New York Giants Tickets, NFC East Dates And Schedule

 

 

The New York Giants are headquartered, train, and play their home games at Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in the suburb of East Rutherford, New Jersey. The New York Giants have won four NFL Championships and two Super Bowls. For most of the the team's history, the New York Giants have worn blue helmets, red trim, and either blue or white jerseys. In 1961, the club debuted a white lower-case ny logo. By that time, the New York Giants wore gray pants. In 2005, the New York Giants introduced a new white jersey that is a more accurate depiction of the road jersey the team wore in the early 1960s, as red stripes were added to the sleeves and the numbers became solid red, rather than red trimmed in blue as had previously been the case. The New York Giants were founded in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara with an investment of $500 and became one of the first teams of the NFL. After the 1963 season, the New York Giants fell apart quickly, finishing 2-10-2 in 1964 and beginning an 18-season playoff drought. In 1970, Tarkenton's fourth with the Giants, the New York Giants showed marked improvement, fielding their most competitive team since the 1963 NFL finalist. After the 1970 season the New York Giants dropped to 4-10, resulting in Tarkenton being traded back to the Vikings. Desiring their own home stadium, in the early 1970s the New York Giants reached an agreement with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to play their home games at a brand-new, state-of-the-art, dedicated football stadium. The New York Giants made a decision to hire a General Manager following the 1978 season, to be responsible for building the on-field product. The New York Giants started the 1981 season 5-3; but would lose their next three games to fall to 5-6 amid the same worries from their fans. The New York Giants entered the 1986 season as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl. They would have their first test in the first Monday Night game against the defending East champion Dallas Cowboys, a team that had become the New York Giants main nemesis. It was these 1986 New York Giants that popularized the football tradition of dousing the head coach with a cooler of Gatorade near the end of a victorious game. Super Bowl XXV would take place amidst a background of war and patriotism. The Persian Gulf War had begun less than two weeks previous and the nation rallied around the Super Bowl as a symbol of America. The game would go down as one of the best Super Bowls in history. The New York Giants got off to a quick 3-0 lead. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Thurman Thomas would run for a 31-yard touchdown that would put the Bills back in front, 19-17. A few possessions later, the New York Giants would drive down to the Bills 4 yard line, but were unable to score and had to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Matt Bahr which allowed the New York Giants to regain the lead, 20-19. Both teams exchanged possessions before the Bills began one final push for the win, driving down to the New York Giants 30 yard line to set up what would be a game-winning 47 yard field goal by Scott Norwood. Just before the kick, ABC showed a graphic that, on grass that season, Norwood had only made 3-of-7 field goals from at least 40 yards. A few moments later, in what would become the game's signature moment, Norwood's attempt missed wide right, as it immediately became apparent to viewers watching the game on television, and the New York Giants would win their second Super Bowl, 20-19. In the 2006 NFL Draft, the New York Giants used their first pick  on Boston College DE Mathias Kiwanuka. They then used their next pick  on Miami University  WR Sinorice Moss.