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1 Offseason  



1.1  NFL Draft  





1.2  Undrafted free agents  







2 Roster  





3 Preseason  





4 Regular season  



4.1  Schedule  





4.2  Game summaries  



4.2.1  Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers  





4.2.2  Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys  





4.2.3  Week 3: at Chicago Bears  





4.2.4  Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders  





4.2.5  Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals  





4.2.6  Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams  





4.2.7  Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks  





4.2.8  Week 9: at Washington Redskins  





4.2.9  Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers  





4.2.10  Week 11: at Denver Broncos  





4.2.11  Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles  





4.2.12  Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys  





4.2.13  Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins  





4.2.14  Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals  





4.2.15  Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs  





4.2.16  Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles  







4.3  Standings  







5 See also  





6 References  














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1992 New York Giants season
Head coachRay Handley
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th in NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRBRodney Hampton
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  • The 1992 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record.[1] Head coach Ray Handley was fired after this season,[2] when the Giants lost six of seven games, after starting the season at 5–4.[1]

    Injuries marred the Giants' season, especially at quarterback. Phil Simms, once again the team's starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 4. With Simms out the team once again turned to Jeff Hostetler, the Giants' original 1991 starter and winner of Super Bowl XXV, to take his place. Hostetler, who had his own troubles with injuries including a broken back that ended his 1991 season, soon found himself out of the lineup after suffering a concussion in Week 12.[3][4] The Giants were then forced to turn to a pair of rookies, Kent Graham and Dave Brown, but Graham suffered from elbow and shoulder problems, and Brown suffered a broken right thumb.[5][6] Hostetler returned for the final two games of the season, a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.[4][7]

    Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10,[8] as the Giants only won once more after the injury.[1] It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals).[9][10][11]

    Offseason

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    NFL Draft

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    1992 New York Giants draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 11 Derek Brown  TE Notre Dame
    1 Supplemental Dave Brown  QB Duke
    2 41 Phillippi Sparks  CB Arizona State
    3 69 Aaron Pierce  TE Washington
    4 99 Keith Hamilton  DT Pittsburgh
    5 126 Michael Wright  DB Washington State
    6 153 Stacey Dillard  DT Oklahoma
    7 180 Corey Widmer  LB Montana State
    8 211 Kent Graham  QB Ohio State
    9 238 Anthony Prior  DB Washington State
    10 265 George Rooks  DE Syracuse
    11 292 Nate Singleton  WR Grambling State
    12 323 Charles Swann  WR Indiana State
          Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    Undrafted free agents

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    1992 Undrafted Free Agents of note
    Player Position College
    Brian Allred Cornerback Sacramento State
    Michael Poloskey Linebacker Illinois
    Scott Van Bellinger Linebacker Northern Illinois

    Roster

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    1992 New York Giants final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    Reserve lists


    Practice squad


    Rookies in italics
    47 active, 11 inactive, 3 practice squad

    Preseason

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
    1 August 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–7 1–0 Giants Stadium
    2 August 15 Cleveland Browns W 16–7 2–0 Giants Stadium
    3 August 22 atNew York Jets L 14–20 2–1 Giants Stadium
    4 August 29 atPittsburgh Steelers L 3–24 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium

    Regular season

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 September 6 San Francisco 49ers L 14–31 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
    2 September 13 Dallas Cowboys L 28–34 0–2 Giants Stadium Recap
    3 September 21 atChicago Bears W 27–14 1–2 Soldier Field Recap
    4 Bye
    5 October 4 atLos Angeles Raiders L 10–13 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
    6 October 11 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 2–3 Giants Stadium Recap
    7 October 18 atLos Angeles Rams L 17–38 2–4 Anaheim Stadium Recap
    8 October 25 Seattle Seahawks W 23–10 3–4 Giants Stadium Recap
    9 November 1 atWashington Redskins W 24–7 4–4 RFK Stadium Recap
    10 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 27–7 5–4 Giants Stadium Recap
    11 November 15 atDenver Broncos L 13–27 5–5 Mile High Stadium Recap
    12 November 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–47 5–6 Giants Stadium Recap
    13 November 26 atDallas Cowboys L 3–30 5–7 Texas Stadium Recap
    14 December 6 Washington Redskins L 10–28 5–8 Giants Stadium Recap
    15 December 12 atPhoenix Cardinals L 0–19 5–9 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
    16 December 19 Kansas City Chiefs W 35–21 6–9 Giants Stadium Recap
    17 December 27 atPhiladelphia Eagles L 10–20 6–10 Veterans Stadium Recap
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers

    [edit]

    Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    49ers 7 10 7731
    Giants 0 7 7014

    atGiants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

    [edit]

    Week 2: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cowboys 17 10 7034
    Giants 0 0 141428

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 3: at Chicago Bears

    [edit]

    Week 3: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 7 7 10327
    Bears 7 7 0014

    atSoldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

    Game information

    Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders

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    Week 5: New York Giants at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 10 0010
    Raiders 0 0 10313

    atLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

    Game information

    Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

    [edit]

    Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 7 0721
    Giants 7 14 10031

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

    [edit]

    Week 7: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 10 0717
    Rams 7 7 101438

    atAnaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

    Game information

    Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

    [edit]

    Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 0 3 7010
    Giants 0 6 14323

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 9: at Washington Redskins

    [edit]

    Week 9: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 7 14 0324
    Redskins 7 0 007

    atRFK Stadium, Washington D.C.

    Game information

    Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

    [edit]

    Week 10: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Packers 0 7 007
    Giants 6 7 01427

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 11: at Denver Broncos

    [edit]

    Week 11: New York Giants at Denver Broncos – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 6 0713
    Broncos 14 0 31027

    atMile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

    Game information

    Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

    [edit]

    Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Eagles 0 20 20747
    Giants 10 10 7734

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

    [edit]

    Week 13: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 3 003
    Cowboys 3 6 14730

    atTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas

    Game information

    Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

    [edit]

    Week 14: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Redskins 7 7 7728
    Giants 0 3 7010

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals

    [edit]

    Week 15: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 0 000
    Cardinals 0 9 3719

    atSun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

    Game information

    Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

    [edit]

    Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Chiefs 0 7 7721
    Giants 14 7 14035

    at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

    Game information

    Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

    [edit]

    Week 17: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Giants 0 0 3710
    Eagles 7 10 0320

    atVeterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    Standings

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    NFC East
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  • W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    (2) Dallas Cowboys 13 3 0 .813 6–2 9–3 409 243 W2
    (5) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 6–2 8–4 354 245 W4
    (6) Washington Redskins 9 7 0 .563 4–4 7–5 300 255 L2
    New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 306 367 L1
    Phoenix Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 2–6 4–10 243 332 L2

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c "1992 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (December 31, 1992). "Pro Football; Handley's Unhappy Reign Is Brought to an End". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  • ^ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 269–270. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
  • ^ a b Litsky, Frank (December 20, 1992). "Pro Football; Hostetler Does His Part, and More". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (December 16, 1992). "Pro Football; Optimistic Hostetler Returns to Practice". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (October 17, 1992). "Pro Football: Giants Notebook; For Simms, Next Year Is Too Far Downfield". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (December 28, 1992). "Pro Football; Exit Losing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (November 10, 1992). "Pro Football; Successors Are Sought to an Irreplaceable Giant". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  • ^ "Bored Taylor practices again". Hudson Valley News. Associated Press. December 4, 1991. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • ^ Litsky, Frank (December 21, 1991). "Football; Today, the Motivated vs. the Moribund". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  • ^ "Oilers–Giants notes". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. December 22, 1991. Retrieved May 1, 2011.

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