Oct 31 There was thunder and lightning. There was earth wind and fire. Now maybe winter, spring, summer and fall of Giants running backs, each providing a vastly different feel and look? After last week's performance, Orleans Darkwa will be part of the Giants running back mix Sunday in New Orleans against the Saints. How could he not be? Darkwa provided energy to a lifeless offense. He scored the Giants' only touchdown.

Though the Giants haven't revealed how they will utilize their crowded four-man running back rotation against the Saints on Sunday, second-year back Orleans Darkwa is likely to be given another opportunity to carve out a consistent role after rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown in last weekend's win over the Cowboys.
The most successful rushing game of the season for the Giants was last week, when they had the four different players. Offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo said he can foresee using all of them. "Can you have enough snaps for four? Maybe not," Tom Coughlin said. "But on a game-to-game basis, you can, you certainly can.

Jason Pierre-Paul stood in front of his locker speaking to a large group of reporters, his mangled right hand clearly visible, and vowed to be the same player he's always been.
Pierre-Paul declined to be specific about his accident, although he said he had set off fireworks on the holiday for the past six or seven years for children around his South Florida neighborhood.
Pierre-Paul, who made no attempt to hide his injured hand during a locker-room interview, resisted questions about the pain of a rehabilitation process that included multiple surgeries and skin grafts. But at times, he offered glimpses into the life-altering event.

Oct 30 The one-year deal he struck this week with the Giants is worth a maximum of $8.7 million, which is what the franchise tender was reduced to once he missed the first seven games of the season. It is highly unlikely, though, Pierre-Paul sees the full $8.7 million.

Jason Pierre-Paul once was staring at a $14.813 million pay day. The restructured, one-year contract, which Pierre-Paul signed on Tuesday, calls for the 26-year-old defense end to be guaranteed only $1.5 million this season.

On Sunday, Orleans Darkwa is going to a place he has been plenty of times: The Superdome, to take on the New Orleans Saints. The Nashville, Tenn., native played his college ball at Tulane University in New Orleans, and the dome hosts some Green Wave home games.
The most successful rushing game of the season for the Giants was last week, when they had the four different players. Offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo said he can foresee using all of them. Everyone is waiting. Darkwa said he didn't even know he'd be getting carries until they shoved him into the game last week, so all of the backs need to be ready.

Oct 29 After seven games and an 0-2 start, the Giants are in first place in the division, having won four of their past five games - though it doesn't seem as if they are hot or have hit their stride in any way, shape or form. They do not have a quarterback who is lighting anything up, but they do have, by far, the best quarterback in the NFC East.

Jason Pierre-Paul was on the field with his teammates for the first time Wednesday morning, a day after signing a one-year, incentive-heavy contract that officially reunited him with the Giants.
When coach Tom Coughlin announced his arrival in a team meeting this morning, the players stood and cheered for their friend and teammate.
Jason Pierre-Paul went through stretching with his teammates and then was off to the side running drills as the Giants practiced. Many of the players glanced over to check up on him.

Two weeks ago, the New Orleans Saints were left for dead after being steamrolled by the Eagles in Philadelphia and falling to 1-4 on the year. But they have turned things around since then, winning two straight over the then-unbeaten Atlanta Falcons and the AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts to pull within a game of .500 heading into Sunday's home game against the Giants.

Oct 28 Jason Pierre-Paul may not quite be the player that he used to be, but the Giants are willing to take the gamble that he can still help their sagging pass rush just in time for the stretch run.
Which Sunday Pierre-Paul returns is the tricky part. He will need time to get back into football shape. He has to learn a new defense.
The Giants have been granted a two-game roster exemption for Pierre-Paul, which means the earliest he could be expected to play is Nov. 15 against the New England Patriots.
Pressuring and sacking quarterbacks is Pierre-Paul's specialty. In his first five seasons, he had 42.0 sacks, placing him eighth on the Giants' career list.

The Giants have a winning record, are alone in first place and seem poised to be contenders for the rest of the season. This just isn't the way it was expected to happen.

Oct 27 Winning doesn't cover up all these warts. For better (sometimes) or worse (often), these Giants are what they are. Going against a pass rush more myth than legend, Drew Brees might carve them up Sunday inside the Superdome. But maybe Eli gets the Odell Show cranked up in the hometown they share.

The Giants could know as soon as Tuesday afternoon whether they can count on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul returning sometime this season. The Giants and Pierre-Paul have until Nov. 17 to reach a contract agreement. If they can't work out a deal by then, he will be disqualified from playing for the rest of the season.
What this is about now is two things: Saving face for the Giants - getting something out of nothing to justify the $15 million in cap space they held for JPP this season. And for JPP, who blew that $14.813 million payday with one act of stupidity, it's about grabbing as much cash as he still can with his damaged hand.

So much for the Giants' dominating run defense. For the first five weeks of the season, the Giants held five straight opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground, despite a rash of injuries. But on Monday, it was once again a point of concern as they surrendered 233 rushing yards to the Cowboys.

Oct 26 Giants win over the Cowboys 27-20  | Video |  Photos
On The Game: Game 7
Gamegirl - "The Giants treated the fans to some exciting football today. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown. Dwayne Harris had a kickoff return for a touchdown to break the tie and most important, the Giants stopped their five game losing streak with the Cowboys."
Mikefan.   - "The Cowboys are trying to get by without Tony Romo and were probably hoping for more from Matt Cassel than 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. They got their running game going with Darren McFadden and that should have helped, but turnovers are a killer."

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ESPN - Giants take advantage of Cowboys' mistakes.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Giants 27, Cowboys 20.
NYDailyNews - Instant analysis: Giants defeat Cowboys, 27-20.
NYDailyNews - Giants get their revenge on Cowboys, win key NFC East division game 27-20 .
NYDailyNews - Giants refuse to let mistakes of the past haunt them vs. Cowboys.
NYDailyNews - Dwayne Harris gives Giants boost as kickoff return for TD helps Big Blue beat Cowboys.
NYPost - $17M steal! Electrifying Dwayne Harris return rescues Giants.
NYPost - Giants report card: Defense gets gashed - but makes plays.
NYPost - Ugly numbers don't tell the whole story for Giants' defense.
NYPost - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie: Gloating Cowboys killer.
NYPost - Dwayne Harris' long-awaited splash a dagger to Jerry Jones.
NYPost - Giants notch return TD combo for 1st time since 1951.
StarLedger - For Giants, it's good to play Cowboys with Matt Cassel at QB.
StarLedger - Will Orleans Darkwa be a fixture in Giants' running back committee going forward?
StarLedger - The Giants doused the flaming wreckage of this Dallas Cowboys' season with gasoline.
StarLedger - Giants 5 observations: A rare special teams-delivered victory over Dallas Cowboys.
StarLedger - Did thousands of Giants fans sell their tickets to Dallas Cowboys fans in Week 7?
StarLedger - Tom Coughlin on Damontre Moore benching: 'That's between me and him''.
TheRecord - Giants outlast Cowboys, 27-20.
InsideFootball - Clean, opportunistic play lifts Giants to 27-20 win over Cowboys.
NYTimes - Dwayne Harris's Kickoff Return Eases Worries of Giants Fans.
Newsday - Glauber: Giants eked out win vs. wounded Cowboys.
Newsday - Harris' return TD, DRC's 2 INTs help Giants top Dallas.
Newsday - DRC upsets Coughlin with early celebration.
Newsday - Giants Q&A: Orleans Darkwa?
Newsday - Giants overcome offense's 289 net yards.
DallasNews - Three thoughts: Turnovers haunt Cowboys, who drop to last place in NFC East .
DallasNews - Cole Beasley's wife goes berserk with expletives on Twitter.

Giants (3-3) vs Cowboys (2-3) Preview
The Cowboys took a 30-6 loss from the New England Patriots in the last game they played. The only good news was that there was a bye coming up as they continue to struggle without Tony Romo.
The Giants started off strong with an opening drive touchdown in Philadelphia last week. Unfortunately they failed to come up with any more points for the rest of the game and lost 27-7 to the Eagles.
Giants - Eagles Wrap-Up

Oct 25 There were many reasons for the Giants' meltdown in Philadelphia, but even Tom Coughlin said it "wasn't our best effort" up front. Three sacks, two intentional grounding penalties, plenty of pressure on Eli Manning, and absolutely no push in the run game. And just like that, the Giants' offensive line was back in the unwanted spotlight again.
And then there is their recent history, which is eerily close to repeating itself. A year ago they were 3-2 (check), lost to Philadelphia (check), faced Dallas the following week (check) and tanked the next six straight games to drop into the abyss of irrelevance. None of that has been palatable for Coughlin and the Giants to spend the week chewing on.
If a football team is to be successful, it has to have two very important traits: A consistent identity that is evident from game to game, and the ability to overcome adversity during the course of four quarters. The Giants failed in both regards in losing to the Eagles on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

Former Giants
Steve Weatherford signs with Jets for Patriots game as Ryan Quigley added to injury report. Weatherford was cut by the Giants in early September when the team traded for punter Brad Wing from the Steelers.

Oct 24 The Giants hope their struggling pass rush will get a shot in the arm against the Dallas Cowboys with both defensive end Robert Ayers Jr. and linebacker Devon Kennard set to return from hamstring injuries.

The stark difference between Odell Beckham Jr.'s first- and second-half targets Monday was fundamentally related to the overall ineptitude of the Giants' offense as the game progressed, McAdoo said.

Things have undoubtedly been trending up for Will Tye the past few weeks. The tight end and Middletown, Conn., native was among the initial roster cuts the Giants made during training camp. But Tye was quickly added to the team's practice squad once he cleared waivers. Tye's first career start came this past Monday.
Unsure if he would see the field with the Giants, Tye was moved to the active roster for the Oct. 4 game against the Bills after the Giants lost tight end Daniel Fells for the season due to a MRSA infection. The first-ever NFL player from Stony Brook, Tye stood out the next two games.

Andre Williams, 23, has produced a paltry 2.8 yards per carry on 45 attempts. That's third worst among qualifying NFL running backs.They are the only three running backs under 3.0 yards per carry. Through six weeks, the sample size is substantial enough that it has to make you wonder: Is there more to it than the situations Williams gets his carries and the amount he plays?

Oct 23 The more the Giants pass to Odell Beckham, the better. As the Giants desperately tried to climb back into their game on Monday night, they tried everything they could think of doing to get their offense going. Everything, it seemed, but the obvious.
They still have to figure out how to get him the ball when defenses are denying it, though. It's a conundrum that may not have a direct answer. That was clear Monday night when Beckham was targeted only once in the second half of a lopsided loss to the Eagles.

The Giants' current opinion regarding Odell Beckham Jr. is that less time on the practice field will give him more of an opportunity to help the team on game day. That is instinctively counterintuitive to Tom Coughlin, who zealously believes in the virtues of preparation. But Coughlin has learned in his long coaching career that allowances must be made for injured players who might not be prepared to work on Thursday, but will be ready to play on Sunday.

Former Giants
Carl Banks frustrated by Damontre Moore's poor judgment. He's the team's most gifted pass rusher in the absence of Jason Pierre-Paul, but his penchant for making these what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking mistakes prevents him from taking advantage of his potential. Banks sits in the radio booth and often shakes his head because of what he's seeing.

Oct 22 If Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning are truly elite, they'll fix the Giants mess. A team with Tom Coughlin at the helm and Eli Manning at quarterback has no excuses not to bounce back after an ugly loss against a beatable opponent.

As talented as Odell Beckham Jr. is, the Giants aren't going to force-feed their star wide receiver the football. That was the word from Eli Manning in the wake of continuing questions and concern about a second-half disappearing act in Monday night's 27-7 loss to the Eagles that for the most part wasn't Beckham's fault.

One of the highlights from the Giants' loss to the Eagles didn't take place on the field on Monday night. It happened on the sideline when, after Rashad Jennings' second-quarter fumble in the middle of the unraveling of the team, rookie offensive tackle Ereck Flowers was shown on the broadcast delivering a fiery address to his teammates.

The deadline for Jason Pierre-Paul to sign his franchise tag is Nov. 17, less than a month away; if he and the Giants haven't come to terms on things, he would have to sit out all of 2015. He still can't simply sign the tag, though; if the Giants don't believe he's ready to play, they can still place him on the non-football injury list and not pay him, ending his season.

Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett bringing team to Ground Zero before game vs. Giants. Garrett, a Princeton grad, was playing for the Giants on 9/11. "It was a significant tragedy in our country's history, and I feel like they captured it so well," Garrett said.
The Cowboys will spend Friday night in New York City, having dinner at One World Observatory in the World Trade Center, part of a visit to Ground Zero. It's a drastic departure from the norm for a Cowboys team that's dropped three straight, but Garrett believes it will be worthwhile.

Oct 21 The Giants won't send Damontre Moore packing Tuesday, but a case can be made that banishment is warranted based on his self-admitted "poor football IQ" decision on a roughing-the-passer penalty on Sam Bradford in the first quarter.
It's not the first time Moore has committed an incomprehensible penalty. But it may be the last. Tom Coughlin was asked on Tuesday if he can trust Moore to be on the field and not make costly mistakes. "I can't really honestly say that," Coughlin said.
Moore leads the Giants with three sacks and with Jason Pierre-Paul in limbo and Robert Ayers injured, he's been their closest thing to a reliable pass-rushing weapon. Not that he's guaranteed to see the field any longer, Coughlin said.

Victor Cruz might be ready to make another run at "The Return" very soon. There is guarded optimism from the Giants regarding Cruz's progress, according to a source. The receiver has no pain in his left calf and is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Wednesday. If all goes well, Cruz could gain clearance to begin running again and then practice, perhaps as early as this week.

Daniel Fells, the Giants tight end who had been diagnosed with MRSA earlier this month, was released from Hackensack University Medical Center on Tuesday. He will need further treatments and will have an in-home nurse available to administer his medications, but doctors clearly believe he is well enough to be sent home.

Oct 20 Giants lose to the Eagles 27-7  | Video |  Photos
On The Game: Game 6
Gamegirl - "I was so excited when the Giants started off with an opening drive touchdown, but then, well you know what happened. The way this game started it looked like it was going to be a big day for the Giants. They got the ball first. Eli Manning hit on every pass and Rashad Jennings was running well. Before you knew it, Odell Beckham Jr. was in the endzone with a touchdown."
Mikefan.   - "The Eagles started at 0-2 and after six games now lead in the NFC East. That sounds like a big headline, but just last week it was - The Giants started 0-2 and after five games lead the division . Such is this 'cement mixer mess' of teams that make up the NFC East, and that's why the fans love them. It doesn't say much for the Giants offense that Eli Manning, with his one scrambling run for 12 yards, ended up being the second leading rusher in the game."

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ESPN - Eagles win NFC East matchup marred by interceptions, penalties.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Eagles 27, Giants 7.
NYDailyNews - Giants have Monday nightmare in Philadelphia, fall to Eagles.
NYDailyNews - Eli Manning plays down a level in Giants bad loss.
NYDailyNews - Damontre Moore costs Giants with penalty.
NYDailyNews - Odell Beckham Jr. shakes off hamstring injury, plays well.
NYPost - Deja vu spiral? Giants demolished by Eagles in Philly beating.
NYPost - 'I was a big part of us losing': The fumble that changed Giants' fate.
NYPost - The Giants found a way to out-awful Sam Bradford.
NYPost - Giants DE blames his football smarts after epically dumb play.
NYPost - This Eli Manning will doom Giants to irrelevance.
NYPost - Eli Manning's Giants made Eagles CB look unstoppable.
StarLedger - Sloppy Giants didn't deserve to win but there still is hope.
StarLedger - Giants blow huge opportunity in 27-7 loss to Eagles and woeful Sam Bradford.
StarLedger - How Odell Beckham Jr. was taken out of the game by the Eagles.
StarLedger - Tom Coughlin talks about 'bad football' after Giants' 27-7 loss to Eagles.
StarLedger - Sloppy Giants didn't deserve to win but there still is hope.
StarLedger - Damontre Moore: Key personal foul 'part of me having poor football IQ'.
TheRecord - Giants manhandled by Eagles, 27-7.
InsideFootball - Giants Implode vs. Eagles 27-7 on MNF.
NYTimes - Giants open strong but bumble game away.
Newsday - Eagles dominate bumbling Giants.
Newsday - Spot goes unchallenged and Giants end up downs and out.
Newsday - Players say loss does not signal a 2014-like collapse: 'The sky isn't falling'.
Newsday - Odell Beckham Jr. slowed but still makes seven catches, scores TD .
Newsday - Raccoon tries to sneak into Giants-Eagles game.
Philly.com - Eagles batter Giants as defense comes through.
Philly.com - 5 reasons the Eagles won ugly.

Giants (3-2) vs Eagles (2-3) Preview
Last Sunday the Eagles improved their record to 2-3 with a 39-17 victory over New Orleans. The game was tied 10-10 in the third quarter, but the Eagles capitalized on the Saints mistakes to nail down their win.
Later that night the Giants fought off the San Francisco 49ers. They needed a last minute touchdown to close out the game with a win, and Eli Manning delivered one to Larry Donnell with 21 seconds left.
Giants - 49ers Wrap-Up

Oct 19 There is still a long way to go, but chances are when the teams of the NFC East look back on the season and try to figure out where the division title was won, this Week 6 game between the Giants and the Eagles will be one of those that mattered.

Odell Beckham Jr. makes trip to Philadelphia ahead of Monday Night Football vs. Eagles. That is a positive sign for Beckham's chances to play on Monday as he deals with a hamstring injury.

Faced with a dearth of depth at cornerback, the Giants have promoted Brandon McGee from the practice squad and waived tight end Jerome Cunningham.

Jason Pierre-Paul will return this week to try to convince the team he can play after the fireworks accident that caused permanent damage to his hand. The meeting will take place Tuesday.
This will be the last chance for the Giants to visit with Pierre-Paul, according to league rules that limit in-person meetings with free agents to two. They can sign him at a later date but not evaluate his medical condition.

Oct 18 With the Giants' star receivers either out or slowed by hamstring problems, the unheralded trio of Dwayne Harris, Geremy Davis and Myles White has gotten the spotlight in practice this week. Davis is a rookie sixth-round pick and the three have just 55 career receptions among them, so they're not likely to strike fear in the heart of the Eagles if they have to play a lot of snaps in Monday night's NFC East showdown in Philadelphia.

Justin Pugh has no interest in reminiscing about last year's trip to Philadelphia. That's the one in which he played right tackle, allowed four sacks, admitted afterward to it being the worst game he had ever played at any level, and even apologized to fans on social media for his performance.

Oct 17 Linebacker Jon Beason sounded off in the Giants locker room Friday afternoon about the play in which he suffered a concussion last weekend against the 49ers.
Beason was knocked out early from last Sunday's 30-27 win over San Francisco by a concussion the veteran middle linebacker put squarely on Niners guard Alex Boone for illegally pushing his head into the helmet of running back Carlos Hyde.
The play was submitted to the NFL by the Giants. Boone was not fined but Hyde was hit with a $23,152 penalty for initiating contact with the crown of his helmet. Beason said he did not attempt to reach out to Boone personally, instead going through the media.

Odell Beckham Jr. missed a second straight practice Friday with a hamstring injury, leaving him one last team workout Sunday to prove his availability to Tom Coughlin before Monday night's game against the Eagles.

Eli Manning took his first regular-season snap in garbage time in Philadelphia in 2004. "I remember my first play, I handed it off to Tiki Barber, he went about 75 [yards] for a touchdown. ... I said, 'This is easy,'?" Manning recalled, and smiled. "And then I took the biggest hit of my life [from Jerome McDougle] on the last play. It was my welcome-to-the-NFL hit, for sure."

Former Giants
Amani Toomer doesn't think any of Eagles' Chip Kelly's moves have panned out. Toomer says that despite going 20-12 in his first two seasons, it might soon be time for Kelly to put up or shut up, in Philadelphia.

Oct 16 As the injuries continue to mount - cornerback Prince Amukamara is the latest to fall - Giants coach Tom Coughlin can only look on and shake his head. Amukamara suffered a partially torn pectoral muscle in last Sunday night's 30-27 victory over the 49ers, though he was able to finish the game. Coughlin said Amukamara will be out 2-4 weeks.

Giants count on new and improved Jayron Hosley to replace injured Prince Amukamara. Jayron Hosley already has stepped into the starting lineup this season. When Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie missed the Washington game, he played in his place, and when DRC and Prince Amukamara have had to come to the sideline during games, Hosley has jumped in.

As long as Eli Manning is healthy, Giants have chance. He might not have his top two receivers, Odell Beckham Jr. and Rueben Randle, who have hamstring problems, but the Giants still will have a fighting chance as long as Eli is in the lineup.

Oct 15 Special Report - One way to look at things: three straight wins and just a few plays away from being undefeated. Another way to look at things: The offense is keeping the Giants in games, but the defense is a potential disaster. Still, the Giants avoided the trap on Sunday night and beat the San Francisco 49ers in a thrilling manner that both exposed the defensive problems while highlighting the firepower of quarterback Eli Manning and his offense.

The Giants could be forced to go into the Eagles game as they went into their final drive against the 49ers: Without Odell Beckham Jr, Victor Cruz or Rueben Randle, who also has a hamstring injury worth watching. That would leave them with Dwayne Harris, rookie Geremy Davis and recent practice-squad call-up Myles White, plus any receivers they might sign by the weekend.

In the Eagles' must-win game this Monday night against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field, it is time for cornerback Byron Maxwell to earn his paycheck by covering Pro-Bowl receiver Odell Beckham Jr. A challenge he said Wednesday he is not intimidated by.

Oct 14 Ahead of the game: Why the Giants are in much better shape heading into Philadelphia this year. The Giants could've easily won all five of their games this season.

They may not have Odell Beckham Jr. They may not have Rueben Randle. And they almost certainly won't have Victor Cruz. But on Monday night against the Eagles, the Giants will still have Shane Vereen.

The way these Giants are built, their defense is going to have to hold on for dear life and hope Manning can produce 27-30 points. Chase Utley will be elected mayor of New York City before the Giants can dust off a legitimate pass rush.

Which Manning would you rather have as your quarterback right now? It has been an interesting start to the season for both of the Manning brothers, to say the least.

Former Giants
Tyler Sash died from an accidental overdose after mixing two powerful pain medications, and a history of painful injuries was a contributing factor, a medical examiner said Tuesday.
Tyler Sash, who was found dead in his Iowa home on Sept. 8, died of an accidental drug overdose, an autopsy confirmed. Sash was a key special teams player on the Giants' 2011 Super Bowl team.

Oct 13 Who's better than Eli Manning? Giants' QB the East difference. Eli Manning has started 182 consecutive games, two of which were Super Bowl MVP victories.Sometimes we forget how lucky the Giants are to have him as their quarterback every time they take the field.

The Giants signed Shane Vereen away from the Patriots in the offseason with the hope he would add another dynamic element to their offensive attack. And Vereen, who had 5 catches for 35 yards and a touchdown prior to the final drive, more than delivered in crunch time against the Niners.
Before this year, Tom Coughlin never had a player quite like Shane Vereen, an all-purpose back with an uncanny knack for finding open space the way few others can. David Meggett was that type of player for Bill Parcells back in the late 1980s and early '90s.

Justin Pugh is in his third NFL season. He's seen a lot and experienced the ups and downs of pro football in that time. Monday, though, was the first time in his career that he woke up as a member of a first-place team. "That's crazy," he said when he thought about it for a moment. "But I want to keep it that way."

After playing (and winning) for Daniel Fells on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers, the Giants had their hospitalized tight end on Skype during their team meeting on Monday.
The career of the 32-year-old tight end is almost certainly over because of the MRSA infection he's been hospitalized with for more than a week, according to an NFL source familiar with his situation.

Oct 12 Giants win over San Francisco 30-27  | Video  |  Photos  |  Photos
On The Game: Game 5
Gamegirl - "San Francisco surprised me when they scored so easily on their opening drive. They hadn't had any points at all in the first quarter in their first four games....There was only a minute left. All you had now was your belief in Eli Manning to do what he has done many times before, and he came through."
Mikefan. - "it was a close one down to the last minute of the game as the Giants provided a thrill for all the fans, almost losing this one to the 49ers. Colin Kaepernick turned in a better performance than he had over the past few weeks, but his teams' 27 points weren't enough tonight. So now the Giants are 3-2 and have the lead in the division."

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ESPN - Eli Manning finds Larry Donnell with 21 seconds left as Giants escape 49ers.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Giants defeat 49ers, 30-27.
Giants.com - What does this win mean for the Giants?
NYDailyNews - Eli Manning leads Giants down field for 30-27 win over 49ers.
NYDailyNews - Bad hamstring can't stop Odell Beckham Jr. in Giants' victory.
NYDailyNews- Vintage Eli Manning puts Giants atop NFC East.
NYDailyNews - Giants dedicate game to Daniel Fells, award him game ball.
NYPost - Giants soar into first after Eli Manning authors comeback win.
NYPost - The horrific Eli Manning play that forced him to be Giants' hero.
NYPost - Giants report card: Unbelievable Eli Manning masks ugly defense.
NYPost - Giants' Daniel Fells could lose foot in MRSA battle.
NYPost - Indispensable Odell Beckham returns to save Giants in nick of time.
NYPost - Larry Donnell rescues Giants from disaster with miracle grab.
StarLedger - Eli Manning had a comeback for the ages against 49ers.
StarLedger - Giants good, bad and ugly: What the 30-27 win over the 49ers says about the team.
StarLedger - Here's what Eli Manning accomplished while rallying the Giants past the 49ers.
StarLedger - Welcome to 1st place: Giants escape San Francisco 49ers, move atop NFC East.
StarLedger - Giants 5 observations: Odell Beckham Jr. needs to stop the nonsense and play.
StarLedger - Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham hurts hamstring, possibly on touchdown dance.
StarLedger - Odell Beckham Jr., Tom Coughlin deny Beckham injured during touchdown dance.
StarLedger - Giants dedicate victory to Daniel Fells, were using it as motivation in huddles and during plays.
StarLedger - Man who ran onto field at Giants-49ers was at game with mother, faces four charges.
TheRecord - Eli Manning delivers late as Giants beat 49ers, 30-27.
NYTimes - On Verge of Collapse, Giants Grab Division Lead With a Leaping Catch.
Newsday - Eli Manning's late TD pass rallies Giants past 49ers.
Newsday - Eli Manning weaves his magic with ragtag band of receivers.
Newsday - Odell Beckham injures hamstring, but gets back in to draw key interference penalty.
Newsday - Giants' defense: First vs. the run, last vs. the pass.
Newsday - Osi Umenyiora inducted into Giants' Ring of Honor, predicts Jason Pierre-Paul will be back.
InsideBay Area - Giants beat 49ers on touchdown in final minute.
MercuryNews - Final: 49ers blow late lead in 30-27 defeat, extend losing streak to four games.

NFC East News
Eagles beat New Orleans Saints, 39-17: Good, bad, and ugly.
Redskins - Best and worst moments from Redskins' 25-19 OT loss to Falcons.
Cowboys - Cowboys routed by world champs 30 - 6.

Giants (2-2) vs San Francisco (1-3) Preview
The San Francisco 49ers lost their third straight game Sunday, 17-3 against the visiting Green Bay Packers. The Packers left with a 4-0 record and the 49er fans wondered when their offense left town.
The Giants made it two in a row with their 24-10 win over the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were coming off a 41-14 win over the Dolphins, but couldn't get anything going against the Giants, with the exception of penalties.
Giants - Bills Wrap-Up

Oct 11 Four games in, the anonymous Giants defensive line - led by second-year man Kerry Wynn and including such unknowns as Bromley, Kuhn, journeyman George Selvie and quiet 2013 second-round pick Johnathan Hankins - is spearheading a 'D' that's holding teams to a league-low 69.8 rushing yards per game and just 3.1 yards per carry.

The Giants have led every game entering the fourth quarter. "We've held teams down pretty well in the first half and even most of the second half," safety Landon Collins said. "We haven't finished off games as well. That's where we're letting ourselves down."

Odell Beckham Jr. knew this was coming. His teammates told him before the season. His coaches did, too. Opponents are paying much stricter attention to the gifted wide receiver, and he has become a much bigger target for defensive backs and defensive coordinators. To which we say: Better get used to it, kid. It's not going away.

NFC East News
Five games Giants fans should watch before Sunday Night Football.

Oct 10 The Giants late-game answer stands 5-foot-11 (maybe) and 245 pounds. Nikita Whitlock is the Giants' starting fullback. He's also a core special teams player and their new late-game defensive weapon.

It's great for the Giants that their run defense is leading the NFL, but unacceptable that their pass defense is dead last. While the defense has held opponents to 69.8 yards rushing per game, it has coughed up 316.3 yards per game passing.

The Giants find themselves at a crossroads in Week 5. They can either keep rolling after two straight wins, or they can completely fall apart just as they have in each of the past two seasons.

Colin Kaepernick has struggled this year during the 49ers' 1-3 start. But he leads the league in rushing yards by a quarterback, tied with Carolina's Cam Newton, but on fewer attempts. The Giants have to prepare for him to be a dual threat.

Oct 9 Monday will be a year to the day since Victor Cruz suffered a season-ending patella tendon tear in Philadelphia. With the Giants having a Monday night affair at those same Eagles scheduled for Oct. 19, he's circling that date on his calendar.
Of course, after sitting out every game for a year, and missing practice for the last six weeks, Cruz won't get picky about his return. Aside from performing exercises that continue to strengthen the knee, Cruz has been relatively inactive.

Being relentless is helping Giants' defense get job done. Rehired by Tom Coughlin after a resoundingly successful run with the Giants in 2007-08, which included a Super Bowl championship, the guy they call "Spags" is working more of his magic in running a far different defense than the one he left behind.

Oct 8 Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says he will appeal the fine he received for his actions in the Giants' 24-10 win over the Buffalo Bills this past Sunday.
Beckham is going to have to learn to walk away. It's not cool; it's not macho, and it goes against every bit of the tough-guy football culture, but the 22-year-old has to do it anyway.

The Giants didn't find fault with the feisty way Beckham played against Rex Ryan's defense. Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Wednesday he wants Beckham to continue blocking hard.
Although the Bills complained about him, Beckham received strong support from the Giants. Beckham visited general manager Jerry Reese, who, Beckham said, told him, "Just keep doing your job, we love everything."

Oct 7 The staph infection that ended the season for Giants tight end Daniel Fells is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a dangerous bacterial skin infection.

Multiple Bills players blasted Beckham to The Buffalo News on Tuesday, calling the star receiver a "prima donna" and accusing him of constant trash talk and throwing multiple punches in the Giants' 24-10 win over the Bills this past Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

The Giants will place four all-time greats in their Ring of Honor during halftime of Sunday night's showdown with the 49ers at MetLife Stadium.

Oct 6 Back in the summer, there were plenty of concerns about the worthiness - or lack thereof - of the offensive line. Fast forward to Sunday, when the Giants allowed just one sack to what arguably is the NFL's best defensive line.
The Giants have the struggling 49ers, injury-ravaged Cowboys and struggling Eagles as their next three opponents. The future is starting to look bright. Their next game against a team with a winning record likely won't be until mid-November when they play the Patriots.

The Giants have just lost their finest all-around tight end. Daniel Fells, who had been dealing with an ankle injury, was treated for the issue over the weekend. During that treatment, the club discovered he had a staph infection, which will require further treatment. He was immediately placed on I.R.
It is a significant loss to the Giants. Fells, 32, was the best blocking tight end on the roster, by a wide margin. He was also a reliable pass-catcher who earned the trust of Eli Manning. Fells only played in two games this season and had six receptions for 60 yards.

Former Giants
Dan Campbell was named interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Mostly a blocking tight end, Campbell played behind pass-catchers Pete Mitchell and Jeremy Shockey before leaving the Giants after four seasons.

Oct 5 Giants win over the Bills 24-10  | Video  |  Photos
On The Game: Game 4
Gamegirl - "The Giants offensive line handled the Bills pass rush pretty well and Eli Manning ended up with three touchdowns on the day. Eli didn't hang on to the ball that long and took only one sack when a safety caught him on a blitz."
Mikefan. - "Rashad Jennings stole the show with his 51-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown and it couldn't have come at a better time. It was just the boost they needed in the fourth quarter to help kill any thoughts that they were going to blow this game."

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ESPN - Rashad Jennings' 51-yard TD helps Giants seal win over Bills.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Giants 24, Bills 10.
Giants.com - What does this win mean for the Giants?
NYDailyNews - Giants beat Bills to even record, Eli Manning throws 3 TDs.
NYDailyNews - Instant Analysis: Giants beat Bills 24-10.
NYDailyNews - Rueben Randle celebrates touchdown with Victor Cruz salsa dance.
NYDailyNews - Jets and Giants are both relevant at quarter pole of the season.
NYPost - Disrespected Giants show Rex Ryan who the real bullies are.
NYPost - Why stats don't tell the story of Giants' big-time run game.
NYPost - Ereck Flowers rolls his ankle -- and proves a lot to Tom Coughlin.
NYPost - Jennings' 'awesome' play that may have saved Giants' season.
NYPost - Giants report card: Swarming defense silenced top rush attack.
NYPost - 'The Giants' afterthought DE who took over the game.
NYPost - One enormous play later, charging Giants 'are relevant'.
StarLedger - Giants finish the deal, beat Buffalo Bills on the road in impressive fashion.
StarLedger - The good, the great, the ugly: How the Giants manhandled the Buffalo Bills.
StarLedger - Giants' Odell Beckham Jr.'s ridiculous receiving stats in 1st 16 games of his career.
StarLedger - Tom Coughlin takeaways: His team has 'grit' and is 'battlers'.
StarLedger - Rex Ryan's Buffalo Bills are an 'embarrassing' mess in loss to Giants .
TheRecord - Jennings' 51-yard TD helps Giants seal 24-10 win over Bills.
InsideFootball - Giants Top Bills, 24-10, Improve to 2-2.
Newsday - Giants make a stand in fourth quarter, hold off Bills.
Newsday - Penalties help doom Rex Ryan and undisciplined Bills.
Newsday - What was that dance performed by Rueben Randle?
NYTimes - Little Pass Goes Long Way for Giants.
BuffaloNews - Defense comes undone as bullying backfires.
BuffaloNews - Grim echoes of Bills' past are hammered home.
BuffaloNews - Giants borrowed Pats' formula to keep pass rush at bay.

Giants (1-2) vs Bills (2-1) Preview
Last Sunday the Bills were on the road playing in the Miami Dolphins home opener. It wasn't much fun for the home crowd as the Bills pushed their record to 2-1 with a commanding 41-14 win over the Dolphins.
In a Thursday night game at MetLife Stadium the Giants commanded the field from start to finish with their 32-21 win over the Washington Redskins. They were facing an 0-3 start, but came up strong in all areas.
Giants - Redskins Wrap-Up

Oct 4 Tom Coughlin just glared when the question was asked about the subject he didn't want to talk about. There are some things he knows are better off just left unsaid. After all, he knows Eli Manning hasn't thrown an interception all season. Why jinx it by talking about it now?

Rueben Randle knows what he's shown you. In his three-plus years on the Giants, he's alternately dominated (remember the 132-yard explosion in St. Louis last year?) and disappeared (eight games with less than 40 receiving yards last year).

Oct 3 Victor Cruz acknowledged Friday that he suffered a setback in his recovery from his strained left calf this week and added that he had a platelet-rich plasma therapy injection Thursday. Though PRP therapy generally takes weeks to work, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said the team has no plans to put Cruz on injured reserve.
The veteran receiver won't travel with the team to Buffalo, but will be re-evaluated at the Giants' facility on Monday by team doctors. Until then, he'll avoid icing or wetting the area where he got the shot, just letting the blood go through the muscle to stimulate healing. And he'll hope.

The Giants could end up using Sunday's game to determine if the combination of Dwayne Harris and Geremy Davis can help pick up the slack for Cruz as long as he remains out or if they need to try and add an impact player at the position. Former Pro Bowler Wes Welker and former Giants first-round pick Hakeem Nicks worked out for the team earlier this week.
When the team parted ways with the drop-prone Preston Parker on Sept. 22, they did so thinking Victor Cruz would be back on the field for this Sunday's game in Buffalo against the Bills. So the Giants will go into their second straight game with just four healthy wideouts on their roster, and their No. 3 (Dwayne Harris) and No. 4 (Geremy Davis) receivers have just one catch for five yards between them so far in 2015. That is where veteran Wes Welker comes in to the mix.

Oct 2 Victor Cruz will not be available for the Giants on Sunday in Buffalo, coach Tom Coughlin said Thursday.Coughlin said there's no timetable for Cruz's return.
A calf injury had sidelined Cruz since mid-August, but he appeared ready to rejoin the team after several workouts on the side. On Wednesday, though, he was unable to get through the earliest drills of the practice.
Giants fans were going to see their two dynamic receivers, Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham Jr., back on the field together for the first time in nearly a year. Beckham has played less than two games alongside Cruz in his career.

Oct 1 Victor Cruz was convinced his return would happen this Sunday. So saying the Giants and their star wide receiver were blindsided by his latest setback would be an understatement.
What was expected to be a day of great uplift with the long-awaited arrival of Victor Cruz on the practice field instead devolved into a downer when Cruz pulled himself out early and suffered a setback in what he's dubbed 'The Return.'
Now, he is almost certain to sit out on Sunday after removing himself from a workout. Rookie teammate Geremy Davis said he approached Cruz on the practice field and that the veteran indicated he doesn't believe the situation is serious.

Sept 30 The studying began in mid-May, long before the Giants - or anyone - could guess that Rex Ryan's quarterback would be the scrambling Tyrod Taylor. They'll need to be prepared against the surprising Taylor, who's piloted the Bills to a 2-1 start. For five seasons under Perry Fewell, the Giants were a picture of ineptitude against the read-option attack.
The knock on the Bills heading into this season was that they put together a worthy team without a worthy quarterback, a familiar refrain for a Rex Ryan-coached outfit. They had EJ Manuel, Matt Cassel and Taylor, and there was no smart money on Taylor emerging as the starter. But he did.

The Giants brought in three well-known, but unemployed, pass catchers on Tuesday for workouts. But nothing more than that. Ex-Giant wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, former Redskins tight end Chris Cooley and former Broncos and Patriots slot receiver Wes Welker all had tryouts with the Giants, but none signed contracts.

Sept 29 We may finally see the full-strength Giants on Sunday. The Giants are not complete just yet, but they hope to be by Sunday.
Others who have been sidelined with injuries, including, starters Robert Ayers Jr., Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Ereck Flowers, also participated in the abbreviated workout.

Tears, touchdowns? What to expect from Victor Cruz's return. What began with tears of anguish last Oct. 12, when he tore his right patellar tendon and was carted off the field at the Linc, may very well culminate in tears of joy Sunday in Buffalo when, if all goes as expected the rest of this week, Cruz finally begins his comeback.
Victor Cruz's appearance in a helmet and shoulder pads elicited more than a few reintroductions from teammates, a predictable price to pay for the 51-week injury layoff Cruz has endured. Obviously, the Giants are thrilled, and as Cruz bounced and smiled his way around the locker room Monday, his usual infectious energy was at full blast.

Sept 28 Victor Cruz makes it official: He will play vs. Buffalo Bills. Cruz has not played since suffering a season-ending patellar tendon in his right knee against the Eagles on Oct. 12, 2014.

Just who are these Giants? It's a question that 1-2 Big Blue will try to answer next Sunday when it visits Rex Ryan's Bills in Buffalo.

NFC East News
Eagles - Sproles, defense help Eagles beat Jets for first win, 24-17.
Cowboys - Dark reality of life without Romo, Dez Bryant shows in Cowboys' loss.
Redskins - Lack of game-changing plays holding Redskins in check.

NFL News
The Steelers-Rams game in St. Louis was delayed after a pyrotechnics fire sprang out as the Rams were running onto the field on Sunday.

Sept 27 After a pair of devastating season-opening losses he said were "as tough as it gets," Giants president and CEO John Mara had no problem saying his team's win over the Redskins on Thursday night was a relief.

Ten reasons to be optimistic about the Giants. 1 - Greatly improved run defense. 2 - Winning turnover battle. 3 - Strong quarterback play. 4 - Help on the way. 5 - Odell Beckham Jr. is for real.

The Giants spotted the Cowboys two games in the standings in the first two weeks, but when the regular season ends Jan. 3, here's my prediction: The Giants will win the NFC East.

Meet the Giants' do-it-all secret weapon a coach dreams about. The Giants have not seen anything quite like Nikita Whitlock. It felt like the short-handed Giants were just trying to get out of the summer in one piece.

Sept 26 Special Report - It is probably not accurate - at any time - to use the word ebullient to describe Tom Coughlin's moods. But the head coach of the Giants almost reached that euphoric state Friday afternoon during a conference with the media, referencing the team's first victory of the season - a 32-21 success over Washington in which they did not lose a fourth-quarter lead.

It's been speculated for several weeks that Victor Cruz might make his season debut for the Giants in the Week 4 game next weekend. On Friday, Tom Coughlin formally announced that is the plan.
Coughlin relayed he received word from the Giants' medical staff that the plan is for Cruz to make his 2015 debut in game No. 4, Oct. 4 in Buffalo.

Sept 25 Giants win over the Redskins 32-21  | Video  |  Photos
On The Game: Game 3
Gamegirl - "You didn't know what to expect after watching the Giants the past two weeks. It was great to see them get off to a fast start. The defense handled the Redskins running game."
Mikefan. - "Rueben Randle did his part and the Giants showed they can actually finish a game."

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ESPN - Giants keep second-half lead, top Redskins for first win of season.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Giants 32, Washington 21.
Giants.com - What does this win mean for the Giants?
NYDailyNews - Giants trounce bumbling Washington for first win.
NYDailyNews - Spagnuolo's Giant defense finally holds on to win.
NYDailyNews - Giants Insider: WR Randle finally proves helpful.
NYDailyNews - Eli Manning can still lead Giants to NFC East title.
NYPost - Giants roll past Redskins for much-needed first win.
NYPost - Eli Manning goes from stupor to super in the nick of time.
NYPost - Giants find way to save their season - for one week at least.
NYPost - Why Jon Beason's return meant so much to the Giants.
NYPost - Rashad Jennings' special skill set pays big dividends for Giants.
NYPost - 'Perfect' scenario that led to Odell Beckham's TD grab.
NYPost - How Prince Amukamara went from zero to hero in four days.
StarLedger - Giants save their season (for now) with win over Washington Redskins.
StarLedger - Giants good, bad and ugly: Defense comes through vs. Washington Redskins.
StarLedger - Tom Coughlin and Giants all smiles after win, even though Coughlin expects to get fined.
StarLedger - Here's why Giants should thank their lucky stars they're not the Washington Redskins.
StarLedger - Giants get wide receiver Rueben Randle going at just the right time.
StarLedger - Giants vs. Redskins studs and duds: Rueben Randle, Larry Donnell and Kerry Wynn make list.
TheRecord - Giants hold on this time, beat Redskins, 32-21.
InsideFootball - Giants finally finish in 32-21 win over Redskins on Thursday night.
Newsday - Eli Manning and Giants can breathe easier after first win.
Newsday - Defensive backs provide Giants with fast start in win over Washington.
Newsday - Rashad Jennings' blocked punt sparks Giants to first win.
NYTimes - Giants Build a Fourth-Quarter Lead, and Win Nonetheless.
WashingtonPost - Giant letdown: Cousins does little in Redskins' 32-21 loss.
WashingtonPost - Hard-hit by New York, Washington now facing some hard truths.
WashingtonPost - Redskins revealed as one-trick pony as game with Giants goes awry early.

Giants (0-2) vs Redskins (1-1) Preview
Last Sunday the Redskins had a 17-0 lead over the the St. Louis Rams at halftime. They let that slip to seven points in the third quarter, but then kept the Rams scoreless while adding 7 more for a 24-10 win.
The Giants were up 20-10 in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons. Then they did about what they did the week before. They blew an opportunity for a touchdown and then gave up 14 points for a 24-20 loss.
Giants - Falcons Wrap-Up

Sept 24 This is the second consecutive season the Giants and Redskins faced each other in a Thursday night game and it was exactly one year ago (minus one day) that Kirk Cousins started at quarterback in place of injured Robert Griffin III and the Giants came away with four interceptions in a 45-14 rout at FedEx Field.

You can't talk about the Redskins team without mentioning the quarterback position. They've had 16 starting quarterbacks in the past 16 years.Just before this regular season started, Kirk Cousins was named by Jay Gruden to be the (current) starting quarterback. Gruden is the (current) head coach of the Redskins, and it's worth mentioning because in the past 16 years, the Redskins have had 8 head coaches, including a repeat performance by Joe Gibbs.

The highlight videos of great Giants defenses of old began playing way back in spring minicamp, Steve Spagnuolo's way of inspiring his young 'D,' showing off the hard-nosed legacy of a proud franchise. So far, this Giants defense has been nothing like those units.

Sept 23 Every loss, every mental mistake, every dropped pass, inches the Giants closer to what is starting to seem inevitable. It's no secret that in a "win or else" season, Tom Coughlin's the one on the hot seat. He's the one most likely to take the fall if everything goes wrong. And so far everything has gone wrong.
Eli Manning has been the focus of most of the criticism surrounding the winless Giants, but Preston Parker was a frequent target, too. The little-known receiver, who barely made the roster on the final cutdown day, dropped five passes in the first two games, including four that would have gone for first downs. And now he's gone.
Giants cut Preston Parker after five drops to start the season. Parker was the first casualty of the team's win-or-else campaign, cut due to his inability to make catches for an offense looking to fill the void left by injured receiver Victor Cruz.
Parker, a fourth-year pro, had five receptions for 43 yards in the first two games but will be remembered more for what he didn't catch. He had three crucial third-down drops in the 27-26 loss to the Cowboys, then two more drops - including one on fourth down that ended the game - against Atlanta.

Jon Beason's long absence from the Giants lineup looks just about over. The veteran middle linebacker, who hasn't played in almost a year because of injury, was a full participant in practice Tuesday and appears likely to make his 2015 debut Thursday night against the Redskins.
Victor Cruz ran on grass Tuesday for the first time since injuring his calf Aug. 19, raising hope that he'll be ready to make his debut in Week 4 against the Bills on Oct. 4. It seems the only thing holding Cruz back from a return this week is the schedule.

Sept 22 For years, he's been the bedrock of the Giants, the clutch franchise quarterback, finding ways to win even when everything else had gone wrong. And to Eli Manning, none of that has changed, even if his early performance in 2015 makes you think otherwise.
Giants' worst mistakes coming from Eli Manning. The most shocking part of Coughlin's message was not so much that mistakes are happening, but who is making the worst of them. Quarterback Eli Manning, the man who built a reputation on smarts and skills.

Tom Coughlin's reason to believe: Everyone else is a mess. As he prepared to speak to his battered Giants early Monday afternoon, he already knew one of his first talking points. He was going to take the players through a tour of the NFC East.
And you think the Giants have problems? Well, they do. But at least they're not alone. The entire NFC East is in such disarray after two weeks of games that even the team that is 2-0 with two victories in the division and standing atop the standings -- the Cowboys -- is facing major issues.

The Giants should be taken to task for the inadvertent freeze-out of Odell Beckham Jr. in the second half of Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Falcons, but the larger issue might be this: Where the heck is Rueben Randle?

Sept 21 Giants lose to the Falcons 24-20  | Video
On The Game: Game 2
Gamegirl - "Oops, I did it again. I played with your heart, got lost in the game'. Come on Eli Manning. What are you doing to me and a million other fans? Once again I felt good with the Giants having a nice lead going into the fourth quarter and once again Eli Manning let me down. Before I get into all that let me just say it was a thrill for anyone who was able to be at the stadium today. At halftime the Giants were celebrating the 25th Anniversary of winning Super Bowl XXV in 1990."
Mikefan. - "Come on Giants receivers, can't you hang onto the ball? They were targeted by Manning 30 times and completions totaled 17. Odell Beckham Jr., with coverage all over him, pulled in 7 out of 12 for 146 yards and 1 touchdown. The others totaled 58 yards with their 10 completions. By comparison the running backs were 10 out of 10 on Manning's passes for 88 yards. Maybe with the exception of Beckham, they should swap these two groups."

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ESPN - Julio Jones unstoppable in Falcons' 24-20 win over Giants.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Falcons 24, Giants 20.
NYDailyNews - Instant Analysis: Falcons 24, Giants 20.
NYDailyNews - Eli, Giants let another win slip away, lose to Falcons.
NYDailyNews - Giants receive plenty of heat throughout Fox broadcast.
NYDailyNews - Giants lose Ereck Flowers to ankle injury vs. Falcons.
NYPost - Giants unravel in deja vu choke job.
NYPost - Receiving corps puts up major letdown when it counts most.
NYPost - Many to blame for Giants' collapse, but secondary is primary culprit.
NYPost - Why OBJ was MIA in second half of Giants' loss to Falcons.
NYPost - Giants defense falls flat before reaching finish line - again.
NYPost - Everything with the Giants - good and bad - starts and ends with Eli.
StarLedger - Playoffs?!? Here's why the Giants' postseason hopes are already bleak.
StarLedger - Explaining the inexplicable: Breaking down all the Giants late-game breakdowns.
StarLedger - Giants takeaways: Late-game problems cause another collapse.
StarLedger - Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning try to explain delay of game penalty late in Giants loss.
StarLedger - Giants stud and duds vs. Atlanta Falcons.
TheRecord - Giants fail to put away Falcons in 24-20 defeat.
Newsday - Giants blow another late lead, fall to Falcons.
Newsday - Victory slips out of Giants' hands.
Newsday - Eli Manning again fails in crunch time.
Newsday - Grading the Giants: Coaching gets an 'F'.
NYTimes - Giants Collapse Again, This Time at Home Against the Atlanta Falcons.
InsideFootball - Giants Let Another Game Slip Away in 4th Quarter, 24-20.
MyAGC - Don't stop believin': Dan Quinn's men are 2-0.

Giants (0-1) vs Falcons (1-0) Preview
Last Sunday the Giants had an opportunity to beat the Dallas Cowboys on the road in the season opener, but let it slip away. Some poor play calling on offense and time management gave the Cowboys a chance to stage a last minute comeback which they did, winning the game 27-26.
On Monday night the Atlanta Falcons held an impressive 20-3 halftime lead over the Philadelphia Eagles. They let the Eagles come back and were trailing in the fourth quarter. They managed to pull ahead 26-24 and when the Eagles missed on a field goal and threw an interception on their last two opportunities the Falcons had the win.

Sept 20
'No self pity': The Giants' plan for avoiding another Week 1 debacle.
Eli Manning always finds a way to bounce back.
Giants look to shut down Falcons' WRs.

Sept 19
The Giants will honor one of their greatest teams on Sunday both before and during the home opener against the Falcons as they commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1990 team's Super Bowl XXV win over the Buffalo Bills. Check out the rundown of the events planned for Sunday, like select players from the 1990 team will sign autographs at every entry gate from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tom Coughlin knows his Giants can not suffer another embarrassing failure this week. Once they got past the agony and drama and the race between Tom Coughlin and Manning and McAdoo to accept all the blame, they were left with the ugly truth about what really happened that night.
The Giants are proud of their winning tradition. Their four Super Bowl victories match the Patriots for the most Vince Lombardi trophies since 1986. But lately the tradition has lived more on reputation than reality after three straight non-playoff seasons and missed playoffs in five of the past six years.

Victor Cruz won't play Sunday, but he expects to be back on the field for the Giants in the next two weeks. Cruz said his surgically repaired knee "feels great" and isn't an issue in his bid to get out on the field for the first time since tearing his patellar tendon last October in Philadelphia. Cruz's calf, on the other hand, has been a big concern.

Eli Manning is not a local radio star. He just gets paid like one. He earns somewhere around $250,000 per season, according to radio sources, for his weekly appearances that last a few minutes on WFAN. This is a mere pittance compared to the $84 million contract ($65 million guaranteed) he just signed with the Giants. Manning does not need the radio money. So, why does he bother doing the weekly spot? Why deal with the aggravation these sessions produce?

NFL News
The Eagles have most expensive beer in the NFL. According to a Yahoo! Finance report Thursday, the Eagles and Lincoln Financial Field pour the most expensive beer, charging $0.71 per ounce. Have a look at the rest of the rankings.

Sept 18
NFL admits it blew 2 calls that hurt Giants in the loss to Cowboys. Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartiewas called for pass interference on Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams in the third quarter. Tight end Daniel Fells was held on the infamous third-and-goal play late in the game, and a penalty should have been called, according to the report.
The admission of the two blown calls, which was first reported by the NFL Network, was largely meaningless, though, since the damage had already been done. And it can be argued that had the refs gotten either call right - most definitely the second won - the Giants would've won and would never have been in position to mess up the game in the end.

Preston Parker ruined three offensive series in the 27-26 loss with dropped passes on third down, at times doing more to stop the Giants than the Cowboys' defense. The last drop was a killer, as a deep pass from Eli Manning dropped in and out of Parker's hands on the Dallas 18-yard line, forcing a Giants punt.

Sept 17
It's a copycat league, so who can blame Tom Coughlin for taking a page from Bill Belichick's book on crisis control? "I'm going forward to Atlanta, thank you very much," Coughlin said Wednesday in the face of questions about Sunday night's mental meltdowns in Dallas.
The coach has no interest in reviewing the disappointing opening night loss in Dallas, nor its aftermath. Asked questions about Eli Manning and Rashad Jennings, two key figures in the final offensive possession, Coughlin stuck to his script, saying, "We're on to Atlanta."

Anything would have been better than the way the Giants played it. You still wonder what Eli was saying and what his coaches were hearing when he told them after second down his cunning plan to have Rashad Jennings NOT score.
Manning reiterated his faulty thought process: "I wanted to score a touchdown, that was the goal. I was just trying to run as much clock, if they give up and let you score, get down to the 1-inch line and try to score on second and third down.'' He acknowledged a mental gaffe can hurt worse than a physical mistake.

Last Sunday's game came down to late, short plays from inside the 4-yard line for the offense, but the bigger, more long-term issue may have been the lack of big-gain passing plays in the Giants' game plan. That's why Tom Coughlin and the players want to stretch the field a little bit more beginning this week against the Falcons.
Here's the thing about Manning: No matter how intense the scrutiny, he really does have the perfect mentality for a quarterback. He's able to block it out and move on. It's not a put-on. He compartmentalizes his emotions as well as any athlete I've ever seen, and like a great pitcher after a horrendous outing, he bounces back in his next start.

Sept 16
The Giants are easy targets these days. What happened at the end of Sunday night's loss to the Dallas Cowboys was such a debacle that seemingly everyone is offering their opinion on what went wrong.
Boomer Esiason says mismanagement by the Giants' quarterback and coach in the final two minutes of Sunday's loss to the Cowboys makes him wonder about their overall achievements.
There was no defending Manning's late-game decisions Sunday night, and Coughlin didn't try to do that, although he expressed confidence that this instance was a one-time thing.

Doctors say Jason Pierre-Paul's football career is in question after a report Tuesday the Giants defensive end is also missing part of his right thumb from the July 4 fireworks incident that already cost him his right index finger.
Some around the team - including coach Tom Coughlin - expressed optimism about Pierre-Paul's positive frame of mind, but, more and more, the franchise seems prepared to play out the rest of the season without him, something quarterback Eli Manning made clear the day after Pierre-Paul's visit.
They have not rescinded the franchise tag they placed on Pierre-Paul prior to the accident, but each week of action that he misses lowers the maximum value of the tender by $871,000.

The Giants had a golden opportunity to beat the Cowboys on Sunday night before incompetent game management and a defensive collapse did them in down the stretch. But lost opportunity aside, the Giants were not expected to win in Dallas.
It's new territory for the Giants when there is doubt about the quarterback or the coach and their ability to function soundly under the pressures such as Sunday's game imposed. Put that doubt on both of them, and you have to wonder how the team will move forward. If they can.

Sept 15
Why the squib kick? 4 questions Giants must answer after collapse. The Giants' heartbreaking 27-26 loss to the Cowboys left open several questions, many of which were answered on Monday. But some unanswered questions remain.
The Giants can't do anything to change the disheartening 27-26 loss in Dallas. But they can't have a Cowboys hangover as they prepare for their home opener Sunday against the Falcons.
As it all unfolded, you wondered what the Giants were doing. Their actions near the end of Sunday's 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys were dubious, at best.
Eli Manning didn't know how many timeouts the Cowboys had. Manning told Rashad Jennings not to score, and the sideline didn't instruct him to do so. No one told Manning to take a sack on third down. Coughlin says the goal was to get back up 10 points, but the Giants seemingly did everything to not accomplish that.

Eli Manning seemed to think that the Giants would be running four plays trying to score the touchdown, which affected his decision-making on the key third down. Coughlin was planning on kicking a field goal on fourth down, but he never told Manning.
It was an awful way to start a season for Manning and Coughlin, two guys who, whatever their failings, are expected to know what they are doing as much as any quarterback/coach tandem south of Foxborough.
Pundits will probably dissect the Giants' decisions or lack thereof on their final drive of the game vs. Dallas for days to come - as they should as it's simply inexplicable that the coach and the quarterback were seemingly not aware of how many timeouts the Cowboys had left, among other things.

Former Giants
Michael Strahan visits the Giants the day after the disastrous loss to Cowboys.

Sept 14 Giants lose to the Cowboys 27-26  | Photos  | Video
On The Game: Game 1 Preview
Gamegirl - "I always love it when the season opener is at MetLife, but this time I was happy it wasn't. Watching at home has its advantages, like no one was able to see how I carried on after the Giants blew it. I can't imagine being stuck in stadium traffic with all the other fans the way things went down at the very end. The Giants gave us a thrill for a while. For now, I'm looking forward to next Sunday's game with Atlanta and hoping that everyone will be driving home with a smile on their faces."
Mikefan. - "You could say that the Giants gifted the win with the strange goings on near the Cowboys goal line. Something wasn't played right and you could see it when the camera caught a shot on the Giants sideline. The Eli Manning to Ben McAdoo exchange said it all."

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ESPN - Tony Romo's last-minute TD keeps Cowboys perfect vs. Giants in openers.
ESPN - Giants' clock blunder doubled Cowboys chances.
Giants.com - Instant Analysis: Cowboys 27, Giants 26.
NYDailyNews - Instant Analysis: Cowboys 27, Giants 26.
NYDailyNews - Questionable playcall costs Giants in 27-26 loss to Cowboys.
NYDailyNews - Eli, Tom taking blame for loss -- and they should.
NYPost - One 'iffy' flag sent Giants on their epic downward spiral.
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Last year the Cowboys won the NFC Division title with a 12-4 record and advanced to the playoffs. The Giants finished with a 6-10 record and lost both division games to the Cowboys.
Dallas Cowboys - Last year at this time we asked if Tony Romo's career would last long enough for him to win a Super Bowl or at least another playoff game. It turned out that he led his team to a division title with a 12-4 record. In one of the best seasons of his career, Romo topped the league with a completion record of 69.9 percent and with passing yardage that was also the best at 8.52 yards per attempt.
This season the Cowboys strengthened their already formidable offensive line to the point where they were willing to let their top running back, NFL rushing champion DeMarco Murray, walk. There's the thought that anyone can play the running back position behind this line, but they'd better be right. One of the reasons Romo did so well was that their strong running game had to be respected.

Sept 13 It has been four years since the Giants reached the playoffs. Co-owner John Mara put a win-or-else mandate on the entire organization in 2015. It just remains to be seen whether this team is good enough or talented enough to save some jobs.
The Giants have missed the playoffs three straight years, turned collapsing into an art form in the last two. One more year like that and Tom Coughlin, the only coach Manning has ever known, might be out of a job. And Manning doesn't want that.

It was miraculous, when you think about it, what Eli Manning and Odell Beckham did last season. When it was over, Manning had his finest season since his "elite" performance of 2011. And Beckham had one of the most incredible seasons a receiver has ever had. Now all they have to do is do it again.
The most revealing aspect of Manning's four-year, $84-million deal was not the overall value or the $65 million in guaranteed money. It was the no-trade clause the Giants agreed to, apparently after expressing some reluctance about such a commitment.

Reviews of Beckham Jr.'s debut season read like Broadway show plaudits. "Startling!" says Giants owner John Mara. "Best catch I've ever seen!" raves Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. "I mean, Odell Beckham, he's an icon," says Giants rookie Geremy Davis, looking at Beckham Jr.'s locker across from his one recent afternoon.
That one-handed catch against the Cowboys last year that propelled him to instant fame -- it comes with a bit of a bitter taste. Beckham won the highlight battle that night, but Dallas won the game. "At the end of the day, it was great to have the catch and everything, but we still lost the game."

Giants owner John Mara was sort of kidding back in August, when he wondered aloud about how many fingers Jason Pierre-Paul still had. According to a report, Pierre-Paul may have even less than nine. Giants fear Jason Pierre-Paul, injured in a fireworks accident, could miss the entire season.

Sept 12 It's hard to see where the Giants are headed entering the 2015 season after three straight years without the playoffs. Wherever they're going - this year and beyond - it will be with Eli Manning as their quarterback.
Eli Manning and the Giants both finally got what they wanted. He will be the team's quarterback for the rest of his career. That became official on Friday when the two sides finally concluded negotiations on a new four-year, $84 million contract extension.
Manning is beginning his 12th season as the Giants' starting quarterback. He led the Giants to victories in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI, and was selected the most valuable player in both games. Manning is also a three-time Pro Bowl selection, most recently in 2012.

NFL News
How much blame New England deserves for the issues the Steelers coaching staff encountered during Thursday night's season opener is a bit of a mystery. For an undetermined amount of time, the Steelers heard the Patriots radio broadcast in their headsets. That it happened is the only thing not in dispute.
The Steelers now become at least the fifth team making accusations, with the team saying that its coach-to-coach communications repeatedly faced interference from the Patriots' radio broadcast, and that the interference would stop when a league official came to the sideline to deal with it, only to start up again when the league official walked away.

Sept 11 Tom Coughlin's steady hand has put two Super Bowl trophies in the franchise lobby, but with no playoff appearances since the second of those titles four seasons ago, he is not alone in his impatience. The burning desire to get back to the postseason is tempered by an almost grim acceptance that failure to do so almost guarantees sweeping changes.
The Giants, still rebuilding after two consecutive losing seasons, have major question marks on both sides of the ball after the preseason. Head coach Tom Coughlin, who is 3-6 in nine head-to-head matchups with Dallas' Jason Garrett, can't afford another slow start to the season. Second-year offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo is trying to settle an unstable offensive line, while new/old defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is tasked with patching together a shaky secondary.

It would not have been the way of the Giants, but would it have been so terrible if they allowed Eli Manning to play out this season, the final year of his contract, rather than, in effect, making him a Giant for life?
Sometime in the next day or so, Eli Manning will put his signature on a new four-year, $84 million contract extension that will put him in line to make $101.5 million over the next five seasons. And that is money the Giants will be very, very happy to pay.

Tom Coughlin said he's "not ruling anything out" regarding Victor Cruz's availability for the Giants' season opener Sunday night in Dallas. But Cruz's fellow star receivers are resigned to playing without him in AT&T Stadium.

When Tony Romo said on Wednesday that he will be looking for certain matchups he likes in the Giants' secondary Sunday night, Landon Collins wasn't named specifically. But the rookie safety has been around long enough to know Romo was talking about him. So Collins said Thursday that he'd welcome an entrance exam to the NFL from one of its premier passers.

Sept 10 It's game week. The Giants are actually busy these days preparing for an opponent. They're game-planning and scheming to stop Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys. They're preparing to play Sunday night in a raucous atmosphere at Cowboys Stadium. How exactly? Giants coach Tom Coughlin revealed that and more on Wednesday.
The Cowboys won the game, but "The Catch" is still a touchy subject around here almost a year later. Not only do they want to act as if Odell Beckham Jr.'s miraculous one-handed grab against them last November never happened, but mention it to the primary defender victimized on the play and watch the expletives fly. "You're pissing me off with these questions," Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr barked at The Post on Wednesday.

Prince Amukamara is entering his fifth season with the Giants and looking to do something he has never been able to accomplish in his career. Start 1-0. That's because the Giants have lost four straight season openers, a trend that has them so jittery about Sunday's game in Dallas that some are straight-faced calling it a "must-win" contest.
How badly do the Giants need to beat the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday night's season opener? To hear Prince Amukamara tell it, they don't have an option. After four straight years of early season stumbles and bumbles, a loss at Cowboys Stadium would be ... well, it's best to let Amukamara explain.

Jason Pierre-Paul came, he showed his hand and he left. "Keep going right where we are,'' Tom Coughlin said Wednesday. "Nothing's changed.'' No change means Pierre-Paul is not part of this Giants team, at least not now.
There is no way they can count on JPP playing this year. Maybe he'll show up again and maybe he'll even suit up some Sunday, but if JPP was anywhere close to returning to football, he never would've hopped on a plane to return to South Florida on Wednesday.

Eli Manning said he never meant to put pressure on the Giants organization to get his contract done quickly, and it "doesn't matter one way or the other" whether it is wrapped up by opening night. And that's good, because there's still a chance that it might not be done by then.

Former Giants
Tyler Sash's sudden death jolts mourning Giants Tragedy has paid unannounced visits to the franchise too often already, first Ann Mara, the ultimate Giant matriarch, then Frank Gifford, the ultimate Giant, and now Tyler Sash, a small-town kid from Iowa who beat the odds and made it as a reserve safety and special teamer, No. 39, and became a Super Bowl XLVI champion.

Sept 9 Jason Pierre-Paul may think he's ready to return to the field. The Giants don't seem to agree. The hand was not healed to the point where they felt comfortable putting him on the field.
When the Giants' team doctors finally got to examine his right hand on Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery, they did not believe he was healthy enough to play, according to a source.
If the Giants opt to put Pierre-Paul on the non-football injury list, he must sit out the entire 2015 season. At present, he is on the reserve/franchise tag list and does not count on the 53-man roster.
It's expected that if Pierre-Paul misses any games due to the injuries to his right hand his salary will be adjusted accordingly, but that has to be negotiated by both sides. According to one report, Pierre-Paul is considering holding out the entire season if he does not receive his full allotment.

Jasper Brinkley was unable to land a spot on the Cowboys roster. But he could still find himself on the field at AT&T Stadium on opening night. The veteran linebacker signed a contract with the New York Giants Tuesday, a source confirmed. A skeptic would say the Giants are simply making the move to get an inside look at what the Cowboys will throw at them Sunday night.
Giants sign $2M Cowboys washout ahead of showdown The newest addition is linebacker Jasper Brinkley, who certainly should come in handy this week after spending the entire summer with the Cowboys, the team the Giants just to happen to face Sunday night in the season opener.

Eli Manning has expressed a sense of urgency regarding his contract extension for the first time and may even have set a deadline for a deal to be finalized.
The parameters of a new contract for Manning should not be difficult to formulate, given the template established by Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers and Philip Rivers of the Chargers - the two other marquee quarterbacks in Manning's 2004 NFL Draft class.

Former Giants
Tyler Sash dead at 27, reports say. Sash spent two seasons with the team, playing in all 16 games as a rookie in 2011 as the Giants won the Super Bowl before appearing in just 7 games in 2012.

Sept 8 Stevie Brown's second stint with the Giants lasted one week. The veteran safety was cut and replaced by another former Giant, fellow safety Craig Dahl, on Monday.
Dahl, who was cut by the 49ers this past weekend, spent his first two seasons in the league with the Giants, winning a Super Bowl in 2007 in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's first stint with the team.

Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is in New Jersey and "he's ready to go," a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media. It's a matter of Pierre-Paul passing his physical and at what percentage the Giants are willing to accept from the Pro Bowl defensive end.
Some close to Pierre-Paul believe he is in shape to play -- the NFL Network reported that his representatives have been sending training videos to the Giants to demonstrate his readiness -- but that could be a case of hoping the Giants are ready to pay. Still, there is a very slim chance he could be on the field Sunday against the Cowboys.

Giants' fullback Nikita Whitlock ready to 'just try to crush everybody I can'. Nikita Whitlock is now the Giants' starting fullback.
His primary responsibility though will be fullback and special teams, the latter of which he will play on all four units as he did in the preseason.

Sept 7 Tom Coughlin didn't exactly rip up his roster and start over, but he had no choice but to make some difficult changes. He got rid of some of his favorite players, cut some others with still-unfulfilled promise, and pushed a couple of reliable veterans out the door.

The Giants were awarded second-year defensive tackle Louis Nix III from the Texans and cornerback and kickoff returner Asa Jackson from the Ravens. Both were waived Saturday by their former teams.

The Giants announced the signing of six players to their practice squad, all of whom were with the team in training camp. That leaves room for four more on the 10-player practice squad.

Now that the preseason is over, the Giants can start getting ready for the Cowboys. And for Dallas. They are not, in this case, one and the same. So unique is the experience of playing in a season-opening game at AT&T Stadium that it requires special preparations.

The off-the-grid, Twitter-shunning life of Eli Manning. In that regard, he does not "get'' the millennial generation he's surrounded by, young guys constantly expressing the need to, well, express.

If the Seattle Seahawks ever decide to deal their holdout safety Kam Chancellor, the Giants made it clear they want in on the bidding. But it still remains a longshot that it will ever get that far.

NFL News
The NFL is back: Ranking all 32 teams ahead of Week 1.

Sept 6 The Giants reached the NFL's 53-man regular-season roster limit with 22 transactions that included the customary surprises both in who departed and who stayed.
Among those trimmed were veterans such as linebacker Jameel McClain, last year's leading tackler, fullback Henry Hynoski and receiver James Jones, who finished as the Giants' leading receiver this summer.
The Giants showed there's no room for sentimentality as they cut their roster to 53, dispensing with a fan favorite (fullback Henry Hynoski), last year's leading tackler (linebacker Jameel McClain) and the team's preseason leader in receptions (James Jones).

NFL News
Dr. Robert Kurtzke resigned as the NFL's independent neurologist after the controversy over his curious treatment of Robert Griffin III.
Tom Brady breaks silence: Sorry 'our league had to endure this'. Earlier, Patriots coach Bill Belichick downplayed Brady's return in typical Belichick fashion. "He never left," Belichick said.
In what could be the fatal blow to his NFL hopes, Tim Tebow was the most prominent name on the list of victims Saturday on the league's final cutdown day.
The NFL is back: Ranking all 32 teams ahead of Week 1. Seattle and New England occupy the top two spots in The Post's first NFL power rankings.

Sept 5 One of the Giants' most well-known players is now looking for a job. On Friday morning, the Giants released punter Steve Weatherford. To replace him, they acquired Steelers punter Brad Wing in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick.
It is not a shock that Weatherford, 32, was waived, as Tom Coughlin recently strongly hinted that the punting competition was far from settled even after cutting Robert Malone. After personally informing Weatherford he had lost his job, Coughlin was in no mood to discuss the decision.
Out of respect for Weatherford, Coughlin did not expand on the reasons. Rather, Coughlin insisted on speaking about his four memorable seasons with Big Blue, which included winning Super Bowl XLVI. Pressed further on the moves, Coughlin said, "Well, you know what, this is Steve's day and I am going to stay away from talking about Wing or anything else, including the decision."

Things unfortunately started to go south for Weatherford last year when in Week 1, he suffered what turned out to be torn ligaments in his ankle, an injury that he tried to push through. In doing so, Weatherford soon developed a back problem that forced him to adjust his kicking mechanics. As a result, his production dropped to the point where the team decided it was time to go in another direction.
Here are five things you need to know about the new Giants punter. 1 - Originally undrafted out of LSU in 2013, Wing became the Steelers' primary punter and holder in 2014, punting 61 times with a 43.7-yard average and landing 20 inside the 20-yard line. His average of 8.2 yards per return ranked 12th in the NFL in 2014 while his net average of 38.8 was good for 20th.

NFL News
NFL owners discussing changing Roger Goodell's power to discipline, report says.
For his arrogance in Tom Brady ruling, Roger Goodell pays the price.

Sept 4 Giants top Patriots, 12-9.
Giants defense makes progress | Good, bad and ugly.
Observations from the Giants' starters vs. New England Patriots.
Giants game no match for news off the field.
Giants' last gasp for good vibes ends in fittingly ugly fashion.
Jason Pierre-Paul expected to report to Giants next week.
Jason Pierre-Paul to return to Giants 'sometime next week,' says John Mara.
It feels right for Stevie Brown.
Giants rookie safety Landon Collins makes strong impression.
Eli Manning happy for Tom Brady after suspension nullified.
Odell Beckham Jr.: We'll be ready.

NFL News
Brady's Deflategate suspension tossed; judge mocks Goodell.
Judge sides with Brady on 'Deflategate,' NFL appeals.