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 The team has one of the largest and most passionate fan bases, stretching beyond New York into New Jersey and Connecticut.[([[https://www.quora.com/What-NFL-team-do-New-York-New-Jersey-residents-support-more-the-NY-Jets-or-the-NY-Giants|quora]])] The team has one of the largest and most passionate fan bases, stretching beyond New York into New Jersey and Connecticut.[([[https://www.quora.com/What-NFL-team-do-New-York-New-Jersey-residents-support-more-the-NY-Jets-or-the-NY-Giants|quora]])]
 +
 +===== Most Playoff Wins in NFC East  =====
 +
 +The Giants have won more playoff games than any NFC East team.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/eagles/comments/14fow7y/most_playoff_wins_in_the_nfc_east_since_2000/|reddit]])]
 +
 +===== 10+ Championships =====
 +
 +The Giants have won eight NFL Championships (pre-Super Bowl) and four Super Bowls.[([[https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/american-football/how-many-super-bowls-have-the-new-york-giants-won-list-of-championships-appearances-last-super-bowl-win/1gjnawj1anbmf1o35i60lmekuh|dazn]])]
 +
 +===== Most Sacks in a Super Bowl  =====
 +
 +The Giants’ defense recorded nine sacks in Super Bowl XXI, a record at the time.[([[https://www.giants.com/news/greatest-all-time-giants-super-bowl-performances-phil-simms-xxi-xlii-lvii|giants]])]
 +
 +===== Tiki Barber – Rushing Leader =====
 +
 +Tiki Barber holds the franchise record for most rushing yards (10,449).[([[https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=278|footballfoundation]])]
 +
 +===== Most Consecutive Road Wins (2007-08) =====
 +
 +The Giants won 11 straight road games, including Super Bowl XLII.[([[https://www.nfl.com/news/xlii-facts-about-super-bowl-xlii-09000d5d8062bc41|nfl]])]
 +
 +===== Only Super Bowl-Winning Coach Fired Soon After =====
 +
 +Ray Perkins built the 1980s Giants but left before their Super Bowl win.[([[https://www.giants.com/news/former-giants-coach-ray-perkins-passes-away-at-79|giants]])]
 +
 +===== Bill Belichick's Start =====
 +
 +Bill Belichick was the Giants’ defensive coordinator before becoming the Patriots’ head coach.[([[https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2024/01/11/bill-belichick-new-england-patriots-new-york-giants-super-bowl-new-york-jets/72187438007/|northjersey]])]
 +
 +===== Strahan to TV Star =====
 +
 +Michael Strahan became a TV personality, co-hosting Good Morning America.[([[https://people.com/tv/michael-strahan-sara-haines-cohosting-good-morning-america/|people]])]
 +
 +===== Super Bowl Parade Tradition =====
 +
 +Every Giants Super Bowl win is celebrated with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.[([[https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/sport/new-york-super-bowl-parade/index.html|cnn]])]
 +
 +===== Giants Once Drafted John Elway =====
 +
 +The Baltimore Colts traded for Elway in 1983, but the Giants were one of his possible landing spots.[([[https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/the-shock-waves-may-never-subside-an-oral-history-of-the-broncos-franchise-alter|denverbroncos]])]
 +
 +===== Wellington Mara Named the Super Bowl MVP Trophy =====
 +
 +The Super Bowl MVP Trophy is named after Pete Rozelle, who got his start working under Wellington Mara.[([[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-28-sp-113-story.html|latimes]])]
 +
 +===== Only NFL Team to Beat an Undefeated Team in the Super Bowl =====
 +
 +The Giants are the only team to defeat an 18-0 team (Patriots in 2007).[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/NYGiants/comments/10t4t4w/how_did_the_giants_defeat_the_180_patriots/|reddit]])]
 +
 +===== First Team to Score a Touchdown in London =====
 +
 +The Giants played in the first NFL game in London in 2007 and scored the first touchdown there.[([[https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20756272/why-nfl-first-london-game-10-years-ago-was-messy-success|espn]])]
 +
 +===== Eli Manning is the Only QB to Beat Tom Brady Twice in the Super Bowl =====
 +
 +Eli remains the only quarterback to defeat Tom Brady twice in Super Bowls.[([[https://www.quora.com/What-team-beat-Tom-Brady-twice-in-the-Super-Bowl|quora]])]
 +
 +===== First Team to Wear Helmet Logos (1945) =====
 +
 +The Giants were one of the first NFL teams to put logos on their helmets, introducing a simple "NY" design in 1945.[([[https://www.signs.com/branded-in-memory-nfl/?srsltid=AfmBOopwmgAtt2eKcQm-uB8vtZ7aWGdaJzFdHRzp_jhSwxKxHO5npfsE|signs]])]
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