NFL team season
The 1989 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League . 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 . The Giants lost a heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional playoffs .
Offseason [ edit ]
1989 New York Giants draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
18
Brian Williams
C
Minnesota
3
64
Bob Kratch
OG
Iowa
3
78
Greg Jackson
DB
LSU
4
93
Lewis Tillman
RB
Jackson St
4
105
Brad Henke
DE
Arizona
5
132
David Meggett
RB
Towson
6
158
Howard Cross
TE
Alabama
7
175
Dave Popp
OT
Eastern Illinois
8
218
Myron Guyton
DB
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
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Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
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Standings [ edit ]
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
7
0 13 27
Redskins
0
3
7 14 24
at RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0
WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 21–10
WSH – Art Monk 6-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 21–17
WSH – Monte Coleman 24-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21
NYG – Raul Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24
NYG – Raul Allegre 52-yard field goal – Giants 27–24
Giants
Phil Simms 11/19, 255 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Ottis Anderson 23 Rush, 93 Yds, TD
Odessa Turner 3 Rec, 99 Yds, TD
Redskins
Mark Rypien 22/32, 349 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Gerald Riggs 24 Rush, 111 Yds
Ricky Sanders 6 Rec, 143 Yds, TD
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
7 7 0
14
• Giants
3
0 14 7
24
Date: September 17Location: Giants Stadium Game weather: 69 °F or 20.6 °C, relative humidity 84%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Johnny Grier
Scoring summary Q1 6:46 NYG Allegre 49 yard field goalNYG 3–0
Q2 8:03 DET Johnson 71 yard pass from Gagliano (Murray kick)DET 7–3
Q3 9:55 DET Sanders 4 yard run (Murray kick)DET 14–3
Q3 5:10 NYG Anderson 11 yard run (Allegre kick)DET 14–10
Q3 0:43 NYG Turner 9 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)NYG 17–14
Q4 9:42 NYG Bavaro 24 yard pass from Simms (Allegre kick)NYG 24–14
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
3
3 7 7
20
Chargers
0
3 3 7
13
Scoring summary 1 NYG Raul Allegre 21-yard field goalGiants 3–0
2 SD Chris Bahr 26-yard field goalTie 3–3
2 NYG Raul Allegre 40-yard field goal Giants 6–3
3 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick)Giants 13–3
3 SD Chris Bahr 30-yard field goal Giants 13–6
4 NYG Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick) Giants 20–6
4 SD Vencie Glenn 81-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)Giants 20–13
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1989 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
Playoffs [ edit ]
The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6–0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raul Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7–6 lead. In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation.
Awards and honors [ edit ]
David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection
Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Franchise History Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Media Current league affiliations