ST. LOUIS RAMS (0 1) at NEW YORK GIANTS (0 1) Week 2 September 19, :30 PM ET MetLife Stadium

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1 ST. LOUIS RAMS (0 1) at NEW YORK GIANTS (0 1) Week 2 September 19, :30 PM ET MetLife Stadium SERIES RECAP The Giants and Rams have played 38 regular season games, The Rams lead the series, 25 13, but the Giants have won the last four meetings. The two teams have also met twice in the postseason. The Giants beat the Rams in an NFC Wild Card Game in 1984 and the Rams won in overtime against the Giants in a 1989 NFC Divisional Playoff game. THE LAST TIME vs. RAMS In the 2008 road opener, the Giants defeated the Rams in the Edward Jones Dome, The Giants scored 21 unanswered points in the final 7:18 to break open a close game and secure their most one sided road victory in 12 years. The Giants took a 7 0 lead in the first quarter when Eli Manning threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress after executing a perfect play action fake. In the second quarter, the Rams and Giants exchanged two field goals apiece. Josh Brown of the Rams started the second quarter scoring with a 54 yard field goal. The Giants John Carney, kicking for an injured Lawrence Tynes, then made a 39 yarder. Brown kicked his second 54 yard field goal with 1:55 left in the half. The Giants responded with a 33 yarder with two seconds remaining, giving them a 13 6 halftime lead. The only scoring in the third quarter was Manning s second touchdown pass, a 10 yarder to Amani Toomer on first andgoal, which stretched the Giants lead to With 10:46 left in the fourth quarter, Marc Bulger threw a 45 yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt, pulling the Rams to within seven. The Giants responded to Holt s touchdown by driving 82 yards in only six plays, including a short Manning pass to Ahmad Bradshaw for an 18 yard touchdown. Domenik Hixon set up the score with a terrific 32 yard reception down the left sideline. On the Rams next possession, Bulger threw a pass for Dante Hall. Justin Tuck threw his hands up, somehow secured the ball and ran 41 yards for the touchdown, making it with 5:30 remaining. The Giants forced the Rams to punt, which Hixon returned 50 yards to the St. Louis 39 yard line. Three plays later, Bradshaw ran 31 yards for the final score of the game. The Giants offense rolled up 441 yards and 25 first downs. Brandon Jacobs (93), Derrick Ward (58) and Bradshaw (52) combined for 203 rushing yards. ON THE HORIZON On Sunday, September 25 the Giants face the Philadelphia Eagles in Lincoln Financial Field at 1 p.m. The Giants lead the regular season series, The postseason series is tied, 2 2. Last season, the Giants fell twice to the Eagles: a defeat on Nov. 21, 2010 in Philadelphia and a loss at home on Dec. 19. TV BROADCAST INFORMATION This week s game will be broadcast across the nation on Monday Night Football by ESPN. Mike Tirico will call the playby play while Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden will provide the color commentary. Suzy Kolber will be the sideline reporter. GIANTS RADIO NETWORK The game will be broadcast by WFAN 660 AM in the Tri state area with Bob Papa and Carl Banks in the booth. Howard Cross will handle the sideline reports. Anita Marks and Paul Dottino host the pregame show, starting at 7:05 pm. Anita Marks, Bob Papa and Carl Banks host the postgame. NATIONAL SPANISH RADIO BROADCAST Univision Radio will be broadcasting the Monday night game between the Rams and Giants. NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST The game will be broadcast across the nation by WESTWOOD ONE with Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason as the game announcers. Mark Malone will be the sideline reporter and Jim Gray will host the pregame and halftime shows. Fans in the Northeast and can listen to the call on the following stations: Albany, NY WPYX FM Geneva, NY WGVA 1240 AM Auburn, NY WAUB 1590 AM Hartford, CT WTIC 1080 AM Binghamton, NY WAAL 99.1 FM Little Falls, NY WIXT 1230 AM Canandaigua, NY WCGR 1550 AM Mattydale, NY W249BC 97.7 FM Corning, NY WENI 1450 AM Oswego, NY W261AC FM Corning, NY WGMM 98.7 FM Oswego, NY WSGO 1440 AM Dundee, NY WFLR 1570 AM Plattsburgh, NY WIRY 1340 AM Easton, PA WEEX 1230 AM Rome, NY WRNY 1350 AM Easton, PA WTKZ 1320 AM Syracuse, NY WTLA 1200 AM Elmira, NY WENY 1230 AM Utica, NY WTLB 1310 AM 1 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

2 GIANTS AND JETS TO CALL METLIFE STADIUM HOME On Aug. 23 MetLife, the Giants and the Jets announced the signing of a 25 year agreement to name the venue, previously known as New Meadowlands Stadium, MetLife Stadium. With our status as one of the world's leading life insurers, we wanted to partner with a world class venue that would extend the reach of our brand to levels unmatched in the industry, said Steven A. Kandarian, president and chief executive officer of MetLife. MetLife Stadium is one of the highest profile stadiums in the country with more than two million fans attending events every year, and it will host Super Bowl XLVIII in February As home to the Giants and Jets, it is the only stadium that houses two NFL teams, both of which are ranked among the top five most valuable franchises in the league and have substantial national fan bases. MetLife was one of the stadium s early supporters, having signed on as the first cornerstone sponsor, said John Mara, president and chief executive officer of the New York Giants. We are thrilled to expand the relationship, and look forward to kicking off the first of many exciting seasons at MetLife Stadium. In the coming days and all throughout the seasons ahead, MetLife s influence in the home of the Giants and Jets will be impossible to overlook, added Steve Tisch, chairman and executive vice president of the New York Giants. We are pleased to partner with such a well respected company, and be closely associated with the signature MetLife assets. The MetLife Stadium agreement makes MetLife the official insurance company of the Giants, Jets and the stadium complex, and includes high profile interior and exterior branding on the venue. Specific elements of the agreement include: naming rights to the stadium; 120,000 square feet of branded space at the main west entrance; for illuminated signs on the exterior of the building; four inner bowl signs; and TV, radio, print and online media opportunities. For more information visit Giants.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS Giants Broadcast Productions Page 3 NFC East Standings Page 4 Last Week s Box Score Page Giants Schedule Page 4 Upcoming Media Availability Page 5 Pronunciation Guide Page Rule Changes Page 5 Tale of the Tape Page 6 Team Leaders Page 6 Coaching Comparison Page 7 Giants Notables Pages 8 14 The Last Time it Happened Pages Position by Position Pages Last week s article/notes/summery Pages Depth Chart Page 37 Rosters Page 40 How the 2011 Giants were Built Page Final Giant Regular Season Statistics Page GIANTS ON THE WEB. For breaking news, transcripts, press releases, historical information, video highlights, statistics and rosters, go to the official website of the New York Giants, Giants.com. 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 also be available on the website throughout the season. on Twitter and like the New York Giants on Facebook. REMEMBERING PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The New York Giants will celebrate the 25 th anniversary of their first Super Bowl championship on Monday night, Sept. 19, at MetLife Stadium when they take on the St. Louis Rams for their home opener on ESPN Monday Night Football. Many of the players and coaches from that historic 1986 season will return for a special halftime presentation on the field in front of our 82,500 fans. In addition, Giants fans will be treated to various pre game activities with these legends in the plaza surrounding the stadium before kickoff. 2 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

3 GIANTS BROADCAST PRODUCTIONS The following is the 2011 Giants broadcast productions schedule: Giants Chronicles MSG 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Features interviews, classic footage, and the best stories with the greatest Giants legends. Hosted by Bob Papa, this season the series will focus on episodes featuring Giants greats like Mark Bavaro, Lawrence Taylor and other legends from the 1986 Super Bowl Champions who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of that magical season. Giants Opening Drive Live MSG 4:00 p.m. Monday. A breakdown of the Giants and their opponent, live shots from tailgaters and player arrivals, as well as a look around the league. For home games throughout the season, the hour long program will be telecast live from MetLife Stadium with hosts Papa, Carl Banks and Harry Carson and reporters Paul Dottino and Anita Marks. When the Giants are on the road, the show will feature Carson, former Giants punter Jeff Feagles and MSG Networks Mike Crispino. GIANTS BROADCAST PRODUCTIONS SCHEDULE SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. (MSG) Giants Online (re air) 9:30 a.m. (MSG) Giants Chronicles (premiere) MONDAY 4:00 p.m. (MSG) Giants Opening Drive Live (Live) 5:30 p.m. (FOX5) Giants Kickoff Immediately following every game. (My9) Giants Postgame Live (live) WEDNESDAY 11:00 a.m. (MSG) Coach s Press Conference (live) 11:30 a.m. (MSG) Giants Chronicles (re air) 7:00 p.m. (MSG+) Giants Rewind (premiere) 10:30 p.m. (MSG +) Giants Rewind (re air) 11:00 p.m. (MSG +) Giants Press Conference Wrap Up Show (premiere) THURSDAY 4 p.m. (FIOS) Big Blue Hits (Giants.com) 5:30 p.m. (MSG+) Giants Rewind (re air) FRIDAY 5:00 p.m. (MSG) Giants Rewind (re air) SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. (MSG) Giants Online (premiere) 10:30 a.m./ 3:30 p.m./ 4:00 p.m. Giants Rewind (re air) 11:00 p.m. (My9) Giants Access Blue (premiere) Giants Postgame Live My9 Immediately following every game. Features live post game press conferences by Head Coach Tom Coughlin, the players, as well as exclusive interviews, game break down, analysis, and highlights. Live fan Twitter comments and updates are also posted throughout the show. Hosted by Russ Salzberg, with analysts and Giants legends Amani Toomer, Howard Cross and Jeff Feagles. Giants Rewind MSG+ 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Condenses, breaks down and examines the Giants last game using exclusive highlights, post game interviews, and candid sideline sound and video. Press Conference Wrap Up MSG+ 11pm Wednesday. On Wednesdays, MSG Network will broadcast Coughlin s press conference live at 11:00 a.m. The press conference will then be expanded into a 30 minute program at 11:00 p.m. Big Blue Hits FIOS 4:00 p.m. Thursday. A live call in show. Each week the show invites a Giants player to discuss the state of the team from their unique perspectives. Fans also get a chance to ask that week s featured player questions about the team and upcoming games. The show will also be streamed live on the web at Giants.com. Hosted by Anita Marks and John Schmeelk. Giants Online MSG 9:00 a.m. Saturday. A new 30 minute reporters roundtable discussion featuring various columnists and beat reporters from the metropolitan area. Heated discussions, second guessing, and fan questions submitted on Twitter, as the hosts and guest debate the state of the Giants, the NFC East, and any other related topics in the NFL. Hosted by Papa and Giants Senior Vice President of Communications Pat Hanlon Giants Access Blue My9 11:00 p.m. Saturday. A back stage, all access pass into Big Blue that features in depth, up close and offbeat interviews with Giants players, coaches and legends off the field and away from the locker room. The program gives Giants fans insight into their favorite Giant player s interests in pop culture, music, and entertainment. 3 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

4 GIANTS CONNECTIONS. RAMS/GIANTS CONNECTIONS. St. Louis Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo was the Giants defensive coordinator from Rams secondary/safeties coach Andre Curtis was the Giants defensive quality control coach from Safety James Butler signed as a free agent and played for the Giants from Defensive Tackle Fred Robbins played for the Giants from before signing with the Rams. Giants defensive lineman Jimmy Kennedy was drafted 12th overall by the Rams and played with the team from ROOKIE WATCH The New York Giants welcome 11 rookies to the 53 man roster for the 2011 season. The group includes seven draft choices (defensive back Prince Amukamara, wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan, tackle James Brewer, linebackers Greg Jones and Jacquian Williams, safety Tyler Sash, and running back Da Rel Scott) and four free agents (linebackers Mark Herzlich and Spencer Paysinger, fullback Henry Hynoski, and defensive end Justin Trattou). FILLING IN NICELY. With defensive ends Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora out last week, the Giants relied heavily on second year DE Jason Pierre Paul and he delivered. A product of South Florida, Pierre Paul had two sacks and three tackles for loss against the Washington Redskins. Pierre Paul came on strong at the end of the 2010 season, finishing with 30 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He had two sacks vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and two vs. Washington (12/5) to become the first rookie in Giants history with at least two sacks in consecutive games. THE GO TO MAN Hakeem Nicks started the 2011 season with a breakout game last week against the Washington Redskins. Nicks had seven receptions for 122 yards, including a 68 yarder. He finished the 2010 season leading the team with 79 catches for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns in 13 games. LOSSES TO THE DEFENSE The Giants placed CB Terrell Thomas on injured reserve on Aug. 23, one day after tearing his ACL against the Bears. Thomas was the Giants leader in tackles and interceptions for the past two years. Another cornerback who tore an ACL in the game against the Bears, Brian Witherspoon, was waived/injured. Jonathan Goff was put on injured reserve on Sept. 10 after tearing his ACL in practice on Sept. 5. APPLYING THE PRESSURE The Big Blue defense finished 2010 with 46 sacks and opened the season last week on a mission to top that mark with four sacks against Rex Grossman and the Washington Redskins. Jason Pierre Paul led the team with two sacks and defensive tackle Chris Canty had another. Dave Tollefson replaced the injured Justin Tuck and also sacked Rex Grossman for a loss of 16 yards. NFC EAST STANDINGS Teams W L Pct. Philadelphia Washington Dallas New York LAST WEEK: GIANTS at REDSKINS Total NYG WAS Giants Redskins 14 Points Yards Pass Yards Rush Yards 74 NEW YORK GIANTS 2011 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (2 2) Date Opponent Result 8/13 at Carolina L, /22 CHICAGO W, /29 NEW YORK JETS L, /1 at New England W, REGULAR SEASON (0 1) Date Opponent Result 9/11 at Washington* L, /19 ST. LOUIS 8:30pm 9/25 at Philadelphia* 1:00pm 10/2 at Arizona 4:05pm 10/9 SEATTLE 1:00pm 10/16 BUFFALO 1:00pm Bye Week 10/30 MIAMI 1:00pm 11/6 at New England 4:15pm 11/13 at San Francisco 4:15pm 11/20 PHILADELPHIA* 8:20pm 11/28 at New Orleans 8:30pm 12/4 GREEN BAY 4:15pm 12/11 at Dallas* 8:20pm 12/18 WASHINGTON* 1:00pm 12/24 at New York Jets 1:00pm 1/1 DALLAS* 1:00pm * denotes NFC East contest 4 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

5 MEDIA AVAILABILITY Tuesday, September 13 Friday, September 16 No scheduled availability 11:20 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Practice (Media Access 11:20 11:40) Players Day off After Practice Tom Coughlin available in TPC Field House 1:15 2 p.m. Player Interviews Wednesday, September 14 11:00 a.m. Tom Coughlin available, TPC Auditorium Saturday, September 17 11:50 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Practice (Media Access 11:50 12:20) No scheduled availability 1:55 2:40 p.m. Player Interviews; Eli Manning Available Sunday, September 18 Thursday, September 15 No scheduled availability 11:50 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Practice (Media Access 11:50 12:20) 12:15 p.m. Steve Spagnuolo Conference Call Monday, September 19 After Practice Tom Coughlin available in TPC Field House Rams vs. Giants, 8:30 p.m. After Practice Coordinator availability 1:55 2:40 p.m. Player Interviews Tuesday, September 20 3:00 p.m. Sam Bradford Conference Call Tom Coughlin Conference Call TBD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Prince Amukamara Ah Moo Kah Mara Adam Koets Coats David Baas BOSS Mario Manningham MAHH rio Will Beatty Be dee Clint Sintim Sin tum David Diehl DEAL Osi Umenyiora oh see YOU men yur uh Zak DeOssie Dee Aussie Jacquian Williams Ja Kwon 2011 RULE CHANGES 1. Unnecessary Roughness: Three adjustments were made to the unnecessary roughness rule in the interests of player safety and competitive fairness: Existing unnecessary roughness rules have been standardized and protection for defenseless players has been expanded, including additional safeguards for defenseless receivers, players who receive blindside blocks and quarterback, kickers and punters on changes of possession. All unnecessary roughness violations result in a 15 yard penalty. Illegal launching, which has been defined as a player leaving both feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into an opponent and delivering blow with any part of the helmet, has been prohibited. Our intent with launching was trying to make a uniform rule that applied everywhere on the field to every player, says NFL Competition Committee Chair and Atlanta Falcons President Rich MC KAY. Roughing the passer rules have been clarified so hits to the head of a passer by an opponent s hand, arms, or other parts of the body will not result in fouls unless they are forcible blows. 2. Kickoffs: Due to an increasing number of injuries on kickoffs, several rules have been changed to make those plays safer for both the kicking and receiving teams. The kicking team s restraining line has been moved to its own 35 yard line. The kicking team formation for kickoffs has also been adjusted so all players other than the kicker must be lined up no more than five yards behind their restraining line. Illegal formation violations result in a five yard penalty. 3. Instant Replay: Two adjustments were made to instant replay procedures in the interest of competitive fairness: The replay official will now initiate reviews of all scoring plays throughout the game from the booth, allowing confirmation of all scoring plays providing more flexibility to coaches in the use of their challenges. This proposal is what I would call a modernization of instant replay, says McKay. Teams will now be penalized 15 yards for initiating a challenge after a foul prevents the next snap. This prevents a team from challenging the previous play if it commits a pre snap foul. 4. Dead Ball Personal Fouls: Dead ball personal fouls by either team at the end of a half will now be enforced on the ensuing kickoff of the third quarter, eliminating the extension of a half after a five or 15 yard penalty enforcement that includes a dead ball personal foul against the defense. This ensures consistent enforcement for all dead ball personal fouls on both the offense and defense in these situations. 5. Playing Field Color: Absent prior approval from NFL, the surface of the entire field must be a league approved shade of green, preserving the uniform appearance of all NFL games. 5 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

6 GIANTS 2011 TALE OF THE TAPE Giants Opponents 14 Points Scored Total First Downs 21 1/10 Third Down Conversions 5/ Offensive Yards Rushing Yards Passing Yards 258 0/1 Field Goals 0/1 2 Touchdowns 4 2 Rushing TDs 1 0 Passing TDs 2 0 TDs on Returns Punt Return Avg KO Return Avg Sacks 4 RAMS 2011 TALE OF THE TAPE Rams Opponents 13 Points Scored Total First Downs 27 2/12 Third Down Conversions 8/ Offensive Yards Rushing Yards Passing Yards 167 2/3 Field Goals 1/1 1 Touchdowns 4 1 Rushing TDs 1 0 Passing TDs 2 0 TDs on Returns Punt Return Avg KO Return Avg Sacks 5 GIANTS 2011 TEAM LEADERS RAMS 2011 TEAM LEADERS Scoring: Eli Manning Ahmad Bradshaw 6 Pass Attempts: Eli Manning 32 Pass Completions: Eli Manning 18 Completion Pct: Eli Manning 51.4% Passing Yards: Eli Manning 268 Passing TDs: N/A Rushing Yards: Ahmad Bradshaw 44 Rushing TDs: Ahmad Bradshaw 1 Yards per Rush: Brandon Jacobs 4.8 Receptions: Hakeem Nicks 7 Receiving Yards: Hakeem Nicks 122 Receiving TDs: N/A Yards per Reception: Jake Ballard 29.5 Total Yards: Hakeem Nicks 122 Tackles: Kenny Phillips 9 Sacks: Jason Pierre Paul 2.0 Interceptions: N/A Punt Returns: Domenik Hixon 2 Punt Return Average: Domenik Hixon 13.5 KO Returns: Devin Thomas 1 Scoring: Josh Brown 7 Pass Attempts: Sam Bradford 30 Pass Completions: Sam Bradford 17 Completion Pct: Sam Bradford 56.7% Passing Yards: Sam Bradford 188 Passing TDs: N/A Rushing Yards: Carnell Williams 91 Rushing TDs: Steven Jackson 1 Yards per Rush: Steven Jackson 28.0 Receptions: Carnell Williams Danny Amendola 5 Receiving Yards: Carnell Williams 49 Receiving TDs: N/A Yards per Reception: Greg Salas 21.0 Total Yards: Carnell Williams 140 Tackles: Craig Dahl 9 Sacks: Justin King Chris Long Quintin Mikell 1.0 Interceptions: N/A Punt Returns: Danny Amendola 1 Punt Return Average: Danny Amendola 0.0 KO Returns: Jerious Norwood 4 6 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

7 Tom Coughlin NFL Record: (Overall) NFL Head Coach: 15 th year College: Syracuse Steve Spagnuolo NFL Record: 8 25 (Overall) NFL Head Coach: 3 rd year College: Springfield College Long regarded as one of the NFL s premier head coaches, Tom Coughlin is one of the most successful in the 86 year history of the New York Football Giants. He reached the pinnacle of his profession during the 2007 season when he led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII. The Giants, big underdogs entering the game, scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat the previously undefeated New England Patriots Last year, the Giants were 10 6, following marks of 8 8, 12 4, 10 6, 8 8, and 11 5 the previous five seasons. Their six year streak without a losing record is the Giants longest since they had 10 in a row from In 2008, Coughlin led the Giants to the NFC East championship and their twelve victories were their highest total since the 2000 NFC champions won 12 games. The division title was the Giants seventh since the 1970 merger. It was the eighth time in franchise history and the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the Giants finished a season with at least 12 victories. The Giants advanced to postseason play for the fourth consecutive season, the first time they accomplished that feat in their history. Coughlin also led the Jacksonville Jaguars to four consecutive postseason berths ( ) and is one of only three coaches in NFL history to accomplish that feat with two different teams. Under Coughlin, the Giants routinely establish franchise statistical milestones. In 2009, the Giants scored 402 points after scoring 425 in It is the first time in franchise history that the Giants scored at least 400 points in consecutive seasons. From Sept. 20 to Oct. 4 of 2009, the Giants won consecutive road games in Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Kansas City. They were just the eighth team of the 108 that have played at least three consecutive road games since 1990 to win every game. Tom Coughlin Named the twenty fifth head coach in franchise history on January 19, In 2010, the Rams made a six game improvement from 2009, finishing in second place in the NFC West. The six game swing marked the second best turnaround in the NFL from 2009 to The Rams finished with a 5 3 home record, the first home winning record since Spagnuolo was defensive coordinator of the New York Giants from In 2007, the Giants defense ranked seventh in the NFL in yards allowed after ranking 25th in The Giants were in the NFL s top 10 in eight statistical categories and led the league with 53 quarterback sacks. The Giants beat the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The Giants defense held the Patriots to nearly 130 yards less than their season average. New England scored 14 points in the Super Bowl after averaging more than 36 points per game in the regular season. In 2008, Spagnuolo s defense improved from seventh to fifth in the NFL in total defense as the Giants won the NFC East. Spagnuolo spent eight seasons ( ) with the Philadelphia Eagles, serving as defensive assistant/safeties from , defensive backs coach from and linebackers coach from From , the Eagles played in four NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl. Spagnuolo served as defensive line/special teams coach with the Barcelona Dragons of the WLAF in 1992 and was defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach for NFL Europe s Frankfurt Galaxy in Spagnuolo worked as pro personnel intern with the Washington Redskins in 1983 and as a scout with the San Diego Chargers in Steve Spagnuolo Overall Record 8 25 Career Head to Head RS 0 0 Career Head to Head PS 0 0 Years as Team s Head Coach 3 Years as NFL Head Coach 3 7 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

8 COUGHLIN CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS This season, Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin finds himself amongst the elite coaches in NFL history. TOP 25 COACHES: REGULAR SEASON VICTORIES 1. Don Shula George Halas Tom Landry Curly Lambeau Marty Schottenheimer Chuck Noll Dan Reeves Chuck Knox Bill Parcells Paul Brown Bill Belichick* Mike Holmgren Bud Grant Joe Gibbs Mike Shanahan* Steve Owen Bill Cowher Marv Levy Jeff Fisher Tony Dungy Tom Coughlin* Hank Stram Weeb Ewbank Jim Mora Sid Gillman 122 *Active TOP 25 COACHES: TOTAL CAREER VICTORIES REG SEASON POSTSEASON TOTAL 1. Don Shula George Halas Tom Landry Curly Lambeau Chuck Noll Marty Schottenheimer Dan Reeves Chuck Knox Bill Parcells Bill Belichick* Mike Holmgren Joe Gibbs Paul Brown Bud Grant Bill Cowher Mike Shanahan* Marv Levy Steve Owen Tony Dungy Jeff Fisher Tom Coughlin* Hank Stram Weeb Ewbank Andy Reid* Mike Ditka *Active GIANTS HEAD COACH RECORDS: REGULAR SEASON Coach Seasons Years W L T Pct Steve Owen Bill Parcells Tom Coughlin Jim Fassel Allie Sherman Jim Lee Howell Dan Reeves Alex Webster LeRoy Andrews* Ray Perkins Earl Potteiger Ray Handley John McVay Robert Folwell Joseph Alexander Bill Arnsparger# Benny Friedman *Andrews was replaced by Friedman and Owen after 15 games in #Arnsparger was replaced by McVay after first seven games in GIANTS HEAD COACH RECORDS: POST SEASON Coach G Seasons W L T Pct Bill Parcells Tom Coughlin Steve Owen Jim Lee Howell Jim Fassell Ray Perkins Dan Reeves Allie Sherman Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

9 MANNING THE STREAK Eli Manning has the sixth longest regular season starting streak among QBs in NFL history, which he extended to 104 in a row on Kickoff Weekend. LONGEST CONSECUTIVE STARTING STREAKS BY NFL QUARTERBACKS Player Team(s) Years Consecutive Starts Brett Favre Packers, Jets, Vikings Peyton Manning Colts Ron Jaworski Eagles Tom Brady Patriots Joe Ferguson Bills Eli Manning Giants 2004 Present 104 CURRENT CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED STREAK BY NFL QB'S Player Regular Season Postseason Total Eli Manning Phillip Rivers Joe Flacco NFC East Quarterbacks since Eli took over on Nov. 21, 2004 (20): Dallas (7): Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson, Drew Bledsoe, Tony Romo, Brad Johnson, Jon Kitna, Stephen McGee Philadelphia (7): Donovan McNabb, Jeff Garcia, Mike McMahon, A.J. Feeley, Koy Detmer, Kevin Kolb, Michael Vick. Washington (6): Patrick Ramsey, Mark Brunell, Jason Campbell, Todd Collins, Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman Manning as NFL Starter: Regular Season: Postseason: 4 3 By Month: Sept: 12 8 Oct: 20 4 Nov: Dec: Jan: 2 1 Postseason: Jan: 3 3 Feb: 1 0 Record when Manning Throws 0 TDs: 6 12 Throws 1 TD: Throws 2 TDs: Throws 3 TDs: 13 2 Throws 4 TDs: 2 3 Throws at least 1 TD: Was not sacked: Was sacked: Rushed for a TD: 3 1 Margin 7 pts or more: Margin 7 pts or less: Margin 3 pts or less: 7 10 Was not intercepted: 26 8 Was intercepted: Played on Grass: Played on Turf: Played in Domes: 7 3 Played on Monday Night: 6 2 Played on Sunday Night 6 9 Played on Saturday: 4 2 Played on Thursday: 1 1 Played in Prime Time: Played on Sunday Afternoon: Played in OT: 2 2 Manning s Career Highs: Attempts: 53 at Seattle (11/27/05); 53 vs. Washington (12/16/07) Completions: 34 vs. Tennessee (9/26/10) Percentage: 79% (.787) (26 of 33) at Arizona (11/23/08) Passing Yards: 391 vs. Philadelphia (12/13/09) Passing TDs: 4 vs. St. Louis (10/2/05) 4 at Dallas (9/7/07) 4 vs. New England (12/29/07) 4 at Dallas (10/25/10) 4 vs. Philadelphia (12/19/10) Interceptions: 4 vs. Minnesota (11/13/05) 4 vs. Minnesota (11/25/07) 4 at Green Bay (12/26/10) Longest Pass: 92 yards (TD) at Washington (1/2/11) to Manningham Sacked: 8 at Dallas (12/14/08) 8 at Philadelphia (9/17/06) Rating: vs. Oakland on 10/11/09 (played 5 series, removed in 2 nd quarter) Rushes: 5 at Miami (10/28/07) 5 at Carolina (12/10/06) 5 yards at Detroit (11/18/07) Rushing Yards: 34 at Philadelphia (11/1/09) Longest Rush: 18 yards at Miami (10/28/07) Rushing Touchdowns: 1 at Philadelphia 12/11/05 (1 yard) 1 at Miami 10/28/07 (10 yards) 1 vs. Washington 9/4/08 (1 yard) 1 at Washington 9/11/11 (2 yards) 9 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

10 Manning s 14 Game Winning Drives Victories in which Manning rallied the Giants from the fourth quarter deficit or tie to win. Date Opponent Score: Score: Time: Time: Winning Score Winning Drive Totals: Drive(s) Start Final Drive Start Drive End Plays Yards Time 1/2/05 vs. Dallas :49 0:11 Barber 3 yd TD run :38 10/23/05 vs. Denver :29 0:05 2 yd TD pass to Toomer :24 12/11/05 at Philadelphia (OT) 5:38 3:55 Feely 26 yd FG 4 9 1:43 9/17/06 vs. Philadelphia (OT) 9:55 3:11 31 yd TD pass to Burress :44 11/5/06 vs. Houston :41 7:49 3 yd TD pass to Shockey :52 9/23/07 vs. Washington :33 5:32 33 yd TD pass to Burress :01 10/7/07 vs. Jets :23 7:52 53 yd TD pass to Burress :08 12/2/07 at Chicago :55 1:33 Droughns 2 yd TD run :22 9/21/08 Cincinnati (OT) 10:28 8:39 Carney 22 yd FG :49 10/26/08 at Pittsburgh :48 3:07 2 yd TD pass to Boss :41 12/21/08 vs. Carolina (OT) 12:20 9:57 Jacobs 2 yd TD run :23 9/20/09 at Dallas :40 0:00 Tynes 37 yd FG :40 11/22/09 vs. Atlanta (OT) 15:00 11:06 Tynes 36 yd FG :54 11/28/10 vs. Jacksonville :55 3:15 32 yd TD pass to Boss :40 Manning s 300 Yard Passing Games (7 7) Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds TD Int 9/25/05 at San Diego L 11/27/05 at Seattle L 12/11/05 at Philadelphia W 9/17/06 at Philadelphia W 9/7/07 at Dallas L 10/15/07 at Atlanta W 11/30/08 at Washington W 9/20/09 at Dallas W 11/22/09 vs. Atlanta W 12/13/09 vs. Philadelphia L 9/26/10 vs. Tennessee L 10/25/10 at Dallas W 11/14/10 vs. Dallas L 12/26/10 at Green Bay L MANNING VS. RAMS Date Result Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Long Sack 1st QB Rating /2/05 W /14/08 W Career Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

11 GIANTS QUARTERBACKS ATTEMPTS 1. Phil Simms 4, Eli Manning 3,364 (PS: 193) 3. Charlie Conerly 2, Kerry Collins 2, Fran Tarkenton 1, Dave Brown 1, Y.A. Tittle 1,308 COMPLETIONS 1. Phil Simms 2, Eli Manning 1,950 (PS: 113) 3. Kerry Collins 1, Charlie Conerly 1, Fran Tarkenton 1, Dave Brown Y.A. Tittle 731 YARDS 1. Phil Simms 33, Eli Manning 22,914 (PS: 1,297) 3. Charlie Conerly 19, Kerry Collins 16, Fran Tarkenton 13, Y.A. Tittle 10, Dave Brown 8,8606 TOUCHDOWNS 1. Phill Simms Charlie Conerly Eli Manning 156 (PS: 8) 4. Fran Tarkenton Y.A. Tittle Kerry Collins Dave Bronw 40 INTERCEPTIONS 1. Charlie Conerly Phil Simms Eli Manning 114 (PS: 7) 4. Fran Tarkenton Kerry Collins Y.A. Tittle 68 T7. Dave Brown 49 T7. Dave Brown 49 Manning s 1,950 completions and 22,914 passing yards by receiver: Includes three completions and 66 yards as a reserve at Philadelphia Sept. 12, Player Catches Yards Plaxico Burress 244 3,681 Steve Smith 213 2,314 Amani Toomer 210 2,554 Jeremy Shockey 206 2,300 Tiki Barber 129 1,144 Hakeem Nicks 128 1,880 Mario Manningham 121 1,801 Kevin Boss 118 1,597 Ahmad Bradshaw Derrick Ward Brandon Jacobs Domenik Hixon David Tyree Sinorice Moss Tim Carter Derek Hagan Jim Finn Visanthe Shiancoe Madison Hedgecock Travis Beckum Ike Hilliard Bear Pascoe DJ Ware 9 66 Michael Matthews 8 54 Reuben Droughns 7 49 Ramses Barden 6 80 Darcy Johnson 6 43 Marcellus Rivers 5 36 Michael Jennings 5 49 Jamaar Taylor Jake Ballard 2 59 Michael Clayton 2 19 Anthony Mix 1 21 Ron Dayne 1 7 Duke Calhoun 1 4 Henry Hynoski 1 4 Sean Berton Manning s 156 career TD passes by receiver: Player TDs Plaxico Burress 33 Jeremy Shockey 19 Kevin Boss 18 Amani Toomer 17 Hakeem Nicks 16 Mario Manningham 14 Steve Smith 11 David Tyree 4 Brandon Jacobs 3 Tiki Barber 3 Sinorce Moss 2 Tim Carter 2 Darcy Johnson 2 Madison Hedgecock 2 Domenik Hixon 2 Travis Beckum 2 Derek Hagan 2 Ahmad Bradshaw 1 Derrick Ward 1 Marcellus Rivers 1 Visante Shiancoe YARD GAMES 1. Phil Simms Kerry Collins Eli Manning Y.A. Tittle 9 11 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

12 BACK TO BACK PERFORMANCES Last season Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs combined for over 2,000 rushing yards. TOP RUSHERS IN GIANTS HISTORY Based on Yardage Player Years Att Yds Avg Long TDs 1. Tiki Barber ,217 10, t Rodney Hampton ,824 6, t Joe Morris ,318 5, t Alex Webster ,196 4, Brandon Jacobs , Ron Johnson ,066 3, Frank Gifford , Doug Kotar , Eddie price , Tuffy Leemans , N/A Ahmad Bradshaw , MOST 100 YD RUSHING GAMES IN GIANTS HISTORY Player Games 1. Tiki Barber Joe Morris Rodney Hampton 17 T4. Brandon Jacobs 11 T4. Eddie Price Ron Johnson Ahmad Bradshaw 7 8. Derrick Ward 3 MOST RUSHING TDS IN GIANTS HISTORY Player TDs 1. Tiki Barber 55 T2. Brandon Jacobs 49 T2. Rodney Hampton Joe Morris Alex Webster Ottis Anderson Frank Gifford Ron Johnson Bill Paschal Doug Kotar Eddie Price 20 T12. Joe Morrison 18 T12. Ahmad Bradshaw 18 T13. Rob Carpenter 17 T13. Tuffy Leemans 17 BRADSHAW VS. RAMS Date Result Att Yds Avg Long TD 1st 10+ 9/14/08 W t JACOBS VS. RAMS Date Result Att Yds Avg Long TD 1st /02/05 W /14/08 W Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

13 DYNAMIC DUO Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora tied for the team lead with 11.5 sacks apiece in Osi Umenyiora also led the league with 10 forced fumbles, tying the previous NFL record. TOP SACK LEADERS IN GIANTS HISTORY (statistic recorded only since 1982) 1. Michael Strahan Lawrence Taylor Leonard Marshall Keith Hamilton Osi Umenyiora George Martin Justin Tuck Carl Banks 36.0 TUCK VS. RAMS Date Result Tot Tack Asst Sack Yds Stuff Lost FF FR PD 10/2/05 W /14/08 W Career UMENYIORA VS. RAMS Date Result Tot Tack Asst Sack Yds Stuff Lost FF FR PD 9/7/03 W /2/05 W Career Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

14 THE JOY OF YOUTH After a breakout season in 2010, Hakeem Nicks looks to continue his impressive play as Eli s top receiver in Mario Manningham scored an 85 and 92 yard touchdown in the last two regular season games of NICKS VS. RAMS Date Result Tgt Rec Yds Avg Long TD 1st 25+ MANNINGHAM VS. RAMS Date Result Tgt Rec Yds Avg Long TD 1st 25+ LET THE GOOD TYNES ROLL Lawrence Tynes has made 115 consecutive extra points since missing one vs. San Francisco on Oct. 21, The team record of 133 in a row was set by Pete Gogolak from TOP KICKOFF RETURNERS IN GIANTS HISTORY Based on Return Yardage. Player Years No Yds Avg Long TDs 1. Clarence Childs , David Meggett , t 1 3. Willie Ponder , Ahmad Bradshaw ( ) 77 1, Rocky Thompson , David Patten , t 1 7. Domenik Hixon , Joe Scott , N/A 1 9. Ron Dixon , Phil McConkey , TOP PUNT RETURNERS IN GIANTS HISTORY Based on Return Yardage. Player Years No FC Yds Avg Long TDs 1. David Meggett , t 6 2. Emlen Tunnell NA 2, Phil McConkey , Tiki Barber , t 1 5. Amani Toomer , t 3 6. Leon Bright Chad Morton Bob Hammond t 1 9. Domenik Hixon Pete Athas Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

15 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. OFFENSE Overtime Game: Giants 34 vs. Atlanta 31, Nov. 22, 2009 Scoreless first half: Giants 0 at Indianapolis 24, Sept. 19, 2010 Opponent: Giants 21 vs. Redskins 0, Dec. 5, 2010 Scoreless second half: Giants 0 at Washington 14, Sept. 11, 2011 Opponent: Giants 7 vs. Vikings 0, Dec. 13, total yards: 480 vs. Dallas, Nov. 14, 2010 Opponent: 418 vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 19, total yards: 512 vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 2009 Opponent: 515 at Green Bay, Dec. 26, total yards: 602 vs. Washington, Oct, 28, 1962 Opponent: 682 vs. Chicago (Bears), Nov. 14, yards rushing: 213 vs. Minnesota, Dec. 13, 2010 Opponent: 247 vs. Carolina, Dec. 27, yards rushing: 301 vs. Carolina, Dec. 21, 2008 Opponent: 366 at Buffalo, Nov. 26, net yards passing: 373 vs. Dallas, Nov. 14, 2010 Opponent: 318 vs. Washington, Jan. 2, net yards passing: 443 at Cincinnati, Oct. 13, 1985 Opponent: 404 at Green Bay, Dec. 26, net yards passing: 505 vs. Washington, Oct. 28, 1962 Opponent: Never Happened Most points: 62 vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 1972 Opponent: 72 at Washington, Nov points: 62 vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 1972 Opponent: 62 at Cleveland, Dec. 6, points: 55 vs. Green Bay, Dec. 20, 1986 Opponent: 50 vs. Washington, Sept. 19, yard rushing game: Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw vs. Minnesota, Dec. 13, 2010 Opponent: Michael Vick , vs. Philadelphia Dec. 19, yard receiving game: Hakeem Nicks at Washington, Sept. 11, 2011 Opponent: Fred Davis at Washington, Sept. 11, yard receiving game: Plaxico Burress vs. St. Louis, Oct. 2, 2005 Opponent: Gary Clark vs. Washington, Oct. 27, yard passing game: Eli Manning 301 at Green Bay, Dec. 26, 2010 Opponent: Rex Grossman 305 at Washington, Sept. 11, yard passing game: Phil Simms 432, vs. Dallas, Oct. 6, 1985 Opponent: Aaron Rodgers 404, at Green Bay, Dec. 26, Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

16 3 TD passes: Eli Manning vs. Philadelphia Dec. 19, 2010 (4) Opponent: Jon Kitna vs. Dallas, Nov. 14, TD passes: Eli Manning vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 2010 Opponent: Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay, Dec. 26, TD passes: Phil Simms at St. Louis (Cardinals), Sept. 7, 1980 Opponent: Matt Hasselbeck at Seattle, Sept. 24, TD receiving: Hakeem Nicks vs. Carolina, Sept. 12, 2010 Opponent: Santana Moss at Washington, Dec. 24, TD receiving: Earnest Gray at St. Louis (Cardinals), Sept. 7, 1980 Opponent: Joe Horn at New Orleans, Dec. 14, TD rushing: Brandon Jacobs vs. Carolina, Dec. 21, 2008 Opponent: DeAngelo Williams (4) vs. Carolina, Dec. 21, TD rushing: Rodney Hampton vs. New Orleans, Sept. 24, 1995 Opponent: DeAngelo Williams vs. Carolina, Dec. 21, 2008 DEFENSE Interception TD return: Terrell Thomas 14 yards at Washington, Dec. 21, 2009 Opponent: Ryan Kerrigan 9 yards at Washington, Sept. 11, quarterback sacks: Justin Tuck 3.0 at Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2010 Opponent: DeMarcus Ware 3.0 at Dallas, Dec.14, interceptions: Kenny Phillips at Dallas, Sept. 20, 2009 Opponent: Asante Samuel at Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2010 Fumble return for TD: Osi Umenyiora 37 yards vs. Washington, Sept. 13, 2009 Opponent: Fili Moala 1 yard at Indianapolis, Sept. 19, quarterback sacks: Osi Umenyiora (6.0) vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 2007 Opponent: Bentrand Berry 4.0 at Arizona, Nov. 14, 2004 Safety: Tony Romo fumbled out of end zone (forced by Mathias Kiwanuka) at Dallas, Dec. 14, 2008 Opponent: Ahmad Bradshaw chop block in end zone vs. Tennessee, Sept. 26, Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

17 SPECIAL TEAMS 5 field goals: Jay Feely 5 vs. Washington, Oct.30, 2005 Opponent: Billy Cundiff (7) vs. Dallas, Sept.15, yard field goal: Lawrence Tynes 53 at Dallas, Oct. 25, 2010 Opponent: Jason Hanson 50 (2) vs. Detroit, Oct. 17, 2010 Kickoff return for TD: Domenik Hixon 74 yards vs. New England, Dec. 29, 2007 Opponent: Leon Washington 98 yards, vs. New York Jets, Oct. 7, 2007 Punt return for TD: Domenik Hixon 79 yards, vs. Dallas, Dec. 16, 2009 Opponent: DeSean Jackson 65 yards vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 2010 Blocked punt: David Tyree vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 2005 Opponent: Greg Hardy vs. Carolina, Sept. 12, 2010 Blocked punt return/recovered for TD: Tom Flynn 27 yards (blocked by Gary Reasons) vs. Washington, Sept. 5, 1988 Opponent: Myron Baker 5 yards at Chicago Sept. 5, 1993 Blocked field goal attempt: Terrell Thomas at Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2010 Opponent: Brian Orakpo, at Washington, Sept. 11, 201 Fake field goal attempt: Jeff Rutledge 13 yard TD pass to Harry Carson vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 12, 1986 Opponent: Hunter Smith 8 yard TD run, vs. Washington, Sept. 13, 2009 Blocked PAT: Barry Cofield vs. Dallas, Nov. 14, 2010 Opponent: Brandon Noble at Dallas, Dec. 17, 2000 PAT missed: Lawrence Tynes, vs. Baltimore, Nov.16, 2008 Opponent: Jay Feely vs. Atlanta, Nov. 9, 2003 Two point conversion made: Ahmad Bradshaw rush vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 28, 2010 Opponent: Michael Vick to Jason Avant at Philadelphia, Nov. 21, 2010 Two point conversion failed: Eli Manning pass at Philadelphia, Nov. 9, 2008 Opponent: Quinton Ganther run at Washington, Dec. 21, Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

18 SEASON OFFENSE 1,000 yard rusher: Ahmad Bradshaw, 2010 (1235) DEFENSE 10 interceptions: Willie Williams, 1968 (11) SPECIAL TEAMS 50 kickoff returns: Domenik Hixon, 2009 (57) 300 rushing attempts: Tiki Barber, 2006 (327) 2 defensive TDs: Percy Ellsworth, 1998 (2) 30 yard average kick return: John Counts, 1962 (30.2) yard rushing games: Brandon Jacobs, 2007 (5) 10 rushing TDs: Brandon Jacobs, 2008 (15) 500 pass attempts: Eli Manning, 2010 (539) 5 fumble recoveries: Osi Umenyiora (10) and Justin Tuck (6), sacks: Justin Tuck (11.5) and Osi Umenyiora (11.5), ,000 kick return yards: Domenik Hixon, 2009 (1,291) 2 kick returns for TD: Never happened 50 punt returns: Phil McConkey, 1985 (53) 300 pass completions: Eli Manning, 2010 (339) 500 punt return yards: Tiki Barber, 1999 (506) 4,000 yards passing: Eli Manning, 2010 (4,002) 15 yard punt return average: Amani Toomer, 1996 (16.6) 5 games with 300 yards passing: Kerry Collins, 2001 (5) 2 punt returns for TD: Amani Toomer, 1996 (2) 30 TD passes: Eli Manning (31) 2010 Most consecutive games with TD pass: Eli Manning, 12 (2008) 100 pass receptions: Steve Smith, 2009 (107) 1,000 receiving yards: Hakeem Nicks, 2010 (1,052) 10 receiving TDs: Hakeem Nicks, 2010 (11) 18 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

19 QUARTERBACKS ELI MANNING (10) Acquired by the Giants via trade with the San Diego Chargers. Was the first overall choice from Mississippi by the San Diego Chargers in Named the MVP of Super Bowl XLII after leading a fourth quarter comeback to beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots Has started 103 consecutive regular season games, the sixth longest streak in history by a quarterback. Has played in 104 games for the Giants with 103 starts. Ranks second all time among Big Blue quarterbacks in career completions (1,932), attempts (3,332) and passing yards (22,646) season: completed 339 of 539 passes (62.9%) for 4,002 yards and 31 touchdowns. He threw 25 interceptions and was sacked 16 times. 9/11: Completed 18 of 32 attempts for 268 yards against the Redskins. DAVID CARR (8) Was the first overall draft choice from Fresno State by the Houston Texans in Has played in 92 games with 79 starts. Completed 1,351 passes of 2,264 attempts for 14,433 yards and 65 touchdowns. Played in nine games with the Giants in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Completed 30 of 45 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Played for the San Francisco 49ers in Re signed with the Giants in /11: Was active but did not play against the Redskins. SAGE ROSENFELS (18) Traded to the Giants by the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for draft compensation in Was a fourth round draft choice (109th overall pick) from Iowa State by the Washington Redskins in Has since played for Miami, Houston, and Minnesota. Played in 39 regular season games with 12 starts and completed 351 of 562 passes for 4,156 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions. Has been sacked only 19 times and has a career passer rating of season: Played in eight games as the holder on field goals and extra points and played in one game as quarterback but did not throw a pass Preseason: Completed 13 of 19 attempts for 129 yards in the preseason. Placed on Injured Reserve on Sept. 3 (back). 19 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

20 RUNNING BACKS AHMAD BRADSHAW (44) BRANDON JACOBS (27) Was a seventh round draft choice (250th overall pick) from Was a fourth round draft choice (110th overall choice) from Marshall by the Giants in Southern Illinois by the Giants in Owns the longest rushes in each of the Giants past four Has played in 86 games, ran for 49 career touchdowns (tied for seasons, including an 88 yard touchdown run against Buffalo second in team history), and recorded 4,278 yards in his 926 (12/23/07) that is the third longest rush in Giants history. career rushing attempts. Is the fifth player in Giants history to Has played in 58 games with 14 starts and had 529 rushes for rush for 4,000 yards in his career, joining Alex Webster (4,638), 2,558 yards with 17 touchdowns and 75 catches for 575 yards Joe Morris (5,296), Rodney Hampton (6,897), and Tiki Barber and one touchdown. (10,449) Season: Played in 16 games and ran for 1,235 yards on 2010 Season: Had 147 carries in 2010 for 823 yards, averaging 276 carries, averaging 4.5 yards a carry and scoring a careerhigh eight touchdowns. Also caught 47 passes for 314 yards. passes for 59 yards. 5.6 yards per carry and nine touchdowns. Also caught seven 9/11: Led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 44 yards and 9/11: Rushed for 29 yards on 6 carries against the Redskins. a touchdown against the Redskins. DA REL SCOTT (33) D. J. WARE (28) Was a seventh round draft choice (221th overall choice) from Has played in 29 games for the Giants with 35 carries for 161 Maryland by the Giants in yards and a touchdown. Has 10 catches for 82 yards. Played in 41 games with 29 starts. Career totals include 430 Signed by the Giants off of the Jets practice squad in carries for 2,401 yards (5.6 yard avg.) and 17 touchdowns. Originally signed by the Tennessee Titans season: Third team All ACC by the NFL Draft Report Season: Had 20 carries for 73 yards with a long run of 14 Military Bowl Most Valuable Player after setting the school yards. Also has 7 catches for 67 yards. postseason rushing yardage record with 200 yards. 9/11: Had one reception for three yards against the Redskins. 9/11: Made his NFL debut by playing one snap on special teams. HENRY HYNOSKI (45) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 28, /11: Had one reception for four yards against the Redskins. 20 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

21 RECEIVERS HAKEEM NICKS (88) Was a first round draft choice (29th overall choice) from North Carolina by the Giants in Has played in 27 games with 18 starts and caught 126 passes for 1,842 yards and 17 touchdowns with an average of yards per catch. Played in 14 games with six starts as a rookie in Caught 47 passes for 790 yards, both the third highest totals by a Giants rookie. Averaged a team high 16.8 yards per catch. Scored six touchdowns. Also saw action on special teams, including returning kicks Season: Led the team with 79 catches for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns in 13 games. 9/11: Led the team with seven receptions for 122 yards, including a 68 yarder against the Redskins. DOMENIK HIXON (87) Claimed off waivers by the Giants on Oct. 3, Was a fourth round draft choice (130th overall) from Akron by the Denver Broncos in Has played in 46 career games, 42 with the Giants. Caught 59 passes for 788 yards and three touchdowns. Rushed 3 times for 18 yards Season: Missed the season after tearing ACL in JERREL JERNIGAN (12) minicamp practice June 15th. 9/11: Had two receptions for 21 yards and had two punt returns for a 13.5 return average against the Redskins. VICTOR CRUZ (80) Signed by the Giants on April 26, 2010 as a free agent. 9/11: Recorded one special teams tackle against the Redskins. MARIO MANNINGHAM (82) Was a third round draft choice (95th overall choice) from Michigan by the Giants in Has played in 37 games, with 18 starts for the Giants. Has 121 career receptions for 1,792 yards and 14 touchdowns Season: Had 60 catches for 944 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 15.7 yards per catch with a long catch of 92 yards. Had 85 and a 92 yard touchdown receptions in the last two games. 9/11: Had four receptions for 49 yards against the Redskins. DEVIN THOMAS (15) Signed by the Giants on Nov. 24, Was a second round draft choice (34th overall pick) from Michigan State by Washington in Claimed by Carolina off waivers on Oct. 11, Has played in 39 career games, four with the Giants. Has 40 catches for 445 yards and three touchdowns. Also has six carries for 51 yards and one touchdown. Returned 35 kickoffs for 838 yards, averaging 23.9 yards per return season: Appeared in nine games, four with the Giants. 9/11: Had one kickoff return for 21 yards against the Redskins. Was a third round draft choice (89th overall) from Troy by the Giants in Caught 262 passes for 3,128 yards (11.9 yard avg.) and 18 touchdowns. Carried the ball 132 times for 892 yards (6.8 yard avg.) and five scores. Completed 7 of 10 passes for 43 yards and two touchdowns. Returned 67 kickoffs for 1,580 yards (23.4 yard avg.) and one score and ran back 29 punts for 372 yards (12.8 yard avg.) and a touchdown. 9/11: Was inactive against the Redskins. 21 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

22 TIGHT ENDS TRAVIS BECKUM (47) Was a third round draft choice (100th overall pick) from Wisconsin by the Giants in Originally played linebacker at Wisconsin and switched to tight end his sophomore year. Has played in 31 regular season games with four starts overall and caught 21 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns Season: Played in 16 games with two starts in his second season in Caught 13 passes for 116 yards. 9/11: Was inactive against the Redskins. JAKE BALLARD (85) Signed by the Giants as a rookie free agent on April 25, Activated to the Giants active roster from the practice squad on Nov. 20. Waived on Nov. 21 and re signed to the Giants practice squad. Signed to the Giants active roster on Dec /11: Made his first career start and had two receptions for 59 yards against the Redskins. BEAR PASCOE (86) Signed to the Giants practice squad on Sept. 15, Originally a sixth round draft choice (184th overall pick) from Fresno State by the San Francisco 49ers. Given name is McKenna Sean Pascoe but was given the nickname Bear by his family because of his size. He is also a champion roper. Has appeared in 29 games with 12 starts for the Giants and caught 10 passes for 81 yards Season: Played in 15 games with 11 starts and had nine catches for 72 yards. 9/11: Started the game at fullback against the Redskins. 22 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

23 STACY ANDREWS (73) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 3, Was a fourth round draft choice (123rd overall) from Mississippi by the Cincinnati Bengals in Has played in 85 career games with 46 starts Season: Played in 13 games with 12 starts at right guard for the Seattle Seahawks. 9/11: Played as an extra lineman and on special teams against the Redskins. OFFENSIVE LINE DAVID DIEHL (66) CHRIS SNEE (76) Was a fifth round draft choice (160th overall pick) from Illinois by the Giants in Has started 120 regular season games for the Giants. Was first Giants player since the introduction of the 16 game schedule in 1978 to start every regular season game in his first seven seasons and was also the only player drafted in 2003 to start every game since The streak ended on Nov. 14, 2010 vs. Dallas because of hip and hamstring injuries. 9/11: Started at right guard against the Redskins. Selected to his first Pro Bowl in Season: Started 10 games at left tackle and two games KAREEM MCKENZIE (67) at left guard. 9/11: Started at left guard against the Redskins. Was a second round draft choice (34th pick overall) from Boston College by the Giants in Has started every game he s played (107 regular season games) at right guard. His string of 96 consecutive starts is second on the Giants behind Eli Manning (103) Season: Named by the Sporting News and Pro Football Writers Association first team All Pro. Named second team All Pro by the Associated Press. Named to his third Pro Bowl. Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in Was a third round draft choice (79th pick overall) from Penn State by the New York Jets in WILL BEATTY (65) Played in 145 career games, including 137 starts in his career. Was a second round draft choice (60th pick overall) from Has blocked for five different running backs that have rushed Connecticut by the Giants in for 1,000+ yards: Curtis Martin, Tiki Barber, Brandon Jacobs, Has played in 24 games with six starts during his career and is Derrick Ward, and Ahmad Bradshaw. the team s starting left tackle in Season: Started all 16 games at right tackle. Played in 16 games with four starts during his rookie 9/11: Started at right tackle against the Redskins. campaign at right tackle in Season: Played in eight games with two starts. Injured KEVIN BOOTHE (77) his foot vs. Panthers (9/12) and underwent surgery. Returned Was a sixth round draft choice (176th overall) from Cornell by to action on Nov. 14 vs. Dallas. the Oakland Raiders in Claimed by the Giants off of 9/11: Started at left tackle against the Redskins. waivers on Sept. 2, DAVID BAAS (64) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 30, Was a second round draft choice (33rd pick overall) from Michigan by the San Francisco 49ers in Has played in 92 games with 54 starts during his career. Started in every game for the past two seasons Season: Started every game at center for the San Francisco 49ers. MITCH PETRUS (62) 9/11: Started at center against the Redskins. Played in 57 regular season games, 40 for the Giants, with 21 starts Season: Played in eight games with five starts. Activated off the PUP list on Nov. 8 after offseason surgery to repair a torn pectoral. 9/11: Played on special teams and on offense against the Redskins. Was a fifth round draft choice (147th overall pick) from Arkansas by the Giants in Tied the NFL Scouting Combine record for the 225 pound bench press record with 45 reps Season: Played in 11 games including three at guard. 9/11: Was inactive against the Redskins. JAMES BREWER (78) Was a fourth round draft choice (117th overall choice) from Indiana by the Giants in /11: Was inactive against the Redskins. 23 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

24 DEFENSIVE LINE JUSTIN TUCK (91) Was a third round draft choice (74th overall pick) from Notre Dame by the Giants in Has played in 84 regular season games and recorded 308 tackles, 40 sacks, and one interception. Has emerged as one of the NFL s finest defensive ends, totaling 39.5 regular season sacks the previous four seasons. Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2008 and 2010 seasons. Was one of the best players on the field in Super Bowl XLII, where he had five tackles (four solo), including two sacks for 14 yards in losses. Tuck is a versatile player who has contributed as a defensive end, tackle and on special teams Season: Started all 16 games at left defensive end, had 76 tackles and tied Osi Umenyiora as the team leader for sacks with /11: Was inactive against the Redskins. CHRIS CANTY (99) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in Was a fourth round draft choice (132nd overall pick) from Virginia by the Dallas Cowboys in Has played in 88 regular season games with 70 starts and has 199 regular season tackles and 12 sacks, plus 10 tackles and one sack in the postseason. Played in every regular season game during his first four years in the NFL, but was sidelined by a strained calf and then a knee injury for eight games in Season: Started all 16 games and recorded 38 tackles (27 solo) and 1.5 sacks for 14 yards. Also had three passes defensed and one forced fumble. 9/11: Recorded three solo tackles and one sack against the Redskins. LINVAL JOSEPH (97) Was a second round draft choice (46th overall pick) from East Carolina by the Giants in As a rookie in 2010, played in six games and was inactive for 10. Contributed 11 tackles (eight solo). Made NFL debut with one solo tackle vs. Chicago (10/3). Had a season high five solo tackles at Green Bay (12/26). 9/11: Recorded three tackles (one solo) against the Redskins. OSI UMENYIORA (72) Was a second round draft choice (56th overall pick) from Troy by the Giants in Holds the Giants franchise record for sacks in a game with six vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 23, Has played in 104 regular season games with 78 starts, 60 sacks and 308 tackles. Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 and 2007 seasons. Umenyiora is the only player in Giants history to score three touchdowns on fumble returns Season: Started all 16 games at right defensive end, had 48 tackles (33 solo) and tied Justin Tuck as the team leader for sacks with Underwent arthroscopic surgery on right knee on Aug. 12 and is sidelined indefinitely. JASON PIERRE PAUL (90) Was a first round draft choice (15th overall pick) from South Florida by the Giants in Played at three colleges College of the Canyons, Fort Scott Community College, and South Florida. Pierre Paul had two sacks vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and two vs. Washington (12/5) to become the first rookie in Giants history with at least two sacks in consecutive games Season: Played in all 16 games and had 30 tackles (24 solo) and 4.5 sacks for 36 yards. 9/11: Recorded six tackles (five solo), two sacks, and one forced fumble against the Redskins. DAVE TOLLEFSON (71) Re signed by the Giants in 2011, originally signed by the Giants in 2007 after spending 2006 on the Green Bay Packers practice squad and the early part of 2007 on the Oakland Raiders practice squad. Originally a seventh round draft choice (253rd overall pick) from Northwest Missouri State by the Packers in /11: Recorded two solo tackles and one sack against the Redskins. 24 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

25 DEFENSIVE LINE ROCKY BERNARD (95) Originally signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2009, re signed in Was a fifth round draft choice (146th overall pick) from Texas A&M by the Seattle Seahawks in Has played in 132 games with 54 starts and has accumulated 321 tackles and 32 sacks season: Played in 14 games and contributed 18 tackles and two sacks 9/11: Recorded two tackles (one solo) against the Redskins. MARVIN AUSTIN (96) Was a second round draft choice (52nd overall pick) from North Carolina by the Giants in Preseason: Recorded three tackles (two solo). Placed on injured reserve on Aug. 30 after tearing his pectoral muscle against the Bears on Aug. 22. JIMMY KENNEDY (73) Signed by the Giants on Aug. 23rd. An eight year veteran at defensive tackle, has previously played for four teams, including the Minnesota Vikings in Played in 86 regular season games with 31 starts and in five postseason games with two starts. His career totals include: 188 tackles (106 solo), 8.5 sacks, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in the regular season and 10 tackles (seven solo) and two sacks in the postseason. He had a career high 55 tackles (32 solo) in 2006 and a career best three sacks in both 2005 and /11: Recorded one tackle against the Redskins. JUSTIN TRATTOU An undrafted free agent from Florida. Signed off the practice squad on Sept /11: Made NFL debut and recorded one tackle against the Redskins. 25 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

26 JONATHAN GOFF (54) Was a fifth round draft choice (165th overall pick) from Vanderbilt by the Giants in Has played in 37 regular season games with 20 starts. Career totals include 107 tackles, two sacks, four passes defended, one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery Season: Started all 16 games at MLB. Recorded 80 tackles (54 solo) and had one sack for 4.5 yards. Also had two passes defended, nine tackles for losses, two QB hits, six special teams tackles (three solo) and a fumble recovery on special teams. Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 10 after tearing his ACL in practice. MATHIAS KIWANUKA (94) Was a first round draft choice (32nd overall pick) from Boston College by the Giants in A versatile defender who made a successful transition from defensive end to linebacker in 2007 and then back to end in He now plays a hybrid role in the Giants defense and lines up in a number of different positions. Kiwanuka started nine games in 2006, the most by a Giants rookie defensive end since Fred Dryer started 14 games in Has played in 61 games with 41 starts. Totals include: 222 total tackles (167 solo), 23 sacks, one safety, 10 passes defended, two interceptions and two forced fumbles Season: Limited to three games with one start because of a neck injury. Recorded 11 tackles (nine solo), four sacks and one forced fumble. 9/11: Recorded five tackles (four solo) against the Redskins. JACQUIAN WILLIAMS (57) Was a sixth round draft choice (202nd overall pick) from South Florida by the Giants in /11: Recorded two tackles (one solo) against the Redskins. LINEBACKERS MICHAEL BOLEY (59) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in Was a fifth round draft choice (160th overall pick) from Southern Mississippi by the Atlanta Falcons in Has played in 91 games with 78 starts and recorded 500 tackles, eight sacks, 36 passes defended, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries Season: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts. Totaled 86 tackles (64 solo), one sack, one pass defended and one forced fumbles. 9/11: Recorded four tackles (three solo) and one fumble recovery against the Redskins. GREG JONES (53) Was a sixth round draft choice (185th overall pick) from Michigan State by the Giants in /11: Made NFL debut, was the first Giants rookie linebacker to start a season opener since Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor in 1981, and recorded four solo tackles against the Redskins. CLINT SINTIM (52) Was a second round draft choice (45th overall pick) from Virginia by the Giants in Played well in spot duty in his first two seasons and hopes to expand his role after recovering from knee surgery. Played in a total of 24 games with one start. Recorded 33 tackles (21 solo) Season: Played in 13 games with one start. Had 13 total tackles (seven solo). Place on injured reserve on Sept. 2 after tearing his ACL and patellar tendon the night before against the Patriots. SPENCER PAYSINGER (55) Acquired by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from the University of Oregon on July 26, Made his NFL debut on special teams against Washington, but did not record a tackle. MARK HERZLICH (58) Acquired by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from Boston College on July 26, Made his NFL debut on special teams against the Redskins, but did not record a tackle. 26 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

27 DEFENSIVE BACKS COREY WEBSTER (23) Was a second round draft choice (43rd overall pick) from LSU by the Giants in Has played in 85 regular season games with 59 starts and has recorded 264 tackles, 10 interceptions, two sacks, 67 passes defensed, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and five special teams tackles Season: Played in all 15 games in which he played and recorded 49 tackles (38 solo), 12 passes defensed, two QB hits, one tackle for a loss, one fumble recovery and four interceptions. 9/11: Recorded one tackle against the Redskins. TERRELL THOMAS (24) Was a second round draft choice (63rd overall pick) from USC by the Giants in Has played in 44 games with 34 starts. Career totals include 234 tackles (172 solo), 11 interceptions, 38 passes defensed, two sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 15 special teams tackles season: Started all 16 games at right cornerback and led the team in tackles (101, including 86 solo), interceptions (five) and passes defensed (21) for the second season in a row Preseason: Recorded four tackles (two solo). Placed on injured reserve on Aug. 23 after tearing his ACL the previous night against the Bears. KENNY PHILLIPS (21) Was a first round draft choice (31st overall pick) from Miami (Fla.) by the Giants in Has played in 34 regular season games with 20 starts and recorded 170 tackles (121 solo), four interceptions, 12 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and five special teams tackles Season: Started all 16 games and recorded 77 tackles (60 solo), five passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and one interception. 9/11: Led the Giants with nine tackles (five solo) against the Redskins. AARON ROSS (31) Was a first round draft choice (20th overall pick) from Texas by the Giants in Has played in 49 regular season games and five postseason games during his career with the Giants and has recorded 148 tackles, 2.5 sacks, six interceptions, and 21 passes defended Season: Played in 15 games with 36 tackles (25 solo) and one sack for seven yards. Also had two tackles for losses, four passes defended and two QB hits. 9/11: Recorded three tackles (two solo) against the Redskins. ANTREL ROLLE (26) Signed as a free agent by the Giants in Originally a first round (eighth overall pick) from Miami (Fla.) by the Arizona Cardinals in Has played in 84 regular season games with 75 starts. Has recorded 424 tackles, 13 interceptions four returned for touchdowns, 36 passes defended, four forced fumbles, and two sacks. Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2009 and 2010 seasons Season: Started in all 16 games and recorded 87 tackles (75 solo), five tackles for losses, six QB hits, four passes defensed, two fumble recovery and one interception 9/11: Recorded seven tackles (six solo) against the Redskins. DEON GRANT (34) Re signed by the Giants in Originally a second round draft choice (57th overall pick) from Tennessee by the Carolina Panthers in Played for Carolina, Jacksonville and Seattle before being signed by the Giants in /11: Recorded four tackles (three solo) against the Redskins. MICHAEL COE (37) Signed to the Giants active roster in 2010 from the practice squad. Was a fifth round draft choice from Alabama State by the Indianapolis Colts in Season: Played in two games and had three special teams tackles. 9/11: Played but did not record a tackle against the Redskins 27 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

28 DEFENSIVE BACKS PRINCE AMUKAMARA (20) Was a first round draft choice (19th overall pick) from Nebraska by the Giants in College career totals include 161 tackles (100 solo), five interceptions, 26 pass deflections, four sacks, six stops for losses, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Broke fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Aug. 6 and is sidelined indefinitely. DERRICK MARTIN (36) Signed by the Giants in Originally a sixth round draft choice (208th overall pick) by the Baltimore Ravens in Was with the Ravens for three seasons before signing with the Bears in /11: Recorded one special teams tackle against the Redskins. TYLER SASH (39) Was a sixth round draft choice (198th overall pick) from Iowa by the Giants in Sash played in 38 games at Iowa, starting at strong safety in all but his collegiate debut. Recorded 217 tackles (109 solo) with one sack, 11.5 stops for losses, 13 interceptions and one touchdown. Deflected 14 passes, forced three fumbles and recovered one. Earned third team All America honors from the NFL Draft Report and was named first team All Big Ten by the league s coaches and media following the 2010 season. 9/11: Made his NFL debut and recorded two tackles (one solo) against the Redskins. BRIAN WILLIAMS (35) Signed by the Giants on Aug. 24. Played in 128 regular season games with 99 starts for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons. Has 19 career interceptions Season: Played in 16 games with one start for the Atlanta Falcons 9/11: Played but did not record a tackle against the Redskins. 28 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

29 SPECIALISTS LAWRENCE TYNES (9) Traded to the Giants for a seventh round draft pick in Originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent in Kicked a 47 yard field goal in overtime during the 2007 NFC Championship Game to send the Giants to Super Bowl XLII. Has played in 97 regular season games and six postseason games and has made 138 of 170 field goals attempted (81.2%) and converted 268 of 274 extra point attempts (97.8%). Had 100 points in 2010, and made 19 of 23 (82.6%) field goal attempts and all 43 extra point attempts. The NFL s first Scottish born player. 9/11: Kicked two extra points and had a 38 yard field goal attempt blocked against the Redskins. STEVE WEATHERFORD (5) Signed as a free agent in Played the last two seasons for the New York Jets. Seven years experience in the NFL. Career stats: 363 punts for 15,585 yards with a long of 66 and none blocked 2010 season: 84 punts for 3,581 yards with an average punt of 42.6 yards. 9/11: Averaged 45.2 yards on six punts and recorded two tackles on special teams. ZAK DEOSSIE (51) Was a fourth round draft choice (116th overall pick) from Brown by the Giants in Played in all 64 regular season games and five postseason games with 28 regular season special teams tackles and seven postseason special teams tackles. Began snapping for placekicks as well as punts during the 2009 season after Jay Alford suffered a season ending knee injury. Father Steve DeOssie was a linebacker and a deep snapper with the Cowboys, Giants, Jets, and Patriots during his 12 seasons with the NFL Selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2008 and 2010 seasons Season: Played in all 16 games as the long snapper on punts and placekicks. Also had three solo special teams tackles. 9/11: Recorded two special teams tackles against the Redskins. 29 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

30 WEEK 1: GIANTS 14, REDSKINS 28 SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 By Michael Eisen LANDOVER, Md. The curtain went up on the Giants 2011 season Sunday and the performance was not close to the standard they set for themselves. They wasted two leads, were shutout in the second half, converted only one third down opportunity, made costly mistakes in all three phases and, most importantly, lost to the Washington Redskins in FedExField, 28 14, their first openingday defeat since The loss ended the Giants six game winning streak against the Redskins and their five game streak in Washington. Afterward, some of the harshest reviews were delivered in the Giants locker room. For many, the disappointment was exasperated by playing poorly on the 10 th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which were remembered in a poignant pregame ceremony. We don t live in a bubble as professional athletes, defensive tackle Chris Canty said. We re affected by what happens. What 9/11 means to us, what it means to our fans, what it means to our city, what it means to this country we represent the red, white and blue. And to go out there and put on that kind of performance is just unacceptable for us. It s unacceptable in every regard. We have to have more purpose than we showed on game day, we have to have more purpose than we showed in practice. That s what it s going to take because obviously we didn t get the job done today. We shot ourselves in the foot, tackle Kareem McKenzie said. They made the plays and we didn t. We made too many mistakes. The number of penalties we committed (eight) is uncharacteristic of this team based on what we ve done in the past against the Redskins. We didn t have a good day on the offensive side of the ball. We have to play better. Tom Coughlin will certainly do all he can this week to ensure that happens. It s our first game, I liked their effort, he said. I had no problem with that at all. But the execution, particularly the offensive execution, and the ability to defend the pass off of play action was disappointing. The Giants played without Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Tuck (neck), who arrived at the stadium hoping to play but was declared inactive after being examined by team doctors. He joined defensive starters Osi Umenyiora, Jonathan Goff and Terrell Thomas, who are all sidelined with knee injuries. Goff and Thomas are on injured reserve and will miss the season. We won t make any excuses about that, Coughlin said. We came down here, we were very well prepared and our guys were excited about playing. We knew the significance of the day and we wanted to pay our respects by the way in which we played. As I said, other than a couple of things that took place in the first half, it was highly competitive. We did not play the same way in the second half, obviously. Offensively we didn t do a thing we didn t score a point. That was very disappointing. Tuck hopes to play next Monday in the home opener vs. St. Louis. The plan is to wait one more week, said Tuck. I wanted to play this week. I m still not 100 percent, but I wanted to give it a go. The doctor said, We would rather have you out one week than re aggravating it and going through this process again and be out for a month. It was a precautionary thing. The Giants were also without tight end Travis Beckum, whose hamstring became tight late in the week. He s our third down tight end, Coughlin said. He s the guy that took all of the snaps for the whole week. That was part of the confusion with the two minute drill at the end of the game (which included a delay of game penalty). We had a tight end in there who hadn t really had much work, trying to do the best he could and the execution wasn t what it should have been. Tim Hightower rushed for one touchdown, Rex Grossman threw scoring passes to Anthony Armstrong and Jabar Gaffney and Ryan Kerrigan returned an interception for Washington s touchdowns. Eli Manning and Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for touchdowns for the Giants in the first half. But Manning threw the pick that turned into the game winning touchdown, a Lawrence Tynes field goal 30 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

31 attempt was blocked, Antrel Rolle committed a penalty that aided the Redskins, the Giants rushed for only 75 yards 62 yards less than their 2010 average and succeeded on one of 10 third down chances. Our third downs were atrocious again, Coughlin said. I think our inconsistency and our lack of third down production you re not going to keep the ball if you can t do something with it on third down. The game turned permanently in the Redskins favor on the third play of the second half. The teams were tied at halftime, 14 14, and the Giants received the second half kickoff. On thirdand 10 from the 18, Eli Manning threw a short pass to his right for Hakeem Nicks. But Kerrigan, the outside linebacker who was Washington s first round draft choice this year, jumped up as McKenzie attempted to cut block him, batted the ball, caught it and quickly covered the nine yards in front of him to the end zone to give the Redskins a lead. He just did a good job and a good move to avoid the cut to jump up and tip it up, Manning said. It was a good play by him not a whole lot I can do about that. It was (a) blitz, Nicks said. We audibled to a little screen pass and the defensive end jumped up and made a good play on the ball. The Giants had a great opportunity in the fourth quarter, after Jason Pierre Paul s second sack forced a fumble by Grossman that was recovered and returned 13 yards to the Redskins 27 by Michael Boley. The momentum quickly stalled when Bradshaw lost two yards on third and one. Tynes came on to try a 38 yard field goal attempt, but it was blocked by Brian Orakpo. I felt like I hit it like I hit all of my kicks, Tynes said. They are not always going to be real high. Steve (Weatherford, his holder) said I hit it good and that it sounded good to him. We will look at film tomorrow. Anyway you look at it, it is a miss. There was penetration on the left side and the ball was not elevated very well, Coughlin said. It takes little then to block it, but that can t be an issue. Obviously, Lawrence has been out of action for awhile and we need to work on that. But that can t be a problem. We just won t let that be a problem. he s got to go through in terms of the rehab, we feel real bad for Clint. Sintim, near tears, spoke briefly with reporters in the Giants locker Washington took possession on its 30. On third and nine from the 45, Grossman threw to Fred Davis for seven yards. The Redskins would have punted, but Rolle hit Davis while the tight end was on the ground and was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness. That gave Washington a first down at the Giants 33. Six plays later, Grossman threw a four yard touchdown pass to Gaffney that essentially clinched the game with 5:04 remaining. You re not supposed to go helmet to helmet as a defender, Coughlin said. It looked like he was trying to cover the guy up. I don t know that there was any intent there. I was very surprised when the penalty was called. Of course, it was way across the field. I don t think I lowered my head at all, but the call was made and you have to get up and play again, Rolle said. Next time, we have to take him down before he gets there and it won t happen. I don t think it was helmet to helmet. We definitely made contact with him after the initial hit. I definitely didn t lead with my helmet. I have never led with my helmet on any tackle and to say that is crazy. There is nothing I can do about it. The call was made. Grossman s six yard touchdown pass to Armstrong with only 37 seconds remaining in the second quarter created a tie. On second and one, Armstrong lined up alone on the left side, got a step on cornerback Aaron Ross and caught the ball in the end zone just before he stepped out of bounds. The Redskins traveled 80 yards in only five plays, all of them Grossman completions to different receivers. The longest was a 39 yarder to Gaffney, who slipped past Ross and was tackled by Deon Grant. That moved the ball to the Giants 15 yard line. After Grossman hit Hightower for a nine yard gain, Armstrong scored the touchdown. Bradshaw s touchdown also a six yarder gave the Giants a 14 7 lead with 2:48 remaining in the quarter. On first and goal from the six, Bradshaw took a handoff and ran to the right side, where he found daylight thanks to rookie fullback Henry Hynoski s block on Kerrigan. The score concluded an eight play, 85 yard drive that began with Manning s 24 yard pass to Mario Manningham. Manning and Manningham later hooked up for an 11 yard completion, plus a 17 yarder to Nicks and Brandon Jacobs ran for 14 yards on the 31 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

32 play immediately preceding the touchdown. Hightower s one yard touchdown run early in the second quarter tied the score at 7 7. Grossman s 18 yard pass to Armstrong gave Washington a first and goal at the one. On the next play, Hightower ran wide to his left and beat the closest Giants defenders to the goal line. The Giants scored the only points of the first quarter on Manning s two yard touchdown run. The score was set up by Nick s 68 yard catch and run. Nicks got behind Kevin Barnes, caught the ball on the Redskins 25 and wasn t brought down until he was at the two. The 68 yarder tied fpr the longest reception of Nicks career. He also had a 68 yard reception on Dec. 13, 2009 vs. Philadelphia. On the next play, Manning scrambled to his right and stepped into the right front corner of the end zone for the Giants first score of the season. It was the fourth rushing touchdown of Manning s career and his first since Sept. 4, 2008, also in a season opener vs. Washington. No one even mentioned that in the postgame locker room because of the disappointments that followed. We have to do our part, Manning said. We have to keep the ball longer and help out our defense. We ve got to win the time of possession and sustain drives. We have to find a way to put more points on the board. The sooner the better. 32 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

33 WEEK 1: GIANTS 14, REDSKINS 28 NOTES, ANCEDOTES, AND STATISTICS OT F GIANTS REDSKINS SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point)(Drive Information) Visitor Home Giants 1 9:53 E. Manning 2 yd. run (L. Ynes kick) (4 70, 0:35) 7 0 Redskins 2 11:25 T. Hightower 1 yd. run (G. Gano kick) (11 66, 5:32) 7 7 Giants 2 2:48 A. Bradshaw 6 yd. run (L. Tynes kick) (8 85, 4:44) 14 7 Redskins 2 0:37 A. Armstrong 6 yd. pass from R. Grossman (G. Gano kick) (5 80, 2:11) Redskins 3 13:03 R. Kerrigan 9 yd. interception return (G. Gano kick) Redskins 4 5:04 J. Gaffney 4 yd. pass from R. Grossman (G. Gano kick) (10 70, 5:53) TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Giants Redskins Rushing Yards Bradshaw 44 T. Hightower 72 Receiving Yards Nicks 122 F. Davis 105 Passing Yards Manning 268 Grossman 305 Touchdowns Bradshaw 1 Grossman 2 Manning 1 Field Goals (long) Tackles (solo) Rolle 6 Doughty 8 Sacks Pierre Paul 2 Neild 2 Interceptions Kerrigan 1 TEAM STATS NYG WAS FIRST DOWNS FIRST DOWN (RUSH) 5 3 FIRST DOWN (PASS) FIRST DOWN (PENALTY) 0 1 TOTAL YDS RUSHES YDS AVG. RUSH GAIN PASS COMP ATT INT PASSINGS YDS KICKOFFS 3 5 PUNTS AVG RETURN YDS PENALTIES YARDS FUMBLES LOST TOUCHDOWNS 2 4 RUSHING TDS 2 1 PASSING TDS 0 2 EXTRA POINTS ATTEMPTS FG MADE ATT RED ZONE EFF 67% 100% TIME OF POSESSION 27:24 32:36 33 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

34 WEEK 1: GIANTS 14, REDSKINS 28 NOTES, ANCEDOTES, AND STATISTICS By Michael Eisen LANDOVER, Md. Notes and statistics from the Giants season opening loss to the Washington Redskins. *The Giants lost on Kickoff Weekend for the first time since 2007, which was also an NFC East road game (45 35 at Dallas). That was also the last time they opened the season on the road. *They lost a season opener to the Redskins for the first time since 1976 (they beat them to start the season in 1977, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2008 and 2009). *The Giants are on Kickoff Weekend, in road openers and in season opening road games. The 49 opening day victories are the third most in NFL history. Chicago and Green Bay are tied for first with 52. *Tom Coughlin is 10 6 on Kickoff Weekend, including 4 4 with the Giants. *The loss ended the Giants six game winning streak vs. the Redskins and their five game winning streak in FedExField, where they are *The score was tied at halftime, 14 14, but the Giants did not score in the second half. It was the Giants first deadlock at the half since Sept. 26, 2010, when they were even with Tennessee, The Giants did not score in the second half of that game and lost, Dating back to 2007, the Giants have lost their last three regular season games in which they were tied at halftime. They last won a regular season game in which they were deadlocked at the half on Dec. 11, 2005, when a tie in Philadelphia became a overtime victory. The Giants were tied at the half, 14 14, with Dallas in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game on Jan. 13, 2008 and won, *The Giants scoreless second half was their first since that Tennessee game last September. *The Giants held Washington to 72 rushing yards on 25 carries, a 2.8 yard average. In the teams last three meetings, Washington has run for 74, 67 and 72 yards. *Seven Giants rookies made their NFL debuts: linebackers Greg Jones, Mark Herzlich, Spencer Paysinger and Jacquian Williams, safety Tyler Sash, fullback Henry Hynoski, and defensive end Justin Trattou. An eighth rookie, running back Da Rel Scott, was in uniform but did not play. The eight rookies is the most the Giants have suited up for an opening day game since 2007, when they also dressed eight Aaron Ross, Steve Smith, Jay Alford, Zak DeOssie, Kevin Boss, Michael Johnson, Ahmad Bradshaw and Michael Matthews. Ironically, Matthews, the lone free agent in the group, was the only rookie to start the game. *Jones was the only rookie to start against the Redskins. He had four solo tackles, including one on the game s first play. Sash had two tackles (one solo) and Trattou had an assisted tackle. Hynoski delivered a key block on Ahmad Bradshaw s touchdown run and caught a four yard pass. *Jones was the first Giants rookie linebacker to start on opening day since Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor in 1981, the first defensive rookie to start an opener since tackle Barry Cofield in 2006 (Cofield now plays for the Redskins) and the first to start since Matthews, a tight end, four years ago. *In addition to Jones, defensive linemen Jason Pierre Paul, Dave Tollefson and Linval Joseph and tight end Jake Ballard made their NFL starting debuts. Pierre Paul had six tackles (five solo), two sacks of Rex Grossman for 26 yards, including one on which he forced Grossman to fumble. The ball was recovered by Michael Boley. Tollefson had two tackles, including a 16 yard sack, and Joseph had three tackles (one solo). Pierre Paul and Tollefson had sacks on consecutive plays late in the third quarter. 34 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

35 WEEK 1: GIANTS 14, REDSKINS 28 NOTES, ANCEDOTES, AND STATISTICS Ballard caught two passes for 59 yards, including a 41 yarder. His first career catch was an 18 yarder late in the first quarter. *Eli Manning started is 104 th consecutive regular season game. Because his brother Peyton of the Indianapolis Colts is out indefinitely and missed the opener against Houston, Manning has the longest active streak among NFL quarterbacks. Peyton Manning had started 208 games in a row. San Diego s Philip Rivers is closest to Manning with 81 consecutive starts. *Manning completed 18 of 32 passes for 268 yards, no touchdowns and one interception that was returned for a touchdown by rookie Ryan Kerrigan. It was the first touchdown on an interception return by a Giants opponent since Nov. 14, 2010, when Dallas Bryan McCann brought one back 101 yards. *Manning scored the Giants first touchdown on a twoyard run. It was the fourth rushing touchdown of his career and the first since a one yarder on Sept. 4, 2008, also in a season opening game vs. the Redskins. *Hakeem Nicks caught a game high seven passes for 122 yards, his seventh career 100 yard game. *Nicks tied his career long with a 68 yard reception to set up the Giants first touchdown in the opening quarter. He also had a 68 yard catch vs. Philadelphia on Dec. 13, *The Giants rushed for 75 yards, their lowest total since they ran for 61 yards last Nov. 21 at Philadelphia. *The Giants converted just one of their 10 third down opportunities, their lowest number of conversions in a game since Dec. 28, 2008 at Minnesota, where they were one for eight. *Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 44 yards to increase his career total to 2,602. That moved him past Bobby Carpenter (2,572) and into 11 th place on the Giants career list. *Bradshaw s second quarter touchdown run was the 18 th rushing score of his career, tying Joe Morrison for 12 th on the franchise s all time list. *Grossman completed 21 of 34 passes for 305 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. It was the third game in a row dating back to last season that the opposing quarterback has thrown for more than 300 yards vs. the Giants. Grossman passed for 336 yards in the Giants victory in last season s finale and Green Bay s Aaron Rodgers threw for 404 yards the week before that. *Fred Davis of the Redskins caught five passes for 105 yards to become the first opposing tight end with at least 100 yards since Dallas Jason Witten (14 catches for 156 yards) on Dec. 6, *Domenik Hixon played his first game since 2009 and returned two punts for 27 yards and caught two passes for 21 yards. *Chris Canty sacked Grossman for a five yard loss, his first sack since Oct. 3, 2010 against Chicago s Jay Cutler. *Lawrence Tynes 38 yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter was blocked by Brian Orakpo. It was the first time a Giants field goal attempt was blocked since Dec. 7, 2008, when Philadelphia s Trent Cole knocked down John Carney s 47 yard try. *Tom Coughlin won a replay challenge in the third quarter. Grossman threw a pass on the right sideline to Jabar Gaffney that was ruled a 12 yard completion and a first down. Coughlin challenged the ruling, saying Gaffney was out of bounds. After review, referee Ron Winter said Gaffney did not have two feet inbounds with possession of the ball and reversed the call. Coughlin is with the Giants and in his career on replay challenges. *This was the Giants first season opener in Washington since 1989, when they defeated the Redskins, 26 24, on Raul Allegre s 52 yard field goal as time expired. 35 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

36 WEEK 1: GIANTS 14, REDSKINS 28 NOTES, ANCEDOTES, AND STATISTICS *The Giants have faced the Redskins 157 times in the regular season since their first game in 1932, making this their most frequently contested rivalry. They lead the series, *The Giants inactive players included both of their starting defensive ends, Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora, who each had 11.5 sacks last season. Tuck suffered a stinger in a preseason game on Aug. 29 and was limited in the two practices in which he participated last week. Umenyiora is still rehabbing after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 19. Tuck s absence ended a streak of 64 consecutive regular season games played. He was not in uniform for the first time since 2006, when he sat out the last 10 games after undergoing foot surgery. He last did not start a game on Sept. 27, 2009 at Tampa Bay, a week after hurting his shoulder in Dallas. Tuck played that game as a reserve and started every game for the rest of the season. Tuck is the Giants defensive captain, so Canty took his place at midfield for the coin toss. Tollefson and Pierre Paul were the starting defensive ends, with the rookie Trattou making his NFL debut in reserve. Trattou was signed to the active roster from the practice squad Saturday. The Giants other inactive players are tight end Travis Beckum, wide receiver Jerrel Jernigan, cornerback Prince Amukamara and offensive linemen Mitch Petrus and James Brewer. *To honor the memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago Sunday, the Giants players, coaches and sideline personnel wore NYPD, FDNY and Port Authority Police caps. Coughlin wore a Port Authority hat in the first quarter, an NYPD hat in the second quarter and an FDNY hat for the second half. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell participated in the pregame coin toss. Because middle linebacker Jonathan Goff and cornerback Terrell Thomas are on injured reserve with torn ACLs, the Giants played without four projected defensive starters. 36 Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ (201) Giants.com

37 Underlined = Rookie in 2011 BASE OFFENSE WR 82 Mario Manningham (1/1) 80 Victor Cruz (1/0) 12 Jerrel Jernigan (0/0) LT 65 Will Beatty (1/1) 79 James Brewer (0/0) LG 66 David Diehl (1/1) 77 Kevin Boothe (1/0) C 64 David Baas (1/1) 77 Kevin Boothe (1/0) RG 76 Chris Snee (1/1) 62 Mitch Petrus (0/0) RT 67 Kareem McKenzie (1/1) 78 Stacy Andrews (1/0) TE 85 Jake Ballard (1/1) 47 Travis Beckum (0/0) 86 Bear Pascoe (1/0) WR 88 Hakeem Nicks (1/1) 87 Domenik Hixon (1/0) 15 Devin Thomas (1/0) QB 10 Eli Manning (1/1) 8 David Carr (0/0) FB 45 Henry Hynoski (1/0) 86 Bear Pascoe (1/1) RB 44 Ahmad Bradshaw (1/1) 27 Brandon Jacobs (1/0) 28 D.J. Ware (1/0) BASE DEFENSE LE 91 Justin Tuck (0/0) 71 Dave Tollefson (1/1) LDT 97 Linval Joseph (1/1) 95 Rocky Bernard (1/0) RDT 99 Chris Canty (1/1) 73 Jimmy Kennedy (1/0) 33 Da'Rel Scott (0/0) RE 90 Jason Pierre-Paul (1/1) 69 Justin Trattou (1/0) 72 Osi Umenyiora* (0/0) SLB 94 Mathias Kiwanuka (1/1) 58 Mark Herzlich (1/0) MLB 53 Greg Jones (1/1) WLB 59 Michael Boley (1/1) 57 Jacquian Williams (1/0) 55 Spencer Paysinger (1/0) LCB 23 Corey Webster (1/1) 29 Brian Williams (1/0) 20 Prince Amukamara* (0/0) RCB 31 Aaron Ross (1/1) 37 Michael Coe (1/0) SS 21 Kenny Phillips (1/1) 39 Tyler Sash (1/0) 22 Derrick Martin (1/0) FS 26 Antrel Rolle (1/1) 34 Deon Grant (1/0) P 5 Steve Weatherford (1/0) PK 9 Lawrence Tynes (1/0) H 5 Steve Weatherford (1/0) KC 51 Zak DeOssie (1/0) PC 51 Zak DeOssie (1/0) 47 Travis Beckum (0/0) KR 15 Devin Thomas (1/0) 28 D.J. Ware (1/0) 12 Jerrel Jernigan (0/0) 80 Victor Cruz (1/0) PR 87 Domenik Hixon (1/0) 31 Aaron Ross (1/0) 12 Jerrel Jernigan (0/0) 82 Mario Manningham (1/0) 80 Victor Cruz (1/0) * Indicates Injured 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART SPECIALISTS

38 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS PARTICIPATION CHART Date Opponent 5 Weatherford Steve P 8 Carr David DNP 9 Tynes Lawrence P 10 Manning Eli QB 12 Jernigan Jerrel IA 13 Barden Ramses PUP 15 Thomas Devin P 17 Perrilloux Ryan PS 18 Rosenfels Sage IR 19 DePalma Dan PS 20 Amukamara Prince IA 21 Phillps Kenny SS 22 Martin Derrick P 23 Webster Corey LCB 26 Rolle Antrel FS 27 Jacobs Brandon P 28 Ware D.J. P 29 Williams Brian P 31 Ross Aaron RCB 33 Scott Da'Rel DNP 34 Grant Deon P 35 Brown Andre PS 37 Coe Michael P 39 Sash Tyler P 44 Bradshaw Ahmad RB 45 Hynoski Henry P 47 Beckum Travis IA 48 Hopkins Christian PS 51 DeOssie Zak P 52 Sintim Clint IR 53 Jones Greg MLB 54 Goff Jonathan IR 55 Paysinger Spencer P 57 Williams Jacquian P 58 Herzlich Mark P 59 Boley Michael WLB 61 Koets Adam PUP 62 Petrus Mitch IA 63 Cordle Jim PS 64 Baas David C 65 Beatty Will LT 66 Diehl David LG 67 McKenzie Kareem RT 69 Trattou Justin P 71 Tollefson Dave LE 72 Umenyiora Osi IA 73 Kennedy Jimmy P 74 Hendricks Dwayne PS 76 Snee Chris RG 77 Boothe Kevin P 78 Andrews Stacy P 79 Brewer James IA 80 Cruz Victor P 82 Manningham Mario WR 85 Ballard Jake TE 86 Pascoe Bear FB 87 Hixon Domenik P 88 Nicks Hakeem WR 90 Pierre-Paul Jason RE 91 Tuck Justin IA 94 Kiwanuka Mathias SLB 95 Bernard Rocky P 96 Austin Marvin IR 97 Joseph Linval RDT 98 Tracy Adrian PS 99 Canty Chris RDT 9/11 9/19 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 10/28 12/4 12/11 12/18 10/24 1/1 StL Sea Dal GP/GS/DNP/IA KEY: POSITION - start, P - played, IA - inactive, IR - injured reserve, DNP - did not play, PS - practice squad, X - not with team, PUP - physically unable to perform. SUS- suspended player

39 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE OPP WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB Manningham Beatty Diehl Baas Snee McKenzie Ballard Nicks Manning Bradshaw Pascoe SEA DAL DEFENSE OPP LDE LDT RDT RDE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS Tollefson Joseph Canty Pierre-Paul Kiwanuka Jones Boley Webster Ross Phillips SEA DAL OPP Gameday Jenigan Amukamara Beckum Petrus Umenyiora Brewer SEA DAL

40 HOW THE 2011 GIANTS WERE BUILT 9/12/2011 YEAR DRAFTEES (33) FREE AGENTS (29) TRADES/WAIVERS (5) 2011 CB Prince Amukamara (1) T Stacy Andrews (UFA-SEA) DT Marvin Austin (2)+ C David Baas (UFA-SEA) WR Jerrell Jernigan (3) RB Andre Brown (FA) T James Brewer (4) QB David Carr (FA) LB Greg Jones (6a) C Jim Cordle (FA)* S Tyler Sash (6b) LB Mark Herzlich (FA) LB Jacquian Williams (6c) TE Christian Hopkins (FA)* RB Da'Rel Scott (7) FB Henry Hynoski (FA) DT Jimmy Kennedy (FA) S Derrick Martin (FA) LB Spencer Paysinger (FA) QB Ryan Perrilloux (FA)* LB Adrian Tracy (FA)* DE Justin Trattou (FA) P Steve Weatherford (FA) CB Brian Willaims (FA) WR Dan DePalma (FA)* 2010 DE Jason Pierre-Paul (1) TE Jake Ballard (FA) QB Sage Rosenfels (T-MIN)+ DT Linval Joseph (2) DB Michael Coe (FA) WR Devin Thomas (W-CAR) G Mitch Petrus (5) WR Victor Cruz (FA) S Deon Grant (UFA-SEA) DT Dwayne Hendricks (FA)* TE Bear Pascoe (FA) S Antrel Rolle (FA) 2009 WR Hakeem Nicks (1) DT Rocky Bernard (UFA-SEA) LB Clint Sintim (2a)+ LB Michael Boley (UFA-ATL) T Will Beatty (2b) DT Chris Canty (UFA-DAL) WR Ramses Barden (3a)^ TE Travis Beckum (3b) 2008 S Kenny Phillips (1) CB Terrell Thomas (2)+ WR Mario Manningham (3) LB Jonathan Goff (5) 2007 CB Aaron Ross (1) DE Dave Tollefson (FA) WR Domenik Hixon (W-DEN) LB Zak DeOssie (4) RB D.J. Ware (FA) PK Lawrence Tynes (T-KC) TE Kevin Boss (5) OL Adam Koets (6)^ RB Ahmad Bradshaw (7b) 2006 DE Mathias Kiwanuka (1) 2005 CB Corey Webster (2) T Kareem McKenzie (UFA-NYJ) DE Justin Tuck (3) RB Brandon Jacobs (4) 2004 G Chris Snee (2) QB Eli Manning (T-SD) 2003 DE Osi Umenyiora (2) T David Diehl (5) * practice squad, + injured reserve, ^reserve/pup

41 2011 New York Giants Transactions Date POS. PLAYER TRANSACTION 1/5 DB Burnett, Joe Sign to reserve/future contracts WR Watkins, Todd Sign to reserve/future contracts 1/11 RB Mallett, Martell Sign to reserve/future contracts OL Ndukwe, Ikechuku Sign to reserve/future contracts DE Okpokowuruk, Ayanga Sign to reserve/future contracts 1/13 QB Perrilloux, Ryan Sign to reserve/future contracts DB Harris, Cary Sign to reserve/future contracts 3/3 WR Reynaud, Darius Sign to reserve/future contracts WR Hixon, Domenik Sign contract extension 7/28 FB Hynoski, Henry Sign undrafted rookie free agent LB Herzlich, Mark Sign undrafted rookie free agent DT Parker, Martin Sign undrafted rookie free agent DE Trattou, Justin Sign undrafted rookie free agent DE Marshall, Craig Sign undrafted rookie free agent T King, Jarriel Sign undrafted rookie free agent LB Paysinger, Spencer Sign undrafted rookie free agent DS Tarrant, Jarrard Sign undrafted rookie free agent DT Abdullai, Ibraham Sign undrafted rookie free agent DS Sims, David Sign undrafted rookie free agent C O'Hara, Shaun Released G Seubert, Rich Released FB Hedgecock, Madison Released T Andrews, Shawn Released RB Barber, Tiki Released 7/29 DT Austin, Marvin Signed rookie contract WR Jernigan, Jerrel Signed rookie contract T Brewer, James Signed rookie contract LB Jones, Greg Signed rookie contract DS Sash, Tyler Signed rookie contract LB Williams, Jacquian Signed rookie contract RB Scott, Da'rel Signed rookie contract DT Bernard, Rocky Released OL Koets, Adam Placed on Active Reserve/PUP WR Barden, Ramses Placed on Active Reserve/PUP DE Umenyiora, Osi player on Reserve/Did Not Report 7/30 C Baas, David Signed as a free agent G White, Chris Signed as a free agent P Weatherford, Steve Signed as a free agent TE Hopkins, Christian Signed as a free agent OG Clouser, Brant Signed as a free agent 8/1 QB Carr, David Signed as a free agent RB Mallett, Martell waived DS Jones, Chad waived TE Patrick, Ben Signed as a free agent 8/2 DT Watson, Gabe Signed as a free agent 8/3 RB Brown, Andre Signed as a free agent RB Bradshaw, Ahmad re-signed by the Giants WR Clayton, Michael re-signed by the Giants T Andrews, Stacy Signed as a free agent 8/4 DT Bernard, Rocky Signed as a free agent DT Parker, Martin waived injured 8/5 CB Amukamara, Prince Signed rookie contract CB Burks, Darnell Signed as a free agent CB Johnson, Bruce waived injured 8/6 DE Tollefson, Dave re-signed by the Giants 8/7 TE Coats, Daniel Signed as a free agent TE Patrick, Ben placed on Reserve/Retired 8/16 WR Giguere, Sam waived/injured DB Harris, Cary waived DB Grant, Deon Signed as a free agent DB Martin, Derrick Signed as a free agent

42 PK Lloyd, Ryhs Signed as a free agent 8/23 DT Kennedy, Jimmy Signed as a free agent CB Turenne, Woodny waived/injury settlement CB Witherspoon, Brian waived/injured CB Thomas, Terrell placed on injured reserve WR Giguere, Sam waived/injury settlement 8/24 LB Ingram, Kenny waived CB Williams, Brian Signed as a free agent 8/30 DT Austin, Marvin Placed on Injured Reserve WR Barden, Ramses Placed on Reserve/PUP OL Koets, Adam Placed on Reserve/PUP WR Calhoun, Duke Waived/Injured 9/2 LB Sintim, Clint Placed on Injured Reserve DT Abdulai, Ibrahim Waived CB Burks, Darnell Waived G Clouser, Brant Waived WR Watkins, Todd Waived 9/3 QB Rosenfels, Sage Placed on Injured Reserve DB Jackson, Brian Waived/Injured TE Coats, Daniel Contract Terminated WR Clayton, Michael Contract Terminated G Ndukwe, Ikechuku Contract Terminated C White, Chris Contract Terminated DT Watson, Gabe Contract Terminated K Lloyd, Ryhs Contract Terminated QB Perrilloux, Ryan Waived RB Brown, Andre Waived RB Scott, Charles Waived TE Hopkins, Christian Waived WR Reynaud, Darius Waived T Meredith, Jamon Waived T King, Jarriel Waived C Cordle, Jim Waived DE Okpokowuruk, Ayanga Waived DE Marshall, Craig Waived DE Hall, Alex Waived DE Trattou, Justin Waived DT Hendricks, Dwayne Waived LB Tracy, Adrian Waived LB Dillard, Phillip Waived DB Burnett, Joe Waived DB Sims, David Waived DB Tarrant, Jarrard Waived P Dodge, Matt Waived 9/4 RB Brown, Andre Signed to Practice Squad TE Hopkins, Christian Signed to Practice Squad DE Trattou, Justin Signed to Practice Squad LB Tracy, Adrian Signed to Practice Squad QB Perrilloux, Ryan Signed to Practice Squad DT Hendricks, Dwayne Signed to Practice Squad 9/5 C Cordle, Jim Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 WR DePalma, Dan Signed to Practice Squad 9/10 DE Trattou, Justin Signed from Practice Sqad LB Gofff, Jonathan Paced on Injured Reserve

43 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO LAST FIRST POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA 20 Amukamara Prince CB /6/ R Nebraska Glendale, AZ D1-'11 0/0/0/1 78 Andrews Stacy T /2/ Mississippi Camden, AR UFA (SEA)-'11 0/0/0/1 64 Baas David C /28/ Michigan Sarasota, FL UFA (SF)-'11 1/1/0/0 85 Ballard Jake TE /21/ Ohio State Springboro, OH FA-'10 1/1/0/0 65 Beatty Will T /2/ Connecticut York, PA D2-'09 1/1/0/0 47 Beckum Travis TE /24/ Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI D3-'09 0/0/0/1 95 Bernard Rocky DT /19/ Texas A&M Sterling, TX FA-'11 1/0/0/0 59 Boley Michael LB /24/ Southern Miss Elkmont, AL UFA (ATL)-'09 1/1/0/0 77 Boothe Kevin G /5/ Cornell Fort Lauderdale, FL W (OAK) -'07 1/0/0/0 44 Bradshaw Ahmad RB /19/ Marshall Bluefield, VA D7b-'07 1/1/0/0 79 Brewer James T /23/ R Indiana Indianapolis, IN D4-'11 0/0/0/1 99 Canty Chris DT /10/ Virginia Charlotte, NC UFA (DAL)-'09 1/1/0/0 8 Carr David QB /21/ Fresno State Stockdale, CA FA-'11 0/0/1/0 37 Coe Michael DB /17/ Alabama State Memphis, TN FA-'10 1/0/0/0 80 Cruz Victor WR /11/ Massachusetts Paterson, NJ FA-'10 1/0/0/0 51 DeOssie Zak LS /24/ Brown No. Andover, MA D4-'07 1/0/0/0 66 Diehl David T /15/ Illinois Oak Lawn, IL D5-'03 1/1/0/0 34 Grant Deon S /14/ Tennessee Augusta, GA FA-'10 1/0/0/0 58 Herzlich Mark LB /1/ R Boston College Wayne, PA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 87 Hixon Domenik WR /8/ Akron Columbus, OH W (DEN)-'07 1/0/0/0 45 Hynoski Henry FB /30/ R Pittsburgh Elysburg, PA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 27 Jacobs Brandon RB /6/ So. Illinois Napoleanville, LA D4-'05 1/0/0/0 12 Jernigan Jerrel WR /14/ R Troy Eufaula, AL D3-'11 0/0/0/1 53 Jones Greg LB /5/ R Michigan State Cincinnati, OH D6-'11 1/1/0/0 97 Joseph Linval DT /10/ East Carolina Gainesville, FL D2-'10 1/1/0/0 73 Kennedy Jimmy DT /5/ Penn State Yonker, NY FA-'11 1/0/0/0 94 Kiwanuka Mathias LB /8/ Boston College Indianapolis, IN D1-'06 1/1/0/0 10 Manning Eli QB /3/ Mississippi New Orleans, LA T (SD)-'04 1/1/0/0 82 Manningham Mario WR /25/ Michigan Warren, OH D3-'08 1/1/0/0 22 Martin Derrick DB /16/ Wyoming Denver, CO FA-'11 1/0/0/0 67 McKenzie Kareem T /24/ Penn State Willingboro, NJ UFA (NYJ)-'05 1/1/0/0 88 Nicks Hakeem WR /14/ North Carolina Charlotte, NC D1-'09 1/1/0/0 86 Pascoe Bear TE /23/ Fresno State Porterville, CA FA-'09 1/1/0/0 55 Paysinger Spencer LB /28/ R Oregon Los Angeles, CA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 62 Petrus Mitch G /11/ Arkansas Carlisle, AR D5-'10 0/0/0/1 21 Phillips Kenny S /24/ Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1-'08 1/1/0/0 90 Pierre-Paul Jason DE /1/ South Florida Deerfield Beach, FL D1-'10 1/1/0/0 26 Rolle Antrel S /16/ Miami (FL) Homestead, FL FA-'10 1/1/0/0 31 Ross Aaron CB /15/ Texas Tyler, TX D1-'07 1/1/0/0 39 Sash Tyler S /27/ R Iowa Oskaloosa, IA D6-'11 1/0/0/0 33 Scott Da'Rel RB /26/ R Maryland Conshohocken, PA D7-'11 0/0/1/0 76 Snee Chris G /18/ Boston College Montrose, PA D2-'04 1/1/0/0 15 Thomas Devin WR /15/ Michigan State Ann Arbor, MI W (CAR)- '10 0/0/0/0 71 Tollefson Dave DE /10/ NW Missouri St Concord, CA FA-'11 1/1/0/0 69 Trattou Justin DE /28/ R Florida Ramsey, NJ FA-'11 0/0/0/0 91 Tuck Justin DE /29/ Notre Dame Kellyton, AL D3-'05 0/0/0/1 9 Tynes Lawrence PK /3/ Troy Milton, FL T(KC)-'07 1/0/0/0 72 Umenyiora Osi DE /16/ Troy Auburn, AL D2-'03 0/0/0/1 28 Ware D.J. RB /18/ Georgia Rockmart, GA FA-'07 1/0/0/0 5 Weatherford Steve P /17/ Illinois Terre Haute, IN FA-'11 1/0/0/0 23 Webster Corey CB /2/ LSU Vacherie, LA D2-'05 1/1/0/0 29 Williams Brian CB /2/ N.C. State High Point, NC FA'11 1/0/0/0 57 Williams Jacquian LB /20/ R South Florida Apopka, FL D6-'11 1/0/0/0 Practice Squad 35 Brown Andre RB /15/ N.C. State Greenville, SC FA-'11 0/0/0/0 63 Cordle Jim C /22/ Ohio State Lancster OH FA-'11 0/0/0/0 19 DePalma Dan WR /21/ R West Chester (PA) Verona, NJ FA-'11 0/0/0/0 74 Hendricks Dwayne DT /17/ Miami (FL) Millville, NJ FA-'10 0/0/0/0 48 Hopkins Christian TE /26/ Toledo Chicago, IL FA-'11 0/0/0/0 17 Perrilloux Ryan QB /1/ Jacksonville State Reserve, LA FA-'11 0/0/0/0 98 Tracy Adrian LB /6/ R William & Mary Sterling, VA D6-'10 0/0/0/0 Reserve/PUP Injury 13 Barden Ramses WR /1/ Cal Poly La Canada Flintridge, CA D3-'09 Foot 61 Koets Adam OL /7/ Oregon State Santa Ana, CA D6-'07 Knee Reserve/Injured Injury 96 Austin Marvin DT /1/ R North Carolina Washington, DC D2-'11 Chest 54 Goff Jonathan LB /12/ Vanderbilt Lynn, MA D5-'08 Knee 18 Rosenfels Sage QB /16/ Iowa State Maquoketa, IA T (MIN)-'10 Illness 52 Sintim Clint LB /21/ Virginia Woodbridge, VA D2-'09 Knee 24 Thomas Terrell CB /8/ USC Alto Loma, CA D2-'08 Knee COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Tom Coughlin Perry Fewell (Defensive Coordinator), Kevin Gilbride (Offensive Coordinator), Tom Quinn (Special Teams Coordinator), Jack Bicknell, Jr. (Assistant Offensive Line) Pat Flaherty (Offensive Line), Kevin Gilbride, Jr. (Offensive Assistant), Peter Giunta (Secondary/Corners), Jim Herrmann (Linebackers), Al Holcomb (Defensive Assistant), Jerald Ingram (Running Backs), Larry Izzo (Assistant Special Teams), Dave Merritt (Secondary/Safeties), Robert Nunn (Defensive Line), Jerry Palmieri (Strength & Conditioning), Markus Paul (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Michael Pope (Tight Ends), Sean Ryan (Wide Receivers), Mike Sullivan (Quarterbacks). & Conditioning), Markus Paul (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Michael Pope (Tight Ends), Sean Ryan (Wide Receivers), Mike Sullivan (Quarterbacks).

44 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS NUMERICAL ROSTER 9/12/2011 NO LAST FIRST POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA 5 Weatherford Steve P /17/ Illinois Terre Haute, IN FA-'11 1/0/0/0 8 Carr David QB /21/ Fresno State Stockdale, CA FA-'11 0/0/1/0 9 Tynes Lawrence PK /3/ Troy Milton, FL T(KC)-'07 1/0/0/0 10 Manning Eli QB /3/ Mississippi New Orleans, LA T (SD)-'04 1/1/0/0 12 Jernigan Jerrel WR /14/ R Troy Eufaula, AL D3-'11 0/0/0/1 15 Thomas Devin WR /15/ Michigan State Ann Arbor, MI W (CAR)- '10 0/0/0/0 20 Amukamara Prince CB /6/ R Nebraska Glendale, AZ D1-'11 0/0/0/1 21 Phillips Kenny S /24/ Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1-'08 1/1/0/0 22 Martin Derrick DB /16/ Wyoming Denver, CO FA-'11 1/0/0/0 23 Webster Corey CB /2/ LSU Vacherie, LA D2-'05 1/1/0/0 26 Rolle Antrel S /16/ Miami (FL) Homestead, FL FA-'10 1/1/0/0 27 Jacobs Brandon RB /6/ So. Illinois Napoleanville, LA D4-'05 1/0/0/0 28 Ware D.J. RB /18/ Georgia Rockmart, GA FA-'07 1/0/0/0 29 Williams Brian CB /2/ N.C. State High Point, NC FA'11 1/0/0/0 31 Ross Aaron CB /15/ Texas Tyler, TX D1-'07 1/1/0/0 33 Scott Da'Rel RB /26/ R Maryland Conshohocken, PA D7-'11 0/0/1/0 34 Grant Deon S /14/ Tennessee Augusta, GA FA-'10 1/0/0/0 37 Coe Michael DB /17/ Alabama State Memphis, TN FA-'10 1/0/0/0 39 Sash Tyler S /27/ R Iowa Oskaloosa, IA D6-'11 1/0/0/0 44 Bradshaw Ahmad RB /19/ Marshall Bluefield, VA D7b-'07 1/1/0/0 45 Hynoski Henry FB /30/ R Pittsburgh Elysburg, PA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 47 Beckum Travis TE /24/ Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI D3-'09 0/0/0/1 51 DeOssie Zak LS /24/ Brown No. Andover, MA D4-'07 1/0/0/0 53 Jones Greg LB /5/ R Michigan State Cincinnati, OH D6-'11 1/1/0/0 55 Paysinger Spencer LB /28/ R Oregon Los Angeles, CA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 57 Williams Jacquian LB /20/ R South Florida Apopka, FL D6-'11 1/0/0/0 58 Herzlich Mark LB /1/ R Boston College Wayne, PA FA-'11 1/0/0/0 59 Boley Michael LB /24/ Southern Miss Elkmont, AL UFA (ATL)-'09 1/1/0/0 62 Petrus Mitch G /11/ Arkansas Carlisle, AR D5-'10 0/0/0/1 64 Baas David C /28/ Michigan Sarasota, FL UFA (SF)-'11 1/1/0/0 65 Beatty Will T /2/ Connecticut York, PA D2-'09 1/1/0/0 66 Diehl David T /15/ Illinois Oak Lawn, IL D5-'03 1/1/0/0 67 McKenzie Kareem T /24/ Penn State Willingboro, NJ UFA (NYJ)-'05 1/1/0/0 69 Trattou Justin DE /28/ R Florida Ramsey, NJ FA-'11 0/0/0/0 71 Tollefson Dave DE /10/ NW Missouri St Concord, CA FA-'11 1/1/0/0 72 Umenyiora Osi DE /16/ Troy Auburn, AL D2-'03 0/0/0/1 73 Kennedy Jimmy DT /5/ Penn State Yonker, NY FA-'11 1/0/0/0 76 Snee Chris G /18/ Boston College Montrose, PA D2-'04 1/1/0/0 77 Boothe Kevin G /5/ Cornell Fort Lauderdale, FL W (OAK) -'07 1/0/0/0 78 Andrews Stacy T /2/ Mississippi Camden, AR UFA (SEA)-'11 0/0/0/1 79 Brewer James T /23/ R Indiana Indianapolis, IN D4-'11 0/0/0/1 80 Cruz Victor WR /11/ Massachusetts Paterson, NJ FA-'10 1/0/0/0 82 Manningham Mario WR /25/ Michigan Warren, OH D3-'08 1/1/0/0 85 Ballard Jake TE /21/ Ohio State Springboro, OH FA-'10 1/1/0/0 86 Pascoe Bear TE /23/ Fresno State Porterville, CA FA-'09 1/1/0/0 87 Hixon Domenik WR /8/ Akron Columbus, OH W (DEN)-'07 1/0/0/0 88 Nicks Hakeem WR /14/ North Carolina Charlotte, NC D1-'09 1/1/0/0 90 Pierre-Paul Jason DE /1/ South Florida Deerfield Beach, FL D1-'10 1/1/0/0 91 Tuck Justin DE /29/ Notre Dame Kellyton, AL D3-'05 0/0/0/1 94 Kiwanuka Mathias LB /8/ Boston College Indianapolis, IN D1-'06 1/1/0/0 95 Bernard Rocky DT /19/ Texas A&M Sterling, TX FA-'11 1/0/0/0 97 Joseph Linval DT /10/ East Carolina Gainesville, FL D2-'10 1/1/0/0 99 Canty Chris DT /10/ Virginia Charlotte, NC UFA (DAL)-'09 1/1/0/0 Practice Squad 17 Perrilloux Ryan QB /1/ Jacksonville State Reserve, LA FA-'11 0/0/0/0 19 DePalma Dan WR /21/ R West Chester (PA) Verona, NJ FA-'11 0/0/0/0 35 Brown Andre RB /15/ N.C. State Greenville, SC FA-'11 0/0/0/0 48 Hopkins Christian TE /26/ Toledo Chicago, IL FA-'11 0/0/0/0 63 Cordle Jim C /22/ Ohio State Lancster OH FA-'11 0/0/0/0 74 Hendricks Dwayne DT /17/ Miami (FL) Millville, NJ FA-'10 0/0/0/0 98 Tracy Adrian LB /6/ R William & Mary Sterling, VA D6-'10 0/0/0/0 Reserve/PUP Injury 13 Barden Ramses WR /1/ Cal Poly La Canada Flintridge, CA D3-'09 Foot 61 Koets Adam OL /7/ Oregon State Santa Ana, CA D6-'07 Knee Reserve/Injured Injury 18 Rosenfels Sage QB /16/ Iowa State Maquoketa, IA T (MIN)-'10 Illness 24 Thomas Terrell CB /8/ USC Alto Loma, CA D2-'08 Knee 52 Sintim Clint LB /21/ Virginia Woodbridge, VA D2-'09 Knee 54 Goff Jonathan LB /12/ Vanderbilt Lynn, MA D5-'08 Knee 96 Austin Marvin DT /1/ R North Carolina Washington, DC D2-'11 Chest COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Tom Coughlin Perry Fewell (Defensive Coordinator), Kevin Gilbride (Offensive Coordinator), Tom Quinn (Special Teams Coordinator), Jack Bicknell, Jr. (Assistant Offensive Line), Pat Flaherty (Offensive Line), Kevin Gilbride, Jr. (Offensive Assistant), Peter Giunta (Secondary/Corners), Jim Herrmann (Linebackers), Al Holcomb (Defensive Assistant), Jerald Ingram (Running Backs), Larry Izzo (Assistant Special Teams), Dave Merritt (Secondary/Safeties), Robert Nunn (Defensive Line), Jerry Palmieri (Strength & Conditioning), Markus Paul (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Michael Pope (Tight Ends), Sean Ryan (Wide Receivers), Mike Sullivan (Quarterbacks).

45 NEW YORK GIANTS / WEEK 1 / THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 WON 0, LOST 1 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/11 L at Washington 80,121 Bradshaw /19 St. Louis Jacobs /25 at Philadelphia Manning t 1 10/02 at Arizona TEAM /09 Seattle OPPONENTS /16 Buffalo * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 10/30 Miami Nicks /06 at New England Manningham /13 at San Francisco Ballard /20 Philadelphia Hixon /28 at New Orleans Bradshaw /04 Green Bay Hynoski /11 at Dallas Ware /18 Washington TEAM /24 at New York Jets OPPONENTS /01 Dallas * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NY-G Opp. TEAM TOTAL FIRST DOWNS OPPONENTS t 1 Rushing 5 3 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Passing Weatherford Penalty 0 1 TEAM rd Down: Made/Att 1/10 5/15 OPPONENTS rd Down Pct * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down: Made/Att 0/1 1/1 Hixon th Down Pct TEAM POSSESSION AVG. 27:24 32:36 OPPONENTS TOTAL NET YARDS * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game D. Thomas Total Plays Ware Avg. Per Play TEAM NET YARDS RUSHING OPPONENTS Avg. Per Game * FIELD GOALS Total Rushes Tynes 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 NET YARDS PASSING TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 Avg. Per Game OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 Sacked/Yards Lost 4/28 4/47 Tynes: (38B) Gross Yards OPP: (39N) Att./Completions 32/18 34/21 Completion Pct Had Intercepted 1 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 6/45.2 6/43.0 NET PUNTING AVG. 6/36.3 6/38.5 PENALTIES/YARDS 8/63 3/25 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 1/0 1/1 TOUCHDOWNS 2 4 Rushing 2 1 Passing 0 2 Returns 0 1 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM OPPONENTS * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Bradshaw Manning Tynes / 2 0/ TEAM / 2 0/ OPPONENTS / 4 0/ Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0 SACKS: Pierre-Paul 2, Canty 1, Tollefson 1, TM 4, OPP 4 FUM/LOST: Manning 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Manning / TEAM / OPPONENTS /

46 2011 NEW YORK GIANTS DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS DEFENSIVE TACKLES SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES PLAYER ST AT TT TFL QHT S - YL INT - YR PD FF FR PLAYER TACKLES ASSISTS TOTAL K. Phillips S. Weatherford A. Rolle Z. DeOssie J. Pierre-Paul D. Thomas M. Kiwanuka V. Cruz G. Jones D. Martin M. Boley Totals D. Grant C. Canty A. Ross L. Joseph D. Tollefson R. Bernard J. Williams T. Sash C. Webster J. Trattou J. Kennedy Totals KEY: ST - solo tackles, AT - assisted tackles, TT - total tackles, TFL - tackles for loss, QHT - quarterback hits, S - YL - sacks and yards lost, INT- YR - interceptions and yards returned, PD - passes defensed, FF - forced fumbles, FR - fumble recoveries. SACKS (4) - J. Pierre-Paul (2) - 2 for 26 yards at Was; C. Canty (1) - 1 for 5 yards at Was; D. Tollefson (1) - 1 for 16 yard at Was. INTERCEPTIONS (0): TURNOVER TABLE TURNOVERS FORCED TURNOVERS CONVERTED Fumbles INT Total TD's FG's Total Pct. Conv Points Giants % 0 Opponent % 7 PERFORMANCE INSIDE THE TWENTY # of Times Scores Pct. TD's FG's Points Total Pts. % of Total Pts Giants % % Opponent % %

47 Giants Notebook September 12, 2011

48 Giants Notebook-September 12, 2011 By Michael Eisen EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. No button can be pushed, no magic potion can be swallowed and no football genie is going to escape from a bottle and make everything right. We just have to get going, Coach Tom Coughlin said today. We have to start playing. The mistakes from the preseason it s not preseason. Nothing else matters but getting it right. Too much went wrong when the Giants dropped a decision to the Washington Redskins yesterday in FedExField. A partial list includes a rushing attack that produced only 75 yards, failing to convert nine of 10 third down opportunities plus a fourth-and-one - a turnover that was turned into a touchdown, a blocked field goal attempt and allowing six passes of at least 22 yards, including three to backup tight end Fred Davis. Everybody feels like there were opportunities left out on the field, opportunities to win the game and we went out there to win the game, Coughlin said. It didn t happen and there are reasons why it didn t happen. You have to point that out because you have to make progress and go forward. It s not how we wanted to start, guard Chris Snee said. But it is, and we have to move on. And move on they did. The Giants gathered today and dissected the tape of their first loss to Washington since They then set their sights on Week 2, when they will host the St. Louis Rams on Monday Night Football. The Rams lost at home to Philadelphia, so both teams will go all out to avoid an 0-2 start. Although frustrated by their inability to execute as well as they planned, the Giants would not attach too much significance to one loss, particularly on opening day. It s long season and the Giants believe they will quickly and steadily improve. If they do, the Redskins game will be a bad but faded memory. We have to play better football that s what it comes down to, quarterback Eli Manning said. There are things we need to improve on, things we can look at to see where we need to get better from fundamentals and from doing the right things. We still have 15 games left to play and we still have work that we have to do, guard David Diehl said. You can sit here and make excuses. But we didn t play well enough to win. To have a third and one and a fourth and one and not convert, to start the second half with an interception for a touchdown those are the things that you can t let happen. When those opportunities come up you have to make the most of them. The most notable shortcoming was on third down. The Giants needed eight yards on their first conversion attempt of the game. Victor Cruz dropped a Manning pass that would have given them a first down. On their second possession, Manning hooked up with Hakeem Nicks for a 68-yard gain on third down. The Giants came up short on their remaining eight opportunities. I think four of those were third and 15-plus, Manning said, correctly. That s not really a third down problem, that s a first and second down problem. We had the big play, we had a drop, then you had two third-and-ones where you have to run it and pound it and get those. We have to get some of those, but we have to be better down and distance. When it is third-and-two and we re running it, we have to run it. It s a little combination of everything. Late in the third quarter, the Giants faced a third-and-seven from the Washington 37-yard line. Manning s pass to Mario Manningham gained six yards. On fourth down, Ahmad Bradshaw was stopped for no gain. In the fourth quarter, Bradshaw lost two yards on third-and-one. Lawrence Tynes came on to try a 38-yard field goal attempt, but it was blocked. That s very disappointing, Diehl said of the missed short-yardage opportunities. That s where you can sustain your drives. That s where you keep momentum on your side. You have to control the line of scrimmage. To have that happen is disappointing. In 2010, the Giants averaged rushing yards a game, or 62.5 more than they gained in Washington. That led to questions about the new-look offensive line, which includes center David Baas and left tackle Will Beatty, and whether the unit has had enough time to develop the cohesion to become a top-drawer line. It s no excuse, Snee said. We have to play better and we will play better. It has to start next week. We can t say, We have new guys, we get a month s grace period. These games are for real.

49 Coughlin refuted a reporter s suggestion that growing pains were responsible for the line s problems. We didn t play as well as we can play, Coughlin said. You can say it anyway you want. There is no excuse for it. We didn t play as well as we can and sometimes the very quick adjustments are not being made exactly the way they should be made. The key play of the game occurred on the third snap of the second half. The Giants, fittingly, faced a thirdand-10 at their own 18. Manning dropped back to pass and tried to throw to the right for Nicks. But rookie linebacker Ryan Kerrigan batted the ball into the air, caught it and ran nine yards to the end zone to give Washington a lead. You have to find the throwing lane but I m sure in that particular situation, we were trying to get the hands down and we didn t, Coughlin said. We weren t able to get them down and his hands came up just as quickly as the ball was to be released. That was a very athletic play by an outside linebacker, but part of the success of the play is that you have to get the hands down and maneuver to have a throwing lane. Instead of going down when McKenzie tried to cut block him, Kerrigan stayed on his feet and never took his eyes off Manning. I think we could have had a big play, Manning said. They were in an all-out blitz, so I tried to get a little receiver screen and it just didn t (go) that well. You have to throw it. It s one of those things, usually that guy s hands are down. He made a good play. I m counting on him being down. I m trying to hit my receiver in the chest. He s coming back to me. It s a timing deal and just a good play by that guy. Sometimes you can see the guy s not cutting so I had to throw it a little higher, but then it s a bad throw to the receiver. It s just a good play by him. The defense wasn t immune to miscues. Washington quarterback Rex Grossman threw for 305 yards after passing for 336 yards in the 2010 season finale vs. the Giants. Santana Moss caught six passes for 76 yards. Davis added his five receptions and Jabar Gaffney and Anthony Armstrong had touchdown catches. Safety Antrel Rolle gave the Redskins some added momentum on their final touchdown drive when he was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness after diving and hitting Davis, who was on the ground after a seven-yard reception. Had Rolle not committed the penalty, the Redskins likely would have punted. After the game, Rolle wondered if the call was correct. Today, he didn t dispute it, because his action resulted in a helmet-to-helmet hit. After looking at the film I think it was definitely a legit call, Rolle said. My angle initially was to aim for his back and he began to alligator roll. Once he rolled, my momentum and our heads did collide. It s a legit call. In the heat of the battle you re just trying to help and get over there and get the guy down. He had one yard to get for the first down. My mentality was, he s fumbling with the ball, hit him as hard as I can, knock the ball loose. At no certain point in time was I going for an obvious head-to-head contact, but after reviewing the film I think it definitely did happen. It was a legit call. But I can learn from that. Next time just make sure I go over there and try to, I guess, push him down as hard as I can. Just make sure he doesn t get that extra yard. You know it happens. It s something you learn from. You move on. Just as the Giants have. We need to do a better job of preparing ourselves, and practicing well and putting ourselves in game speed, Coughlin said. I think, now that we have seen this tape, there can be some development and some drastic improvement. The players are on board with that. It s one game, McKenzie said. I could see if it was a one-game season and that s all we ever played, that s all we ever built ourselves up for. But it s 16 contests. This was the first one, where unfortunately we didn t make the plays to go ahead and win. We have to correct the mistakes we made, refocus ourselves on our next opponent and play better next week. I know this team has a lot of character, Diehl said. We re going to learn from this one and we re going to move forward. We have a lot of season left to go and believe in one another and we still think that we re a great team. *Coughlin on the blocked field goal: The ball doesn t rise higher than about six or six-and-a-half feet. There was penetration, but that would not have been a factor if the ball would have been elevated the way it should be.

50 *Coughlin said Nicks was having his swollen knee examined. We know that he does have an injury, but we don t know to what extent, Coughlin said. Asked if Nicks will face the Rams, Coughlin said, I don t know the answer to that. They are checking that out now. *Defensive end Justin Tuck missed the game with a neck injury. Coughlin was asked if Tuck will practice Wednesday. We will see, Coughlin said. The plan is to progress. If the doctor gives him the okay, then he goes and practices. I would like to see him practice. How about Osi Umenyiora, who is rehabbing from his Aug. 19 arthroscopic knee surgery? That again has to be something that comes from the medical people, Coughlin said. *Tight end Travis Beckum missed the game with a tight hamstring, an injury that started to bother him two days prior to the game. His absence probably hurt the Giants on third down. I am going to see how it feels, Beckum said when asked about working on Wednesday. As hard as it is to not play, you still have to look into the best interest of my hamstring and try to get back as soon as possible and help this team win. I don t want to try to push it a couple more days when I can be resting and come back even stronger. Coughlin said, I would hope (Beckum practices), but I don t have the answer for that. I didn t have the answer for that Friday afternoon, either. *The Giants have signed wide receiver Chris Hogan from Monmouth to the team s practice squad.

51 Giants Transcripts September 11-12, 2011

52 Head Coach Tom Coughlin September 12, 2011 Opening remarks A: Good afternoon, I m disappointed, as to be expected, in the loss. We took a long hard look at the tape and the players took a look at the tape as well. There is not enough execution. There is not enough good things going on. You look at the offense and an 85-yard drive that was very good but why aren t there more of those? Why isn t there more consistency? You look at our third down, one out of 10, and that s keeping us from having the ball and keeping the other people on the sidelines and without having them have opportunities to score. You look at our special teams and we average 13.5 on punt returns, which is a good thing, but we have a field goal blocked. The ball doesn t rise higher than about six or six and a half feet. There was penetration but that would not have been a factor if the ball would have been elevated the way it should be. Defensively, we hold them to 2.8 yards per rush but yet we give up five big plays and way too much passing yardage. We have the penalty when we have them stopped. You are talking about a game and you have the ball fourth and one, third and one, which really aren t executed and aren t blocked like they should be blocked, in particular the fourth and one. I went back and checked just to make sure and we did guess what the look was going to be, we just didn t execute. We didn t get it down. We have a ways to go with the process, with the execution. Offensively it has to happen and I think it will happen with a better week of practice. I think we had a very good practice last week Wednesday and they were ok Thursday and Friday. We need to do a better job of preparing ourselves, and practicing well and putting ourselves in game speed. I think, now that we have seen this tape, there can be some development and some drastic improvement. When you look at the penalties, we had gone down there and played the last five times and only had 16 penalties; last night we had eight. When you want to blame it on the rookies, there was only one rookie that had a penalty. We have guys that have played the game and been in the league and are reliable, dependable football players that all of a sudden were penalized yesterday. There isn t any doubt that we all felt the emotions of the day and we were all very excited about playing. Our ability to do some mixing and matching and to play the run well from a standpoint of defense, I think that is a positive thing we can grow on. The special teams aspect in regards to the punt return was a plus. We have a lot of young guys playing on special teams and hopefully this experience will settle those young guys down. Disappointed to put ourselves in position to win and not win, that is extremely frustrating to me and everyone else in the building, players included. There is a constant reminder, I am constantly reminding the players about having the ability to recognize the opportunity that is presented in the game to give you a chance to win and taking advantage of it. We just didn t do that. Q: Is it safe to say these are growing pains with the offensive line? A: I don t know. We didn t play as well as we can play. You can say it anyway you want. There is no excuse for it. We didn t play as well as we can and sometimes the very quick adjustments are not being made exactly the way they should be made. Of course, Victor drops the first third and eight and who knows what just keeping the ball right there may have done for us. That is not to make an excuse for later on when we had a third and three and didn t make it and a third and one and didn t make it. We definitely have some work to do to get where we want offensively. I won t take anything away from the Redskins, they played hard and they did the things they had to do to win the game but I am disappointed in our ability to not take full advantage of what we had. Q: What happened on the fourth down play? A: We didn t go back after Cofield went away. The center had a chance to get up. If he would ve taken the outside backer, there was a little crease to go there. Q: Was there any pattern of reason for the third and longs? A: I didn t see any patterns. I saw the run game make yardage on some occasions and not on others. There definitely were some third and longs but some of them were created by penalties and that s what set us back. Q: Why does going East-West instead of North-South on short make more sense? A: It doesn t. You are trying to get North-South. The way the play starts out, for example the second one, the third and one, was an absolute toss and the ball was supposed to go outside. The fourth and one had a chance to by virtue of the course, go in any one of a multitude because of the crease and where the seal took place. We just described it, it didn t. Q: Do players have the opportunity to say they want the ball? A: Most of them take that position but they may not verbalize it a lot. They do want the ball. Q: How does that work? A: The decisions are made as you develop a game plan and you have an idea of how many times you want the ball in someone s hands. Re: playing more zone defense in second half A: In the second half probably although we did play some man. Q: Is that a product of personnel? A: No. We had both coming in and we didn t play a lot of man in the first half but in order to incorporate some of the pressures you do want, you pretty much have to play some. Q: Did you see a lack of urgency or too much cushion on defense? A: I m not sure about that. I do know on the fourth and five we were off a little more than what we would have coached it and we weren t even able to get up there and keep it at five. Q: Do you anticipate getting more carries for Brandon Jackobs? A: I think if we run the ball more, we will have more of a balance. Q: Why wasn t Brandon in on the short yardage plays? A: Some of the runs have Brandon highlighted and some have Ahmad. You just happened to see some that had Ahmad. Q: Why are you not using Mario Manningham more in the slot? A: You can maneuver that around. He does end up in there sometimes but if you just go out there in a base look, we have tried to teach Domenik, Victor and we have done some with Jerrell. We have concentrated more with those people in there to be able to take advantage of Mario s speed on top.

53 Q: Is it a matter of reps and experience? A: Some of that certainly and opportunities and time, which we don t have. Q: What happened on Eli s interception? A: You have to find the throwing lane but I m sure in that particular situation, we were trying to get the hands down and we didn t. We weren t able to get them down and his hands came up just as quickly as the ball was to be released. That was a very athletic play by an outside linebacker but part of the success of the play is that you have to get the hands down and maneuver to have a throwing lane. Q: What did you think about Eli s performance? A: There is no question about what he was able to do with the long connection to Hakeem. That was a great play. He made other good plays throughout the course of the game, I just think that in the second half we needed more plays. We needed to come back in the second half and repeat the 14 points, if nothing more. I was hoping that once we got the ball at the 27 after the turnover, that was going to be the time for us to really make something happen. We did have two pretty good plays. Henry catches the ball in the flat and he just can t quite get turned up enough to get the first and it turns into a third and one, which we should have picked up anyway. Q: When an offense is struggling and you are still looking for your tight end and third receiver, is it Eli s job to overcome that and make things happen? A: They all have to. There are 11 of them out there and you are not going to have success with anything on offense without all 11 making a strong contribution. Eli is the quarterback so that is where everything wants to be centered but it takes everybody and all you have to do is look at the ball being handed off or tossed and realize that once the job is completed by him in that regard, I don t know what he has to do in that part of it. He directs traffic and gets us in the right place. The way he maneuvers in the pocket and stepped up and made the play to Hakeem, the plays to Ballard. We got the ball on the nine and he makes the play and hits Ballard and you are there again. Let s go. That is the frustration. Q: Do you think special teams could have helped more? A: 13.5 with a long of 18, I thought that was improvement on our punt returns for sure. The way the game is going and the way people are driving the ball, your kickoff return, I don t know what you are going to count on. You may get a fortunate one and bring it out although Banks didn t. They had a 25-yard punt return but the ball gets absolutely smashed out of the end zone a couple times with no return and a start at the 20. Q: Do you look at Green Bay last year with its injuries and point that out to your team? A: We have looked at that and we definitely pointed it out to our team. That is a lot to overcome but their circumstances a year ago aren t to far from ours in 07. We have some experience along those lines but we just have to get going. We just have to start playing. The mistakes from the preseason, it is not preseason. Nothing else matters except getting it right. Q: How long does it take for an offense to gel? A: I hope not long. Q: Does it fall on the quarterback to create the identity of the offense? A: I don t know if that is the quarterback. He is certainly going to take the pieces to the puzzle that he is presented with and carry out and execute the offense the way it is designed. The exact identity of how it is going to be is not the quarterback. Q: How is Hakeem? A: He is being evaluated right now. We know that he does have an injury but we don t know to what extent. Q: What kind of injury? A: I think the knee. Q: Is there going to be a point when you can rely on the special teams? A: I thought the punt returns were pretty good. I didn t see any problems with that. We did have some fair catches but we did have a good return average as well. Let s get over there and handle the ball when it is on the sideline or whatever that mortar type kick was. That was scary to even think we would not come up with the ball. We didn t have a lot of success bringing it out of the end zone. I m not sure exactly how this is going to go. We haven t seen that many real games for me to tell you that the kickoff returns are one out of four or two out of four. The 20-yard line appears to be quite a ways away. Q: Will Hakeem play? A: I don t know the answer to that. They are checking that out now. Q: When your team comes out of a game and feels like it should have won, do you feel like you have to rally the troops at this point? A: Everybody feels like there were opportunities left out on the field, opportunities to win the game and we went out there to win the game. It didn t happen and there are reasons why it didn t happen. You have to point that out because you have to make progress and go forward. It is not a fun day, you are not trying to beat anybody down. I m the one to blame but there is no finger pointing. There are three groups and we all have to pull together in order to make this thing work. It doesn t happen if it is just one or two or occasionally one or two contributes a little bit. You are looking at just the consistency of lack of point production offensively and it has to improve. It is a group that accounted for an awful lot of yards a year ago and a substantial point per game average too. Q: Will Tuck practice? A: We will see. The plan is to progress. If the doctor gives him the okay, then he goes and practices. I would like to see him practice. Q: What about Osi? A: That again has to be something that comes from the medical people. Q: Any other injuries? A: Nothing that I can account for right now. Q: Is Hakeem s injury worse than originally thought? A: Just the fact that it was swollen. Q: Is Beckum going to practice?

54 A: I would hope so but I don t have the answer for that. I didn t have the answer for that Friday afternoon either. Eli Manning September 12, 2011 Q: What s the most troubling thing to you about yesterday s game? A: There s not one thing. We just have to play better football. That s what it comes down to. There s things we need to improve on, things we can look at and see where we can get better from fundamentals, from just doing the right things. That s part of it. You re always going to learn from each game. You have some new guys in some different spots. Everybody can learn from each game. Q: How surprising is it that you got away from running the ball? A: I don t think that s the case. We re always a team that we re going to try to run the ball, we re going to try to do play action. Certain circumstances on a play action we weren t getting down. You re taking sacks, you get bad in down and distance and you can get off your rhythm and routine that you want to be in. Re: One for 10 on third down. A: I think four of those were third and 15-plus. That s not really a third down problem, that s a first and second down problem. We had the big play, we had a drop, then you had two third-and-ones where you have to run it and pound it and get those. We have to get some of those, but we have to be better down and distance. When it is thirdand-two and we re running it, we have to run it. It s a little combination of everything. Q: What s getting you into the third-and-long situations? A: You take a sack, you re going to be in bad down and distance, especially if you take it on second down. Now you have a third and long and you re playing into the defense s hands at that point. We had an intentional grounding on me one time. Those things back you up and you have second-and-twenty. You can overcome it, but you have to get a big play on second down and third down. Q: Does it seem like it s been a while since you and the offense have played at the level you want? A: No. We just have to get better. We can t worry about preseason. This game we did some good things. There s definitely some things we can learn from. Washington played great, they had a great plan. But there were still some good things that we did, that we saw. We adjusted to different things that we had prepared for. Overall, there are things that we have to improve on. That s what we re prepared to do. After any first game there are going to be a lot of improvements. A lot of teams didn t win that first game. We ve been through this before. We just have to stick together as a team and keep working. Q: Were there any warning signs in the preseason? A: No, not that I know of. I thought we had a good plan and Washington did a good job of mixing up their defenses and showing a lot of different looks. Sometimes we called things hoping for one coverage and didn t quite get it how we wanted it on some. Still got adjustments, completions, and stuff. There are still some good drives, some good plays. It s just not as consistent. It s not as if we had terrible plays and bad decisions and bad football. We just couldn t sustain drives long enough. Re: Interception. A: Just their blitz and what kind of defense they were playing from the top of the sidelines. Went to the right check and they were in an all-out blitz and the guy just made a good play. Q: It looked like the corner was on the receiver, but you could go over the top of him. Did you see that? A: Yeah. I think we could have had a big play. They were in an all-out blitz so I tried to get a little receiver screen and it just didn t [go] that well. Q: When you look at that play on film, do you think I just shouldn t have thrown it right or I shouldn t have thrown it at all? A: No, you have to throw it. It s one of those things, usually that guys hands are down. He made a good play. I m counting on him being down. I m trying to hit my receiver in the chest. He s coming back to me. It s a timing deal and just a good play to that guy. Q: Did he hesitate? It looked like the timing was screwed up. A: Yeah, you can t hesitate. Sometimes you can see the guy s not cutting so I had to throw it a little higher, but then it s a bad throw to the receiver. It s just a good play by him. Antrel Rolle September 12, 2011 Re: The helmet to helmet penalty. A: After looking at the film I think it was definitely a legit call. I thought it was a legit call. My angle initially was to aim for his back and he began to alligator roll. Once he rolled, my momentum and our heads did collide. It s a legit call. In the heat of the battle you re just trying to help and get over there and get the guy down. He had one yard to get for the first down. My mentality was, he s fumbling with the ball, hit him as hard as I can, knock the ball loose. At no certain point in time was I going for an obvious head to head contact, but after reviewing the film I

55 think it definitely did happen. It was a legit call. But I can learn from that. Next time just make sure I go over there and try to, I guess, push him down as hard as I can. Just make sure he doesn t get that extra yard. You know it happens. It s something you learn from. You move on. Q: The tough thing is the ref can t legislate intent. It looked like you were trying to get your shoulder in. A: Yeah. Watching the film, I definitely did lead with my shoulder. My angle, like I said, was at a certain target point and once he began to alligator roll it kind of shifted everything. I think it was more the back of my helmet hit his helmet. Like I said, that call is just something you have to live with. Q: Coughlin seemed to understand that the intent wasn t bad. Your conversation with him okay on that? A: He definitely knows that I m not a nasty player. I consider myself a very physical player, but I would never ever be a nasty player. I definitely didn t go out there with the intent to try to hurt any opponent. No matter what the situation is. It was just a matter of instincts. I m trying to go out there and force a turnover, try to find a way to get the ball back for our offense and it ended up costing us. At the same time, I m never going to slow down my physical play. I ll just be, maybe, a lot smarter in the situation. Try to take him down. Try to control my instincts a little bit more. Q: Is it difficult with the short offseason and injuries? A: It s not difficult at all. I have confidence. We re not in sync yet. We obviously know that. As a defensive unit, we re not in sync yet as a unit. At the same time, we re playing hard. We re playing together and we re trying to make things happen with what we have. We will get in sync. Definitely will get in sync and that s something we re looking forward to come this week. Try to make sure everyone s on the same page at the same time. Try to get everyone together, try to focus a lot more on technique and responsibility. With the hard work and effort, I think we ll definitely come out on top. Q: What do you think led to the lack of urgency? Is that something that can be corrected? A: I don t know. I really don t know what led to it. I felt like as a team, I don t feel like we had the energy we should ve had going out there in our first game, especially being a division opponent. I felt like at times we were very flat. There s no focus point on that to say what caused what or what did not. We have to find a way. At the end of the day we definitely have to find our way, have to find our identity. At the end of the day, we re playing the game of football. There has to be a certain kind of passion about it. There has to be a certain kind of enthusiasm, which this team has. We just have to make sure we get back to it. Jake Ballard September 12, 2011 Q: What did you do on the play in the first half - tweak your hip or something? A: I landed right on my hip. Once the game went on, the defense was in a series, it just tightened up. That s about it. When I tried to run my route it got me real good. Q: So it happened before you ran that route? A: Right. Yeah it didn t happen on that route. Q: You were satisfied though with game one? A: Yeah. Obviously except for the loss. Offensively we did some good things, we did some bad things. We definitely can continue to get better and we re definitely going to do that. Q: Are you going to be able to practice Wednesday? A: I don t know. We ll see. Came here to get treatment. Come here a couple times tomorrow and hopefully I ll be able to go. Q: Does it feel worse now than it did after the game? A: It s about the same. It feels a little better as the day goes on. The more I move around and stuff. Q: You have an extra day this week too? A: That s a big, huge thing. Hopefully I ll be ready to go by game time. Q: Did your role change with Travis Beckum out? A: Same roll. Me and Bear [Pascoe], we know the plays Travis [Beckum] runs and if he s not doing them, we re doing them. It s not anything crazy.

56 Travis Beckum September 12, 2011 Q: Did you notice anything change within the offense because you weren t there? A: I think Bear did a pretty good job of doing the three wide stuff, especially with the amount of reps he didn t have, I think he held his own. I think there was a couple times where we went four wide but other than that, that s what happens and somebody is going to have to step up and fill in when someone goes out. Q: When did the injury happen? A: Friday. Q: Did it happen in practice? A: Yes, in practice. Q: Are you going to practice Wednesday? A: I don t know. I am going to see how it feels. Like I said, as hard as it is to not play, you still have to look into the best interest of my hamstring and try to get back as soon as possible and help this team win. I don t want to try to push it a couple more days when I can be resting and come back even stronger. Q: Did you have hamstring problems in college? A: I had a hamstring injury my senior year at Wisconsin and it seems like it has been lingering ever since. Q: You had it in camp last year too? A: I did, I did have it in camp last year. Michael Boley September 12, 2011 Q: Did you think you may have had some daylight on the fumble? A: No, I knew he was coming. He was the guy who actually blocked me when I was rushing so I knew he wasn t too far behind me. Q: Did you feel him? A: I felt him right behind me as soon as I picked the ball up. Q: Is there a sense of urgency on defense this week? A: It is a sense of urgency, regardless of who we play. It is the next step for us to get where we want to be. We feel that what we put on film the other day wasn t Giant football. We came in and got some corrections in today and today we have to put last week behind us and look forward to Sunday. Q: Are you happy about what happened to the Cowboys yesterday? A: It is early. We really didn t care who won that game. Right now it is all about us and we can only control our own destiny. Q: Do you have to resist the temptation in the locker room to react to your outside critics? A: It is a different mentality in here than what goes on the outside. What people think on the outside is exactly what it is, on the outside. We just tell them to stay tuned because it is still an early season. Deon Grant September 12, 2011 Q: What are your thoughts about the game? A: We still had opportunities to win the game. We went three and out, three and out, three and out in the second half. We had turnovers, we had a forced fumble and gave the offense the opportunity to put points on the board and we had an opportunity to stop them again on that last touchdown and they drove down on us and we just didn t do it. Q: What about the injuries on defense? A: We still had a great game plan. Injuries are going to happen, that is the NFL. Baltimore didn t have the same guys that they had when they won it in 2001 and you see what they did to Pittsburgh. When you have a mentality on defense, that is the mentality. Q: You don t feel undermanned? A: Cam is a rookie right. I don t do that. This is the NFL, rookie, four-year, 12-year, 15-year, if you are able to put this uniform on, you should be able to go out there and play ball. That s how I look at it. The rookies aren t even the ones that made all the mistakes. It was us as a unit, offense, defense, and special teams. Q: Do you care that people are worried? A: I don t care what people think, to be honest with you. I don t even know what they think. I know how I feel about it and when I came back I knew the situation. I have been dealing with injuries my whole career. It is what it is. When people start talking about injuries, I am just going to say Green Bay. That is no excuse because Green Bay didn t have half of their guys and they won a Super Bowl. Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin On where the Giants fell short today: Up until halftime it was a very, very good and competitive football game. To start the second half off with an interception and touchdown that s a tough way to start the second half. We were battling even then, to be in a position to kick the field goal and have the field goal blocked which were contributing factors there as well that was extremely disappointing and that very well may have changed the complexion of the game completely there. The penalty in the drive, which, there s no one touching the receiver he can get up and run and he can do whatever he wants then in comes a defender flying and, I guess, they called helmet-to-helmet. That s a very difficult call for me, but the penalty contributed to that. I did not like the end of our game offensively at all. We didn t move, we looked disorganized, we took a delay-of-game [penalty] again that was totally unacceptable

57 there. It s our first game, I liked their effort. I had no problem with that at all. But the execution, particularly the offensive execution, and the ability to defend the pass off of play action was disappointing. On if the Giants encourage plays like safety Antrel Rolle s head-to-head penalty: No, no, you re not supposed to go helmet-to-helmet as a defender. It looked like he was trying to cover the guy up. I don t know that there was any intent there. I was very surprised when the penalty was called. Of course it was way across the field. On whether the Giants blocked field goal was due to a low kick: I think it was a combination of that and there was penetration on our left side. There was penetration on the left side and the ball was not elevated very well. It takes little then to block it, but that can t be an issue. Obviously, Lawrence [Tynes] has been out of action for awhile and we need to work on that. But that can t be a problem. We just won t let that be a problem. On the defensive coverage problems today: Well, a couple of times that was true [the defenders were leaving too much of a cushion]. There were a couple of double moves that made us look bad and then we recovered and made a few plays on the deeper balls. We did have quite a bit of cushion on a couple of plays. On the offensive stagnation from the preseason: Well, to me, it s the consistency factor. It seemed like if we did have a penalty, we didn t recover and that wasn t a problem for them. When they had a penalty, they would come back and make a first down and we did not. Our third downs were atrocious again. I think our inconsistency and our lack of third down production you re not going to keep the ball if you can t do something with it on third down. On if the interceptions were due to quarterback Eli Manning not seeing the defender coming up: Completely. Again, it was away from me. I did see a replay of it at the end of the game, but obviously that s a tall man (Ryan Kerrigan) that can get up in the air and elevate and he did so. On if defensive end Justin Tuck was close to playing today: We thought so, but the doctors didn t want him to play. On if the Giants lost today because they didn t have their whole team: No, no, that s not acceptable and we won t make any excuses about that. We came down, we were very well prepared and our guys were excited about playing. We knew the significance of the day and we wanted to pay our respects by the way in which we played. As I said, other than a couple of things that took place in the first half, it was highly competitive. We did not play the same way in the second half obviously. Offensively we didn t do a thing we didn t score a point. That was very disappointing. On what losing tight end Travis Beckum on Friday did to their game plan: He s our third down tight end. He s the guy that took all of the snaps for the whole week. That was part of the confusion with the two-minute drill at the end of the game. We had a tight end in there who hadn t really had much work, trying to do the best he could and the execution wasn t what it should have been. On the Giants having a difficult time on short yardage runs: Well, on the fourth down one, it looked to me like they were in a they seemed to gain leverage on us on the outside and there wasn t much room for the other back to go. They seemed to have the gaps covered along the front and the defender boxing the runs as well. Based on the formation that we use, I m sure that there were nine, 10 people up at the line of scrimmage. On the Giants two starting safeties playing down: That s not necessarily an indication of anything. In this day and age, safeties are all down at the line of scrimmage you saw [Reed] Doughty down there the whole night for the Redskins. We had our safeties down and I ll have to take a look at the tape to make any other comment. On how the Giants rookies played today: I don t really know. I d have to take a look at the tape. There were obviously some errors on special teams and there were some penalties, but I m not sure if it was those guys or not. They tried hard, we d like the performance to obviously be better, but until I see the tape I won t be able to say. Giants Quarterback Eli Manning On tackle Kareem McKenzie s comment, We shot ourselves in the foot : I ve got to give credit to Washington. They played a great game and did a lot of good things some different looks. We had a few things that we didn t connect on. When things were open, we hit them for the most part but they did a good job mixing up different looks. On third down we re one-for-10. That s a big part of the answer right there. On his interception:

58 No, we were cutting that guy. He just did a good job and a good move to avoid the cut to jump up and tip it up. It was a good play by him not a whole lot I can do about that. On how much pressure is on the offense because the defense is banged up: No, both sides of the ball have to do their part. I thought our defense played good tonight. They did a lot of good things, got us a turnover and stopped Washington for a good part of the game. We have to do our part. We have to keep the ball longer and help out our defense. We ve got to win the time possession and sustain drives. We have to find a way to put more points on the board. On the performance of the offensive linemen: I thought we were on the same page. Everyone was doing the right thing. They did a good job. Some of the sacks weren t on them. But, we have to look at the film. I thought they did a good job and gave us a chance to make some plays. On how he physically feels after the game: Physically, I m fine. I feel good. So, no issues there. On his comfort with wide receiver Victor Cruz: I feel comfortable with the guy. We didn t do a whole lot of three wides in the game. We got a little surprise on Thursday when [tight end Travis] Beckum was out. I thought our tight ends did a great job. [Tight end Jake Ballard] had two big catches for big yardage. It was just one of those deals we didn t go into that personnel a whole lot. I thought [Domenik] Hixon and all those guys did a good job kind of being thrown into the mix. Hixon had to play some four wides so that we could practice all week. On Washington stopping the key short yardage plays: They just played it well. We had headshots and had opportunities just one of those deals where everything has to be perfect. I handed off and I don t always see exactly why it will make it or not make it, but that s something we ve got to get better at also be able to convert on third and short and fourth downs and keep drives in the game. On Washington being a different team this season: They re always a good team. They played us well when we were good last year in the last game of the season. They re a talented team. They played well today. On the Giants offensive struggles: We try to figure out how to improve each week. That s our focus you prepare for the next game. We have a Monday night game coming up. We prepare for that and go out there and have a great week of practice and try to get better. On the single biggest thing he can improve on: It s tough to say. You keep working and prepare hopefully next week we have another good week of practice and we come out and play better than we did today. Giants Safety Antrel Rolle On the second half: I wouldn t say that something is off. There are times when we shut them down and there were times when they made good plays. They get paid just like we do. At the end of the day we tried to be effective with what we do as a unit. I think it is more so about us and not so much about them. On the helmet-to-helmet penalty: In the heat of the moment I felt like we were trying to get up. I don t think I lowered my head at all, but the call was made you have to get up and play again. Next time we have to take him down before he gets there and it won t happen. I don t think it was helmet-to-helmet. We definitely made contact with him after the initial hit. I definitely didn t lead with my helmet. I have never led with my helmet on any tackle and to say that is crazy. There is nothing I can do about it. The call was made. On third down defense: There were times we got after them and there were times when we played effective coverage. We just have to do what we have to do. We have to stop them, but at the same time they were pretty good at what they were doing tonight. They are a pretty good football team. Giants Defensive End Justin Tuck On his injury: The coaches said it was best to wait one more week. The plan is to wait one more week. I wanted to play this week. I m still not 100 percent, but I wanted to give it a go. The doctor said we would rather have you out one week than re-aggravating it and going through this process again and be out for a month. It was a precautionary thing.

59 On the game: You always want to be out there with your teammates. Hopefully, I will get that shot next week. I think the referees should throw more holding calls. I don t even know why it is a rule in the game if it doesn t get called. We are already off to a bad start, we lost a game. We are resilient. We will bounce back. What better way than at home Monday night. We are looking forward to it. If we can get some guys back we will be close to full strength. Giants Kicker Lawrence Tynes On him kicking: It is going to take another couple of weeks to get back into kicking shape. I have to get to work. There was a lot of blood on the quad for two or three weeks. Just getting back to the number of kicks where I need to feel good. I was tired after pregame. On the block: I got ran over. I am not a very good tackler so I just got ran over. I felt like I hit it like I hit all of my kicks. They are not always going to be real high. Steve said I hit it good and that sounds good to him. We will look at film tomorrow. Any way you look at it, it is a miss. Giants Guard Chris Snee On game: We have to play better. I am very disappointed. This is going to sit with me tomorrow and after I watch the film I am going to move on because I have to. There are 15 more games. There is no time to panic.

60 The Coughlin Corner Week 1

61 The Coughlin Corner Week 1 By Michael Eisen EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The Coughlin Corner, Giants.com s exclusive weekly interview with head coach Tom Coughlin: Q: The season opener is Sunday in Washington. What does opening day mean to you? Coughlin: It still generates a lot of emotion and enthusiasm. The feeling you get on the sidelines and during the national anthem will be even greater this year because it will be the 10 th anniversary of 9/11. It is just as exciting as ever, the balancing factor being the opponent and how you go into the game and those types of things. The emotion and excitement and why you coach it and why you play it is all there. Q: What are some of the challenges you face when preparing for an opening game? Coughlin: There are unique challenges, particularly when you are facing someone you don t have any past record on or if it is a first-time head coach or someone you don t have any research information based on the offseason. You always have to balance things out in regards to what are they showing and what are they not showing. What has he done in the past that he is not showing now? How does he cater to his personnel? What is the obvious objective of preseason and then it is looking hard at what they have done with their personnel. This team (the Redskins) went out and got seven starters and I m not talking about the draft sequence either, I am talking about through free agency and trades. They built themselves seven starters and their number one draft choice gives them eight starters that weren t there a year ago. You have a lot of things that have to be analyzed and how these people fit with what they are trying to do and the influence of these different players in their system and how those players can impact what they already have. You have a lot of that type of analysis and conjecture that you have to speculate on. You can t just sit and say, Okay, that is what I see in preseason. You have to speculate on where you think they are heading. Q: Are there more adjustments on the fly in the first game? Coughlin: You have that anytime anybody comes in with a different plan, whether it s on offense, defense or special teams. That is what you do. Your whole sideline and game day circumstances are about adjusting, changing or reacting. What do you see and what don t you see? That type of stuff. In a normal year, you have studied the offseason and you already have a game plan and all you are doing is updating it based on what you see in preseason and then you have to weigh again what kind of emphasis you put on what you saw in preseason. Are you disregarding it or are you disregarding what you saw last season. Q: Because you didn t have an offseason program and didn t have two-a-days in training camp, do you have any less of a feel for your team than you normally do prior to the season opener? Coughlin: Well, again you have to have people that are going to come through for you and play the way you visualize playing. You always have adjustments. You always have things that have to be changed based on personnel. Those are the real issues. How are people going to perform under the pressure of the first game in the National Football League? Therein lays how you are going to play and how you are going to perform. Then you go through the gambit of, Has the opponent improved? Are you going to protect the passer well? Is everyone on the same page in regards to the blitz timing and who can cover and who can t cover? What issues are you being forced to confront, even if you don t want to with the style of attack on defense or offense? You have a guy like (Brandon) Banks, who is a kick returner and punt returner, what are your thoughts there? Are you going to be the kind of punt team that is going to be able to keep the ball away from him or pin him on the boundaries? Are you going to be able to do that for the length of the game? Q: You ve lost six defensive players to season-ending injuries. Do you discuss them with the entire team? Or does mentioning them give the players an excuse? Coughlin: There are no excuses. Most of our feelings are for the player that is injured and, of course, we wish him well, knowing full well that he is emotionally in a state of shock right away. Everything he desired and wanted and was excited about from a professional standpoint is taken away from him for that year. We just were honest about it and then the next move is to move on. Let s go and move forward. There is absolutely no thought or pity and there is no spending anytime for remorse. You get yourself off the floor and you go make your adjustments and move forward. Dealing with it is not an easy thing and one thing is you are reminded of it all the time. Somebody wants to carry a list around and it is there. But my thing is, if we could have changed anything that would put ourselves in a better position for this then I would have done it in a minute. When you look at the way these injuries have come about, what are you going to do or how are you going to change anything? Poor Jon Goff was basically nothing more than a jog through at a Monday practice in the first team period. On about the sixth or seventh play he bumps knees and you think they just bumped knees and that was not to be.

62 Q: You have 10 rookies on the team. Are you going to have to be more patient with this team because of that? Coughlin: We have had four preseason games with these guys and they have brought an element of enthusiasm and speed to the team. And that s first and foremost. You are always looking for great effort and an opportunity for these guys to know enough about their assignments to go out and play and that s the big thing. Let s not get hung up on the X s and O s. Let s put them in a position where they can go out and play and help us win a football game. That s where you come from. Do you know they are going to make mistakes? Sure, you know, and hopefully they are minimized. Hopefully, the other guy is not able to take advantage of it and that s what you are praying for. Q: On Sunday, Eli Manning will start his 104 th consecutive regular season game, the longest streak among active NFL quarterbacks. What are the tangible benefits to having him in there for every practice and every game? Coughlin: The continuity and the incredible reliability, dependability that you place in Eli. The idea that he is a great stabilizer in your team, people rely on him and they know they can rely on him. They look to him not only for leadership but direction. He is consistently meeting with receivers and running backs about protections. He exerts himself and he reacts. He is such a great example and it is a great example for all of us. He is intellectually stimulated by the game and he is a student that wants all the information and all the answers. He wants it all and if he doesn t have it all, he is not comfortable. When you have all these things and you know there is a certain level of preparation he is going to go through and his teammates know they have to be able to get up to the level that he is at. The stability, continuity, reliability and the fact that you know you have a guy in the driver s seat that you know is going to be a playmaker and the guys around him are going to benefit. Q: You made significant changes on the offensive line, which has been the heart and soul of the team. Are you pleased with that group s development? Coughlin: They have gotten better and better, but game day will tell a lot. They have grown closer and communicated better and (new center) David Baas has fit right in with those guys and that s a very, very smart group and they know what they are doing. If they can communicate it as fast as possible and David is on the same page, we will make the kind of progress we believe we are going to make. Q: Do you think Steve Weatherford will give you more consistency at punter than Matt Dodge did? Coughlin: Yes, the statistics have said that in the preseason. We think that as the game unfolds, we can make adjustments with Steve and put the ball outside the numbers. He can give us a reliable feeling when we punt the ball, where the ball is going to be placed. I do think very highly of Matt Dodge and I think he has made outstanding improvement and he will be a very good punter in this league for a long time. He just has to improve his directional punting, but he does have a very strong leg and his consistency this preseason was pretty good. Q: Do you think the Redskins will look significantly different than the team you played in the 2010 season finale? Coughlin: They have had a good preseason and they have a lot of yards and scored a lot of points. If you look at just the first two quarters, their ones have scored 30 and 31 points, so they have done well in the preseason. Running the ball, they are averaging 145 (yards) and 240 passing, so they have had a good preseason. Their defense has played well. They have pressured well and I think we can anticipate what the style of play will be and we just have to figure out how we can stop the offense and move the ball against the defense. Q: The opener will be played on the 10 th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. You ve often said you re not usually reflective, but are the events of that day something you ve looked back on? Coughlin: (Holds up a USA Today) All you have to do is look at the national papers and for a week it has been nothing but 9/11 memories and how it has changed our lives. You can feel how the league is going to recognize the tragedy that took place to this great country on 9/11/01. Recognizing the terrible loss of life and the people who have lost loved ones and recognizing the heroes, the firemen, the emergency people, the policemen, the people who immediately sacrificed their lives to save others. What it taught all of us about how we are responsible to a certain extent for our own safety in terms of being alert and recognizing it is a different world today. It is a different kind of warfare and we have to be really alert and aware of that fact. We have been taught a very different and radical lesson from this and our lives have changed. The world has changed and I don t think you can help that. My own personal feelings have to do with being close to General (Raymond T.) Odierno (the former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and the current Chief of Staff of the Army) and being in Iraq and seeing a little bit of the world and how it reacts to terrorism. I have some personal feelings about it because my son (Tim) was in the second tower and the blessing our family received by him being able to escape. I read about the guy that died because his lungs were ruined by breathing the debris. There were so many ways people

63 were affected by this terrible tragedy. I can think of wanting my son to get as far away from there as fast as he could.

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