New York Giants Defensive Touchdowns (1981-90)

Every New York Giants defensive & special teams touchdown scored from 1981 through 1990.
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[@BaddogSports]

L.T. was otherworldly! He just played at a level like I've never seen man. How many of these TDs were caused by him. Thank you New Orleans for drafting George Rogers lol!

[@leifopstad2972]

Greatest defensive player of all time

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I noticed that as i watched. They called 56 a lot before many of those TDs

[@ctranger]

A great compilation from one of the best decades of Giants football.

[@jeffsmith2022]

I still love the hit Jim Burt put on Montana,beautiful...

[@jpherling]

It's amazing how many of these TD's were scored by George Martin and Tom Flynn.

[@Bellcity]

George Martin was an awesome athlete

[@michaelbelfer1069]

Bellcity If I'm not mistaken George holds ( or held) the record for the most touchdowns by a defensive lineman.

[@steveknight4272]

John Madden tells a story in one of his books about a Giants practice he attended back in the 1980s. After practice was over, the NYG quarterbacks had a contest to see who could throw a football into the upper deck of the old Giants Stadium from the Meadowlands logo in the middle of the field. Phil Simms tried a few times and couldn't do it. Backup Jeff Rutledge couldn't, either. Jeff Hostetler -- their 3rd string QB at the time -- had the best arm of them all and came the closest, be he couldn't do it. Lawrence Taylor came over and tried a few times, and he came closer than any of the QBs. Then George Martin tried it ... and he heaved a ball up there into the third deck on his first try!

[@jjc6776]

@@steveknight4272 he was a big dude. I was 11 when I met him by FDU in Teaneck back in the 80s. He was with Marshall and they let my father and I try their Superbowl rings on. My old man was a mason with block hands. His thumb was swimming in their rings. Was like a bracelet to me. They could have told us to get lost but they legit Sat down talked to us and were such great people. Back then athletes were great people that stopped for their fans and took the time to make you feel like they cared about you and showed appreciation that I would look up to them. I've seen athletes since even as recently as a year ago. Bunch of snobs and to good to talk to you.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@@jjc6776 , great story man. Thank you for posting.

[@gators1156]

Side note: George Martin played basketball for Oregon if I recall.

[@BuscratesOsc1]

The first 2 and a half minutes are touchdowns from 1981. Crazy.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

6 touchdowns in 1981 to be exact.

[@wgb01001]

Terry Kinard was a great, underrated ball hawk. And how about that Tom Flynn!

[@jeffmacintosh4004]

When football was like this...When teams literally had to figure out a way to survive 60 minutes on the field with the Giants defense. There were teams that had juggernaut defenses for a year or two. Pittsburgh had their Steel Curtain, Dallas had their Doomsday Defense, Chicago had their Monsters of the Midway...But can anyone honestly recall a defensive force for an entire decade like the New York Giants?

[@frankjames6232]

Jeff MacIntosh the four horsemen

[@citizenghosttown]

Amazing to see how many of those plays were caused by Lawrence Taylor.

[@MaddenLegend]

Pre salary cap era football was the best!

[@ngirard85]

Crazy to think that the punter @ 10:40 is Jeff Feagles in 1990. He was with the Giants from 03-09.

[@petersurdo4984]

And played well.

[@Eddie18ification]

Holy shit! The block on that Meggett punt return against the Eagles! Guy got wiped out!

[@TheReviewingNetwork]

6:18 Anybody else find it funny that George Martin hits John Elway on the head with the football?

[@zeppelin01024]

4 special teams touchdowns in 1981, I’m sure coach Bill Belichick was pleased with this

[@EMAINIE]

The Giants were fast af

[@69ChevyGarage]

This is what I miss from Bill Parcells. Had we tried a few trick plays against the Eagles or Washington this season we could easily be 14-2 this season with the divison locked.

[@rjg7112]

This takes away the pain of the "Miracle" for giants fans. They got a lot better after that.

[@mr.dephiant9713]

Some of these hits today ....will be called "unsportsmanlike" or "personal" foul. When football was legit....Go BIG BLUE!!

[@coreylevine3856]

the giants in 1986 beat the broncos again a few week later in the super bowl

[@coreylevine3856]

6:18

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@ 3:39....'On the blitz...and a fumble....fumble......FUM-BULL!!!!'

[@nowhere3252]

When football was real

[@emm6155]

I love John Montana he's my goat but I know he hates the Giants

[@Fuscoooo]

Awesome...thanks for sharing!

[@Retiredin]

Madden "this is football " madden and sumerall were the best football announcers of all time ....

[@danielkelegian5306]

I was at that Redskins-Giants game in 1990. The Giants defense held the Redskins to 10 points. During the 4th quarter, Ernest Byner had a pass bounce off his chest in the end zone and we picked it. The Walls INT for a TD came on the Redskins final Possession, we were up 14-10. When Walls ran that ball back to the end zone I thought Giants Stadium was going to collapse to the ground.

[@bigt5699]

Yes , Jim Gordon calling the game on radio right before walls pick for his first touchdown said this place is ABSOLUTE bedlam! Then the pick six the place went crazy

[@BELCAN57]

Thank you for taking me back in time. They were Giants in those days.

[@keithfalconer7529]

You could tell Pat Summerall still loved the giants ... best announcer ever.

[@BaddogSports]

This vid is AWESOME! As are all of your Giants vids! How many tackles did Meggett break on that punt return Vs The Raiders lol

[@AndrewDW44]

I'm not so good at math... but the short answer is All of them!

[@Aja_Says]

Love Lawrence tackling his teammates with excitement!

[@Galilee1964]

True story about the one against the Eagles at 4:42. Pete Axthelm,on the NFL Today, would always pick against the Giants on covering the spread, and he would always be wrong. That game, the Giants were favored by 3.5 - 4.5 points. When they went to overtime, Pete was ecstatic. He said "The only way I can be wrong is if the Giants score a touchdown in overtime, and you know teams play for field goal position and kick it. I'm not going to be wrong this week." They move on to the next game. About 40 seconds later, Bob Costas says "Ah, Pete?" Pete, not knowing anything says "Yeah, Bob?" Costas says "The Giants just intercepted Jaworski and ran it in for a touchdown, and the Giants won by six." Pete slid his clipboard across the table and said "I never win with the Giants!" I was like "Well then quit picking against them, you moron!"

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Harry Carson- all he does is catch fake field goal touchdowns!

[@MrAschiff]

It's amazing the amount of touch downs scored by George Martin. At least 4...

[@jamesgray7064]

I believe he had 6 or 7 in total

[@rivalstorm7216]

I think 8

[@bobrezac4507]

He had 7. 6 as a DE and 1 as a TE. and I just read yesterday that this record was broken by Jason Taylor. I had no idea. George is still number 1 to me.

[@michaelbelfer6513]

Bob Rezac Didn't Martin play tight end in college? Bill Parcells called George Martin the most consistent defensive lineman he ever coached. Notice how he never came off the field? Martin played the run and got after the QB as well as anyone from his era. Along with Harry Carson, George was the leader of those great NYG defenses of the 1980's and talk about big plays? George was the man!!!!

[@oneandahalfrailfanners8719]

Bring back those uniforms!

[@hiimgilbert7116]

One And A Half Railfanners the white ones are at least back and I love them

[@Juproooo]

It’s their color rush jersey

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Actually, I was thinking how boxy and ugly they are

[@TheHitmanCoz]

Offense wins games and defense wins championships that's why we have 4

[@jameshayes9849]

We have 8 hitman

[@dexterroberts5569]

George Martin, wow

[@Tuzotonic]

I grew up watching these Giants teams. I loved their defense so much. I miss the days when they were good.

[@rosskraszewski3345]

Chart Party sent me here

[@JOEYdaMUSH]

Great compilation. From the good old days when the GMen didn't drop an interception 90% of the time.

[@solidroadsinternational6522]

I was at that Redskins-Giants game in 1990. The Giants defense held the Redskins to 10 points. During the 4th quarter, Ernest Byner had a pass bounce off his chest in the end zone and we picked it. The Walls INT for a TD came on the Redskins final Possession, we were up 14-10. When Walls ran that ball back to the end zone I thought Giants Stadium was going to collapse to the ground.

[@jamesgray7064]

Geez Louise...how small was Phil Tabor #80....looked more like Phil McConkey lol

[@edwardduncan1970]

I used to work for Phil tabor at one of his restaurants

[@felixking6634]

A Fake punt is an offensive TD, and a punt return for a TD is a special teams TD.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

Would you like a biscuit with that Captain Obvious?

[@jimmyc4126]

Almost all of these LT was there

[@danford6947]

he was there tackling every player in the endzone lmao

[@billt8504]

I notice a common theme here... lots of LT (either causing a turnover or scoring himself) and lots of Cardinals low-lights. Go Cards! (It's a dry heat.)

[@JorgeCat78]

If the Giants can build a defense like this again, they can truly be a contender, I really believe it!

[@dslam1680]

"Look at lil Meggett go" ...in my Chris Berman voice..lol....dam tho we didnt have a return TD till Meggett got there ...smh

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The Jets one is hilarious- they didn't even get a kick off. At least Atlanta tried to kick

[@emperorpawpateen.9992]

Now this is real nfl. Madden and Summeral, Enberg and Olsen, Criquie, Stockton, and of course, Frank Al and Dan. I miss these days.

[@ericpelote998]

R.I.P Dave duerson

[@ghytgb]

4:25 Carson read that perfectly 👍🏻6:12 Martin Run 💪🏻 7:39 Taylor scared the shit outta the QB🤣

[@seanfelder3286]

Back when NY Giants played great defense during Bill Parcells,Bill Belicheck era.

[@johngallagher9697]

Hey guys !! A lot of those scores were by Special Teams, not the Defense !!!

[@edwardcoyle5425]

Back in the day when Giants offense job was to get the ball back in the hands of the defense.

[@robparkinson9850]

John Smith. What a find. I haven't seen half of these before especially the early ones :)

[@cocoablini]

Martin and Pepper Johnson...always in there

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@ 8:20...beautiful spin move by Pepper Johnson to sack Doug Williams....

[@theone2225]

Jeff Hostetler blocked a punt that went into the endzone and the Giants recovered for a touchdown I believe. Anyone seen this? Was in the late 80s when he wanted more playing time instead of just being a backup QB. Was on a Giants highlight vhs tape we had when I was a kid.

[@bigt5699]

He blocked a punt against the eagles at philly but it was recovered by the eagles around mid field that's the only one I remember him blocking. It was on there highlight tape of the giant's 90 season TRUE BLUE

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

This sure gets you in the mood for Giants football.

[@1223jamez]

It makes me sad watching this the Giants of today are embarassing of 2018.

[@Lifeblesser]

Thank you for posting!

[@GodsSon987]

Damn that Montana pick 6 was probably the easiest pick LT ever had

[@michaelbelfer1069]

GodsSon987 Those were the last points in the first half of that famous 49-3 playoff game . Bill Walsh said "we were just shattered by the Giants" and by god they were. Without a doubt, the best game the 1986-87 NY Giants ever played. I know I'm a bit biased, but that might have been the best game any pro football team for the entire decade. It was almost perfect.

[@gators1156]

Jim Burt delivered a violent hit on Montana. Burt thought he literally killed Montana.

[@mrsta8541]

I remember watching all this back in the day; some of the finest defenses I ever saw, those Giants teams, terribly underrated. Fantastic work putting this together!

[@hargaisaowen7131]

"Montana is down, Taylor is in the endzone"

[@alexpalladino865]

Giants fan for life. G-Men stomp!!!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

I remember every one of these touchdowns. Thanks for the memories.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I wake up Christmas morning and this is suggested to me. Nothing says Giants football like a defensive touchdown. God bless, Merry Christmas and a happy 2021 to all!!!

[@patrickdepew4976]

It's amazing how quickly a player can go from being beloved to hated, but Jim Burt sure pulled it off. I've still never forgiven him for his hits on Hostetler in the 1990 Championship game. It basically just proved what we always knew about Burt but didn't want to admit when he was a Giant, that he was just another dirty Miami player.

[@seanfelder3286]

Lots of history with this frachise.Especially the defense making historic plays that change games.I remember the LT game in Detriot,he ran like a cat scoring TD return,J Burt in 1986b playoffs crush Joe Montana so LT can score playoffs TD

[@bigbluelarry]

This is the best video you've ever put together. Thanks for sharing it again.

[@RedElephantStampede]

Rutledge with some vintage Bama there.

[@mitchellbaker9434]

That td vs the Rams at 4:15 was the opening kickoff of that game. The Giants missed the PAT, didn't score another point, gave up 3 safeties, and lost 34-6.

[@1firevan1]

Those were glory days. Thanks for the memories!

[@raymondweaver8526]

NFC East was a monster then

[@citizenghosttown]

Who is the commentator at 4:00? I think he totally blows the call when he says that the Ram kick returner touched the ball in the field play --- that's wrong. That's a live ball on a kick off.

[@bryantopelsohn199]

Great video.! So many great defensive players we've had thru the years.. you knew the other teams offense was gonna leave black and blue after the game

[@dcspotter]

When we had one of the best defenses...

[@robertcool5216]

LT literally changed the game. Teams started drafting slightly different type players for left tackle just to handle Taylor.

[@dantesinfernopurgatory7826]

Giant linebackers in the Parcells era were big, fast and physical. And it showed.

[@pac401]

You forget how many TDs George Martin scored in his career.

[@Mircheeks]

0:28 That center is toast 😞

[@cocoablini]

Man, you don't see that crowd in Metlife. Nothing to cheer about

[@johnmcfeely5010]

Been looking for that Tom Flynn play. Thanks.

[@buixrule]

Martin, Johnson, Banks, Carson, Taylor, Burt....

[@Gigadestroyermets]

Great job! Can you do 1991 up until now?

[@larrysalay8476]

There's a lot of George Martin here.

[@jennapherhague5728]

Nothing like some vintage Giants D to remind you just how good they were: REAL GIANTS!! Thanks for taking the time to put this together & share! And, omfg, how truly great was LT! If he’s on the field, he’s in on the play, just unreal! The INT v Lions: his reflexes so quick he snatched the ball one-handed, and so fast ran 90 yards in about 5 seconds for the TD! This is just impossible!!

[@crunchbunch9547]

You nailed it right on the head John! 1981 was the start of it all. Drafting LT and beating the Cowboys in the last game of the regular season to make the playoffs. Great memories!

[@gregoryevans8179]

Summerall & Madden were the best.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

I remember meggets rookie year....after a few games under his belt and some great returns the stadium would give him a standing ovation as he came out onto the field before the punt, I mean the Gmen of the 1980s were the best

[@harrisdwjr]

Never realized that was Jeff Feagles trying to tackle Meggett in '90. That guy played a long time.

[@SamuelDavidDeLuce]

I was 9 years old, I remember that Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions I was overexcited that the Dallas Cowboys were about to start playing in the next game

[@bigbanknewyork3655]

Awesome video. Perfect.

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

Gd old days times of life

[@leonardcastelleneta26]

you do god's work

[@kirkmartin8027]

Good stuff!!!

[@jwim3969]

I was at the game against the rams in Anaheim when aj Jones let the ball roll into the end zone.

[@luisbello9580]

Buena Medicina (1-3, 2018)

[@jamesgray7064]

Special teams isn't defense. John, I love your videos. But specials teams isn't defense : )

[@johnsmith3091]

Yes, I'm aware of that. Re-watch the opening 5 seconds of the video. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the vid and thanks for watching.... and go Giants!

[@jamesgray7064]

@@chiniechinchen if a punt return isn't defense, a punt block isn't defense. It's the same 11 guys.

[@patrickolaughlin6027]

Thanks brother john .

[@davidforthoffer9180]

Why do you include touchdowns by the Giants when the Giants make a fake field goal play? Those are OFFENSIVE touchdowns.

[@johnsmith3091]

Because the offense wasn't on the field when they scored those TDs

[@davidforthoffer9180]

The defense wasn't on the field, either. Maybe produce a video, 'New York Giants Special Teams Touchdowns.'

[@johnsmith3091]

I did. You just watched it

[@davidforthoffer9180]

Oh. So your 'New York Giants Special Teams Touchdowns' had mostly plays from the defense. I hadn't realized you thought the defense was special teams.

[@tblank1102]

Awesome video!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

1:57 Ouch