The
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
season was the franchise's 64th season in the
National Football League (NFL). The team would finish with 10 wins and 6 losses, but a loss to the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
in the season finale would keep them out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Giants would finish second behind the
Philadelphia Eagles in the division, losing the conference tiebreaker to the
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Rams play ...
for the final wild card. The season was marked early by the suspension for substance abuse of star linebacker
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959), nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as an outside linebacker for the New York Giants ( 1981–1993) in the National Football League (NF ...
by the NFL for the first four games of the season. Following the end of the season, the Giants would see two longtime defensive stalwarts; defensive end
George Martin and future
Hall-of-Fame inside linebacker
Harry Carson, announce their retirement.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 3
Week 9
Week 13
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Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.
Standings
References
External links
at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
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20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Meadowlands Sports Complex