[4] On July 20, 2020 the Giants confirmed that their home games would take place without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The Giants opened up strong, taking a 10-3 lead on the first play of the 2nd quarter when Daniel Jones connected with Darius Slayton for a 41-yard score.
In the 3rd quarter, on the 19th play of an 87-yard drive, Jones was hit by Bud Dupree and forced a goal-line interception, which the Steelers kicked a field goal to make it a 2 possession game.
Slayton scored his second touchdown with 1:52 remaining, but the Steelers sealed the victory when they stopped the Giants 2-point conversion attempt and recovered the onside kick.
Down 17-0, the Giants tightened up their defensive play in the second half, forcing two interceptions from Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and getting back in the game.
In the final 2:02 down 17-13, Daniel Jones tried to complete a comeback and led the offense to the Bears' 10-yard line, but could not score as time expired, so the Giants started 0–2 for the 4th consecutive year.
Tae Crowder, the last pick in the 2020 NFL draft, recovered a fumble and ran 43 yards for the go-ahead score with 3:29 remaining.
The Giants stopped Washington's conversion attempt, guaranteeing Joe Judge his first win as an NFL head coach.
However, several mishaps would ensue for New York, including late penalties and a critical drop by Evan Engram in the 4th quarter at the Eagles 25 yard line.
With one last chance to drive for a potential game-winning field goal, Daniel Jones was strip-sacked by Brandon Graham on second down.
Despite leading 17–15 heading into the fourth quarter, more miscues haunted the Giants as the defense allowed Tom Brady to score 10 points and quickly fell behind 25–17.
Despite the miscues, the Giants drove down the field with Daniel Jones finding Golden Tate in the endzone with 28 seconds left.
The Giants had 5 total takeaways and did not turn the ball over for the first time in the season and extended their winning streak against Washington to 5 games.
In only his second appearance with the team and first start, Colt McCoy and the Giants shocked the NFL with one of the biggest upsets of the 2020 season.
Seattle was leading 5–0 at halftime, but in the third quarter, the Giants' rushing attack broke through with a 60-yard run by Wayne Gallman which set up two Alfred Morris touchdowns on back-to-back possessions.
In addition, New York would take sole possession of first place in the NFC East, though the Washington Football Team would move back into a first-place tie with the Giants the following night with a bigger upset win over the undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers.
Before Week 14, the NFL flexed the Giants-Browns game into the Sunday Night Football slot, replacing the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Dallas Cowboys.
[17] The Giants did not have Daniel Jones due to his injury and also lost offensive coordinator Jason Garrett and defensive back James Bradberry who both contracted COVID-19.
Former Browns draft pick Colt McCoy and former head coach Freddie Kitchens were promoted to starting QB and offensive coordinator, respectively.
A tired Giants defense couldn't keep up, and the Ravens became the first team since 2008 to have 3 players run for 75+ yards in the same game (Jackson, Dobbins, and Edwards).
However, the Cowboys scored a field goal on their last possession in the first half and a touchdown by Ezekiel Elliott on their first drive of the third quarter to make it a one-score game.
On the Cowboys last chance of the game, needing a touchdown to win, Leonard Williams sacked Andy Dalton on first and goal and got to him again.
However, the Giants were eliminated when the Washington Football Team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 20-14 and clinched the NFC East later that night.