The 1986 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL), won their fifth championship—and first Super Bowl—in franchise history during the season. Led by consensus league Most Valuable Player (MVP) linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Phil Simms, the Giants posted a 14–2 record, and defeating the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers by a combined score of 66–3 in the NFC playoffs. In Super Bowl XXI they scored a Super Bowl-record 30 second half points in defeating the Denver Broncos 39–20. Simms completed a Super Bowl record 88% of his passes in the victory.
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| - The 1986 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL), won their fifth championship—and first Super Bowl—in franchise history during the season. Led by consensus league Most Valuable Player (MVP) linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Phil Simms, the Giants posted a 14–2 record, and defeating the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers by a combined score of 66–3 in the NFC playoffs. In Super Bowl XXI they scored a Super Bowl-record 30 second half points in defeating the Denver Broncos 39–20. Simms completed a Super Bowl record 88% of his passes in the victory.
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| - The 1986 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL), won their fifth championship—and first Super Bowl—in franchise history during the season. Led by consensus league Most Valuable Player (MVP) linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Phil Simms, the Giants posted a 14–2 record, and defeating the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers by a combined score of 66–3 in the NFC playoffs. In Super Bowl XXI they scored a Super Bowl-record 30 second half points in defeating the Denver Broncos 39–20. Simms completed a Super Bowl record 88% of his passes in the victory. After making the playoffs in 1984 and 1985, the Giants entered the 1986 season as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl. They began the season with 31–28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, before winning five consecutive games. After losing 17–12 to the Seattle Seahawks in week seven, the Giants won their final nine regular season games. Following the regular season, coach Bill Parcells won the NFL Coach of the Year Award and eight Giants were named to the Pro Bowl. The Giants' defense, nicknamed the Big Blue Wrecking Crew, finished second in the league in points and yards allowed. The 1986 Giants had been ranked as one of the greatest NFL teams of all time by fans, and members of the media. It was this Giants team that popularized the practice of the "Gatorade shower", which entailed the players dousing members of the coaching staff with Gatorade near the end of a victorious game.
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