 The 1986 New York Giants are considered one of the greatest NFL teams of all time , being recognized by the NFL Films series America 's Game as the 13th greatest Super Bowl Champion , as well as being selected as the eighth greatest NFL team of all time by readers in a " Page 2 " article on ESPN.com. In 2010 , the team was tied for fifth in ESPN.com 's NFL Super League , a project that ranked the 16 greatest NFL Super Bowl winning teams using computer simulations of a season of play between these teams , and were ranked eighth in The Ultimate Super Rankings , a 2007 ESPN ranking of the top 80 Super Bowl era NFL teams . 
