1997 New York Giants season
Owner(s)
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Head Coach
Jim Fassel
Home Field
Giants Stadium
Results
Record
10–5–1
Place
1st NFC East
Playoff Finish
Lost Wild Card
Timeline
Previous season
Next season
1996
1998
The 1997 New York Giants season was the team's 73rd season in the National Football League . On January 15, Jim Fassel was named as the fifteenth coach in club history.[ 1] The team improved upon their previous season 's output of 6–10, winning ten games[ 2] and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
[ 3]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
TV Time
Attendance
1
August 31, 1997
Philadelphia Eagles
W 31–17
FOX 1:00et
77,344
2
September 7, 1997
at Jacksonville Jaguars
L 40–13
FOX 4:00et
70,581
3
September 14, 1997
Baltimore Ravens
L 24–23
NBC 1:00et
69,768
4
September 21, 1997
at St. Louis Rams
L 13–3
FOX 1:00et/12:00ct
64,642
5
September 28, 1997
New Orleans Saints
W 14–9
FOX 1:00et
68,891
6
October 5, 1997
Dallas Cowboys
W 20–17
FOX 1:00et
77,137
7
October 12, 1997
at Arizona Cardinals
W 27–13
FOX 4:00et/1:00mt
38,959
8
October 19, 1997
at Detroit Lions
W 26–20 (OT)
FOX 4:00et
70,069
9
October 26, 1997
Cincinnati Bengals
W 29–27
NBC 1:00et
72,584
10
Bye
11
November 9, 1997
at Tennessee Oilers
L 10–6
FOX 1:00et/12:00ct
26,744
12
November 16, 1997
Arizona Cardinals
W 19–10
FOX 1:00et
68,316
13
November 23, 1997
at Washington Redskins
T 7–7
ESPN 8:15et
75,703
14
November 30, 1997
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 20–8
FOX 4:00et
68,678
15
December 7, 1997
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 31–21
FOX 1:00et
67,084
16
December 13, 1997
Washington Redskins
W 30–10
FOX 12:30et
77,571
17
December 21, 1997
at Dallas Cowboys
W 20–7
FOX 1:00et/12:00ct
63,746
Standings [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Wild Card
December 27, 1997
Minnesota Vikings
L 23–22
77,497
See also [ ]
References [ ]