2020 New York Giants season

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2020 New York Giants season
OwnerJohn Mara
Steve Tisch
Head coachJoe Judge
General managerDave Gettleman
Home fieldMetLife Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersCB James Bradberry
TE Evan Engram
Uniform
Giants uniforms12 nobrands.png

The 2020 season was the New York Giants' 96th in the National Football League and their first under head coach Joe Judge.

For the first time since 2003, long-time quarterback Eli Manning was not on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 22.[1][2][3] Manning led the Giants to six playoff appearances, three NFC East titles, and two Super Bowl wins in the 2007 and 2011 seasons, winning the game MVP title in both Super Bowls.

Despite starting the season 0–5 for the third time in eight years, the Giants improved on their 4–12 record from the previous season with their week 13 upset win over the Seattle Seahawks and rallied to finish 6–10, but despite beating their divisional rival, the Dallas Cowboys, the Giants failed to win the NFC East or make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, following the Washington Football Team winning their final game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. The Giants would've needed the Eagles to win in order to win the NFC East due to their head-to-head record against Washington, and it would've made them the first team in the Super Bowl era to make the playoffs with a double-digit losing record.

On July 20, 2020 the Giants confirmed that their home games would take place without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[4]

Offseason[]

Signings[]

Position Player Age 2019 team Contract
CB James Bradberry 26 Carolina Panthers 3 years, $43.5 million
ILB Blake Martinez 26 Green Bay Packers 3 years, $30.75 million
TE Levine Toilolo 28 San Francisco 49ers 2 years, $6.2 million
OLB Kyler Fackrell 28 Green Bay Packers 1 year, $4.6 million
OT Cameron Fleming 27 Dallas Cowboys 1 year, $3.438 million
SS Nate Ebner 30 New England Patriots 1 year, $2 million
QB Colt McCoy 33 Washington Redskins 1 year, $2.25 million
RB Dion Lewis 29 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $1.55 million
DB Dravon Askew-Henry 24 New York Guardians 2 years, $1.39 million
DT Austin Johnson 25 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $1.5 million
TE Eric Tomlinson 27 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $1.02 million
LS Casey Kreiter 29 Denver Broncos 1 year, $1.048 million
CB Logan Ryan 29 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $7.5 million

Draft[]

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 New York Giants Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 4 Andrew Thomas OT Georgia
2 36 Xavier McKinney S Alabama
3 99 Matt Peart OT UConn Compensatory pick
4 110 Darnay Holmes CB UCLA
5 150 Shane Lemieux G Oregon
6 183 Cam Brown LB Penn State
7 218 Carter Coughlin LB Minnesota
238 T. J. Brunson LB South Carolina from New Orleans
247 Chris Williamson CB Minnesota Compensatory pick
255 Tae Crowder LB Georgia Compensatory pick

Pre-draft trades

  • On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft.[5]
  • On October 29, 2019, the Giants traded their third-round pick in the 2020 draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end Leonard Williams.[6]

Undrafted free agents[]

Player Position College
CB Hampton
DE Illinois
Case Cookus QB Northern Arizona
Derrick Dillon WR LSU
CB Central Methodist
OT Louisville
Rysen John WR/TE Simon Fraser
Niko Lalos DE Dartmouth
S Mississippi State
Javon Leake RB Maryland
OLB Temple
Austin Mack WR Ohio State
Kyle Markway TE South Carolina
OT Rhode Island
OLB North Carolina
Binjimen Victor WR Ohio State

Staff[]

2020 New York Giants staff
Front office
  • President/CEO – John Mara
  • Chairman/executive vice president – Steve Tisch
  • Senior vice president & general manager – Dave Gettleman
  • Vice president of football operations/assistant general manager – Kevin Abrams
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Chris Mara
  • Director of player personnel – Mark Koncz
  • Director of pro personnel – Ken Sternfeld
  • Director of college scouting – Chris Pettit

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Joe Judge
  • Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line – Sean Spencer
  • Outside linebacker/Senior Defensive assistant – Bret Bielema (left before week 15 to become Illinois head coach)
  • Inside linebackers – Kevin Sherrer
  • Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson
  • Assistant defensive backs – Anthony Blevins
  • Defensive assistant –
  • Defensive quality control –

Special teams coaches

Coaching Assistants

  • Special projects and situations – Amos Jones
  • Chief of staff –

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of strength and performance – Craig Fitzgerald
  • Assistant strength and performance – Thomas Stallworth
  • Performance manager/assistant strength and performance – Sam Coad

Final roster[]

2020 New York Giants final roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 Daniel Jones
  • 12 Colt McCoy

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 12 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason[]

The Giants' preseason schedule was announced on May 1.[7]

Week Date Opponent Venue Result
1 August 13 at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2 August 22 at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium
3 August 29 Green Bay Packers MetLife Stadium
4 September 3 New England Patriots MetLife Stadium

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

The Giants' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.[7]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–26 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2 September 20 at Chicago Bears L 13–17 0–2 Soldier Field Recap
3 September 27 San Francisco 49ers L 9–36 0–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 October 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 9–17 0–4 SoFi Stadium Recap
5 October 11 at Dallas Cowboys L 34–37 0–5 AT&T Stadium Recap
6 October 18 Washington Football Team W 20–19 1–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
7 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–22 1–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
8 November 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–25 1–7 MetLife Stadium Recap
9 November 8 at Washington Football Team W 23–20 2–7 FedExField Recap
10 November 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–17 3–7 MetLife Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 29 at Cincinnati Bengals W 19–17 4–7 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
13 December 6 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–12 5–7 Lumen Field Recap
14 December 13 Arizona Cardinals L 7–26 5–8 MetLife Stadium Recap
15 December 20 Cleveland Browns L 6–20 5–9 MetLife Stadium Recap
16 December 27 at Baltimore Ravens L 13–27 5–10 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
17 January 3 Dallas Cowboys W 23–19 6–10 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers[]

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 13 01026
Giants 3 7 0616

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

The Giants lost their first game in the post-Eli Manning era. They suffered their 4th consecutive loss in a season opener, and became 3–8 in home openers since moving to MetLife Stadium.

The Giants opened up strong, taking a 10-3 lead on the first play of the 2nd quarter when Daniel Jones connected with Darius Slayton for a 41-yard score. T. J. Watt forced an interception of Jones which sparked two Steelers touchdown drives before halftime. In the 3rd quarter, on the 19th play of an 87-yard drive, Jones was hit by Bud Dupree and forced a goal-line interception, which the Steelers kicked a field goal to make it a 2 possession game. Slayton scored a touchdown in the final minutes and made the final score 26-16 Steelers.

Week 2: at Chicago Bears[]

Week Two: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 31013
Bears 10 7 0017

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants came out flat, surrendering a 12 play, 82-yard opening touchdown drive that lasted half the first quarter. Saquon Barkley suffered a season ending ACL injury on the first play of the second quarter,[8][9] and Daniel Jones later threw a costly red zone interception to end the drive. They would also lose Sterling Shepard to a toe injury.

Down 17-0, the Giants tightened up their defensive play in the second half, forcing two interceptions from Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and getting back in the game. In the final 2:02 down 17-13, Daniel Jones tried to complete a comeback and led the offense to the Bears' 10-yard line, but could not score, so the Giants started 0–2 for the 4th consecutive year.

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers[]

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 6 10 71336
Giants 0 6 309

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–3 for the first time since 2017. The 49ers did not punt once the entire game while the Giants only mustered 231 total yards. Daniel Jones had multiple turnovers for the third game in a row.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Rams[]

Week Four: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 6 039
Rams 7 3 0717

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Daniel Jones tried to mount a game-tying drive but threw an interception in Rams territory to seal the loss. It was his 7th turnover in 4 games. The Giants fell to 0–4 for the first time since 2017 and failed to score a touchdown for the second consecutive game.

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys[]

Week Five: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 14 6 31134
Cowboys 3 21 7637

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 95 °F (35 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 25,147
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants blew a 14-point lead in the second quarter. Daniel Jones' fumbling woes continued after he was sacked and Cowboys' Anthony Brown returned that same fumble for a touchdown. The Giants briefly regained the lead with 8:46 left in the 4th quarter after Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending ankle injury, but their defense could not hang on against backup quarterback Andy Dalton. The Cowboys kicked a game-winning field goal to drop the still-winless Giants to 0–5 and two games behind the 2–3 Cowboys.

Week 6: vs. Washington Football Team[]

Week Six: Washington Football Team at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 10 0919
Giants 10 3 0720

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Tae Crowder, the last pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, recovered a fumble and ran 43 yards for the go-ahead score with 3:29 remaining. After responding with a touchdown to make it 20–19, Washington coach Ron Rivera chose to go for the 2-point conversion, and the win. The Giants stopped Washington's conversion attempt, guaranteeing Joe Judge his first win as an NFL head coach.

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Seven: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 7721
Eagles 7 3 01222

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

After a slow start in the first half, the Giants gained momentum to take a 21–10 fourth-quarter lead. However, several mishaps would ensue for New York, including late penalties and a critical drop by Evan Engram in the 4th quarter at the Eagles 25 yard line. Philadelphia capitalized on the momentum swing and scored two unanswered touchdowns for a 22–21 lead with 40 seconds left in regulation. With one last chance to drive for a potential game-winning field goal, Daniel Jones was strip-sacked by Brandon Graham on second down. The Eagles recovered the loose ball, sealing New York's fate. The heartbreaking loss dropped the Giants to 1–6 on the season and extended their losing streak against the Eagles to eight games dating back to Week 9 of the 2016 season.

Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

Week Eight: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 3 3 91025
Giants 7 7 3623

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Fair, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite leading 17–15 heading into the fourth quarter, more miscues haunted the Giants as the defense allowed Tom Brady to score 10 points and quickly fell behind 25–17. Despite the miscues, the Giants drove down the field with Daniel Jones finding Golden Tate in the endzone with 28 seconds left. However, during the two-point conversion, controversy arose after the referees picked up a flag for an Antoine Winfield Jr. pass interference on Dion Lewis in the endzone as Winfield made a deflection on a Daniel Jones pass. This forced the Giants to attempt an onside kick and could not recover the kick ending the game. The Giants dropped 1–7 for the third time in four seasons.[10][11]

Week 9: at Washington Football Team[]

Week Nine: New York Giants at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 10 10 3023
Washington 0 3 71020

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,000
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants took an early lead and never trailed. Washington fought back from a 20-3 deficit and cut the lead to 23-20. However, two late interceptions allowed the Giants victory and swept Washington for the second straight year to improve to 2–7. The Giants had 5 total takeaways and did not turn the ball over for the first time in the season and extended their winning streak against Washington to 5 games. The Giants were the only NFC East team to defeat Washington in the 2020 season.

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Ten: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 0 14017
Giants 7 7 7627

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With this win, the Giants avenged their Week 7 loss and improved to 3–7 on the season. The Giants did not turn the ball over for the second straight game and did not force any turnovers on defense. The victory also snapped an 8 game losing streak to the Eagles, dating back to Week 9 of the 2016 season.[12][13][14] After the game, the Giants extended kicker Graham Gano $14M through the 2023 NFL season.

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals[]

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 7 3 3619
Bengals 7 3 0717

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,208
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants opened up with a Wayne Gallman touchdown on 4th and Goal, set up by a 53-yard completion from Jones to Evan Engram. The Bengals returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown of their own and the halftime score was 10-10. The Giants defense forced three turnovers in the 2nd half, the first an interception by Niko Lalos, a rookie from Dartmouth making his NFL debut, and a forced fumble later by Logan Ryan which he also recovered. The Bengals cut into the Giants 19-10 lead in the final minutes and had a chance to win the game on the final drive, but backup quarterback Brandon Allen was sacked by Jabaal Sheard and lost the ball, which was recovered by the Giants. Daniel Jones injured his hamstring in the win.[15]

With the win, the Giants became the third NFL team to win 700 regular season games (only behind the Bears and Packers) and won in Cincinnati for the first time in franchise history.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks[]

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 14317
Seahawks 3 2 0712

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants did not have Daniel Jones as their starting quarterback and were double-digit underdogs going into a cross-country battle with the Seahawks. In only his second appearance with the team and first start, Colt McCoy and the Giants shocked the NFL with one of the biggest upsets of the 2020 season. McCoy won his first game as a starting quarterback since October 27, 2014, when he was with the Washington Redskins. The Giants defense contained Russell Wilson all game long, sacking him 5 times and forcing 2 takeaways. Seattle was leading 5–0 at halftime, but in the third quarter, the Giants' rushing attack broke through with a 60-yard run by Wayne Gallman which set up two Alfred Morris touchdowns on back-to-back possessions. With a 17–12 lead and under two minutes to play, the defense was able to stop Wilson one last time. With the upset win, the Giants improved to 5–7, beat the Seahawks for the first time since 2010, and earned their longest winning streak since 2016. In addition, New York would take sole possession of first place in the NFC East, though the Washington Football Team would move back into a first-place tie with the Giants the following night with a bigger upset win over the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers.

Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals[]

Week Fourteen: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 10 7626
Giants 0 0 707

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Fair, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Giants average starting field position was from their own 17-yard line while the Cardinals' started from their own 47-yard line all game. The Giants struggled from start to finish in an uphill battle as Daniel Jones and the offense struggled to move the ball with only 4 first downs in the first half. The defense kept the game competitive as long as they could with an early goal line stand, but were overmatched in a 26-7 blowout loss. Cardinals LB Haason Reddick had a dominating performance with 5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. The Giants snapped their four-game winning streak, dropped to 5-8 on the season, and lost Jones to another leg injury. New York also dropped to second place in the NFC East when the Washington Football Team defeated the San Francisco 49ers later that afternoon to take sole possession of first place.

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns[]

Week Fifteen: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 0 13 0720
Giants 3 0 036

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Before Week 14, the NFL flexed the Giants-Browns game into the Sunday Night Football slot, replacing the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Dallas Cowboys. It was the first time the Giants have played on Sunday Night since the 2018 season.[16]

The Giants did not have Daniel Jones due to his injury and also lost offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and defensive back James Bradberry who both contracted COVID-19. Former Browns draft pick Colt McCoy and former head coach Freddie Kitchens were promoted to starting QB and offensive coordinator, respectively. The Giants opened the game with great field position and drove into the red zone only to turn the ball over on downs on a fake field goal attempt. The defense forced a turnover on downs of their own and the Giants took advantage of the ensuing field position and led 3–0 after the first quarter. Baker Mayfield then got hot, leading the Browns on three 10+ play touchdown drives, two of them for 95 yards. The Giants offense struggled to gain that kind of momentum and the Browns won 20–6, dropping New York to 5–9 and losing to the Browns for the first time since 2008.

Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens[]

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 3 3713
Ravens 14 6 0727

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Brock Huard and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Ravens scored on all 4 drives in the first half and all of them were 10+ plays. Daniel Jones made his third start in 5 weeks and could only muster 89 yards on 8 completions in the first half. A tired Giants defense couldn't keep up, and the Ravens became the first team since 2008 to have 3 players run for 75+ yards in the same game (Jackson, Dobbins, and Edwards).

In the loss, kicker Graham Gano tied a Giants franchise record with his 29th consecutive field goal.

Despite the loss, the Giants remained in playoff contention with Washington's loss to the Panthers, and the Eagles loss to the Cowboys.

Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys[]

Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 6 7319
Giants 6 14 0323

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: January 3, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite orchestrating 3 touchdown drives in his previous 3 starts, Daniel Jones and the Giants came out firing, scoring 3 touchdowns in the first half, including two from Sterling Shepard, one of which was a 23-yard end-around on the opening drive. However, the Cowboys scored a field goal on their last possession in the first half and a touchdown by Ezekiel Elliott on their first drive of the third quarter to make it a one-score game.

Kickers Greg Zuerlein and Graham Gano traded field goals in the 4th quarter, respectively, and the Cowboys needed a touchdown to take the lead. On the Cowboys last chance of the game. Leonard Williams sacked Andy Dalton on first and goal and got to him again on third down. Williams hit Dalton as he was throwing the ball, and the pass was intercepted by rookie safety Xavier McKinney, his first NFL interception. Needing a first down to run out the clock, running back Wayne Gallman got it, but subsequently fumbled the ball without being touched, only for the Giants to recover, and win the game.

With the win, the Giants improved to 6–10 and eliminated the Cowboys. They also snapped a 7-game losing streak against the Dallas Cowboys, which dates back to Week 14 of the 2016 season. They also won all three home games against the NFC East opponents in a season for the first time since 2005. However, the Giants' playoff hopes ended later that night when the Washington Football Team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 to clinch the NFC East and eliminate New York from playoff contention.[17]

Standings[]

Division[]

NFC East
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Washington Football Team 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 335 329 W1
New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 280 357 W1
Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 395 473 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 4 11 1 .281 2–4 4–8 334 418 L3

Conference[]

NFC
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Green Bay Packers North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .428 .387 W6
2[a] New Orleans Saints South 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 .459 .406 W2
3[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .447 .404 W4
4 Washington Football Team East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .459 .388 W1
Wild cards
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .488 .392 W4
6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 9–3 .494 .484 W1
7[b] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .488 .336 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b] Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .475 .441 L2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .504 .366 W1
10[c] San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 3–3 4–8 .549 .448 L1
11[c][d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 .502 .427 W1
12[d] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .471 .333 L1
13[e] Carolina Panthers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .531 .388 L1
14[e] Detroit Lions North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .508 .350 L4
15 Philadelphia Eagles East 4 11 1 .281 2–4 4–8 .537 .469 L3
16 Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .551 .391 L5
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).
  3. ^ a b San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. ^ a b NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.
  5. ^ a b Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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