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NY Giants Ex-Head Coach Jim Fassel Dies at 71 | Ranking His Top 3 Games

By Danny Friedman

EAST RUTHERFORD, UNITED STATES: New York Giants' head coach Jim Fassel is lifted onto the shoulders of players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings 41-0 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford 14 January 2001. The Giants will take on the AFC Champion at the Super Bowl in Tampa Florida 28 January 2001. AFP PHOTO/Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, UNITED STATES: New York Giants' head coach Jim Fassel is lifted onto the shoulders of players after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings 41-0 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford 14 January 2001. The Giants will take on the AFC Champion at the Super Bowl in Tampa Florida 28 January 2001. AFP PHOTO/Don EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JANUARY 14: Head Coach Jim Fassel of the New York Giants holds the NFC Championship Trophy after the Giants defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game on January 14, 2001 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won the game 41-0. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JANUARY 14: Head Coach Jim Fassel of the New York Giants holds the NFC Championship Trophy after the Giants defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game on January 14, 2001 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won the game 41-0. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Game #1: NY Giants vs Minnesota Vikings, NFC Championship, 2001

Our top Jim Fassel moment was never in question.

The NY Giants triumphant 41-0 blowout win over the Vikings in the 2001 NFC Championship is one of the top playoff memories in franchise history. Even more special, the game was played in Giants Stadium in front of a ferocious, deafening crowd.

The Giants won their only home NFC Championship and did it in dominating fashion against the likes of Randy Moss, Cris Carter, and Daunte Culpepper. The Giants shut out their high-powered offense and hurt Minnesota with their own offensive firepower.

Kerry Collins’ 381 yards and 5 touchdowns stand as one of the best games by a quarterback in franchise history. It was a special moment for the Giants and the states of New  Jersey and New York combined to come together and rally around this Giants team so soon after 9/11.

Jim Fassel will always be remembered fondly in Giants lore. He brought back professionalism, winning ways, and an identity to a team that needed it most.

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