January 15, 1994

Having won their wild card round playoff game against the Vikings the previous week, the Giants went on the road to face the 49ers. Not so good, got crushed. All time great linebacker Lawrence Taylor had announced earlier that this would be his last year, so this was his last game in the NFL. LT had been a revolutionary player- his approach to the position of linebacker changed the game; not only would other defenses try to copy what he did, new offensive schemes were created to stop him. His arrival on the Giants signalled the end of a long run of losing seasons and hopelessness. The Giants have up and down years like most teams, but over the last 25 years there is the assumption that they will be competitive, and have been in the playoffs probably more than a lot of other teams. And on draft day, experts still talk about draft picks potentially being the "next LT". So I figured his last day deserved a spot in this series.