# 2004 New York Giants season

The 2004 season was the New York Giants' 80th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Tom Coughlin. After starting the season 5–2 the Giants lost eight games in a row before winning the final game of the season to finish 6–10, good enough for second place in the NFC East by tiebreaker.

## Off-season

Former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin, a Giants' wide receivers coach under Bill Parcells from 1988 to 1990, was hired to replace Jim Fassel. Who was fired following the conclusion of the 2003 season.
| Additions | Subtractions |
| QB Kurt Warner (Rams) | QB Kerry Collins (Raiders) |
| RB Mike Cloud (Patriots) | RB Dorsey Levens (Eagles) |
| C Shaun O'Hara (Browns) | C Chris Bober (Chiefs) |
| G Jason Whittle (Buccaneers) | T Ian Allen (Eagles) |
| DT Fred Robbins (Vikings) | DT Cornelius Griffin (Redskins) |
| DT Norman Hand (Seahawks) | DE Kenny Holmes (Packers) |
| LB Barrett Green (Lions) | LB Micheal Barrow (Redskins) |
| LB Carlos Emmons (Eagles) | LB Brandon Short (Panthers) |
| CB Terry Cousin (Panthers) | LB Dhani Jones (Eagles) |
| S Brent Alexander (Steelers) | CB Ralph Brown (Vikings) |
| K Steve Christie (Jaguars) | S Ryan Clark (Redskins) |
| | K Matt Bryant (Colts) |
Longtime veteran defensive tackle Keith Hamilton, the longest-tenured Giant on the roster, would also retire. His 173 games played tied Harry Carson for the sixth-most in franchise history.

### NFL draft

The Giants' poor record for 2003 resulted in their being tied with the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals for the worst record in the league. By virtue of a series of tiebreakers, the Giants landed at the fourth pick in the draft and were forecast to select Robert Gallery, an offensive tackle from Iowa, or Ben Roethlisberger, a quarterback from Miami of Ohio, with the pick. Another scenario was also listed as a possibility, and would prove to be the move the Giants would make.
Entering the draft, the consensus top pick was Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning. However, Manning had said prior to the draft that he did not want to play for the Chargers and would not sign with them if he was drafted. The Chargers would strike a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises. The Chargers would select Manning first overall, as they had intended to. The Giants would then draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State, and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning.
The Giants also selected former Boston College offensive guard Chris Snee, Auburn linebacker Reggie Torbor, and strong safety Gibril Wilson.
2004 New York Giants draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Philip Rivers * | QB | NC State | Traded to SD |
| 2 | 34 | Chris Snee | OG | Boston College | |
| 4 | 97 | Reggie Torbor | DE | Auburn | |
| 5 | 136 | Gibril Wilson | S | Tennessee | |
| 6 | 168 | Jamaar Taylor | WR | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 203 | Drew Strojny | OT | Duke | |
| 7 | 253 | Isaac Hilton | DL | Hampton | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

2004 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Jared Lorenzen | Quarterback | Kentucky |
| Curtis Deloatch | Cornerback | North Carolina A&T |
| Jim Maxwell | Linebacker | Gardner–Webb |
| Keylon Kincade | Running back | SMU |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–24 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | at Carolina Panthers | L 20–27 | 1–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | at New York Jets | L 10–17 | 1–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | Baltimore Ravens | L 17–27 | 1–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season

Although the Giants had traded for Eli Manning, the season began with veteran quarterback and former league MVP Kurt Warner as the starter. After a season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Warner and the Giants enjoyed surprising success, starting a four-game winning streak that included road victories over the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Following a Halloween rout of the Minnesota Vikings, 34–14, the Giants were 5–2, trailing the then-undefeated Philadelphia Eagles by just two games.
The high-water mark of the Giants season came on November 7, when the Giants led the Bears 14–0 at the end of the first quarter. Over the rest of the game, though, the Giants turned the ball over five times, allowed the Bears to score 28 unanswered points (20 in the second quarter) and lost by a score of 28–21. After another loss, this time on the road against the Arizona Cardinals, Giants coach Tom Coughlin decided to replace Warner with Manning. The decision did not show immediate success, as the Giants turned the ball over ten times in the next four games, scoring a total of 37 points.
Close losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Bengals followed, dropping the Giants to 5–10. The season did end with a slight possibility of succeeding, as the Giants rallied from a 16–7 fourth quarter deficit to end the season with a 28–24 victory over division rival Dallas Cowboys. Manning threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, and Tiki Barber scored the game winner. The Giants finished 6–10, in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the NFC East with the Cowboys and the Redskins.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–31 | 0–1 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | Washington Redskins | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–10 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 14–7 | 3–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 26–10 | 4–1 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 24 | Detroit Lions | L 13–28 | 4–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 34–13 | 5–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | Chicago Bears | L 21–28 | 5–3 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 14–17 | 5–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | Atlanta Falcons | L 10–14 | 5–5 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–27 | 5–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–31 | 5–7 | FedEx Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 14–37 | 5–8 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 30–33 | 5–9 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 22–23 | 5–10 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | Dallas Cowboys | W 28–24 | 6–10 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,532
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Ron Dayne 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:17. Giants 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:31.
PHI – Terrell Owens 20-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:59.
PHI – Terrell Owens 3-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:17. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:47.
Second quarter
PHI – L. J. Smith 14-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:15. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:44.
PHI – David Akers 45-yard field goal, 2:14. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:55.
NYG – Steve Christie 53-yard field goal, 1:14. Eagles 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:00.
Third quarter
PHI – Terrell Owens 12-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 5:22. Eagles 31–10. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:43.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 72-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:25. Eagles 31–17. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:12.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 16/28, 203 yards
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 26/36, 330 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 9 rushes, 125 yards, TD
PHI – Brian Westbrook – 17 rushes, 119 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 5 receptions, 75 yards
PHI – Terrell Owens – 8 receptions, 68 yards, 3 TD :

#### Week 2: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,767
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Chris Cooley 2-yard pass from Mark Brunell (John Hall kick), 7:24. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:30.
Second quarter
NYG – Tim Carter 38-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 12:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:08.
NYG – Barrett Green 16-yard fumble return (Steve Christie kick), 6:21. Giants 14–7.
NYG – Steve Christie 38-yard field goal, 4:34. Giants 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:05.
NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 0:37. Giants 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:44.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Clinton Portis 13-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 12:01. Giants 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:14.
Top passers
WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 9/18, 142 yards, TD, 3 INT
NYG – Kurt Warner – 22/33, 232 yards, TD
Top rushers
WAS – Clinton Portis – 20 rushes, 69 yards
NYG – Tiki Barber – 18 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Laveranues Coles – 9 receptions, 100 yards
NYG – Tim Carter – 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,521
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 8-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:01. Giants 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:25.
Second quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 43-yard field goal, 7:51. Giants 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
NYG – Kurt Warner 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:54. Giants 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 6:03.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Phil Dawson 49-yard field goal, 12:53. Giants 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:01.
NYG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 6:45. Giants 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:08.
CLE – Quincy Morgan 3-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Phil Dawson kick), 3:36. Giants 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:09.
NYG – Mike Cloud 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:02. Giants 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:34.
Top passers
CLE – Jeff Garcia – 21/31, 180 yards, TD, INT
NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/27, 286 yards
Top rushers
CLE – William Green – 15 rushes, 91 yards
NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Top receivers
CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 9 receptions, 50 yards
NYG – Amani Toomer – 5 receptions, 126 yards :

#### Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,623
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
GB – Javon Walker 28-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:03. Packers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:57.
NYG – Tiki Barber 52-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 12:07. Giants 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:21.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 20/26, 187 yards, TD, INT
GB – Brett Favre – 12/18, 110 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 182 yards, TD
GB – Ahman Green – 15 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD
GB – Ahman Green – 3 receptions, 48 yards :

#### Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,018
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 5:02. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:05.
Second quarter
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:24. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:36.
DAL – Billy Cundiff 41-yard field goal, 1:56. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:08.
NYG – Steve Christie 51-yard field goal, 0:02. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 0:43.
Third quarter
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 4:58. Giants 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:39.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 47-yard field goal, 12:02. Giants 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:16.
NYG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 6:16. Giants 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:58.
NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:14. Giants 26–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:15.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 18/33, 217 yards, TD
DAL – Vinny Testaverde – 15/24, 126 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD
DAL – Eddie George – 15 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 5 receptions, 76 yards
DAL – Keyshawn Johnson – 4 receptions, 43 yards, TD :

#### Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,841
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Roy Williams 18-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 9:25. Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:35.
NYG – Tiki Barber 62-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 0:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:22.
Second quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 19-yard field goal, 7:07. Giants 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:22.
Third quarter
DET – Kevin Jones 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 9:34. Lions 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 8:18. Lions 14–13. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:50.
DET – Reggie Swinton 2-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 2:52. Lions 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:26.
DET – Artose Pinner 8-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 1:46. Lions 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:25.
Top passers
DET – Joey Harrington – 18/22, 230 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Kurt Warner – 23/34, 270 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DET – Kevin Jones – 13 rushes, 65 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 22 rushes, 70 yards
Top receivers
DET – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 64,012
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 11:16. Giants 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 1:46.
NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:15. Giants 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 13:20. Giants 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:55.
NYG – Steve Christie 30-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:01.
Third quarter
NYG – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:39. Giants 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:09.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Mike Cloud 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:08. Giants 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:42.
MIN – Michael Bennett 10-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:01. Giants 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:07.
MIN – Nate Burleson 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (pass failed), 2:44. Giants 34–13. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:15.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 13/21, 144 yards
MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/41, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD
MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 5 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 3 receptions, 60 yards
MIN – Marcus Robinson – 4 receptions, 91 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| Giants | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,786
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:03. Giants 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:37.
NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:54. Giants 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:49.
Second quarter
CHI – Bernard Berrian 35-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Paul Edinger kick), 5:13. Giants 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:49.
CHI – Anthony Thomas 4-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 2:35. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 1:01.
CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 1:09. Bears 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:08.
CHI – Paul Edinger 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 0:46.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Anthony Thomas 41-yard run (Krenzel run), 7:44. Bears 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:51.
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 1:56. Bears 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:27.
Top passers
CHI – Craig Krenzel – 8/21, 144 yards, TD
NYG – Kurt Warner – 18/36, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Anthony Thomas – 28 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CHI – David Terrell – 4 receptions, 70 yards
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,297
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Kevin McCabe
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 3:38. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:35.
Second quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 41-yard field goal, 13:36. Giants 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:02.
NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:03. Giants 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:33.
ARI – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:39. Giants 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:39.
Third quarter
ARI – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:09. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 4:11.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/30, 193 yards, TD
ARI – Josh McCown – 12/24, 90 yards
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 108 yards, TD
ARI – Emmitt Smith – 19 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NYG – Amani Toomer – 8 receptions, 100 yards
ARI – Bryant Johnson – 3 receptions, 33 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,793
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Alge Crumpler 6-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 7:02. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:57.
Second quarter
ATL – Alge Crumpler 2-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 9:09. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:46.
Third quarter
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 4:37. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:53.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 24-yard field goal, 6:28. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:13.
Top passers
ATL – Michael Vick – 12/20, 115 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Eli Manning – 17/37, 162 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ATL – Michael Vick – 15 rushes, 104 yards
NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 107 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Alge Crumpler – 4 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,830
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 3:26. Giants 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:42.
Second quarter
PHI – Donovan McNabb 4-yard run (David Akers kick), 14:53. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:33.
NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 9:08. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:18.
Third quarter
PHI – David Akers 47-yard field goal, 11:26. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:34.
PHI – David Akers 42-yard field goal, 8:58. Eagles 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:40.
PHI – Brian Westbrook 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 1:41. Eagles 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 4:10.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Brian Westbrook 34-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 9:52. Eagles 27–6. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:43.
Top passers
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/27, 244 yards, TD
NYG – Eli Manning – 6/21, 148 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
PHI – Brian Westbrook – 18 rushes, 74 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 19 rushes, 110 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Todd Pinkston – 3 receptions, 75 yards
NYG – Jamaar Taylor – 2 receptions, 102 yards :

#### Week 13: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Redskins | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 87,872
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chris Myers
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Clinton Portis 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 5:47. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 7:15.
Second quarter
WAS – Clinton Portis 4-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 4:44. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 6:08.
WAS – Robert Royal 9-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 0:41. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:21.
Third quarter
WAS – John Hall 46-yard field goal, 5:38. Redskins 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:42.
NYG – Derrick Ward 92-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 5:25. Redskins 24–7.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Chris Cooley 6-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 11:42. Redskins 31–7. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 8:43.
Top passers
NYG – Eli Manning – 12/25, 113 yards
WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 19/22, 174 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 15 rushes, 38 yards
WAS – Clinton Portis – 31 rushes, 148 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Amani Toomer – 2 receptions, 59 yards
WAS – Laveranues Coles – 6 receptions, 60 yards :

#### Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Ravens | 10 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,856
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Jay Glazer
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Clarence Moore 12-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 12:04. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:50.
BAL – Matt Stover 46-yard field goal, 9:01. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:50.
Second quarter
BAL – Todd Heap 6-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 7:05. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:10.
NYG – Osi Umenyiora 50-yard fumble return (Steve Christie kick), 2:43. Ravens 17–7.
BAL – Clarence Moore 8-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 0:21. Ravens 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:22.
BAL – Matt Stover 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 27–7. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:03.
Third quarter
BAL – Matt Stover 47-yard field goal, 7:50. Ravens 30–7. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:44.
BAL – Todd Heap 1-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 1:42. Ravens 37–7. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 2:07.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:49. Ravens 37–14. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:18.
Top passers
NYG – Kurt Warner – 6/9, 127 yards
BAL – Kyle Boller – 18/34, 219 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 19 rushes, 55 yards, TD
BAL – Chester Taylor – 25 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 83 yards
BAL – Todd Heap – 5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Giants | 14 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: December 18
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,836
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Willie Ponder 91-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 14:45. Giants 7–0.
PIT – Verron Haynes 10-yard pass from Antwaan Randle El (Jeff Reed kick), 7:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:54.
NYG – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 4:02. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:24.
PIT – Jeff Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:19. Giants 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:43.
Second quarter
PIT – Antwaan Randle El 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 5:36. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:09.
PIT – Jeff Reed 21-yard field goal, 0:14. Steelers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:35.
Third quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 8:35. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:52.
PIT – Jeff Reed 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:20.
NYG – Marcellus Rivers 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 0:29. Giants 24–23. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:46.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Jeff Reed 28-yard field goal, 11:35. Steelers 26–24. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:54.
NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:15. Giants 30–26. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:20.
PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 4:57. Steelers 33–30. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:18.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 18/28, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT
NYG – Eli Manning – 16/23, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Jerome Bettis – 36 rushes, 140 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Antwaan Randle El – 5 receptions, 149 yards, TD
NYG – David Tyree – 1 reception, 49 yards :

#### Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Bengals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 24 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,606
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chris Myers
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Chad Johnson 5-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 5:26. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:28.
Second quarter
NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:51.
CIN – Shayne Graham 42-yard field goal, 9:46. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:03.
NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 5:22. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:24.
NYG – Steve Christie 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 3:13.
Third quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 44-yard field goal, 7:36. Giants 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:45.
CIN – Rudi Johnson 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:21. Bengals 17–16. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 6:15.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Steve Christie 41-yard field goal, 12:38. Giants 19–17. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:43.
NYG – Steve Christie 28-yard field goal, 5:15. Giants 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:05.
CIN – Chad Johnson 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (pass failed), 0:44. Bengals 23–22. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:21.
Top passers
NYG – Eli Manning – 19/37, 201 yards, INT
CIN – Jon Kitna – 20/32, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 22 rushes, 109 yards, TD
CIN – Rudi Johnson – 19 rushes, 31 yards, TD
Top receivers
NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 64 yards
CIN – T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 5 receptions, 64 yards :

#### Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: January 2
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,500
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann and Suzy Kolber
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Billy Cundiff 40-yard field goal, 4:15. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:08.
Second quarter
NYG – Visanthe Shiancoe 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 12:48. Giants 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 6:27.
DAL – Billy Cundiff 24-yard field goal, 1:54. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:31.
DAL – Billy Cundiff 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
DAL – Jason Witten 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:45. Cowboys 16–7. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 9:39.
Fourth quarter
NYG – David Tyree 15-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 14:55. Cowboys 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:50.
NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 11:51. Giants 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:50.
DAL – Julius Jones 1-yard run (Testaverde-Witten pass), 1:49. Cowboys 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:40.
NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 0:11. Giants 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:38.
Top passers
DAL – Vinny Testaverde – 23/30, 231 yards, TD
NYG – Eli Manning – 18/27, 144 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
DAL – Julius Jones – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Top receivers
DAL – Jason Witten – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD
NYG – David Tyree – 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD :

## Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 386 | 260 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 303 | 347 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 293 | 405 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 240 | 265 | W1 |
NFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .453 | .409 | L2 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .420 | .432 | L2 |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .457 | .419 | W2 |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .445 | .368 | W2 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Louis Rams | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .488 | .438 | W2 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .480 | .406 | L2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Orleans Saints | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .465 | .427 | W4 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .496 | .366 | L1 |
| 9 | Detroit Lions | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .496 | .417 | L2 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .461 | .417 | W1 |
| 11 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .516 | .417 | W1 |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .516 | .375 | L1 |
| 13 | Washington Redskins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .477 | .333 | W1 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .477 | .413 | L4 |
| 15 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .465 | .388 | L4 |
| 16 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .488 | .375 | L3 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). 1 2 Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 3 4 5 Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. 1 2 3 New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). 1 2 Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||