No. 80 – 1927 New York Giants

NFL.com: “The 1927 New York Giants gave up 20 points – the entire season. In their 13 games, in which they went 11-1-1, the Giants allowed an average of 1.5 points per game and scored 15.2 per contest, which was second-most in the 12-team league. Playing at the Polo Grounds, and under the leadership of head coach Earl Potteiger, the Giants allowed points in just three games: to the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cardinals, and the Cleveland Bulldogs, their only loss. Teams they defeated included the Duluth Eskimos (21-0) and the Pottsville Maroons (twice, by 19-0 and 16-0). The Giants’ biggest defensive play all season was a 54-yard interception return by Mule Wilson. On the season, fullback Jack McBride rushed for six touchdowns, halfback Hinkey Hanes (who also won a World Series as a Yankees outfielder in 1923) had six total TDs, and Wilson, a Honey Grove, Tex. native, also scored six touchdowns.”

Fennelly: The first of the Giants’ eight NFL championships. I’m not going to pretend I know much about this team because I don’t. I’m pretty certain there’s no one alive that does. The Giants were in the league for only three years at the time and football back then was more like rugby than the game we all know and love today. The football was rounder in that era, making passing more difficult.