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

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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

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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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Standings

References

External links

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