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
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was the franchise's 89th season in the
National Football League
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(NFL), the fourth playing their home games at
MetLife Stadium
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and the tenth under
head coach
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Tom Coughlin
Thomas Richard Coughlin ( ; born August 31, 1946) is a former American football coach and executive. He was the head coach for the New York Giants from 2004 to 2015. He led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both time ...
.
The Giants attempted to attain a playoff berth after failing to do so in
2012
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, and be the first team to play the
Super Bowl
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on their own home field, which they share with 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 ...
.
However, they failed to improve on their 9–7 record and were eliminated from playoff contention after their Week 14 loss to the Chargers. The Giants started 0-6, but rallied to win 7 of their last 10, finishing 7-9. This was the Giants' first losing season since
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
.
The Giants became the first team in NFL history to have a five-year era in which they won the
Super Bowl
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in the third year of the era but missed the playoffs in all other years. Five other teams had similar situations where their lone playoff appearances in ''any'' five-year stretch were Super Bowl victories; however four of these were won on their fifth year of that stretch:
*
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 ...
from
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
to
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
*
Washington Redskins
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from
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
to
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
*
St. Louis Rams
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The arri ...
from
1995
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to
1999
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*
Baltimore Ravens
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from
1996
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to
2000
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The
San Francisco 49ers
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won their Super Bowl on their fourth year of their stretch from
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
to
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
.
2013 draft class
Notes
* The Giants traded their fourth-round selection (No. 116 overall) and sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) to the
Arizona Cardinals
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in exchange for the Cardinals' fourth-round selection (No. 110 overall).
Staff
Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Giants start their season at 0–1. It was their first loss ever in AT&T Stadium since it opened in 2009.
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–2.
Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son o ...
became 0–3 opposed to his brother
Peyton. This would be the last time the Manning brothers played against each other in the NFL, with Peyton retiring following the 2015 season.
Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
With the shutout loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–3 start since
1996
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.
Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–4 start since
1987
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– which coincidentally also followed
a Super Bowl victory.
Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–5, their worst start since the strike-shortened
1987 season and their
1979 season.
Week 6: at Chicago Bears
The Giants fell to the Chicago Bears 27–21, and were 0–6 for the first time since
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
.
Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings
This game would give the Giants their first win of the season, and would also mark the only time
Josh Freeman
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would start for the Vikings after transferring from the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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.
Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles
Despite failing to reach the end zone and surrendering a late defensive score, the Giants held off the Eagles for their first road win of the season, ending an eight-game road losing streak. With the win, New York improved to 2–6 on the season. As of the
2021 season, this is the Giants' most recent road win over the Eagles.
Week 10: vs. Oakland Raiders
This game would snap a 5-game losing streak for Giants against AFC teams. They improved to 3–6.
Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers
With the win, the Giants improved to 4-6. The game was originally scheduled for
Sunday Night Football but was flexed to 4:25.
Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 13: at Washington Redskins
Week 14: at San Diego Chargers
With the loss, the Giants fell to 5–8, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season, thus rendering them unable to play
Super Bowl XLVIII
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on their home turf.
Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Eli Manning
Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son o ...
threw a career high five interceptions during this game. This would be the second season in a row where the Giants were shutout by the top NFC seed in Week 15 (the Giants were shutout 34–0 by the Falcons in 2012).
Week 16: at Detroit Lions
With the win, the Giants placed the Lions out of post-season contention.
Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins
The Giants finished 7–3 following their 0–6 start, and finished 7–9 overall in 2013.
Standings
Division
Conference
References
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