The Giants now have won seven league championships. They also have lost a league-high 11 times in the title game.

"I'll tell you what," team owner John K. Mara said last night, "this is the greatest victory in the history of the franchise, without question.

"I just want to say to all you Giants fans who have supported us for more than 30 years at Giants Stadium, for all those years in Yankee Stadium, and some of you even back to the Polo Grounds -- this is for you."