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1989 New York Giants season
1989 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
General manager	George Young
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Rams) 13–19 (OT)
Pro Bowlers	2 LB Lawrence Taylor; KR David Meggett;
	← 1988; Giants seasons; 1990 →;

The 1989 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League (NFL). 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. This was the team's first postseason berth since winning Super Bowl XXI. The Giants were upset by the Los Angeles Rams 19–13 in the NFC Divisional playoffs. Pro Bowl selections for the team were Dave Meggett and Lawrence Taylor.

Offseason edit

NFL Draft edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 New York Giants draft
1	18	Brian Williams	C	Minnesota
3	64	Bob Kratch	G	Iowa
3	78	Greg Jackson	S	LSU
4	93	Lewis Tillman	RB	Jackson St
4	105	Brad Henke	DT	Arizona
5	132	Dave Meggett *	RB	Towson
6	158	Howard Cross	TE	Alabama
7	175	Dave Popp	T	Eastern Illinois
8	218	Myron Guyton	S	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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Roster edit

**1989 New York Giants final roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 33 George Adams 24 Ottis Anderson 44 Maurice Carthon FB 30 Dave Meggett KR/PR 22 Lee Rouson 34 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram KR 86 Lionel Manuel 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Odessa Turner Tight ends 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 76 Jumbo Elliott T 61 Bob Kratch G 60 Eric Moore T-G 65 Bart Oates C 72 Doug Riesenberg T 66 William Roberts G 59 Brian Williams G-C 69 Frank Winters C/LS Defensive linemen 75 Mark Duckens DE 74 Erik Howard NT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 73 John Washington DE 71 Robb White DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 98 Johnie Cooks ILB 99 Steve DeOssie ILB/LS 54 Dwayne Jiles OLB 52 Pepper Johnson ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 25 Mark Collins CB 38 Greg Cox FS 29 Myron Guyton SS 47 Greg Jackson SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 21 Reyna Thompson CB 36 Adrian White SS 39 Sheldon White CB 23 Perry Williams CB Special teams 5 Sean Landeta P 3 Björn Nittmo K		Reserve lists 2 Raul Allegre K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 89 Mark Bavaro TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 Damian Johnson G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 57 Mike Hooten LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Joe Morris RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 41 A. J. Greene CB 79 Dave Popp T 77 Eric Dorsey DE Rookies in italics 47 active, 5 inactive, 3 practice squad

Preseason edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 12	at New England Patriots	W 20–17	1–0	Foxboro Stadium
2	August 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 45–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium
3	August 26	New York Jets	W 21–17	3–0	Giants Stadium
4	September 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–13	3–1	Giants Stadium

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	1–0	RFK Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	2–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	Phoenix Cardinals	W 35–7	3–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Dallas Cowboys	W 30–13	4–0	Texas Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–21	4–1	Veterans Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	Washington Redskins	W 20–17	5–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–13	6–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–14	7–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 20–13	8–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–31	8–2	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Seattle Seahawks	W 15–3	9–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–34	9–3	Candlestick Park	Recap
13	December 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–24	9–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at Denver Broncos	W 14–7	10–4	Mile High Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 15–0	11–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Los Angeles Raiders	W 34–17	12–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Game summaries edit

Week 1 edit

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	0	13	27
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Date: Monday, September 11
Game time: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 83 °F (28.3 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

NYG – Odessa Turner 30-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 7–0

Second quarter

NYG – Dave Meggett 62-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raúl Allegre kick) – Giants 14–0
WSH – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal – Giants 14–3

Third quarter

WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10

Fourth quarter

NYG – Ottis Anderson 14-yard run (Raúl 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 – Raúl Allegre 32-yard field goal – Tie 24–24
NYG – Raúl 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

Week 2 edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	7	0	14
• Giants	3	0	14	7	24

Date: September 17
Location: 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

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Week 7 edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	3	3	7	7	20
Chargers	0	3	3	7	13

Date: October 22
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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Standings edit

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	348	252	W3
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	342	274	W1
Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	8–4	386	308	W5
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–8	258	377	L6
Dallas Cowboys	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–13	204	393	L7

Playoffs edit

Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	0	7	0	6	6	19
Giants	6	0	7	0	0	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 37 °F or 2.8 °C, relative humidity 52%, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn), wind chill 29 °F or −1.7 °C
Game attendance: 76,325
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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 Raúl 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.