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The Giants didn't come close to making the playoffs in 2018 with a 4-12 record, and for the first time since 1995, no players on the team made the Pro Bowl. Former head coach Pat Shurmur was fired over the offseason and will be replaced by Joe Judge, who has minimal coaching experience. There's still plenty of talent on the Giants' roster, headlined by Saquon Barkley who's one of the best running backs in the NFL. Sophomore quarterback Daniel Jones will benefit from the team's drafting of left tackle Andrew Thomas as well as a hopefully healthy receiving corps which showcases Evan Engram, Golden Tate, Sterling Shepard, and Darius Slayton. The Giants added a few highly-billed players to their defense including rookie safety Xavier McKinney as well as free agents James Bradberry and Blake Martinez. The Giants allowed the 3rd-most points per game in the NFL last season, though, so they have a lot of work to do before they approach league-average defensive quality. Odds are not good that the Giants make the playoffs this season, but they're on their way up.

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New York Giants’ Fans Looking for a Return to the Glory Years

To appreciate the history of the National Football League, a good place to start would be with the New York Giants. The Giants' history dates back more than 8 decades. They are one of the few professional sports franchises to be owned by the same family. The New York Giants own one of the most ardent fan bases in professional sports as well. Let's take a trip back into Giants football history and then look at a few of their most successful. Keep in mind, with sports betting legal in New York, you can drive upstate and place a bet on the Giants.

New York Giants History

Tim Mara started the Giants with a $500 investment in 1925. The team was known as the New York Football Giants to distinguish them from the professional baseball team with the same name. Dedicated fans today still refer to their team as the Football Giants. Despite two 13-win seasons, New York didn't make it to the postseason for the next five years. Beginning in 1933, New York would win six East Division titles and a pair of NFL Championships. During the 10-year span, the Giants had one losing record in 1936.

The Giants would have hot-and-cold success through the 1940s, making it to three NFL Championships during the decade, but failing to bring home the title. They kicked off the 1950s with a 10-win season but lost in a conference playoff against a Cleveland Browns team that would become New York's most bitter rival. The 1956 New York Giants dismantled the Chicago Bears 47 to 7 to win their fifth NFL title. The 8-win championship 1956 season was the third in 10-consecutive winning seasons. Starting in 1958, the Giants would play for five NFL Titles across six seasons.

The 1958 overtime NFL Championship loss to the Baltimore Colts is still referred to by pro football historians as the greatest game ever played. However, it placed a dark cloud over New York football that the team was unable to shake. Despite five opportunities in the final game of the pro football season, the New York Giants did not win another NFL Championship. In 1964, the Giants fell on hard times. The hard-luck Giants continued for 18 seasons without a playoff appearance. It was a dark period for a legendary NFL franchise.

New York Giants Best Seasons

Giants' fans experienced two winning seasons from 1964 to 1980. New Yorkers would have been hard-pressed to find a winning BetMGM New York sportsbook bet across this dismal stretch. New York would win 9-games in 1981 and 1984 to qualify for the wildcard round. If sports betting were legal, Giants fans would have posted a nice payday on the DraftKings New York odds. However, they lost both divisional-round games to end their season.

The Giants reached 10-wins in 1985 but produced the exact same playoff result. After a wildcard round elimination of the San Francisco 49ers, New York was blanked 21 to 0 by the Chicago Bears. An air of success was beginning to surround the New York locker room, heading into the 1986 season. The 1986 version of the New York Giants would have been a huge winner on the futures lines on the FanDuel New York sportsbook.

The Giants outperformed their won/loss projections in the regular season, nailing 14 victories. New York continued to overwhelm opponents, sweeping their way to the city's first Super Bowl title since the cross-town Jets won the 1969 crown. After winning their first Super Bowl in 1990, the Giants would have only six losing seasons through 2012. During this 22-year run of success, New York would play in three more Super Bowls, winning two.

Despite only winning 9 games in 2011, it may have been the Giants' most memorable. Oddsmakers didn't give New York a big chance of even making the playoffs, let alone navigating their way to another Super Bowl. However, they beat the odds and outlasted the 49ers in the NFC Championship to earn a rematch with the heavily favored New England Patriots. For the second time in five years, New York kept the Patriots from joining elite company with their fourth Super Bowl title.

The Giants beat the odds in 2011 in more ways than one. They were the first NFL team to reach the Super Bowl after being outscored during the season. New York was also only the third team not to win at least 10 games to make the Super Bowl. As magical as the 2011 season was for New York Football Giants fans, the team would fall back on hard times. While they put up respectable records, New York only qualified for the playoffs one time since that fourth Super Bowl season. As sports betting grows in the Empire State, Giants' fans are looking to the future for a change in fortunes and a return to the glory days.