Under Head Coach Norb Hecker they lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966 and secured their first victory on the road against the New York Giants.

It turned out that the Cubs and Giants ended the season tied for first place, so the game was indeed replayed, and the Cubs won the game, the pennant, and subsequently the World Series ( the last Cubs Series victory to date, as it turns out ).

Among the more notable moments in the rivalry was the Giants ' defeat of Dallas in the 2007 playoffs en route to their victory in Super Bowl XLII and winning the first regular season game played at Cowboys Stadium in 2009.

The last successful drop kick in the NFL before that was executed by Ray " Scooter " McLean of the Chicago Bears in their 37-9 victory over the New York Giants on December 21, 1941, in the NFL Championship game at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

The Giants, however, were contending for a playoff spot and a victory would have secured their spot and their division title.

With the Jets ' victory and victories by the Rams and Eagles, the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention and the Jets gained what many considered respect.

Both teams needed a victory to keep their playoffs hope alive and there was significant trash talk between Rex Ryan and his players and many of the Giants in the week leading up to the game.

A key victory was a Giants upset of the New England Patriots 24 – 20 at New England.

The Giants broke their losing streak and regained their position atop the NFC East Division with a tightly contested 37 – 34 victory over the Cowboys on December 11.

With the victory, the Giants advanced to the second round against the top-ranked Green Bay Packers.

On February 5, 2008, the city, under mayor Michael Bloomberg, threw a ticker tape parade in honor of the Giants ' Super Bowl XLII victory at the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.

New York City held another ticker tape parade on February 7, 2012, in honor of the Giants ' Super Bowl XLVI victory.

A memorable regular season game was in 1988, when the Giants faced off against the Jets in the last game of the season, needing a victory to make the playoffs.

The victory simultaneously helped eliminate the Jets from playoff contention and propel the Giants to their own playoff run and eventual win in Super Bowl XLVI.

In 1971, the Pirates repeated as Eastern Division winners, and reached the 1971 World Series, taking 3 out of 4 from the San Francisco Giants in the 1971 National League Championship Series, with Clemente's throwing prowess, timely hitting and heads-up base-running leading the way in the decisive victory.

The team saw the team trade for running back Chuck Muncie, and Fouts set a club record with 444 yards passing in the Chargers ' 44 – 7 victory over the New York Giants.

Jason Schmidt won game one in San Francisco with a complete game victory, but the Marlins would win the series three games to one as the Giants bullpen proved unable to prevent their opponent from scoring.

Highlights included Johnson earning his 300th career victory, becoming the twenty-fourth pitcher in Major League history to do so, as well as struggling starter Jonathan Sánchez tossing a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres on July 10, the first Giants no-hitter since 1976.

Pat Burrell in the Giants ' 2010 World Series victory parade

Game 4 belonged to the Giants, as rookie left-handed starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner shut out the Rangers over eight innings with home runs by Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey propelling the team to a 4-0 victory.

Dallas finished the regular season winning the NFC East with a 10-4 record, winning their final five regular season games to overcome the St. Louis Cardinals ( who lost their final three games and fell to third place in the final standings ) and New York Giants ( who lost their finale 31-3 to the Los Angeles Rams ; a Giants victory would have given New York the NFC East title based upon a better division record ).

As had been their tradition all season, upon securing their victory, Giants players celebrated by dumping a Gatorade cooler on head coach Bill Parcells.

The game is best remembered for Bills placekicker Scott Norwood's last-second field goal attempt which went wide right of the uprights, leading to a Giants victory, and starting a four-game losing streak in the Super Bowl for the Bills.

The Ravens triumphed over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV at the conclusion of the 2000 season, making them one of four NFL teams to win in their lone Super Bowl appearance, along with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The most recent parade in the Canyon of Heroes was on February 7, 2012 for the New York Giants in honor of their Super Bowl XLVI championship.

The Cowboys were eliminated by the ( eventual Super Bowl Champion ) Giants in the divisional round of the playoffs, the first NFC No. 1 seed to do so since the playoff re-alignment.

The Eagles would go on to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the Divisional round, only to lose to the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game.

The Patriots, however, were defeated by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, after winning the first 18 games of their 2007 season.

They were defeated again by the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.

After advancing to Super Bowl XLII, the team's fourth Super Bowl in seven years, the Patriots were defeated by the Giants to end their bid for a 19 – 0 season.

In the next seven weeks the Saints beat talented teams such as the eventual Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons, bringing their season record to 12-3.

Tarkenton would go on to lead the Vikings to three Super Bowls and earn a place in the Hall of Fame, while the Giants suffered through one of the worst stretches in their history, winning only 23 games from 1973 – 79.

The Giants defeated the 49ers 49 – 3 in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs and the Redskins 17 – 0 in the NFC championship game, advancing to their first Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXI, against the Denver Broncos at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Handley served as coach for two disappointing seasons ( 1991 – 92 ), which saw the Giants fall from Super Bowl champions to an 8 – 8 record in 1991 and a 6 – 10 record in 1992.

Giants defensive end Justin Tuck at the Giants Super Bowl XLII parade on February 5, 2008.

Retired Giants ' punter Jeff Feagles at the Giants ' Super Bowl parade, February 5, 2008.

The Giants defeated the Patriots 17 – 14 in Super Bowl XLII, capped by the famous " Manning to Tyree " pass.

The next game, the Giants lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers 45 – 17, and at 9 – 6, they faced the Redskins.

The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots with a score of 21 – 17.

In recent years, the Colts and Giants featured brothers as their starting quarterbacks ( Peyton and Eli Manning respectively ) leading to their occasional matchup being referred to as " the Manning Bowl ".

During the 1969 preseason, the Giants lost their first meeting with the New York Jets, 37 – 14, in front of 70, 874 fans at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Giants were allowed to play their home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut in 1973 – 74, and at at Shea Stadium ( home of the Mets ) in 1975, due to the renovation of Yankee Stadium.