2002 New York Giants
The 2002 New York Giants went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the NFC East, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 320 points and allowed 279.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 320–279
- NFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 320 points, the 11th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 279, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +41.
How the season unfolded
The Giants started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 37–7 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15 (December 15, 2002).
Their heaviest loss was 21–7 to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4 (September 29, 2002).
They scored a season-high 44 points against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 (December 22, 2002), winning 44–27.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC East, sweeping the Cowboys and Washington and splitting with the Eagles.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 39–38 on the road.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2001, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2000.
In 2003, they went 4–12 and missed the playoffs.
2002 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 5, 2002 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 13–16 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2002 | at St. Louis Rams | W 26–21 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2002 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 9–6 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2002 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–21 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2002 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 21–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2002 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 10–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2002 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2002 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2002 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 27–20 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2002 | vs Washington | W 19–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2002 | at Houston Texans | L 14–16 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2002 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 29–32 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2002 | at Washington | W 27–21 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2002 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 37–7 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2002 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 44–27 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2002 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 10–7 (OT) |
| Wild Card | Jan 5, 2003 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 38–39 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2002 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.