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This week the New York Giants welcome the Chicago Bears to New Meadowlands Stadium for the first home game of the 2011 preseason. Last week the Giants opened the preseason with a 20-10 loss to Carolina, while the Bears won their home opener, 10-3, against the Buffalo Bills. The last time out…

Combining an attacking defense with a punishing ground game, the Giants broke a two-game losing streak by overwhelming the previously undefeated Chicago Bears, 17-3, at New Meadowlands Stadium in a Week 4 matchup last season.

The Giants defense sacked Jay Cutler, who did not play the second half because of a concussion, nine times and Todd Collins once and forced three turnovers. Chicago’s deepest penetration in 15 possessions was the Giants’ 22-yard line. Robbie Gould’s field goal accounted for Chicago’s only scoring.

Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck led the sack assault with three sacks apiece, a career high for Tuck.

Offensively, Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs each scored on short touchdown runs and Lawrence Tynes scored the only points of the first half when he kicked a 22-yard field goal in the first quarter. Bradshaw rushed for 129 yards against a Chicago defense that was ranked No. 1 in the NFL against the run entering the game.

NEW YORK GIANTS Timex Performance Center 1925 Giants Drive East Rutherford, NJ 07073 Phone: (201) 935-8111

Preseason Game 2 Monday, August 22, 2011 – 8:00 PM

New Meadowlands Stadium

Tale of the Tape 2010 Season

New York Giants Chicago Bears

380.3 Total YPG 289.4 242.8 Passing YPG 188.4 137.5 Rushing YPG 101.0 24.6 Points per game 20.1 21.7 Points Allowed 17.9

BROADCAST INFORMATION This week’s game will be broadcast nationally as a preseason edition of ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Mike Tirico will handle the play-by-play duties while Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden will be the analysts. Suzy Kolber will be the sideline reporters.

Giants Radio Network

The game will be broadcaster on CBS 880. Bob Papa and Carl Banks will handle all pregame and postgame programming, starting at 7:00pm. Bob Papa will deliver the play-by-play, and he will be joined in the booth by Carl Banks. Howard Cross will be the sideline reporter.

Fans in the Northeast and Mississippi can listen to the call on the following stations: Albany, NY - WPYX 106.5 FM Hartford, CT - WTIC 1080 AM Auburn, NY - WAUB 1590 AM Little Falls, NY - WIXT 1230 AM Binghamton, NY - WAAL 99.1 FM Mattydale, NY - W249BC 97.7 FM Canandaigua, NY - WCGR 1550 AM Mississippi - WLEZ 100.1FM Corning, NY - WENI 1450 AM Oswego, NY - W261AC 100.1 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 Geneva, NY - WGVA 1240 AM

Chicago Bears (1-0) vs. New York Giants (0-1)

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 3 0 0 10 Panthers 7 6 0 7 20

Last Week: Giants at Panthers

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What to watch for: Eli Manning (10)

Is set to start in his 104th consecutive regular season game, the sixth longest streak in history by a quarterback.

Mario Manningham (82) Scored an 85 and 92-yard touchdown in the last two regular season games of 2010.

Terrell Thomas (24) Led the team in tackles and interceptions in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Justin Tuck (91) Made the Pro Bowl twice in the last three years (2008, 2010).

2011 NFC East Standings Teams W L Pct. Next Opponent Previous Week’s Results Dallas 1 0 1.000 vs. San Diego (8/21) W, 24-23 vs. Denver Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 at Pittsburgh (8/18) W, 16-13 vs. Baltimore Washington 1 0 1.000 at Baltimore (8/25) W, 16-7 vs. Pittsburg New York 0 1 0.000 vs. NY Jets (8/27) L, 20-10 at Carolina

On the Horizon Next week the Giants host the Jets. The two teams have met every preseason since 1969, with the Jets leading the series, 22-19-1. The Giants are 3-4 against the Jets in the preseason under Tom Coughlin. Last year, the visiting Giants defeated the Jets, 31-16. The Giants have won the last four regular season games against the Jets and lead the regular season series, 7-4. The last regular season meeting was on October 7, 2007. As the home team, the Giants defeated the Jets 35-34.

Pronunciation Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fast Facts Page 3 New York Giants Schedule` Page 3 Coaching Comparison Page 4 Tale of the Tape Page 5 Media Schedule Page 6 Position-by-Position Breakdown Page 6-19 Last Time Out Page 20-23 Training Camp Quotes Page 24-27 Roster, Stats, Depth Chart, Transactions Page 28-34

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GIANTS VS. BEARS AUGUST 22, 2011

11 FAST FACTS

BEARS CONNECTIONS Bears general manager Jerry Angelo was a regional scout for the Giants from 1982-1986. GIANTS CONNECTIONS Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell was a secondary coach for the Bears in 2005. Offensive line coach Pat Flaherty was Chicago’s tight ends coach from 2001-2003. GIANTS NOTABLES VS. BEARS Dec. 2, 2007 (Giants 21-16, Solder Field): Defensive end Justin Tuck had three tackles, 1.5 sacks for a loss of seven yards, and two quarterback hits. Nov. 12, 2006 (Bears 38-20, Giants Stadium): Running back Brandon Jacobs scored two touchdowns on one-yard (9:55 in first quarter) and eight-yard (3:26 left in the third) rushes. Then-rookie defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka intercepted a pass and returned it for 28 yards. Linebacker Gerris Wilkinson had eight tackles (five solo). Nov. 7, 2004 (Bears 28-21, Giants Stadium): Defensive end Osi Umenyiora had three solo tackles, one sack for 9 yards, and a fumble recovery for 15 yards. NEW FACE The New York Giants welcome a new coach in the 2011 season. After a legendary 14-year career that included both three Super Bowl championships and three Pro Bowls, Larry Izzo, 36, will assist Giants special teams coordinator Tom Quinn. He replaces Thomas McGaughey, who left the Giants this spring to become the special teams coordinator at LSU. PROTECTION IS KEY Eli Manning was not sacked in seven games in the 2010 season. The Giants allowed only 16 sacks all season, including four in the last nine games. That shattered the previous team record in a 16-game schedule, which was 24 in 2002.

ELI DOES IT AGAIN Eli Manning finished the 2010 season with 4,002 passing yards to become the first Giants quarterback with two 4,000-yard seasons. He threw for 4,021 yards in 2009. Kerry Collins (4,073 in 2002) and Phil Simms (4,044 in 1984) are the only other Giants to pass for more than 4,000 yards. DYNAMIC DUO Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck tied for the team lead with 11.5 sacks apiece in 2010, the first time the Giants had two players with at least that many sacks since 2005, when Umenyiora had 14.5 and Michael Strahan finished with 11.5. Umenyiora also led the league with 10 forced fumbles, tying Jason Taylor’s record set in 2006 with Miami. The stat has been kept since 1994.

NEW YORK GIANTS 2011 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (0-1)

Date Day Opponent Result 8/13 Sat. at Carolina L, 20-10 8/22 Mon. CHICAGO 8:00pm 8/27 Sat. NEW YORK JETS 7:00pm 9/1 Thur. at New England 7:30pm

REGULAR SEASON (0-0) Date Day Opponent Result 9/11 Sun. at Washington* 4:15pm 9/19 Mon ST. LOUIS 8:30pm 9/25 Sun. at Philadelphia* 1:00pm 10/2 Sun. at Arizona 4:05pm 10/9 Sun. SEATTLE 1:00pm 10/16 Sun. BUFFALO 1:00pm

Bye Week 10/30 Sun. MIAMI 1:00pm 11/6 Sun. at New England 4:15pm 11/13 Sun. at San Francisco 4:15pm 11/20 Sun. PHILADELPHIA* 8:20pm 11/28 Mon. at New Orleans 8:30pm 12/4 Sun. GREEN BAY 4:15pm 12/11 Sun. at Dallas* 8:20pm 12/18 Sun. WASHINGTON* 1:00pm 12/24 Sun. at New York Jets 1:00pm 1/1 Sun. DALLAS* 1:00pm

* denotes NFC East contest

Giants Official Web Site www.Giants.com - For breaking news, press releases, historical information, video highlights, statistics and rosters, go to the official web site of the New York Giants, www.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 be available on the web site also throughout the season.

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Head Coaches Tom Coughlin NFL Record: 140-113 (Overall) NFL Head Coach: 15th College: Syracuse

HEAD COACH COMPARISON Tom Coughlin Lovie Smith140-113 Overall Record 66-52 2-2 Career Head-to-Head 2-2 8 Years as Team’s Head Coach 8 15 Years as NFL Head Coach 8 3-4 Coughlin vs. Chicago Smith vs. New York Giants 2-2

Lovie Smith NFL Record: 63-49 (66-52 Overall) NFL Head Coach: 8th year College: Tulsa

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 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 17-14. 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 1954-63. 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 twelve 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 (1996-99) 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 2008. 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 in 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.

Smith set forth with three stated goals when he was hired as the 13th head coach in Chicago Bears history on January 15, 2004: end the decade of dominance by the Green Bay Packers over the Bears, capture the NFC North Division for Chicago and win the Super Bowl.

Lovie Smith enters his seventh season as the head coach of the Chicago Bears with a regular season coaching record of 63-49 (.777) and is 66-52 overall including the playoffs, one of just 10 current head coaches to reach the 50-win plateau. Smith reached that mark in 88 overall contests, faster than Wade Phillips (92), Jack Del Rio (92), Jeff Fisher (93), Marvin Lewis (102), Bill Belichick (111) and Norv Turner (111). John Fox also did it in 88 games, while Andy Reid (81) and Tom Coughlin (83) got there quicker. Smith has also reached the 50-win milestone in fewer games than legendary NFL coaches Bill Parcells (89), Bill Walsh (91), Chuck Noll (94) and Tom Landry (119).

Smith's 66 wins are third most in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famers George Halas and Mike Ditka. Included in those 66 wins is an NFC Championship giving the Bears their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years (2006).

Smith, the 2005 NFL Coach of the Year, has successfully laid Chicago's foundation for success in six seasons on the job by establishing his cornerstone of aggressive defensive play.

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Giants 2010 Team Leaders

Scoring: Lawrence Tynes 100 Pass Attempts: Eli Manning 539 Pass Completions: Eli Manning 339 Completions Pct: Eli Manning 62.9% Passing Yards: Eli Manning 4,002 Passing TDs: Eli Manning 31 Rushing Yards: Ahmad Bradshaw 1,235 Rushing TDs: Brandon Jacobs 9 Yards-per-Rush: Brandon Jacobs 5.6 Receptions: Hakeem Nicks 79 Receiving Yards: Hakeem Nicks 1,052 Receiving TDs: Hakeem Nicks 11 Yards-per-Reception: Mario Manningham 15.7 Total Yards: Steve Smith 1,549 Tackles: Terrell Thomas 101 Sacks: Osi Umenyiora/Justin Tuck 11.5 Interceptions: Terrell Thomas 5 Punt Returns: Darius Reynaud 23 Punt Return Average: Will Blackmon 6.7 KO Returns: D.J. Ware/ Darius Reynaud 21 KO Return Average: D.J. Ware 20.6 Punts: Matt Dodge 72 Punting Average: Matt Dodge 44.1

Bears 2010 Team Leaders

Scoring: Robbie Gould 110 Pass Attempts: Jay Culter 432 Pass Completions: Jay Culter 261 Completions Pct: Jay Culter 60.4% Passing Yards: Jay Culter 3,274 Passing TDs: Jay Culter 23 Rushing Yards: Matt Forte 1,069 Rushing TDs: Matt Forte 6 Yards-per-Rush: Jay Cutler 4.6 Receptions: Johnny Knox/Matt Forte 51 Receiving Yards: Johnny Knox 960 Receiving TDs: Johnny Knox/Devin Hester 5 Yards-per-Reception: Kellen Davis 19.0 Total Yards: Matt Forte 1,616 Sacks: Israel Idonije/Julius Peppers 8.0 Interceptions: Charles Tillman/Chris Harris 5 Punt Returns: Devin Hester 33 Punt Return Average: Devin Hester 17.1 KO Returns: Dannieal Manning 33 KO Return Average: Devin Hester 35.6 Punts: Brad Maynard 83

GIANTS - 2010 TALE OF THE TAPE

Giants Category Opponents 394 Points Scored 347 331 Total First Downs 263 74/206 Third Down Conversions 66/208 6,085 Offensive Yards 4,972 2,200 Rushing Yards 1,620 3,885 Passing Yards 3,352 19/23 Field Goals 23/27 48 Touchdowns 39 17 Rushing TDs 11 31 Passing TDs 24 0 TDs on Returns 4 6.1 Punt Return Avg. 14.9 19.0 KO Return Avg. 19.7 46 Sacks 16 25 Interceptions Thrown 16 16 Interceptions Forced 25

BEARS – 2010 TALE OF THE TAPE

Bears Category Opponents 334 Points Scored 286 263 Total First Downs 282 64/195 Third Down Conversions 75/216 4,631 Offensive Yards 5,029 1,616 Rushing Yards 1,441 3,015 Passing Yards 3,588 25/30 Field Goals 22/27 37 Touchdowns 32 10 Rushing TDs 14 23 Passing TDs 14 4 TDs on Returns 4 17.1 Punt Return Avg. 7.8 25.4 KO Return Avg. 23.8 56 Sacks 34 21 Interceptions Thrown 21 21 Interceptions Forced 21

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Position-by-Position Breakdown: Offense

Quarterbacks

Eli Manning (10) Acquired by the Giants via trade with the San Diego Chargers. Was the first overall draft

choice from Mississippi by the San Diego Chargers 2004. Named the MVP of Super Bowl XLII after leading a fourth quarter comeback to beat the

previously undefeated New England Patriots, 17-14. Has started 103 consecutive regular season games, the sixth longest in history by a

quarterback. Has played in 105 games for the Giants with 103 starts. Ranks second all-time among Big

Blue quarterbacks in career completions (1,932), attempts (3,332) and with 22,646 passing yards.

2010 season: Completed 339 of 539 passes (62.9%) for 4,002 yards and 31 touchdowns. He threw 25 interceptions and was sacked 16 times.

8/13: Completed four of nine passes for 36 yards against the Panthers. Sage Rosenfels (18)

Was traded to the Giants by the Vikings in exchange for draft compensation on Sept. 3, 2010.

Was a fourth round draft choice (109th overall pick) of the Washington Redskins in 2001. Has since played for Miami, Houston, and Minnesota.

Has 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 his career passer rating is 81.2.

2010 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.

8/13: Completed 13 of 19 passes for 129 yards against the Panthers.

Media ScheduleSunday, August 14 5:00 p.m.– Tom Coughlin Conference Call Monday, August 15 11:15 a.m. – Tom Coughlin available on the field. 11:15-12:30 p.m. – Player interviews 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice Tuesday, August 16 11:15 a.m. – Tom Coughlin available on the field. 11:15-12:30 p.m. – Player interviews 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice Wednesday, August 16 11:15 a.m. – Tom Coughlin available on the field. 11:15-12:30 p.m. – Player interviews 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice

Thursday, August 18 No scheduled availability Friday, August 19 11:15 a.m. – Tom Coughlin available on the field. 11:15-12:30 p.m. – Player interviews 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice Saturday, August 20 11:15 a.m. – Tom Coughlin available on the field. 11:15-12:30 p.m. – Player interviews 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Practice Sunday, August 28 No Scheduled availability. Monday, August 22 Bear vs. Giants, 8:00 p.m.

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Quarterbacks

David Carr (8) Was the first overall draft choice from Fresno State by the Houston Texans in 2002. Has played in 92 games with 79 starts. Completed 1,351 passes out of 2,264 attempts for 14,

433 yards and 65 touchdowns in his career. Played in nine games with the New York Giants in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Completed 30

of 45 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns Resigned with the Giants on Aug. 1, 2011.

Ryan Perrilloux (17) Signed as a free agent on Jan. 13, 2011. 8/13: Completed five of nine passes for 67 yards against the Panthers.

Running Backs

Ahmad Bradshaw (44) Was a seventh round draft choice (250th overall) from Marshall by the Giants in 2007. Owns the longest rushes in each of the Giants’ past four seasons, including an 88-yard

touchdown run against Buffalo (12/23/07) that is the third longest rush in Giants history. Has played in 58 games with 14 starts and had 529 rushes for 2,558 yards with 17

touchdowns and 75 catches for 575 yards and one touchdown. 2010 Season: Played in 16 games and ran for 1,235 yards on 276 carries, averaging 4.5 yards

a carry and scoring a career-high eight touchdowns. Also caught 47 passes for 314 yards. 8/13: Rushed for 21 yards on five carries against the Panthers.

Brandon Jacobs (27) Was a fourth round draft choice (110th overall choice) from Southern Illinois by the Giants in

2005. Has played in 86 games, ran for 49 career touchdowns (tied for second in team history), and

recorded 4,278 yards in his 926 career rushing attempts. Is the fifth player in Giants history to rush for 4,000 yards in his career, joining Alex Webster (4,638), Joe Morris (5,296), Rodney Hampton (6,897), and Tiki Barber (10,449).

2010 Season: Had 147 carries in 2010 for 823 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and nine touchdowns. Also caught seven passes for 59 yards.

8/13: Rushed for 16 yards on three carries against the Panthers D.J. Ware (28)

Has played in 29 games for the Giants with 35 carries for 161 yards and a touchdown. Has 10 catches for 82 yards.

Signed by the Giants off of the Jets’ practice squad in 2007. Originally signed by the Tennessee Titans.

2010 Season: Had 20 carries for 73 yards with a long run of 14 yards. Also has 7 catches for 67 yards.

8/13: Rushed for 19 yards on seven carries against the Panthers. Charles Scott (33)

Was a sixth round draft choice (200th overall choice) by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2010. Signed to the New York Giants practice squad on Sept. 5, 2010. 8/13: Rushed for eight yards on four carries against the Panthers.

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Running Backs

Da’Rel Scott (34) Was a sixth round draft choice (221th overall choice) from Maryland by the Giants in 2011. Played in 41 games with 29 starts. Career totals include 430 carries for 2,401 yards (5.6-yard

avg.) and 17 touchdowns. 2010 season: Third-team All-ACC by the NFL Draft Report. Military Bowl Most Valuable Player

after setting the school postseason rushing yardage record with 200 yards. 8/13: Rushed for two yards on one carry against the Panthers.

Andre Brown (35) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on Aug. 3, 2011. 8/13: Rushed for 10 yards on three carries against the Panthers.

Henry Hynoski (45) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 28, 2011.

Wide Receivers

Hakeem Nicks (88) Was a first round draft choice (29th overall choice) from North Carolina by the Giants in 2009. Has played in 27 games with 18 starts and caught 126 passes for 1,842 yards and 17

touchdowns with an average of 14.62 yards per catch. Played in 14 games with six starts as a rookie in 2009. 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.

2010 Season: Led the team with 79 catches for 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns in 13 games. 8/13: Had one reception for 14 yards against the Panthers.

Mario Manningham (82) Was a third round draft choice (95th overall choice) from Michigan by the Giants in 2008. Has played in 37 games, with 18 starts for the Giants. Has 121 career receptions for 1,792

yards and 14 touchdowns. 2010 Season: Had 60 catches for 944 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 15.7 yards per

catch with a long catch of 92 yards. Had an 85 and a 92-yard touchdown in the last two games.

Darius Reynaud (81) Was traded to the Giants by the Vikings in exchange for draft compensation on Sept. 4,

2010. Originally signed by the Vikings as a rookie free agent from West Virginia University in 2008.

Has played in 23 games overall and has returned 53 punts for 441 yards. Has also returned 25 kickoffs for 476 yards.

2010 Season: Played in nine games and had 23 punt returns for 132 yards averaging of 5.7 yards per return and 21 kickoff returns for 386 yards averaging of 17.5 yards per return.

8/13: Had one reception for five yards and two punt returns for 14 yards against the Panthers.

Duke Calhoun (84) Signed as a rookie free agent on April 25, 2010. 2010 Season: Played in nine games, had one catch for four yards, recorded five special

teams tackles (four solo) and a fumble recovery on offense.

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Wide Receivers

Devin Thomas (15) Signed by the Giants on Nov. 24, 2010. Was a second round draft choice (34th overall pick) by

Washington in 2008. Claimed by Carolina off waivers on Oct. 11, 2010. 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.

2010 season: Appeared in nine games, four with the Giants. 8/13: Had three receptions for 23 yards against the Panthers.

Domenik Hixon (87) Claimed off waivers by the Giants on Oct. 3, 2007. Was a fourth round draft choice (130th

overall) by the Denver Broncos in 2006. 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. 2010 Season: Missed the season after tearing ACL in mini camp practice June 15th. 8/13: Had four receptions for 49 yards against the Panthers.

Todd Watkins (19) Was a seventh round draft choice (218th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in 2006. Has played in 21 career games. Caught eight passes for 80 yards. Signed by the Giants on Jan. 5, 2011.

Michael Clayton (17) Was a first round draft choice (15th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. Signed by the Giants on Nov. 23, 2010 and resigned on Aug. 3, 2011. Appeared in 90 career games, six with the Giants. Has 223 career receptions for 2,955 yards

and 10 touchdowns. Victor Cruz (80)

Signed by the Giants on April 26, 2010 as a free agent. 8/13: Had one reception for 14 yards against the Panthers.

Samuel Giguere (2) Signed to the Giants practice squad on Oct. 19, 2010.

Jerrel Jerrigan (3) Was a third round draft choice (89thtoverall) from Troy by the Giants in 2011. 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.

Amassed a school and Sun Belt Conference-record 5,972 all-purpose yards and totaled 25 touchdowns on 490 touches and averaged 119.4 yards a game.

Jernigan’s 84 catches as a senior broke his own Troy single-season record of 77 catches, set in 2008.

8/13: Had one reception for 18 yards against the Panthers.

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Tight Ends

Travis Beckum (47) Was a third round draft choice (100th overall pick) from Wisconsin by the Giants in 2009. 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. 2010 Season: Played in 16 games with two starts in his second season in 2010. Caught 13

passes for 116 yards. Bear Pascoe (86)

Signed to the Giants practice squad on Sept. 15, 2009. Originally a sixth round pick (184th overall pick) for 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. 2010 Season: Played in 15 games with 11 starts and had nine catches for 72 yards. 8/13: Had two receptions for 24 yards against the Panthers.

Jake Ballard (85) Signed by the Giants as a rookie free agent on April 25, 2010. 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. 16.

8/13: Had one reception for eight yards against the Panthers. Daniel Coats (46)

Signed by the Giants as a free agent on Aug. 7, 2010. 2010 Season: Played in 10 games. 8/13: Had three receptions for 18 yards against the Panthers.

Christian Hopkins (48) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 30, 2011.

Offensive Line

David Diehl (66) Was a fifth round draft choice (160th overall pick) from Illinois by the Giants in 2003. 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 2003-2009. The streak ended on Nov. 14, 2010 vs. Dallas because of hip and hamstring injuries.

2010 Season: Played every position on the line except center. Selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2009

Chris Snee (76) Was a second round draft choice (34th pick overall) from Boston College by the Giants in

2004. 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). 2010 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.

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Offensive Line

Will Beatty (65) Was a second round draft choice (60th pick overall) from Connecticut by the Giants in 2009. Has played in 24 games with six starts during his career. Played in 16 games with four starts during his rookie campaign at right tackle in 2009. 2010 Season: Played in eight games with two starts. Injured his foot vs. Panthers (9/12) and

underwent surgery. Returned to action on Nov. 14 vs. Dallas Kareem McKenzie (67)

Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2005. Was a third round draft choice (79th pick overall) from Penn State by the New York Jets in 2001.

Played in 145 career games, including 137 starts in his career. Has blocked for five different running backs that have rushed for 1,000+ yards: Curtis Martin,

Tiki Barber, Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward, and Ahmad Bradshaw. 2010 Season: Started in 16 games.

David Baas (64) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 30, 2010. Was a second round draft choice

(33rd pick overall) from Michigan by the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. Has played in 92 games with 54 starts during his career. Started in every game for the past two seasons. 2010 Season: Started every game at center for the San Francisco 49ers.

Mitch Petrus (62) Was a fifth round draft choice (147th overall pick) from Arkansas by the Giants in 2010. Tied the NFL Scouting Combine record for the 225-pound bench press record with 45 reps. 2010 Season: Played in 11 games including three at guard.

Jim Cordle (63) Signed by the Giants as a free agent on Jan. 3, 2011. 2010 Season: Spent the entire season on the Giants practice squad.

Jamon Meredith (79) Acquired from the Detroit Lions off waivers on Oct. 19, 2010. Was a fifth round draft choice

(162nd overall) from South Carolina by the Green Bay Packers in 2009. 2010 Season: Played in two games with the Bills. Did not see action with Lions and played in

four games with the Giants. Stacy Andrews (73)

Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent on Aug. 3, 2011. Was a fourth round draft choice (123rd overall) from Mississippi by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2004.

Has played in 85 career games with 46 starts. 2010 Season: Played in 13 games with 12 starts at right guard for the Seattle Seahawks.

Kevin Boothe (77) Was a sixth round draft choice (176th overall) from Cornell by the Oakland Raiders in 2006.

Claimed by the Giants off of waivers on Sept. 2, 2007. Played in 57 regular season games, 40 for the Giants, with 21 starts. 2010 Season: Played in eight games with five starts. Activated off the PUP list on Nov. 8

after offseason surgery to repair a torn pectoral.

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Offensive Line

James Brewer (78) Was a fourth round draft choice (117th overall choice) from Indiana by the Giants in 2011. Started 21 games at right tackle in his final two seasons at Indiana. Brewer received the Don Howell “Outstanding Offensive Lineman” Award, given to Indiana’s

top blocker. Also received All-Big Ten honorable mention from the league’s coaches and media.

Chris White (60) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 30, 2011. Has played in 33 games with eight starts during his career.

Jarriel King (75) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 28, 2011.

Brant Clouser (70) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on July 30, 2011.

Ikechuku Ndukwe (68) Signed as a free agent by the Giants on Jan. 13, 2011.

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Position-by-Position Breakdown: Defense

Defensive Line

Justin Tuck (91) Selected on the third round (74th overall choice) from Notre Dame by the Giants in 2005. 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 4 seasons and playing in the Pro Bowl in 2008 and 2010. 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 2010 Season: Started all 16 games with 76 tackles and 11.5 sacks.

Osi Umenyiora (72) Selected on the second round (56th overall choice) from Troy by the Giants in 2003. Holds the Giants franchise record for sacks in a game with six vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 23,

2007. Has played in 104 regular season games with 78 starts. Has 60 sacks and 308 tackles in

those 104 games. Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 and 2007 seasons. Umenyiora is the only player in Giants history with three touchdowns on fumble returns. 2010 Season: Started all 16 games and had 48 tackles (33 solo) and 11.5 sacks.

Chris Canty (99) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2009. Originally selected on the fourth

round (132nd overall choice) from Virginia by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005. Has played in 88 regular season games with 70 starts and has 199 regular season tackles

and 12 sacks, plus 10 tackles and 1 sack in the postseason. Played in every regular season game during his first 4 years in the NFL, but was sidelined by

a strained calf and then a knee injury for 8 games in 2009. 2010 Season: Started all 16 games and recorded 38 tackles (27 solo) and 1.5 sacks for 14

yards. Also had 3 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble. 8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

Linval Joseph (97) Selected on the second round (46th overall choice) from East Carolina by the Giants in 2010. 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).

Jason Pierre-Paul (90) Selected on the first round (15th pick overall) from South Florida by the Giants in 2010. Played at three colleges—Colleges of the Canyons, Fort Scott Community College, and South

Florida. Pierre-Paul had two sacks vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and tw0 vs. Washington (12/5) to become

the first rookie in Giants history with at least two sacks in consecutive games. 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. 2010 Season: Played in all 16 games and had 30 tackles (24 solo) and 4.5 sacks for 36 yards. 8/13: Recorded two sacks against the Panthers.

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Defensive Line

Rocky Bernard (95) Originally signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2009, resigned on Aug. 4,

2011. Selected on the fifth round (146th overall pick) from Texas A&M by the Seattle Seahawks in

2002. Has played in 132 games with 54 starts and has accumulated 321 tackles and 32 sacks. 2010 season: Played in 14 games and contributed 18 tackles and two sacks 8/13: Recorded one sack against the Panthers.

Marvin Austin (96) Selected on the second round (52nd overall choice) from North Carolina by the Giants in

2011. Austin played in 38 games with 25 starts at North Carolina, recording 106 tackles (59 solo)

with nine sacks, 13.5 stops for losses and 14 quarterback pressures. Forced a fumble and recovered another.

Broke up three pass attempts and intercepted another for a 23-yard touchdown return. 8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

Gabe Watson (94) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2011. Originally selected on the fourth

round (107 overall choice) from Michigan by the Arizona Cardinals in 2006. Craig Marshall (79)

Signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from South Florida in 2011round. Martin Parker (78)

Signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from Richmond in 2011. Ibraham Abdulai (75)

Signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2011. Justin Trattou (71)

Signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from Florida in 2011. 8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

Alex Hall (93) Signed by the Giants as a free agent in 2010. 8/13: Recorded one sack against the Panthers.

Ayanga Okpokowuruk (70) Signed as a free agent from Duke in 2010. 8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers.

Line Backers

Johathan Goff (54) Selected on the fifth round (165th overall pick) from Vanderbilt by the Giants in 2008. 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. 2010 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.

8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

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Line Backers

Michael Boley (59) Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent in 2010. Originally selected on the fifth

round (160th overall) from Southern Mississippi by the Atlanta Falcons in 2005. Has played in 91 total games with 78 starts and recorded 500 tackles, eight sacks, 36 passes

defended, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. 2010 Season: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts. Totaled 86 tackles (64 solo), one sack,

one pass defended and one forced fumbles. 8/13: Recorded three tackles and an interception returned for a touchdown against the

Panthers. Mathias Kiwanuka (94)

Selected on the first round (32nd pick overall) from Boston College by the Giants in 2006. A versatile defender who made a successful transition from defensive end to linebacker in

2007 and then back to end in 2008. 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 1969.

Has played in a total of 61 games with 41 starts. Has recorded 222 total tackles (167 solo), 23 sacks, one safety, 10 passes defended, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.

2010 Season: Limited to three games with one start because of a neck injury. Recorded 11 tackles (nine solo), four sacks and one forced fumble.

8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers. Phillip Dillard (55)

Selected on the fourth round (115th pick overall) from Nebraska by the Giants in 2010. 2010 Season: Played in seven games, exclusively on special teams. Inactive the first seven

games because of a hamstring injury suffered in training camp. Recorded four special teams tackles.

Clint Sintim (52) Selected on the second round (45th pick overall) from Virginia by the Giants in 2009. 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). 2010 Season: Saw action in 13 games with one start. Had 13 total tackles (seven solo).

Jacquian Williams (57) Selected on the sixth round (202nd pick overall) from South Florida by the Giants in 2011. 2010 season: Started all 13 games at strongside linebacker. All-America honorable mention

and All-Big East Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report and seond-team choice by the league’s coaches.

8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers. Phillip Dillard (55)

Selected on the fourth round (115th pick overall) from Nebraska by the Giants in 2010. 2010 Season: Played in 7 games, exclusively on special teams. Inactive the first 7 games

because of a hamstring injury suffered in training camp. Recorded 4 special teams tackles.

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Line Backers

Greg Jones (53) Selected on the sixth round (185th pick overall) from Michigan State by the Giants in 2011. Was one of just 10 players in the nation to earn unanimous first-team All-American honors

and was the only repeat selection from the 2009 team to the 2010 Associated Press and AFCA Teams.

Jones played in 52 games with 46 starts at Michigan State. Recorded 465 tackles (236 solo) with 16.5 sacks, 46.5 stops for losses and 15 quarterback pressures. Forced five fumbles and recovered another. Deflected seven passes and had two interceptions.

8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers. Kenny Ingram (43)

Acquired by the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Florida State in 2009 and spent the last two seasons on the Giants practice squad.

Mark Herzlich (58) Acquired by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from Boston College on July 26, 2011. 8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

Spencer Paysinger (49) Acquired by the Giants as an undrafted free agent from the University of Oregon on July 26,

2011. 8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers

Terrell Thomas (24) Selected on the second round (63rd overall choice) from USC by the Giants in 2008. 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.

2010 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.

Cory Webster (23) Selected on the second round (43rd overall pick) from LSU by the Giants in 2005. 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.

2010 Season: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts and recorded 49 tackles (38 solo), 12 passes defensed, two QB hits, one tackle for a loss, one fumble recovery and four interceptions.

Antrel Rolle (26) Signed as a free agent by the Giants in 2010. Originally selected on the first round (eight

overall pick) from Miami (Fla.) by the Arizona Cardinals in 2005. 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.

2010 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

8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers.

Defensive Backs

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Defensive Backs

Kenny Phillips (21) Selected on the first round (31st overall) from Miami (Fla.) by the Giants in 2008. 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.

2010 Season: Started all 16 games and recorded 77 tackles (60 solo), five passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and one interception.

Aaron Ross (31) Selected on the first round (20th overall pick) from Texas by the Giants in 2007. 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.

2010 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.

8/13: Recorded three tackles against the Panthers. Michael Coe (37)

Signed to the Giants active roster on Nov. 27, 2010 from the practice squad. Originally selected on the fifth round from Alabama State by the Indianapolis Colts in 2007.

2010 Season: Played in two games and had three special teams tackles. 8/13: Recorded four tackles against the Panthers.

Prince Amukamara (20) Selected on the first round (19th overall choice) from Nebraska by the Giants in 2011. 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.

Tyler Sash (39) Selected on the sixth round (198th overall choice) from Iowa by the Giants in 2011. 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 a 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.

8/13: Recorded four tackles against the Panthers. Brian Jackson (22)

Acquired as an undrafted free agent by the Giants in 2010. Brian Witherspoon (29)

Acquired as a free agent by the Giants in 2010. Was with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2008 and 2009 before finishing 2009 with the Detroit

Lions. 8/13: Recorded two tackles against the Panthers.

Cary Harris (30) Acquired as a free agent by the Giants in 2011. Spent 2009 and 2010 with the Buffalo Bills.

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David Sims (33) Acquired as an undrafted free agent from Iowa State in 2011. 8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers.

Jarrad Tarrant (34) Acquired as an undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech in 2011. 8/13: Recorded one tackle against the Panthers.

Woodny Terenne (36) Acquired as a free agent in 2010. Spent 2009 with the Chicago Bears.

Joe Burnett (38) Acquired by the Giants as a free agent in 2011. Spent 2009 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Position-by-Position Breakdown: Defense Defensive Backs

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Position-by-Position Breakdown: Special Teams

Special Teams

Lawrence Tynes (9) Traded to the Giants for a seventh round draft pick in 2007. Originally signed by the Kansas

City Chiefs as a free agent in 2001. 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. 8/13: Went 1-4 for field goals and left the game in the fourth quarter with a bruised thigh

against the Panthers. Matt Dodge (6)

Selected on the seventh round (221st overall) from East Carolina by the Giants in 2010 2010 season: punted 72 times for 3,222 yards, a gross average of 44.8 yards that placed him

ninth in the NFL. Dodge’s net average was 34.3 yards. He had a long punt of 69 yards, dropped 20 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, had nine touchbacks and had one punt blocked.

8/13: Two punts for 96 yards against the Panthers. Steve Weatherford (5)

Signed as a free agent in 2011. 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. 8/13: Six punts for 289 yards against the Panthers.

Zak DeOssie (51) Selected on the fourth round (116th overall pick) from Brown by the Giants in 2007. 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. 2010 Season: Played in all 16 games as the long snapper on punts and placekicks. Also had

three solo special teams tackles. 8/13: Recorded one special teams tackle against the Panthers.

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THE LAST GAME: PANTHERS 20, GIANTS 10

AUGUST 13, 2011

By Michael Eisen

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Giants’ performance in the opening preseason game elicited a midseason reaction from Tom Coughlin.The head coach didn’t care that he’d conducted only 11 practices since the end of last season, his starters played about a quarter and much of the second half featured players who likely won’t be wearing a Giants uniform a month from now. No, for Coughlin the evening’s salient truth was a 20‐10 defeat to the Carolina Panthers in Bank of America Stadium. Meaningless preseason game? Not to Coughlin.

“It’s a disappointing loss,” Coughlin said. “Anytime you lose it’s disappointing … we would have liked to have seen everybody play better, but it didn’t happen.” Although the players said it was great to play a game after the long, locked‐out offseason, they seemed to lack a spark for much of the evening. The Giants did not score an offensive touchdown, gave up critical big plays on defense and missed three field goal attempts (one a 56‐yarder and the last a 44‐yard try that was blocked and left Lawrence Tynes with a thigh contusion).

“We just didn’t have a lot of energy out there,” said

Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed for 21 yards on five carries. “I can see where (Coughlin) is coming from. Then again, it is the first game.” “He just wants to get the best out of us,” cornerback Corey Webster said. “We could have been a little more crisp, could have paid a little more attention to detail. This week, we have to watch the tape, learn from it and get better.”

The Giants’ lone touchdown was scored by linebacker Michael Boley, who returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first series. The irony is that the Giants led the NFL with 39 takeaways in 2010, but were one of just four teams not to score a defensive touchdown. Tynes’ 37‐yard field goal late in the second quarter was the only other score for the Giants, who were shutout in the second half.

Carolina scored on a pair of touchdown passes – an 18‐yarder from Jimmy Clausen to Greg Olsen in the first quarter and a 35‐yarder from Derek Anderson to Kealoha Pilares in the fourth – and two Olindo Mare field goals. Including Boley’s touchdown, the starting defense played four series in the first quarter and surrendered 90 yards, four first downs and a touchdown on an 18‐yard pass from Clausen to Olsen. The first unit prevented Carolina from converting any of its four third down opportunities in the quarter. The Eli Manning‐led starting offense played the first five series for a total of 18 plays. The unit gained 79 yards, but its possessions ended with Tynes’ slightly short 56‐yard try and four punts.

“We didn't get off to a great start,” said Manning, who completed four of nine passes for 36 yards. “We didn't make any critical mistakes, didn't turn the ball over, so those are positives. But we were never able to get into a great rhythm. We missed a few opportunities and made a couple mental mistakes. Those are the things that kept us from keeping drives alive.”

The Giants do have plenty of positives to take into their next week of practice (they don’t play again until Aug. 22 at home against Chicago). Jason Pierre‐Paul had two sacks. Domenik Hixon, in his first game action since the end of the 2009 season, had team‐high totals of four receptions for 49 yards. Backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels completed 13 of 19 passes, including three for 23 yards to Devin Thomas. Punters Matt Dodge and Steve Weatherford had combined averages of 48.1 yards (gross) and 39.4 yards (net).

The Giants started well. On the fourth play from scrimmage, Boley, the weakside linebacker, picked off a Clausen pass intended for DeAngelo Williams and was well ahead of the field on his entire 56‐yard sprint to the end zone. The Giants led, 7‐0, just 2:03 into the game and before their offense had taken a snap.

“I really just dropped into zone coverage,” Boley said. “I saw the whole thing. The quarterback really zoned in on the running back. The ball was thrown and the running back hadn't turned around yet. He threw it in my zone, he really threw it right to me. It was a great way to start the preseason for the defense by putting some points on the board.”

But instead of using Boley’s big play to generate momentum, the Giants fizzled. They did force the Panthers to go three‐and‐out on the ensuing possession – thanks in part to Pierre‐Paul’s nine‐yard sack on third down – but their first offensive series ended when Tynes’ long field attempt fell short.

The Panthers needed only three plays and 58 seconds to travel 54 yards. Clausen connected with Williams for 16 yards, Williams ran for 20 up the middle and Olsen scored when he caught the ball in the end zone despite safety Tyler Sash being in very close proximity. That evened the score at 7‐7 with 7:42 remaining in the first quarter. The Giants never held the ball for more than four plays on any of their next four series.

“We had the interception for the score,” Coughlin said. “It’s the same old thing – you can make something very good happen for our team by scoring again right there and we didn’t do it. It’s disappointing.”

“We got a big interception return from Boley and that should have gotten us going in all three phases of the game,” Bradshaw said. “We just didn’t put it together. It was a very enthusiastic play and it should have had everybody ready to go after that. It just didn’t happen.”

Two field goals by Mare and one by Tynes left the Giants with a 13‐10 halftime deficit. The only score in the second half was Anderson’s touchdown pass to Pilares with

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7:15 remaining in the game, a time when third‐stringers from both sides were on the field.

A more significant play might have occurred four minutes earlier, when Tynes’ 44‐yard try to tie the game was blocked by Sean Ware, whose helmet then collided with the kicker’s leg.

“Hopefully, Lawrence will be – they say it’s a thigh contusion and I’m hoping that’s basically what it is,” Coughlin

said. “Hopefully he gets over that as fast as he possibly can and gets back out there.”

In the meantime, the Giants have both the room and

the time to get better. “We’ll improve from this,” Coughlin said. “We’ll definitely improve from this. There are some people who are upset with the way they played and how it looks once they look at the tape. There’s a lot of pride in that room.” They can put it to good use beginning Monday at practice.

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GIANTS 7 3 0 0 - 10

PANTHERS 7 6 0 7 - 20

TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Giants Panthers Rushing Yards Bradshaw – 21 Goodson – 30 Receiving Yards Hixon – 49 Olsen – 58 Passing Yards Rosenfels – 129 Newton ‐ 134 Touchdowns Boley ‐ 1 Pilares ‐ 1 Field Goals (long) Tynes – 1 (38) Mare– 1 (39) Tackles (solo) Sash – 4 (4) Williams – 7(7) Considine – 7 (6) Sacks Pierre‐Paul – 2.0 Williams – 1 Pugh ‐ 1 Interceptions Boley – 1 NA

TEAM STATS NYG CAR FIRST DOWNS 13 16 FIRST DOWN (RUSH) 2 5 FIRST DOWN (PASS) 11 10 FIRST DOWN (PENALTY) 0 1 TOTAL YDS 298 342 RUSHES‐YDS 25‐81 25‐102 AVG. RUSH GAIN 3.2 4.1 PASS‐COMP‐ATT‐INT 37‐22‐0 30‐15‐1 PASSINGS YDS 217 240 KICKOFFS 3 5 PUNTS‐AVG. 8‐48.1 8‐45.8 RETURN YDS. 83 50 PENALTIES‐YARDS 5‐40 7‐40 FUMBLES‐LOST 0‐0 3‐1 TOUCHDOWNS 1 2 RUSHING TDS 0 0 PASSING TDS 0 2 EXTRA POINTS‐ATTEMPTS 1‐1 2‐2 FG MADE‐ATT 1‐4 2‐2 RED ZONE EFF 0‐1‐0% 1‐2‐50% TIME OF POSESSION 32:03 27:57

SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point)(Drive Information) Visitor Home Giants 1 12:57 M.Boley 56 yd. interception return (L.Tynes kick) 7 0 Panthers 1 7:42 G.Olsen 18 yd. pass from Clausen (O.Mare kick) (3-54, 0:58) 7 7 Panthers 2 10:45 O. Mare 26 yd. Field Goal (9-62, 3:36) 7 10 Giants 2 0:53 L.Tynes 38 yd. Field Goal (9-48, 2:59) 10 10 Panthers 2 0:11 O. Mare 39 yd. Field Goal (7-54, 0:42) 10 13 Panthers 4 7:15 K. Pilares 35 yd. pass from D. Anderson (A.Kunalic kick) (6-66, 3:52) 10 20

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AUGUST 13, 2011 – PANTHERS 20, GIANTS 10NOTES, ANECDOTES, AND STATISTICS

By Michael Eisen CHARLOTTE, N.C. – So this is what the Giants saw in Jason Pierre‐Paul when they drafted the defensive end from South Florida on the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. It’s safe to say Jimmy Clausen wishes the Giants had made a different choice. The Carolina quarterback was sacked twice by Pierre‐Paul in the first quarter of the Panthers’ 20‐10 victory over the Giants in a preseason game Saturday night in Bank of America Stadium. Pierre‐Paul, who started at right end, had four tackles (three solo) in his short stint on the field. “I thought I played pretty good,” Pierre‐Paul said. “I knew what I was supposed to do and I was just out there executing. I came out, and I wasn't nervous. I knew the play calls, and I caught on very well. I just felt good. It felt very good. I knew what I was doing. (The first real contact) felt real good. Just to see where our conditioning was. Probably need to work on a little more running.” Pierre‐Paul’s performance certainly was one of the few positives Coach Tom Coughlin found in his initial evaluation of the game. “Jason did a heck of a job,” Coughlin said. “He was very physical. He had the two sacks and just missed on another one. (He) was a penetrator, he was a force. He really enjoyed playing and I thought he gave us a real spark.” As a rookie, Pierre‐Paul played in all 16 games as a reserve and on special teams and finished the season with 4.5 sacks, the most by a Giants rookie since Cornelius Griffin had 5.0 in 2000. He had two sacks vs. Jacksonville on Nov. 28 and two against Washington the following week to become the first rookie in Giants history with at least two sacks in consecutive games. Those are impressive achievements for a player with just one year of major college football experience after stops at two junior colleges. Pierre‐Paul’s first NFL season was one of intense learning of both the Giants’ defense and what is required to succeed in the NFL. “It was a major thing for him,” Coughlin said, “because of the newness of the language, the fact that he hadn’t had a great deal of experience – it was all new to him last year.” Pierre‐Paul has worked with the first team in training camp. On Monday, Osi Umenyiora, the two‐time Pro Bowler who started every game at right end last season, will reportedly practice for the first time. If so, what does that mean for Pierre‐Paul?

“I don’t know,” he said. “It’s up to the coaches. I’m going out there and (doing) whatever the coaches want. If they want me to be on the second team, I’m going to do it for the team. “I’d love for Osi to come back. That’s more defensive line pressure.” *Coughlin said the new‐look offensive line, with center David Baas, has work to do to achieve the communication and consistency the coach craves. “We had some errors, there isn’t any doubt,” Coughlin said. “One play we checked to a draw and no one blocked the inside backer. We’re fighting our way through some things in terms of communication. We have a new center in there and he has a way to go.” The linemen are convinced they’ll have the kinks eliminated in a short time. “In the first one, you really want to communicate,” guard David Diehl said. “You want to get on the same page. It's good to get some short yardage situations. You want to have scoring drives and get some first downs. Unfortunately, we didn't do that (Saturday). We've got a lot to learn, but we've got some good film now to study to really see the things we need to improve on going into next week.” *Although the result was disappointing, many of the players were thrilled just to be in uniform and playing a game. They missed the on‐field work and interaction with their teammates in the spring because of the lockout. “It felt great to be back out there,” said linebacker Michael Boley, who scored the Giants’ lone touchdown on an early interception return. “It's been a long offseason. We've been beating up on ourselves for two weeks, so it was actually good to go out and hit someone else and experience the live action.” “It was good to get back out here and get into a game situation,” Diehl said. “We've been butting heads with our own team for the last couple weeks. Even though you practice hard, and we've had some great practices, you can't ever simulate the speed of the game. It's great to get out here and get the pads hitting, getting some plays in. It's great to get the first game out of the way.” *The Giants’ starting lineups: Offense: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw, FB Bear Pascoe, WRs Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham, TE Jake Ballard, LT Will Beatty, LG David Diehl, C David Baas, RG Chris Snee and RT Kareem McKenzie.

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AUGUST 13, 2011 – PANTHERS 20, GIANTS 10NOTES, ANECDOTES, AND STATISTICS

Defense: LE Justin Tuck, LT Linval Joseph, RT Chris Canty, RE Jason Pierre‐Paul, SLB Mathias Kiwanuka, MLB Jonathan Goff, WLB Michael Boley, LCB Corey Webster, RCB Terrell Thomas, SS Kenny Phillips, FS Antrel Rolle. *The Giants game captains were Jonathan Goff and Kevin Boothe. *In the first nickel defense, Aaron Ross played right corner and Terrell Thomas moved into the slot. On the first play in that configuration, Boley intercepted Clausen and scored. Ross played the nickel back on the second team defense. *First‐year quarterback Ryan Perrilloux played the final three series and completed five of nine passes for 67 yards, including a game‐long 37‐yarder to Domenik Hixon. *Rookie safety Tyler Sash led the Giants with four solo tackles.

*The following players did not suit up for the game: cornerback Prince Amukamara (foot), tight end Travis Beckum (hamstring), linebacker Clint Sintim (knee), cornerback Joe Burnett (hamstring), wide receiver Sam Giguere (groin), center Jim Cordle (knee), safety Brian Jackson (back) and defensive end Osi (knee). All but Burnett are expected to practice Monday. *Carolina played without several frontline players, including defensive end Charles Johnson, tackle Jeff Otah, wide receivers Steve Smith and David Gettis (who is out for the season with a torn ACL), linebackers Jon Beason and Thomas Davis, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn and several reserves. *Former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey started, but did not catch a pass, for the Panthers.

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August 14 On the first preseason game: There are a couple things that do not get recognized in a game such as last night’s game because you didn’t win and the offense wasn’t very good and all of those things are very true. There will be no excuses expressed here either. I thought that for the evening, there were a few good things that ought to be noted. I thought our defense played well for the entire evening. Now we did give up some big play passes and we did end up the night with 100 yards rushing against, but for the most part I still felt we played pretty well. We did not turn the ball over and that has been a major, major theme of ours all throughout the offseason, pounding away with the coaches and so far in the early part of our camp, that has been a major focus. We did have five penalties and two on special teams, two on offense and one on defense so I really didn’t think it was a sloppily played game. August 11 On whether or not training camp has changed: Well we’re using every second that we can. Meetings-wise, jog-through, walk-through-wise, we’re restricted to one practice so we’ve still tried to approach it with a lot of information. Of course we’ll peel back for the game but there have been some changes in the way we approach things but by and large we’ve spent a lot of time in the classroom and hopefully that’ll pay off. August 8 On the consistency of the offensive line: Well that develops over time. When they get to know each other well and they communicate well. I look and see guys like Beatty who have been around here for long enough to be able to communicate with Diehl. Diehl has kind of taken him under his wing in terms of the communication process. The right side is the right side. Snee and McKenzie worked together for quite some time. We’ve got to get David Baas involved in probably being a little bit more vocal and he’s trying to get comfortable and each day he practices more and more and I can see it coming. It’ll be there. It’ll develop. On significance of rule changes: Defenseless player. You better know what you’re doing with a defenseless player. What you can hit, where, who is a defenseless player. The additions of, for example, the running back that’s held up. One of the problems with all that is we didn’t always get a whistle but we’re supposed to get a whistle now. A whistle will stop a lot of that but there are certain situations that the players are unfortunately now, without a lot of football, this preseason is going to have to be a big learning experience, in my opinion, in that regard because there’s semantics that go with the understanding of this and of course different parts of the anatomy involved too. I would say that that’s going to take some adjustment.

Training Camp Quotes

Tom Coughlin

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August 15 On the first preseason game: I thought there were opportunities and we had chances but we just didn’t hit some. A lot of times in games, that is the difference between what’s a good game and what is not, just hitting on those plays and things could have been different. I think you are always going to learn a lot from the first preseason game. Sometimes it is a good wake up call and things we need to improve on. Coaches and players think we know all the answers and we think we know all the stuff but then you get a new defense and new things and you see what you know and what you need to improve. It is a wake up call. On Domenik Hixon: He has been a good player for us in the past and we missed him last year. He is a guy who can play a number of spots and can catch the ball. He is a tough player and it was good to see him back in the action getting some catches and back to his old self. On the tight ends: I thought we blocked very well. Seeing Jake Ballard in the run game gives us a strong guy and held his own in that aspect. They had a few catches. One to Bear Pascoe and we hit Ballard on an inside option route. They did some good things. Again, we didn’t have our whole package in there for them but it would be good to get Travis Beckum back so we can get him back in the action. August 11 On the receivers: I feel great about them, I think our guys are playing great and they have a good feel for what’s going on. We have big play potential with our receivers and it is a matter of finding out what our guys do well. What is going to be our identity and those things can change year in and year out. What is your makeup and what guys do well... Every receiver has a shot and every receiver does something well. It is just a matter of putting them in positions to use their skills to the best of their ability and make sure they are comfortable. That is what we are doing. We are trying guys out to see what combinations and what routes are and what’s going to be our style this year. August 7 On camp: I think everything’s going smoothly. I think the offense, we were doing a lot of good things and guys were getting better. There’s always parts of camp when you have good days or some days when things are a little tougher – inserting new plays where things have got to go. But I think so far, guys are playing fast. We have a number of receivers, we’ve got a good grasp of the offense, rotating a lot of guys in. They’re all making plays and doing good stuff. Tight ends are doing well. I feel well about what we’re doing. We just have to work better and keep working and getting better.


Eli Manning

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August 15 On Osi Umenyiora: Having the quality of defensive ends we have, all of us make each other better. From a practice standpoint, getting to work with him and learn things on the fly with him being on the field. With him on the football field on Sundays, it makes it very difficult between either one of us. You’ve kind of got to pick and choose. Then you throw JPP in the mix, it really gives us a lot of freedom to do a lot of different things. So yeah, we definitely make each other better. August 11 On reason for confidence: Because I believe in my team. August 10 On Jason Pierre-Paul: Confident. This early in the season, you just feel—you can kind of get the feel of it. He knows what he’s doing a little bit better. He’s more confident from having a year under his belt. He has a kind of a swagger about him before he’s going on the football field, knowing what is expected of him and going and doing it.


Justin Tuck

Ahmad Bradshaw

August 4 On Brandon Jacobs restructuring his contract; He loves me and I respect him more than anything for doing that. He called me when he did it and he’s like, ‘I want you here.’ Like I said, this is where I wanted to be. On whether this is an upside to sharing carries with Brandon Jacobs: Of course. We kind of take it to that part, just because it keeps us healthy and you last longer in the game. You have to look towards the end of your career too. On goals for the 2011 season: You always want to be better than last year and I just want to make this team a better team as much as I can – running the ball, protecting Eli, or whatever’s on me. On protecting the ball: I’ve worked on just the strength of holding the ball in my hands, everything. Wrist protection, everything.

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August 10 On training camp: It’s definitely an adjustment for me. I’m playing a completely different position. The schedule and the way things are run are a lot different than the camps in the past. Each and every rep, it makes it that much more important. To make sure that you continue to make progress from the day before, because you only get a limited number of reps. The good thing is that we have a bunch of film time to catch up the young guys and the new guys who are just getting here and have time to go through corrections and do all of that stuff. The schedule is laid out the way that Coach Coughlin thought was for the best for us. It just makes you feel how important each and every day you come out here is, because you don’t have those two practices. On developing chemistry among the offensive line: It’s going well. David Baas is doing a great job of stepping in and really getting involved in the offense. It’s nice having a veteran coming in who is very familiar with the terminology and the language of things. And also with William [Beatty] stepping in at left tackle, now getting his opportunity to start – these are things that we’re consciously working on because we have to have that cohesion come week one when we play the Redskins. We’re watching extra film, we’re working, we’re making sure that we’re doing a lot of verbal communication to get everything hammered out here throughout practice. We’re looking forward to finally play some live action. Obviously, when you’re using so much communication, our D-linemen have been around our offense for so long that we’re kind of giving them an advantage at times. But we’re going to do whatever we need to do to get things right right now.


David Diehl

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