The 2000 season was the New York Giants' 76th in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth under head coach Jim Fassel. The season marked the Giants' "NY" helmet logo returning again for the first full season since 1975. The team finished with a record of 12–4, and in the playoffs, they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional round 20–10, then shut out the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game 41–0, making it to Super Bowl XXXV, where they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 7–34.