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Post by Dogecoin on Jul 17, 2018 17:51:53 GMT -5
My List
1. Super Bowl 25 against bills.
- it was #25, we were underdogs, gulf war had just started, Whitney Houston delivered an epic star spangled banner. It was super close and came down to a last second FG attempt. It was a contrast in playing styles. More people seem to remember this SB than any other.
2. 1986 superb bowl against broncos
- a blowout but memorable nonetheless because it was our first win and got the monkey off our back Vs redskins and cowboys .It was also LT playing at the peak is his abilities.
3. Our first SB versus patriots
- patriots were undefeated and were already being ordained as best team ever. Bigger picture we had a score to settle with Boston after they came back from 0-3 deficit against Yankees and went on to win World Series .When I ask Boston fans would they trade that Super Bowl for that series win over yanks, they almost always reply "yes".
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Post by ukgiantsfan on Jul 19, 2018 3:27:23 GMT -5
Hard to argue with that list William , although some of my favourite wins ( and vital wins ) have been in NFC Champ Games Notably the 15-13 against 49ers in 1990 season , the 20-17 overtime win against 49ers again in the 2011 season and the incredible frigid ice game at Lambeau against Favre in the 2007 season.
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Post by Dogecoin on Jul 19, 2018 6:19:23 GMT -5
Hard to argue with that list William , although some of my favourite wins ( and vital wins ) have been in NFC Champ Games Notably the 15-13 against 49ers in 1990 season , the 20-17 overtime win against 49ers again in the 2011 season and the incredible frigid ice game at Lambeau against Favre in the 2007 season. 1990 win over 9ers certainly deserves consideration. Again a win over a heavily favored team, and that time in their stadium. Montana getting ko'd
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Post by ukgiantsfan on Jul 19, 2018 8:31:36 GMT -5
Hard to argue with that list William , although some of my favourite wins ( and vital wins ) have been in NFC Champ Games Notably the 15-13 against 49ers in 1990 season , the 20-17 overtime win against 49ers again in the 2011 season and the incredible frigid ice game at Lambeau against Favre in the 2007 season. 1990 win over 9ers certainly deserves consideration. Again a win over a heavily favored team, and that time in their stadium. Montana getting ko'd also .......the NFC Divisional Playoff Game v the heavily favoured top seeded Cowboys in the 2008 season at Jerry's house ....after he had already given out tickets to the NFC Champ Game ! ( what an arsehole )
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Post by NAVY2323(ret) on Jul 19, 2018 20:34:29 GMT -5
18-1 is the most important win in history, then 86 NFCCG, then 90 SB so over Bills IMO.
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Post by jimmieray on Jul 20, 2018 18:06:33 GMT -5
1990 win over 9ers certainly deserves consideration. Again a win over a heavily favored team, and that time in their stadium. Montana getting ko'd also .......the NFC Divisional Playoff Game v the heavily favoured top seeded Cowboys in the 2008 season at Jerry's house ....after he had already given out tickets to the NFC Champ Game ! ( what an arsehole ) Just like our team's response to the Patriots prematurely writing that 19-0 book, this was a big one for Giant's pride.
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Post by r2z2 on Jul 24, 2018 5:10:03 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas 3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers.
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Post by jerseyrattler on Jul 24, 2018 13:20:36 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers. Great list, #2 1981 WHAT A GAME !!!. OT win over Dallas, We froze our butts off that day ... lol Joe "The Nose" Danelo misses 3 Fg's, then nails the one in OT for our first trip to the playoffs in 18yrs !!! On a side note: I know he left suddenly for Alabama, but I've always believed Ray Perkins never gets enough credit as head coach of the Gmen and the team he had started to build. JMO
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Post by JoeBigBlue on Jul 24, 2018 18:10:35 GMT -5
All responses are on point.
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Post by BigBlueRules on Jul 26, 2018 19:39:03 GMT -5
1990 win over 9ers certainly deserves consideration. Again a win over a heavily favored team, and that time in their stadium. Montana getting ko'd also .......the NFC Divisional Playoff Game v the heavily favoured top seeded Cowboys in the 2008 season at Jerry's house ....after he had already given out tickets to the NFC Champ Game ! ( what an arsehole ) of course the 3 super bowl wins are most important by far; however, the 1990 nfc championship game was my favorite as Erik Howard and LT teamed up on Roger Craig. after the Giants recovered that fumble, i have never been more happy for a football game.
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Post by TEM on Jul 28, 2018 7:44:59 GMT -5
Outside the 4 SB and post season wins
Here are my 3 in order of significance
1st all time December 3rd, 1950 609 yards in total offense (Giants record for 68 years and counting) 51 -7 victory
2nd all time November 17th, 1929 Benny Friedman became the first QB in NFL history to throw 4 TD passes in one game. 34-0 victory The record stood for 12 years.
3rd all time. September 30th, 2007 Osi Umenyiora recorded 6 sacks in one game 16-3 victory. Still a Giants record.
Honorable mention January 6th, 2002 Michael Strahan records his 22nd and a half sack in a single season Still NFL record. Not a win but a significant game
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Post by giantlegacy on Aug 1, 2018 5:22:48 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers. Great list, #2 1981 WHAT A GAME !!!. OT win over Dallas, We froze our butts off that day ... lol Joe "The Nose" Danelo misses 3 Fg's, then nails the one in OT for our first trip to the playoffs in 18yrs !!! On a side note: I know he left suddenly for Alabama, but I've always believed Ray Perkins never gets enough credit as head coach of the Gmen and the team he had started to build. JMO If I recall the playoffs weren't assured with this just yet. The next day was the day all Giants fans had to become Jets fans because the Jets had to beat the Packers to officially clinch (Jets needed that game as well) We all know the rest
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Post by Morehead State on Aug 1, 2018 5:52:29 GMT -5
Great list, #2 1981 WHAT A GAME !!!. OT win over Dallas, We froze our butts off that day ... lol Joe "The Nose" Danelo misses 3 Fg's, then nails the one in OT for our first trip to the playoffs in 18yrs !!! On a side note: I know he left suddenly for Alabama, but I've always believed Ray Perkins never gets enough credit as head coach of the Gmen and the team he had started to build. JMO If I recall the playoffs weren't assured with this just yet. The next day was the day all Giants fans had to become Jets fans because the Jets had to beat the Packers to officially clinch (Jets needed that game as well) We all know the rest All I can go with are the three biggest wins in my life.
1. 1981 week 16 win against Cowboys 2. 1986 NFC championship win vs. Redskins 3. 2007 SB win vs. Pats.
For guys my age, who had never seen my team in the playoffs, that win in 81 was priceless.
I was 23 when I first saw my team make the post season.
(You are right..we had to wait for the Packers to lose...but we knew they would)
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Post by jerseyrattler on Aug 1, 2018 10:24:55 GMT -5
Great list, #2 1981 WHAT A GAME !!!. OT win over Dallas, We froze our butts off that day ... lol Joe "The Nose" Danelo misses 3 Fg's, then nails the one in OT for our first trip to the playoffs in 18yrs !!! On a side note: I know he left suddenly for Alabama, but I've always believed Ray Perkins never gets enough credit as head coach of the Gmen and the team he had started to build. JMO If I recall the playoffs weren't assured with this just yet. The next day was the day all Giants fans had to become Jets fans because the Jets had to beat the Packers to officially clinch (Jets needed that game as well) We all know the rest Yes, true of course, for the threads sake I didn't feel the need to walk everyone thru every the scenario
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Post by nysports98 on Aug 12, 2018 8:20:07 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas 3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers. Tough to debate b/c their are so many great moments. Imagine being a Jets fan. Might not be able to fine 3 let alone debate. i think the 86 Super Bowl has to be in there b/c it would have made the 86 Title game kinda meaningless IMO. I'll go with the 1st two yet take out the 85 Wildcard game being the Bears won the following week. 1 agree 2 agree 3 86 Super bowl a lot of games could go in the top 3 and our hatred for the 49ers peaked in 1990 with that win at Candlestick. No question, the 07 win in Dallas was very satisfying.
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Post by desertash on Sept 7, 2018 13:09:54 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas 3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers. #2 on that list was the first that came to mind, because it provided hope. The Giants could succeed, and it took a handful years more to realized that. Minuscule in comparison to almost 2 decades.
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Post by magilla on Sept 7, 2018 22:22:30 GMT -5
My List 1. Super Bowl 25 against bills. - it was #25, we were underdogs, gulf war had just started, Whitney Houston delivered an epic star spangled banner. It was super close and came down to a last second FG attempt. It was a contrast in playing styles. More people seem to remember this SB than any other. 2. 1986 superb bowl against broncos - a blowout but memorable nonetheless because it was our first win and got the monkey off our back Vs redskins and cowboys .It was also LT playing at the peak is his abilities. 3. Our first SB versus patriots - patriots were undefeated and were already being ordained as best team ever. Bigger picture we had a score to settle with Boston after they came back from 0-3 deficit against Yankees and went on to win World Series .When I ask Boston fans would they trade that Super Bowl for that series win over yanks, they almost always reply "yes". Wow. I would think that Boston fans would never want to trade coming back from 0-3 because that basically ended their curse.
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Post by Dogecoin on Sept 9, 2018 7:42:14 GMT -5
1. 86 nfc title game 2. 1981 regular season finale against Dallas 3. 85 wildcard game against the 49ers. Tough to debate b/c their are so many great moments. Imagine being a Jets fan. Might not be able to fine 3 let alone debate. i think the 86 Super Bowl has to be in there b/c it would have made the 86 Title game kinda meaningless IMO. I'll go with the 1st two yet take out the 85 Wildcard game being the Bears won the following week. 1 agree 2 agree 3 86 Super bowl a lot of games could go in the top 3 and our hatred for the 49ers peaked in 1990 with that win at Candlestick. No question, the 07 win in Dallas was very satisfying. Not a Jets fan, but I would say it would be something like: #1: 1969 Super Bowl ... a real upset breakthru, but most likely most fans today weren't around to enjoy or remember it. Hard to believe Namath was even playing back then #2: 2010 Divisional win over Patriots ... certainly Rex's finest moment, besting Bellichick & Co in Foxboro in the postseason #3: Again Im not a Jets fan and dont follow closely, and perhaps there just aren't that many highlights ... so oddly I'm gone to pick a game they lost. Which was the next one in 2010 in AFC championship game in Pittsburgh. They were down big in the first half, and fought back in the second, made a game of it, and nearly pulled off another upset on the road which would have gotten them in the Super Bowl. Read more: thegiantsboard.proboards.com/thread/292/most-important-wins-giants-history?page=2#ixzz5Qbkm1XaG
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