New York Giants Rivalry
A historic NFC East clash since 1933.
The Eagles–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. The rivalry began in 1933 with the founding of the Eagles, and slowly strengthened when both teams came to relative prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. The two teams have played in the same division in the NFL every year since 1933, making it the second-oldest rivalry in the NFC East division, behind only New York's rivalry with the Washington Commanders.
Quick Facts
- Division
- NFC East
- First meeting
- 1933
- Series status
- Longest-running rivalry in Eagles franchise history
- Trophy
- No official trophy (unlike some other NFL rivalries)
- Significance
- Decades of division title implications and playoff seeding
Lore & Background
The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic New York-Philadelphia rivalry, which is mirrored in Major League Baseball's Mets–Phillies rivalry and the National Hockey League's Flyers–Rangers rivalry. It is ranked by NFL Network as the number one rivalry of all-time and Sports Illustrated ranks it amongst the top ten NFL rivalries of all-time at number four, and according to ESPN, it is one of the fiercest and most well-known rivalries in the football community. The Eagles lead the overall series, 97–90–2. The two teams have met five times in the playoffs, with the Eagles holding a 3–2 advantage.
Reader's Guide
Notable rivalry moments include: The Hit (1960), The Miracle at the Meadowlands/The Fumble (1978), the 1981 NFC wild card game, the 1988 division title, the 2000 NFC divisional game, the 2006 NFC wild card game, the 2008 NFC Divisional Game, and the Miracle at the New Meadowlands (2010). Other notable moments include games from 1994, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2014, and 2017.
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