[2] The Giants qualified for the postseason thanks to an overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the last game of the season, coupled with a loss by the Green Bay Packers.
Heading into their last regular season game, the Giants needed a win over the Dallas Cowboys to remain in postseason contention.
[14] Neither team scored in the first half;[15] Giants kicker Joe Danelo missed two field goal attempts from inside 30 yards in the first quarter.
[18] Dallas held a three-point lead into the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, when a Tony Dorsett fumble gave the Giants the ball at the Cowboys' 45-yard-line.
On the Cowboys' second play of their first overtime drive, Dorsett was unable to field a pitch by White; Lawrence Taylor recovered the fumble and the Giants gained possession at the Dallas 40-yard-line.