| 2007 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Tom Coughlin |
| Home Field | Giants Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10-6 |
| Place | 2nd NFC East |
| Playoff Finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Buccaneers) 24-14 Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 21-17 Won Conference Championship (Packers) 23-20 Won Super Bowl (Patriots) 17-14 |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 2006 | 2008 |
The 2007 New York Giants season was the 83rd season for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The Giants finished the regular season 10-6, improving upon their 8-8 record in 2006 in which they finished third in their division. They qualified for the playoffs as a wild-card team at the number 5 seed, and beat the #4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the top-seeded Dallas Cowboys, and the #2 Green Bay Packers to become the National Football Conference representative in Super Bowl XLII, in which they beat the AFC Champion New England Patriots 17-14. The 2007 New York Giants became the 9th wild card team in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl and the 5th wild card team to win the Super Bowl. It was the 7th league championship season for the New York Giants.
Offseason
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Free agents heading into the 2007 seasonEdit
Players whose contracts expire become free agents, and are classified (or "tagged") according to the players' collective bargaining agreement as restricted free agents (RFA), unrestricted free agents (UFA), or exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA). Players listed in green were retained by the team, while those in red were signed by another franchise. Restricted free agents are indicated by the round in which the player was originally drafted, as this determines qualifying offers and compensation.
| Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | 2007 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive guard | Lewis Kelly | UFA | — | (none) |
| Center | Ryan Kuehl | UFA | February 27 | New York Giants |
| Center | Shaun O'Hara | UFA | March 1 | New York Giants |
| Center | Grey Ruegamer | UFA | New York Giants | |
| Tight end | Visanthe Shiancoe | UFA | March 4 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Outside linebacker | Brandon Short | UFA | — | (none) |
| Outside linebacker | Reggie Torbor | RFA (4) | May 3 | New York Giants |
| Cornerback | Frank Walker | UFA | March 13 | Green Bay Packers |
| Running back | Derrick Ward | RFA (7) | March 1 | New York Giants |
| Safety | Gibril Wilson | RFA (2) | May 3 | New York Giants |
Schedule and standingsEdit
Matchups were set at the end of the 2006 regular season. Prior to Super Bowl XLI, it was announced that the Giants' road game against the Miami Dolphins would be played at Wembley Stadium in London on October 28, which was week 8 of the NFL season. The game marked the first time a regular season game was played outside North America. Both the Giants and Dolphins had their bye weeks following this game.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 9 | @ Dallas | L 45-35 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | vs Green Bay | L 35-13 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 23 | @ Washington | W 24-17 | FedExField | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | vs Philadelphia | W 16-3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 7 | vs NY Jets | W 35-24 | Giants Stadium[b] | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | @ Atlanta | W 31-10 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | vs San Francisco | W 33-15 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 28 | @ Miami | W 13-10 | Wembley Stadium London, England | Recap |
| 9 | Bye week | ||||
| 10 | November 11 | vs Dallas | L 31-20 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | @ Detroit | W 16-10 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | vs Minnesota | L 41-17 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | @ Chicago | W 21-16 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | @ Philadelphia | W 16-13 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | vs Washington | L 22-10 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | @ Buffalo | W 38-21 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | vs New England | L 38-35 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| Postseason | |||||
| 1[g] | January 6 | @ Tampa Bay | W 24-14 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 2[h] | January 13 | @ Dallas | W 21-17 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 3[i] | January 20 | @ Green Bay | W 23-20 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 4[j] | February 3 | @ New England | W 17-14 | U of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
Notes:
- b Designated as a Giants home game
- d Designated as a Dolphins home game.
- e Game time changed from originally published 4:15 kickoff to accommodate television network requests. This was not part of the league's flexible scheduling initiative.
- f NFL Network; simulcast on CBS and NBC nationally, WWOR in New York City.
- g Wild Card Playoffs
- h Divisional Playoffs
- i Conference Championship
- j Super Bowl XLII. Designated as a neutral site, however the Patriots were the assigned "home team" which give them the option of uniform color, while the Giants were able to call the coin toss.
Division standingsEdit
| NFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 NFC East standings | W | L | T | PCT (%) | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | Streak |
| (1) Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 455 | 325 | L1 |
| (5) New York Giants | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 373 | 351 | L1 |
| (6) Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 334 | 310 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 336 | 300 | W3 |
RosterEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Schwartz, Paul. "Gibril Can't Play It Safe", New York Post, 2007-05-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
External linksEdit
- 2007 New York Giants season article at Wikipedia
