One condition, you can't choose the two games in 2011, or the playoff game in 2007. Just too easy.
Mine would have to be December 2005. Red jerseys, cold, snow piled up on the sidelines, game essentially locked up the division, and the hype around BBI was insane. Someone even wrote a poem that began with "Twas the night before Dallas.." that was pretty good.
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I watched the game with my father at his assisted living facility. That was the last thing we ever did together. He died the next day.
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winning that game was awesome.
Period. End.
On the next Giants posession (first play of 4th quarter) Eli had another huge 3rd down throw on a curl route to the right that was caught by Steve Smith. Then Jacobs spiked the ball at the clock after the TD. I think the Hixon and McQuarters returns were such a huge part of this game because of field position. Nobody scored after this and of course, Dallas was shut out. When Romo threw that ball I knew something would happen and when it was caught by RW I went wild.
I did find a loophole, though.. the one I picked was played in 2012, so...
I forget exactly when it was. We were ahead in the fourth quarter, but by the end of the game our defense had collapsed and Dallas was moving down the field at will. They marched methodically down to our goal and all they needed to do was call another play to score the winning points, but they had run out of time outs and the game ended before they could get the play off.
I loved this game not because we won, but because Dallas lost so horribly. There is no question in my mind that if there had been a fifth quarter, Dallas could have scored about 35 unanswered points.
Yeah. This one or 1981. I see that you mentioned that one too later in the thread.
To fully understand the 81' win that launched the Giants into the playoffs, you have to understand 3 things:
1. Before 81', the Giants were a laughingstock of a franchise. Nearly 20 years of futility, dating back to the Allie Sherman days. The best thing about Sundays at Giants Stadium were the tailgate parties, not the football. The offense was awful - no skill players - even Larry Csonka was ineffective.
2. In the 70's, the Giants were the Cowboys bitch. Giants stadium would be PACKED with Cowboy fans. Fair weather-arrogant know-nothings. The rivalry against the Eagles didn't really exist as it does today - DALLAS was the one game Giant fans would sell the rest of the season for.
3. This win was huge because it opened the door for the playoffs - PLAYOFFS for the first time since JFK.
The game itself was a nail-biter, with wild swings of momentum, and victory from the jaws of defeat with Danelo redeeming himself with that OT Field Goal that immediately triggered a level of euphoria unmatched for Giant fans until Plax caught that Fade.
But then of course there is always:
To fully understand the 81' win that launched the Giants into the playoffs, you have to understand 3 things:
1. Before 81', the Giants were a laughingstock of a franchise. Nearly 20 years of futility, dating back to the Allie Sherman days. The best thing about Sundays at Giants Stadium were the tailgate parties, not the football. The offense was awful - no skill players - even Larry Csonka was ineffective.
2. In the 70's, the Giants were the Cowboys bitch. Giants stadium would be PACKED with Cowboy fans. Fair weather-arrogant know-nothings. The rivalry against the Eagles didn't really exist as it does today - DALLAS was the one game Giant fans would sell the rest of the season for.
3. This win was huge because it opened the door for the playoffs - PLAYOFFS for the first time since JFK.
The game itself was a nail-biter, with wild swings of momentum, and victory from the jaws of defeat with Danelo redeeming himself with that OT Field Goal that immediately triggered a level of euphoria unmatched for Giant fans until Plax caught that Fade.
Yep - this one was the best. Future of team changed for years with this victory.
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...only time a Giant game actually brought me to tears.
Agreed. That was the game that changed everything.
To fully understand the 81' win that launched the Giants into the playoffs, you have to understand 3 things:
1. Before 81', the Giants were a laughingstock of a franchise. Nearly 20 years of futility, dating back to the Allie Sherman days. The best thing about Sundays at Giants Stadium were the tailgate parties, not the football. The offense was awful - no skill players - even Larry Csonka was ineffective.
2. In the 70's, the Giants were the Cowboys bitch. Giants stadium would be PACKED with Cowboy fans. Fair weather-arrogant know-nothings. The rivalry against the Eagles didn't really exist as it does today - DALLAS was the one game Giant fans would sell the rest of the season for.
3. This win was huge because it opened the door for the playoffs - PLAYOFFS for the first time since JFK.
The game itself was a nail-biter, with wild swings of momentum, and victory from the jaws of defeat with Danelo redeeming himself with that OT Field Goal that immediately triggered a level of euphoria unmatched for Giant fans until Plax caught that Fade.
Yep - this one was the best. Future of team changed for years with this victory.
Like I give a fuck about your shitty rules.
If you're going to be an attention whore, at least tell us your birthday is like a week or two before it actually is so we can make a thread for you.
Moron.
Matt did a great review of it. If you haven't read it or seen the clips, do so before the game this Sunday, it is worth it.
And 2009 was just sweet. I'd loved the way Eli stuck it to Jerrah.
Then in 1970 in New York, Ron Johnson...
The Giants did not make the playoffs either year...but defeating the Cowboys of Meredith, Perkins, Reeves, Hill, Hayes, Neely, Lilly, Pugh, Howley, Jordan, Green, Renfro...Landry...provided hope. I was too young to fully comprehend the chasm that existed between the two organizations...talent and management were so superior.
Boy did we have linebackers that kicked ass in the 80's
The real answer is totally 2007 though.
The 2011 JPP/Eli game may be my favorite Giants regular season game ever. And the 2007 playoff game is right there with the 2011 San Fran game as the two best non-SB games during those 2 runs.
But outside of that, probably beating Dallas at the opening of their stadium. That was a great game and Eli signing his name was a priceless incident.
2005 for the division in the red was good too as well as 2009, the first win in the new stadium.
There was also the game in 80 Ray reffered to above
And of course the 07 game is difficult to top.
I guess the 81 game and the 07 game are 1a and 1b - 1a going to 81 because it had been preceded by 18 years of pretty lousy football.
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This one by far..(with honorable mention: playoff game in 07') The atmosphere of this game was amazing "David vs Goliath" type. Every play was intense I remember in that stadium.