2014 New York Giants season
The 2014 New York Giants season was the franchise's 90th season in the National Football League, the fifth playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and the eleventh under head coach Tom Coughlin. The team failed to improve on their 7–9 mark from 2013, finishing 6–10.
2014 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | John Mara Steve Tisch |
Head coach | Tom Coughlin |
General manager | Jerry Reese |
Home field | MetLife Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Odell Beckham Jr., WR |
Uniform | |
To commemorate their ninetieth anniversary, the Giants wore a special patch on their jerseys. In addition, the team wore white pants instead of gray for two home games versus the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 on Monday Night Football and two weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers.[1] With their loss to the Jaguars on November 30, 2014, the Giants sealed their second consecutive losing season.
Draft
2014 New York Giants draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 12 | Odell Beckham Jr. * | Wide receiver | LSU | |
2 | 43 | Weston Richburg | Center | Colorado State | |
3 | 74 | Jay Bromley | Defensive tackle | Syracuse | |
4 | 113 | Andre Williams | Running back | Boston College | |
5 | 152 | Nat Berhe | Safety | San Diego State | |
5 | 174 | Devon Kennard | Linebacker | USC | Compensatory |
6 | 187 | Bennett Jackson | Cornerback | Notre Dame | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- The Giants traded their seventh-round selection (No. 225 overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for linebacker Jon Beason.[2]
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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HOF | August 3 | vs. Buffalo Bills | W 17–13 | 1–0 | Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) | Recap |
1 | August 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–16 | 2–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 16 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 27–26 | 3–0 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 22 | at New York Jets | W 35–24 | 4–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | New England Patriots | W 16–13 | 5–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |
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1 | September 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–35 | 0–1 | Ford Field | Recap | |
2 | September 14 | Arizona Cardinals | L 14–25 | 0–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 21 | Houston Texans | W 30–17 | 1–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
4 | September 25 | at Washington Redskins | W 45–14 | 2–2 | FedExField | Recap | |
5 | October 5 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30–20 | 3–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–27 | 3–3 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap | |
7 | October 19 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 21–31 | 3–4 | AT&T Stadium | Recap | |
8 | Bye | ||||||
9 | November 3 | Indianapolis Colts | L 24–40 | 3–5 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 9 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 17–38 | 3–6 | CenturyLink Field | Recap | |
11 | November 16 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–16 | 3–7 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
12 | November 23 | Dallas Cowboys | L 28–31 | 3–8 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
13 | November 30 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 24–25 | 3–9 | EverBank Field | Recap | |
14 | December 7 | at Tennessee Titans | W 36–7 | 4–9 | LP Field | Recap | |
15 | December 14 | Washington Redskins | W 24–13 | 5–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | |
16 | December 21 | at St. Louis Rams | W 37–27 | 6–9 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | |
17 | December 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 26–34 | 6–10 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Lions | 14 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 64,401
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Lions routed the Giants 35-14. With the loss, the Giants opened the season with an 0-1 record.
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 78,344
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 3: vs. Houston Texans
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Texans | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Giants | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,462
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 4: at Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 80,573
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
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This would be the Giants largest margin of victory since their 42-7 win over the Eagles in 2012.
Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Giants | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 80,307
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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Rookie Odell Beckham Jr. would record his 1st NFL touchdown in this game.[3]
Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,596
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Giants were dominated from start to finish as the Eagles routed them 27-0. It was only the second time this season that an NFL team failed to score in a game (the Jets were shut out 31-0 in Week 5 against the Chargers). The loss snapped the Giants' 3 game winning streak as their overall record fell to 3-3.
Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 91,028
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Charissa Thompson
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colts | 3 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 68,352
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 80,352
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Giants | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 80,520
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
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This was the first Sunday Night Football game held in MetLife Stadium following a one-season absence.
With the loss, the Giants fell to 3-8, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after the Lions defeated the Bears on Thanksgiving four days later. This game, however, is best known for an acrobatic one-handed catch by Odell Beckham Jr. early in the 2nd quarter that would go down as one of the greatest catches in NFL history. A penalty marker flew as he made the catch - for pass interference on Brandon Carr, who had been covering Beckham on that play.
Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), 0% chance of rain
- Game attendance: 64,687
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Giants had a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter, but went on to lose 25-24 to fall to 3-9, matching their loss total from 2013.
Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
Titans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,143
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
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With the blowout victory over a woeful Titans team, the Giants improved to 4-9 and snapped a 7-game losing streak.
Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,628
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 16: at St. Louis Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Giants | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Rams | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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In this game, Odell Beckham Jr. broke Giants' franchise records for most receptions by a rookie and most receiving yards by a rookie, previously set by Jeremy Shockey in 2002. Beckham also topped 1,000 yards receiving for the season. In both cases, this was achieved despite Beckham missing the first four games of the season.
Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Giants | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 79,150
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Giants finished the season 6-10 and were swept by the Eagles for the first time since 2010. Also, their record against the Eagles fell to 3-11 dating back to 2008.
Standings
Division
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 467 | 352 | W4 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 474 | 400 | W1 |
New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 380 | 400 | L1 |
Washington Redskins | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 301 | 438 | L1 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK | |
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Division leaders | ||||||||||||
1[lower-alpha 1] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .525 | .513 | W6 | |
2[lower-alpha 1] | Green Bay Packers | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .482 | .440 | W2 | |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .445 | .422 | W4 | |
4 | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .490 | .357 | W4 | |
Wild Cards | ||||||||||||
5[lower-alpha 2] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .523 | .477 | L2 | |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Detroit Lions | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .471 | .392 | L1 | |
Did not qualify for the postseason | ||||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .490 | .416 | W1 | |
8 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .527 | .508 | W1 | |
9[lower-alpha 3] | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .486 | .415 | W1 | |
10[lower-alpha 3] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .475 | .308 | W1 | |
11[lower-alpha 4] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .512 | .323 | L1 | |
12[lower-alpha 4] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5–1 | 6–6 | .482 | .380 | L1 | |
13[lower-alpha 4] | St. Louis Rams | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .531 | .427 | L3 | |
14 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .529 | .338 | L5 | |
15 | Washington Redskins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .496 | .422 | L1 | |
16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .486 | .469 | L6 | |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||||||
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References
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