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Championship games
1920 - 1949 | 1950 - present
| Fullback Mel Triplett smashed 17 yards for a TD early in the game on an icy field before a big crowd, then Ben Agajanian added a brace of field goals for a 13-0 lead. It was 34-7 at halftime as Alex Webster crashed over for a pair of touchdowns from inside the 5-yard line. Charlie Conerly’s aerials brought nothing but more woe to the Bears in the second half, with Kyle Rote snaring a 9-yard TD throw and Frank Gifford a 14-yarder to close out the scoring. |
| Some people call this the greatest game ever played, and perhaps it was for drama and its sudden-death ending. With a crowd of 64,185 on hand at Yankee Stadium, the Giants led 3-0 on a 36-yard Pat Summerall FG in the first period, with the Colts taking over 14-3 at halftime on scores by Alan Ameche from the 2-yard line and Ray Berry on a 15-yard pitch from Johnny Unitas. The Giants scored in the third period on a 1-yard plunge by Mel Triplett after an 86-yard gainer from Conerly to Rote with Webster picking up Rote’s fumble. The Giants went in front 17-14 on Conerly’s 15-yard TD throw to Gifford, but the Colts tied it with seven seconds to play on Steve Myrah’s 13-yard FG and won in the overtime on Ameche’s 1-yard plunge, the 13th play of a Colt drive. |
| A sellout crowd of 57,577 was on hand at Baltimore’s Municipal Stadium for the big rematch of the divisional champions. The home crowd had plenty to cheer about in the early going as Unitas hit Lenny Moore for a 60-yard TD bomb, but the Giants surged back to stop the Colt offense. With Summerall kicking three field goals (23, 26 and 23 yards), the Giants led 9-7 going into the final period. But the Colts stormed back with a furious final period onslaught as Unitas scored on a 4-yard run, threw a 12-yard TD pass to Richardson and Johnny Sample returned an interception for another score. |
| With a crowd of 39,029 looking on in Green Bay, Paul Hornung paced the Packers to a stunning 37-0 triumph by scoring 19 points on a touchdown, three field goals and four conversions. On leave from his Army duties in Fort Riley, Kan., Hornung scored on a 6-yard slant in the second period to break a scoreless deadlock and set off a Packer splurge which accounted for 24 points in that quarter. The Giants were unable to recover from this onslaught and suffered their first shutout in nine seasons. Bart Starr’s touchdown pass to Ron Kramer and a pair of Hornung field goals closed out the scoring in the second half. |
| Bitter cold weather at Yankee Stadium was no deterrent to 64,892 fans who turned out for the year’s big one. As things turned out, a trio of field goals by Packer guard Jerry Kramer made the difference in a game where both defensive units turned in superlative jobs. The only Giant score was a result of defensive work when Erich Barnes blocked a Max McGee punt and reserve end Jim Collier fell on the ball in the end zone. |
| The Bear defense turned the tide in this championship game, played in 10-degree weather in Wrigley Field. Taking the early lead on a 14-yard Y.A. Tittle TD pass to Frank Gifford and Don Chandler’s FG, the Giants were the victims of five pass interceptions thereafter, two of which set up the Bear scores. Larry Morris swiped the first one for a return of 61 yards, while Ed O’Bradovich’s steal of a screen pass set up what turned out to be the winning score. Tittle suffered a knee injury in the first half, but gallantly returned to action in the second half, though he was hampered and hobbled by his injury. |
| Led by the brilliant record-setting passing of Phil Simms, the Giants won their first Super Bowl with a 30-point second-half onslaught before 101,063 spectators at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Simms pitched 22-for-25 for 268 yards and three TDs, setting an all-time NFL playoff mark of 88.0% completion and winning the MVP honors in the game. Down 10-9 at halftime, the Giants rang up 24 unanswered points to take a commanding 33-10 lead in the fourth period with Simms’ TD passes going to TEs Zeke Mowatt and Mark Bavaro and to WR Phil McConkey. Linebacker Carl Banks was a star on defense with 10 solo tackles as the Giants concluded their greatest season ever with a 17-2 record. |
| The Giants won their second Super Bowl championship before 73,813 at Tampa Stadium by battling back from a 12-3 deficit in what many considered to be the best of all Super Bowls. Ahead 20-19 in the final moments of play, the Giants prevailed when Buffalo kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard FG attempt in the final moments of the game. QB Jeff Hostetler, replacing the injured Phil Simms during the playoffs, hit 20-for-32 for 222 yards and one TD, while the veteran RB Ottis Anderson had 102 yards rushing and one TD and won the MVP honors. The Giants set an all-time Super Bowl record for time of possession with 40:33 in their ball-control offensive game plan. |
The Giants lost for the first time in three Super Bowl appearances and saw their seven-game winning streak end before 71,921 fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Giants endured a rough evening, falling behind 10-0 at halftime and 17-0 in the third period before scoring their only touchdown on Ron Dixon's 97-yard kickoff return. But the Ravens countered immediately with Jermaine Lewis' 84-yard kickoff return, which increased Baltimore's lead to 24-7. Quarterback Kerry Collins completed 15 of 39 passes for 114 yards and tied a Super Bowl record by throwing four interceptions. Tiki Barber led the Giants in rushing (49 yards) and receiving (six catches for 25 yards). The defense played well, limiting the Ravens to 244 yards.
The Giants won their third Super Bowl Champiosnhip at the University of Arizona Stadium in Super Bowl XLII. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14. Trailing in the final minutes Super Bowl MVP QB Eli Manning hit WR Plaxico Burress on a 6-yard fade for the game winning touchdown with :35 seconds to go in regulation.
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“You have to give Eli and the receivers a lot of credit. They made a lot of big plays down field. I think it really opened up the run game. And you can attribute it the other way, too, that our run game opened up the pass game. We wanted to come out fast, and we did. We are certainly very ecstatic about where we are. Coming off the bye week, everybody was concerned. But again, we talked about coming out fast and we did. After scoring on the first drive we never looked back." - C Shaun O'Hara on the Giants offensive performance
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