The New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 10–6, but due to the Philadelphia Eagles, who also went 10–6, completed a season sweep of New York Giants, a loss to the New York Jets in the season finale kept them out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season due to them also losing the conference tiebreaker to the Los Angeles Rams for the final wild-card berth. The season was marked early by the suspension for substance abuse of star linebacker Lawrence Taylor by the NFL for the first four games of the season. Following the end of the season, the Giants would see two longtime defensive stalwarts; defensive end George Martin and future Hall-of-Fame inside linebacker Harry Carson, announce their retirement.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 at Green Bay Packers W 34–3 1–0 Lambeau Field 2 New York Jets W 24–21 2–0 Giants Stadium 3 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–17 3–0 Giants Stadium 4 at Cleveland Browns L 13–17 3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Washington Redskins W 27–20 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap 2 September 11 San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 12–10 2–1 Texas Stadium Recap 4 September 25 Los Angeles Rams L 31–45 2–2 Giants Stadium Recap 5 October 2 at Washington Redskins W 24–23 3–2 RFK Stadium Recap 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–24 3–3 Veterans Stadium Recap 7 October 16 Detroit Lions W 30–10 4–3 Giants Stadium Recap 8 October 23 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–16 5–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap 9 October 30 at Detroit Lions W 13–10 (OT) 6–3 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 10 November 6 Dallas Cowboys W 29–21 7–3 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 13 at Phoenix Cardinals L 17–24 7–4 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 12 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 (OT) 7–5 Giants Stadium Recap 13 November 27 at New Orleans Saints W 13–12 8–5 Louisiana Superdome Recap 14 December 4 Phoenix Cardinals W 44–7 9–5 Giants Stadium Recap 15 December 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–12 10–5 Giants Stadium Recap 16 December 18 at New York Jets L 21–27 10–6 Giants Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 3
Week 9
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-03.
Week 13
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.
Standings
References
External links 1988 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1988 New York Giants at jt-sw.com