2021 New York Giants season

97th season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the New York Giants' 97th season in the National Football League and their second and final under head coach Joe Judge.

2021 New York Giants season
OwnerJohn Mara
Steve Tisch
Head coachJoe Judge
General managerDave Gettleman
Offensive coordinatorFreddie Kitchens
Defensive coordinatorPatrick Graham
Home fieldMetLife Stadium
Results
Record4–13
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
2021 New York Giants Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 20 Kadarius Toney WR Florida
2 50 Azeez Ojulari LB Georgia
3 71 Aaron Robinson CB UCF
4 116 Elerson Smith LB Northern Iowa
6 196 Gary Brightwell RB Arizona
201 Rodarius Williams CB Oklahoma State

Regular season

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Schedule

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The schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 Denver Broncos L 13–27 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2 September 16 at Washington Football Team L 29–30 0–2 FedExField Recap
3 September 26 Atlanta Falcons L 14–17 0–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 October 3 at New Orleans Saints W 27–21 (OT) 1–3 Caesars Superdome Recap
5 October 10 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–44 1–4 AT&T Stadium Recap
6 October 17 Los Angeles Rams L 11–38 1–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
7 October 24 Carolina Panthers W 25–3 2–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–20 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
9 November 7 Las Vegas Raiders W 23–16 3–6 MetLife Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–30 3–7 Raymond James Stadium Recap
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 4–7 MetLife Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at Miami Dolphins L 9–20 4–8 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
14 December 12 at Los Angeles Chargers L 21–37 4–9 SoFi Stadium Recap
15 December 19 Dallas Cowboys L 6–21 4–10 MetLife Stadium Recap
16 December 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–34 4–11 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
17 January 2 at Chicago Bears L 3–29 4–12 Soldier Field Recap
18 January 9 Washington Football Team L 7–22 4–13 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Division

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Dallas Cowboys 12 5 0 .706 6–0 10–2 530 358 W1
(7) Philadelphia Eagles 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 444 385 L1
Washington Football Team 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 335 434 W1
New York Giants 4 13 0 .235 1–5 3–9 258 416 L6

Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Green Bay Packers North 13 4 0 .765 4–2 9–3 .479 .480 L1
2[a] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 13 4 0 .765 4–2 8–4 .467 .443 W3
3[b] Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 .706 6–0 10–2 .488 .431 W1
4[b] Los Angeles Rams West 12 5 0 .706 3–3 8–4 .483 .409 L1
Wild cards
5 Arizona Cardinals West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .490 .492 L1
6 San Francisco 49ers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .500 .438 W2
7[c] Philadelphia Eagles East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .469 .350 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .512 .516 W2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .507 .434 W1
10[d] Washington Football Team East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .529 .420 W1
11[d][e] Seattle Seahawks West 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .519 .424 W2
12[d][e] Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .472 .315 L2
13 Chicago Bears North 6 11 0 .353 2–4 4–8 .524 .373 L1
14 Carolina Panthers South 5 12 0 .294 2–4 3–9 .509 .412 L7
15 New York Giants East 4 13 0 .235 1–5 3–9 .536 .485 L6
16 Detroit Lions North 3 13 1 .206 2–4 3–9 .528 .627 W1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.