Won Super Bowl 39-20 vs. Denver Broncos. Offensive Coordinator: Ron Erhardt. Defensive Coordinator: Bill Belichick. Other Notable Asst.: Romeo Crennel (Special Teams), Ray Handley (Offensive Backfield) and Mike Pope (Tight Ends) Stadium: Giants Stadium. Co-Owner: Tim J. Mara. Co-Owner: Wellington Mara. General Manager: George Young. Offensive Super Bowl XXI Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1986 AFC Champions; Denver Broncos #35 Ken Bell (RB) New York Giants #2 Raul Allegre (K) #24 Ottis Anderson (RB) Super Bowl XXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1986 season. Check out the 1987 New York Giants Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, New York Giants 39 on January 25th, 1987 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XXI - Denver Broncos vs. New York Giants - January 25th, 1987 Jan 25, 1987; Pasadena, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms (11) throws against the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl. The Giants defeated the Broncos The 1986 roster for the Giants included Phil Simms at quarterback, Maurice Carthon at running back, Bobby Johnson at wide receiver, Mark Bavaro at tight end and Billy Ard at offensive lineman. Super Bowl XXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1986 season. The Giants defeated the Broncos by the score of 39–20, winning their first ever Super Bowl and their first NFL title since 1956. The By Super Bowl XXI, the NFL had already clinched two-straight decades of successful Super Bowls, with total viewership exceeding 1.6 billion. However, this Super Bowl was unlike any other before it. This hard-fought Broncos-Giants matchup yielded one quarterback a passer rating above 150, brought the Beach Boys to Pasadena for a pre-game performance, and included [] The Ultimate Super Bowl Book, Bob McGinn (2009) Super Bowl Gold: 50 Years of the Big Game, Sports Illustrated (2015) The Super Bowl: The First Fifty Years of America's Greatest Game, David Fischer (2015) Big Blue Wrecking Crew: Smashmouth Football, a Little Bit of Crazy, and the '86 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, Jerry Barca (2016) In the playoffs, the Giants walloped Joe Montana and the 49ers, 49-3, before shutting out Washington in the NFC Championship Game. In Super Bowl XXI, New York trailed 10-9 at intermission before outscoring the Broncos 30-10 in the second half en route to a 39-20 victory. The New York Giants' recent woes have made it somewhat difficult for many to remember just how fantastic the franchise did to win four Super Bowl rings in five trips, starting with the 1986 Check out the 2011 New York Giants Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. 2011 Super Bowl Champion; Former players and coaches remember the Giants' first Super Bowl title. Latest Videos Big Blue Kickoff Live 12/3 | Final Stretch Objectives Check out the 1991 New York Giants Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, The Giants defeat the Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. More Vertical My Location Network News Pause play Multiple Players Single Player Playlist Playoffs Pro Bowl Purge SUPER BOWL XXVStephen Baker 14-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Hostetler0:25 left in 2nd QtrDRIVE: 10 plays, 87 Yards, Time 3:24Buffalo 12, Giants 10>> WATCH SUPER BOWL XXV HIGHLIGHTS 7 / 12 The Giants won the Super Bowl today, emphatically. Yes, the Giants, who in the 1970's could hardly win anything. These Giants of 1987 were relentless on offense and especially defense. Today we have Super Bowl XXI, which was held on January 25, 1987, between the second-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the first-time NFC champion New York Giants at the beautiful Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, just a short drive up from my former home of Los Angeles. II - The Giants are 3-1 in Super Bowls: 3-0 vs. opponents they faced in the regular season (beating Denver in Super Bowl XXI, Buffalo in Super Bowl XXV and New England in Super Bowl XLII). They are 0-1 when facing a Super Bowl foe they did not play that season (Baltimore in Super Bowl XXXV).
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