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The New York Giants, having a 9-7-1 record, made it to the playoffs after finishing third in the NFC East, behind the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
The Giants will meet the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional round of the playoffs. The game will begin at 8:15 PM on Saturday, January 21st, at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Giants have entered the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. In 2016, the Giants went 11-5 in the regular season and clinched a playoff birth after the 2011 season. The Giants later suffered a 38-13 loss in the Wild Card round against the Green Bay Packers.
The last time the Giants won an NFC Championship was in 2011. The Giants opened their season with a 28-14 loss to the Washington Redskins, but soon made a comeback with a 6-2 record mid-season. The team was being led by Giants star QB Eli Manning, who was then a one-time Super Bowl champion.
After the first eight games, the Giants suffered four back-to-back losses against the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Green Bay Packers. In Week 17, the Giants had to play their division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. Both teams were 8-7 at the time, and whoever won would take the NFC East Division title.
The New York Giants defeated the Cowboys 31-14 and entered the playoffs by winning the NFC East title. The Giants ended the regular season with a 9-7 record. The Giants played against the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card round and secured a win in a one-sided game.
In the Divisional round, they had to play against the Green Bay Packers, who were the most favorable team to win the 2012 Super Bowl with a regular season record of 15-1. In an exciting game, the Packers suffered a 37-20 loss against the Giants, thus ending their season.
The New York Giants made it to the 2011 NFC Championship and won the game 20-17 against the 49ers. The Giants faced and defeated Brady's New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI to win their fourth Super Bowl title.
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How many Super Bowl titles have the New York Giants win?
The New York Giants have won four Super Bowls in five total appearances. Their most recent win came in 2011, when they defeated the Patriots, 21-17. The Giants' first Super Bowl win came in the 1986 season, when they won the Super Bowl XXVI against the Denver Broncos by 39-20.
The Giants won two more Super Bowls in the 1990 and 2007 seasons against the Buffalo Bills (20-19) and the New England Patriots (17-14), respectively. New York made an appearance in the Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001, but suffered a heart-breaking 34-7 loss against the Baltimore Ravens.
