2001 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara Robert Tisch
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Head coach	Jim Fassel
Home stadium	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rdNFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 GRon Stone DEMichael Strahan LBJessie Armstead
Uniform
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The2001 season was theNew York Giants' 77th in theNational Football League (NFL) and the fifth under head coachJim Fassel. They were returning as Super Bowl runners-up from the2000 season, after losingSuper Bowl XXXV tothe Baltimore Ravens. The Giants tried to improve on their 12–4 record from the previous year, instead they finished 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1999. However,Michael Strahan was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2001 season. He broke the NFL single seasonsack record with 22.5, surpassingMark Gastineau's total of 22, by sackingBrett Favre ofthe Green Bay Packers atGiants Stadium in the final regular-season game. Following the season, defensive coordinatorJohn Fox left to become the head coach ofthe Carolina Panthers, a team he would take to the Super Bowl just two years later.

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The Giants began their NFC title defense onMonday Night Football in the first game at the Denver Broncos' new stadium, Invesco Field at Mile High (now known asEmpower Field at Mile High).The Broncos opened the scoring with quarterbackBrian Griese finding tight endPatrick Hape for a 1-yard touchdown to make the score 7–0. The teams then went back and forth, withKerry Collins hittingAmani Toomer for two touchdown passes (one from 43 yards and the other from 11 yards), while Griese threw another touchdown toEd McCaffrey. However, in the third quarter Griese threw his third touchdown of the day with a 25-yard strike toRod Smith to give the Broncos a lead they would not relinquish. A 9-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter by running backMike Anderson clinched the game.

While Kerry Collins went 19 of 34 for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions, the Giants defense allowed 473 yards of total offense and failed to register a sack or force a turnover.^[2]

After the Monday night loss in Denver, the Giants returned toNewark International Airport around 6 a.m.EDT on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, less than three hours beforehijackers ran passenger jets into theWorld Trade Center inLower Manhattan, causing them to collapse. Another aircraft,United Airlines Flight 93, had been at the gate next to the team charter before crashing in Pennsylvania en route to attack theUnited States Capitol inWashington, D.C. In the aftermath of the attacks, co-ownerWellington Mara advocated for postponement of the following week's games, including the Giants' home opener with theGreen Bay Packers. According to current team presidentJohn Mara, many fans were still awaiting word on family members who worked in the towers, and his father regretted the NFL holding games only two days afterPresident John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Week 2's games would ultimately be rescheduled as the regular season finale.^[3]

The first game the Giants played after 9/11, and the first game either New York City team played after the attacks, was an interconference game at Kansas City. Chiefs players joined Giants players before the game to honor those who had lost their lives and those who had been seriously impacted by the crisis.

When the two teams got back to football, what ensued was a sloppy and low-scoring game. Running backRon Dayne scored the game's only touchdown with a 7-yard run in the second quarter, and the Giants led 13–0 at the half.Kerry Collins reversed his performance from his last game with no touchdowns and 3 interceptions, but the Chiefs failed to turn any of his turnovers into points. The Giants finally clinched the game with a 13-play drive that took up the remaining 7:21 of the clock.^[4]

The Giants' home opener of the 2001 season came against New Orleans. It was the first NFL game held in the New York City metropolitan area after 9/11.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Giants opened the scoring in the second quarter withRon Dayne running in for a 6-yard touchdown.Tiki Barber added his first touchdown of the year on their next drive, a 14-yard run which made the score 14–3 at the half. In the fourth quarter, Saints quarterbackAaron Brooks threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverWillie Jackson to make the score 14–10, but the Giants answered withKerry Collins findingJoe Jurevicius for a 46-yard touchdown to make it 21–10 with 6:05 to go. Saints kickerJohn Carney kicked a 30-yard field goal to narrow the score to 21–13 with 4:36 remaining, then Collins lost a fumble to give the Saints the ball back at their own 30-yard line with 3:17 to go. Brooks drove the Saints to the 9-yard line with 15 seconds left. After spiking the ball, two incomplete passes brought up 4th and Goal from the 9-yard line on the final play of the game. Brooks completed a pass to Jackson for what appeared to be a touchdown, but the officials ruled that Jackson had committed pass interference in order to make the catch, and the game ended.

The Giants won despite being outgained 330–253. Ron Dayne ran for 111 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown whileMichael Strahan registered his first three sacks of his record-breaking season.^[5]\

With the Giants hosting a Washington team that had been blasted by their first three opponents by a combined score of 112–16, this game had all the makings of an easy win. However, the score was tied at 9–9 at the end of three quarters with Giants kickerMorten Andersen and Washington kickerBrett Conway trading three field goals apiece. In the fourth quarter, the Giants finally took over. With 12:59 to go,Kerry Collins found tight endDan Campbell for a 1-yard touchdown pass to give the Giants the lead. Then with 2:57 to go,Jason Sehorn intercepted aTony Banks pass and returned it 34 yards for the game-clinching score.

The two teams combined for a whopping 9 turnovers, with the Giants committing 4 and Washington committing 5. However, the Giants also held Washington to just 181 yards of total offense.

Amani Toomer led the offense with 7 receptions for 97 yards, while Jason Sehorn intercepted two passes including the aforementioned touchdown. Due to an injury by Tiki Barber andRon Dayne's disappointing play, reserve running backDamon Washington received considerable playing time in the second half and contributed a career-high 90 yards rushing.^[6]\

The Giants then went on the road for a nationally televised day game against the 4–0 Rams.The Greatest Show on Turf had outscored their opponents 127–53 in their first four games and were favored by 10.5 points to win.

To the surprise of many, the Giants' defense held the Rams in check, holding them to a season-low 15 points. They forced 4 turnovers while also sackingKurt Warner 6 times.Michael Strahan had a dominant game with 4 sacks of Warner.

The Giants opened the game with an 80-yard drive that ended with aRon Dayne 4-yard touchdown run. The Rams answered with threeJeff Wilkins field goals, the last one of which came as time expired in the first half to give St. Louis a 9–7 lead heading into the locker room. After a scoreless fourth quarter, the Giants capitalized off aMarshall Faulk fumble withKerry Collins findingIke Hilliard for a 25-yard touchdown to make the score 14–9 with 13:33 remaining. However, after three quarters of great defense, the team could not hold when it mattered most. The Rams went on a 77-yard drive and advanced to the Giants' 1-yard line after aSam Garnes pass interference penalty, on a play where Kurt Warner was temporarily knocked out of the game with an injury. BackupJamie Martin entered the game for one play, which was a 1-yard touchdown run byTrung Canidate to give the Rams a 15–14 lead with 4:17 to go. After a three-and-out, the Giants forced a three-and-out to give their offense one more chance to win the game with 1:51 to go. However, Collins was intercepted by defensive endGrant Wistrom to finally clinch the game for the Rams.^[7]

The Giants' next game was a loss to the division-rival Eagles in a Monday Night game. The Giants dominated the first half, but failed to get in the end zone despite two goal-to-go situations and were forced to settle for threeMorten Andersen field goals and a 9–0 halftime lead. With 1:52 remaining,Donovan McNabb threw an 18-yard touchdown pass toJames Thrash, and the ensuing extra point gave the Eagles their first lead of the night, 10–9. On the next drive,Kerry Collins was sacked and forced to fumble byJeremiah Trotter, and the Eagles recovered the ball to clinch the game.^[8]

After two losses by a point each, the Giants were expected to get back on track at Washington, in a game originally scheduled for 8:30 p.m. before a conflict arose with theNew York Yankees in Game 2 of the2001 World Series as a result ofMLB's rescheduling following theSeptember 11 terrorist attacks, necessitating a move to 4:05 p.m.^[9] However, they faced a completely different team than the one they beat in Week 4.

On the second play from scrimmage,Kerry Collins lost a fumble on a snap, and Washington capitalized withTony Banks finding rookie receiverRod Gardner for a 12-yard touchdown pass. Later in the quarter, Washington punt returnerEric Metcalf returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown to make it 14–0. The Giants came back to tie the game in the second quarter, with Collins findingAmani Toomer for a 6-yard touchdown and then findingIke Hilliard for a 27-yard touchdown to tie the score. A 43-yard field goal by Washington kickerBrett Conway made the score 17–14 at the half.

In the third quarter, the Giants were hit hard by a trick play. ReceiverKevin Lockett threw a 31-yard touchdown toDerrius Thompson on an option pass play to make the score 24–14 Washington, and another field goal made the score 27–14 heading into the final quarter. Kerry Collins threw a 1-yard touchdown to fullbackGreg Comella to narrow the deficit to 27–21, but Washington clinched the game with Tony Banks findingMichael Westbrook for a 76-yard touchdown.

Although Kerry Collins threw for 346 yards and 3 touchdowns with an interception, Washington outgained the Giants on the ground 157–42.^[10]

The Giants initially appeared to be on their way to a defeat against a Cowboys team that not only was 2–4 heading into the game but was playing without their first- and second-string quarterbacks as well as star running backEmmitt Smith. However, the Giants were able to come back from a 17-point deficit to finally end their three-game losing skid.

The Giants, who were 10.5 point favorites to win the game, played poorly in the first half. Late in the first quarter, the Giants allowed Cowboys third-string quarterbackClint Stoerner to throw a 16-yard touchdown toJoey Galloway to make it a 10–0 game. In the second quarter,Kerry Collins self-destructed. He began the quarter by throwing an interception to linebackerDexter Coakley, who returned Collins' errant pass 29 yards for a touchdown to make it 17–0. With 3:22 to go in the half, the Giants finally got on the board with Collins throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass toJoe Jurevicius, and they had another chance to score late in the half after a Cowboys punt. However, Collins threw a second interception, this time toMario Edwards, who returned it 71 yards for a touchdown with 39 seconds left in the half to give the Cowboys a 24–7 lead heading into the locker room.

During halftime, a special presentation honoring theMeadowlands Sports Complex's 25th anniversary was shown, highlighting some of the greatest events held at the complex. Also, some of the staff members who first worked at the complex were also honored. Coincidentally, the Giants were playing the Cowboys, who was their first opponent atGiants Stadium.[1]

The second half was a different story. The Cowboys began to play poorly, and the Giants were able to capitalize. Clint Stoerner was particularly terrible, throwing four interceptions in a five-drive span. The first interception was by rookie cornerbackWill Peterson to set up a 34-yard touchdown from Kerry Collins to Joe Jurevicius to narrow the score to 24–14, the second interception was made byJason Sehorn, the third interception was made byDhani Jones to set up aMorten Andersen field goal to make it a one-score game at 24–17, andBrandon Short was the recipient of Stoerner's fourth interception. Finally, in between the third and fourth interceptions,Thabiti Davis blocked and recovered a Cowboys punt to set up a Collins touchdown toIke Hilliard to tie the game at 24–24 with 8:19 to go. However, aRon Dayne fumble and a missed 59-yard field goal by Andersen as time expired prevented the Giants from completing the comeback in regulation, and the game went into overtime.

Cowboys coachDave Campo benched Clint Stoerner after his fourth interception, and with the first three quarterbacks on the team out,Ryan Leaf came in for his first appearance as a Dallas Cowboy, as well as his first game after his disastrous tenure with the Chargers. His appearance in this game brought more of the same as aMicheal Barrow sack of Leaf forced a Cowboys punt on overtime's first possession. A 33-yard pass from Kerry Collins toIke Hilliard put the Giants in Cowboys territory, and problems almost happened whenTiki Barber fumbled after catching a 10-yard pass from Collins, but he recovered his own fumble and the Giants were in field goal range. Morten Andersen this time came through on a more manageable 42-yard attempt, and the Giants completed their double-digit comeback win.

Despite the 17 point deficit, few analysts considered this game a great comeback win, and considered it more of an unimpressive win given the Cowboys' 4 second-half interceptions and the 5 Giants turnovers in the game. However, the win put the Giants back at .500.^[11][12]

The Giants next traveled to the desert to take on the Arizona Cardinals. Held just one week after the2001 World Series concluded, the media had a field day comparing the Giants to the Yankees and the Cardinals to the series-winning Diamondbacks. However, the Giants would assure that this contest would have a different ending.

The Giants opened the scoring withRon Dayne running in for a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Giants extended their lead withKerry Collins throwing a 27-yard touchdown pass toIke Hilliard. However, the Cardinals struck back withJake Plummer throwing a 38-yard touchdown pass to star receiverDavid Boston to make it a 14–7 game heading into the locker room. The Giants clinched the game with a fourth-down stop with 4:11 remaining.

Tiki Barber ran for 118 yards on 17 carries.^[13]

The Giants' third and final Monday Night game of the season was at Minnesota for a rematch of the 2000 NFC Championship game. However,Randy Moss would ensure that this game would have a different outcome.

The Vikings scored on just the fourth play from scrimmage, withDaunte Culpepper hitting Randy Moss for a 28-yard touchdown to make it 7–0. The Giants came back at the end of the quarter withMorten Andersen kicking a 43-yard field goal andTiki Barber running in for a 1-yard touchdown to make the score 10–7 Giants heading into the second quarter. However, in that quarter, Randy Moss caught his second touchdown of the game from Culpepper and the Vikings regained the lead, holding a 14–13 lead heading into the intermission. Andersen kicked a 51-yard field goal to give the Giants a 16–14 lead heading into the final quarter, but a 1-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper toCris Carter gave the Vikings a 21–16 lead with 9:03 to go. Then with 6:32 to go, Culpepper hit Moss over the middle on a crossing route, who then headed upfield and outran the Giants secondary for a 57-yard touchdown to complete the scoring.

Randy Moss caught 10 passes for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cris Carter also caught 10 passes. Daunte Culpepper threw for 277 yards and 4 touchdowns, albeit with 2 interceptions.^[14]

The Giants next went home to take on the red-hot Raiders, who came into this game with a 7–2 record. In the first quarter, the Giants again allowed an opening drive touchdown, capped off by running backZack Crockett running in for a 1-yard touchdown. The Giants' misery continued in the second quarter withRich Gannon throwing two touchdown passes. The first was to running backCharlie Garner for a 21-yard score, then the second was toTim Brown on a post pattern for a 46-yard touchdown to make it 21–3 Oakland heading into the locker room.

In the second half, a rainstorm ravaged Giants Stadium as both teams struggled to gain footing on the grass surface. Initially the Giants did better under the new conditions, withTiki Barber running in for a 12-yard touchdown to make it 21–10 heading into the final quarter. However, in the fourth quarter, Rich Gannon foundTim Brown for his second receiving touchdown of the day on a 19-yard pass.

In the losing effort, Tiki Barber ran for 124 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. But the Giants were back below .500 with a 5–6 record.^[15]

The Giants turned out yet another poor performance after their bye week, losing to the Cowboys for the only time during the three-year spanDave Campo coached the team.

For much of the first half, the Giants were in control of the game. They led 13–6 at the half, with the key score beingKerry Collins' 2-yard touchdown pass to tight endMarcellus Rivers. However, in the second half,Emmitt Smith ran in for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the score, then rookie quarterbackQuincy Carter found tight endJackie Harris for a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Tiki Barber ran for 110 yards on 18 carries. However, with a 5–7 record, the Giants would now have to win out just to have a chance to make the playoffs and have a shot at defending their NFC crown.^[16]

The Giants' first game to avoid potential elimination from the NFC playoff race was a Saturday afternoon game at home against the Cardinals.

In the first quarter,Kerry Collins hitRon Dixon for a 26-yard touchdown pass, and the Giants held a 7–6 lead at halftime. After a 39-yard field goal byMorten Andersen made it a 10–6 game in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals took the lead with 4:04 to go withJake Plummer findingTywan Mitchell for a 24-yard touchdown. The Giants then marched slowly but surely down the field on an 11-play drive featuring two third down conversions. With just 25 seconds remaining, Collins foundAmani Toomer for the game-winning touchdown on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Two Hail Mary attempts by Plummer failed at the end of the game.

Regardless of the last-minute win and the importance the game had in the Giants avoiding elimination, the game will forever be best known for Cardinals kickerBill Gramatica's catastrophic celebration in the first quarter. After kicking a 42-yard field goal to open the scoring, Gramatica jumped in the air to celebrate (as was customary for him and his brother Martin), but upon landing, he fell awkwardly on his right leg (his planting leg as he was left-footed) and tore his ACL. What few remember is that Gramatica stayed in the game and kicked another field goal and extra point, but the injury rendered him completely ineffective for kickoffs and safetyPat Tillman (playing in his final NFL season before retiring to join the military) replaced him for the remainder of the game. After the game, Gramatica was ruled out for the remainder of the season.^[17]

The Giants' home matchup with the Seahawks started with the two teams trading touchdowns in the first quarter.Shaun Alexander opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown run for the Seahawks, butRon Dayne answered with a 31-yard touchdown to tie the score. In the second quarter, linebackerMicheal Barrow sackedMatt Hasselbeck and forced him to fumble, withMichael Strahan recovering the loose ball and returning it 13 yards for a touchdown to give the Giants their first lead of the day, 14–10. However, later in the quarter, the Seahawks also scored a defensive touchdown.Antonio Cochran sackedKerry Collins and forced him to fumble, with defensive tackleJohn Randle recovering the ball in the end zone for the Seahawks to regain the lead. AMorten Andersen 32-yard field goal tied the score at 17–17 for halftime.

In the third quarter afterRon Dixon fumbled the second half kickoff being benched and replaced by safetyOmar Stoutmire, Shaun Alexander scored another touchdown, this one a 16-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck, to make the score 24–17 Seattle with 12:41 remaining, the Seahawks didn't score again. With 2:52 remaining, the Giants were at their own 4-yard line, needing to drive 96 yards for a game-winning touchdown down 24–20. Kerry Collins drove the Giants to the 7-yard line for a goal-to-go situation with 33 seconds left, when two incomplete passes brought up third down. Collins then foundIke Hilliard for the game-winning score with just 20 seconds remaining.

Amani Toomer caught 8 passes for 124 yards while Ike Hilliard caught 7 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.^[18]

Now 7–7, the Giants were in a must-win game at Philadelphia. A loss for the Giants would result in the team being officially eliminated from the NFC playoff race just one season after representing the conference in the Super Bowl. What ensued was a wild game with an even more outrageous finish that stands head-to-toe with Giants-Eagles games that have gained far more notoriety.

That being said, few notable events happened in the first half. The only score of the half was a 6-yard touchdown fromDonovan McNabb to tight endChad Lewis to give the Eagles a 7–0 lead. In the third quarter, the game started to pick up. The Giants ran a flea flicker, withKerry Collins going deep and hittingAmani Toomer for a 60-yard touchdown to tie the game. A 25-yard field goal byMorten Andersen made the score 10–7 Giants heading into the final quarter.

A defensive battle all but dissipated as the two offenses erupted for 28 points in the fourth quarter. Less than a minute into the quarter, Donovan McNabb found his favorite target,James Thrash, for a 57-yard touchdown and the Eagles regained the lead, 14–10. Another Morten Andersen field goal followed to make the score 14–13. Then with 2:43 remaining,Ron Dayne broke through for a go-ahead 16-yard touchdown, and a successful two-point conversion made the score 21–14 Giants.

However, the lead would not last. Donovan McNabb drove the Eagles on a 67-yard drive after the ensuing kickoff, complete with a 32-yard pass to James Thrash. On the next play, McNabb found Chad Lewis for his second touchdown of the day, a 7-yard touchdown that tied the score 21–21 with 1:49 remaining. The Giants' next drive went nowhere, with two incomplete passes stopping the clock, and the Eagles got the ball back with 58 seconds remaining. McNabb hit Thrash for a 25-yard gain. Then, after McNabb gained a first down on a running play,Michael Strahan committed a costly error by refusing to let McNabb up after he had touched him down, resulting in a clock-stopping delay of game penalty. After one more 11-yard run by McNabb,David Akers kicked a 35-yard field goal with just 7 seconds remaining, making the score 24–21 Eagles.

With David Akers' ensuing kickoff going into the end zone for a touchback, virtually everyone watching assumed the game had finally been decided. However, the Giants had one more play, andJim Fassel called 86 Lambuth Special - a hook and lateral play named afterRon Dixon's number and the small college in Tennessee he attended, and a play the Giants hadn't even practiced since training camp. Kerry Collins dropped back and threw toTiki Barber on an angle pattern over the middle, who then acted as he was going right. However, Barber then abruptly lateraled the ball to Dixon, who cut to the left sideline. To the shock of nearly all watching, Dixon took off down the sideline and appeared to have a chance at a touchdown. However, upon reaching field goal range he began running out of room, and safetyDamon Moore avoided problems for the Eagles by knocking Dixon out of bounds just 6 yards short of the end zone. The relieved Eagles then celebrated their NFC East title and the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention.

Kerry Collins threw for 303 yards and a touchdown, while Tiki Barber gained 156 all-purpose yards. Michael Strahan dominated Eagles tackleJon Runyan, sacking Donovan McNabb 3.5 times. This total put him at 21.5 sacks for the year, half a sack short of former Jets defensive endMark Gastineau's single-season record.

Although the Giants ultimately failed to win in stunning fashion on the final play, the 86 Lambuth Special play captured the imagination of the football world for the remainder of the season. The Giants would run the play again a week later, and even the Eagles would adopt the play and run it in the final play of the NFC Championship against the Rams in a last-ditch effort to score a game-winning touchdown.^[19]

With the Giants out of playoff contention heading into the final week of the season,Giants Stadium was roughly half-filled for the season finale against the Packers even though official attendance was 78,601. Just about the only factor of interest regarding the game for many wasMichael Strahan's chance at achieving the single-season sack record. With 21.5 sacks, he was half a sack short of former JetMark Gastineau's single season record of 22 sacks, and needed a sack to break the record. Gastineau, whose record-setting season came during the Jets' first campaign at Giants Stadium in1984, was among those in attendance for the game.

In general, however, the Giants didn't look like a playoff team for the first three quarters of this contest. The defense was particularly terrible, as they allowedBrett Favre to throw for 315 yards on just 15 completions,Ahman Green to run for 101 yards, and two receivers (Corey Bradford andBill Schroeder) to have 100-yard days receiving. This defensive futility negated the 524 yards of total offense the Giants amassed during the contest.

In the first quarter, the Packers got on the board with Brett Favre finding Bill Schroeder for a 26-yard touchdown. On the next Packers drive, a 25-yard touchdown run by Ahman Green made it 14–0 Packers. The Giants were able to score before the end of the quarter withKerry Collins findingIke Hilliard for an 8-yard touchdown. At halftime, the score was 17–10 Packers.

However, the Packers dominated the third quarter. Another Ahman Green touchdown made the score 24–10. Then later in the quarter, Brett Favre went deep and found Corey Bradford for a 54-yard touchdown to make it a 34–10 game heading into the final quarter. The Giants did have moments in the fourth quarter, withTiki Barber running in for a 10-yard touchdown, then withRon Dayne running in for a 1-yard touchdown and two-point conversion to narrow the score to 34–25 with 2:50 remaining. But the scoring hardly mattered as the Packers had been in control from the outset of the game. The final play of the game was another execution of 86 Lambuth Special – the hook and lateral play from the previous week against the Eagles – but the play went for 29 yards rather than 74.

Throughout the game,Michael Strahan did come close to getting his record-breaking sack, butBrett Favre got the ball away each time he threatened. Finally, on the first play of the Packers' drive after the Giants' final touchdown, Strahan got his sack on a controversial play. Favre dropped back, and with Strahan closing in, simply fell to the ground and let Strahan sack him so he could break the record. In the days after the game, numerous analysts criticized the play and went as far as to state that Strahan did not deserve the record due to the intentional nature of the sack. They further noted that Strahan came in largely unblocked, leaving many to believe that the Packers had simply run a designed play so the record could be broken. Despite the criticisms however, Strahan's new mark of 22.5 was ultimately recognized as the sack record and has remained as such; it was tied by thePittsburgh Steelers'T.J. Watt in2021.

With this loss, the Giants concluded their season at 7–9.^[21]

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