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 [ ]