Giants–Packers rivalry

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Giants–Packers rivalry
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The Giants and Packers playing in a 2012 playoff game
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New York Giants
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Green Bay Packers
First meetingOctober 7, 1928
Giants 6, Packers 0
Latest meetingDecember 11, 2023
Giants 24, Packers 22
Next meeting2025 season
Statistics
Meetings total64
All-time seriesPackers lead 34–28–2 [1]
Postseason resultsPackers lead 5–3: [2]
Largest victoryPackers: 37–0 (1961)
Giants: 49–3 (1948)
Smallest victoryPackers: 16–14, 26–24 (1973), (1981)
Giants: 42–40, 24–22 (1971), (2023)
Longest win streakPackers: 5 (1961–1969)
Giants: 3 (1932–1933, 1937–1938, 1986–1992, 2011–2013)
Current win streakGiants, 2 (2022–present)
Post-season history

The Giants–Packers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. [3] [4] 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 and once every six seasons at each team's home stadium or depending on its NFC division placement, and in the postseason. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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Notable games and moments

The Green Bay Packers and New York Giants have played 64 games including 26 games that have been decided by 8 points or less: [14] Below are eight notable games from the rivalry.

Club success

As of 2023, the Packers and Giants have won a combined 21 championships in the league's history, including 8 Super Bowls.

Team NFL Titles Conference Titles Divisional Titles Wild Card Berths Playoff Appearances NFL Title Game Appearances Super Bowl Appearances Super Bowl Championships All-time Record
Green Bay Packers 139 21 8361154836-624-38
New York Giants 811 16 9331654746-675-34
Combined2120371567271081582–1299–71
Table correct through end of the 2023 season.

Season-by-season results

Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants Season-by-Season Results
1920s (Packers, 2–1)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1928 Giants
6–0
City Stadium Giants
1–0
The first meeting was the first between the two teams, and the first meeting was played at City Stadium.
Packers
7–0
Polo Grounds Tied
1–1
First meeting at Polo Grounds.
1929 Packers
20–6
Polo Grounds Packers
2–1
Packers win 1929 NFL Championship.
1930s (Tied, 8–8)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1930 Packers
14–7
City Stadium Packers
3–1
Giants
13–6
Polo Grounds Packers
3–2
Packers win 1930 NFL Championship.
1931 Packers
27–7
City Stadium Packers
4–2
Packers
14–10
Polo Grounds Packers
5–2
Packers win 1931 NFL Championship.
1932 Packers
13–0
City Stadium Packers
6–2
Giants
6–0
Polo Grounds Packers
6–3
1933 Giants
10–7
Borchert Field Packers
6–4
First Game in Borchert Field.
Giants
17–6
Polo Grounds Packers
6–5
Giants lose 1933 NFL Championship.
1934 Packers
20–6
Wisconsin State Fair Park Packers
7–5
First Game in Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Giants
17–3
Polo Grounds Packers
7–6
Giants win 1934 NFL Championship.
1935 Packers
16–7
City Stadium Packers
8–6
Giants lose 1935 NFL Championship.
1936 Packers
26–14
Polo Grounds Packers
9–6
Packers win 1936 NFL Championship.
1937 Giants
10–0
Polo Grounds Packers
9–7
1938 Giants
15–3
Polo Grounds Packers
9–8
1938 playoffs Giants
23–17
Polo Grounds Tied
9–9
First NFL Championship Game between the two teams, and also the Giants' only win in what turned out to be five championship game meetings.
1939 playoffs Packers
27–0
Wisconsin State Fair Park Packers
10–9
Second NFL Championship Game between the two teams. It was the first of four straight Packers championship wins against the Giants.
1940s (Giants, 4–3–2)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1940 Giants
7–3
Polo Grounds Tied
10–10
1942 Tie
21–21
Polo Grounds Tied
10–10–1
1943 Packers
35–21
Polo Grounds Packers
11–10–1
1944 Giants
24–0
Polo Grounds Tied
11–11–1
1944 playoffs Packers
14–7
Polo Grounds Packers
12–11–1
Third NFL Championship Game between the two teams.
1945 Packers
23–14
Polo Grounds Packers
13–11–1
1947 Tie
24–24
Polo Grounds Packers
13–11–2
1948 Giants
49–3
Wisconsin State Fair Park Packers
13–12–2
The Giants' largest win of the rivalry, and the last meeting at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
1949 Giants
30–10
City Stadium Tied
13–13–2
1950s (Giants, 2–1)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1952 Packers
17–3
Polo Grounds Packers
14–13–2
1957 Giants
31–17
City Stadium Tied
14–14–2
1959 Giants
20–3
Yankee Stadium Giants
15–14–2
The first meeting at Yankee Stadium. Giants lose 1959 NFL Championship.
1960s (Packers, 5–0)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1961 Packers
20–17
Milwaukee County Stadium Tied
15–15–2
First meeting at Milwaukee County Stadium.
1961 playoffs Packers
37–0
City Stadium Packers
16–15–2
Fourth NFL Championship Game between the two teams. Largest Packers win over the Giants to date.
1962 playoffs Packers
16–7
Yankee Stadium Packers
17–15–2
Fifth and final NFL Championship Game between the two teams, resulting in the Packers being 4–1 in NFL Championship Games against the Giants. This would be the last time the Packers and Giants met in the playoffs until the 2007–08 NFL playoffs.
1967 Packers
48–21
Yankee Stadium Packers
18–15–2
Packers win 1967 NFL Championship & Super Bowl II.
1969 Packers
20–10
Milwaukee County Stadium Packers
19–15–2
1970s (Packers, 2–1)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1971 Giants
42–40
Lambeau Field Packers
19–16–2
First meeting at Lambeau Field. The highest-scoring game in the rivalry.
1973 Packers
16–14
Yale Bowl Packers
20–16–2
First Game in Yale Bowl.
1975 Packers
40–14
Milwaukee County Stadium Packers
21–16–2
1980s (Tied, 4–4)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1980 Giants
27–21
Giants Stadium Packers
21–17–2
First meeting at Giants Stadium.
1981 Packers
27–14
Giants Stadium Packers
22–17–2
Packers
26–24
Milwaukee County Stadium Packers
23–17–2
Last meeting at Milwaukee County Stadium.
1982 Packers
27–19
Giants Stadium Packers
24–17–2
1983 Giants
27–3
Giants Stadium Packers
24–18–2
1985 Packers
23–20
Lambeau Field Packers
25–18–2
1986 Giants
55–24
Giants Stadium Packers
25–19–2
Most points by the Giants in the rivalry. The Giants went on to win Super Bowl XXI, their first Super Bowl win.
1987 Giants
20–10
Giants Stadium Packers
25–20–2
1990s (Packers, 2–1)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
1992 Giants
27–7
Giants Stadium Packers
25–21–2
Brett Favre's first game against the Giants.
1995 Packers
14–6
Lambeau Field Packers
26–21–2
1998 Packers
37–3
Giants Stadium Packers
27–21–2
The 34-point Packers win is the largest Packers regular-season win over the Giants.
2000s (Tied, 2–2)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
2001 Packers
34–25
Giants Stadium Packers
28–21–2
Michael Strahan sets NFL record for individual sacks at 22.5.
2004 Giants
14–7
Lambeau Field Packers
28–22–2
2007 Packers
35–13
Giants Stadium Packers
29–22–2
Eli Manning's first game against the Packers. Giants win Super Bowl XLII.
2007 playoffs Giants
23–20(OT)
Lambeau Field Packers
29–23–2
NFC Championship Game. First playoff battle between the two teams since the 1962 NFL Championship. The game was -1° at kickoff, and went into overtime. On his last pass as a Packer, Brett Favre threw an interception to Corey Webster, allowing Lawrence Tynes to rebound from 2 earlier missed field goals by hitting a 47-yarder to send the Giants to Super Bowl XLII.
2010s (Packers, 5–3)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
2010 Packers
45–17
Lambeau Field Packers
30–23–2
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers' first game against the Giants, and his first 400-yard regular season game. The Packers' win allowed the eventual Super Bowl XLV champions to earn a tiebreaker over the Giants for the NFC's sixth seed.
2011 Packers
38–35
MetLife Stadium Packers
31–23–2
First meeting at MetLife Stadium. With the game tied at 35 in the fourth quarter, Aaron Rodgers found Jermichael Finley and Jordy Nelson for big first down completions, setting up a game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby.
2011 playoffs Giants
37–20
Lambeau Field Packers
31–24–2
NFC Divisional Round. Giants avenge their Week 13 loss to the Packers en route to their Super Bowl XLVI win. The game's most notable play came when Eli Manning found Hakeem Nicks on a Hail Mary just before halftime to make it a 20–10 game, and the Giants would end up winning 37–20.
2012 Giants
38–10
MetLife Stadium Packers
31–25–2
2013 Giants
27–13
MetLife Stadium Packers
31–26–2
Originally scheduled for Sunday Night Football, but it got flexed out when Aaron Rodgers sustained a broken collarbone two weeks earlier and would miss the game as a result. Backup Scott Tolzien would throw three interceptions in the 27-13 Giants victory.
2016 Packers
23–16
Lambeau Field Packers
32–26–2
2016 playoffs Packers
38–13
Lambeau Field Packers
33–26–2
NFC Wild Card Round. The Packers avenge their previous home playoff losses to Eli Manning. The most memorable play of this game came right before halftime, as Aaron Rodgers found Randall Cobb for a 42-yard Hail Mary touchdown at the end of the first half, similar to the Hakeem Nicks Hail Mary against the Packers in the 2011 playoffs.
2019 Packers
31–13
MetLife Stadium Packers
34–26–2
Eli Manning's final NFL season.
2020s (Giants, 2–0)
SeasonResultsLocationOverall seriesNotes
2022 Giants
27–22
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Packers
34–27–2
Game played as part of the NFL International Series, officially a Packers home game. Last start in the series for Aaron Rodgers.
2023 Giants
24–22
MetLife Stadium Packers
34–28–2
Game winning drive orchestrated by rookie Tommy DeVito. Packers quarterback Jordan Love's first game against the Giants.
Summary of Results
SeasonSeason seriesat Green Bay Packers at New York Giants Notes
Regular seasonPackers 29–25–2Packers 13–8Giants 17–16–2Packers 4–0 in games played at Milwaukee County Stadium, Giants 1–0 in London (officially a Packers home game)
PostseasonPackers 5–3Packers 3–2Packers 2–1NFL Championship Game: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962
NFC Wild Card: 2016
NFC Divisional: 2011
NFC Championship: 2007
Regular and postseasonPackers 34–28–2Packers 16–10Tie 18–18–2

See also

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