1985 New York Giants season

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1985 NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

• President – Wellington Mara

• General manager – George Young

• Director of pro personnel – Tim Rooney

• Head coach – Bill Parcells

• Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt

• Offensive backfield – Ray Handley

• Receivers – Pat Hodgson

• Tight ends – Mike Pope

• Offensive line – Fred Hoaglin

• Defensive coordinator – Bill Belichick

• Defensive line – Lamar Leachman

• Defensive backfield – Len Fontes

• Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman

• Special teams – Romeo Crennel

• Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman

• Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker

Roster

Regular season

In a game against the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann's career ended on November 18, 1985, when he suffered a gruesome comminuted compound fracture of his leg while being sacked by New York Giants linebackers Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson during a Monday Night Football game telecast. The injury was voted the NFL's "Most Shocking Moment in History" by viewers in an ESPN poll, and the tackle was dubbed "The Hit That No One Who Saw It Can Ever Forget" by The Washington Post.{{cite news | access-date = 2008-06-30

At the time, the Redskins had been attempting to run a "flea-flicker" play. The Giants' defense, however, was not fooled, and they tried to blitz Theismann. Taylor sandwiched Theismann into Carson and inadvertently landed his hip on Theismann's lower right leg, fracturing both the tibia and the fibula.

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Results

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Standings

Playoffs

Wild card

Even though the 49ers recorded 362 yards of total offense, with receiver Dwight Clark catching 8 passes for 120 yards, the Giants limited San Francisco to only one field goal. Meanwhile, New York running back Joe Morris rushed for 141 yards.

Divisional

The Giants lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.

Awards and honors

• Phil Simms, Pro Bowl MVP

References

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