The Giants (9-7-1) are in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
The Minnesota Vikings quickly found their stride under rookie head coach Kevin O'Connell as a confident, close-knit and resilient team - featuring the league's leading receiver - with an NFL-record 11 wins by eight points or fewer.
"NFL stands for 'not for long,' and people move on. I kind of felt like this is a special group, and there's a time sensitivity here where we've got to do it now," quarterback Kirk Cousins said after the Vikings beat the New York Giants on Dec. 24. The Giants are in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, with their own first-time head coach in Brian Daboll. They went 22-59 over the previous five seasons.
"We're going to be humble about it, and we're going to go about our work while everybody sleeps on us," safety Julian Love said. "We take it one week at a time. We know it's never going to be perfect. We're going to continue to be who we are."The Giants, who were fourth in the league in rushing, have run for at least one touchdown in a franchise-record 15 straight games.
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