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2011 New York Giants season
Head Coach Tom Coughlin
General Manager Jerry Reese
Home Field MetLife Stadium
Results
Record 9-7
Place 1st NFC East
Playoff Finish Won Wild Card Playoff (Vs. Atlanta Falcons) 24-2

Won Divisional Playoff (At Green Bay Packers) 37-20 Won NFC Championship (At San Francisco 49ers) 20-17 (OT) Won Super Bowl XLVI (Vs. New England Patriots 21-17

Pro Bowlers Eli Manning

Jason Pierre-Paul

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The 2011 New York Giants season is the 87th season for the team in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 10–6 record in 2010 however they missed the playoffs. They will play all of their home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Offseason[]

2011 draft board[]

Todd McShay (ESPN),[1] Steve Wyche (NFL.com),[2] Pat Kirwan of NFL.com, New Era Scouting, and DraftKing.com predicted that the Giants would use their first round pick to draft Gabe Carimi, a left tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers who won the 2010 Outland Trophy as the nation's top collegiate interior lineman, and was a Consensus All-American.[3][4][5] Charles Davis of NFL.com predicted that they would draft Mike Pouncey, a center/offensive guard from the University of Florida.[6] Despite a current work stoppage, a provision in the now-expired CBA ensures that the 2011 NFL Draft will still take place.

Round Selection Player Position College
1 19 Prince Amukamara CB Nebraska
2 52 Marvin Austin DT North Carolina
3 83 Jerrel Jernigan WR Troy
4 117 James Brewer OT Indiana
5 [a]
6 185 Greg Jones LB Michigan State
6 198 [b] Tyler Sash S Iowa
202 [b] Jacquian Williams LB South Florida
7 221 Da'Rel Scott RB Maryland
^[a] The Giants traded its fifth-round selection (#150 overall) and a 2012 conditional draft selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for RB Darius Reynaud and QB Sage Rosenfels.
^[b] Compensatory selection.

Players[]

Movement[]

In the first week of the offseason the Giants signed some road free agents and former members of their 2010 practice squad to reserve/future contracts in order to bolster the roster for the 2011 season. In early March the team signed potential free agents to contract extensions: on March 2 the team signed running back D.J. Ware to a two-year extension and on March 3 they signed wide receivers Domenik Hixon and Darius Reynaud to one and two-year extensions, respectively. They also offered tenders to some of their restricted free agents but the effectiveness of these tenders rely on the ongoing CBA talks.

Free agents[]

Position Player Free agency
tag
Date signed/released 2011 team
LB Chase Blackburn UFA
CB Will Blackmon Released January 2, 2011
OG/OT Kevin Boothe UFA New York Giants
TE Kevin Boss UFA August 5, 2011 Oakland Raiders
RB Ahmad Bradshaw UFA New York Giants
CB Courtney Brown RFA
LB Keith Bulluck UFA
WR Michael Clayton UFA New York Giants
DT Barry Cofield UFA Washington Redskins
S Deon Grant UFA New York Giants
WR Derek Hagan UFA Oakland Raiders
WR Domenik Hixon UFA March 3, 2011 New York Giants
S Michael Johnson UFA Detroit Lions
DE Mathias Kiwanuka UFA New York Giants
OT Jamon Meredith ERFA March 3, 2011 New York Giants
TE/FB Bear Pascoe ERFA March 3, 2011 New York Giants
RB Tiki Barber RFA March 8, 2011
WR Steve Smith UFA Philadelphia Eagles
QB Jim Sorgi UFA
DE Dave Tollefson UFA New York Giants
RB DJ Ware RFA March 2, 2011 New York Giants
LB Gerris Wilkinson UFA Jacksonville Jaguars
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

Roster[]

New York Giants current rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Exclusive-Rights FAs

Rookies in italics

Roster updated January 13, 2011
Depth chartTransactions
59 active, 0 inactive, 21 FAs

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Staff[]

Staff changes[]

  • On March 9, 2011 the assistant special teams Thomas McGaughey accepted a job in the Louisiana State University as special teams/defensive line coach of their football team. He was with the Giants since 2007.
  • On June 24, 2011 it was reported that Larry Izzo will become the Giants' new assistant special teams coach once the NFL Lockout has ceased.[7]
New York Giants 2010 staff
Front Office
  • President/CEO – John Mara
  • Chairman/Executive Vice President – Steve Tisch
  • Senior Vice President/General Manager – Jerry Reese
  • Vice President of Player Evaluation – Chris Mara
  • Assistant General Manager – Kevin Abrams
  • Director of Pro Personnel – David Gettleman
  • Director of College Scouting – Marc Ross
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Ken Sternfeld

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Team Coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Tom Quinn
  • Assistant Special Teams – Larry Izzo

Strength and Conditioning

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

The Giants' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 13 8:00 p.m. EDT at Carolina Panthers L 10–20 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
2 August 22 8:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Bears W 41–13 1–1 MetLife Stadium ESPN Recap
3 August 29§ 7:00 p.m. EDT New York Jets L 3–17 1–2 MetLife Stadium NFLN Recap
4 September 1 7:30 p.m. EDT at New England Patriots W 18–17 2–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
§ - Due to Hurricane Irene, the Week 3 preseason game against the Jets was moved up to 2:00 p.m. from the originally scheduled time of 7:00 p.m. (EDT). Then, later in the evening of August 26, the game was rescheduled to Monday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. EDT[8]

Regular season[]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 11 4:15 p.m. EDT at Washington Redskins L 14–28 0–1 FedEx Field Fox Recap
2 September 19 8:30 p.m. EDT St. Louis Rams W 28–16 1–1 MetLife Stadium ESPN Recap
3 September 25 1:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–16 2–1 Lincoln Financial Field Fox Recap
4 October 2 4:05 p.m. EDT at Arizona Cardinals W 31–27 3–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 9 1:00 p.m. EDT Seattle Seahawks L 25–36 3–2 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 16 1:00 p.m. EDT Buffalo Bills MetLife Stadium CBS
7 Bye
8 October 30 1:00 p.m. EDT Miami Dolphins MetLife Stadium CBS
9 November 6 4:15 p.m. EST at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
10 November 13 4:15 p.m. EST * at San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park Fox
11 November 20 8:20 p.m. EST * Philadelphia Eagles MetLife Stadium NBC
12 November 28 8:30 p.m. EST at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome ESPN
13 December 4 4;15 p.m. EST * Green Bay Packers MetLife Stadium Fox
14 December 11 8:20 p.m. EST * at Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium NBC
15 December 18 1:00 p.m. EST * Washington Redskins MetLife Stadium Fox
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. EST at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
17 January 1 1:00 p.m. EST * Dallas Cowboys MetLife Stadium Fox
  *  Indicates that the game time is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Regular season results[]

Week 1: at Washington Redskins[]

Week One: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 7 0 0

14

Redskins 0 14 7 7

28

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Manning 2 yard run (Tynes kick) (4 plays, 70 yards, 0:35)
Second quarter
  • WAS Hightower 1 yard run (Graham Gano kick) (11-66, 5:32)
  • NYG Bradshaw 6 yard run (Tynes kick) (8-85, 4:44)
  • WAS Anthony Armstrong 6 yard pass from Grossman (Gano kick) (5-80, 2:11)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • WAS Jabar Gaffney 4 yard pass from Grossman (Gano kick) (10-70, 5:53)
Top passers
  • NYG – Eli Manning - 18/32, 391 YDS, 0 TD, INT
  • WAS – Rex Grossman - 21/34, 305 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
  • NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw - 13 CAR, 44 YDS, TD
  • WAS – Tim Hightower - 25 CAR, 72 YDS, TD
Top receivers
  • NYG – Hakeem Nicks - 7 REC, 122 YDS
  • WAS – Fred Davis - 5 REC, 105 YDS
Top tacklers
  • NYG – Kenny Phillips - 5 TKL, 4 AST
  • WAS – Reed Doughty - 8 TKL, 2 AST

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams[]

Week Two: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 6 0 10 0

16

Giants 7 14 7 0

28

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information
First quarter
  • STL Josh Brown 21 yard FG (9-84, 3:19)
  • NYG Nicks 3 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (5-38, 2:17)
  • STL Brown 25 yard FG (10-67, 2:26)
Second quarter
  • NYG Boley 65 yard fumble return (Tynes kick)
  • NYG Hixon 22 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (8-86, 2:37)
Third quarter
  • STL Brown 27 yard FG (8-60, 3:11)
  • NYG Jacobs 9 yard run (Tynes kick) (10-81, 5:30)
  • STL Alexander 19 yard pass from Bradford (Brown kick) (13-72, 5:01)
Top passers
  • STL – Sam Bradford - 22/46, 331 YDS, TD, 0 INT
  • NYG – Eli Manning - 18/29, 200 YDS, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • STL – Danario Alexander - 3 REC, 122 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Mario Manningham - 3 REC, 56 YDS
Top tacklers

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 14 0 0 15

29

Eagles 0 13 3 0

16

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Jacobs 40 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (6-73, 2:43)
  • NYG Cruz 74 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (3-82, 1:26)
Second quarter
  • PHI Alex Henery 21 yard FG (15-77, 8:02)
  • PHI McCoy 11 yard run (Henery kick) (7-71, 3:21)
  • PHI Henery 38 yard FG (5-26, 1:12)
Third quarter
  • PHI Henery 21 yard FG (14-88, 8:52)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Cruz 28 yard pass from Manning (Jacobs run) (7-54, 3:30)
  • NYG Bradshaw 18 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (10-56, 4:28)
Top passers
  • NYG – Eli Manning - 16/23, 254 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT
  • PHI – Michael Vick - 16/23, 176 YDS, 0 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw - 15 CAR, 86 YDS
  • PHI – LeSean McCoy - 24 CAR, 128 YDS, TD
Top receivers
  • NYG – Victor Cruz - 3 REC, 110 YDS, 2 TD
  • PHI – Jeremy Maclin - 5 REC, 69 YDS
Top tacklers
  • NYG – Jason Pierre-Paul - 7 TKL, 2 AST, 2 SK
  • PHI – Trent Cole - 4 TKL, AST, SK

Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals[]

Week Four: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 10 0 21

31

Cardinals 3 3 14 7

27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. Arizona Time
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 60,496
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • ARI Feely 27 yard FG (16-79, 9:20)
  • NYG Bradshaw 13 yard run (Tynes kick) (10-69, 5:03)
  • NYG Tynes 30 yard FG (5:61, 0:28)
Third quarter
  • ARI Wells 1 yard run (Feely kick) (8-78, 4:36)
  • ARI Wells 1 yard run (Feely kick) (2-5, 0:40)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Jacobs 1 yard run (Tynes kick) (13-75, 5:48)
  • ARI Wells 2 yard run (Feely kick) (6-77, 3:09)
  • NYG Ballard 2 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (7-80, 1:39)
  • NYG Nicks 28 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (2-48, 0:31)
Top passers
  • NYG – Eli Manning - 27/40, 321 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • ARI – Kevin Kolb - 20/34, 237 YDS, 0 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw - 12 CAR, 39 YDS, TD
  • ARI – Beanie Wells - 27 CAR, 138 YDS, 3 TD
Top receivers
  • NYG – Hakeem Nicks - 10 REC, 162 YDS, TD
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald - 8 REC, 102 YDS
Top tacklers

Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks[]

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 14 0 2 20

36

Giants 7 7 0 11

25

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 81° F (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 78,650
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information
First quarter
  • SEA Ben Obomanu 11 yard pass from Jackson (Steven Hauschka kick) (8-80, 2:32)
  • NYG Ballard 12 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (7-80, 3:20)
  • SEA Lynch 1 yard run (Hauschka kick) (2-48, 0:17)
Second quarter
  • NYG Nicks 19 yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (4-59, 0:40)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • SEA Hauschka 51 yard FG (9-33, 2:45)
  • NYG Cruz 68 yard pass from Manning (Bradshaw run) (3-65, 1:51)
  • SEA Hauschka 43 yard FG (4-0, 0:24)
  • NYG Tynes 26 yard FG (10-72, 5:26)
  • SEA Baldwin 27 yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Hauschka kick) (7-80, 2:12)
  • SEA Brandon Browner 94 yard interception return (Hauschka kick)
Top passers
  • SEA – Tarvaris Jackson - 15/22, 166 YDS, TD, INT
  • NYG – Eli Manning - 24/39, 420 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
  • SEA – Marshawn Lynch - 12 CAR, 98 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw - 17 CAR, 58 YDS
Top receivers
  • SEA – Doug Baldwin - 8 REC, 136 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Victor Cruz - 8 REC, 161 YDS, TD
Top tacklers
  • SEA – Leroy Hill - 5 TKL, 3 AST
  • NYG – Jacquian Williams - 7 TKL, AST

Week 6: vs. Buffalo Bills[]

Week Six: Buffalo Bills at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Bills

0

Giants

0

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • BUF –
  • NYG –
Top rushers
  • BUF –
  • NYG –
Top receivers
  • BUF –
  • NYG –
Top tacklers
  • BUF –
  • NYG –

Standings[]

NFC East
view · talk · edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
y (4) New York Giants 9 7 0 .562 3–3 5–7 394 400 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 8 8 0 .500 5–1 6–6 396 328 W4
Dallas Cowboys 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 372 347 L2
Washington Redskins 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 288 367 L2

See also[]

References[]

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  2. Wyche, Steve (April 25, 2011). "Mock Draft 2011". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/mock-drafts/steve-wyche/60102. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  3. Pat Kirwan (March 13, 2011). "Defense rules early in a look at the first two rounds". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d81ebf6c2/article/defense-rules-early-in-a-look-at-the-first-two-rounds?module=HP_cp2. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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  5. "2011 NFL Mock Draft". Draft King. http://www.draftking.com/nfl/2011/mockdraft.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  6. Charles Davis (March 2, 2011). "Post-combine projection has Panthers taking aim at Newton". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81e9431a/article/postcombine-projection-has-panthers-taking-aim-at-newton. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  7. Mike Garafolo (June 24, 2011). "Giants to hire former Jet, Patriot Larry Izzo as assistant special teams coach". nj.com. http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2011/06/giants_to_hire_former_jet_patr.html. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  8. NFL.com Staff (August 26, 2011). "Giants-Jets postponed until Monday night". NFL.com. http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/08/26/giants-jets-postponed-until-monday-night/?module=HP11_breaking_news. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
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