Patriots Vs. Giants
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PATRIOTS VS. GIANTS SERIES HISTORY MEMORABLE PATRIOTS-GIANTS MATCHUPS The Patriots and Giants will meet for Aug. 15, 1971— The Patriots defeated the Giants 20-14 in the the 20th time in the preseason and for opening preseason game at the old Foxboro Stadium. the sixth straight year in the Dec. 21, 1996— The Patriots rallied from a 22-3 fourth-quarter preseason-finale. deficit to clinch a first-round playoff bye with a 23-22 win at This week’s game will be the Giants Stadium. Patriots first-ever visit to the New Meadowlands Stadium, which made its Aug. 10, 2001— New England began its first Super Bowl debut on Aug. 16 when the Giants championship season with a 14-0 preseason shutout of the defending NFC champion Giants. played the Jets in a Jets home game. The Patriots will make their regular- Dec. 29, 2007— The Patriots defeat the Giants by a thrilling season debut at New Meadowlands 38-35 score to cap off the first 16-0 regular season in NFL Stadium on Sept. 19 when they travel to face the Jets. history. Overall, the Giants hold a 11- February 3, 2008— The Patriots faced the Giants in Super 8 advantage in the preseason Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants 17-14 win snapped the series. The Patriots claim a 5-3 Patriots perfect season. edge in the regular season play and have won four straight regular- CONNECTIONS season games against the Giants ¾ Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick was a member of the since 1996. The clubs have been Giants’ coaching staff for 12 seasons, filling such roles as frequent preseason opponents special teams and linebackers coach as well as defensive recently, squaring off in the coordinator. He also won two Super Bowl Championships in preseason openers for three 1986 and 1990, respectively. straight years from 2001-03 and resuming the series in 2005 ¾ Belichick and Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin coached when they started to meet in the preseason-finale. together with the Giants from 1988-1990. Coughlin was the Preseason – New York 11, New England 8 team’s wide receivers coach during his tenure. ¾ Patriots C Dan Koppen and Giants G Chris Snee and DE Date Result Score H/A Stadium 08/15/71 W 20-14 H Schaefer Stadium Mathias Kiwanuka were teammates at Boston College for 08/27/72 L 10-31 H Schaefer Stadium the 2001-02 seasons. 08/12/73 L 7-13 H Schaefer Stadium ¾ Kiwanuka was also a defensive teammate at Boston 08/11/74 L 6-21 H Schaefer Stadium College with Patriots DT Ron Brace from 2004-05. 08/10/75 L 14-28 H Schaefer Stadium ¾ Giants LB Zack DeOssie’s father, Steve DeOssie, was a 08/01/76 W ot 13-7 H Schaefer Stadium member of the Patriots defensive corps from 1994-95. 08/06/77 W 19-3 A Giants Stadium ¾ Patriots CB Darius Butler and Giants T William Beatty 08/03/84 L 20-48 H Sullivan Stadium were four-year teammates at the University of Connecticut 08/16/87 L 17-19 H Sullivan Stadium from 2005-08. 08/12/89 L 17-20 H Sullivan Stadium ¾ Patriots G Ryan Wendell and S James Sanders and 08/24/91 W 24-6 H Foxboro Stadium Giants TE Bear Pascoe were teammates at Fresno State 08/10/01 W 14-0 H Foxboro Stadium during the 2004 season. 08/10/02 L 19-22 A Giants Stadium ¾ Patriots LB Eric Alexander and Giants CB Corey Webster 08/07/03 W 26-6 H Gillette Stadium were defensive teammates at Louisiana State University from 09/01/05 L 3-27 H Gillette Stadium 2001-03. 08/31/06 L 23-31 A Giants Stadium 08/30/07 W 27-20 H Gillette Stadium ¾ Patriots NT Vince Wilfork and S Brandon Meriweather 08/28/08 L 14-19 A Giants Stadium and Giants S Antrel Rolle were Hurricanes teammates 09/03/09 W 38-27 H Gillette Stadium from 2002-03. ¾ Furthermore, Meriweather and Patriots WR Darnell Regular Season – New England 5, New York 3 Jenkins and Giants WR Sinorice Moss, DT Dwayne Date Result Score H/A Stadium Hendricks, CB Bruce Johnson and S Kenny Phillips 10/18/70 L 0-16 H Harvard Stadium spent time together on the Miami sidelines for the 2005 09/22/74 W 28-20 A Yale Bowl season. 11/08/87 L 10-17 A Giants Stadium ¾ Patriots LB Pierre Woods and P Zoltan Mesko and Giants 12/30/90 L 10-13 H Foxboro Stadium WR Mario Manningham played together for the University 12/21/96 W 23-22 A Giants Stadium of Michigan during the 2005 season. 09/26/99 W 16-14 H Foxboro Stadium 10/12/03 W 17-6 H Gillette Stadium ¾ Patriots LB Derrick Burgess and Giants QB Eli Manning 12/29/07 W 38-35 A Giants Stadium were teammates at Mississippi during the 2000 season. ¾ Patriots WR Sam Aiken and Giants FB Madison Playoffs – New York 1, New England 0 Hedgecock were members of the same offensive unit at Date Result Score H/A Stadium North Carolina from 2001-02. 02/03/08 L 14-17 N U. of Phoenix Stadium ¾ Additionally, Patriots WR Brandon Tate and Giants WR Hakeem Nicks lined up together on offense from 2006-08. NEW ENGLAND TIES ¾ Patriots TE Alge Crumpler, Aiken and Nicks all served as a In the decades leading up to the founding of the American co-captain for the Tar Heels while attending the university. Football League in 1960, many football fans in New England ¾ Patriots G Rich Ohrnberger and Giants G Dennis Landolt followed the Giants, a franchise founded in 1925. New England- and DT Jay Alford all suited up for Penn State from 2005-06. based NFL outfits such as the Providence Steam Roller (1925- ¾ Patriots DL Ty Warren and Giants DT Rocky Bernard 31), the Boston Redskins (1932-36) and the Boston Yanks lined up together on the Texas A&M defensive line from (1944-48) folded or moved away, leaving the Giants as the 1999-2001. closest NFL team to New England until the Patriots franchise inaugurated play in the 1960 season. PATRIOTS VS. GIANTS CONNECTIONS (continued) MOST FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS ¾ Patriots LB Thomas Williams and Giants WR Steve The Patriots and Giants will meet for the 20th time this week, Smith and CB Terrell Thomas were teammates at the tying the Giants with Washington as the Patriots' most common University of Southern California 2004-06. preseason opponent. The only team the Patriots have played ¾ Patriots CB Devin McCourty and Giants WR Tim Brown more often in the preseason is the Redskins (20 times). matched up against one another at Rutgers’ practices for PATRIOTS MOST FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS four years, from 2006-09. Team Games W L Last ¾ Patriots LB Gary Guyton and DT Darryl Richard and Washington Redskins 20 13 7 2009 Giants LB Gerris Wilkinson helped bolster Georgia Tech’s Philadelphia Eagles 19 10 9 2009 defensive unit together from 2004-05. New York Giants 19 8 11 2009 TALE OF THE TAPE ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS 2009 Regular Season New England N.Y. Giants The Patriots won more than half of their games in 2009 for the Record 10-6 8-8 ninth straight year after finishing with a 10-6 record. They are Divisional Standings 1st 3rd the first team to win more than half of their games in nine Total Yards Gained 6,357 5,856 Total Offense (Rank) 397.3 (3) 366.0 (8) straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. The Patriots Rush Offense 120.1 (12) 114.8 (17) are the fifth team to win more than half of their games in nine Pass Offense 277.3 (3) 251.2 (11) straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the Points Per Game 26.7 (6) 25.1 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998), the Cowboys (16 straight Total Yards Allowed 5,123 5,198 from 1970-85), the Raiders (11 straight from 1970-80) and the Total Defense (Rank) 320.2 (11) 324.9 (13t) Rush Defense 110.5 (13) 110.8 (14) Steelers (9 straight from 1972-80). The Patriots have now won Pass Defense 209.7(12) 214.1 (15) nine or more games in 13 of the 16 seasons Robert Kraft has Points Allowed/Game 17.8 (5) 26.7 owned the team. Possession Avg. 32:55 31:34 Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 18/104 32/227 PATRIOTS HAVE MOST 9-PLUS WIN SEASONS Sacks Made/Yards 31/229 32/237 SINCE 2001 Total Touchdowns Scored 50 46 The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine Penalties Against/Yards 81/743 95/802 or more wins in each of the last nine seasons. Punts/Avg. 57/39.0 64/40.7 Turnover Differential +6 -7 MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING: New England ..................9 Indianapolis ...................... 8 PATRIOTS 38, GIANTS 35 Philadelphia ...................... 7 December 29, 2007 ¹ Giants Stadium (Att: 79,110) Pittsburgh ......................... 7 1 2 3 4 Final New England Patriots 3 13 7 15 — 38 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2010 New York Giants 7 14 7 7 — 35 RANDY MOSS ¾ Moss enters 2010 in sixth place on the NFL’s all-time receiving The Patriots improved to 16-0 with a 38-35 win over the New yards list with 14,465 yards and needs 744 receiving yards in York Giants and in doing so became the fourth team in the 88- year history of the NFL to finish the regular season undefeated 2010 to move into second place all-time, behind Jerry Rice and untied.