The 5 Most Devastating Playoff Losses in New York Giants History

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Published: May 19, 2009

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... Three of those campaigns ended in Super Bowl victories, one ended at the Super Bowl and the rest are indelibly etched in the far horizons of my brain as events that I would like to receive a refund for.

Not included in the below list of suicidal moments are pre-1985 games plus every playoff loss in the Tom Coughlin era. Also missing is the forgettable 44-3 bodyslamming by San Francisco in January of 1994—Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor’s final game as Giants (I’m pretending it didn’t happen).

The rest are all the usual suspects, mostly games the Giants should have—or could have—won but for some reason or another, did not. Enjoy.

 

5. January 7, 1990 – Giants Stadium - Rams 19, Giants 13 (OT)

1989 was the year Phil Simms and the Giants were headed for another showdown with the other NFC power of the decade—Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. The Giants’ defense wa...

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