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New York Giants

  1st NFC East (--)

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Founded: 1925

Stadium: Giants Stadium

Tickets: 201-935-8111

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Team News more
Giants teach Seahawks that payback's a blitz
10/05/2008
Who needs Plaxico Burress when you have a memory? Not the Giants, who pounded the Seahawks on Sunday, two years after an brutal loss at Seattle that left New York in an unforgiving mood.

Giants still perfect after rout of Seattle
10/05/2008
In a nearly flawless performance, Eli Manning threw two touchdowns, Brandon Jacobs ran for two more and the unbeaten Giants scored on their first six possessions in a 44-6 victory that embarrassed the Seahawks.

Giants K Tynes says left knee feels good enough to play
10/03/2008
Two days after saying his surgically repaired left knee was swelling following almost every practice, Lawrence Tynes now believes he is ready to kick for the New York Giants.

Burress, Giants working on agreement to reduce fine
09/29/2008
The New York Giants and suspended star receiver Plaxico Burress are close to an agreement that will cut his fine for missing a team meeting last week.

Giants have concerns despite great start
09/22/2008
Getting off to their best start in eight years has only made the Super Bowl champion New York Giants wary. To understand their concern, look at the NFC East standings.

Giants work overtime to beat Bengals
09/21/2008
The New York Giants are off to their best start since 2000, and a late play that was not reviewed in overtime may have helped.

Giants' big-play defense keeps team streaking away from home
09/14/2008
Another stifling effort from a big-play defense led by Justin Tuck made much of the scoring window dressing in the Giants' 12th straight away victory, including their Super Bowl victory last February.

Head Coach more
Tom Coughlin

Regular Season: 107-89

Postseason: 8-6

Experience: 11

Career record: 115-95


Pro Career: Was named the 16th head coach in Giants history on Jan. 6, 2004. Coached the Giants to an 11-5 record, the NFC East title and the playoffs in 2005, his second season with the team.

Coughlin previously spent eight years (1995-2002) with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Under Coughlin, the Jaguars had the most victories of any NFL expansion team in its first seven seasons. They were also the only expansion team in NFL history to advance to the playoffs four times in their first five seasons.

Coughlin's team went 9-7 in 1996 and an NFL-best 14-2 in 1999, both times reaching the AFC Championship Game. Coughlin previously coached the Philadelphia Eagles (1984-85), Green Bay Packers (1986-87), and Giants (1988-1990). He was a member of the Giants' Super Bowl XXV champion coaching staff.

Background: Served as head coach at Boston College (1991-93), where he posted a 21-13-1 record, and coached at Syracuse (1969, 1974-1980), Rochester Institute of Technology 1970-73 (head coach), and Boston College (1981-83). Played wingback for Syracuse (1965-67), with Larry Csonka and Floyd Little. Received Syracuse 1967 Orange Key Award as outstanding scholar athlete, and graduated with bachelor's and master's degree.

Personal: Born August 31, 1946, Waterloo, N.Y. Tom and his wife, Judy, have two daughters, Keli and Katie, two sons, Brian and Tim, a daughter-in-law, Andrea (Tim's wife), and two grandchildren, Emma Rose and Dylan.


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Scoreboard more
Giants Stadium - Wk 5 1 2 3 4 T
Seattle Seahawks 3 3 0 0 6
New York Giants 14 13 10 7 44
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
3 Sun, Sep 21 Cincinnati 26-23   W
4 Bye
5 Sun, Oct 05 Seattle 44-6   W
6 Mon, Oct 13 @ Cleveland 8:30 PM ET
7 Sun, Oct 19 San Francisco 1:00 PM ET
8 Sun, Oct 26 @ Pittsburgh 4:15 PM ET
Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
Mario Manningham (WR) P - Illness
R.W. McQuarters (CB) P - Calf
Terrell Thomas (CB) P - Hamstring
Lawrence Tynes (K) P - Left Knee
Regular Season Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
Eli Manning 132 84 1032 6
David Carr 1 1 5 1
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Brandon Jacobs 65 380 5.8 3
Derrick Ward 33 217 6.6 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Plaxico Burress 18 259 14.4 1
Amani Toomer 17 207 12.2 1
Transactions more
Date Transaction
9/24 Plaxico Burress (WR) suspended (one game for violation of team rules).
9/24 Taye Biddle (WR) Activated from the Practice Squad.
9/24 Martrez Milner (TE) practice squad addition.
9/24 John Broussard (WR) practice squad addition.
NFC East more
Team W L T Win %
New York Giants 4 0 0 1.000
Washington 4 1 0 .800
Dallas 4 1 0 .800
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400


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