THE GRATEFUL BLUE PLAYER DIRECTORY
Phil Simms
Twenty-two completions. Twenty-five attempts.
- Position
- QB
- Giants years
- 1979–1993
- Recognition
- Giants Ring of Honor
Why the name matters.
Simms earned Super Bowl XXI MVP honors by completing 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns against Denver. He completed every one of his ten second-half attempts.
He spent his full 15-year career with the Giants. His story is also one of early injuries and the patience required before the championship breakthrough.
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Official Giants biography & archive ↗Explore the 1986 championship season ↗Watch the championship film collection ↗
Did you watch him play?
The stats are here. Your seat in the stands, the voice beside you, and the way it felt belong in the memory bank.
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