The New York Giants are a professional National Football League team in the NFC East. They are one of the founding franchises of the NFL.Sports Ecyclopedia: New York Giants
Since being founded in 1925, the New York Giants have played in some of the most famous football games in history. This includes the 1958 NFL Championship Game, which they lost in overtime to the Baltimore Colts at Yankee Stadium in a game dubbed "The Greatest Game of the Century." They also competed in Super Bowl XXV, defeating the Buffalo Bills after a missed field goal by Scott Norwood as time expired. In 2008, the Giants became Super Bowl champions after beating the undefeated New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.Sports Ecyclopedia: New York Giants