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New York Giants

Indexed from 1925 through 2025 · NFC East

1,489

Games

101

Seasons

1925

First season

2025

Latest season

The full franchise story

Every era of the New York Giants.

The Giants connect the NFL's first big-city years to the league's modern boom, with championships built around defense in the 1950s, 1980s and two extraordinary Eli Manning postseasons.

Historical reference: New York Giants official NFL team page ↗
1

1925—1940

A marquee franchise wins early

Peak indexed season1938 · 8–2–1→

The New York foundation

The Giants stabilized the league's place in New York, won championships in 1927 and 1934 and made the Polo Grounds a central NFL stage.

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Mel Hein →Ken Strong →Tuffy Leemans →
2

1941—1963

Defense and precision reach repeated championships

Peak indexed season1958 · 9–3→

The title-game fixture

New York reached six title games in eight seasons and won in 1956 while helping make televised pro football a national habit.

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Frank Gifford →Sam Huff →Emlen Tunnell →
3

1964—1978

A proud organization loses its structure

Peak indexed season1970 · 9–5→

The wilderness

The Giants endured fifteen straight losing seasons and a chaotic stadium transition before new leadership rebuilt football operations.

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Fran Tarkenton →Bob Tucker →Spider Lockhart →
4

1979—1990

Defense restores the franchise

Peak indexed season1986 · 14–2→

Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Lawrence Taylor →Phil Simms →Harry Carson →
5

1991—2003

Defense bridges two generations

Peak indexed season2000 · 12–4→

From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Michael Strahan →Tiki Barber →Jessie Armstead →
6

2004—2012

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

Peak indexed season2007 · 10–6→

Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Eli Manning →Michael Strahan →Justin Tuck →
7

2013—present

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

Peak indexed season2022 · 9–7–1→

Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Odell Beckham Jr. →Saquon Barkley →Dexter Lawrence →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Eli ManningQB · 247 gamesMichael StrahanDE · 225 gamesGeorge MartinDE · 210 gamesLawrence TaylorLB · 199 gamesAmani ToomerWR · 198 gamesHoward CrossTE · 193 gamesHarry CarsonLB · 182 gamesJoe MorrisonHB-FL-FB · 177 gamesPhil SimmsQB · 174 gamesDave JenningsP · 165 gamesWilliam RobertsG-T · 162 gamesTiki BarberRB · 161 games

Season history

Every indexed season

101 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Latest indexed games

1,489 total · loaded 10 at a time