2018 New York Giants
The 2018 New York Giants went 5–11, finishing 4th in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 369 points and allowed 412.
- Record
- 5–11
- Home
- 2–6
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 369–412
- NFC East
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 369 points, the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 412, the tenth-most. Their point differential was -43.
How the season unfolded
The Giants started 1–3 and were 1–7 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.
Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 4 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–16 over Washington in Week 14 (December 9, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 34–13 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6 (October 11, 2018).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–8.
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 2–6 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2017, when they went 3–13.
In 2019, they went 4–12.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | L 15–20 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–20 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | at Houston Texans | W 27–22 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 18–33 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | at Carolina Panthers | L 31–33 |
| Week 6 | Oct 11, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–34 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2018 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–23 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | vs Washington | L 13–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2018 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27–23 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38–35 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2018 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 22–25 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | vs Chicago Bears | W 30–27 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | at Washington | W 40–16 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2018 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 0–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 27–28 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 35–36 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.