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Chin up, Giants fans. The team may have gotten off on the wrong foot with a Week 1 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, but there’s a reason why a full NFL season consists of 16 games.

The Giants have plenty of time to right the ship. While an early-season divisional loss certainly stings—especially when it’s the opening game against your most hated rival at home—the pain will surely relinquish if New York rattles off a few wins in a row.

And if history repeats itself at all, the Cowboys' game will quickly become a distant memory. The Giants have had several successful seasons that started off with a loss. Could the 2012 Giants be the next squad to bounce back from a Week 1 defeat?

This article will list, in chronological order, the six most successful Giants seasons that started with a loss.