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2014 New York Giants

The 2014 New York Giants went 6–10, finishing 3rd in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 380 points and allowed 400.

Record
6–10
Home
3–5
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
380–400
NFC East
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 380 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 400, tied for the tenth-most. Their point differential was -20.

How the season unfolded

The Giants started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 3 to Week 5.

Their longest losing streak was seven games, from Week 6 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 45–14 over Washington in Week 4 (September 25, 2014).

Their heaviest loss was 27–0 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6 (October 12, 2014).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 0–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 2–4 against the NFC East, sweeping Washington and getting swept by the Eagles and the Cowboys.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–8–1, 1.5 games better than their record.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2013, when they went 7–9.

In 2015, they went 6–10.

2014 schedule and results

2014 New York Giants · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2014at Detroit LionsL 14–35
Week 2Sep 14, 2014vs Arizona CardinalsL 14–25
Week 3Sep 21, 2014vs Houston TexansW 30–17
Week 4Sep 25, 2014at WashingtonW 45–14
Week 5Oct 5, 2014vs Atlanta FalconsW 30–20
Week 6Oct 12, 2014at Philadelphia EaglesL 0–27
Week 7Oct 19, 2014at Dallas CowboysL 21–31
Week 9Nov 3, 2014vs Indianapolis ColtsL 24–40
Week 10Nov 9, 2014at Seattle SeahawksL 17–38
Week 11Nov 16, 2014vs San Francisco 49ersL 10–16
Week 12Nov 23, 2014vs Dallas CowboysL 28–31
Week 13Nov 30, 2014at Jacksonville JaguarsL 24–25
Week 14Dec 7, 2014at Tennessee TitansW 36–7
Week 15Dec 14, 2014vs WashingtonW 24–13
Week 16Dec 21, 2014at St. Louis RamsW 37–27
Week 17Dec 28, 2014vs Philadelphia EaglesL 26–34

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.