close, but the Giants defense had two red zone takeaways in the fourth.Leonard Williams forced a fumble on the 2nd play, then rookieDane Belton had his first career interception to stop the Texans next scoring threat. The teams only combined to score a series of field goals which was enough for the Giants to hold on for the win.

The Giants won 24–16 to improve to 7–2 with every win coming by one possession. Their seven wins were the most since2016. Saquon Barkley finished with 152 rushing yards, andDaniel Jones had a 153.3 passer rating, a new career high. The Giants moved back into second place in the NFC East after the Cowboys lost later that day.

The Lions won the coin toss and deferred. With the Giants leading 6–3 in the 2nd quarter,Daniel Jones threw a pass which #2 overall pickAidan Hutchinson intercepted and set up aJamaal Williams touchdown run for the Lions. The Lions capitalized on two more touchdown drives, both scored by Williams, on both sides of the half to extend their lead to 24–6 early in the 3rd quarter. The Giants tried to battle back into the game, but another Jones interception in the 3rd quarter andIsaiah Hodgins catch and fumble in the 4th quarter ruined any chances for the Giants to make a comeback.

Jamaal Williams had 3 of 4 Lions rushing touchdowns, taking the NFL lead with his 12th of the season. The Giants lost 6 players to injury and fell back to 3rd place in the NFC East after the Cowboys beat the Vikings later that day.

Thanksgiving Day games

The Giants only scored 3 points from two Dallas turnovers on their first two drives - the latter turnover being the first career interception forRodarius Williams - after a touchdown was called off by a penalty. Trailing 7–3,Saquon Barkley scored the Giants first offensive touchdown on Thanksgiving Day since1938 and took a 13–7 halftime lead into the locker room. Dallas stormed back in the third quarter whenDalton Schultz caught two touchdown passes fromDak Prescott and the Giants failed to convert on a 4th and 1. The Cowboys put the game away with a touchdown run by backup tight endPeyton Hendershot.Richie James scored a late touchdown to make the final score 28–20 Cowboys.

The Cowboys won their first Thanksgiving Day game since 2018 and won 16 of the last 20 meetings against the Giants dating back to 2013. The Giants lost consecutive games for the first time in 2022 and their fourth consecutive Thanksgiving Day game dating back to1992.

Daniel Jones had a fumble on the opening drive whichJoey Slye converted with a field goal, thenTerry McLaurin scored on the next Commanders drive to take an early 10–0 lead. The Giants responded with 10 points on their next two drives to tie the game, then the teams traded a pair of field goals to tie 13–13 at halftime.Azeez Ojulari, in his first game back from injury, strip-sackedTaylor Heinicke and recovered the ball setting the Giants up in the red zone to begin the 3rd quarter. Jones converted with a touchdown pass toIsaiah Hodgins, the first in his career. Late in the 4th quarter,Darius Slayton made a first down catch and putting the Giants closer to field goal range to put the game out of reach, but the play was nullified by a taunting penalty by centerJon Feliciano and the drive stalled. On the next Commanders drive, Heinicke evaded a sack and converted on a 4th & 4 which led to a game-tying touchdown byJahan Dotson. The game then reverted to a defensive stalemate with both teams exchanging punts in the final 1:45 of the 4th quarter and two punts each during overtime. The Giants ended with the ball and got in position to attempt a game-winning 58-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, butGraham Gano's kick fell short.

The Giants tied for the first time since1997, which was also against Washington. This was their first tie game at home since their final game atYankee Stadium in1973, which was the year before the NFL added overtime.

The Eagles scored touchdowns on their opening three drives - the second a 41-yard catch byDeVonta Smith on a 4th & 7 - and the Giants failed to match that output all game. They fell to 7–5–1 but held on to the 7th seed when the Seahawks lost to the Panthers later that day.

The NFL flexed this game into primetime after the Week 13 tie.Kayvon Thibodeaux was dominant in the first half with 3 TFL in the first quarter, and then a strip-sack, recovery, and touchdown all on the same play early in the second quarter. Later in the quarter,Daniel Jones led the Giants on an 18-play, 97-yard, 8-minute drive which included key 3rd & 9 and 4th & 9 conversions toRichie James.Saquon Barkley cashed in with a 3-yard run to end the drive and give the Giants a 14–3 halftime lead.Taylor Heinicke connected withJahan Dotson on the Commanders opening drive of the 3rd quarter to make the score 14–9. Heinicke again connected with Dotson in the 4th quarter on a 61-yard pass play to put the Commanders in prime scoring territory, but was sacked byDexter Lawrence. The replay showed the ball was coming out before Heinicke touched the ground, andBrian Daboll successfully challenged the call. Jones and Barkley primarily ran the ball into field goal range andGraham Gano converted his second 50-yard field goal of the half to give the Giants a 20–12 lead with 1:55 to play. Like two weeks prior, Heinicke again drove the Commanders into the red zone with the game on the line. On 2nd & Goal, Heinicke flushed the pocket and rolled right to run to the pylon but was stopped by Thibodeaux, who originally dropped back into coverage, on the 1-yard line.Brian Robinson had a touchdown on 3rd & Goal, butTerry McLaurin - who twice checked with the line judge to make sure he was set - was penalized for illegal formation and replayed down resulted in an incomplete pass. On 4th & Goal, Heinicke threw a pass toCurtis Samuel which was batted down byDarnay Holmes, giving the Giants the ball back and the victory. Holmes appeared to be holding Samuel, but a penalty wasn't called.

The Giants snapped their 4-game winless streak and improved to 8–5–1, winning their first primetime game infour years, and put themselves in prime position to clinch a playoff spot with three games to play. The win also ensured the Giants would not have a losing record for the first time since2016, and defeated Washington for the 105th time - the most wins versus a single opponent in NFL history. Kayvon Thibodeaux finished with 12 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 touchdown, and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.^[43]

The Vikings won the preview of the playoff game played three weeks later.T. J. Hockenson, who would have big games in both matchups, struck first with a late 1st quarter touchdown. The Giants were driving but Vikings linebackerBrian Asamoah strippedDaniel Bellinger and the Vikings cashed in with a field goal. The Giants offense responded whenIsaiah Hodgins capped off a touchdown drive and the Vikings led 10–7 at halftime.Graham Gano converted two 44-yard field goals for the Giants in the third quarter and the Giants led 13–10 going into the fourth.

Hockenson scored his second touchdown of the day to start the quarter. The Giants drive stalled whenRichie James dropped a third down pass, but Gano converted a 55-yard field goal, his third of the game. After exchanging drives,Jamie Gillan's punt was blocked and the Vikings recovered in scoring range.Kirk Cousins threw his third touchdown pass of the game toJustin Jefferson with 3:00 remaining. The Vikings opted to kick the extra point and led 24–16. The Giants scored 59 seconds later whenSaquon Barkley had a 27-yard run on 4th & 2. They tied the game whenDaniel Jones hit Bellinger for the two-point conversion. The Vikings methodically drove down the field with two third down conversions, and kickerGreg Joseph hit a franchise record 61-yard field goal as time expired. The Vikings won 27–24 andKirk Cousins tiedMatthew Stafford's NFL record with his 8th game-winning drive of the season. The Giants lost on a 60+ yard game-winning field goal as time expired for the third time in six seasons. The Giants fell 8–3–1 in one-score games while the Vikings improved to an NFL-record 11–0 on the season in one-score games. Despite falling to 8–6–1 overall, the Giants maintained pole position in the NFC wild card race when the Commanders, Seahawks and Lions also lost.

The Giants clinched the #6 seed in the NFC, their first playoff berth since2016, in a 38–10 win over the Colts.^[44] Their 28-point win was the Giants largest inten years, and the offense scored 30 points for the first time in 50 games.Brian Daboll became the sixth Giants head coach to clinch a playoff berth in his first season with the team and the first sinceBen McAdoo in 2016.

The Giants erupted with 24 points in the second quarter;Daniel Jones had two passing touchdowns thenLandon Collins returned an interception for a touchdown. Jones added two more touchdowns with his legs in the second half, and it was the first game since his NFL debut that he finished with two passing and two rushing touchdowns.

This would end up being the final home win for Daniel Jones during his Giants tenure, as he was 0-2 at home in2023 before suffering a season-ending ACL tear, and 0-5 in2024 before being released during the team's bye week that season. He would finish with a career record of 12-22-1 at home as a Giant.

The Giants rested their starters having already secured the #6 seed in the NFC playoffs and third string QBDavis Webb made his first career NFL start. The Eagles jumped to a 19–0 lead in the third quarter and hung on to win 22–16, therefore winning the NFC East and securing the #1 seed and first-round bye.

In the first quarter,Boston Scott had his 17th career touchdown - including his 10th against the Giants - andA. J. Brown set the Eagles franchise receiving record.

In the fourth quarter,Davis Webb scored his first career NFL touchdown, a 14-yard run. He threw his first career touchdown pass toKenny Golladay - his first touchdown reception as a Giant - in the closing minutes of the game.

Because the Giants beat the Vikings the next week in the Wild Card round, this game was ultimately a playoff preview of the Divisional Round matchup to be played between the teams 13 days later.

In the Giants' first playoff game since2016, Daniel Jones threw for over 300 yards and two touchdowns, along Saquon Barkley rushing for two touchdowns in their first playoff win sinceSuper Bowl XLVI back in2011.

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