Editing New York Giants (section)

===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>