when was the last time the ny giants played in the superbowl?
Super Bowl XXV
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 In just its third season , the team finished with the best record in the league at 11 – 1 – 1 and was awarded the NFL title . In a 14 @-@ year span beginning in 1933 , New York qualified to play in the NFL championship game eight times , winning twice ( 1934 and 1938 ) . They did not win another championship until 1956 , aided by several future Hall of Fame players such as running back Frank Gifford , linebacker Sam Huff , and offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown . From 1958 to 1963 , the Giants played in the NFL championship game five times , but failed to win . The 1958 NFL Championship game , in which they lost 23 – 17 in overtime to the Baltimore Colts , is credited with increasing the popularity of the NFL in the United States . 

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 The New York Giants , an American football team which currently plays in the NFL 's National Football Conference , have qualified for the postseason seven times since 1994 . With the retirement of Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor — two of the most important figures in franchise history – after the 1993 season , the Giants entered a new era . 

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 The Giants were awarded the game on February 9 , 2005 . The game marked the first time since 1962 that one league hosted consecutive All @-@ Star Games , after Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , hosted the game in 2006 . 

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 The Giants registered just two winning seasons from 1964 to 1980 and were unable to advance to the playoffs . From 1981 to 1990 , the team qualified for the postseason seven times and won Super Bowls XXI and XXV . The team 's success during the 1980s was aided by head coach Bill Parcells , quarterback Phil Simms and Hall of Fame linebackers Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson . New York struggled throughout much of the 1990s as Parcells left the team , and players such as Simms and Taylor declined and eventually retired . They returned to the Super Bowl in 2000 , but lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV . The Giants upset the heavily favored New England Patriots in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI . 

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 The Giants finished the regular season having committed an NFL record low 14 turnovers , and their defense led the league in fewest points allowed ( 211 ) . Following the season , six Giants — defensive lineman Erik Howard , center Bart Oates , offensive guard William Roberts , linebackers Pepper Johnson and Lawrence Taylor , and special teamer Reyna Thompson — were selected to the Pro Bowl . 
