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NFL team season
The 1988 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team would finish with 10–6, but a loss to the New York Jets in the season finale would keep them out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Giants would finish second behind the Philadelphia Eagles in the division, losing the conference tiebreaker to the Los Angeles Rams for the final wild card. The season was marked early by the suspension for substance abuse of star linebacker Lawrence Taylor by the NFL for the first four games of the season. Following the end of the season, the Giants would see two longtime defensive stalwarts; defensive end George Martin and future Hall-of-Fame inside linebacker Harry Carson , announce their retirement.
Offseason [ edit ]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
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Personnel [ edit ]
1988 New York Giants staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Bill Belichick
Defensive line – Lamar Leachman
Defensive backfield – Len Fontes
Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman
Special teams coaches
Special teams – Romeo Crennel
Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman
Strength and conditioning
1988 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
None
47 active, 15 inactive
Rookies in italics
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Preseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
6
7 0 7
20
• Giants
0
3 10 14
27
Scoring summary 1 WSH Chip Lohmiller 26 yard field goalRedskins 3–0
1 WSH Chip Lohmiller 25 yard field goal Redskins 6–0
2 WSH Ricky Sanders 29 yard pass from Doug Williams (Chip Lohmiller kick)Redskins 13–0
2 NYG Raúl Allegre 23 yard field goalRedskins 13–3
3 NYG Joe Morris 9 yard run (Raúl Allegre kick)Redskins 13–10
3 NYG Raúl Allegre 32 yard field goal Tie 13–13
4 NYG Tom Flynn 27 yard blocked punt return (Raúl Allegre kick)Giants 20–13
4 NYG Jim Burt 39 yard fumble return (Raúl Allegre kick)Giants 27–13
4 WSH Kelvin Bryant 19 yard pass from Doug Williams (Chip Lohmiller kick)Giants 27–20
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
5
0 7 0
12
Cowboys
3
0 7 0
10
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Giants
0
3 7 0 3
13
Lions
0
7 0 3 0
10
Scoring summary Q2 DET Chadwick 15 yard pass from Hilger (Murray kick)DET 7–0
Q2 NYG McFadden 42 yard field goalDET 7–3
Q3 NYG Morris 1 yard run (McFadden kick)NYG 10–7
Q4 DET Murray 37 yard field goal Tie 10–10
OT NYG McFadden 33 yard field goal NYG 13–10
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Week 13 [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
0
7 0 6
13
Saints
3
6 0 3
12
Scoring summary Q1 NO Morten Andersen 27 yard field goalNO 3–0
Q2 NO Morten Andersen 41 yard field goal NO 6–0
Q2 NYG Stephen Baker 85 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Paul McFadden kick)NYG 7–6
Q2 NO Morten Andersen 26 yard field goal NO 9–7
Q4 NYG Paul McFadden 46 yard field goal NYG 10–9
Q4 NO Morten Andersen 45 yard field goal NO 12–10
Q4 NYG Paul McFadden 35 yard field goal NYG 13–12
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Standings [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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