February 5, 2012, Super Bowl XLVI - The Giants make it two-for-two against the Patriots in the Super Bowl, stunning Tom Brady and Bill Belichick once again, this time for a 21-17 win. Eli Manning earns a second Super Bowl MVP trophy and the season's breakout star - Victor Cruz (above) - scores his first postseason touchdown in the first quarter of the win.  Jan. 22, 2012, NFC Championship Game - Giants 20, 49ers 17 (OT): Lawrence Tynes is the hero once again for the Giants in overtime, booting Big Blue into Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots with a 31-yard kick that splits the Candlestick Park uprights.  Jan. 15, 2012, NFC divisional round - Giants 37, Packers 20: Eli Manning's Hail Mary to Hakeem Nicks at the end of the first half puts the Giants up 20-10 and effectively breaks the spirit of the defending Super Bowl champion Packers.  Jan. 8, 2012, NFC Wild Card round - Giants 24, Falcons 2: The Giants' defense completely smothers Matt Ryan and the Falcons for Big Blue's first home playoff win since beating the Vikings 41-0 in the 2000 NFC Championship game. Eli Manning throws three touchdowns in the win, including two to Hakeem Nicks.  Jan. 11, 2009, NFC Divisional Round - Eagles 23, Giants 11: Playing without Plaxico Burress, the Giants' chance for a Super Bowl repeat is derailed as Eli Manning throws two picks and completes only 15 of 29 passes in the loss to the Eagles.  Jan. 6, 2008, NFC Wild Card Round - Giants 24, Buccaneers 14: Eli Manning notches his first playoff win as the Giants kick off their "road" to the Super Bowl with a win in Tampa Bay. Brandon Jacobs scores two TDs but struggles and is later replaced by Ahmad Bradshaw.  Jan. 13, 2008, NFC Divisional Round - Giants 21, Cowboys 17: Big Blue's defense gets it done in Texas by holding the Cowboys to 3 second-half points in a road win. Brandon Jacobs' 1-yard TD run puts the Giants up 21-17 and R.W. McQuarters seals the win with a late interception of Tony Romo.  Jan. 20, 2008, NFC Championship Game - Giants 23, Packers 20 (OT): Corey Webster picks off a Brett Favre pass in overtime, setting up a 47-yard game-winning field goal by Lawrence Tynes at frozen Lambeau Field.  Feb. 3, 2008, Super Bowl XLII - Giants 17, Patriots 14: Eli Manning leads the Giants on two fourth-quarter comebacks - including a game-winner to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds to go - but David Tyree's catch on third-and-5 on that game winning drive is the signature image from the big game.  Jan. 7, 2007, NFC Wild Card Round - Eagles 23, Giants 20: David Akers boots a game-winning field goal as time expires in a game where the Giants can't get a stop when they need it most. "Talent can't overcome mistakes. We learned that in the hardest way," said Plaxico Burress, who had two TD catches.  Jan. 8, 2006, NFC Wild Card Round - Panthers 23, Giants 0: In one of the worst playoff performances in Giants history, Big Blue is held to 132 total yards and nine first downs in Tom Coughlin's Giants playoff debut, leading Tiki Barber to say "In some ways we were outcoached."  Jan. 5, 2003, NFC Wild Card Round - 49ers 39, Giants 38: Trey Junkin, picked up by the Giants the Tuesday before the game due to an injury to starting long snapper Dan O'Leary, boots the snap on a potential game-winner for Matt Bryant from 41 yards out.  Jan. 7, 2001, NFC Divisional Round - Giants 20, Eagles 10: Jason Sehorn breaks open the game when he goes down low for a Donovan McNabb pass, tips it up, rolls over, grabs the ball, survives a collision with a teammated and runs it back 32 yards for a demoralizing (for Philly) touchdown.  Jan. 14, 2001, NFC Championship Game - Giants 41, Vikings 0: The top-seeded Giants score two touchdowns in the first 2:13 of the game in a pasting of the Vikings at Giants Stadium. Kerry Collins sets an NFC Championship-record with five touchdown passes, which includes two TD grabs by Ike Hilliard.  Jan. 28, 2001, Super Bowl XXXV - Ravens 34, Giants 7: Kerry Collins (4 interceptions) and the Giants are no match for the powerful Baltimore defense led by MVP Ray Lewis in this Super mismatch.  Dec. 27, 1997, Wild Card Round - Vikings 23, Giants 22: Randall Cunningham and the Vikings stun the Big Blue faithful at Giants Stadium by scoring 10 points in final 90 seconds to steal the victory.  Jan. 9, 1994, Wild Card Round - Giants 17, Vikings 10: Rodney Hampton (161 yards) scores a pair of touchdowns as the Giants beat the wind and the fifth-seeded Vikings at the Meadowlands.  Jan. 15, 1994, NFC Divisional Round - 49ers 44, Giants 3: In what turned out to be the final game in the storied Giant careers of Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms, Ricky Watters steals the show by scoring an NFL record five TDs in a 49ers rout at Candlestick Park.  Jan. 13, 1991, NFC Divisional Round - Giants 31, Bears 3: Jeff Hostetler steps in for an injured Phil Simms and throws a pair of TD passes, but it's the Big Blue defense that dominates on this day holding the Bears to just 27 yards on the ground at Giants Stadium.  Jan. 20, 1991, NFC Championship Game - Giants 15, 49ers 13: Matt Bahr boots the Giants into their second Super Bowl as he makes 5-of-6 field goals - including the game-winning 42-yarder in the final seconds - in a game best remembered for Leonard Marshall's crushing hit on Joe Montana.  Jan. 27, 1991, Super Bowl XXV - Giants 20, Bills 19: Bill Parcells and the Giants stop the powerful Bills offense - led by Hall of Famer Jim Kelly - by controlling the clock with Ottis Anderson, but the game isn't decided until the final play as Scott Norwood boots the potential game-winning field goal wide right.  Jan. 7, 1990, NFC Divisional Round - L.A. Rams 19, Giants 13 (OT): Jim Everett hits Flipper Anderson with a 30-yard TD just over a minute into overtime at the Meadowlands as the Rams end Big Blue's season in stunning fashion.  Jan. 4, 1987, NFC Divisional Round - Giants 49, 49ers 3: Phil Simms only throws for 134 yards but four of his nine completions go for touchdowns and Lawrence Taylor scores on a pick-six as the top-seeded Giants blitz the 49ers at Giants Stadium.  Jan. 11, 1987, NFC Championship Game - Giants 17, Redskins 0: Phil Simms throws a TD pass to Lionel Manuel and running back Joe Morris caps a second-quarter drive with a 1-yard score as the Giants dominate in the wind against their NFC East rival at the Meadowlands.  Jan. 25, 1987, Super Bowl XXI - Giants 39, Broncos 20: Phil Simms has a near-perfect day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as he completes 22-of-25 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns to earn MVP honors and give the Giants organization its first NFL title since 1956.
With the Giants back in the playoffs, the Daily News looks back at Big Blue's playoff history, starting with its run to Super Bowl XXI.