Notes and statistics from the Giants’ 25-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in MetLife Stadium:
*The Giants lost for the second time in as many games and have started 0-2 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1995-96.
*The Giants are 2-3 in MetLife Stadium home openers and have lost their last three in a row, to Dallas, Denver and Arizona. They are 49-38-3 overall in home openers.
Commissioner Goodell called us on Wednesday evening and requested that we oversee the independent investigation that will be conducted by former FBI Director Robert Mueller III.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Steve Weatherford hopes to get his kicks on Sunday, despite the sprained left ankle he suffered Monday night in Detroit. The Giants’ punter didn’t practice today, but was walking limp-free. He will test the leg later in the week and expects to be in uniform when the Giants face the Arizona Cardinals in their […]
Giants QB Eli Manning talks at his locker about mistakes during last Monday’s 35-14 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Football coaches always need to watch the tape to render a final judgment on their team’s performance in any game, but it’s hard to imagine Tom Coughlin’s instant analysis changing much after he reviews the Giants’ opening-night defeat to the Detroit Lions in Ford Field.
Five days before their season opener, the Giants today added versatility and experience to their offensive line by signing 10-year veteran Adam Snyder.
The 6-6, 325-pound Snyder played eight of his first nine seasons for the San Francisco 49ers. He has started games at all five offensive line positions.
Beckham, the Giants’ first-round draft choice this year, missed most of training camp and all five preseason games with a strained hamstring. Coughlin has been asked repeatedly about Beckham and little has changed in weeks. So he explained to reporters why he wants the queries to cease for the foreseeable future.
The Giants suddenly have a vacancy on their first-team offensive line after left guard Geoff Schwartz suffered a dislocated toe Friday night in a 35-24 preseason victory over the Jets. Schwartz is out for an indefinite time period and until he returns, Weston Richburg, the Giants’ second-round draft choice this year, is likely to play the position. the Giants’ second-round draft choice this year, is likely to play the position.
The Giants wanted to use this preseason to work out the kinks in their new offensive system and get it running smoothly for the regular-season opener three weeks from tomorrow in Detroit. But the unit has sputtered. The Giants are 3-0, but in 11 possessions in which all or most of their offensive starters played, they have punted eight times and lost a fumble. The offense had just one sustained drive, an 80-yarder on the second possession vs. Buffalo that ended with Andre Williams’ 3-yard touchdown run. The only other first-team touchdown was Rashad Jennings’ 73-yard run last week against Pittsburgh.
Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham was a solid but unspectacular performer during his first four years as a Giant. Against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, Mannnigham caught a spectacular 38-yard pass from Eli Manning with four minutes left in the fourth quarter that kept a drive alive and helped Big Blue win its second title in four years.
