the last time the new york giants won the super bowl was in 2011.
the last time the new york giants won the super bowl was in 2011.
when is the last time the new york giants won the super bowl?
( 2011
the panthers became the first no. 3 seed to advance to the super bowl since the league expanded to a 12-team playoff format in 1990. in doing so, they were also the first division winner to advance to the league championship after playing "three" playoff games. all other instances up to this point where teams advanced to the super bowl after playing all three rounds of the playoffs were wild card teams in super bowls xv, xx, xxvii, xxxii, xxxiv, and xxxv. prior to super bowl xvii, the miami dolphins and washington redskins both won three playoff games to reach the super bowl, but that came during the strike-shortened 1982 season when the regular season was reduced to nine games and the playoffs were expanded to 16 teams, with no teams receiving first-round byes. since then, there have been six instances of teams advancing to the super bowl after playing three playoff games: the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl xl as the no. 6 seeded team, the indianapolis colts in super bowl xli as the no. 3 seed, the new york giants in super bowl xlii as the no. 5 seed, the arizona cardinals in super bowl xliii as the no. 4 seed, the green bay packers in super bowl xlv as the no. 6 seed, and again the new york giants in super bowl xlvi as the no. 4 seed. the colts, cardinals, and the giants in 2011, like the panthers, were division winners in those years (although in the colts case, they played the no. 4 seeded new england patriots in the afc championship that year, ensuring at least the second division winner to play three rounds to make it to the super bowl.), and all but the cardinals went on to win it all. the super bowl would mark the third game (out of four) of the playoffs in which carolina scored 29 points.
super bowl xxxviii
the 2007 new york giants season was the 83rd season for the new york giants in the national football league. the giants finished the regular season 10–6 and in second place in the nfc east, improving upon their 8–8 record in 2006 in which they finished third in their division. they qualified for the playoffs as a wild-card team as the #5 seed, and beat the #4 seed tampa bay buccaneers (9–7), the top-seeded dallas cowboys (13–3), and the #2 seed green bay packers (13–3) to become the national football conference representative in super bowl xlii. there, they defeated the heavily favored and previously undefeated 18–0 new england patriots and spoiled their perfect season, aided by the famous manning to tyree forward pass. the 2007 new york giants became the 9th wild card team in nfl history to reach the super bowl and the 5th wild card team to win the super bowl, and the very first nfc wild card to accomplish the feat. they were the third team in history to win three road playoff games en route to a super bowl and set a league record for most consecutive road wins in a single season (11), though the super bowl is played on a neutral field rather than an opponent's stadium. it was the 7th league championship season for the new york giants and their first since they won super bowl xxv in 1991. this season would also mark the end of defensive end michael strahan's nfl career as he retired following the giants' super bowl victory. after playing 14 years for the giants and appearing in 2 super bowls with them (the other being super bowl xxxv), strahan became a media personality, becoming a host of fox nfl sunday and co-hosted abc's live! with kelly and michael with kelly ripa from 2012 to 2016.
2007 new york giants season