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1997 New York Giants
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Record: 10-5-1, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 307 points (19.2/g), 21st of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (16.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 42 points (2.6/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +25 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Jim Fassel (10-5-1)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 17 | 12 | 290 | 189 | 101 | 24 | 447 | 327 | 120 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 40 | 13 | 206 | 167 | 39 | 3 | 22 | 375 | 252 | 123 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 1-2 | Baltimore Ravens | 23 | 24 | 29 | 390 | 269 | 121 | 19 | 273 | 210 | 63 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 1-3 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 3 | 13 | 11 | 194 | 147 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 225 | 133 | 92 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-3 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 9 | 18 | 264 | 159 | 105 | 2 | 14 | 266 | 193 | 73 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-3 | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 17 | 13 | 166 | 109 | 57 | 27 | 428 | 310 | 118 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 27 | 13 | 23 | 426 | 187 | 239 | 1 | 19 | 235 | 208 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 26 | 20 | 15 | 331 | 210 | 121 | 1 | 20 | 337 | 226 | 111 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 29 | 27 | 28 | 323 | 214 | 109 | 22 | 323 | 225 | 98 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | L | 6-4 | @ | Tennessee Oilers | 6 | 10 | 10 | 218 | 111 | 107 | 1 | 19 | 326 | 173 | 153 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 7-4 | Arizona Cardinals | 19 | 10 | 21 | 373 | 172 | 201 | 21 | 399 | 350 | 49 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | T | 7-4-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 18 | 262 | 105 | 157 | 2 | 23 | 374 | 291 | 83 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 7-5-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 20 | 13 | 202 | 103 | 99 | 2 | 21 | 299 | 152 | 147 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 8-5-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 21 | 18 | 345 | 137 | 208 | 2 | 15 | 256 | 186 | 70 | 5 |
| 16 | Sat | December 13 | box | W | 9-5-1 | Washington Redskins | 30 | 10 | 14 | 240 | 110 | 130 | 2 | 18 | 320 | 275 | 45 | 6 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 10-5-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 7 | 17 | 283 | 136 | 147 | 1 | 11 | 184 | 105 | 79 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 27 | box | L | 10-6-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||