2000 New York Giants
The 2000 New York Giants went 12–4, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 328 points and allowed 246.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 328–246
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 328 points, the 15th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 246, the fifth-fewest. Their point differential was +82.
How the season unfolded
The Giants started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 13 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 41–0 over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game (January 14, 2001).
Their heaviest loss was 34–7 to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV (January 28, 2001).
They shut out the Minnesota Vikings (NFC Championship Game).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–0.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20–10 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the Minnesota Vikings 41–0 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens, 34–7.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 1999, when they went 7–9.
Their 12 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2001, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2000 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 3, 2000 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 21–16 |
| Week 2 | Sep 10, 2000 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–18 |
| Week 3 | Sep 17, 2000 | at Chicago Bears | W 14–7 |
| Week 4 | Sep 24, 2000 | vs Washington | L 6–16 |
| Week 5 | Oct 1, 2000 | at Tennessee Titans | L 14–28 |
| Week 6 | Oct 8, 2000 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 13–6 |
| Week 7 | Oct 15, 2000 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 19–14 |
| Week 9 | Oct 29, 2000 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–7 |
| Week 10 | Nov 5, 2000 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–3 |
| Week 11 | Nov 12, 2000 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 24–38 |
| Week 12 | Nov 19, 2000 | vs Detroit Lions | L 21–31 |
| Week 13 | Nov 26, 2000 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 31–7 |
| Week 14 | Dec 3, 2000 | at Washington | W 9–7 |
| Week 15 | Dec 10, 2000 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 17, 2000 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 17–13 |
| Week 17 | Dec 23, 2000 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 28–25 |
| Divisional | Jan 7, 2001 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–10 |
| Conference championship | Jan 14, 2001 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 41–0 |
| Super Bowl | Jan 28, 2001 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 7–34 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2000 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.