Although for the second straight year they failed to qualify for the playoffs, they would play the spoiler, as a victory over their cross-town rival New York Giants in week 16 kept the Giants out of the playoffs due to a series of tiebreakers. For the third time in his career, Ken O'Brien had the lowest rate of interceptions among quarterbacks. He had 7 interceptions in 424 passing attempts.
For the second year running, they failed to make the playoffs but still played a crucial role as spoilers, beating their local rivals New York Giants in week 16 to secure a spot for themselves. This was Ken O'Brien's third instance of achieving the lowest interception rate among quarterbacks, with 7 interceptions in 424 attempts.