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 | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | John Mara Steve Tisch |
| Head coach | Joe Judge |
| General manager | Dave Gettleman |
| Offensive coordinator | Freddie Kitchens |
| Defensive coordinator | Patrick Graham |
| Home field | MetLife Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–13 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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Draft change
| 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 change
Schedule change
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 change
Division change
| 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 change
| # | 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 |
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