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The New York Giants Travel to Cincinnati in Preseason Week 3 to Play the Bengals on Thursday, Aug giants at bengals GIANTS-beNGALs series BREAKDOWN Series Meetings: 10 The New York Giants travel to Cincinnati in Preseason Week 3 to play the Bengals on Thursday, Aug. 22. Kickoff is Giants’ Overall Record: 4-6-0 scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Paul Brown Stadium. The Giants Home: 4-0 trail the regular season series that began in 1972, 6-4. They lead the preseason series 3-1. Away: 0-6 First Game: Giants 10 at Bengals 13 (12/3/1972) The two teams last met on Nov. 4, 2016 in MetLife Stadium Last Game: Bengals 20 at Giants 21 (11/4/2016) when the Giants beat the Bengals, 21-20. Giants Shutouts: 0 The Bengals are 1-1 coming off a 23-13 win over the Bengals Shutouts: 0 Washington Redskins in Preseason Week 2 and a 38-17 loss Giants Total Points: 215 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. Bengals Total Points: 249 Most Points, Giants: 30; Giants 30 at Bengals 35 (10/13/1985) Most Points, Bengals: 35; Giants 30 vs. Bengals 35 (10/13/1985) Most Points, Both Teams: 65; Giants 30 at Bengals 35 (10/13/1985) GIANT SPOTLIGHT: C JON HALAPIO Fewest Points, Both Teams: 23; Giants 10 at Bengals 13 (12/3/1972) BIG BLUE BREAKDOWN sports idol growing up Mike Alstott because he was a Eli Manning needs 4,019 passing yards this season (55,981) to reach 60,000 total physical fullback for the Tampa Bay passing yards in his career. Manning’s Bucaneers. I was a Bucs fan growing 4,109 55,981 total passing yards in his career up, so I loved watching him play. rank him 7th in NFL history. pregame rituals I say a prayer. Eli Manning’s 360 career touchdowns rank 5th among active quarterbacks (Drew Brees- 520, Tom Brady - 517, Phil- bucket list item 360 lip Rivers - 374, and Ben Roethlisberger Travel to Egypt. - 363). Manning ranks 8th all-time in career touchdown passes. FAVORITE THING ABOUT LIVING IN Nj Definitely the Italian food. In Week 1, Manning will become the welcome to the nfl moment first player in franchise history to play 16 16 seasons. When I got hit by (Linebacker) Dont’a Hightower playing against the New England Patriots. Eli Manning needs 15 touchdown passes 15 (360) to become 6th player ever to reach 375. Janoris Jenkins’ 9 defensive touchdowns since 2012 rank 2nd in the league among 9 active defensive players behind Aqib Talib (10). TV BROADCAST GIANTS RADIO NETWORK This week’s game will be televised on WNBC. Bob Papa will call The game will be broadcast on WFAN 660AM and WFAN the play-by-play and Carl Banks will provide the analysis. Bruce 101.9FM in the Tri-State area. At 8:55pm the game will Beck and Howard Cross will report from the sidelines. switch over to WFAN 660AM only. Paul Dottino will call the play-by-play and David Diehl will serve as the analyst with Madelyn Burke on the sideline. Bob Papa is known as “the voice” of the New York Giants. He has been the play-by-play announcer Paul Dottino has been a Giants beat reporter since 1995. He is the host of the MSG’s Giants since 1983 and is a host and reporter for MSG Training Camp Live, Giants Access Blue, Gi- Networks, WFAN, and Giants.com. Dottino will call ants Chronicles, and Giants Online. the play-by-play for all Giants preseason games. David Diehl is a former offensive lineman on the Carl Banks is a former linebacker on the Giants’ Giants’ Super Bowl XLII and XLVI winning teams. Super Bowl XXI and XXV winning teams. He is one He is a featured correspondent and host on Giants of the voices on WFAN and has been the Giants’ Training Camp Live and Giants Postgame radio broadcast analyst since 2007. Live on MSG Networks, as well as on Giants.com. Bruce Beck is the lead sports announcer on WNBC Madelyn Burke is a featured correspondent for and is in his 20th year with News 4 New York. He Giants.com. She is the host of Giants Training is the host of Sports Final. Beck is the host and Camp Live and Giants Postgame Live on MSG sideline reporter for all Giants’ preseason games. Networks, and Giants Access Blue on My9NJ. Howard Cross is a former tight end on the GIANTS pregame and postgame Giants’ Super Bowl XXV winning team. He is the The Giants pregame show will begin at 6:05 pm on WFAN sideline reporter for the Giants Radio Network and 660AM and 101.9FM. Lance Medow, Jeff Feagles, and analyst on Giants First and 10. John Schmeelk will host. The postgame show can be heard immediately after the game on WFAN 660 AM with Lance Medow, Jeff Feagles, John Schmeelk, and Paul GIANTS ON THE WEB Dottino as hosts. Giants.com is the only place to watch live broadcasts of Head Lance Medow is co-host of the Giants Pregame Coach Pat Shurmur’s press conferences, player spotlight fea- and Postgame show. He is also a host for Siri- tures and more. usXM Sports and Giants.com shows such as Big Blue Kickoff. APP: Download the FREE Giants Mobile App to get Giants news on the go 24/7! Signup for the Giants.com E-Newsletter, which features weekly game preview information at Giants.com/ Newsletter. John Schmeelk is co-host of the Giants Pregame and Postgame show. He is also the the producer of Giants radio and a reporter for Giants.com. Jeff Feagles is a former punter on the Giants’ Su- per Bowl XLII winning team. Feagles is a member of the Giants broadcast team responsible for pre and post game radio content and analysis on the Fox Giants Post Game Live Show. @GIANTS @NEWYORKGIANTS @newyorkgiants @NYgiants @NEWYORKGIANTSfootball1925 NEW YORK CINCINNATI GIANTS BENGALS 2018 TALE OF THE TAPE 2018 TALE OF THE TAPE Giants Opponents Bengals Opponents 369 Points Scored 412 368 Points Scored 455 297 First Downs 346 304 First Downs 372 76 3rd Down Conversions 87 69 3rd Down Conversions 109 5697 Offensive Yards 5942 4972 Offensive Yards 6618 1650 Net Rushing Yards 1898 1682 Net Rushing Yards 2204 4047 Net Passing Yards 4044 3569 Net Passing Yards 4587 32 Field Goals 31 19 Field Goals 33 39 Touchdowns 45 45 Touchdowns 51 13 Rushing TDs 18 13 Rushing TDs 17 23 Passing TDs 24 27 Passing TDs 32 0 PR/KR TDs 0 0 PR/KR TDs 1 6.2 Punt Return Avg. 6.6 10.7 Punt Return Avg. 7.3 24.4 KO Return Avg. 20.4 24.9 KO Return Avg. 22.7 30 Sacks 47 34 Sacks 37 2018 LEADERS 2018 LEADERS Scoring: Aldrick Rosas 127 Scoring: Randy Bullock 96 Pass Attempts: Eli Manning 576 Pass Attempts: Andy Dalton 365 Pass Completions: Eli Manning 380 Pass Completions: Andy Dalton 226 Completion Pct: Eli Manning* 66.0 Completion Pct: Andy Dalton 61.9% Passing Yards: Eli Manning 4299 Passing Yards: Andy Dalton 2566 Passing TDs: Eli Manning 21 Passing TDs: Andy Dalton 21 Rushing Yards: Saquon Barkley 1307 Rushing Yards: Joe Mixon 1168 Rushing TDs: Saquon Barkley 11 Rushing TDs: Joe Mixon 8 Avg. Yards-Per-Rush: Saquon Barkley 5.0 Avg. Yards-Per-Rush: Alex Erickson 7.3 Receptions: Saquon Barkley 91 Receptions: Tyler Boyd 76 Receiving Yards: Odell Beckham Jr. 1052 Receiving Yards: Tyler Boyd 1028 Receiving TDs: Odell Beckham Jr. 6 Receiving TDs: T. Boyd/J. Ross 7 Avg. Yards-Per-Rec: Russell Shepard 18.8 Avg. Yards-Per-Rec: A.J. Green* 15.1 Tackles: Landon Collins 96 Tackles: Jessie Bates 111 Sacks: Olivier Vernon 7.0 Sacks: Geno Atkins 10 Interceptions: Alec Ogletree 5 Interceptions: Shawn Williams 5 Punt Returns: Jawill Davis 12 Punt Returns: Alex Erickson 40 Punt Return Average: Corey Coleman 19.0 Punt Return Average: Darius Phillips 12.0 KO Returns: Corey Coleman 23 KO Returns: Alex Erickson 40 KO Return Average: C. Coleman/O. Beckham 26.0 KO Return Average: Alex Erickson 26.2 Punts: Riley Dixon 71 Punts: Kevin Huber 71 Punting Average: Riley Dixon 45.4 Punting Average: Kevin Huber 43.9 *with at least 3 passes *with at least 5 receptions NEW YORK GIANTS CINCINNATI BENGALS Total Offense Total Defense 17th, 378.4 32nd, 413.6 Passing Offense Passing Defense t-9th, 382 32nd, 276 Rushing Offense Rushing Defense 24th, 103.1 29th, 137.8 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense 16th, 23.1 30th, 28.4 Sacks Allowed Sacks t-22nd, 47.0 28th, 34 Third Down Offense Third Down Defense 22nd, 36.9% 32nd, 48.9% Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense 28th, 50.0% 25th, 63.9% Total Defense Total Offense 24th, 371.4 26th, 328.2 Passing Defense Passing Offense 23rd, 253.0 t-23rd, 331 Rushing Defense Rushing Offense 20th, 118.6 21st, 105.1 Scoring Defense Scoring Offense 24th, 24.9 17th, 23.0 Sacks Sacks Allowed 30th, 30.0 t-12th, 37 Third Down Defense Third Down Offense 26th, 42.2% 32nd, 36.9% Red Zone Defense Red Zone Offense 12th, 56.9% 3rd, 71.1% Takeaways Giveaways 15th, 21 t-27th, 17 Giveaways Takeaways t-18th, 19 21st, 18 pat shurmur head coach - Pat Shurmur is in his second season as the Giants’ head coach. - A 20-year NFL coaching veteran, Shurmur joined the Giants after a two-year stint with the Minnesota Vikings, including the last 27 games as offensive coordinator. In 2017, he was named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers Association.
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