2007 New York Giants season

The 2007 New York Giants season was the team's 83rd season in the National Football League. They finished with 10 wins and 6 losses. They finished second in the NFC East. They earned the fifth seed in the playoffs.

2007 New York Giants season
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
General manager	Jerry Reese
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Buccaneers) 24–14 Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 21–17 Won NFC Championship (Packers) 23–20 Won Super Bowl XLII (Patriots) 17–14
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This Giants got into the playoffs in this season. The first playoff game was against the 4th-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Giants won that game 24-14. Neither team met in the regular season or preseason. The next 3 games were opponents they faced in the regular season.

The second playoff game was against the Dallas Cowboys. It was played at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. The Giants had lost their two previous games against the Cowboys, but this time they won 21-17. Tony Romo would throw an interception at the near end of the game.

The third playoff game was against the second-seeded Green Bay Packers. It was played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Brett Favre threw an interception in overtime to Corey Webster. The interception is Favre's last pass as a Packer. The Giants won 23-20.

In Super Bowl XLII, the Giants played the New England Patriots. The Patriots had completed the regular season undefeated and were heavy favorites. The game is remembered for the Helmet Catch, when David Tyree caught the ball against his helmet in the fourth quarter.^[1] The Giants won the game 17-14. The game was an upset for the Patriots. It stopped the Patriots from becoming the NFL's first 19-0 team.

The team was the first NFL International Series participant to win a Super Bowl. They played the Miami Dolphins in the International Series. That was the first game to be played in London.

The 2007 Giants was the first NFC team to win three games on the road, followed by the Green Bay Packers 3 years later.

In two of their playoff games, the Giants wore blue jerseys against Tampa Bay and Dallas.

The 2007 Giants are remarked a cinderalla story.

Schedule

Week	Date	Time[a]	TV	Opponent	Result	Game site	Recap
1	September 9	8:15 p.m.	NBC	at Dallas Cowboys	L 45–35	Texas Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
2	September 16	1:00 p.m.	Fox	vs Green Bay Packers	L 35–13	Giants Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
3	September 23	4:15 p.m.	Fox	at Washington Redskins	W 24–17	FedExField	Recap Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
4	September 30	8:15 p.m.	NBC	vs Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–3	Giants Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
5	October 7	1:00 p.m.	CBS	vs New York Jets	W 35–24	Giants Stadium[b]	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
6	October 15	8:30 p.m.	ESPN[c]	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31–10	Georgia Dome	Recap Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
7	October 21	1:00 p.m.	Fox	vs San Francisco 49ers	W 33–15	Giants Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
8	October 28	1:00 p.m.	Fox	at Miami Dolphins	W 13–10	Wembley Stadium London, England[d]	Recap Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
9	Bye week
10	November 11	4:15 p.m.	Fox	vs Dallas Cowboys	L 31–20	Giants Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
11	November 18	1:00 p.m.[e][2]	Fox	at Detroit Lions	W 16–10	Ford Field	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
12	November 25	1:00 p.m.	Fox	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 41–17	Giants Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
13	December 2	4:15 p.m.	Fox	at Chicago Bears	W 21–16	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 9	1:00 p.m.	Fox	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–13	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
15	December 16	8:15 p.m.	NBC	vs Washington Redskins	L 22–10	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	1:00 p.m.	Fox	at Buffalo Bills	W 38–21	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
17	December 29	8:15 p.m.	NFLN[f]	vs New England Patriots	L 38–35	Giants Stadium	Recap
Postseason
1[g]	January 6	1:00 p.m.	Fox	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–14	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2[h]	January 13	4:30 p.m.	Fox	at Dallas Cowboys	W 21–17	Texas Stadium	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
3[i]	January 20	6:30 p.m.	Fox	at Green Bay Packers	W 23–20	Lambeau Field	Recap Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
4[j]	February 3	6:30 p.m.	Fox	vs New England Patriots	W 17–14	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona	Recap Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "Super Bowl XLII - Inside a Moment in Time - ESPN". ESPN.com.
2. "Week 11 (November 18) Game Time Changes" (Press release). New York Giants. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-10-25.