The 1992 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record. Head coach Ray Handley was fired after this season, when the Giants lost six of seven games, after starting the season at 5–4.
Injuries marred the Giants' season, especially at quarterback. Phil Simms, once again the team's starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 4. With Simms out the team once again turned to Jeff Hostetler, the Giants' original 1991 starter and winner of Super Bowl XXV, to take his place. Hostetler, who had his own troubles with injuries including a broken back that ended his 1991 season, soon found himself out of the lineup after suffering a concussion in Week 12. The Giants were then forced to turn to a pair of rookies, Kent Graham and Dave Brown, but Graham suffered from elbow and shoulder problems, and Brown suffered a broken right thumb. Hostetler returned for the final two games of the season, a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10, as the Giants only won once more after the injury. It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals).
Offseason
Additions SubtractionsLB Ed Reynolds (Patriots) QB Matt Cavanaugh (retirement) LB Gary Reasons (Bengals) S Adrian White (Packers) FB Maurice Carthon (Colts) WR Odessa Turner (49ers) DT Lorenzo Freeman (Vikings)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of note Player Position CollegeBrian AllredCornerbackSacramento StateMichael PoloskeyLinebackerIllinoisScott Van BellingerLinebackerNorthern Illinois
Roster
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–7 1–0 Giants Stadium 2 Cleveland Browns W 16–7 2–0 Giants Stadium 3 at New York Jets L 14–20 2–1 Giants Stadium 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–24 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 6 San Francisco 49ers L 14–31 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap 2 September 13 Dallas Cowboys L 28–34 0–2 Giants Stadium Recap 3 at Chicago Bears W 27–14 1–2 Soldier Field Recap 4 Bye 5 October 4 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–13 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 6 October 11 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 2–3 Giants Stadium Recap 7 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–38 2–4 Anaheim Stadium Recap 8 October 25 Seattle Seahawks W 23–10 3–4 Giants Stadium Recap 9 November 1 at Washington Redskins W 24–7 4–4 RFK Stadium Recap 10 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 27–7 5–4 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 15 at Denver Broncos L 13–27 5–5 Mile High Stadium Recap 12 November 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–47 5–6 Giants Stadium Recap 13 November 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–30 5–7 Texas Stadium Recap 14 December 6 Washington Redskins L 10–28 5–8 Giants Stadium Recap 15 at Phoenix Cardinals L 0–19 5–9 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 16 Kansas City Chiefs W 35–21 6–9 Giants Stadium Recap 17 December 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–20 6–10 Veterans Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: at Chicago Bears
Week 5: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 6: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 9: at Washington Redskins
Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 11: at Denver Broncos
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
Standings
See also List of New York Giants seasons
References
External links 1992 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1992 New York Giants at jt-sw.com