Giants–Patriots rivalry
| Location | New York City, Boston |
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| First meeting | October 18, 1970 Giants 16, Patriots 0 |
| Latest meeting | December 1, 2025 Patriots 33, Giants 15 |
| Next meeting | 2027 |
| Stadiums | Giants: MetLife Stadium Patriots: Gillette Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 15 |
| All-time series | Patriots: 8–7 |
| Regular season series | Patriots: 8–5 |
| Postseason results | Giants: 2–0 |
| Largest victory | Giants: 16–0 (1970) Patriots: 35–14 (2019) |
| Most points scored | Giants: 35 (2007) Patriots: 38 (2007) |
| Longest win streak | Giants: 3 (2007–2012) Patriots: 4 (1996–2011) |
| Current win streak | Patriots: 1 (2025–present) |
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The Giants–Patriots rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
They play in different conferences (the Giants as a member of the NFC East, and the Patriots as a member of the AFC East), and thus they only meet once every four regular seasons and at least once every eight seasons at each team's home stadium, occasionally in the preseason, sometimes more often if they meet in the Super Bowl or share a common finish position in their respective divisions in the year before the 17th game. This rivalry sparked debates among sports fans in Boston and New York City, evoking comparisons to the fierce Yankees–Red Sox rivalry in Major League Baseball.
The Patriots currently play at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, while the Giants currently play at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside of New York City. The two stadiums are 207 miles (333 km) from each other via Interstate 95.
The rivalry became particularly noticeable during the 2000s and 2010s, when the underdog New York Giants, led by quarterback Eli Manning, defeated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. Super Bowl XLII was especially significant, as the Giants ended the Patriots' undefeated season in what is considered one of the greatest upsets in American sports history. These dramatic upsets helped fuel what became known as the Tom Brady–Eli Manning rivalry.
The Patriots lead the overall series, 8–7. The two teams met twice in the Super Bowl, both won by the Giants.