 He was the first Giants head coach since Jim Fassel in 1997 to bring them to the playoffs in his first year as head coach.On December 11, 2016, during a Sunday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys, McAdoo was fined $200,000 for illegally using a walkie talkie on the field.Despite the regular season success, the Giants were defeated in the wild card round by the Green Bay Packers.