New York Giants Milestones

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How to play the New York Giants history timeline

Every card here is a Giants milestone, with a short description under the headline, and you arrange the deck by year. One card begins on the line with its year in plain view. Choose a gap for each new card. A good choice reveals the year; a poor one moves the card to its true position and costs you one of three lives.

This is one of the oldest franchises in the league, and the deck stretches from its earliest championships to the present day. Title games, both won and lost, show up in almost every era, and so do stadium moves. The cards that cause the most trouble are quarterback stories: trades, benchings and retirements from different eras can feel very similar. The descriptions usually help.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

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Here are 28 of the 30 cards you might be dealt, with 2 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

Franchise founded Bookmaker Tim Mara reportedly paid about $500 for an NFL franchise in New York, saying anything in the city was worth that much.
Won their first NFL title An 11-1-1 record and a defense that allowed 20 points all season gave New York the championship, then decided by standings.
Lost the first NFL Championship Game In the league's first scheduled title game, the Giants fell to the Bears 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
Won the Sneakers Game Trailing on an icy Polo Grounds field, the Giants switched to basketball shoes at halftime and ran away from the Bears 30-13.
Won the NFL Championship over Green Bay Before a record Polo Grounds crowd, New York held off the Packers 23-17 for its third title.
Signed Emlen Tunnell The future Hall of Fame safety walked into the team's offices asking for a tryout and became the first Black player in franchise history.
Moved to Yankee Stadium and won the title In their first season in the Bronx, the Giants demolished the Bears 47-7 behind Frank Gifford and rookie Sam Huff.
Lost the Greatest Game Ever Played Alan Ameche's overtime plunge for Baltimore ended a title game that made the NFL a television phenomenon.
Traded for Y.A. Tittle The balding veteran quarterback arrived from San Francisco and promptly led three straight championship game runs.
Lost the NFL title game to the Bears An injured Y.A. Tittle threw five interceptions in frigid Wrigley Field, the franchise's third straight championship defeat.
Traded for Fran Tarkenton New York sent a haul of draft picks to Minnesota for the scrambling quarterback.
Opened Giants Stadium After years of wandering, the team moved into its own building in the New Jersey Meadowlands.
Committed 'The Fumble' Needing only a kneel-down to beat the Eagles, Joe Pisarcik's botched handoff became the franchise's darkest lowlight.
Hired George Young and drafted Phil Simms The new general manager's first draft pick, a quarterback from Morehead State, was greeted with boos.
Promoted Bill Parcells to head coach The defensive coordinator took over the top job after Ray Perkins left for Alabama.
Lawrence Taylor won league MVP L.T. piled up 20.5 sacks in a 14-2 season, becoming the last defensive player named MVP in the century.
Won Super Bowl XXI Phil Simms completed 22 of 25 passes, one of the most accurate games ever, in a 39-20 win over Denver.
Won Super Bowl XXV Scott Norwood's kick sailed wide right, preserving a 20-19 win over Buffalo built on a record ball-control game plan.
Lost Super Bowl XXXV After blanking the Vikings 41-0 for the NFC title, the Giants were smothered 34-7 by the Ravens' historic defense.
Traded for Eli Manning on draft day After the top pick refused to play for San Diego, New York sent Philip Rivers and picks to get him.
Won Super Bowl XLII David Tyree's helmet catch kept the winning drive alive as the Giants ended New England's bid for a 19-0 season.
Opened a new Meadowlands stadium The Giants moved next door into a building shared with the Jets, soon renamed for an insurance company.
Won Super Bowl XLVI Mario Manningham's tightrope sideline catch set up another title-game defeat of Tom Brady's Patriots, 21-17.
Odell Beckham made 'The Catch' The rookie's one-handed, falling-backward touchdown grab against Dallas on Sunday night went instantly viral.
Benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith The decision ended Manning's streak of 210 consecutive regular-season starts and cost the head coach his job.
Drafted Saquon Barkley New York took the Penn State running back second overall, and he won Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Eli Manning retired The two-time Super Bowl MVP called it a career after 16 seasons, every one of them as a Giant.
Hired Brian Daboll The Buffalo offensive coordinator took over, won Coach of the Year, and ended a long playoff drought in his first season.