Editing New York Giants (section)

====Steve Owen years (1931–1953)====
In a 16-year span from 1931 to 1947, the Giants qualified to play in the NFL championship game 8 times, winning twice.<ref name="NYG.comchamp" /> During this period the Giants were led by [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coach [[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]], and Hall of Fame players [[Mel Hein]], [[Red Badgro]], and [[Tuffy Leemans]]. In [[1933 NFL season|1933]] the Giants faced the Chicago Bears in the [[1933 NFL Championship Game|championship game]] and were defeated 23–21.

[[File:Ny giants 1934.jpg|thumb|[[1934 New York Giants season|1934]] New York Giants team]]
[[File:Al Blozis.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Al Blozis]], Giants tackle, died in [[World War II]]. According to [[Mel Hein]], "If he hadn't been killed, he could have been the greatest tackle who ever played football."<ref>Thomas, Robert McG., Jr. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/26/sports/two-giants-were-heroes-far-from-playing-field.html "Two Giants Were Heroes Far From Playing Field"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060131/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/26/sports/two-giants-were-heroes-far-from-playing-field.html |date=August 11, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 1991. Retrieved September 25, 2009.</ref>]]

=====NFL champions (1934)=====
The famous "[[Sneakers Game]]" was played in this era where the Giants defeated the [[1934 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] on an icy field in the [[1934 NFL Championship Game]], while wearing sneakers for better traction.<ref name="NYG.comchamp" /> The team would return to the [[1935 NFL Championship Game|championship game]] the following year but would fall to the Detroit Lions 26–7.

=====NFL champions (1938)=====
The Giants captured their [[NFL Championship Game, 1938|third NFL championship]] in [[1938 NFL season|1938]] with a 23–17 win over the [[1938 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]. Both teams returned to the [[1939 NFL Championship Game|championship game]] the following year in [[1939 NFL season|1939]], with the Packers shutting out the Giants 27–0.

The period also featured the 1944 Giants, which are ranked as the #1 defensive team in NFL history, "...a truly awesome unit".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/the-100-stingiest-defenses-football-history/21990/ |title=The 100 Stingiest Defenses in Football History |access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114015519/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/the-100-stingiest-defenses-football-history/21990/ |archive-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> They gave up only 7.5 points per game (a record that still stands) and shut out five of their 10 opponents, though they lost 14–7 to the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the [[1944 NFL Championship Game]]. The Giants played the [[Detroit Lions]] to a scoreless tie on November 7, 1943.<ref>McDonough, W. et al. "75 Seasons: The Complete Story of the National Football League 1920–1995," Turner Publishing, Inc. and National Football League Properties, Atlanta, p. 86 (1994)</ref><ref>[[The Detroit Free Press]], November 8, 1943, p. 14</ref><ref>[[The New York Times]], November 8, 1943, p. 22</ref> To this day, no NFL game played since then has ended in a scoreless tie. The Giants were particularly successful from the latter half of the 1930s until the United States entry into [[World War II]].<ref name="NYG.comchamp" />