 In contrast to the previous season the Giants headed into the 1985 season with a sense of optimism after their successful 1984 campaign and a 5 – 0 pre @-@ season record . The Giants went 10 – 6 , and Taylor spearheaded a defense that led the NFL in sacks with 68 . Taylor had 13 . One of the more memorable plays of his career occurred during this season . On a Monday Night Football game against the Redskins , Taylor 's sack of Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann inadvertently resulted in a compound fracture of Theismann 's right leg . After the sack , a distraught Taylor screamed for paramedics to attend to Theismann . Although this sack ended Theismann 's career , Theismann has never blamed Taylor for the injury . Taylor says he has never seen video of the play and never wants to . During the first round of the playoffs , the Giants defeated the defending champion 49ers 17 – 3 , but lost to the eventual champion Chicago Bears in the second round 21 – 0 . 
