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1 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles The Giants (8-8) will face their NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), for the third time this season when they travel to Philadelphia for an NFC Wild Card game. The two teams split the series for just the third time in 22 years this season and the Giants are hoping this season s pattern holds true: So far each team has stolen its win on the road. The Giants have never lost to Philadelphia in the postseason and lead that series 2-0. This year marks the first time the Giants have made back-to-back playoff appearances since Last week the Giants all but clinched a playoff berth by defeating Washington on the road, Their draw was solidified by Minnesota s loss to St. Louis on Sunday. Tiki Barber played his final regular season game with style, rushing for a career-high and franchise record 234 yards on just 23 carries, a 10.2-yard average. His previous best was a 220-yard game vs. Kansas City on Dec. 17, He scored a career high three touchdowns on runs of 15, 55 and 50 yards. Barber s outstanding game was complimented by a six-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning to Tim Carter and field goals of 34 and 31 yards by Jay Feely. Barber s 234 yards led all rushers in the game and was the highest total in the NFL this season. Plaxico Burress was the Giants leading receiver, with two catches for 26 yards. Once again, Antonio Pierce led the defense with 10 tackles, including nine solo. Brandon Short had NFC WILD CARD GAME Date: January 7, 2007; 4:30 PM (EST) Site: Lincoln Financial Field (65,352) Surface: Natural grass Contacts: Pat Hanlon, Peter John-Baptiste, Avis Roper nine tackles (eight solo) and a forced fumble, which was recovered by Fred Robbins and returned 67 yards to the Washington 12-yard line. Robbins also had two tackles and a quarterback hurry. Adrian Awasom recorded his first career sack when he knocked Jason Campbell backwards for a loss of three yards and Jason Bell grabbed his first career interception. The Giants are now against the Redskins in the regular season. The Series The Giants and Eagles have played each other since The Giants lead the regular season series, and the postseason series, 2-0. The first postseason meeting between the two teams was Dec. 27, 1981, when the Giants defeated Philadelphia, 27-21, in an NFC Wild Card game at Veterans Stadium. The Giants capitalized on three touchdown passes by Scott Brunner and an end-zone fumble recovery to open up a 27-7 lead by halftime. The most recent was on Jan. 7, 2001 at Giants Stadium, where the Giants won the NFC Divisional playoff, 20-10, without scoring an offensive touchdown. Special teams contributed 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Ron Dixon and field goals of 37 and 25 yards by Brad Daluiso, but the game s standout play was an interception by Jason Sehorn, which he tipped in the air as he fell to the ground before jumping up, catching it and running back 32-yards for a touchdown. This season, the Giants beat the Eagles, 30-24, in an overtime contest in Philadelphia on Sept. 17. The Eagles then returned the favor, beating the Giants, 36-22, in Giants Stadium on Dec

2 Television Coverage FOX-TV (WNYW-TV, Channel 5 in New York) Play-by-Play: Joe Buck Color Commentator: Troy Aikman Sideline reporters: Chris Myers and Pam Oliver Pre-game Show: The FOX pregame show features Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Pam Oliver, insider Jay Glazer and comedian Frank Caliendo. Radio WFAN will carry the game live. Bob Papa will handle playby-play duties. Papa will be accompanied by former Giants defensive back Dick Lynch s color commentary. Lynch s 39 years broadcasting for the Giants is a franchise record. Dave Jennings, the former Giants punter, will begin his fifth season in the broadcast booth, following 14 years of radio with the New York Jets. Fans throughout the Northeast can follow the call of the game on the following stations: New York: WPYX-FM (106.5) Albany, WIZR-AM (930) Johnstown, WAAL-FM (99.1) Binghamton, WIRY-AM (1340) Plattsburgh Pennsylvania: WEEX-AM (1230) Easton/Stroudsburg Maine: WRKD (1450) Augusta Westwood Radio One will also carry the game live, featuring the play-by-play of Dave Sims, Bob Trumpy s analysis and John Dockery on the sideline. Univision Radio will offer a national Spanish-language broadcast. Rafael Hernandez Brito will deliver play-byplay, accompanied by Eduardo Martell s color commentary. Talk of the Town What s being said about and by the NY Giants We re counting on being in the playoffs. That is what we play for, that is exactly what all this was about. We tried very much to put that last one aside as quickly as we could and focused on winning this. - Coach Tom Coughlin This is a feeling I never had before. I didn t get to be a part of it last year (because he was sidelined with an ankle injury). This is my first opportunity to go to the playoffs. This game had its ups and downs. With everything we faced this season, to get to where we wanted to get to, and now we have a chance to play four more games hopefully. - Antonio Pierce, on making the playoffs. Given the stakes and what was necessary for us to keep playing, it was right up there. It s a great way to end my regular season career. It s close to Virginia (where he grew up) and against my hometown favorite team. So it was special...it s about getting into the playoffs. We had a goal and aspiration at the beginning of this year. We started well, then we faltered for a long time ( losing six of seven games before Saturday). We needed to have a resurgence and we had it today. We had to win to keep playing, and that means a lot to me. - Tiki Barber, on his final regular season game. When you see the back of his jersey running down the field multiple times, you re aware he s doing his thing. That s what he s capable of doing. Tiki can get through small holes. If we just stay on our blocks, he s capable of doing that every time. I consider myself fortunate to be able to block for him. - Chris Snee, on Tiki Barber s career-high performance. That s why he s Tiki Barber. He sets his own standards. His way of living is different from everybody else s. - Antonio Pierce, on Tiki Barber B. Short made a good hit and I just scooped up the ball like we always practice. (Asked if he ever ran that far in a game before, Robbins said) Not with the ball in my hands. It s different. I was just trying to hold onto the ball to give the offense a chance to put some points on the board. That was a big play. - Fred Robbins on his fumble recover and subsequent 67-yard return. 2

3 Giants Official Web Site - For breaking news, press releases, historical information, video highlights, statistics and rosters, go to the official web site of the New York Giants, Updated daily, giants.com is the only place to find exclusive audio, including live broadcasts of head coach Tom Coughlin s Monday, Wednesday and post-game press conferences during the regular season. Audio and transcripts of each press conference will be available on the web site also throughout the season. The Giants have added Spanish and Chinese content to their official website, Giants.com. Every week during the season, Spanish and Chinese-speaking fans can expect to read the weekly game release, scouting reports and game recaps, as well as exclusive features available only to our Chinese and Spanish-speaking fans. The Chinese section of Giants.com can be reached by logging on to The Spanish section of Giants.com can be reached by logging on to NFC East Standings 2006 NFC East Standings Media Schedule Tuesday, January 2 12:10 p.m.-1:00 p.m. -- Open Locker Room Wednesday, January 3 11:05 a.m. Tom Coughlin available, media work room 11:15 a.m.-12 Noon Open Locker Room T.B.A. -- Conference call with Philadelphia linebacker Jeremiah Trotter 11:45 a.m. Conference call with Philadelphia quarterback Jeff Garcia 12 Noon Conference call with Philadelphia head coach Andy Reid 12:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Practice Giants Media Only Web Site - To assist you in your coverage of the New York Giants this season, the communications staff has launched a media-only web site. The site will be continuously updated with all the latest information on the team. Accredited media will be able to access the site by entering giants as the username and the password media on the login page. The site is up and running. The following is a list of some of the features that users of the site will have access to: *Each Tuesday during the season, the Giants entire weekly media packet will be posted. *Updated rosters, depth charts, transactions and statistics. *Archived press releases, daily clips, feature clips, and transactions. *Requests for credentials on a game-by-game basis can be made through this site. *A photo section, where accredited media/photo editors can download jpegs of players and coaches. *Excerpts from the 2006 media guide will also be posted on the site. Teams W L Pct. Next Opponent Previous Week s Results Teams Philadelphia 10 6 W.625 L vs. Pct. N.Y. Giants (Sun.) Next Opponent W, 24-17vs. Atlanta Dallas at.000 Seattle (Sat.) at New Orleans L, (Shreveport, vs. Detroit Louis.) New York at Philadelphia (Sun.) vs. Kansas W, City at Washington Philadelphia Washington N/A.000 vs. Cleveand L, 34-28vs. N.Y. Giants Washington at Cincinnati Thursday, January 4 11:05 a.m.-12 Noon Open Locker Room 12:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Practice After practice Tom Coughlin available on the field Friday, January 5 10:55 a.m.-1 p.m. Practice After practice Tom Coughlin available on the field 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Open Locker Room Saturday, January 6 No scheduled availability Sunday, January 7 4:30 p.m. Giants at Philadelphia, NFC Wild Card Game 3

4 Last Week s Game Dec. 30, 2006 FedEx Field Giants 34, Redskins 28 LANDOVER, Md. Tiki Barber proved he wants to keep playing football by saving his best for what could have been his last game. The Giants great running back all but assured his retirement will have to wait another week by playing his finest game of the season, rushing for career highs of 234 yards (a franchise record) and three touchdowns including 50 and 55- yarders - as the Giants defeated the Washington Redskins Saturday night in FedEx Field, The Giants had a complete turnaround from last week s dismal 30-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Barber s previous career high and the Giants former franchise record was his 220-yard outing vs. Kansas City on Dec. 17, He set the record on his 50-yard touchdown run with 6:13 remaining in the final quarter that increased the Giants lead to The score capped a drive in which Barber ran for 70 of the 75 yards. The other five yards were the result of a Washington penalty. In addition to Barber s contributions, the Giants scored on Tim Carter s touchdown reception and two Jay Feely field goals. Washington scored on three touchdown passes the first from Antwaan Randle El to Santana Moss and the next two by Jason Campbell, one to Ladell Betts, the other to Mike Sellers - plus a one-yard run by T.J. Duckett. Seller s touchdown lifted the Redskins to within with 3:22 remaining. The score ended an eight-play, 68-yard drive that was highlighted by a 34-yard screen pass to Betts. After the touchdown, the Giants went three-and-out, giving Washington the ball at its own 22 with 2:18 remaining. But Campbell threw four straight incomplete passes. The Giants picked up a first down on a pair of Brandon Jacobs runs. Jacobs then got to the one-yard line before Manning twice took a knee to end the game. Duckett s score with 9:25 remaining in the fourth quarter cut the Giants lead to Washington drove 66 yards in nine plays following a Giants punt. Campbell completed all four of his passes in the series: two for 37 yards to Randle El and two to Moss for 30 yards. The latter gave the Redskins a first down at the Giants five-yard line. Betts quickly gained four yards. Duckett then bulled his way over the goal line for the score. The Giants then handed the ball, the game and their playoff dreams to Barber. Taking possession at the 25, Barber quickly ran for 10 yards, then five on the next two snaps to set up a third-and-five. Kenny Wright s defensive holding penalty gave the Giants a first down at the 45. Barber went the rest of the distance, first on a five-yard run off left tackle, then on a 50-yard burst around left end. The Redskins pulled to within on Campbell s seven-yard touchdown pass to Betts with 2:07 remaining in the third quarter. On fourth-and-four, Campbell looked left then rolled to his right before firing a pass to Betts, who went to the ground just past the goal line to catch the ball. The score capped an 11-play, 69-yard drive that took 7:04 to complete. The big gains on the march were runs of 17 yards by Betts and a 15-yard scramble by Campbell on thirdand-nine, as well as a 16-yard pass to tight end Chris Cooley. Campbell s seven-yard third-down pass to Betts moved the ball to the seven. Trailing by 20 points, Washington Coach Joe Gibbs went for the score and the decision paid off when Campbell found Betts. Manning s six-yard touchdown pass to Tim Carter with 9:11 remaining in the third quarter increased the Giants lead to It was Carter s second touchdown catch of the season. The score was set up by the first interception of Jason Bell s six-year career. The safety picked off a Campbell pass intended for Moss at the Giants 46-yard line. The big play of the drive was actually a penalty. Carter couldn t catch Manning s long pass down the left side because safety Sean Taylor interfered with him. The 31-yard infraction gave the Giants a first-and-goal on the six. On the next play, Manning found an open Carter in the end zone for the touchdown. Feely s second field goal, a 31-yarder with just two seconds remaining in the second quarter, increased the Giants halftime lead to Before the kick, the Giants moved 59 yards in 11 plays, including Manning passes of 11 yards to Barber and eight yards to Carter. The Giants appeared to score a touchdown when Plaxico Burress caught Manning s pass in the end zone, but Burress and Washington cornerback Ade Jimoh were flagged for offsetting pass interference penalties. On the next play, Manning s pass for Burress fell incomplete, but Jimoh was penalized for taunting, which gave the Giants a 13-yard boost to the 13. Feely then kicked the field goal for the 13-point halftime lead. Barber s season-long 55-yard touchdown run increased the Giants lead to 17-7 with 5:44 remaining in the second quarter. It was Barber s longest run since his record 95- yard run in the 2005 season finale on Dec. 31 in Oakland. His 4

5 Team OT Total Giants Redskins Giants Team Statistics Redskins 23 Total First Downs First Down (Rushing) 9 Top Individual Performances Giants Redskins Rushing-yards: Barber 234 Betts 92 Receiving-yards: Burress 26 Moss 103 Passing-yards: Manning 101 Campbell 220 Punts-number: Feagles 4 Frost 3 Punt Returns-number: McQuarters 2 Randle El 3 Kickoff Returns-number : Moss 5 Cartwright 6 Tackles (S-A): Pierce 10 (9-1) Marshall 13 (6-7) previous long this year was a 46-yard run against Chicago, which he did not score on. Barber, who rushed for 137 yards in the first half, took a handoff from Manning, slipped through the left side of the line, sidestepped an attempted tackle and took off for the end zone to score his second touchdown of the quarter. The score concluded a 97-yard drive that was the Giants longest of the season. The previous long touchdown drive was a 94-yarder at Seattle on Sept. 24. The series included a 12-yard pass to Burress on third-and-seven that moved the ball to the Giants 29-yard line. Three players later, Barber s 11-yard gave the Giants a first down on the 45. On the next snap, Barber scored. The Giants took a 10-7 lead on Barber s 15-yard touchdown run with 13:15 remaining in the second quarter. The score enabled Barber to reach two milestones. The touchdown was the 66th of his career (53rd rushing), breaking a tie with Joe Morrison and moving Barber into second place on the Giants career list. Frank Gifford is first with 74 touchdowns. In addition, Barber increased his points total to 404. He is the fifth Giant in history with at least 400 points, joining Pete Gogolak, Brad Daluiso, Gifford and Joe Danelo. Barber s touchdown successfully concluded a sevenplay, 42-yard drive that included a key 14-yard Manning pass to Burress on third-and-nine. That moved the ball to the Washington 15. After an incomplete pass, Barber took a handoff to his left, broke through the line and almost lost his balance before charging to the score. The Redskins took a 7-3 lead when one Redskins wide receiver, Randle El, threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to another wideout, Moss, with 4:58 remaining in the first quarter. On first down, quarterback Jason Campbell faked a 7 First Downs (Passing) 12 5 First Downs (Penalty) Total Net Yards Net Yards Rushing Total Rushing Plays Avg. Gain per Rush Net Yards Passing Pass Attempts-Completions- Had Intercepted Kickoffs Number of Punts-Avg Total Return Yardage Penalties-Number-yards Fumbles Number-Lost Touchdowns 4 3 Rushing TD s 1 1 Passing TD s Extra Points Made-Attempted Field Goals Made-Attempted % Red Zone Efficiency % 28:04 Time of Possession 31:56 34 Final Score 28 handoff to Ladell Betts, then gave the ball to Randle El, who was running from left to right. With Osi Umenyiora bearing down on him, Randle El threw a long pass to Moss, who jumped 5

6 and caught the ball at the goal line, despite the nearby presence of cornerback Sam Madison. It was the third career touchdown pass for the versatile Randle El. He threw one in 2004 and another in 2005 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has completed 17 of 21 passes in his career, including two of three this season. The last time a player other than a quarterback threw a touchdown pass against the Giants, it was also a Redskin in FedEx Field. On Dec. 24, 2005, running back Clinton Portis threw a 17-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Cooley in a Washington win. Moss touchdown capped a five-play, 80-yard drive that followed a Giants field goal. Just before the touchdown, Betts ran 21 yards up the middle to put Washington in Giants territory. The Giants took a 3-0 on Feely s 34-yard field goal with 7:02 remaining in the first quarter. The three points increased Feely s season total to exactly 100. The score was set up by a big takeaway by the Giants defense: Fred Robbins 67-yard return of a Betts fumble that was forced by Brandon Short. On second-and-four from the Giants 18, Betts took a handoff and was promptly met by Short, who delivered a hard blow that knocked the ball loose. Robbins picked up the ball and ran unencumbered down the left sideline until James Thrash caught him at the Washington 12-yard line The Giants couldn t take full advantage of the takeaway, because Manning was sacked on second down and threw an incompletion to Plaxico Burress on third down. Feely then came on to give the Giants their first three points. The Last Time Dec. 17, 2006 Giants Stadium Eagles 36, Giants 22 On Sunday, the Giants lost their third consecutive home game and fell to 3-4 in Giants Stadium with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants lost two of their three division home games, beating only Washington. The defeat dropped the Giants to 7-7 and tied with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC s sixth and final playoff berth. Because they own a victory over the Falcons, the Giants still control their playoff destiny. If they win their final two games next week at home against New Orleans and at Washington they are guaranteed a playoff berth. Philadelphia moved a game ahead of the Giants at 8-6, one game behind Dallas in the NFC East race. The Giants matched their season high with four turnovers, surrendered 161 rushing yards, gave up a key 64- yard kickoff return and twice kicked field goals after putting themselves in first-and-goal situations. Brian Westbrook rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns and Correll Buckhalter had 48 yards and another score for the Eagles. Defensive end Trent Cole scored the fourth touchdown on an interception return. Tiki Barber and Brandon Jacobs scored touchdowns and Jay Feely kicked three field goals for the Giants The Eagles scored two touchdowns in 10 seconds late in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory. After the Giants took a lead on Jacobs touchdown run with 7:05 left in the game, Philadelphia took possession at its own 20-yard line. On the fourth play of the drive, Jeff Garcia threw a 27-yard pass down the middle to tight end L.J. Smith. That moved the ball to the Giants 36-yard line. Four plays later, Garcia fired a 19-yard touchdown pass up the right sideline to Reggie Brown, who got a step on cornerback R.W. McQuarters. Garcia s two-point conversion to Smith gave the Eagles a lead. After a touchback, the Giants took over at their own 20. They were confident they could match the Eagles 80-yard drive. On the Giants first offensive play, Eli Manning tried to throw a pass to Burress in the face of a heavy rush by blitzing cornerback Sheldon Brown. The ball flew up in the air. Barber attempted to bat it down but missed and it was plucked out of the air by Cole, who ran 19 yards for the backbreaking touchdown. Jacobs one-yard touchdown run with 7:05 remaining in the fourth quarter gave the Giants a lead. The Giants went for two, but Barber was stopped short. The Giants took possession when Demps intercepted a Garcia pass, his second pick of the season, at the Giants 12, ran for 29 yards to the 41, then lateraled to McQuarters, who added 24 more yards to bring the ball to the Eagles 35-yard line. A pass interference penalty on Brown gave the Giants a first down at the two. Another penalty moved the ball a yard closer and Jacobs then powered the ball into the end zone for this ninth touchdown of the season. Late in the third quarter, Demps sacked Garcia and forced him to fumble. The ball was recovered by Pierce at the Eagles seven-yard line. Philadelphia coach Andy Reid challenged the ruling, which was upheld after a review by referee Gerry Austin. Despite the advantageous field position, the Giants gained only one yard in three plays and Feely came on to kick a 24-yard field goal, his third of the game and second in a little more than two minutes, to give the Giants a lead with 14:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. 6

7 The Giants followed that with another major error, allowing Reno Mahe to return the ensuing kickoff 64 yards to the Giants 36-yard line. Three plays later, on second-and-two, the Eagles spread the defense by lining up with four wide receivers, then handed off to Westbrook, who ran 28 yards untouched up the center of the field for the score. The Eagles became the first team to rush for three touchdowns against the Giants since the San Diego Chargers did on Sept. 25, Feely s 23-yard field goal with 1:10 remaining in the third period moved the Giants to within a point at The score was set up by Manning s season-long 52-yard completion to Burress, who beat cornerback Lito Sheppard, caught the ball at the 36-yard line and raced all the way to the 10. But Barber lost two yards on first down and the Giants got no closer than the five before Feely was summoned. Less than two minutes before Feely s three-pointer, Philadelphia missed a chance to score when David Akers 48-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter. Feely s 47-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in the second quarter closed the Giants halftime deficit to The Giants drove 39 yards in five plays prior to the field goal, including two passes to Shockey for 20 yards and two more to Tim Carter for 19 yards. The second moved the Giants to the Philadelphia 29-yard line. The Giants called their final timeout with 14 seconds remaining. After an incomplete pass, Feely kicked his season-long 47-yarder. A pair of turnovers hurt the Giants in the second quarter. Safety Brian Dawkins was involved in both takeaways, with the second one leading to an Eagles go-ahead score. The Giants were driving and had a third-and-one early in the period when Jacobs gained 12 yards on run up the middle. But Jacobs fumbled when he was hit by Dawkins and the ball was recovered by safety Sean Considine at the Philadelphia 27-yard line. But the Eagles couldn t capitalize and eventually punted. Later in the quarter, Manning s pass for Shockey bounched off defensive tackle Mike Patterson's helmet and was intercepted by Dawkins, who was immediately tackled at the Eagles 44-yard line. But Shockey was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, moving the ball up to the Giants 41-yard line. The turnover ended Manning s streak of passes without an interception at 77. It proved to be costly when Westbrook dove into the end zone from a half-yard out on a fourth-down with 1:02 left in the second quarter. The touchdown gave Philadelphia a 14-7 lead. A nine-yard pass to tight end Smith gave Philly a first-and-goal at the eight. Westbrook s six-yard run quickly put the ball at the two. But two short runs one each by Buckhalter and Westbrook left the Eagles with a fourth-and-goal. Reid went for the touchdown and Westbrook made the decision pay off when he soared over the right-center of the line for the score. Buckhalter s two-yard run with 6:18 remaining in the first quarter tied the score at 7-7. Philadelphia responded to a Giants touchdown by driving 80 yards in 12 plays. The touchdown was just the second thirddown snap in the series. On the first, the Eagles converted a third-and-11 when Garcia completed a short pass that Westbrook turned into an 11-yard gain. Garcia s 20-yard pass to Brown gave the Eagles a first down on the Giants 30-yard line. Buckhalter s seven-yard run and a 14- yard pass to Westbrook set up a first-and-goal at the nine. Buckhalter gained three yards and Garcia scrambled for four around right end before Buckhalter stepped through a hole in the center of the line for his first rushing touchdown of the season. The Giants took a 7-0 lead on Barber s 11-yard touchdown run up the middle just 2:26 into the game. Philadelphia went three-and-out on the game s first possession, Chad Morton ripped off a season-long 38-yard punt return to the Eagles 21-yard line. Eli Manning then threw a five-yard pass to Barber. After Darwin Walker was penalized five yards New York Giants 2006 Season Schedule Preseason (4-0) Date Day Opponent Result Aug. 11 Fri. at Baltimore W, AUG. 17 THURS. KANSAS CITY W, 17-0 Aug. 25 Fri. at Jets W, 13-7 AUG. 31 THURS. NEW ENGLAND W, Regular Season (8-8) SEPT. 10 SUN. INDIANAPOLIS L, Sept. 17 Sun. at Philadelphia* W, (OT) Sept. 24 Sun. at Seattle L, Oct. 1 Sun. BYE OCT. 8 SUN. WASHINGTON* W, 19-3 Oct. 15 Sun. at Atlanta W, Oct. 23 Mon. at Dallas* W, OCT. 29 SUN. TAMPA BAY W, 17-3 NOV. 5 SUN. HOUSTON W, NOV. 12 SUN. CHICAGO L, Nov. 20 Mon. at Jacksonville L, Nov. 26 Sun. at Tennessee L, DEC. 3 SUN. DALLAS* L, Dec. 10 Sun. at Carolina W, DEC. 17 SUN. PHILADELPHIA* L, DEC. 24 SUN. NEW ORLEANS L, 30-7 Dec. 30 Sat. at Washington* * indicates NFC East Division game W,

8 for encroachment, Barber took a handoff and ran through the Eagles defense for his second touchdown of the season and the 65th of his career, tying him with Joe Morrison for second on the Giants career list. Frank Gifford is first with 78 touchdowns. New York Minutes Giants in January- The Giants, who won the NFC East in 2005, will qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since The postseason appearance will be the 28 th in franchise history, tying the Giants with the Dallas Cowboys for the most in NFL history. The Giants are the eighth 8-8 team in history to make the playoffs. The others are the 1985 Cleveland Browns (the only division champion in the group), 1990 New Orleans Saints, the 1991 Jets, the 1999 Cowboys and Detroit Lions and the 2004 Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams. The Saints, Jets, Cowboys and Lions lost in the first round. The Browns, Vikings and Rams lost in the second round. With Philadelphia, Dallas and the Giants all making the playoffs, this is the fourth time since the NFC East was formed in 1970 with those three teams, plus Washington and Arizona, that three division teams will play in the postseason: 1981 Dallas (12-4), Philadelphia (10-6), and Giants (9-7) 1990 Giants (13-3), Philadelphia (10-6), and Washington (10-6) 1992 Dallas (13-3), Philadelphia (11-5), and Washington (9-7) 2006 Philadelphia, Dallas, and Giants (8-8) Bold won Super Bowl; underlined won a playoff game Tom Coughlin- has led the Giants to the playoffs in two of his three seasons with the team and will make his sixth postseason appearance in his 11 years as an NFL head coach. His playoff record is 4-5. Well-traveled- The Giants finished 5-3 on the road after going 3-5 at home. This is the first time since 2000 that the Giants had a better record on the road. That year, they were 5-3 in Giants Stadium and 7-1 as visitors and won the NFC championship. Quarterbacks By the numbers A clean sweep- The Giants swept the Redskins for the first time since 2002 and finished 4-2 in division games. Grand openings- The Giants scored first in 13 of their 16 games this season and were 7-6 in those games. The Giants did not allow their opponents to score an opening-possession touchdown in their last 14 games, the longest streak in the NFL. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Plaxico Burress David Diehl Mathias Kiwanuka Ryan Kuehl Sinorice Moss Luke Petitgout Grey Ruegamer Visanthe Shiancoe Michael Strahan Amani Toomer Osi Umenyiora PLAX-e-CO DEAL key-wah-new-kah KEEL si-nor-iss Pet-I-GOO Ru-ga-mer Vi-sahn-tee SHANK-oh STRAY-han Uh-MAHN-ee oh-see YOU-men-yur-uh 2006 Tale of the Tape Giants Category Eagles 8-8 Record 10-6 W, at Washington Last Game W, vs. Atlanta 355 Points Scored Points Allowed Touchdowns Allowed Rushing TD s Allowed Passing TD s Allowed Touchdowns Scored Rushing TD s Passing TD s 31 3 TD s on Returns 5 - Even Turnover Ratio KOR Avg. For KOR Avg. Against PR Avg. For PR Avg. Against 9.3 Attempts Completions Total Yards Longest Fumbles/Int. Touchdowns (P/R) QB Rating E. Manning /0 1 (1/0) 69.6 J. Campbell /1 2 (2/0) 96.2 A. Randle El /0 1 (1/0)

9 FedEx ground- The Giants 261 rushing yards was their highest total since they ran for 262 yards on Oct. 30, 2005 also against Washington, though that game was at home. Those are the two highest rushing totals in Coughlin s 185 regular season and postseason games as an NFL head coach. Ball security- The Giants did not turn over the ball for the fourth time this season. They have won their last eight games in which they did not have a turnover, dating back to last season. First and 10- The Giants converted a season-high 57 percent of their third down attempts (eight of 14). They twice converted 56 percent (nine of 16): vs. Washington at home and at Dallas. Tiki Barber- put on one of the finest performances of his career in his last regular season game. Barber rushed for a career-high and franchise record 234 yards on just 23 carries, a 10.2-yard average. His previous best was a 220-yard game vs. Kansas City on Dec. 17, Barber is the first player in NFL history to average 10.2 yards per rush in a game with 23 or more carries. Barber finished the season with 1,662 rushing yards, the second-highest total of his career and the second-highest total in Giants history. He rushed for 1,860 yards last year. Barber extended his record by leading the Giants in rushing for the 80 th consecutive games (every game for the last five seasons) and finished his career with 10,449 yards. That s good for 19 th on the NFL s career list. Barber passes Arizona s Edgerrin James this weekend. James has rushed for 10,385 yards. Barber is 3,247 yards ahead of Giants runner-up Rodney Hampton. Barber rushed for more than 200 yards in a game for the fifth time. That is the second-highest total in NFL history. Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson had six 100-yard games. Barber had been tied for second place with three other Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Earl Campbell and Barry Sanders plus San Diego s LaDainian Tomlinson. eclipsing the 223 yards Pittsburgh s Willie Parker gained on Dec. 7 against Cleveland. Barber also caught three passes for 24 yards. He finished the season with 2,127 yards from scrimmage, the second-highest total of his career and his third consecutive season with more than 2,000 yards. It was the fourth time he had more than 2,000 total yards. In 2000, Barber had 2,057 yards: 1,006 rushing, 719 receiving and 332 on punt returns. Barber s 258 yards from scrimmage were the fourth-highest total in Giants history. Barber has three of the top four games in team history: Giants Best Single-Game Yards From Scrimmage Performances Player Opponent Yards Breakdown Tiki Barber Philadelphia rushing, 73 receiving Del Shofner Washington receiving Tiki Barber Oakland rushing, 60 receiving Tiki Barber Washington rushing, 24 receiving No one will be happier to see Barber retired than the Redskins. In his last four games against Washington, Barber rushed for 643 yards, a per-game average. That included games of 206 and 234 yards. Barber scored a career-high three touchdowns after scoring just two in the first 15 games. He rushed for two touchdowns in a game six times. Barber is the first Giant to score three touchdowns in a game since Amani Toomer in the NFC Wild Card Game in San Francisco on Jan. 5, Toomer was also the last to accomplish that feat in a regular season game on Dec. 22, 2002 at Indianapolis. The three rushing touchdowns are the most by a Giant since Hampton had four against New Orleans on Sept. 24, Barber s first touchdown, on a 15-yard run in the second quarter, enabled him to reach two milestones. The touchdown was the 66 th of his career, breaking a tie with Joe Morrison and moving Barber into second place on the Giants career list. Frank Gifford is first with 74 touchdowns. Barber, of course, finishes his career with 69 touchdowns (55 rushing, a team record). It was also the 38 th time Barber rushed for more than 100 yards in a game. The Giants were when Barber exceeded 100 yards on the ground. Barber s 234 rushing yards are the most in the NFL this season, In addition, with that first touchdown, Barber increased his points total to 404. He is the fifth Giant in history with at least 400 points, joining Pete Gogolak, Brad Daluiso, Gifford and Joe Danelo. Barber ends his career with 416 points. 9

10 Giants Career Scoring Leaders Player Points Pete Gogolak 646 Brad Daluiso 526 Frank Gifford 484 Joe Danelo 482 Tiki Barber 416 Barber s 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was his longest since his record 95-yard run in the 2005 season finale on Dec. 31 in Oakland. His previous long this year was a 46- yard run against Chicago, which he did not score on. Barber will retire as the Giants career receptions leader with 586. Barber was one of the Giants captains for his final game, along with Antonio Pierce, Manning, Chris Snee and Umenyiora. Giants Best Single-Game Rushing Performances Player Date Opponent Yards Tiki Baber 12/30/06 Washington 234 Tiki Barber 12/17/05 Kansas City 220 Gene Roberts 11/12/50 Chicago Cards 218 Tiki Barber 10/30/05 Washington 206 Tiki Barber 12/31/05 Oakland 203 Tiki Barber 12/28/02 Philadelphia 203 Eli Manning- completed 12 of 26 passes for 101 yards. He finished the season with 301 completions, topping the 294 he had in 2005, his first full season as a starter. This is the fourth season in history the Giants have had a quarterback complete 300 passes. Kerry Collins had the other three: 335 in 2002, 327 in 2001 and 311 in Manning threw 24 touchdown passes, matching his 2005 total. He is the first Giants quarterback to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in consecutive seasons since Phil Simms did it three years in a row from Jay Feely- kicked two field goals and four extra points, increasing his season total to 107 points. It is his fourth career 100-point season, including both of his years with the Giants. Feely made 23 of 27 field goal attempts this season, an 85.2 success rate that is the third-highest in a season in Giants history (minimum 14 attempts). Daluiso made 88.9 percent (24 of 27) of his field goal attempts in 1996 and Cary Blanchard made 85.7 (18 of 21) in In two seasons with the Giants, Feely has made 58 of 69 attempts, an 84.0 success that is easily the highest in franchise history for kickers with at least 50 attempts. Daluiso previously held the record with 76.9 percent (123 of 160). Jeff Feagles- played in his 304 th career game, breaking a tie with Jerry Rice and moving into fourth place on the NFL s alltime list, behind only Morten Andersen (365), Gary Anderson (353) and George Blanda (340). Plaxico Burress- caught two passes, increasing his career total to exactly 400. Running the option?- Backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen played the first regular season down of his career, rushing for two yards and a first down in the second quarter. Eating grass- Adrian Aawsom picked up his first NFL sack when he dropped Jason Campbell for a three-yard loss in the third quarter. The Giants finished the season with 32 sacks, their lowest total since they had 31 in Osi Umenyiora led the with six sacks, the lowest total by the team leader since Michael Strahan and Chad Bratzke had five apiece in We ll take that- Jason Bell s third-quarter interception of a Jason Campbell pass was the first of his six-year career. Deep in the playbook- Washington wide receiver Antwaan Randle El threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss. The last time a player other than a quarterback threw a touchdown passes pass against the Giants, it was also a Redskin in FedEx Field. On Dec. 24, 2005, running back Clinton Portis threw a 17-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Cooley in a Washington win. He can cook, too- David Diehl started for the first time in his career at left tackle in place of Bob Whitfield, who replaced the injured Luke Petitgout in the previous six games. Since joining the Giants in 2003, he has played right guard, right tackle and left guard. He last played tackle on Dec. 17, 2005 against Kansas City. Diehl, a fifth-round draft choice in 2003, has started all 65 regular season and postseason games in his career. Grey Ruegamer started at left guard, the initial start of his first season with the Giants. It was the 19 th start of Ruegamer s eight-year career and first since Dec. 25, 2005, when he played for Green Bay against Chicago. That start was at right guard. 10

11 When Ruegamer left the game after sustaining a deep cut in his shin late in the first quarter, Diehl moved over to guard and Whitfield played tackle. Inactives/Injuries- The Giants inactive players were tight end Jeremy Shockey (ankle), offensive lineman Rich Seubert (leg), wide receivers Michael Jennings and Darius Watts, cornerback Frank Walker, defensive tackle Titus Adams and running back Robert Douglas. Tim Hasselbeck was the third quarterback. Shockey sprained his ankle late in last week s loss to New Orleans. This is the fourth season in a row Shockey missed the regular season finale, the second year in a row with an ankle injury. He sat out the final seven games of the 2003 season with a knee injury (but was still selected to the Pro Bowl). In 2004, he was sidelined for the final game with a back injury. Last year, an ankle injury kept him out of the last regular season game in Oakland, but he returned the following week for the NFC Wild Card Game against Carolina. Although he didn t play, Shockey finished the season as the Giants receptions leader with 66. Burress was next with 63. Return of The Duke- The NFL has renamed its official game ball the Duke in honor of Wellington Mara, the late Giants owner. Mara, who died last October, was named after the Duke of Wellington and acquired the nickname the Duke when Giants players began calling him it as a child. The NFL s official game ball was known as the Duke from , at the suggestion of Chicago owner George Halas. Halas and Tim Mara, Wellington s father, were also responsible for making Wilson the league s official supplier of game balls. Use of the name was discontinued in 1970, following the merger of the NFL and the American Football League. This season it will return to honor one of the most influential members of the NFL family. Eagles to Giants Tom Coughlin spent the 1984 and 1985 seasons with the Eagles as a wide receivers coach Secondary/cornerbacks coach Peter Giunta served as Philadelphia s defensive backs coach from Carlos Emmons was signed by Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, He was signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent on March 5, 3004 Jeff Feagles was awarded to Philadelphia off waivers on June 5, He did stints with Phoenix and Seattle before being signed by the Giants as a free agent on March 7, 2003 Jim Finn attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Tim Hasselbeck was signed by Philadelphia on Feb. 6, He spent time with the Berlin Thunder and Carolina before rejoining the Eagles on their practice squad on Nov. 19, Hasselbeck was signed to the Eagles active roster on Nov. 27 and was released on Aug. 31, He spent six months with the Washington Redskins before being awarded off waivers to the Giants on May 9, Giants to Eagles Senior vice president of business operations Mark Donovan signed a free agent contract with the Giants after his graduation from Brown Defensive assistant/quality control coach Mike Reed graduated from Boston College in For the first three years of his collegiate career, he player for head coach Tom Coughlin. In Coughlin s final season with the Eagles, Reed earned second-team All-Big East honors Dhani Jones was selected by the Giants in the 6th round of the 2000 draft (177th overall). He played four seasons with New York before signing with the Eagles as an unrestricted free agent on March 9, Looking ahead- The Giants 2007 opponents are set. In addition to home and home series with NFC East opponents Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington, the Giants will host Green Bay, Minnesota, San Francisco, New England and the Jets. They will travel to Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Buffalo and Miami. 11

12 Giants All-Time Postseason Results (16-22) Year Reg. Season Game Date Opponent Score Record NFL Championship 12/17 at Chicago L, NFL Championship 12/9 vs. Chicago W, NFL Championship 12/15 at Detroit L, NFL Championship 12/11 vs. Green Bay W, NFL Championship 12/10 at Green Bay L, NFL Championship 12/21 at Chicago L, Eastern Division Playoff 12/19 vs. Washington L, NFL Championship 12/17 vs. Green Bay L, NFL Championship 12/15 vs. Chicago L, American Conference Playoff 12/17 at Cleveland L, NFL Championship 12/30 vs. Chicago W, Eastern Conference Playoff 12/21 vs. Cleveland W, 10-0 NFL Championship 12/28 vs. Baltimore L, (OT) NFL Championship 12/27 at Baltimore L, NFL Championship 12/31 at Green Bay L, NFL Championship 12/30 vs. Green Bay L, NFL Championship 12/29 at Chicago L, NFC Wild Card 12/27 at Philadelphia W, NFC Divisional Playoff 1/3/82 at San Francisco L, NFC Wild Card 12/23 at LA Rams W, NFC Divisional Playoff 12/29 at San Francisco L, NFC Wild Card 12/29 vs. San Francisco W, 17-3 NFC Divisional Playoff 1/5/86 at Chicago L, NFC Divisional Playoff 1/4/87 vs. San Francisco W, 49-3 NFC Championship 1/11/87 vs. Washington W, 17-0 Super Bowl XXI 1/25/87 vs. Denver W, NFC Divisional Playoff 1/7/90 vs. La Rams L, (OT) NFC Divisional Playoff 1/13/91 vs. Chicago W, 31-3 NFC Championship 1/20/91 at San Francisco W, Super Bowl XXV 1/27/91 vs. Buffalo W, NFC Wild Card 1/9/94 vs. Minnesota W, NFC Divisional Playoff 1/15/94 at San Francisco L, NFC Wild Card 12/27/97 vs. Minnesota L, NFC Divisional Playoff 1/7/01 vs. Philadelphia W, NFC Championship 1/14/01 vs. Minnesota W, 41-0 Super Bowl XXXV 1/28/01 vs. Baltimore L, NFC Wild Card 1/5/03 at San Francisco L, NFC Wild Card 1/8/06 vs. Carolina L,

13 Postseason Capsules vs. Philadelphia 1981 Giants 27, Eagles 21 NFC Wild Card Game Dec. 27 at Veterans Stadium (71,611) The Giants made most of their first post-season appearance in 18 years Three Scott Brunner TD passes and Mark Haynes end-zone recovery of fumbled kickoff opened a 27-7 lead by halftime...rob Carpenter helped the Giants control the ball the rest of way with 161 rushing yards. Giants (10-7) Philadelphia (10-7) Giants Bright 9 pass from Brunner (kick failed) Giants Mistler 10 pass from Brunner (Danelo kick) Giants Haynes fumble recovery in end zone (Dandelo kick) Phil. Carmichael 15 pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) Giants Mullady 22 pass from Brunner (Danelo kick) Phil. Montgomery 6 run (Franklin kick) Phil. Montogomery 1 run (Franklin kick 2000 Giants 20, Eagles 10 NFC Divisional Playoff Game Jan. 7, 2001 at Giants Stadium (78,765) The Giants won their ninth consecutive game against Philadelphia without scoring an offensive touchdown, thanks to a dominant defensive performance. Rookie Ron Dixon gave the Giants an instant lead when he returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. The Giants increased their lead to 10-0 on Brad Daluiso s 37-yard field goal on the first play of the second period. Jason Sehorn made it 17-0 when he scored on a spectacular 32-yard interception return in which he fell to the ground while tipping the ball in the air, then jumped up and grabbed the ball before racing to the end zone. Daluiso last added a 25-yard field goal. The Giants defense held Philadelphia to 186 total yards (46 on the ground) and 11 first downs. Philadelphia (12-6) Giants (13-4) Giants Dixon 97-yard kickoff return (Daluiso kick) Giants Daluiso 37-yard field goal Giants Sehorn 32-yard interception return (Daluiso kick) Eagles Akers 28-yard field goal Giants Daluiso 25-yard field goal Eagles Samm 10-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) 13

14 History in the Making: How the 2006 Giants Stack Up Eli Manning CURRENT CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED STREAK BY NFL QB S Brett Favre 237 Peyton Manning 144 Tom Brady 94 David Carr 50 Eli Manning 39 GIANTS QUARTERBACKS Attempts Completions 1. Phil Simms 4, Phil Simms 2, Charlie Conerly 2, Kerry Collins 1, Kerry Collins 2, Charlie Conerly 1, Frank Tarkenton 1, Fran Tarkenton 1, Dave Brown 1, Dave Brown Y.A. Tittle 1, Y.A. Tittle 731 Eli Manning 1,276 Eli Manning 690 Yards Touchdowns 1. Phil Simms 33, Phil Simms Charlie Conerly 19, Charlie Conerly Kerry Collins 16, Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 13, Y.A. Tittle Y.A. Tittle 10, Kerry Collins Dave Brown 8, Eli Manning 54 Eli Manning 8, Dave Brown 40 Interceptions 1. Charlie Conerly Phil Simms Fran Tarkenton Kerry Collins Y.A. Tittle Dave Brown Craig Morton Scott Brunner Norm Snead 45 Eli Manning 44 TOP RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN GIANTS HISTORY 1. Tiki Barber Rodney Hampton Joe Morris Alex Webster Ottis Anderson 35 Tiki Barber MOST 100-YARD RUSH GAMES 1. Tiki Barber Joe Morris Rodney Hampton Eddie Price Ron Johnson 10 TOP FIVE RUSHERS (BASED ON RUSHING YARDAGE) Player Att. Yds. TDs 1. Tiki Baber 2,217 10, Rodney Hampton 1,824 6, Joe Morris 1,318 5, Alex Webster 1,196 4, Ron Johnson 1,066 3, MOST RUSHING YARDS/ACTIVE PLAYERS 1. Curtis Martin 14, Marshall Faulk 12, Corey Dillion 11, Tiki Barber 10, Edgerrin James 10,385 CAREER RUSHING YARDS 13. John Riggins 11, O.J. Simpson 11, Corey Dillon 11, Ricky Watters 10, Tiki Barber 10, Eddie George 10, Edgerrin James 10, Ottis Anderson 10,273 MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS/ACTIVE PLAYERS 1. Marshall Faulk 19, Curtis Martin 17, Tiki Barber 17, Marvin Harrison 13, Issac Bruce 13,520 14

15 History in the Making: How the 2006 Giants Stack Up CAREER TOTAL YARDS 1. Jerry Rice 23, Brian Mitchell 23, Walter Payton* 21, Emmitt Smith 21,564 5 Tim Brown 19, Marshall Faulk 19, Barry Sanders * 18, Herschel Walker 18, Marcus Allen* 17, Curtis Martin 17, Tiki Barber 17, Eric Metcalf 17, Thurman Thomas 16, Tony Dorsett * 16,326 *Hall of Famer Jeff Feagles MOST CAREER PUNTS 1. Jeff Feagles 1, Sean Landeta 1,401 CAREER PUNTING YARDAGE 1. Jeff Feagles 62, Sean Landeta 60,707 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS IN PUNTS DOWNS INSIDE THE Jeff Feagles Sean Landeta Lee Johnson Reggie Roby Rich Camarillo Rohn Stark 272 GIANTS CAREER TOTAL YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Tiki Barber 17,359 Rushing: 10,449 Receiving: 5,183 Punt returns: 1,181 Kickoff returns: 544 Fumble yardage: 2 (10/28/01 at Washington) 2. Frank Gifford 9, Rodney Hampton 8,750 GIANTS CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Amani Toomer 8, Frank Gifford 5, Tiki Barber 5, Joe Morrison 4, Homer Jones 4,845 TOP RECEIVERS IN GIANTS HISTORY 1. Tiki Barber Amani Toomer Joe Morrison Ike Hilliard Frank Gifford Chris Calloway Bob Tucker Jeremy Shockey Kyle Rote Mark Bavaro 266 CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED/ACTIVE STREAKS 1. Jeff Feagles Chris Gardocki Brett Favre Will Shields Craig Hentrich Lorenzo Neal 207 * CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED/ALL TIME 1. Jeff Feagles 1988-present Jim Marshall Morten Anderson Bill Romanowski Mick Tingelhoff MOST GAMES PLAYED 1. Morten Andersen Gary Anderson George Blanda Jeff Feagles Jerry Rice Bruce Matthews Darrell Green

16 History in the Making: How the 2006 Giants Stack Up Jeremy Shockey GIANTS CAREER LEADERS IN RECEPTIONS TIGHT ENDS 1. Bob Tucker Jeremy Shockey Mark Bavaro Aaron Thomas 247 MOST CAREER RECEPTIONS/ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS 1. Tony Gonzalez Kyle Brady Marcus Pollard Todd Heap Jeremy Shockey 314 GIANTS CAREER RECEIVING YARDS/TIGHT ENDS 1. Bob Tucker 4, Aaron Thomas 4, Mark Bavaro 3, Jeremy Shockey 3,609 MOST CAREER RECEIVING YARDS/ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS 1. Tony Gonzalez 8, Marcus Pollard 4, Alge Crumpler 3, Todd Heap 3, Jeremy Shockey 3, Kyle Brady 3,449 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION/ACTIVE TEs 1. Tony Gonzalez Todd Heap Jeremy Shockey Alge Crumpler Antonio Gates 55 GIANTS CAREER LEADERS IN TOUCHDOWNS/TIGHT ENDS 1. Aaron Thomas Mark Bavaro Jeremy Shockey Bob Tucker Howard Cross 17 16

17 The Giants vs. the Eagles Tiki Barber vs. Philadelphia Date Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD 8/31/ /7/ /22/ /27/ /3/ /31/ /29/ /7/ /22/ /30/ /28/ /28/ /19/ /16/ /12/ /28/ /20/ /11/ /17/ /17/ Totals Plaxico Burress vs. Philadelphia Date Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD 11/20/ t 1 12/11/ /17/ /17/ Totals t 2 17

18 The Giants vs. the Eagles Eli Manning vs. Philadelphia Date ATT COMPL YDS AVG LG TD Passing Rushing Rating FMBL INT 9/12/ /28/ /20/ /11/ /17/ /17/ Totals Jeremy Shockey vs. Philadelphia Date Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD 10/28/ /28/ /19/ /16/03 Inactive 9/12/ /28/ /20/ /11/ /17/ /17/ Totals Scoring by Quarters Team OT Total Opponents Giants

19 Head Coaches Tom Coughlin NFL Record: NFL Head Coach: 11th season College: Syracuse Tom Coughlin was named the 16th head coach in Giants history on Jan. 6, A highly-respected coach who has succeeded as a head coach in the NFL and on the collegiate level, Coughlin was an assistant coach with the Giants when they won Super Bowl XXV in The Giants improved from four to six victories in Coughlin s first season and last year went 11-5 and won the NFC East division championship. It was Coughlin s third division title and fifth appearance in the playoffs in his 10 seasons as an NFL head coach. Coughlin is (.528) in the regular season and (.554) in all games. Coughlin s 93 regular season victories place him 11th among current NFL head coaches. Nine of the 10 coaches ahead of him have coached at least one more season than Coughlin and one, Tony Dungy, has coached the same number of years. He is the only one of the 11 to have coached an expansion team. Coughlin became the first head coach of the expansion Jaguars on Feb. 21, 1994, 559 days before the franchise played its first regular season game. In 1995, Jacksonville won four games, more than any previous expansion team in NFL history. The following year, Coughlin was named NFL Coach of the Year by United Press International as the Jaguars made the playoffs in just their second season and advanced all the way to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the New England Patriots. ( ) with the Eagles, including 9-3 in 1993, when Boston College won eight consecutive games, defeated top-ranked Notre Dame, 41-39, and beat Virginia in the Carquest Bowl. Coughlin was the Giants wide receivers coach under Bill Parcells from Under his tutelage, receivers such as Mark Ingram, Lionel Manuel, Odessa Turner and Stephen Baker all improved and helped the Giants win their second Super Bowl. Coughlin began his coaching career in 1969 as a graduate assistant at Syracuse, his alma mater. He was the head coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology from , compiling a record of Coughlin returned to Syracuse in 1974, first serving as quarterbacks and offensive backfield coach for three seasons before being promoted to offensive coordinator for four years. In 1981, Coughlin went to Boston College for the first time, as quarterbacks coach under Jack Bicknell. Coughlin entered the NFL as the Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers coach in 1984 and 85. He held the same position with the Green Bay Packers in 1986 and 87 before moving to the Giants for a three-year stint. Coughlin was a three-year letterman at Syracuse University from As a senior in 1967, Coughlin broke Syracuse s single-season pass receiving record. That year, he won Syracuse s Orange Key Award as the university s outstanding scholar-athlete. He graduated in 1968 with a bachelor s degree in education and received a master s degree in education the following year. Thomas Richard Coughlin was born on Aug. 31, 1946 in Waterloo. He is the oldest of seven children. Coughlin and his wife Judy, have two daughters, Keli and Katie, a son-in-law Chris (Katie s husband) two sons, Brian and Tim, two daughters-inlaw, Andrea (Tim s wife) and Susie (Brian s wife), and four grandchildren, Emma Rose, Dylan, Shea Thomas and Cooper Christopher. That began a streak of four consecutive playoff seasons for the Jaguars. In both 1997 and 98 Jacksonville won 11 games, winning their first division title in The following season, the Jaguars had an NFL-best record of 14-2 and again advanced to the conference title game. Coughlin arrived in Jacksonville following three years as the head coach at Boston College, where he turned a struggling program into a Top 20 team. He was in three seasons Keeping up with Coughlin Coughlin vs. the Eagles: 5-3 Coughlin vs. Reid:

20 Head Coaches Andy Reid NFL Record: NFL Head Coach: 8th season College: Brigham Young Andy Reid took over the Philadelphia Eagles on January 11, During his tenure, Reid, 47, has captured four consecutive division titles and four trips to the NFC Championship game from His vision, his dedication, his passion and his organizational skills are impeccable. For those reasons he was promoted to head coach/executive VP of football operations on May 8, Reid's contract was extended to 2010 during the 2004 season. Reid came to the Eagles after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach with Green Bay under Mike Holmgren. During that span, the Packers reached the playoffs six times and defeated New England in Super Bowl XXXI. In his 14-year NFL coaching career, Reid's teams have made the playoffs 11 times (16-10 record in those games). He has coached in the Super Bowl three times, in the NFC Championship game seven times and in the Pro Bowl four times. Reid enjoyed a two-year stint as the Packers quarterbacks coach, working with Brett Favre from Prior to tutoring Green Bay's quarterbacks, Reid oversaw the tight ends, while assisting offensive line coach Tom Lovat. A tackle and guard at Brigham Young University from , Reid entered the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant under LaVell Edwards in It was at BYU that Reid met and worked with Holmgren, who served as the QB coach. Reid next moved to San Francisco State in 1983 and helped them lead the nation in passing and total offense three consecutive years ( ). He went on to develop quality offensive lines at Northern Arizona, Texas-El Paso and Missouri. Born Andrew Walter Reid in Los Angeles on March 19, 1958, He went on to attend Glendale (CA) Junior College (where he was inducted into that school's Hall of Fame in 2003) before matriculating to Brigham Young University where he earned both a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in professional leadership in physical education and athletics. It was at a physical education class at BYU that Reid met the woman who would become his wife, Tammy. Reid converted to the Mormon faith in 1979 which Tammy and her family had practiced. They have five children, each of whom was born in a different state -- sons Garrett, 23 (4/13/83); Britt, 21 (4/28/85); and Spencer, 14 (6/16/92); and daughters Crosby, 18 (3/17/88); and Drew Ann, 16 (3/9/90). In his 14-year NFL coaching career, his teams have made the playoffs 11 times (16-10 record). He has coached in the Super Bowl three times and in the NFC Championship game seven times. Philadelphia Eagles 2006 Season Schedule Preseason (2-3) Date Day Opponent Result Aug. 6 Sun. vs. Oakland L, Aug. 10 Thurs. Cleveland W, 20-7 Aug. 17 Thurs. at Baltimore L, Aug. 25 Fri. Pittsburgh W, 16-7 Sept. 1 Fri. at NY Jets L, Regular Season (10-6) Sept. 10 Sun. at Houston W, Sept. 17 Sun. NY Giants* L, (OT) Sept. 24 Sun. at San Francisco W, Oct. 2 Mon. Green Bay W, 31-9 Oct. 8 Sun. Dallas* W, Oct. 15 Sun. at New Orleans L, Oct. 22 Sun. at Tampa Bay L, Oct. 29 Sun. Jacksonville L, 13-6 Nov. 5 Sun. BYE Nov. 12 Sun. Washington* W, 27-3 Nov. 19 Sun. Tennessee L, Nov. 26 Sun. at Indianapolis L, Dec. 4 Mon. Carolina W, Dec. 10 Sun. at Washington* W, Dec. 17 Sun. At NY Giants* W, Dec. 25 Mon. at Dallas * W, 23-7 Dec. 31 Sun. Atlanta W, * indicates NFC East Division game Keeping up with Reid Reid vs. the Giants: 8-8 Reid vs. Tom Coughlin: