1978 New York Giants

1978 New York Giants season
Head Coach	John McVay
Home Field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Place	5th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1977	1979

The 1978 New York Giants season was the 54th season for the club in the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

The Miracle at the Meadowlands is the term used by sportscasters and Philadelphia Eagles fans for a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978 NFL game against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium. It was seen as miraculous because it occurred at a point in the game when the Giants were easily capable of running out the game's final seconds. The Giants had the ball, and the Eagles had no timeouts left. Everyone watching expected quarterback Joe Pisarcik to take one more snap and kneel with the ball, thus running out the clock and preserving a 17–12 Giant upset. Instead, he attempted to hand it off to fullback Larry Csonka and botched it, allowing Edwards to pick up the ball and run 26 yards for the winning score.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Att.
1	September 2	at Tampa Bay	W 19–13	1-0	67,456
2	September 10	Dallas	L 34–24	1-1	73,265
3	September 17	Kansas City	W 26–10	2-1	70,546
4	September 24	San Francisco	W 27–10	3-1	71,536
5	October 1	at Atlanta	L 23–20	3-2	47,765
6	October 8	at Dallas	L 24–3	3-3	63,420
7	October 15	Tampa Bay	W 17–14	4-3	68,025
8	October 22	Washington	W 17–6	5-3	76,192
9	October 29	at New Orleans	L 28–17	5-4	59,807
10	November 5	at St. Louis	L 20–10	5-5	48,820
11	November 12	at Washington	L 16–13	5-6	53,271
12	November 19	Philadelphia	L 19–17	5-7	70,318
13	November 26	at Buffalo	L 41–17	5-8	28,496
14	December 3	Los Angeles	L 20–17	5-9	62,629
15	December 10	St. Louis	W 17–0	6-9	52,226
16	December 17	at Philadelphia	L 20–3	6-10	56,396

Game Summaries

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 4: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants;– Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 3 0 7 10 Giants 14 3 10 0 27 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: September 24 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) TV: CBS Pro Football Reference Game information First quarter NYG – Al Dixon 29 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik, (Joe Danelo kick), Giants 7-0. NYG – Larry Csonka 1 yard rush, (Joe Danelo kick), Giants 14-0. Second quarter NYG – Joe Danelo 52 yard field goal, Giants 17-0. SF – Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal, Giants 17-3. Third quarter NYG – Willie Spencer 1 yard rush, (Joe Danelo kick), Giants 24-3. NYG – Joe Danelo 28 yard field goal, Giants 27-3. Fourth quarter SF – Steve DeBerg 2 yard rush, (Ray Wersching kick), Giants 27-10. Top passers SF – Steve DeBerg – 11/33, 112 yards, 4 INTs NYG – Joe Pisarcik – 12/26, 154 yards, TD, 2 INTs Top rushers SF – O.J. Simpson - 20 rushes, 88 yards NYG – Bobby Hammond – 11 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers SF – Freddie Solomon - 2 receptions, 27 yards NYG – Al Dixon - 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD

Standings

NFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	384	208
Philadelphia Eagles	9	7	0	.563	270	250
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	273	283
St. Louis Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	248	296
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	264	298

References

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com