| 1941 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home field | Polo Grounds |
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| Record | 8–3 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (atBears) 9–37 |
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The 1941 New York Giants season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League.
The Giants managed to put together quite a respectable team this year. Ed Danowski was lured out of retirement, Tuffy Leemans' back healed, and Mel Hein was talked out of a potential retirement. The Giants sailed through their first five games—only the Washington Redskins came within a touchdown of them as they outscored their first five opponents, 122–27. But the Brooklyn Dodgers, coached by Jock Sutherland and guided on the field by All-Pro Ace Parker, proved the Giants' most formidable opponents, dealing them two of their three defeats this year.
The Giants clinched the Eastern Division title weeks in advance of the regular season finale, but no NFL players could have been prepared for the Attack on Pearl Harbor to occur less than fifteen minutes before kickoff of week 14; the three games that day were not interrupted, but a bye week was observed before proceeding to the championship game.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 13 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | W 24–0 | 1–0 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | ||
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | September 28 | atWashington Redskins | W 17–10 | 2–0 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 5 | October 5 | atPittsburgh Steelers | W 37–10 | 3–0 | Forbes Field | ||
| 6 | October 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 16–0 | 4–0 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 7 | October 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–7 | 5–0 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 8 | October 26 | atBrooklyn Dodgers | L 13–16 | 5–1 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 9 | November 2 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7–10 | 5–2 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 10 | November 9 | Detroit Lions | W 20–13 | 6–2 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 11 | November 16 | Cleveland Rams | W 49–14 | 7–2 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 12 | November 23 | Washington Redskins | W 20–13 | 8–2 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 13 | Bye | ||||||
| 14 | December 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–21 | 8–3 | Polo Grounds | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
atPhiladelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Week Four: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
atGriffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 37 |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
atForbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
atPolo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Seven: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Six: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Dodgers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
atEbbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
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Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Ten: Detroit Lions at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Eleven: Cleveland Rams at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Giants | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Week Fourteen: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dodgers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
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| Championship | December 21 | atChicago Bears | L 9–37 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
1941 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Bears | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
atWrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 238 | 114 | L1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 158 | 127 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 176 | 174 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 1–6–1 | 119 | 218 | L3 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 103 | 276 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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