2010 New York Giants
The 2010 New York Giants went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 394 points and allowed 347.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 394–347
- NFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 394 points, tied for the seventh-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 347, the 16th-most. Their point differential was +47.
How the season unfolded
The Giants started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 4 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 41–7 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9 (November 7, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 45–17 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 16 (December 26, 2010).
They scored a season-high 41 points against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 (October 25, 2010), winning 41–35.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–1.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC East, sweeping Washington, splitting with the Cowboys, and getting swept by the Eagles.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–9.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2009, when they went 8–8.
In 2011, they went 9–7 and returned to the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2010 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–18 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 14–38 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 10–29 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | vs Chicago Bears | W 17–3 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Houston Texans | W 34–10 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | vs Detroit Lions | W 28–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2010 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 41–35 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 41–7 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 20–33 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–27 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–20 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | vs Washington | W 31–7 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2010 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 21–3 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–38 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–45 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | at Washington | W 17–14 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.