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2015 New York Giants season
Head Coach Tom Coughlin
General Manager Jerry Reese
Home Field MetLife Stadium
Results
Record 6–10
Place 3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Odell Beckham Jr., WR
Eli Manning, QB
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB
Josh Brown, K
Uniform
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Timeline
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The 2015 New York Giants season was the franchise's 91st season in the National Football League and their sixth season playing their home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Tom Coughlin returned for his 12th and final season as the team's head coach.[1] The Giants attempted to secure a playoff berth for the first time since their 2011 season, which concluded with their victory in Super Bowl XLVI. To honor the late Frank Gifford and Ann Mara, both of whom died earlier in 2015, the Giants added a number 16 decal on their helmets and special patch for Gifford and Mara respectively.[2]

The Giants began the season 0-2 for the third straight year, and in doing so became the first team in NFL history to go 0–2 while holding double digit leads in the 4th quarter in both games. However, they rebounded to win their next three games before losing to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants 2015 season was plagued by their inability to close out games, as the Giants lost 6 games in which they held leads or were tied within the final 2 minutes. These losses included their opening game in Dallas, their home opener against the Falcons, a road loss in New Orleans and 2 home defeats against the Patriots and the Jets. Had the Giants won these games, they would've been 11-5 and would've won the NFC East. After the Redskins defeated the Eagles on December 26 during a Saturday Edition of Thursday Night Football, the Redskins clinched the division title of the NFC East, eliminating the Giants from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive year and had officially ended the Coughlin/Eli era in New York, whom have made the playoffs 5 times and won two Super Bowls, both times against the New England Patriots.

Offseason[]

Free agents signed[]

Date Position Player Free agent tag 2014 Team Notes
02024-02-11February 11 C Brett Jones FA Calgary Stampeders (CFL) [3][4][5][6]
02024-02-17February 17 WR Kevin Ogletree UFA New York Giants Released May 7, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-02-19February 19 C Dallas Reynolds RFA New York Giants [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-03March 3 DE Jason Pierre-Paul FT New York Giants Has not signed franchise tag[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-04March 4 TE Larry Donnell ERFA New York Giants [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-04March 4 CB Chandler Fenner ERFA New York Giants Waived September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-11March 11 RB Chris Ogbonnaya UFA New York Giants Released May 11, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-11March 11 FB Henry Hynoski UFA New York Giants Released September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-11March 11 OLB Mark Herzlich UFA New York Giants [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-13March 13 RB Shane Vereen UFA New England Patriots [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-13March 13 WR/KR Dwayne Harris UFA Dallas Cowboys [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-13March 13 OT Marshall Newhouse UFA Cincinnati Bengals [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-13March 13 OLB Jonathan Casillas UFA New England Patriots [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-13March 13 OLB J.T. Thomas UFA Jacksonville Jaguars [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-16March 16 OG John Jerry UFA New York Giants [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-16March 16 CB Chykie Brown UFA New York Giants Released September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-18March 18 DT Kenrick Ellis UFA New York Jets Released September 6, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-03-19March 19 TE Daniel Fells UFA New York Giants [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-20March 20 DE George Selvie UFA Dallas Cowboys [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-15April 15 CB/FS Josh Gordy UFA Indianapolis Colts [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-15April 15 ILB Ryan Jones FA Baltimore Ravens Waived June 6[3][4][5][6]
02024-07-15July 15 S Jeromy Miles FA Baltimore Ravens Released September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-07-31July 31 WR James Jones FA Oakland Raiders Released September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-08-02August 2 WR Derrick Johnson FA New England Patriots Released September 1, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-08-16August 16 SS Brandon Meriweather FA Washington Redskins [3][4][5][6]
02024-08-19August 19 DT Jimmy Staten FA Seattle Seahawks Released September 1, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-08-24August 24 OLB Ashlee Palmer FA Detroit Lions Released September 5, 2015[3][4][5][6]
Notable Arrival/Resigning
Released prior to resigning

Cuts[]

Date Position Player Notes
02024-02-11February 11 RB David Wilson [3][4][5][6]
02024-02-24February 24 DE Mathias Kiwanuka [3][4][5][6]
02024-02-25February 25 RB Peyton Hillis [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-03March 3 C J. D. Walton [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-11March 11 CB Travis Howard [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-11March 11 OT Rogers Gaines [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-15April 15 DE Paul Hazel [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-15April 15 CB Josh Victorian [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-27April 27 RB Michael Cox [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 MLB Terrell Manning [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 CB Thomas Gordon [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 OLB James Davidson [3][4][5][6]
02024-07-15July 15 WR Marcus Harris [3][4][5][6]
02024-07-31July 31 OT Troy Kropog [3][4][5][6]
02024-08-07August 7 WR Chris Harper [3][4][5][6]
02024-08-16August 16 K Chris Boswell [3][4][5][6]

Free agents lost[]

Date Position Player Free agent tag 2015 Team Notes
02024-03-11March 11 CB Walter Thurmond III UFA Philadelphia Eagles [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-12March 12 SS Antrel Rolle UFA Chicago Bears [3][4][5][6]
02024-03-19March 19 OT James Brewer UFA New York Jets [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-02April 2 OLB Spencer Paysinger UFA Miami Dolphins [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-13April 13 CB Zack Bowman UFA Miami Dolphins [3][4][5][6]
02024-04-29April 29 FS Stevie Brown UFA Cut by the Houston Texans on August 28, 2015[3][4][5][6]
02024-08-19August 19 FS Quintin Demps UFA Houston Texans Played with Texans from 2010-2012[3][4][5][6]
Notable Departure

Unsigned[]

Position Player Free agent tag Notes
OG Adam Snyder UFA [3][4][5][6]
DT Mike Patterson UFA [3][4][5][6]
OLB Jacquian Williams UFA [3][4][5][6]
WR Jerrel Jernigan UFA [3][4][5][6]

Trades[]

Date Acquired From Given Notes
August 26, 2014 2015 seventh-round pick (No. 245) Denver Broncos Kicker Brandon McManus Traded to Titans[7]
May 1, 2015 2015 second-round pick (No. 33) Tennessee Titans 2015 second, fourth, and seventh-round picks (No. 40, 108, 245) Used to select Landon Collins[7]

2015 NFL Draft[]

2015 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Ereck Flowers  Offensive tackle Miami
2 33 Landon Collins *  Safety Alabama From Tennessee Titans
3 74 Owamagbe Odighizuwa  Defensive End UCLA
5 144 Mykkele Thompson  Safety Texas
6 186 Geremy Davis  Wide Receiver UCONN
7 226 Bobby Hart  Offensive tackle FSU
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Undrafted free agent signings[]

Date Position Player College Notes
02024-05-07May 7 OT Sean Donnelly Tulane University [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 SS Justin Currie Western Michigan University Waived July 15, Resigned July 23, Waived August 24[3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 OLB Cole Farrand University of Maryland [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 RB Akeem Hunt Purdue University [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 DE Brad Harrah University of Cincinnati Waived August 1[3][4][5][6]
02024-05-07May 7 TE Matt LaCosse University of Illinois Waived August 1[3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 TE Will Tye Stony Brook University [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 DT Carlif Taylor Southern Connecticut State University [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 RB Kenneth Harper Temple University [3][4][5][6]
02024-05-11May 11 WR Ben Edwards University of Richmond Waived July 31[3][4][5][6]
02024-06-11June 11 LB Tony Johnson Louisiana Tech University Waived August 24[3][4][5][6]
02024-08-02August 2 DE Brad Bars Pennsylvania State University [3][4][5][6]
02024-08-07August 7 FS Justin Halley Florida International University [3][4][5][6]
02024-08-24August 24 FS C.J. Conway Montclair State University [3][4][5][6]
Made final 53-man roster

Offseason activities[]

The New York Giants started offseason activities with a rookie minicamp starting on May 9.[8] Organized team activities ran from May 27–29, June 1–2, June 4, June 8–9, June 11–12. Mandatory mini-camp was held June 16–18.[9]

Injuries[]

  • May 20: During a lifting session, Will Beatty suffered a torn pectoral injury. Beatty will undergo surgery, sidelining him for 5–6 months.[10]
  • July 4: When setting off fireworks, Jason Pierre-Paul blasted off his index finger, part of his thumb and middle finger. He has returned.[11]

Staff[]

Staff changes[]

Date Coach Transaction Notes
02024-01-07January 7 Perry Fewell (defensive coordinator) Fired [6]
02024-01-07January 7 Peter Giunta (secondary/cornerbacks) Fired [6]
02024-01-15January 15 Steve Spagnuolo (defensive coordinator) Hired [6]
02024-01-15January 15 Tim Walton (secondary/cornerbacks) Hired [6]
02024-03-12March 12 Tom Coughlin (head coach) Extension Thru 2016[6]

The Giants' most notable staff change involves their defensive coordinator position. Following the 2014 season the team fired Perry Fewell after five seasons. To replace him the Giants brought back Steve Spagnuolo, who had been the team's coordinator for the 2007 and 2008 seasons and who was most recently the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

Final staff[]

2015 New York Giants staff
Front office
  • President/CEO – John Mara
  • Chairman/Executive Vice President – Steve Tisch
  • Senior Vice President/General Manager – Jerry Reese
  • Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Chris Mara
  • Vice President of Player Evaluation – Marc Ross
  • Assistant General Manager – Kevin Abrams
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Ken Sternfeld
  • Director of Player Development – David Tyree
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Harriss

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Ben McAdoo
  • Quarterbacks – Mike Sullivan
  • Running Backs – Craig Johnson
  • Wide Receivers – Sean Ryan
  • Tight Ends – Kevin Gilbride Jr.
  • Offensive Line – Pat Flaherty
  • Assistant Offensive Line – Lunda Wells
  • Offensive Assistant – Ryan Roeder
Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul
  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Joe Danos

Final roster[]

2015 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 Active, 22 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–23 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
2 August 22 Jacksonville Jaguars W 22–12 1–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 August 29 New York Jets L 18–28 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 September 3 at New England Patriots W 12–9 2–2 Gillette Stadium Recap

Regular season[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 26–27 0–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
2 September 20 Atlanta Falcons L 20–24 0–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 September 24 Washington Redskins W 32–21 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 October 4 at Buffalo Bills W 24–10 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
5 October 11 San Francisco 49ers W 30–27 3–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
6 October 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–27 3–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
7 October 25 Dallas Cowboys W 27–20 4–3 Metlife Stadium Recap
8 November 1 at New Orleans Saints L 49–52 4–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
9 November 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–18 5–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap
10 November 15 New England Patriots L 26–27 5–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 29 at Washington Redskins L 14–20 5–6 FedExField Recap
13 December 6 New York Jets L 20–23 (OT) 5–7 MetLife Stadium Recap
14 December 14 at Miami Dolphins W 31–24 6–7 Sun Life Stadium Recap
15 December 20 Carolina Panthers L 35–38 6–8 MetLife Stadium Recap
16 December 27 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–49 6–9 TCF Bank Stadium Recap
17 January 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 30–35 6–10 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys[]

Week One: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 3 10 3 10

26

Cowboys 3 3 7 14

27

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 4:36. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 10:27.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 50-yard field goal, 2:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

  • DAL – Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal, 5:35. Cowboys 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:22.
  • NYG – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 57-yard fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 1:12. Giants 10–6.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 40-yard field goal, 0:19. Giants 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 9:52. Giants 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:12.
  • DAL – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 4:08. Giants 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.

Fourth quarter

  • NYG – Rashad Jennings 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:09. Giants 23–13. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:08.
  • DAL – Jason Witten 1-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 5:11. Giants 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:53.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 1:37. Giants 26–20. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 3:34.
  • DAL – Jason Witten 11-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:13. Cowboys 27–26. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 13 rushes, 52 yards, TD
  • DAL – Joseph Randle – 16 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

  • NYG – Shane Vereen – 4 receptions, 45 yards
  • DAL – Lance Dunbar – 8 receptions, 70 yards

Top tacklers

Towards the end of the game, the Cowboys did not have any timeouts, and the Giants were facing 3rd and goal from the Dallas 1-yard line with 1:43 remaining. However, instead of just kneeing the ball and letting the clock run out, the Giants decided to throw the ball instead. Eli Manning's pass was thrown away, and the clock stopped. Josh Brown would kick a 19-yard field goal to give New York a 26-20 lead. The Cowboys would march down the field and get into Giants territory. The drive concluded when Tony Romo threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 7 seconds left to give the Cowboys the win. Following the game, the Giants were met with heavy criticism from their fans and the media for the throwing play earlier, with most of the criticism being aimed at head coach Tom Coughlin, who later admitted that it was his fault and that the strategy for the game was wrong at the end.

With the loss, the Giants started 0-1.

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons[]

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 3 0 14

24

Giants 0 13 7 0

20

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG Brown 38 yard FG
  • ATL Bryant 42 yard FG
  • NYG Beckham 67 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)
  • NYG Brown 44 yard FG

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • ATL Leonard Hankerson 10 yard pass from Ryan (Bryant kick)
  • ATL Devonta Freeman 2 yard run (Bryant kick)

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/46, 363 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 292 YDS, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ATL – Tevin Coleman – 9 CAR, 32 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Andre Williams – 6 CAR, 43 YDS

Top receivers

Top tacklers

For the second time in 2 weeks, the Giants would blow a fourth quarter lead inside of 2 minutes. The Falcons would go down the field to score with 1:14 remaining after Devonta Freeman ran in for a 1-yard touchdown. The Giants would try to go down the field, but the drive would fail, and the Giants lost 24-20.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0-2.

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins[]

Week Three: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 6 0 15

21

Giants 12 3 3 14

32

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG Safety, Jennings blocked punt out of end zone
  • NYG Williams 1 yard run (Brown kick)
  • NYG Brown 35 yard FG

Second quarter

  • WAS Dustin Hopkins 44 yard FG
  • NYG Brown 36 yard FG
  • WAS Hopkins 37 yard FG

Third quarter

  • NYG Brown 48 yard FG

Fourth quarter

  • NYG Beckham 30 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)
  • WAS Chris Thompson 4 yard pass from Cousins (Cousins-Jamison Crowder pass)
  • NYG Randle 41 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)
  • WAS Rashad Ross 101 yard kickoff return (Hopkins kick)

Top passers

  • WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/49, 316 YDS, TD, 2 INT
  • NYG – Eli Manning – 23/32, 279, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • WAS – Matt Jones – 11 CAR, 38 YDS
  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 11 CAR, 32 YDS

Top receivers

Top tacklers

  • WAS – Keenan Robinson – 10 TKL, 3 AST
  • NYG – Uani 'Unga – 6 TKL, 3 AST, INT

The Giants would finally get their first win of the season, beating the Redskins 32-21 on Thursday Night Football. The game began with the safety, making this the first game since Super Bowl XLVIII that the first score of the game would be a safety.

With the win, the Giants improved to 1-2.

Week 4: at Buffalo Bills[]

Week Four: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 9 7 0 8

24

Bills 3 0 0 7

10

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG Randle 11 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)

Fourth quarter

  • BUF Williams 23 yard pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick)
  • NYG Jennings 51 yard pass from Manning (Williams run)

Top passers

  • NYG – Eli Manning – 20/35, 212 YDS, 3 TD, INT
  • BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 28/42, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 9 CAR, 38 YDS
  • BUF – Karlos Williams – 18 CAR, 40 YDS

Top receivers

  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 2 REC, 54 YDS, TD
  • BUF – Charles Clay – 9 REC, 111 YDS

Top tacklers

Prior to the season, Buffalo coach Rex Ryan expressed that he wanted his team to be last in the league in penalties (the Bills had led the league in penalties in 2014). In that respect, this game was notably embarrassing for the Bills as they committed an outrageous 17 penalties for 135 yards. Five of them were either personal fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct, and 2 of them negated Buffalo touchdowns.

Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ers[]

Week Five: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 3 3 7 14

27

Giants 3 10 7 10

30

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 78,515
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYG Vereen 2 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)
  • NYG Brown 41 yard FG
  • SF Dawson 22 yard FG

Third quarter

  • SF Boldin 3 yard pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)
  • NYG Beckham 17 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)

Fourth quarter

  • SF Garrett Celek 5 yard pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick)
  • NYG Brown 24 yard FG
  • SF Hyde 2 yard run (Dawson kick)
  • NYG Donnell 12 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)

Top passers

  • SF – Colin Kaepernick – 23/35, 262 YDS, 2 TD
  • NYG – Eli Manning – 41/54, 441 YDS, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • SF – Carlos Hyde – 21 CAR, 93 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 11 CAR, 46 YDS

Top receivers

  • SF – Anquan Boldin – 8 REC, 107 YDS, TD
  • NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 REC, 121 YDS, TD

Top tacklers

  • SF – NaVorro Bowman – 13 TKL, 3 AST
  • NYG – Uani 'Unga – 7 TKL, 2 TFL

The Niners would go down the field to score with 1:45 remaining. The game appeared over after Tramaine Brock appeared to have an interception. However, the interception was reviewed, and after review, the call was overturned, because replay concluded that the ball had hit the ground before Brock was able to control it. The next play, Kenneth Acker was called for pass interference which gave the Giants the ball on the goal line. Larry Donnell would catch the game-winning touchdown with 21 seconds left to give New York the win.

With the win, the Giants improved to 3-2.

Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Six: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 0 0 0

7

Eagles 7 10 7 3

27

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

First quarter

  • NYG Beckham 13 yard pass from Manning (Brown kick)
  • PHI Cooper 32 yard pass from Bradford (Caleb Sturgis kick]]

Second quarter

  • PHI Nolan Carroll 17 yard interception return (Sturgis kick)
  • PHI Sturgis 37 yard FG

Third quarter

  • PHI Murray 12 yard run (Sturgis kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PHI Sturgis 39 yard FG

Top passers

  • NYG – Eli Manning – 24/38, 189 YDS, TD, 2 INT
  • PHI – Sam Bradford – 24/38, 280 YDS, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

  • NYG – Rashad Jennings – 13 CAR, 63 YDS
  • PHI – DeMarco Murray – 22 CAR, 109 YDS, TD

Top receivers

  • NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 REC, 61 YDS, TD
  • PHI – Riley Cooper – 3 REC, 76 YDS, TD

Top tacklers

  • NYG – Uani 'Unga – 6 TKL, AST, FF
  • PHI – Jordan Hicks – 10 TKL, TFL

The Giants would lead 7-0 after they scored first on their opening drive. However, the Eagles would outscore them 27-0 the rest of the way.

With the loss, the Giants dropped to 3-3.

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys[]

Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 10 0 7

20

Giants 0 10 10 7

27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

First quarter

  • DAL – Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 5:29. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:17.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Orleans Darkwa 15-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:10. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:05.
  • DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 7:36. Giants 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:33.
  • DAL – Darren McFadden 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 2:22. Cowboys 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:19.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 47-yard field goal, 1:08. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

  • NYG – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 58-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 11:34. Giants 17–13.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 3:23. Giants 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Devin Street 25-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey kick), 7:25. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:58.
  • NYG – Dwayne Harris 100-yard kickoff return (Josh Brown kick), 7:14. Giants 27-20.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Top tacklers

  • DAL –
  • NYG –

The Giants ended a five-game losing streak to the Cowboys dating to October 28, 2012 at AT&T Stadium, doing so despite only 289 aggregate yards of offense. Two touchdowns were scored by either defense or special teams, first on a Matt Cassel pick-six run back 58 yards by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the third quarter; in the fourth following a game-tying Cassel score to Devin Street the ensuing kickoff was run back 100 yards by Dwayne Harris. The game earned additional notoriety; in response to the presence on the Cowboys roster of Greg Hardy with domestic violence controversy surrounding him the Giants invited actress and outspoken advocate of domestic-violence victims Mariska Hargitay along with her husband Peter Hermann and their son August Miklos Hermann to be honorary captains; Hargitay and Hermann wore Mark Herzlich jerseys while August wore a jersey of Odell Beckham Jr.

This was Tom Coughlin's last home victory as coach of the Giants.

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints[]

Week Eight: New York Giants at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 7 14 7 21

49

Saints 14 14 14 10

52

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,019
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Top passers

  • NYG –
  • NO –

Top rushers

  • NYG –
  • NO –

Top receivers

  • NYG –
  • NO –

Top tacklers

  • NYG –
  • NO –

Eli Manning's six touchdown passes, with three of them to Odell Beckham Jr. were not enough as a late field goal by the Saints sealed the 52-49 victory in a battle of passing offenses. The game lead tied or changed ten times and Manning's six scores and 350 yards were bettered by Drew Brees with 505 yards and seven touchdowns, all overcoming two interceptions.

The 101 combined points scored are tied for the third most in NFL history.

Week 9: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

Week Nine: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 10 7 3 12

32

Buccaneers 6 3 3 6

18

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 64,351
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Top passers

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Jason Pierre-Paul, who suffered an off-season fireworks incident on July 4, made his season debut as the Giants defeated the Buccaneers 32-18.

Week 10: vs. New England Patriots[]

Week Ten: New England Patriots at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 7 3 7 10

27

Giants 7 10 6 3

26

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 81,061
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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  • NYG –

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Meeting for the first time since Super Bowl XLVI, the Giants host the undefeated Patriots. Commissioner Roger Goodell was in attendance. The Giants looked to stop the streaking Patriots in a game where both teams saw touchdowns wiped out on penalties. The Giants trailed by 2 at the two-minute warning, and on second down Eli Manning tossed a pass in the end zone to Odell Beckham Jr.. Beckham appeared to have the catch, but as he brought the ball up in celebration, it was knocked out by Malcolm Butler in a play eerily similar to a drop by Lee Evans in the closing seconds of the 2011 AFC Championship Game. Manning scrambled for a loss on third down, and Josh Brown kicked the go-ahead field goal to give New York a lead. However, a last second game-winning field goal by the Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski ended the Giants hopes. Although he was cleared to play, Victor Cruz, a day later, announced he would not play this season as he underwent surgery to repair an injured left calf.

Week 12: at Washington Redskins[]

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 0 0 14

14

Redskins 0 17 0 3

20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,367
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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  • WAS –

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Odell Beckham would make a tremendous catch during this game, as he made another one-handed catch for a touchdown. However, the catch was not enough, as the Giants would trail 20-0 and would not come back.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 5-6.

Week 13: vs. New York Jets[]

Week Thirteen: New York Jets at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 3 7 0 10

23

Giants 0 20 0 0

20

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 80,898
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 5:51. Jets 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

  • NYG – Dwayne Harris 80-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 15:00. Giants 7–3.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 20-yard field goal, 9:02. Giants 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:58.
  • NYJ – Bilal Powell 25-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 3:30. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:37.
  • NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 72-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 2:27. Giants 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:08.
  • NYG – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:34. Giants 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 4:33. Giants 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
  • NYJ – Brandon Marshall 9-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 0:32. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:13.

Overtime

  • NYJ – Randy Bullock 31-yard field goal, 8:50. Jets 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:15.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Top tacklers

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  • NYG –

The Giants would lead 20-10 in the fourth quarter. However, the Jets would march down the field to tie the game with 27 seconds remaining. Randy Bullock would give the Jets the lead in overtime after he converted a 31-yard field goal. The Giants would go down the field, but a critical drop by Odell Beckham would prove them costly. Josh Brown would miss a 48-yard field goal during overtime, giving the Jets the win. This game was the 5th this season that the Giants have lost when leading with 2 minutes or less in the 4th quarter, with 3 of them coming at home.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 5-7.

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins[]

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 3 14 7 7

31

Dolphins 7 10 7 0

24

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 65,408
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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It was the first Monday Night meeting between the Giants and the Dolphins.

The game was a shootout and Eli Manning was spectacular, completing 29 of 34 passes, 4 of them touchdowns in a 31-24 win.

This was Tom Coughlin's last win as the Giants head coach.

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers[]

Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 14 3

38

Giants 7 0 7 21

35

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 79,436
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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The Giants hosted the undefeated Panthers, which gained attention for the fight between Beckham and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman, which lasted for nearly the entire game. Beckham would draw three personal fouls for his involvement. The Giants managed to erase a 28-point deficit but failed to stop Cam Newton on the Panthers final drive, losing after a game-winning field goal.

Week 16: at Minnesota Vikings[]

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 0 3 7 7

17

Vikings 3 16 13 17

49

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 13 °F (−11 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 52,455
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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The deflated Giants traveled to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. Already eliminated from the playoffs due to Washington beating Philadelphia the night before to secure the NFC East for the first time since 2012, they were without their star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as he was suspended for his actions in a Week 15 loss against Carolina. The Vikings stingy defense put pressure on Eli Manning all game, forcing Tom Coughlin to bench Manning after three interceptions. The Giants defense was not a factor as they failed to contain the Vikings rushing attack all game long. Linebacker JT Thomas was ejected from the game in the 4th quarter for throwing a punch.

The loss of Beckham was too steep to overcome and the Giants wound up losing 49-17, dropping to 6-9.

Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles[]

Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 7 7 7

35

Giants 3 17 7 3

30

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: January 3, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 78,023
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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With Odell Beckham back from his suspension, the Giants hosted the Eagles for the final game of both their seasons, which was also played on Eli Manning's 35th birthday. The Giants offense put up a fight, but a 4th Quarter Pick-Six thrown by Manning did the Giants in. New York attempted a comeback, but down 5 in the final minutes, Manning could not lead the Giants into the end zone. This loss dropped the Giants to 6-10 for the second straight season, and the game proved to be Tom Coughlin's final game coaching the Giants. Coughlin ended with just nine wins in 25 career games against the Eagles.

Standings[]

Division[]

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Conference[]

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