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The 1988 New York Giants season was the 64th season for the club in the National Football League (NFL). The team would finish with 10 wins and 6 losses, 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
NFL draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
10
Eric Moore
Personnel
Staff
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
Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker
Roster
[ 1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 5, 1988
Washington Redskins
W 27–20
76,417
2
September 11, 1988
San Francisco 49ers
L 20–17
75,943
3
September 18, 1988
at Dallas Cowboys
W 12–10
55,325
4
September 25, 1988
Los Angeles Rams
L 45–31
75,617
5
October 2, 1988
at Washington Redskins
W 24–23
54,601
6
October 10, 1988
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 24–13
63,736
7
October 16, 1988
Detroit Lions
W 30–10
74,813
8
October 23, 1988
at Atlanta Falcons
W 23–16
45,092
9
October 31, 1988
at Detroit Lions
W 13–10
38,354
10
November 6, 1988
Dallas Cowboys
W 29–21
75,826
11
November 13, 1988
at Phoenix Cardinals
L 24–17
65,324
12
November 20, 1988
Philadelphia Eagles
L 23–17
43,621
13
November 27, 1988
at New Orleans Saints
W 13–12
66,526
14
December 4, 1988
Phoenix Cardinals
W 44–7
73,438
15
December 11, 1988
Kansas City Chiefs
W 28–12
69,807
16
December 17, 1988
at New York Jets
L 27–21
69,770
Game summaries
Week 1
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 Raul Allegre 23 yard field goalRedskins 13–3
3 NYG Joe Morris 9 yard run (Raul Allegre kick)Redskins 13–10
3 NYG Raul Allegre 32 yard field goal Tie 13–13
4 NYG Tom Flynn 27 yard blocked punt return (Raul Allegre kick)Giants 20–13
4 NYG Jim Burt 39 yard fumble return (Raul 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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Week 9
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Giants
0
3 7 0 3
13
Lions
0
7 0 3 0
10
Date: October 30Location: Pontiac Silverdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 38,354Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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
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
References
External links
Franchise History Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations