the last time the giants went to the playoffs was 2016.
when was the last time the giants went to the playoffs?
2016
thirty years after the team's previous nfl title, the giants were victorious in super bowl xxi, winning against the denver broncos 39–20 to end the 1986 season. 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 at super bowl xlii, where they defeated the previously unbeaten new england patriots 17–14 in a game that is widely considered to be one of the biggest upsets in super bowl history. the giants made four consecutive appearances in the playoffs from 2005 to 2008, before an 8–8 record in 2009 caused them to miss the postseason. after missing the playoffs in 2010, they defeated the atlanta falcons, green bay packers, and san francisco 49ers in the 2011 playoffs to reach super bowl xlvi, where they defeated the patriots 21–17. in the most recent season, 2018, the giants went 5–11 and did not qualify for the postseason.
list of new york giants seasons
in 2010, the giants moved from giants stadium into metlife stadium, then known as the "new meadowlands stadium". they won against the panthers in the very first game at the new meadowlands, but then lost to the colts in the second "manning bowl", so-called due to eli manning's brother peyton playing for the colts. the giants dropped one game to the tennessee titans before going on a five-game winning streak, beating the bears, houston texans, lions, cowboys, and seattle seahawks. before long, the giants were 6–2, but lost two straight to division foes: to the cowboys 33–20 at home, and to the eagles on the road, putting the g-men in 2nd place in the nfc east at 6–4. in first place was the eagles, but at december 19 they were both tied for first place at 8–4, setting up a match for first place. the giants were at home, and led 24–3 over the eagles at halftime. the score was 31–10 with 5:40 left in the game, but michael vick led the eagles to three touchdown drives to tie the game up at 31 with 40 seconds left. after a giants three-and-outs, matt dodge punted the ball to desean jackson, who returned it for a touchdown, concluding the giants' epic collapse. the next game, the giants lost to the eventual super bowl champion green bay packers 45–17, and at 9–6, they faced the redskins. they had to win and have the packers lose in order to get into the playoffs. the giants won 17–14, but the packers beat the bears 10–3, so the giants missed out on the playoffs again, ending a collapse in which the giants went 4–4 in their last eight games.
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