The New York Giants are New York City’s professional football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants play their home games at the Metlife Stadium, which they share with the New York Jets. The team colors are royal blue, red, gray, and white. So far, the New York Giants have won seven league championships, with four NFL championships (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four Super Bowls (1986, 1990, 2007 and 2011).
The New York Giants represent New York City in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The New York Giants have been a member of the National Football League since 1925, but have only belonged to the NFC East since 1970. They rank third among all NFL franchises with seven NFL titles: four in the pre–Super Bowl era (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl (Super Bowls XXI (1986), XXV (1990), XLII (2007) and XLVI (2011).
In the past, New York City also had a professional baseball team named the New York Giants. To distinguish the football team from the baseball team with the same name, the New York Giants was incorporated as the New York Football Giants. Although the baseball team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, the football team continues to use “New York Football Giants, Inc.” as its official corporate name.
The Giants go by many names: “Big Blue“, the “G-Men” and “Big Blue Wrecking Crew“. The Giants have a well-documented and heated rivalry with the Philadelphia Eagles. The New York Giants are one of New York City’s two professional football teams with the other team being the New York Jets.
