Last year, the Giants were one of the most surprising success stories in the NFL.

This season, like most sequels, was designed to disappoint.

Entering last season, the Giants had hired their fourth head coach in six years and brought back a below-average quarterback, whose fifth-year option the team had declined.

The season ended with Brian Daboll as Coach of the Year, with the team’s first playoff appearance in six years, with the team’s first playoff win in 11 years, with Saquon Barkley and Dexter Lawrence as Pro Bowlers, with Daniel Jones playing like the face of a franchise.