2020 New York Giants season

2020 New York Giants season
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
General manager	Dave Gettleman
Head coach	Joe Judge
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB James Bradberry TE Evan Engram
Uniform
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The 2020 season was the New York Giants' 96th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Joe Judge.

For the first time since 2003, long-time quarterback Eli Manning was not on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 22. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Manning led the Giants to six playoff appearances, three NFC East titles, and two Super Bowl wins in the 2007 and 2011 seasons, winning the game MVP title in both Super Bowls.

Despite starting the season 0–5 for the third time in eight years, the Giants improved on their 4–12 record from the previous season with their week 13 upset win over the Seattle Seahawks and rallied to finish 6–10, but despite beating their divisional rival, the Dallas Cowboys, the Giants failed to win the NFC East or make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year, following the Washington Football Team winning their final game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. The Giants would have needed the Eagles to win in order to win the NFC East due to their head-to-head record against Washington, and it would have made them the first team in the Super Bowl era to make the playoffs with a double-digit losing record, as well as the first team to make the playoffs after starting 0-5. ^[4]

On July 20, 2020 the Giants confirmed that their home games would take place without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. ^[5]

Offseason

Signings

Position	Player	Age	2019 team	Contract
CB	James Bradberry	26	Carolina Panthers	3 years, $43.5 million
ILB	Blake Martinez	26	Green Bay Packers	3 years, $30.75 million
TE	Levine Toilolo	28	San Francisco 49ers	2 years, $6.2 million
OLB	Kyler Fackrell	28	Green Bay Packers	1 year, $4.6 million
OT	Cameron Fleming	27	Dallas Cowboys	1 year, $3.438 million
SS	Nate Ebner	30	New England Patriots	1 year, $2 million
QB	Colt McCoy	33	Washington Redskins	1 year, $2.25 million
RB	Dion Lewis	29	Tennessee Titans	1 year, $1.55 million
DB	Dravon Askew-Henry	24	New York Guardians	2 years, $1.39 million
DT	Austin Johnson	25	Tennessee Titans	1 year, $1.5 million
TE	Eric Tomlinson	27	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $1.02 million
LS	Casey Kreiter	29	Denver Broncos	1 year, $1.048 million
CB	Logan Ryan	29	Tennessee Titans	1 year, $7.5 million

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 New York Giants Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Andrew Thomas	OT	Georgia
2	36	Xavier McKinney	S	Alabama
3	99	Matt Peart	OT	UConn	Compensatory pick
4	110	Darnay Holmes	CB	UCLA
5	150	Shane Lemieux	G	Oregon
6	183	Cam Brown	LB	Penn State
7	218	Carter Coughlin	LB	Minnesota
	238	T. J. Brunson	LB	South Carolina	from New Orleans
	247	Chris Williamson	CB	Minnesota	Compensatory pick
	255	Tae Crowder	LB	Georgia	Compensatory pick

Pre-draft trades

• On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft. ^[6]
• On October 29, 2019, the Giants traded their third-round pick in the 2020 draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end Leonard Williams. ^[7]

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Christian Angulo	CB	Hampton
Oluwole Betiku	DE	Illinois
Case Cookus	QB	Northern Arizona
Derrick Dillon	WR	LSU
Malcolm Elmore	CB	Central Methodist
Tyler Haycraft	OT	Louisville
Rysen John	WR/TE	Simon Fraser
Niko Lalos	DE	Dartmouth
JaQuarius Landrews	S	Mississippi State
Javon Leake	RB	Maryland
Dana Levine	OLB	Temple
Austin Mack	WR	Ohio State
Kyle Markway	TE	South Carolina
Kyle Murphy	OT	Rhode Island
Dominique Ross	OLB	North Carolina
Binjimen Victor	WR	Ohio State

Staff

2020 New York Giants staff

Front office President/CEO – John Mara Chairman/executive vice president – Steve Tisch Senior vice president & general manager – Dave Gettleman Vice president of football operations/assistant general manager – Kevin Abrams Senior vice president of player personnel – Chris Mara Director of player personnel – Mark Koncz Director of pro personnel – Ken Sternfeld Director of college scouting – Chris Pettit Head coaches Head coach – Joe Judge Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jason Garrett Quarterbacks – Jerry Schuplinski Running backs – Burton Burns Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Freddie Kitchens Offensive line -– Marc Colombo (fired after week 10) Offensive line – Dave DeGuglielmo (took over for Colombo) Assistant offensive line – Ben Wilkerson Senior offensive assistant – Derek Dooley Offensive assistant – Stephen Brown Offensive quality control – Bobby Blick and Nick Williams

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Sean Spencer Outside linebacker/Senior Defensive assistant – Bret Bielema (left before week 15 to become Illinois head coach) Inside linebackers – Kevin Sherrer Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson Assistant defensive backs – Anthony Blevins Defensive assistant – Jody Wright Defensive quality control – Mike Treier Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Thomas McGaughey Assistant special teams – Tom Quinn Coaching Assistants Special projects and situations – Amos Jones Chief of staff – Ryan Hollern Strength and conditioning Director of strength and performance – Craig Fitzgerald Assistant strength and performance – Thomas Stallworth Performance manager/assistant strength and performance – Sam Coad

Final roster

2020 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Daniel Jones 12 Colt McCoy Running backs 22 Wayne Gallman 33 Dion Lewis 41 Alfred Morris Wide receivers 18 C. J. Board 81 Austin Mack 13 Dante Pettis 87 Sterling Shepard 86 Darius Slayton 15 Golden Tate Tight ends 88 Evan Engram 82 Kaden Smith 85 Levine Toilolo		Offensive linemen 72 Jackson Barton T 75 Cameron Fleming T 65 Nick Gates C 71 Will Hernandez G 66 Shane Lemieux G 60 Kyle Murphy G 74 Matt Peart T 77 Spencer Pulley C 78 Andrew Thomas T 70 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen 95 B. J. Hill DE 98 Austin Johnson NT 97 Dexter Lawrence DE 90 R. J. McIntosh DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson NT 99 Leonard Williams DE		Linebackers 47 Cam Brown OLB 35 T. J. Brunson ILB 49 Carter Coughlin OLB 48 Tae Crowder ILB 52 Devante Downs ILB 51 Kyler Fackrell OLB 57 Niko Lalos OLB 54 Blake Martinez ILB 55 David Mayo ILB 91 Jabaal Sheard OLB Defensive backs 24 James Bradberry CB 34 Adrian Colbert FS 43 Nate Ebner SS 45 Madre Harper CB 30 Darnay Holmes CB 20 Julian Love FS 29 Xavier McKinney FS 21 Jabrill Peppers SS 23 Logan Ryan FS 27 Isaac Yiadom CB Special teams  9 Riley Dixon P  5 Graham Gano K 58 Casey Kreiter LS		Reserve lists 26 Saquon Barkley RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 23 Sam Beal CB (Opt-out) 59 Lorenzo Carter OLB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 17 Cody Core WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 31 Devonta Freeman RB (IR-DFR) 37 Ryan Lewis CB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 39 Elijhaa Penny FB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 18 Da'Mari Scott WR (Opt-out) 84 David Sills WR (COVID-19) 76 Nate Solder T (Opt-out) 38 Shakial Taylor CB (Opt-out) 53 Oshane Ximines OLB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 80 Alex Bachman WR 93 Trent Harris OLB 36 Montre Hartage FS 44 Rysen John TE 25 Taquan Mizzell RB 96 David Moa NT 34 Sandro Platzgummer RB (Int.)  2 Ryan Santoso K/P 62 Chad Slade G  3 Alex Tanney QB 17 Clayton Thorson QB 46 Carson Tinker LS 89 Binjimen Victor WR 79 Kenny Wiggins G 38 Jarren Williams CB 28 Quincy Wilson CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

The Giants' preseason schedule was announced on May 1. ^[8]

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 13	at New York Jets	MetLife Stadium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 22	at Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium
3	August 29	Green Bay Packers	MetLife Stadium
4	September 3	New England Patriots	MetLife Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The Giants' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7. ^[8]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–26	0–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	at Chicago Bears	L 13–17	0–2	Soldier Field	Recap
3	September 27	San Francisco 49ers	L 9–36	0–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Los Angeles Rams	L 9–17	0–4	SoFi Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34–37	0–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	Washington Football Team	W 20–19	1–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–22	1–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
8	November 2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–25	1–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	at Washington Football Team	W 23–20	2–7	FedExField	Recap
10	November 15	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–17	3–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 29	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 19–17	4–7	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–12	5–7	Lumen Field	Recap
14	December 13	Arizona Cardinals	L 7–26	5–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	Cleveland Browns	L 6–20	5–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	at Baltimore Ravens	L 13–27	5–10	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–19	6–10	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	13	0	10	26
Giants	3	7	0	6	16

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Graham Gano 21-yard field goal, 10:34. Giants 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:50. PIT – Chris Boswell 41-yard field goal, 0:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:11. Second quarter NYG – Darius Slayton 41-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 13:45. Giants 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04. PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick missed), 9:01. Giants 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 3:34. PIT – James Washington 13-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:07. Steelers 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:25. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 14:19. Steelers 19–10. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:58. PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 8-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 5:23. Steelers 26–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 7:00. NYG – Darius Slayton 7-yard pass from Daniel Jones (pass failed), 1:52. Steelers 26–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:31. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 21/32, 229 yards, 3 TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 26/41, 279 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – Benny Snell – 19 rushes, 113 yards NYG – Daniel Jones – 4 rushes, 22 yards Top receivers PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD NYG – Darius Slayton – 6 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

The Giants lost their first game in the post-Eli Manning era. They suffered their 4th consecutive loss in a season opener, and became 3–8 in home openers since moving to MetLife Stadium.

The Giants opened up strong, taking a 10-3 lead on the first play of the 2nd quarter when Daniel Jones connected with Darius Slayton for a 41-yard score. T. J. Watt forced an interception of Jones which sparked two Steelers touchdown drives before halftime. In the 3rd quarter, on the 19th play of an 87-yard drive, Jones was hit by Bud Dupree and forced a goal-line interception, which the Steelers kicked a field goal to make it a 2 possession game. JuJu Smith-Schuster scored his second touchdown in the 4th quarter for the Steelers to take a commanding 26-10 lead. Slayton scored his second touchdown with 1:52 remaining, but the Steelers sealed the victory when they stopped the Giants 2-point conversion attempt and recovered the onside kick.

Week 2: at Chicago Bears

Week Two: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	10	13
Bears	10	7	0	0	17

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter CHI – David Montgomery 28-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Cairo Santos kick), 7:25. Bears 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:35. CHI – Cairo Santos 34-yard field goal, 4:36. Bears 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:36. Second quarter CHI – Darnell Mooney 15-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Cairo Santos kick), 0:14. Bears 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:15. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 9:50. Bears 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:32. Fourth quarter NYG – Dion Lewis 1-yard run, 14:18. Bears 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 4:39. NYG – Graham Gano 37-yard field goal, 7:43. Bears 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:31. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 25/40, 241 yards, INT CHI – Mitchell Trubisky – 18/28, 190 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Saquon Barkley – 4 rushes, 28 yards CHI – David Montgomery – 16 rushes, 82 yards Top receivers NYG – Evan Engram – 6 receptions, 65 yards CHI – David Montgomery – 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD

The Giants came out flat, surrendering a 12 play, 82-yard opening touchdown drive that lasted half the first quarter. Saquon Barkley suffered a season ending ACL injury on the first play of the second quarter, ^{[9] [10]} and Daniel Jones later threw a costly red zone interception to end the drive. They would also lose Sterling Shepard to a toe injury.

Down 17-0, the Giants tightened up their defensive play in the second half, forcing two interceptions from Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and getting back in the game. In the final 2:02 down 17-13, Daniel Jones tried to complete a comeback and led the offense to the Bears' 10-yard line, but could not score, so the Giants started 0–2 for the 4th consecutive year.

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	6	10	7	13	36
Giants	0	6	3	0	9

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 9:43. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:17. SF – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 1:05. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 28 yards, 5:22. Second quarter NYG – Graham Gano 52-yard field goal, 13:35. 49ers 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30. NYG – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 7:30. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:37. SF – Jerick McKinnon 10-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:07. 49ers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:18. SF – Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal, 0:06. 49ers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:53. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 8:11. 49ers 16–9. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:49. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 19-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:14. 49ers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter SF – Jeff Wilson 19-yard pass from Nick Mullens (pass failed), 13:28. 49ers 29–9. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:16. SF – Jeff Wilson 2-yard run (Robbie Gould Kick), 3:35. 49ers 36–9. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 8:21. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 25/36, 343 yards, TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 17/32, 179 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Jerick McKinnon – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 5 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 5 receptions, 70 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 3 receptions, 53 yards

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–3 for the first time since 2017. The 49ers did not punt once the entire game while the Giants only mustered 231 total yards. Daniel Jones had multiple turnovers for the third game in a row.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Four: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	6	0	3	9
Rams	7	3	0	7	17

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter LAR – Gerald Everett 2-yard run (Sam Sloman kick), 6:19. Rams 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 7:01. Second quarter NYG – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 14:51. Rams 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:54. LAR – Sam Sloman 32-yard field goal, 3:52. Rams 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 47 yards, 7:14. NYG – Graham Gano 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 3:52. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NYG – Graham Gano 27-yard field goal, 14:11. Rams 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:14. LAR – Cooper Kupp 55-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Sloman kick), 6:56. Rams 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:50. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 23/36, 190 yards LAR – Jared Goff – 25/32, 200 yards, TD Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 6 rushes, 45 yards LAR – Malcolm Brown – 9 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers NYG – Darius Slayton – 3 receptions, 48 yards LAR – Cooper Kupp – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Daniel Jones tried to mount a game-tying drive but threw an interception in Rams territory to seal the loss. It was his 7th turnover in 4 games. The Giants fell to 0–4 for the first time since 2017 and failed to score a touchdown for the second consecutive game.

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Five: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	14	6	3	11	34
Cowboys	3	21	7	6	37

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 95 °F (35 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 25,147
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 24-yard field goal, 11:20. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:40. NYG – Evan Engram 3-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:53. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:27. NYG – Kyler Fackrell 46-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 5:48. Giants 14–3. Second quarter NYG – Graham Gano 55-yard field goal, 13:30. Giants 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 5:51. DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:31. Giants 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:59. DAL – Anthony Brown 29-yard fumble return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:00. Tied 17–17. NYG – Graham Gano 50-yard field goal, 0:51. Giants 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:09. DAL – Dak Prescott 11-yard pass from Cedrick Wilson Jr. (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:16. Cowboys 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 0:35. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 54-yard field goal, 9:25. Cowboys 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:35. DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 12-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:03. Cowboys 31–23. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:22. Fourth quarter NYG – Graham Gano 28-yard field goal, 11:09. Cowboys 31–26. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:11. NYG – Devonta Freeman 4-yard run (Daniel Jones-Andrew Thomas pass), 8:46. Giants 34–31. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:09. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 40-yard field goal, 1:56. Tied 34–34. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 6:50. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:52. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 20/33, 222 yards DAL – Dak Prescott – 14/21, 166 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Devonta Freeman – 17 rushes, 60 yards, TD DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 19 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Darius Slayton – 8 receptions, 129 yards DAL – CeeDee Lamb – 8 receptions, 124 yards

The Giants blew a 14-point lead in the second quarter. Daniel Jones' fumbling woes continued after he was sacked by Cowboys' Anthony Brown who returned that same fumble for a touchdown. The Giants briefly regained the lead with 8:46 left in the 4th quarter after Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending ankle injury, but their defense could not hang on against backup quarterback Andy Dalton. The Cowboys kicked a game-winning field goal to drop the still-winless Giants to 0–5 and two games behind the 2–3 Cowboys.

Week 6: vs. Washington Football Team

Week Six: Washington Football Team at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	10	0	9	19
Giants	10	3	0	7	20

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:23. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:31. NYG – Darius Slayton 23-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 1:36. Giants 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:55. Second quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 35-yard field goal, 10:50. Giants 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:46. NYG – Graham Gano 20-yard field goal, 6:15. Giants 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. WAS – Logan Thomas 5-yard pass from Kyle Allen (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:13. Giants 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:02. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 28-yard field goal, 8:56. Tied 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:55. NYG – Tae Crowder 43-yard fumble return (Graham Gano kick), 3:29. Giants 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:28. WAS – Cam Sims 22-yard pass from Kyle Allen (Two-point conversion failed), 0:36. Giants 20–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. Top passers WAS – Kyle Allen – 31/42, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Daniel Jones – 12/19, 112 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – J. D. McKissic – 8 rushes, 41 yards, NYG – Daniel Jones – 7 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 74 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Tae Crowder, the last pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, recovered a fumble and ran 43 yards for the go-ahead score with 3:29 remaining. After responding with a touchdown to make it 20–19, Washington coach Ron Rivera chose to go for the 2-point conversion, and the win. The Giants stopped Washington's conversion attempt, guaranteeing Joe Judge his first win as an NFL head coach.

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Seven: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	7	7	21
Eagles	7	3	0	12	22

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 5,000
• Referee: Adrian Hill
• TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter PHI – Carson Wentz 1-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 8:45. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:15. NYG – Golden Tate 39-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 4:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:07. Second quarter PHI – Jake Elliott 31-yard field goal, 13:28. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:45. Third quarter NYG – Wayne Gallman 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:45. Giants 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:06. Fourth quarter NYG – Sterling Shepard 2-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 6:17. Giants 21–10. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 7:50. PHI – Greg Ward 3-yard pass from Carson Wentz (run failed), 4:38. Giants 21–16. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:39. PHI – Boston Scott 18-yard pass from Carson Wentz (pass failed), 0:40. Eagles 22–21. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:22. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 20/30, 187 yards, 2 TD, INT PHI – Carson Wentz – 25/43, 359 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Daniel Jones – 4 rushes, 92 yards PHI – Boston Scott – 12 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers NYG – Sterling Shepard – 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD PHI – Richard Rodgers II – 6 receptions, 85 yards

After a slow start in the first half, the Giants gained momentum to take a 21–10 fourth-quarter lead. However, several mishaps would ensue for New York, including late penalties and a critical drop by Evan Engram in the 4th quarter at the Eagles 25 yard line. Philadelphia capitalized on the momentum swing and scored two unanswered touchdowns for a 22–21 lead with 40 seconds left in regulation. With one last chance to drive for a potential game-winning field goal, Daniel Jones was strip-sacked by Brandon Graham on second down. The Eagles recovered the loose ball, sealing New York's fate. The heartbreaking loss dropped the Giants to 1–6 on the season and extended their losing streak against the Eagles to eight games dating back to Week 9 of the 2016 season.

Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Eight: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	3	9	10	25
Giants	7	7	3	6	23

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Fair, 39 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Brad Rogers
• TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter TB – Ryan Succop 37-yard field goal, 9:41. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:19. NYG – Dion Lewis 7-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 4:10. Giants 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:44. Second quarter NYG – Wayne Gallman 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 1:46. Giants 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:13. TB – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 0:07. Giants 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:39. Third quarter TB – Ryan Succop 43-yard field goal, 10:00. Giants 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:03. TB – Rob Gronkowski 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (pass failed), 6:00. Buccaneers 15–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:36. NYG – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 0:36. Giants 17–15. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter TB – Mike Evans 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Ryan Succop kick), 9:02. Buccaneers 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:04. TB – Ryan Succop 38-yard field goal, 3:41. Buccaneers 25–17. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:16. NYG – Golden Tate 19-yard pass from Daniel Jones (pass failed), 0:28. Buccaneers 25–23. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:13. Top passers TB – Tom Brady – 28/40, 279 yards, 2 TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 25/41, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Leonard Fournette – 15 rushes, 52 yards, NYG – Wayne Gallman – 12 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Mike Evans – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD NYG – Sterling Shepard – 8 receptions, 74 yards

Despite leading 17–15 heading into the fourth quarter, more miscues haunted the Giants as the defense allowed Tom Brady to score 10 points and quickly fell behind 25–17. Despite the miscues, the Giants drove down the field with Daniel Jones finding Golden Tate in the endzone with 28 seconds left. However, during the two-point conversion, controversy arose after the referees picked up a flag for an Antoine Winfield Jr. pass interference on Dion Lewis in the endzone as Winfield made a deflection on a Daniel Jones pass. This forced the Giants to attempt an onside kick and could not recover the kick ending the game. The Giants dropped 1–7 for the third time in four seasons. ^{[11] [12]}

Week 9: at Washington Football Team

Week Nine: New York Giants at Washington Football Team – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	10	3	0	23
Washington	0	3	7	10	20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,000
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Graham Gano 38-yard field goal, 9:35. Giants 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:14. NYG – Wayne Gallman 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 4:15. Giants 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 0:58. Second quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 48-yard field goal, 13:05. Giants 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 6:10. NYG – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 9:24. Giants 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:41. NYG – Evan Engram 16-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 2:05. Giants 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:53. Third quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:24. Giants 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. NYG – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 5:12. Giants 23–10. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 7:12. Fourth quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 44-yard field goal, 14:56. Giants 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:16. WAS – Terry McLaurin 68-yard pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 10:24. Giants 23–20. Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:00. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 23/34, 212 yards, TD WAS – Alex Smith – 24/32, 325 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 14 rushes, 68 yards, TD WAS – Antonio Gibson – 6 rushes, 20 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Austin Mack – 4 receptions, 72 yards WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD

The Giants took an early lead and never trailed. Washington fought back from a 20-3 deficit and cut the lead to 23-20. However, two late interceptions allowed the Giants victory and swept Washington for the second straight year to improve to 2–7. The Giants had 5 total takeaways and did not turn the ball over for the first time in the season and extended their winning streak against Washington to 5 games. The Giants were the only NFC East team to defeat Washington in the 2020 season.

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Ten: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	14	0	17
Giants	7	7	7	6	27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Daniel Jones 34-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 11:11. Giants 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:49. PHI – Jake Elliott 40-yard field goal, 6:27. Giants 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:44. Second quarter NYG – Wayne Gallman 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 14:57. Giants 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:30. Third quarter PHI – Boston Scott 56-yard run (Miles Sanders run), 12:31. Giants 14–11. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:29. NYG – Wayne Gallman 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 9:49. Giants 21–11. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42. PHI – Corey Clement 5-yard run (pass failed), 5:20. Giants 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:29. Fourth quarter NYG – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 7:45. Giants 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:17. NYG – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 3:06. Giants 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:46. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 21/37, 208 yards NYG – Daniel Jones – 21/28, 244 yards Top rushers PHI – Miles Sanders – 15 rushes, 85 yards NYG – Daniel Jones – 9 rushes, 64 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Richard Rodgers II – 4 receptions, 60 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 5 receptions, 93 yards

With this win, the Giants avenged their Week 7 loss and improved to 3–7 on the season. The Giants did not turn the ball over for the second straight game and did not force any turnovers on defense. The victory also snapped an 8 game losing streak to the Eagles, dating back to Week 9 of the 2016 season. ^{[13] [14] [15]} After the game, the Giants extended kicker Graham Gano $14M through the 2023 NFL season.

Week 12: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	3	3	6	19
Bengals	7	3	0	7	17

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,208
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Wayne Gallman 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:01. Giants 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:59. CIN – Brandon Wilson 103-yard kickoff return, 9:50. Tied 7–7. Second quarter CIN – Randy Bullock 44-yard field goal, 3:32. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 5:08. NYG – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:21. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:11. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 8:06. Giants 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:10. Fourth quarter NYG – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 11:35. Giants 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 3:57. NYG – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 3:54. Giants 19–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:18. CIN – Tee Higgins 1-yard pass from Brandon Allen (Randy Bullock kick), 2:33. Giants 19–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:21. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 16/27, 213 yards CIN – Brandon Allen – 17/29, 136 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 24 rushes, 94 yards, TD CIN – Giovani Bernard – 8 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers NYG – Evan Engram – 6 receptions, 129 yards CIN – Tee Higgins – 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD

The Giants opened up with a Wayne Gallman touchdown on 4th and Goal, set up by a 53-yard completion from Jones to Evan Engram. The Bengals returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown of their own and the halftime score was 10-10. The Giants defense forced three turnovers in the 2nd half, the first an interception by Niko Lalos, a rookie from Dartmouth making his NFL debut, and a forced fumble later by Logan Ryan which he also recovered. The Bengals cut into the Giants 19-10 lead in the final minutes and had a chance to win the game on the final drive, but backup quarterback Brandon Allen was sacked by Jabaal Sheard and lost the ball, which was recovered by the Giants. Daniel Jones injured his hamstring in the win. ^[16]

With the win, the Giants became the third NFL team to win 700 regular season games (only behind the Bears and Packers) and won in Cincinnati for the first time in franchise history.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	14	3	17
Seahawks	3	2	0	7	12

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SEA – Jason Myers 31-yard field goal, 11:50. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:10 Second quarter SEA – Punt blocked by Ryan Neal out-of-bounds in end zone, 0:28. Seahawks 5–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:20. Third quarter NYG – Alfred Morris 4-yard run (Colt McCoy–Sterling Shepard pass), 7:40. Giants 8–5. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:07. NYG – Alfred Morris 6-yard pass from Colt McCoy (kick failed), 2:29. Giants 14–5. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter NYG – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, 9:50. Giants 17–5. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:31. SEA – Chris Carson 28-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 6:09. Giants 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:41. Top passers NYG – Colt McCoy – 13/22, 105 yards, TD, INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 27/43, 236 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 16 rushes, 135 yards SEA – Chris Carson – 13 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers NYG – Evan Engram – 4 receptions, 32 yards SEA – DK Metcalf – 5 receptions, 80 yards

The Giants did not have Daniel Jones as their starting quarterback and were double-digit underdogs going into a cross-country battle with the Seahawks. In only his second appearance with the team and first start, Colt McCoy and the Giants shocked the NFL with one of the biggest upsets of the 2020 season. McCoy won his first game as a starting quarterback since October 27, 2014, when he was with the Washington Redskins. The Giants defense contained Russell Wilson all game long, sacking him 5 times and forcing 2 takeaways. Seattle was leading 5–0 at halftime, but in the third quarter, the Giants' rushing attack broke through with a 60-yard run by Wayne Gallman which set up two Alfred Morris touchdowns on back-to-back possessions. With a 17–12 lead and under two minutes to play, the defense was able to stop Wilson one last time. With the upset win, the Giants improved to 5–7, beat the Seahawks for the first time since 2010, and earned their longest winning streak since 2016. In addition, New York would take sole possession of first place in the NFC East, though the Washington Football Team would move back into a first-place tie with the Giants the following night with a bigger upset win over the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers.

Week 14: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	10	7	6	26
Giants	0	0	7	0	7

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Fair, 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – Mike Nugent 34-yard field goal, 6:30. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:33. Second quarter ARI – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 8:24. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:35. ARI – Dan Arnold 7-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Mike Nugent kick), 6:53. Cardinals 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:24. Third quarter ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 8:52. Cardinals 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:08. NYG – Dion Lewis 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:38. Cardinals 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter ARI – Mike Nugent 34-yard field goal, 12:38. Cardinals 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:01. ARI – Mike Nugent 30-yard field goal, 2:41. Cardinals 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:36. Top passers ARI – Kyler Murray – 24/35, 244 yards, TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 11/21, 127 yards Top rushers ARI – Kenyan Drake – 23 rushes, 80 yards, TD NYG – Wayne Gallman – 12 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 9 receptions, 136 yards NYG – Golden Tate – 1 reception, 39 yards

The Giants average starting field position was from their own 17-yard line while the Cardinals' started from their own 47-yard line all game. The Giants struggled from start to finish in an uphill battle as Daniel Jones and the offense struggled to move the ball with only 4 first downs in the first half. The defense kept the game competitive as long as they could with an early goal line stand, but were overmatched in a 26-7 blowout loss. Cardinals LB Haason Reddick had a dominating performance with 5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. The Giants snapped their four-game winning streak, dropped to 5-8 on the season, and lost Jones to another leg injury. New York also dropped to second place in the NFC East when the Washington Football Team defeated the San Francisco 49ers later that afternoon to take sole possession of first place.

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	13	0	7	20
Giants	3	0	0	3	6

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Graham Gano 37-yard field goal, 4:12. Giants 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:53. Second quarter CLE – Austin Hooper 2-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Cody Parkey kick), 12:31. Browns 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:41. CLE – Jarvis Landry 2-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (kick failed), 0:21. Browns 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 4:55. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter CLE – Nick Chubb 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 12:53. Browns 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 8:04. NYG – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 4:07. Browns 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:18. Top passers CLE – Baker Mayfield – 27/32, 297 yards, 2 TD NYG – Colt McCoy – 19/31, 221 yards Top rushers CLE – Nick Chubb – 15 rushes, 50 yards, TD NYG – Alfred Morris – 7 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers CLE – Rashard Higgins – 4 receptions, 76 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 2 receptions, 56 yards

Before Week 14, the NFL flexed the Giants-Browns game into the Sunday Night Football slot, replacing the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Dallas Cowboys. It was the first time the Giants have played on Sunday Night since the 2018 season. ^[17]

The Giants did not have Daniel Jones due to his injury and also lost offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and defensive back James Bradberry who both contracted COVID-19. Former Browns draft pick Colt McCoy and former head coach Freddie Kitchens were promoted to starting QB and offensive coordinator, respectively. The Giants opened the game with great field position and drove into the red zone only to turn the ball over on downs on a fake field goal attempt. The defense forced a turnover on downs of their own and the Giants took advantage of the ensuing field position and led 3–0 after the first quarter. Baker Mayfield then got hot, leading the Browns on three 10+ play touchdown drives, two of them for 95 yards. The Giants offense struggled to gain that kind of momentum and the Browns won 20–6, dropping New York to 5–9 and losing to the Browns for the first time since 2008.

Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	3	7	13
Ravens	14	6	0	7	27

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Brock Huard and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BAL – Marquise Brown 6-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 6:48. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 13 play, 82 yards, 8:12. BAL – J. K. Dobbins 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 0:07. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:05. Second quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 20-yard field goal, 4:38. Ravens 17–0 . Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 8:13. NYG – Graham Gano 31-yard field goal, 1:08. Ravens 17–3 . Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:30. BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 20–3 . Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 1:08. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 3:54. Ravens 20–6 . Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:52. Fourth quarter BAL – Dez Bryant 8-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 14:55. Ravens 27–6. Drive: 7 play, 59 yards, 3:59. BAL – Sterling Shepard 3-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 8:40. Ravens 27–13. Drive: 15 play, 76 yards, 6:15. Top passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 24/41, 252 yards, TD BAL – Lamar Jackson – 17/26, 183 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 6 rushes, 27 yards BAL – Gus Edwards – 15 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers NYG – Sterling Shepard – 9 receptions, 77 yards, TD BAL – Mark Andrews – 6 receptions, 76 yards

The Ravens scored on all 4 drives in the first half and all of them were 10+ plays. Daniel Jones made his third start in 5 weeks and could only muster 89 yards on 8 completions in the first half. A tired Giants defense couldn't keep up, and the Ravens became the first team since 2008 to have 3 players run for 75+ yards in the same game (Jackson, Dobbins, and Edwards).

In the loss, kicker Graham Gano tied a Giants franchise record with his 29th consecutive field goal.

Despite the loss, the Giants remained in playoff contention with Washington's loss to the Panthers, and the Eagles loss to the Cowboys.

Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	6	7	3	19
Giants	6	14	0	3	23

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: January 3, 2021
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Overcast, 33 °F (1 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NYG – Sterling Shepard 23-yard run (kick failed, wl), 11:46. Giants 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:14. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 5:03. Giants 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:07. Second quarter NYG – Sterling Shepard 10-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 6:42. Giants 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:06. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 46-yard field goal, 2:13. Giants 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:29. NYG – Dante Pettis 33-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 0:45. Giants 20–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:28. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 57-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 0:45. Third quarter DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:39. Giants 20–16. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 36-yard field goal, 14:16. Giants 20–19. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:14. NYG – Graham Gano 50-yard field goal, 6:27. Giants 23–19. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:10. Top passers DAL – Andy Dalton – 29/47, 243 yards, INT NYG – Daniel Jones – 17/25, 229 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DAL – Andy Dalton – 7 rushes, 48 yards NYG – Wayne Gallman – 11 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers DAL – Dalton Schultz – 7 receptions, 70 yards NYG – Sterling Shepard – 8 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Despite orchestrating 3 touchdown drives in his previous 3 starts, Daniel Jones and the Giants came out firing, scoring 3 touchdowns in the first half, including two from Sterling Shepard, one of which was a 23-yard end-around on the opening drive. However, the Cowboys scored a field goal on their last possession in the first half and a touchdown by Ezekiel Elliott on their first drive of the third quarter to make it a one-score game.

Kickers Greg Zuerlein and Graham Gano traded field goals in the 4th quarter. Controversially, on the Giants field goal drive, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy failed to challenge an 11-yard catch by Dante Pettis on 3rd & 16 to put the Giants in field goal range, despite replays showing the ball had touched the ground. On the Cowboys last chance of the game, needing a touchdown to win, Leonard Williams sacked Andy Dalton on first and goal and got to him again. On third down, Williams hit Dalton as he was throwing the ball, and the pass was intercepted by rookie safety Xavier McKinney, his first NFL interception. Needing a first down to run out the clock, running back Wayne Gallman got it, then dropped the football without being touched. Fortunately, he recovered his own fumble in the mad dash and the Giants then ran out the clock.

With the win, the Giants improved to 6–10 and eliminated the Cowboys. They also snapped a 7-game losing streak against them, which dated back to Week 14 of the 2016 season. Their 6 wins was the most in a season since 2016 as well. They also won all three home games against their divisional opponents in a season for the first time since 2005. However, the Giants were eliminated when the Washington Football Team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 and clinched the NFC East later that night. ^[18]

Standings

Division

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) Washington Football Team	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	335	329	W1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	280	357	W1
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	395	473	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	334	418	L3

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2 [lower-alpha 1]	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.459	.406	W2
3 [lower-alpha 1]	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
4	Washington Football Team	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	.494	.484	W1
7 [lower-alpha 2]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [lower-alpha 2]	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.504	.366	W1
10 [lower-alpha 3]	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.549	.448	L1
11 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12 [lower-alpha 4]	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.471	.333	L1
13 [lower-alpha 5]	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.531	.388	L1
14 [lower-alpha 5]	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.551	.391	L5
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 6]
New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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