With a 9–7 record, the Giants finished in a tie for second in the National Football Conference East Division and qualified for the playoffs.
[2] Instead of traveling across the country back to New York, the Giants spent the week in Fresno, California.
[8] The Chiefs were leading 27–14 and were led by Bill Kenney, who threw three touchdown passes.
The Giants then rallied; first came a five-play drive that ended with Phil Simms hitting Bobby Johnson with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 7:30 left.
Then the Giants took the lead with an 80-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Zeke Mowatt with 2:22 left.