1989 New York Giants 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.

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

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	1–0	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 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	W34–17	12–4	Giants Stadium	Recap

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Standings

NFC East
	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

Game summaries

Week 1

	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 (Raul Allegre kick) – Giants 7–0 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 WSH – Ricky Sanders 48-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Giants 14–10 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

Week 2

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)

Scoring summary Q1 6:46 NYG Allegre 49 yard field goal NYG 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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Week 7

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)

Scoring summary 1 NYG Raul Allegre 21-yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 SD Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal Tie 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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Roster

New York Giants 1989 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 22 Lee Rouson FB 34 Lewis Tillman Wide Receivers 85 Stephen Baker 82 Mark Ingram 86 Lionel Manuel 81 Stacy Robinson 83 Odessa Turner Tight Ends 89 Mark Bavaro 87 Howard Cross 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive Linemen 76 Jumbo Elliott T 68 Damian Johnson G-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 G-C Defensive Linemen 77 Eric Dorsey DE 75 Mark Duckens DE-DT 74 Erik Howard DT 70 Leonard Marshall DE 73 John Washington DT 71 Robb White DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie 54 LaSalle Harper 54 Dwayne Jiles 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 51 Ricky Shaw 56 Lawrence Taylor Defensive Backs 25 Mark Collins 38 Greg Cox 29 Myron Guyton 47 Greg Jackson 43 Terry Kinard 21 Reyna Thompson 36 Adrian White 39 Sheldon White 23 Perry Williams		Special Teams 2 Raul Allegre K 5 Sean Landeta P 3 Björn Nittmo K

Playoffs

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

	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 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

• David Meggett, NFC Pro Bowl selection
• Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
2. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1989-nyg
3. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Oct-19.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com