1989_New_York_Giants_season

1989 New York Giants season
1989 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Rams) 13–19 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	2 LB Lawrence Taylor; KR David Meggett;
	← 1988; Giants seasons; 1990 →;

1989 New York Giants season

NFL team season

The 1989 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League (NFL). After going 10–6 and suffering a heartbreaking final-day elimination from playoff contention in 1988, the team went 12–4 and won the NFC East. This was the team's first postseason berth since winning Super Bowl XXI. The Giants were upset by the Los Angeles Rams 19–13 in the NFC Divisional playoffs. Pro Bowl selections for the team were Dave Meggett and Lawrence Taylor.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 New York Giants draft
1	18	Brian Williams	C	Minnesota
3	64	Bob Kratch	G	Iowa
3	78	Greg Jackson	S	LSU
4	93	Lewis Tillman	RB	Jackson St
4	105	Brad Henke	DT	Arizona
5	132	Dave Meggett *	RB	Towson
6	158	Howard Cross	TE	Alabama
7	175	Dave Popp	T	Eastern Illinois
8	218	Myron Guyton	S	Eastern Kentucky
9	245	A.J. Greene	DB	Wake Forest
10	272	Rodney Lowe	DE	Ole Miss
11	299	Jerome Rinehart	DE	Tennessee-Martin
12	326	Eric Smith	LB	UCLA
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon FB 30 Dave Meggett KR/PR 22 Lee Rouson 34 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram KR 86 Lionel Manuel 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Odessa Turner Tight ends 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 76 Jumbo Elliott T 61 Bob Kratch G 60 Eric Moore T-G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts G 59 Brian Williams G-C 69 Frank Winters C/LS Defensive linemen 75 Mark Duckens DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 73 John Washington DE 71 Robb White DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 98 Johnie Cooks ILB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB/LS 54 Dwayne Jiles OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 25 Mark Collins CB 38 Greg Cox FS 29 Myron Guyton SS 47 Greg Jackson SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 21 Reyna Thompson CB 36 Adrian White SS 39 Sheldon White CB 23 Perry Williams CB Special teams 5 Sean Landeta P 3 Björn Nittmo K		Reserve lists 2 Raul Allegre K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Mark Bavaro TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 Damian Johnson G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Mike Hooten LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Joe Morris RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 41 A. J. Greene CB 79 Dave Popp T 77 Eric Dorsey DE Rookies in italics 47 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 12	at New England Patriots	W 20–17	1–0	Foxboro Stadium
2	August 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 45–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium
3	August 26	New York Jets	W 21–17	3–0	Giants Stadium
4	September 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–13	3–1	Giants Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	1–0	RFK Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	2–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	Phoenix Cardinals	W 35–7	3–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Dallas Cowboys	W 30–13	4–0	Texas Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–21	4–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	Washington Redskins	W 20–17	5–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–13	6–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–14	7–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 20–13	8–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–31	8–2	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Seattle Seahawks	W 15–3	9–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–34	9–3	Candlestick Park	Recap
13	December 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	9–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at Denver Broncos	W 14–7	10–4	Mile High Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 15–0	11–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Los Angeles Raiders	W 34–17	12–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	0	13	27
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24

1989_New_York_Giants_season

1989 New York Giants season

Offseason

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Schedule

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Week 7

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Playoffs

Awards and honors

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NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7