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Anakim : 11/29/2019 7:04 pm
1) Parcells Return to Giants Stadium as the Cowboys Head Coach

2) The Jay Feely/Seahawks game

3) The Kiwanuka/Vince Young game
3)  
Raultney : 11/29/2019 7:08 pm : link
Poor kid was afraid he was going to break, in what my opinion was at the time, a stupid rule.
What was the criteria to settle on only those 3 games?  
Diver_Down : 11/29/2019 7:10 pm : link
I would have included the Matt Dodge punt to Jackson.
Flipper Anderson Game  
The_Boss : 11/29/2019 7:11 pm : link
Tops ‘em all on this list.
RE: What was the criteria to settle on only those 3 games?  
Anakim : 11/29/2019 7:22 pm : link
In comment 14695548 Diver_Down said:
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I would have included the Matt Dodge punt to Jackson.


Because that would've won in a landslide
RE: Flipper Anderson Game  
Steve in ATL : 11/29/2019 7:22 pm : link
In comment 14695549 The_Boss said:
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Tops ‘em all on this list.


+1 That Flipper game was a dagger in my heart.
With the benefit of hindsight, I'd go with #2.  
an_idol_mind : 11/29/2019 7:22 pm : link
That win would have given the Giants a bye week and home field advantage in the playoffs. Antonio Pierce might have recovered from his injury with the benefit of a bye week, and the NFC was soft as butter.

I don't think the Giants would have necessarily made the Super Bowl that year, but one Jay Feeley field goal would have made an early Eli/Ben matchup much more likely.
RE: Flipper Anderson Game  
Anakim : 11/29/2019 7:23 pm : link
In comment 14695549 The_Boss said:
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Tops ‘em all on this list.


I think you missed the point of the thread. There are upsetting losses and then there were absolutely devastating losses: Flipper Anderson, 49ers Playoff game, both Eagles "Miracle" games
Of those three I'd say the Feely game.  
bceagle05 : 11/29/2019 7:25 pm : link
Seahawks went to the Super Bowl that year and the Giants went toe-to-toe in their building. Eli made some grown man throws to Plax to keep all those potential game-winning drives going - one of the first signs that Eli had "IT." Sucks that they couldn't finish that one off, but we figured out how to win those types of games over the next few years.
The feely Seahawks  
MookGiants : 11/29/2019 7:25 pm : link
game was fucking brutal. That one is an easy call for me
2.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 11/29/2019 7:36 pm : link
I threw a pint glass at the wall after that one. I've matured since.
What's most  
darren in pdx : 11/29/2019 7:40 pm : link
upsetting is that losses haven't meant anything in so long because they haven't been winning. I don't feel excitement when a good play happens or upset when a bad play happens anymore.

Playoffs game against the 49er's is the most upsetting loss for my lifetime. I remember being very pissed after that Seahawks game, but Eli displayed he had 'it' way before that with the comeback win against the Broncos, and teased it with the last second win against the Cowboys in his rookie season.
RE: 2.  
Diver_Down : 11/29/2019 7:48 pm : link
In comment 14695564 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I threw a pint glass at the wall after that one. I've matured since.


Now you make sure it is empty first?
the feely seahawks game hurt  
japanhead : 11/29/2019 7:50 pm : link
i averted my eyes every time he attempted a field goal from that point forward until he was off the team. hurt so much because the game was there for the taking.

but the 2010 eagles game with the deshawn jackson return hurt worse than any of the ones you listed.
Eagles playoff game in 2008  
Giants4Life : 11/29/2019 8:03 pm : link
Plax shooting year. They win that and Arizona comes to a very cold and frozen giants stadium for the championship game. I was so upset watching McNabb on that phone

Also the Ravens Giants Super Bowl.

Those two are my worst
RE: Eagles playoff game in 2008  
KentGraham : 11/29/2019 8:19 pm : link
In comment 14695582 Giants4Life said:
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Plax shooting year. They win that and Arizona comes to a very cold and frozen giants stadium for the championship game. I was so upset watching McNabb on that phone

Also the Ravens Giants Super Bowl.

Those two are my worst


Brandon Jacobs was a shoe string tackle away from busting a long TD run and giving the Giants all the momentum. That play is burned into my memory, if he wasn’t tackled there then I think they win and go to the SB.
2.  
BillKo : 11/29/2019 8:22 pm : link
As I remember, the Titans game occurred during a losing streak, so that extended the streak.

And even after Kiwi's blunder, Eli threw a bad pick on the next possession to set up the GW FG as time expired. Pac Man Jones perhaps?

I did remember leaving the house to go for a walk lol...

The Seattle game was a game we expected to lose, being on the road, and the fact we hung with Seattle was still a good sign.
The purpose of this thread is obviously not  
Leg of Theismann : 11/29/2019 8:23 pm : link
"most upsetting loss of ALL TIME"

It's just comparing these 3 specific games which are clearly not quite on the level of the San Fran WC game, Flipper Anderson, Desean Jackson, etc.

RE: RE: 2.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 11/29/2019 8:25 pm : link
In comment 14695573 Diver_Down said:
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In comment 14695564 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:


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I threw a pint glass at the wall after that one. I've matured since.



Now you make sure it is empty first?


Haha. I think there was a sip or two left. Just felt like we had that game multiple times.
Flipper Anderson Game  
JohnB : 11/29/2019 8:27 pm : link
They went from, with a win, making the playoffs with a first round bye to being out of the playoffs altogether with that one lose.

That hurt.
RE: The purpose of this thread is obviously not  
Diver_Down : 11/29/2019 8:29 pm : link
In comment 14695590 Leg of Theismann said:
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"most upsetting loss of ALL TIME"

It's just comparing these 3 specific games which are clearly not quite on the level of the San Fran WC game, Flipper Anderson, Desean Jackson, etc.


I go with the Jay Feely game though, personally  
Leg of Theismann : 11/29/2019 8:38 pm : link
Winning that game I believe would have put the Giants atop the NFC and given them a chance at the #2 seed and a bye. THREE missed game-winning field goals. Not just missed FGs but GAME-WINNING field goals that would have been "walk-off" if made. 40 yards, 54 yards, 46 yards. Unbelievable.

I'm just basing my choice of this game on the fact that I was sick about the loss for much longer than the other 2 losses.
RE: RE: The purpose of this thread is obviously not  
Leg of Theismann : 11/29/2019 8:39 pm : link
In comment 14695594 Diver_Down said:
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In comment 14695590 Leg of Theismann said:


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"most upsetting loss of ALL TIME"

It's just comparing these 3 specific games which are clearly not quite on the level of the San Fran WC game, Flipper Anderson, Desean Jackson, etc.






I mean... if you read the comments it certainly doesn't look like that's obvious to a lot of people.
RE: 2.  
mattlawson : 11/29/2019 9:05 pm : link
In comment 14695564 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I threw a pint glass at the wall after that one. I've matured since.



I thought it read you’ve “muttered” since.

LOL
RE: Flipper Anderson Game  
Jimmy Googs : 11/29/2019 9:23 pm : link
In comment 14695549 The_Boss said:
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Tops ‘em all on this list.


yep...been there
"Bummer.2002 SF wildcard game was by far the worst  
George : 11/29/2019 9:57 pm : link
and I've been a fan since 1969.

Surrendered a 25 point second half lead and then botched a field goal attempt - with some really shitty officiating tossed in for good measure.

RE: The purpose of this thread is obviously not  
Anakim : 11/29/2019 10:20 pm : link
In comment 14695590 Leg of Theismann said:
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"most upsetting loss of ALL TIME"

It's just comparing these 3 specific games which are clearly not quite on the level of the San Fran WC game, Flipper Anderson, Desean Jackson, etc.


Thank you!
# 2  
Dave in PA : 11/29/2019 11:08 pm : link
That game was so hard fought and would have been an incredible road win. I vividly remember being extremely pissed off at Jay Feeley. Funny, I can’t even imagine mustering 10% of the amount of passion I had in those days on this current sad sack team.
Worst loses in my lifetime as a fan (since about 02)  
Breeze_94 : 11/30/2019 12:58 am : link
1. 49ers playoff game meltdown
2. Jackson punt return game
3. Jay Feely/Seahawk game
4. Quincy Carter MNF game
5. Opening night at Dallas 2015 (Witten catching gw TD)
6. Kiwinuka/Vince Young game
7. Tie- Eagles 63 yard field goal/Panthers 63 yard FG
8. 2009 game vs San Diego (allowed gw TD w/under a min and lost 21-20)
9. 2015 game vs NO, 52-49. Set them up for game winner by extending the game with a facemask penalty on a return
10. 2017 blow lead to chargers, fall to 0-5, and OBJ gets hurt

This list is only considering heartbreaking loses, not flat-out disappointing loses (a la game to close out old stadium, numberous blowouts in primetime etc)


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BestFeature : 11/30/2019 1:13 am : link
I don't even remember 1 and 3, I believe that team was in free fall. The Giants looked like a juggernaut against the Seahawks and last because of a stupid kicker that got liquored up.
That loss to the Seahawks was so bad it got satirized on SNL  
BestFeature : 11/30/2019 1:13 am : link
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But that loss was the same weekend as the Malik shootout  
BestFeature : 11/30/2019 1:14 am : link
win game. So it wasn't all bad. There was another crazy game that weekend. The Knicks won like a triple-overtime game. Possibly the craziest sports weekend since I started watching.
There are a lot  
NYFootballGiants : 11/30/2019 2:00 am : link
. Three no one's mentioned though... Patriots game in 2015 was a game we had, last game in Giants Stadium vs. Carolina (I was there... BRUTAL blowout), and of course our last playoff game in Green Bay where Eli came out firing darts and our receivers let us down. That game made me feel so bad for Eli. He looked like Playoff Eli and his supporting cast turned it into 38-14 rout. Tavarres King was the only one to show up in our receiving core and OBJ punched a wall in the Lambeu locker room and had to pay for it. Tough night.
The Feely game for sure  
Ned In Atlanta : 11/30/2019 4:40 am : link
When was that, 03? I remember watching it with my dad and brother and it being one of my first memories of being pissed off after a game
RE: There are a lot  
Ned In Atlanta : 11/30/2019 4:42 am : link
In comment 14695679 NYFootballGiants said:
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. Three no one's mentioned though... Patriots game in 2015 was a game we had, last game in Giants Stadium vs. Carolina (I was there... BRUTAL blowout), and of course our last playoff game in Green Bay where Eli came out firing darts and our receivers let us down. That game made me feel so bad for Eli. He looked like Playoff Eli and his supporting cast turned it into 38-14 rout. Tavarres King was the only one to show up in our receiving core and OBJ punched a wall in the Lambeu locker room and had to pay for it. Tough night.


That Carolina game was brutal. After the game guy next to us stomps his food down and snaps the chair he was sitting in. Summed up how everyone was feeling
Losing to Baltimore in the Super Bowl  
George from PA : 11/30/2019 6:52 am : link
It is so hard to get there (except for NE)....the difference between winning and losing a Super Bowl is massive.

No regular season game can come close....there were a couple of playoff game, a couple to SF that hurt....but a Super Bowl loss is the worst.

Beating the Viking the game before....was probably the best home win, ever...
Memory loss sux  
5BowlsSoon : 11/30/2019 7:58 am : link
I actually don’t remember the Feely Seahawks game. Obviously he missed a FG and we lost but I don’t remember anything about the game, when it was, details, etc. And I know I Must have watched it....I would never miss a big Giants game. U fortunately, I still remember the Flipper Anderson td...
RE: Flipper Anderson Game  
The_Boss : 11/30/2019 8:39 am : link
In comment 14695593 JohnB said:
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They went from, with a win, making the playoffs with a first round bye to being out of the playoffs altogether with that one lose.

That hurt.


The Flipper Anderson game was a Divisional Playoff game. With a win, they’d have to go to SF for the nfc championship game.
Okay, I watched YouTube highlights  
5BowlsSoon : 11/30/2019 8:54 am : link
I see Feely missed 3 FGs although one was 54 yards. Yes, that was a tough loss too, but at least not a playoff game.
RE: Worst loses in my lifetime as a fan (since about 02)  
Anakim : 11/30/2019 9:32 am : link
In comment 14695672 Breeze_94 said:
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1. 49ers playoff game meltdown
2. Jackson punt return game
3. Jay Feely/Seahawk game
4. Quincy Carter MNF game
5. Opening night at Dallas 2015 (Witten catching gw TD)
6. Kiwinuka/Vince Young game
7. Tie- Eagles 63 yard field goal/Panthers 63 yard FG
8. 2009 game vs San Diego (allowed gw TD w/under a min and lost 21-20)
9. 2015 game vs NO, 52-49. Set them up for game winner by extending the game with a facemask penalty on a return
10. 2017 blow lead to chargers, fall to 0-5, and OBJ gets hurt

This list is only considering heartbreaking loses, not flat-out disappointing loses (a la game to close out old stadium, numberous blowouts in primetime etc)



The Quincy Carter MNF game was the Parcells game
1997 Playoff Loss to Vikings  
Spirit of '86 : 11/30/2019 10:03 am : link
The 23-22 loss in last minute to Randall Cunningham Vikings at home belongs on this list. That was a great Giants defense. The team was on a roll and a t home. No way they should have lost that game. Brutal loss. I still remember the feeling 22 years later.
RE: 1997 Playoff Loss to Vikings  
Jimmy Googs : 11/30/2019 10:09 am : link
In comment 14695751 Spirit of '86 said:
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The 23-22 loss in last minute to Randall Cunningham Vikings at home belongs on this list. That was a great Giants defense. The team was on a roll and a t home. No way they should have lost that game. Brutal loss. I still remember the feeling 22 years later.


It was brutal. I had to actually leave game early for a family thing and listened to meltdown on car radio...
I don't even think those 3 are bad  
PatersonPlank : 11/30/2019 10:30 am : link
The Fumble
The DeSean Jackson punt return game after leading 31-10
The stupid 49er game where we botched the FG after being ahead by over 25 points.
Regular season? I'd add last game of 1988 season..  
sb from NYT Forum : 11/30/2019 10:56 am : link
...against the Jets. Win and they're in the playoffs. Instead they played half-assed, lost and didn't make it.
This  
Aspiring Slacker : 11/30/2019 1:45 pm : link
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I don't even think those 3 are bad
PatersonPlank : 10:30 am : link : reply
The Fumble
The DeSean Jackson punt return game after leading 31-10
The stupid 49er game where we botched the FG after being ahead by over 25 points.


+1
feely hawks  
Sonic Youth : 11/30/2019 2:17 pm : link
shockey looking like a clown. SMFH fuck that game
RE: RE: Flipper Anderson Game  
DCGMan : 11/30/2019 2:53 pm : link
In comment 14695614 Jimmy Googs said:
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In comment 14695549 The_Boss said:


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Tops ‘em all on this list.



yep...been there


Easily my most painful Giants loss growing up.
I'm going to go with the older crowd  
BigBlueBuff : 11/30/2019 3:01 pm : link
and say that nothing will ever top the Flipper Anderson game. I was a freshman in college home for winter break and I can remember being so angry that I went for a very long walk.

After that, the 49er playoff meltdown, the '08 playoff loss to the Eagles, and the Super Bowl loss are way up there.

I hated that Seahawks game in '05 and remember going out ad splitting wood for the fireplace for a bit after that one. The Titans loss was infuriating because it was like a slow motion car crash.

They're all bad, honestly.
Absolutely it was losing to Parcells  
Fort Mill Mike : 11/30/2019 8:41 pm : link
and the Cowboys. After starting the season by finally exorsing the deamons against Kurt Warner and the Rams, the Giants fell in a hole against Dallas until a flurry of plays by Kerry Collins, Toomer, Shockey and Co. clawed back the lead for what should have been a thrilling come from behind win. With like a minute (or less?) to go, Brayant kicks the ball out of bounds, Dallas gets a big chunk play and kicks a GW FG as time runs out.

Sucked all the mojo out of the team going forward. I remember thinking, even thiugh it was only like the second or third game of the season, that the Giants were fucked. And they were.

At least that put the team in postion to hite Tom Coughlin and draft Eli.
RE: Absolutely it was losing to Parcells  
Anakim : 11/30/2019 9:12 pm : link
In comment 14696131 Fort Mill Mike said:
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and the Cowboys. After starting the season by finally exorsing the deamons against Kurt Warner and the Rams, the Giants fell in a hole against Dallas until a flurry of plays by Kerry Collins, Toomer, Shockey and Co. clawed back the lead for what should have been a thrilling come from behind win. With like a minute (or less?) to go, Brayant kicks the ball out of bounds, Dallas gets a big chunk play and kicks a GW FG as time runs out.

Sucked all the mojo out of the team going forward. I remember thinking, even thiugh it was only like the second or third game of the season, that the Giants were fucked. And they were.

At least that put the team in postion to hite Tom Coughlin and draft Eli.



It was like 11 seconds. Bryant kicked the ball out of bounds, so the ball starts at the 40. Carter throws a quick pass to someone, gets in FG range, the PK (I think it was Billy Cundiff) nailed it and Parcells runs onto the field jubilant.


Matt Bryant was an absolute fuckup here. I am shocked that he was able to carve out a great career in Atlanta.
#1 parcells Dallas game by a mile  
djm : 11/30/2019 9:35 pm : link
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With the benefit of hindsight ?  
djm : 11/30/2019 9:36 pm : link
#2.
That Titans game  
cjac : 12/1/2019 8:22 am : link
Bothered me the most

Blowing a 3 TD lead stuck with me foe a few weeks
The Jay Feely game was absolutely brutal for me  
Zeke's Alibi : 12/1/2019 8:25 am : link
I was sitting crammed into the back of a Honda Civic 3 deep driving home from VT hitting major traffic. 7 hour drive became an 11 hour drive. I ended up drinking way more than I wanted to and showed up home completely shit faced. Listening to that on the radio added to an absolutely unbearable experience.
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