| 2013 New York Giants season | |
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| Owner | John Mara Steve Tisch |
| General manager | Jerry Reese |
| Head coach | Tom Coughlin |
| Home stadium | MetLife Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | S Antrel Rolle |
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The 2013 season was the New York Giants' 89th in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth playing home games at MetLife Stadium and their 10th under head coach Tom Coughlin.
The Giants attempted to attain a playoff berth after failing to do so in 2012, and be the first team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, which they share with the New York Jets. However, they failed to improve on their 9–7 record and were eliminated from playoff contention after their Week 14 loss to the Chargers. The Giants started 0–6, but rallied to win 7 of their last 10, finishing 7–9. This was the Giants' first losing season since 2004.
| 2013 New York Giants draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 19 | Justin Pugh | Offensive tackle | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 49 | Johnathan Hankins | Defensive tackle | Ohio State | |
| 3 | 81 | Damontre Moore | Defensive end | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | 110 | Ryan Nassib | Quarterback | Syracuse | From the Arizona Cardinals |
| 5 | 152 | Cooper Taylor | Safety | Richmond | |
| 7 | 225 | Eric Herman | Guard | Ohio | Player cut in 2014 offseason. |
| 7 | 253 | Michael Cox | Running back | UMass | Compensatory selection, Player cut in 2014 offseason. |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | August 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 18–13 | 1–0 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 2 | August 18 | Indianapolis Colts | L 12–20 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | New York Jets | L 21–24 (OT) | 1–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 29 | at New England Patriots | L 20–28 | 1–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | September 8 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–36 | 0–1 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | Denver Broncos | L 23–41 | 0–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Carolina Panthers | L 0–38 | 0–3 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–31 | 0–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–36 | 0–5 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–27 | 0–6 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–7 | 1–6 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–7 | 2–6 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | November 10 | Oakland Raiders | W 24–20 | 3–6 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–13 | 4–6 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21–24 | 4–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–17 | 5–7 | FedExField | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–37 | 5–8 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | Seattle Seahawks | L 0–23 | 5–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 23–20 (OT) | 6–9 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | Washington Redskins | W 20–6 | 7–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
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With the loss, the Giants started their season at 0–1. It was their first loss ever in AT&T Stadium since it opened in 2009.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| Giants | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–2. Eli Manning became 0–3 opposed to his brother Peyton. This would be the last time the Manning brothers played against each other in the NFL, with Peyton retiring following the 2015 season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
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With the shutout loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–3 start since 1996.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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With the loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–4 start since 1987 – which coincidentally also followed a Super Bowl victory.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 36 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–5, their worst start since the strike-shortened 1987 season and their 1979 season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bears | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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The Giants fell to the Chicago Bears 27–21, and were 0–6 for the first time since 1976. [1]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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This game would give the Giants their first win of the season, and would also mark the only time Josh Freeman would start for the Vikings after transferring from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Despite failing to reach the end zone and surrendering a late defensive score, the Giants held off the Eagles for their first road win of the season, ending an eight-game road losing streak. With the win, New York improved to 2–6 on the season. As of the 2025 season, this is the Giants' most recent road win over the Eagles.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Raiders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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This game would snap a 5-game losing streak for Giants against AFC teams. They improved to 3–6.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Packers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the win, the Giants improved to 4-6. The game was originally scheduled for Sunday Night Football but was flexed to 4:25. [2]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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With the loss, the Giants were swept by the Cowboys for the first time since 2007.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Redskins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chargers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
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With the loss, the Giants fell to 5–8, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season, thus rendering them unable to play Super Bowl XLVIII on their home turf.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Eli Manning threw a career high five interceptions during this game. This would be the second season in a row where the Giants were shutout by the top NFC seed in Week 15 (the Giants were shutout 34–0 by the Falcons in 2012).
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Lions | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
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With the win, the Giants placed the Lions out of post-season contention.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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The Giants finished 7–3 following their 0–6 start, and finished 7–9 overall in 2013. They also swept the Redskins for the first time since 2010.
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3) Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 442 | 382 | W2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 439 | 432 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 294 | 383 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 334 | 478 | L8 |
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| Division winners | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | .490 | .445 | W1 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .451 | W3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .453 | .391 | W2 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .453 | .371 | W1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .414 | W6 |
| 6 | New Orleans Saints | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .516 | .455 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 7 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .531 | .444 | L1 |
| 8 [a] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .465 | .469 | L2 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .484 | .363 | L1 |
| 10 [b] [c] | New York Giants | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .520 | .366 | W2 |
| 11 [d] | Detroit Lions | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .457 | .402 | L4 |
| 12 | St. Louis Rams | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .551 | .446 | L1 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 2–3–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .450 | W1 |
| 14 [e] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .553 | .313 | L2 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .574 | .391 | L3 |
| 16 | Washington Redskins | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .516 | .438 | L8 |
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