Editing New York Giants (section)

==Rivalries==
===Divisional===
====Philadelphia Eagles====
{{main|Eagles–Giants rivalry}}
The rivalry between the New York Giants and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] is one of the oldest in the NFL, dating back to 1933.<ref name="Brookover D1"/><ref name="Brookover D6"/> The two teams have frequently fought for playoff contention, NFC East titles, and respect. While the Giants had the edge this rivalry early on in its history, the series began to even after the 1980s, with the Eagles going 22–21 against New York through the 1990s and 2000s. Philadelphia then dominated New York in the 2010s with a 16–4 record to claim their first lead in the series. The Eagles lead the all-time series 94–89–2 as of the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=phi&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> The two teams have met five times in the postseason, with the Giants winning two games to the Eagles three. Three of those four playoff meetings were held in the 2000s decade. [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia]] have a strong geographic rivalry, as seen in other professional sports such as the [[Mets–Phillies rivalry]] in [[Major League Baseball]], and the [[Flyers–Rangers rivalry|Flyers–Rangers]], [[Flyers–Islanders rivalry|Flyers–Islanders]] and [[Devils–Flyers rivalry|Devils–Flyers]] rivalries in the [[National Hockey League]].

====Washington Commanders====
{{main|Commanders–Giants rivalry}}
[[File:Redskins vs Giants line of scrimmage throwbacks.jpg|thumb|The Redskins gather at the line of scrimmage against the Giants.]]
The Giants have an old and storied rivalry with the [[Washington Commanders]], dating back to 1932.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/top-10-moments-in-the-giants-redskins-rivalry/ | work=The New York Times | first=Greg | last=Hanlon | title=Top 10 Moments in the Giants-Redskins Rivalry | date=November 30, 2008 | access-date=January 26, 2011 | archive-date=July 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713030031/http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/top-10-moments-in-the-giants-redskins-rivalry/ | url-status=live }}</ref> While this rivalry is typically given less significance than the rivalries with the Eagles and Cowboys, there have been periods of great competition between the two. In the 1980s the Giants and Redskins, as they were then known, clashed as both struggled against each other for division titles and even Super Bowl Championships. Most notable among these is the 1986 NFC Championship game in which the Giants defeated the Redskins 17–0 to earn their first ever trip to the Super Bowl. Wellington Mara always felt this was the Giants oldest and truest rival, and after passing away in 2005, the Giants honored their longtime owner by defeating the Redskins 36–0 at home. The Giants lead this series 107–70–4 as of the 2023 season. The Giants 107 wins against the Washington Redskins are the most wins for one team against one opponent in NFL history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=was&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

====Dallas Cowboys====
{{main|Cowboys–Giants rivalry}}
The Giants have maintained a fierce divisional rivalry with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] since the Cowboys first began play in 1960. The two teams have a combined nine Super Bowl victories between them, and have played many games in which the NFC East title was at stake. The rivalry is unique among professional sports as it is the only divisional rivalry between sports teams from New York City and [[Dallas]], partially due to the large distance between the two cities. The Cowboys lead the regular season series 75–47–2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/head-to-head.htm|title=New York Giants Head-to-Head Records - Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106222937/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/head-to-head.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> while the Giants hold the lone playoff victory between the two teams, held at the conclusion of the 2007 season.

===Conference===
====San Francisco 49ers====
{{main|49ers–Giants rivalry}}
Despite never being in the same division, the Giants and [[San Francisco 49ers]] have developed a heated rivalry over the years. The two teams have met eight times in the playoffs (including two NFC Championship Games, both won by New York) since 1982, which is the most of any two teams in that span. In the overall series the 49ers lead 22–21, while the postseason series are also tied 4–4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=sfo&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> Five of the eight times the Giants and 49ers have played in the postseason, the winner of their game has gone on to win the [[Super Bowl]].

===Inter Conference===
====New York Jets====
{{main|Giants–Jets rivalry}}
The Giants and [[New York Jets]] for many years had the only intracity rivalry in the NFL, made even more unusual by sharing a stadium. They have met annually in the preseason since 1969. Since 2011, this meeting has been known as the "MetLife Bowl", after the naming sponsor of the teams' stadium. Regular season matchups between the teams occur once every four years, as they follow the NFL scheduling formula for interconference games. Since the two teams play each other so infrequently in the regular season, some, including players on both teams, have questioned whether the Giants and Jets have a real rivalry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sphigel|first=Ben|title=The Jets' Players Are Asking Themselves: Is This a Rivalry Game?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/sports/football/is-jets-giants-a-rivalry-game.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 17, 2012|date=December 20, 2011|archive-date=February 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207073950/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/sports/football/is-jets-giants-a-rivalry-game.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel|first=Ebenezer|title=Giants' Weatherford: Beating Jets is 'sweet'|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-14/news/33187461_1_giants-weatherford-giants-and-jets-metlife-stadium|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130051207/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-14/news/33187461_1_giants-weatherford-giants-and-jets-metlife-stadium|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=September 17, 2012|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=B|first=John|title=Jets vs. Giants: How Big of a Rivalry Is It?|url=http://www.ganggreennation.com/2011/12/23/2657345/jets-vs-giants-how-big-of-a-rivalry-is-it|work=SB Nation|access-date=September 17, 2012|date=December 23, 2011|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116235825/http://www.ganggreennation.com/2011/12/23/2657345/jets-vs-giants-how-big-of-a-rivalry-is-it|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=DelVecchio|first=Steve|title=Bart Scott: Jets-Giants Not a Rivalry Because You Don't Have to Fight Over Strippers in New York|url=http://larrybrownsports.com/football/bart-scott-jets-giants-not-a-rivalry-plenty-of-strippers-in-new-york/97403|work=Larry Brown Sports|access-date=September 17, 2012|date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232355/http://larrybrownsports.com/football/bart-scott-jets-giants-not-a-rivalry-plenty-of-strippers-in-new-york/97403|url-status=live}}</ref> A memorable regular season game was in 1988, when the Giants faced off against the Jets in the last game of the season, needing a victory to make the playoffs. The Jets played spoiler, however, beating the Giants 27–21 and ruining the latter's playoff hopes. A different scenario unfolded during the penultimate regular season game of 2011 as the "visiting" Giants defeated the Jets 29–14. The victory simultaneously helped eliminate the Jets from playoff contention and propel the Giants to their own playoff run and eventual win in Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants lead the overall regular season series 8–7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. New York Jets |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=nyj&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

====New England Patriots====
{{main|Giants–Patriots rivalry}}
The Giants and [[New England Patriots]] rarely played each other given they were on opposite conferences, but the rivalry gained notoriety in the late 2000s thanks to some close contests and memorable moments between [[Tom Brady]] and Eli Manning. In the 2007 season, the [[2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game|Patriots defeated the Giants]] 38–35 to clinch a perfect 16–0 regular season, but could not finish a perfect 19–0 season in [[Super Bowl XLII]] following a 17–14 defeat. That game featured the now-iconic [[Helmet Catch]] from [[David Tyree]]. The Giants also defeated the Patriots in [[Super Bowl XLVI]], a 21–17 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heifetz |first=Danny |date=October 10, 2019 |title=A Farewell to Pats-Giants, the Most Inexplicable NFL Rivalry of the 21st Century |url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/10/10/20907817/new-york-giants-new-england-patriots-rivalry-super-bowl-xlii-xlvi-daniel-jones-tom-brady-eli-manning |access-date=December 3, 2021 |website=The Ringer}}</ref> As of the 2023 season, the all-time series is tied 7–7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. Boston/New England Patriots |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=nwe&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

===Historic===
====Chicago Bears====
{{main|Bears–Giants rivalry}}
The Giants and [[Chicago Bears]] squared off in six NFL championship games, more than any common matchup in either the NFL championship game or Super Bowl. Though the Bears won four of the six championship games, one of the Giants' two championship victories included the '''Sneakers Game''' that took place in the [[1934 NFL Championship Game]]. The two teams also met in the [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|1985]] and [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|1990 playoffs]], splitting each meeting en route to a Super Bowl championship (Bears in [[Super Bowl XX]], Giants in [[Super Bowl XXV]]). The Bears lead the all-time series 36–24–2, including a 5–3 postseason record.<ref name="BearsGiantsRivalry">{{Cite web |last=Kratch |first=James |date=May 16, 2019 |title=The history of the Giants-Bears rivalry, from the Sneakers Game to Devin Hester |url=https://www.nj.com/giants/2016/11/the_history_of_the_giants-bears_rivalry_from_the_s.html |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=NJ.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=chi&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

==== Green Bay Packers ====
{{Main|Giants–Packers rivalry}}
The Giants–Packers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. The two teams have played since 1970 in the National Football Conference, and they play each other in the regular season either every three years or depending on its NFC division placement, and in the postseason, The Packers lead the all-time series 34–28–2 and postseason series 5–3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/green-bay-packers/teamvsteam?opp=21 |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=The Football Database}}</ref>