Giants 47 - Chicago Bears 7
NFL Championship Game 12/30/56
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195612300nyg.htm
Aside from an advantage in rushing yards, the stats for this game are surprisingly even given the wide scoring margin. Charlie Conerly engineered a touchdown drive ont eh game's first possession after a good kickoff return to mid field. Ben Agajanian added two more field goals and it was 13-0 after one quarter and 34-7 at the half. Frank Gifford had 161 total yards and a touchdown while Alex Webster provided 103 total yards and two touchdowns.
Giants 49 - San Francisco 3
NFC Divisional Playoff 1/4/87
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701040nyg.htm
San Francisco nearly opened the game 7-0 but Jerry Rice lost the ball running free toward the end zone where New York recovered for a touchback. Phil Simms engineered an 80-yard drive that was finished off with a touchdwon pass to Mark Bavaro. Leading 14-3 near the end of the first half, the combination of a fake field goal and interception return quickly made the score 28-3 and Joe Montana left the game with a concussion. The Giants defense had four takeaways and limited the 49'ers to 29 rushing yards and nine first downs.
Giants 41 - Minnesota 0
NFC Championship Game 1/14/01
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200101140nyg.htm
The Giants lead 14-0 before the Vikings offense ever stepped on the field. As good as Kerry Collins and Ike Hilliard were for New York on offense - Collins set NFC post season records for passing yards and tied the record with 5 touchdown passes - the defense might have been even better. Minnesota's explosive offense was held to 114 total yards and nine first downs. Randy Moss and Chris Carter combined for 5 catches for 42 yards. Jason Sehorn intercepted a pass at the 12:53 mark of the 4th quarter and the Giants ran out the clock with a 19-play drive that featured 17 rushes.
Although it is not reflected in the 10-0 score, New York controlled this game for the full 60 minutes. Sam Huff and the front four held Jim Brown to eight yards on seven rushes and allowed the Browns a mere 86 total yards, while the Giants rushed for over 200 yards as a team.
Sacks were not recorded, but game accounts describe Andy Robustelli and Jim Katcavage wreaking havoc every time Cleveland attempted to pass, and Milt Plum was knocked out of the game. This was only the second time Paul Brown's team was kept off the score board, the other was 10/1/1950 when Steve Owen unveiled the Umbrella Defense for the very first time.
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By the end of the game, it was a bloodbath, a laugher - the icing on the cake of the end of that season. By the last month of the regular season, the 86' Giants had not only turned into the best team in the NFL, but one of the most unstoppable lineups in the history of the league.
Ended that 2-loss season in fine fashion (2-losses by a combined 8 points):
12-14-86 Cardinals: 27-7
12-20-86 Packers: 55-24
Playoffs:
1-4-87 49ers: 49-3
1-11-87 Redskins: 17-0
By the end of the game, it was a bloodbath, a laugher - the icing on the cake of the end of that season. By the last month of the regular season, the 86' Giants had not only turned into the best team in the NFL, but one of the most unstoppable lineups in the history of the league.
The first half of that game had precarious moments and the halftime deficit could've been worse than 10-9 (goal line stand, 2 Rich Karlis missed FGs.) The GIants won that game in the third quarter. Denver ran something like seven plays for two yards while the Giants scored every time they touched the ball. 10-9 quickly became 26-10. you're right about the final score not being indicative of the second half performance. The Giants relaxed late and gave up 10 meaningless points. Elway's long touchdwon pass came against bench players.
Giants were actually outgained in the Washington game.
Are you kidding me? The Giants were almost blown out of the building in the first half. Broncos TE Kay caught the ball for a first down yet was ruled incomplete the play before the safety. Meanwhile, a goal line stand and two missed Karlis chip shots kept the Giants in it. That score could have easily been 20-7 Broncos going into the half.
Certainly the 2nd half was a massacre yet that game was lopsided in the Broncos favor in the first half.
If I recall correctly, the game was 14-0 before Minnesota even took an offensive snap.
There was a sense that the 49ers might have had a chance to come back in the 49-3 game until Burt knocked Montana into next week and LT returned the INT for a TD to make it 28-3 just before halftime (I think).
Certainly the 2nd half was a massacre yet that game was lopsided in the Broncos favor in the first half.
I was at that game. First half was a fistfight, but you just knew it was only a matter of time before the Giant D put the screws to them. Denver was not going to be able to run effectively, so Elway was left to virtually win it himself. Neither team really had an edge until the safety with about 3 minutes left in the half. After that, the floodgates opened. It was an absolute ass kicking. If the Giants weren't nice at the end, it would probably been more like 49-10.
Most dominating? It hurts to say it because of the subsequent shit show, but 41-0 over Vikes..
I haven't ever looked at the game log, but if memory serves, the most impressive part of that game(aside from the obvious early blow-out) was we ended the game by keeping the ball for 12 minutes with Montgomery carrying the ball..Am I correct or misremembering? If correct, I have never personally seen or been aware of a team holding the ball for 12 consecutive minutes before
Minnesota got the ball first in the second half and I think the Giants caused a sack / fumble or got an INT against Culpepper early in their drive when they were still in Giants territory. The look and actions of the Minnesota OL as they walked off the field was total dejection.
This was also the game when Randy Moss "checked out" of the game late in the first half.
Sean Payton was the offensive coordinator and called a masterful game. Had Kerry Collins not thrown 2 INTs the game would have even been a bigger blowout.
A: 49-10.
NYG 41 MIN 0 was a comparable ass-kicking. It just left less of an impression because of what happened two weeks later. And besides, the opponent was the Culpepper Vikings, as opposed to the Montana 49ers.
Anytime you humble a legend it's special.
Shutting out the Vikings 41-0, the Redskins 17-0 and holding a Montana led (for one half)49er team to 3 points are also impressive, but holding the 2007 Patriots (in an era where the rules favor the offense) is "up there" as well.
Based on this description from the link, we may have our "most dominant performance" here.
It was a game of total domination on both sides of the ball. Collins threw for 381 yards and 5 touchdowns. The sturdy Giant defense held the spectacular Vikings to 114 yards of total offense. The difference of 404 yards between Minnesota’s total and the Giants’ 518 was the largest disparity in the history of the N.F.L. playoffs..
NY Times 5th Down Assessment Of 41-0 Game - ( New Window )
This game was over before Minnesota even realized where they were. It was incredible. To shut that offense out the way we did and just stun them like that was something no one on the planet ever saw coming.
Maybe a more dominant performance happened before my time but for me, this was as good as it gets.
41 to fucking 0. These guys had no idea what hit them.