New York Giants facts for kids

New York Giants
	Established 1925
	Logo
League/conference affiliations
	National Football League (1925–present) Eastern Division (1933–1949); American Conference (1950–1952); Eastern Conference (1953–1969) Century Division (1967; 1969); Capitol Division (1968); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC East (1970–present); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Blue, Red, White, Gray
Personnel
Owner(s)	John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%)
Chairman	Steve Tisch
President	John Mara
General manager	Jerry Reese
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Team history
	New York Giants (1925–present);
Team nicknames
	Big Blue, G-Men, Jints
Championships
	League championships (8); NFL Championships (4) 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956; Super Bowl championships (4); 1986 (XXI), 1990 (XXV), 2007 (XLII), 2011 (XLVI);
	Conference championships (11) NFL Eastern: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963; NFC: 1986, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2011;
	Division championships (16) NFL East: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946; NFC East: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2011;
Playoff appearances (31)
	NFL: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011;

For the American baseball team that was once named New York Giants, see San Francisco Giants.

The New York Giants are an American football team. They are a part of the National Football League (NFL). Even though they are called the New York Giants they do not play in New York. They play in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New York is right across the Hudson river from East Rutherford, so they consider New York as home. The Giants play in MetLife Stadium, which they share with the New York Jets.

Giants uniform combonations

History

The New York Giants started playing in 1925. They were named for the baseball team also called the New York Giants. They have won six NFL championships, including some before the Super Bowl era. On February 3, 2008, the Giants beat the previously unbeaten New England Patriots (17-14) to win their third Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XLII as well as stopping them from achieving the NFL's first 19-0 season. The previous two Super Bowl victories came against the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills (when they won the game on a missed last second field goal that went "wide right".) The Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots but this time the Patriots went 13-3 in the regular season. The Giants beated them in Foxborough during the 2011 season.

Images for kids

Tom Coughlin alongside George W. Bush at the White House to celebrate the Giants' Super Bowl XLII championship.
The NFL Green Bay Packers in the shotgun formation against the New York Giants on September 16, 2007.
Eli Manning lines up a pass just out of the reach of Houston Texans defenders in 2010.
Wide receiver Victor Cruz played a critical role in helping the Giants become world champions in 2011.
The Washington Redskins gather at the line of scrimmage against the Giants.
Giants Stadium was home to the Giants from 1976 to 2009.
Giants estimated value from 1998 to 2006 according to Forbes magazine.
Manning with the Lombardi Trophy during the Giants Super Bowl victory rally at Giants Stadium in 2008.