New York Giants

Big Blue, G-Men, and the Jints

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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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium (which it shares with the New York Jets) at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, 5 mi west of New York City. The Giants are headquartered and practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, also in the Meadowlands.

Quick Facts

First meeting: 1920s
League affiliation: National Football League (NFL)
Key era: Lombardi Years & Post-Merger Playoffs
Rivalry status: Active Historic Rivalry

Lore & Background

The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, and they are the only one of that group still existing. The team ranks third among all NFL franchises with eight NFL championship titles: four in the pre-Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl (XXI, XXV, XLII, and XLVI). Their championship tally is surpassed only by the Green Bay Packers (13) and the Chicago Bears (9). The Giants captured their third NFL championship in 1938 with a 23–17 win over the Green Bay Packers. Both teams returned to the championship game the following year in 1939, with the Packers shutting out the Giants 27–0. The Giants also lost 14–7 to the Green Bay Packers in the 1944 NFL Championship Game.

Reader's Guide

The Giants have a heated rivalry with the Philadelphia Eagles, dating back to 1933, which has been called the best rivalry in the NFL in the 21st century. The team's home games are at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Did You Know?

The Giants were incorporated as the 'New York National League Football Company, Inc.' in 1929 and changed to 'New York Football Giants, Inc.' in 1937.
The Giants' 1956 championship team included a Hall of Fame coaching staff with Vince Lombardi coaching the offense and Tom Landry coaching the defense.
The 1944 Giants are ranked as the #1 defensive team in NFL history, giving up only 7.5 points per game.