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 65th season in the National Football League (NFL). After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, the team went 12–4 and won the

NFC East The National Football Conference – Eastern Division or NFC East is one of the four Division (sport), divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It currently has four members: the Dallas Cowboys ...

. The Giants were upset by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 7

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Standings

Playoffs

The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to

Flipper Anderson Willie Lee "Flipper" Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1988–1994), the Indianapolis Colts ...

with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raúl Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.

Awards and honors

* David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection * Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection

References

New York Giants on Pro Football Reference

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