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2017 New York Giants

The 2017 New York Giants went 3–13, finishing 4th in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 246 points and allowed 388.

Record
3–13
Home
2–6
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
246–388
NFC East
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 246 points, the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 388, tied for the fifth-most. Their point differential was -142.

How the season unfolded

The Giants opened with four straight losses and were 1–7 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 3–13.

Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 1 to Week 5.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 23–10 over the Denver Broncos in Week 6 (October 15, 2017).

Their heaviest loss was 51–17 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 9 (November 5, 2017).

They scored a season-high 29 points against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 (December 17, 2017), losing 34–29.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the NFC East, splitting with Washington and getting swept by the Cowboys and the Eagles.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 10–6, seven games better than their record.

Before and after

That was eight wins fewer than in 2016, when they went 11–5.

Their three wins are tied for the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.

In 2018, they went 5–11.

2017 schedule and results

2017 New York Giants · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 10, 2017at Dallas CowboysL 3–19
Week 2Sep 18, 2017vs Detroit LionsL 10–24
Week 3Sep 24, 2017at Philadelphia EaglesL 24–27
Week 4Oct 1, 2017at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 23–25
Week 5Oct 8, 2017vs Los Angeles ChargersL 22–27
Week 6Oct 15, 2017at Denver BroncosW 23–10
Week 7Oct 22, 2017vs Seattle SeahawksL 7–24
Week 9Nov 5, 2017vs Los Angeles RamsL 17–51
Week 10Nov 12, 2017at San Francisco 49ersL 21–31
Week 11Nov 19, 2017vs Kansas City ChiefsW 12–9 (OT)
Week 12Nov 23, 2017at WashingtonL 10–20
Week 13Dec 3, 2017at Oakland RaidersL 17–24
Week 14Dec 10, 2017vs Dallas CowboysL 10–30
Week 15Dec 17, 2017vs Philadelphia EaglesL 29–34
Week 16Dec 24, 2017at Arizona CardinalsL 0–23
Week 17Dec 31, 2017vs WashingtonW 18–10

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.