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Of the New York Giants 10 victories 3 games were against teams above .500 that had a combined record of 25–23 (.521). Of the New York Giants 6 losses the combined record of all teams were 51–29 (.638). Of the New York Giants 4 post-season victories the combined record of all opponents (including playoffs) were 54–13 (.806).
Mike Garrett, who also went to the University of Southern California, did so with the Chiefs in 1966 (playing in the AFL Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl I), Tony Dorsett did with the Cowboys in 1977, Earl Campbell did with the Houston Oilers in 1978 and Ron Dayne did with the Giants in 2000. Campbell and Bush are the only two of ...
The Bears–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants.The rivalry was notable for the six NFL championship games between the two teams before the creation of the Super Bowl, and the two subsequent Super Bowl-era playoff meetings that involved two of the NFL's greatest defensive units: the Bears' 46 defense crew helmed by Buddy ...
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).. Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30. The campaign kicked off with the defending Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFL Kickoff Game.
NBC Sunday Night Football's 2008 schedule began on September 4 with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins in the NFL Kickoff game. On September 7, the Indianapolis Colts hosted the Chicago Bears in the first game at Lucas Oil Stadium . 2008 marked the third consecutive year that both the Colts and ...
Giants: Super Bowl championship since Super Bowl XXV in 1991. City of New York: Super Bowl championship since the Giants won Super Bowl XXV in 1991. Major professional sports championship since: The Yankees won the 2000 World Series. This was also the first championship for a team other than the Yankees since the Rangers won the 1994 Stanley Cup.
[6] [7] The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills 20–19 in Super Bowl XXV. In the 2000 season, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–7. The 2007 season saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship by defeating the New England Patriots 17–14 in Super Bowl XLII.
Hester's touchdown for the Bears on the opening kickoff was the first one in Super Bowl history, and the ninth kick return for a touchdown in a Super Bowl; only three of the nine teams who did this went on to win the game (the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI, the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII, and the Seattle Seahawks in ...