Under Lacava, surviving team records show that the Giants posted a 7-1 record, losing only a State Championship Series game to New Britain on November 20, 1927.
In his career, Simms has started a total of 11 times against the 49ers and Bears, with the Giants posting a 2-9 record.
Against the Eagles, the Giants posted their first shutout in eight years.
The Giants would go on to win Game 3 2-0, and posted the first back to back shutouts since 1966.
In advancing to their second Super Bowl, the Giants also posted a 13-3 regular season record, but with a ball-control offense and a defense that allowed a league low 211 points.
The Giants also posted a Super Bowl record 30 points in the second half, and limited the Broncos to only 2 net yards in the third quarter.
The Giants posted a 17-0 shutout win, but when the plane came (an hour behind schedule), fans showed the victory was not enough to make them forget their recent humiliation.
The Giants had already posted a 3-2 victory over the Boston Braves behind a five-hitter by Larry Jansen.
After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27-21.
The Giants pitching staff posted historic numbers for the month of September, going a record 18 straight games giving up 3 runs or less.