2005 New York Giants
The 2005 New York Giants went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 422 points and allowed 314.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 422–314
- NFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 422 points, the third-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 314, the 14th-fewest. Their point differential was +108.
How the season unfolded
The Giants started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 7 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 36–0 over Washington in Week 8 (October 30, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 23–0 to the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card round (January 8, 2006).
They scored a season-high 44 points against the St. Louis Rams in Week 4 (October 2, 2005), winning 44–24.
They shut out Washington (Week 8).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–3.
They played three games that went to overtime and went 1–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC East, sweeping the Eagles and splitting with the Cowboys and Washington.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Carolina Panthers 23–0 at home.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2004, when they went 6–10.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2002.
In 2006, they went 8–8 and returned to the playoffs.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 42–19 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2005 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–10 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | at San Diego Chargers | L 23–45 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 44–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–16 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | vs Denver Broncos | W 24–23 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2005 | vs Washington | W 36–0 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–6 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 21–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 21–24 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 17–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 26–23 (OT) |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2005 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | at Washington | L 20–35 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2005 | at Oakland Raiders | W 30–21 |
| Wild Card | Jan 8, 2006 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 0–23 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2005 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.