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1955 New York Giants
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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 267 points (22.2/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 223 points (18.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 44 points (3.7/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 7.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.8, Offense: 2.9, Defense: 3.0, SoS: 2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Lee Howell (6-5-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Vince Lombardi
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Landry
Training Camp: Willamette University (Salem, Oregon)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sat | September 24 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 27 | 12 | 192 | 57 | 135 | 3 | 17 | 402 | 252 | 150 | 4 | |
| 2 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 28 | 21 | 365 | 120 | 245 | 6 | 9 | 353 | 201 | 152 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | L | 0-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 30 | 11 | 290 | 225 | 65 | 3 | 26 | 459 | 297 | 162 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 1-3 | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 9 | 215 | 48 | 167 | 3 | 10 | 134 | 22 | 112 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 1-4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 19 | 16 | 284 | 189 | 95 | 2 | 22 | 359 | 212 | 147 | |||
| 6 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | 2-4 | Washington Redskins | 35 | 7 | 12 | 273 | 143 | 130 | 2 | 17 | 392 | 203 | 189 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | L | 2-5 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 24 | 17 | 332 | 222 | 110 | 4 | 17 | 317 | 195 | 122 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 3-5 | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 7 | 19 | 336 | 140 | 196 | 18 | 306 | 173 | 133 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 7 | 15 | 278 | 160 | 118 | 1 | 14 | 143 | 101 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | T | 4-5-1 | Cleveland Browns | 35 | 35 | 21 | 375 | 228 | 147 | 4 | 25 | 395 | 289 | 106 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 5-5-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 27 | 20 | 19 | 265 | 131 | 134 | 2 | 15 | 234 | 183 | 51 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | W | 6-5-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 19 | 17 | 248 | 97 | 151 | 1 | 19 | 314 | 239 | 75 | 2 | |