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NEW YORK GIANTS (5‐2) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5‐2) Week 9 November 6, 2011 4:15 PM ET Gillette Stadium THIS WEEK’S GAME The Giants travel to Foxborough to face the Patriots on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 4:15 NFC EAST STANDINGS PM (ET). The Patriots have won the last four regular season meetings to take a 5‐ Teams W L Pct. 3 lead in the series. The Giants lead the postseason series 1‐0 with a victory in New York 5 2 .714 Super Bowl XLII. Dallas 3 4 .429 Washington 3 4 .429 TV BROADCAST INFORMATION Philadelphia 3 4 .429 This week’s game will be broadcast by FOX with Joe Buck calling the play‐by‐ play, Troy Aikmen as the analyst and Pam Oliver handling the sideline reporting. LAST WEEK: GIANTS vs. DOLPHINS 1 2 3 4 Total GIANTS RADIO NETWORK DOLPHINS 7 7 3 0 17 The game will be broadcast by the flagship station of the New York Giants, GIANTS 3 7 0 10 20 WFAN ‐ 660 AM in the Tri‐State area – with Bob Papa calling the play‐by‐play, Carl Banks as the analyst and Howard Cross doing the sideline reporting. Anita MEDIA AVAILABILITY Marks and Roman Oben will host the pre and postgame programming, starting at 2:15 PM. Tuesday, November 1 Players’ day off NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK Wednesday, November 2 11:00 ‐ Tom Coughlin Press Conference The game will be broadcast across the nation by Sports USA Radio Network with 11:50 AM‐1:45 PM ‐ Practice (Media Access 11:50 AM‐12:20 PM) Larry Kahn calling the play‐by‐play, Ross Tucker as the analyst and Troy West 1:55 PM‐2:40 PM ‐ Player Interviews; Eli Manning Available TBD ‐ Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Conference Call doing the sideline reporting. TBD ‐ Patriots Player Conference Call Thursday, November 3 Fans in the Northeast and can listen to the call on the following stations: 11:50 AM‐1:45 PM ‐ Practice (Media Access 11:50 AM‐12:20 PM) Albany, NY ‐ WPYX 106.5 FM Geneva, NY ‐ WGVA 1240 AM After Practice ‐ Tom Coughlin available in TPC Field House 1:55 PM‐2:40 PM ‐ Player Interviews Auburn, NY ‐ WAUB 1590 AM Hartford, CT ‐ WTIC 1080 AM 2:10 PM ‐ Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride available Binghamton, NY ‐ WAAL 99.1 FM Little Falls, NY ‐ WIXT 1230 AM 2:20 PM ‐ Special Teams Coordinator Tom Quinn available Canandaigua, NY ‐ WCGR 1550 AM Mattydale, NY ‐ W249BC 97.7 FM 3:10 PM ‐ Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell available Corning, NY ‐ WENI 1450 AM Oswego, NY ‐ W261AC 100.1 FM Friday, November 4 Corning, NY ‐ WGMM 98.7 FM Oswego, NY ‐ WSGO 1440 AM 11:20 AM‐1:00 PM ‐ Practice (Media Access 11:20 AM‐11:40 AM) Dundee, NY ‐ WFLR 1570 AM Plattsburgh, NY ‐ WIRY 1340 AM After Practice ‐ Tom Coughlin available in TPC Field House 1:15 PM‐2:00 PM ‐ Player Interviews Easton, PA ‐ WEEX 1230 AM Rome, NY ‐ WRNY 1350 AM Easton, PA ‐ WTKZ 1320 AM Syracuse, NY ‐ WTLA 1200 AM Saturday, November 5 No Scheduled Availability Elmira, NY ‐ WENY 1230 AM Utica, NY ‐ WTLB 1310 AM Sunday, November 6 Giants at Patriots, 4:15 PM GIANTS ON THE WEB For breaking news, transcripts, press releases, historical information, video highlights, statistics and rosters, go to the official website of the New York Giants, Giants.com. Giants.com is the only place to find exclusive content, including live broadcasts of Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s press conferences. Follow @Giants on Twitter and ‘like’ the New York Giants on Facebook. 1 Timex Performance Center • 1925 Giants Drive • East Rutherford, NJ • 07073 (201) 935-8111 • Giants.com TABLE OF CONTENTS NFC East Standings.........................................................Page 1 Upcoming Media Availablity...........................................Page 1 2011 Giants Schedule.....................................................Page 3 Pronunciation Guide.......................................................Page 3 Top Offensive Performers ..............................................Page 4 Top Defensive Performers..............................................Page 6 On the Horizon ...............................................................Page 8 Last Time vs. New England .............................................Page 8 Giants Broadcast Productions ........................................Page 12 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS Tale of the Tape..............................................................Page 13 This season marks the 25th anniversary of the Giants first Super Team Leaders .................................................................Page 13 Coaching Comparison.....................................................Page 14 Bowl victory. The 1986 team was honored with a special ceremony Giants Notables..............................................................Page 15 at halftime of the Giants Monday night game vs. St. Louis on Sept. The Last Time it Happened.............................................Page 21 19. Fans can also re‐live and celebrate the unforgettable year Position‐by‐Position .......................................................Page 25 throughout the season. The Giants have produced and will host a Previous Weeks’ Article/Notes/Summery ......................Page 36 Depth Chart....................................................................Page 43 series of events, activities, memorabilia and programming, Rosters ...........................................................................Page 46 commemorating the 1986 Super Bowl winning team. For more How the 2011 Giants were Built.....................................Page 47 information, visit Giants.com. 2011 Giants Regular Season Statistics ...........................Page 49 NFL SCHEDULE ‐ WEEK 9 Sunday, Oct. 30 Miami at Kansas City..................................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ CBS Denver at Oakland.....................................4:05 PM (ET) ‐ CBS Cleveland at Houston.................................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ CBS Cincinnatti at Tennesee .............................4:05 PM (ET) ‐ CBS New York Jets at Buffalo............................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ CBS New York Giants at New England ..............4:15 PM (ET) ‐ FOX Atlanta at Indianapolis...............................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ FOX Green Bay at San Diego .............................4:15 PM (ET) ‐ FOX San Francisco at Washington.....................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ FOX St. Louis at Arizona ....................................4:15 PM (ET) ‐ FOX Seattle at Dallas .........................................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ FOX Baltimore at Pittsburgh .............................8:20 PM (ET) ‐ NBC Tampa Bay at New Orleans........................1:00 PM (ET) ‐ FOX Monday, Oct. 31 Chicago at Philadelphia..............................8:30 PM (ET) ‐ ESPN Byes: Carolina, Detriot, Jacksonville, Minnesota NFL STANDINGS BY DIVISION AFC EAST AFC NORTH AFC SOUTH AFC WEST Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. Buffalo 5 2 .714 Pittsburgh 6 2 .750 Houston 5 3 .625 San Diego 4 3 .571 New England 5 2 .714 Cincinnati 5 2 .714 Tennessee 4 3 .571 Oakland 4 3 .571 New York Jets 4 3 .571 Baltimore 5 2 .714 Jacksonville 2 6 .250 Kansas City 4 3 .571 Miami Dolphins 0 7 .000 Cleveland 3 4 .429 Indianapolis 0 8 .000 Denver 2 5 .286 NFC EAST NFC NORTH NFC SOUTH NFC WEST Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. Teams W L Pct. New York 5 2 .714 Green Bay 7 0 1.000 New Orleans 5 3 .625 San Francisco 6 1 .857 Dallas 3 4 .429 Detroit 6 2 .750 Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 Seattle 2 5 .286 Washington 3 4 .429 Chicago 4 3 .571 Atlanta 4 3 .571 Arizona 1 6 .143 Philadelphia 3 4 .429 Minnesota 2 6 .250 Carolina 2 6 .250 St. Louis 1 6 .143 2 Timex Performance Center • 1925 Giants Drive • East Rutherford, NJ • 07073 (201) 935-8111 • Giants.com AT GILLETTE STADIUM The Giants are 0‐1 at Gillette Stadium, falling to the Patriots in 2003, 17‐6. NEW YORK GIANTS 2011 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (2‐2) PATRIOTS/GIANTS CONNECTIONS New York Giants tight ends coach Date Opponent Result 8/13 at Carolina L, 20‐10 Michael Pope was the running backs and tight ends coach with New England from 1994‐1996. Giants assistant strength and conditioning coach Markus Paul 8/22 CHICAGO W, 41‐13 held the same position with the Patriots from 2000‐2004. Giants assistant 8/29 NEW YORK JETS L, 17‐3 9/1 at New England W, 18‐17 special teams coach Larry Izzo played for the Patriots from 2001‐2009. He was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams and made three Pro Bowls REGULAR SEASON (5‐2) with the Patriots. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was a Giants Date Opponent Result assistant coach for 12 seasons, coaching special teams (1979‐1980), special 9/11 at Washington* L, 28‐14 teams/linebackers (1981‐1982), and linebackers (1983‐1984) before being 9/19 ST. LOUIS W, 28‐16 named defensive coordinator (1985‐1988), and then defensive 9/25 at Philadelphia* W, 29‐16 coordinator/secondary coach (1989‐1990). Belichick was with the Giants when 10/2 at Arizona W, 31‐27 Giants head coach Tom Coughlin was an assistant with the team from 1988‐90. 10/9 SEATTLE L, 36‐25 Patriots defensive line coach Pepper Johnson played linebacker for the Giants 10/16 BUFFALO W, 27‐24 from 1986‐1992 and was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams. Bye Week 10/30 MIAMI W, 20‐17 GIANTS VS. AFC EAST The Giants are undefeated against the AFC East this 11/6 at New England 4:15 PM season (2‐0). Big Blue has a 22‐17 overall record against the AFC East, including 11/13 at San Francisco 4:15 PM 3‐5 against the Patriots. Head Coach Tom Coughlin is 2‐4 against the Patriots all‐ 11/20 PHILADELPHIA* 8:20 PM time. 11/28 at New Orleans 8:30 PM ARE YOU DOWN WITH JPP? This season, the Giants have relied heavily on 12/4 GREEN BAY 4:15 PM second‐year defensive end Jason Pierre‐Paul and he has delivered. A product of 12/11 at Dallas* 8:20 PM South Florida, Pierre‐Paul has 8.5 sacks and 35 tackles in seven games. Pierre‐ 12/18 WASHINGTON* 1:00 PM Paul has recorded at least 0.5 sacks in six of the seven games this season. In the 12/24 at New York Jets 1:00 PM last three games, Pierre‐Paul has recorded 4.0 sacks (1.0 vs.