Giants Season Tix in family since 1950s, collector of old/new Giants games, went to same high school as Duane Parcells. Boston College Alumnus: Coughlin era.
I sat there and watched Dallas ruin the Giants season in Week 1 & got soaked in the rain in a 40-0 beat down. It was awful. Dallas fans talked tons of trash. McCarthy ran it up in the 2nd matchup. Dallas’ season lasted exactly 1 week longer than the Giants as a
#2
seed. Karma
2011: 12 years ago today on Christmas Eve a huge moment in
#NYGiants
history. Needing a win & trailing the Jets,
@EliManning
hit
@TeamVic
on a short pass & Cruz took it 99 yards to tie an NFL record. This would kickstart NYG to a win & a Super Bowl title run
#BEGIANT
2011: 10 years ago today on Christmas Eve a huge moment in
#NYGiants
history. Needing a win & trailing the Jets,
@EliManning
hit
@TeamVic
on a short pass & Cruz took it 99 yards to tie an NFL record. This would kickstart NYG to a win & a Super Bowl title run
#TogetherBlue
2008: OTD 15 years ago. Taking on the New England Patriots dynasty at the height of their power w/ Belichick & Brady who were chasing history to go 19-0.
@EliManning
hit
@plaxicoburress
for a TD late in 4Q as
#NYGiants
won Super Bowl XLII by the score of 17-14
#TogetherBlue
2011: 11 years ago today on Christmas Eve a huge moment in
#NYGiants
history. Needing a win & trailing the Jets,
@EliManning
hit
@TeamVic
on a short pass & Cruz took it 99 yards to tie an NFL record. This would kickstart NYG to a win & a Super Bowl title run
#TogetherBlue
As
@DonLagreca
mentioned, there was a party atmosphere in the 1975 MNF
#NYGiants
at Buffalo game. ABC used to show fans handwritten signs on air. But a Bills fan decided to try to go across the entire field on the FG net wire. Did they stop playing? Nope.
#BillsMafia
70s style
My kids have learned to use my own Giants superstitions against me. “Dad, can I have $40 to go to the mall? You gave it to me last week and they won in Minnesota”. Dammit. (I gave him the $40)
This was an awful year for the Giants. But at the end of the day, Dallas and Philly only saw their seasons last 1 more week. Come sit next to us to watch the rest of the playoffs. Seeing the 2 worst fan bases in the NFL get cooked back to back nights was glorious.
2008: OTD 16 years ago. Taking on the New England Patriots dynasty at the height of their power w/ Belichick & Brady who were chasing history to go 19-0.
@EliManning
hit
@plaxicoburress
for a TD late in 4Q as
#NYGiants
won Super Bowl XLII by the score of 17-14
#BEGIANT
2012: Trailing 23-20 with under 2 minutes to go after Washington took the lead,
@EliManning
would hit
@TeamVic
behind the Redskins' defense & he would take off on a 77 yard TD catch to give
#NYGiants
a 27 23 win
#TogetherBlue
2012: OTD 11 years ago. Arguably the best pure throw & catch in Super Bowl history. Late in 4Q & trailing the Pats 17-15,
@EliManning
hit
@ManninghamNYG
w/ a perfect 38 yard pass down the sidelines to set up the winning drive as
#NYGiants
won Super Bowl XLVI 21-17
#TogetherBlue
You also had a great career and should be proud. Don't go after a rookie and my kicker.
@kayvont
had 4 sacks this year. I had 2 1/2 on you you're rookie year and I was old at that point so don't forgot that. Let my young guy live!!
#DADDY
One thing to remember, Daboll comes from the Parcells/Belichick tree. That involves a very direct & challenging coaching style. As shown in the 2 Bills, there is a clear chain of command. The DC can say his piece, but the head coach is in charge. That style didn't work for Wink
2011: Hard to believe it will be 10 years ago when
#NYGiants
@TeamVic
tied an NFL record w/ this 99 yard TD v the Jets to spur a NYG win. But the impact on the 2 franchises after this play was stark. NYG won Super Bowl & Rex Ryan was 28-19 before it & 18-31 after it
#TogetherBlue
For nearly a decade I’ve walked out of the final
#NYGiants
game of the season trudging into the offseason & looking at the draft. There is nothing like a victorious “Let’s Go Giants” chant among happy NYG fans leaving after clinching the playoffs. It’s a new era!
#TogetherBlue
In what seems to be an annual reminder every time Brady makes the Super Bowl. Eli beat him at his apex with an undefeated team. And to show it wasn’t a fluke, he did it again.
#TogetherBlue
2011: NFCC Game Week-
@EliManning
was proof you didn't need to be a demonstrative player to be a leader. Eli was never rattled. Always in control & his ability to get up from every 49er hit was the stuff of
#NYGiants
legend. Toughness is what put NYG in 2011 Super Bowl
#BEGIANT
1990: Timeline Cleanser-The Greatest Super Bowl played & came down to Scott Norwood who never made a FG this far on grass (47 yards). It was wide right &
#NYGiants
walked off with over 40 minutes of time of possession & their 2nd Super Bowl title by the score 20-19
#TogetherBlue
1989: HBD
@GaryReasons
. Reasons was a starter for most of his 8 year career w/
#NYGiants
. He helped the team win 3 NFC East Titles & 2 Super Bowls. But the play which he is best remembered was his 4th down hit on Humphrey in the snow in Denver. "That is Football!"
#TogetherBlue
That's the best I've felt watching a Super Bowl NYG didn't win
- Sirianni outcoached in the 2nd half by a former Eagle Reid
- The Toney pick exacting revenge on the Sudfeld curse
- Bradberry's hold after Philly mocked NYG
- Hurts noodle arm showing up
- Philly no lock to be back
1989: John Madden loved defense. You couldn't get a more perfect backdrop than
#NYGiants
playing in the snow in Denver & on 4th & goal
@GaryReasons
jumping over the pile to hit Humphrey in the air & knock his earpad out of his helmet. Madden: "That is Football!"
#TogetherBlue
1993: I've pointed out several times how Madden was the perfect combination of entertainment/education as an announcer/champion coach. In
#NYGiants
Wild Card win over Vikings, McMahon was KO'ed 3 times. He gave his thoughts on concussions before CTE was widely known by the public
For nearly a decade, I have walked out of the stadium after another loss when
#NYGiants
were 1-5 & the season was over in Oct. Now I walked out at 5-1 after an amazing win. Fans chanting “Let’s Go Giants” & following a guy in a Doug Kotar jersey. This is heaven
#TogetherBlue
2011: HBD to
@ManninghamNYG
who turns 35 today. In Super Bowl XLVI his 38 yard catch from
@EliManning
was one of the most skilled receptions in NFL history, from both the difficulty of the throw by Eli to Manningham's catch/stay in bounds & set up win for
#NYGiants
#TogetherBlue
Philly just threw someone out of the end zone on the final play. No call. I will enjoy seeing them get blown out in January and all those voided contracts hitting hard in 2024.
2007: HBD
@AhmadBradshaw
who turns 37. He was drafted in 7th round in 2007 & would play 6 years for
#NYGiants
, twice going over 1000 yards & rushing for 4232 yards in total, helping NYG win 2 Super Bowls. His career long 88 yard TD in Buffalo helped clinch playoffs
#TogetherBlue
2007: Happy 43rd Birthday to
#NYGiants
legendary kicker
@lt4kicks
. Tynes twice kicked NYG to the Super Bowl w/ game winning FGs in OT in NFCC. The first one came when he sacrificed his foot to boot a solid rock 47 yards in Green Bay to send NYG to Super Bowl XLII
#TogetherBlue
HBD
@LT_56
. I could honestly go on for weeks if I wanted to in showing all of LT's highlights w/
#NYGiants
. But I'll leave this here which was created by a NYG fan YouTuber (John Smith) several years ago. This masterpiece summed up what LT was about. The True 🐐
#TogetherBlue
Game Week v Philly:
#NYGiants
2000 Playoffs- I have been going to NYG games in my family seats since 1987. I was in the stands for this game & Ron Dixon's 97 yard return of the opening kickoff might well have been the loudest I ever heard
@Giants
Stadium. 7-0 NYG
#TogetherBlue
2011: You could make a case that the best game played by
@EliManning
in his career was the 2011 NFCC Game in SF. Eli took a beating but he stood in & in 4Q threw a strike to
@ManninghamNYG
on 3rd & 15 for a TD to put
#NYGiants
in the lead en route to the Super Bowl
#TogetherBlue
Despite all his legendary success w/ the Patriots, for
#NYGiants
fans of a certain age, we can't help but think of Bill Belichick as a huge part of the NYG. In his 12 years w/ NYG, he helped win 2 Super Bowls as DC. Little Bill got choked up thinking about his time w/ the NYG
2014: HBD
@obj
who turns 30. The Rams tried to intimidate the star rookie & hit him before & after the whistle. One play after the Rams KO'ed their own player trying to nail Odell,
@EliManning
hit OBJ for an 80 yard TD to set rookie records in
#NYGiants
37-27 win
#TogetherBlue
Jerry Glanville once told a ref "NFL stands for Not For Long". Sirianni has the EQ of a frat bro which plays to a Philly fan base when you are winning w/ the best talent on the field. But they will turn on him when he starts losing. I look forward to that inevitability
2015: Request from
@JT__24
- When he came to
#NYGiants
,
@obj
was a home run hitter for them anywhere on the field. He broke a 24-24 tie in 4Q when
@EliManning
connected w/ him on an 84 yard TD (&
@raylewis
dance) to put NYG up in 31-24 win at Miami
#TogetherBlue
2008: As a
#NYGiants
fan we'd see
@EliManning
put us through the ringer but come up clutch. Down by 5 in 4Q at Pitt, NYG took a delay penalty on 4th & 1 to set up a harder 4th & 6. So Eli calmly dropped a 31 yarder to
@AmaniAToomer
to set up a FG in a 21-14 NYG win
#TogetherBlue
Did the Giants get a break on the Holmes no call? Sure they did. But I can quote chapter and verse (w/ video evidence for 40+ years) of
#NYGiants
getting screwed by game changing calls which resulted in so many league apologies you could wallpaper John Mara’s office with them.
I'm not even angry anymore, it's just numb. We have seen this over and over and over. Play a close game & find a way to blow it in the crunch. NYG better put a for sale sign out tomorrow for this roster & get picks. This is the same story for 9 of the last 10 years.
Before the
#NYGiants
went into Indy in 2002, Colts safety David Gibson said of TE
@JeremyShockey
"He's no Tony Gonzalez, he's just another player to me". Well, Shockey remembered that and did this to Gibson at the start of the 2nd quarter.
#GiantsPride
2007: OTD 16 years ago- One of the most interesting "meaningless"
#NYGiants
games I attended. NYG had nothing to play for. Pats were going for 16-0 & history. NYG went toe to toe w/ them in a 38-35 loss that gave them confidence for a Super Bowl rematch
#BEGIANT
2011: HBD
@TeamVic
. One of the most important plays in
#NYGiants
team history & tied an NFL record for Cruz &
@EliManning
. Eli's pass to Cruz would go for 99 yards & turned the momentum for good in a NYG win to springboard a championship. Jets never recovered
#TogetherBlue
2008: OTD 16 years ago- In one of the coldest games in NFL history,
#NYGiants
weathered Coughlin's frostbite at Lambeau &
@lt4kicks
came out to boot a frozen rock 47 yards in OT to upset GB as
@EliManning
bested Favre in the NFCC Game & send NYG on to Super Bowl XLII
#BEGIANT
In all the videos I post, nothing matches Madden & Summerall doing
#NYGiants
games in their prime as a broadcast time while the NYG were in their championship runs in the 1980s. No one was as entertaining & informative as Madden. He was the best.
#RIP
John Madden.
Found this baby packed away in storage. Pretty sure I got this around 1989/1990. Now it’s going to get used again & to bring good luck to
#NYGiants
in 2023.
2007: Eagles Week- When
#NYGiants
signed
@plaxicoburress
as a free agent, they were giving
@EliManning
a big target in the red zone. Plax also became an Eagle killer w/ 6 TDs in 9 games vs them. His TD reaching over an Eagle double team put NYG up 7-0 in 2Q
#BEGIANT
2007: HBD to
@EliManning
who turns 42 &
@TyreeNation
who turns 43. It would make sense that these 2 would share a birthday as they are forever linked in NFL history w/ the helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII in
#NYGiants
game winning drive to beat the undefeated Pats
#TogetherBlue
2007: HBD to
@EliManning
who turns 43 &
@TyreeNation
who turns 44. It would make sense that these 2 would share a birthday as they are forever linked in NFL history w/ the helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII in
#NYGiants
game winning drive to beat the undefeated Pats
#BEGIANT
2016: Cowboys Week-On a cold SNF contest,
#NYGiants
were in a defensive battle w/ favored Dallas.
@EliManning
hit
@obj
who broke free to give the NYG the lead in 3Q &
@JjenkzLockdown
shut down Dez all day & his final pass breakup helped NYG sweep Dallas w/ 10-7 win
#TogetherBlue
1993: Honestly I can go on for months showing Madden highlights. But I'll leave it for now w/ Madden & Summerall paying tribute to
#NYGiants
fans as the best in the NFL in their final game w/ CBS in NY. Heaven just got the best broadcast team ever reunited. RIP John Madden
2007: One of the great moments in
#NYGiants
playoff history. Jerry Jones left NFCC Game tix for the Cowboys players. After a 4Q comeback, Romo was picked off by McQuarters in the end zone clinching a 21-17 NYG win. The look on Jerry's face at the end was priceless
#TogetherBlue
A final thought on Jones for the night. I know he’s a lightning rod, that comes w/ the job as a QB in NY. But he has never once embarrassed himself for the org by anything he said or did. He worked hard, overcame tough injuries & never complained. Everyone should wish him well.
2008: OTD 15 years ago- In the 3rd coldest game in NFL history,
#NYGiants
weathered Coughlin's frostbite at Lambeau &
@lt4kicks
came out to boot a frozen rock 47 yards in OT to upset GB as
@EliManning
bested Favre in the NFCC Game & send NYG on to Super Bowl XLII
#TogetherBlue
2009: Winning teams need guys like
@domenik_hixon
on the roster. Hixon joined
#NYGiants
in 2007 after he was cut by Denver & played 5 years for NYG & made an impact as a returner, coverman, & WR, including this 61 yard TD from
@EliManning
(+ ride from
@JustinTuck
)
#TogetherBlue
2011: You could make a case that the best game played by
@EliManning
in his career was the 2011 NFCC Game in SF. Eli took a beating but he stood in & in 4Q threw a strike to
@ManninghamNYG
on 3rd & 15 for a TD to put
#NYGiants
in the lead en route to the Super Bowl
#TogetherBlue
2014: The Rams tried to intimidate rookie
@obj
& hit him before & after the whistle. One play after the Rams KO'ed their own player trying to nail Odell,
@EliManning
hit OBJ for an 80 yard TD to set rookie records in
#NYGiants
37-27 win on the road in St. Louis
#TogetherBlue
2002: HBD
@JeremyShockey
who turns 42.
#NYGiants
1st rounder out of Miami in 2002, he added much needed fire to NYG. He won rookie of the year & his 894 yards was 2nd most for a TE in NYG history. A 4x Pro Bowler, he ran over Gibson on this
@RealKCollins5
screen
#TogetherBlue
Also for Joe Schoen, some more free advice. 1st impressions matter w/
#NYGiants
fans. If you could please:
- Get a suit that fits at your presser
- Don't say "hog mollie"
- Don't give us a rah-rah run thru a wall speech
Just show us there is vision, confidence & a plan to win
2009: As a rookie
@hakeemnicks
on national TV had a couple high profile drops early in the game. But the
#NYGiants
1st round pick didn't get down on himself & snatched the ball out of the air, spun away from an Eagle & took off for a 68 yard TD from
@EliManning
#TogetherBlue
2019: Game Week @ Miami-
#NYGiants
fans saw
@EliManning
play for 16 years. We rarely saw him show much emotion. However, after his final start & win over Miami, Eli got choked up in the post game interview, was cheered off the field & met his family in the tunnel
#TogetherBlue
2002: In a "Win & In" matchup in Week 17,
#NYGiants
outplayed Philly all game, but trailed 7-0 in 4Q until
@RealKCollins5
lob to
@JeremyShockey
, who jumped up to snag this pass over Dawkins, as the crowd exploded tying the game up 7-7 which NYG would win 10-7 in OT
#TogetherBlue
2011: NFCC Game Week- This was
@EliManning
signature game as
#NYGiants
QB. Under 2 min to go, he stood in vs 3 Niners as he got smashed into the turf to hit
@AhmadBradshaw
for 30. A few plays later he avoided a sack & with his chinstrap on his mouth called timeout
#TogetherBlue
If you were to explain to 12 year old
#NYGiants
fan me what Twitter / X was and that
@PhilSimmsQB
would one day follow me on it, my head would have exploded. Made my day!
2007:Super Bowl Week-
@EliManning
to
@plaxicoburress
TD w/
@Buck
classic "Manning lobs it, Burress alone, TD NY!" is one of the great all time
#NYGiants
moments. I read a poem the next day about it:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Plax in the end zone
Hobbs at the 2
#TogetherBlue
1989: I mentioned how John Madden loved defense. You couldn't get a more perfect backdrop than
#NYGiants
playing in the snow in Denver & on 4th & goal
@GaryReasons
jumping over the pile to hit Humphrey in the air & knock his earpad out of his helmet. Madden: "That is Football!"
1989: OTD 34 years ago-
#NYGiants
lost 2 straight & had to win against the eventual AFC Champion Broncos in a snowstorm in Denver. NYG defense stepped up, highlighted by
@GaryReasons
hit on Humphrey at the goal line on 4th down. "That is football!" NYG won 14-7
#BEGIANT
2014: HBD to
@obj
who turns 29. Well, this will be a birthday he will never forget so we will remember the play that put him on the map w/
#NYGiants
. His 1 handed TD catch while being fouled on SNF v Dallas which Collinsworth noted was the best catch he'd ever seen
#TogetherBlue
I've been going to
#NYGiants
games since 1987.
@RonDixon86
return of the opening kickoff in the 2000 Playoffs vs. the Eagles might have been the loudest I've ever heard
@Giants
Stadium and I almost fell over jumping around and high fiving fans. A classic moment.
#GiantsPride
1982: Happy Thanksgiving
#NYGiants
fans. That means I have to post the most memorable turkey day play in NYG history, when
@LT_56
, who didn't start due to a bad knee, came in later & dominated in Detroit, highlighted by his 97 yard pick 6 in NYG 13-6 win
#BEGIANT
2007: HBD
@AhmadBradshaw
who turns 36. He was drafted in 7th round in 2007 & would play 6 years for
#NYGiants
, twice going over 1000 yards & rushing for 4232 yards in total, helping NYG win 2 Super Bowls. His career long 88 yard TD in Buffalo helped clinch playoffs
#TogetherBlue
2011: NFCC Game Week- Plaxico owned Al Harris in 2007 NFCC game.
@TeamVic
would do the same to Carlos Rogers in the 1st half. Rogers could not stop the option routes & connections Cruz had w/
@EliManning
which resulted in
@lt4kicks
31 yard FG to go up 10-7 at half
#TogetherBlue
2011:
@hakeemnicks
was dominant in the 2011 Super Bowl run. He exploded vs the Falcons in the Wild Card, catching 6 passes for 115 yards & 2 TDs (including this 72 yarder & Dirty Bird celebration). In the 4 post season games Nicks caught 28 passes, 444 yards & 4 TDs
#TogetherBlue
2007: NFCC Game Week-
@lt4kicks
didn't wait for Tom Coughlin to make a decision & ran out on to the field where he would bury 47 yard frozen dagger into the Packers at Lambeau to win 23-20 & put
#NYGiants
in Super Bowl XLII vs the undefeated Patriots
#TogetherBlue
2012: What could have been. 1st round pick
@4stillRunning
exploded for 327 total yards & 3 TDs including a 97 yard KO return & 52 yard TD run in a 52-27
#NYGiants
win over the Saints in the rain. It was Wilson's only 100 yard rushing game of his shortened career
#TogetherBlue
2007: OTD 16 years ago-
@AhmadBradshaw
88 yard TD in Buffalo as the weather turned to snow & wind. After falling behind 14-0,
#NYGiants
fought back & Bradshaw put them up 31-21 in 4Q. NYG would win 38-21 over the Bills & clinch a playoff spot
#BEGIANT
2012: 10 years ago today,
#NYGiants
faced Dallas in essentially a playoff game. Winner takes the NFC East, loser goes home.
@TeamVic
picked up where he left off vs the Jets when he went 99 yards the week earlier & took this pass 74 yards for a TD in 31-14 NYG win
#TogetherBlue
2011:
#NYGiants
TBT- The most impactful play in NYG v NY Jets history & the defining play in
@TeamVic
career.
@EliManning
at his own 1 & in the end zone, hit Cruz at the 11 for a 1st down. But a quick move & he was off on a 99 yard TD, NYG record & put NYG up 10-7
#TogetherBlue
2007: HBD to
@EliManning
who turns 41 &
@TyreeNation
who turns 42. It would make sense that these 2 would share a birthday as they are forever linked in NFL history w/ the helmet catch in Super Bowl XLII in
#NYGiants
game winning drive to beat the undefeated Pats
#TogetherBlue
2011: NFCC Game Week- The 49ers took a 7-0 lead going into 2Q but
@EliManning
started going to his favorite WR & gave Pro Bowl CB Carlos Rogers fits.
@TeamVic
who converted 2 big 3rd downs to set
#NYGiants
up. Eli started 5/6 & all 5 completions were 1st downs
#TogetherBlue
2008: OTD 14 years ago. Over his career
#NYGiants
@BrandonJacobs27
had several highlights showing his size & speed to run over guys. In the opener, he did it to Wash, particularly LeRon Landry who got trucked. Jacobs would run for career highs 1089 yards & 15 TDs
#TogetherBlue
1989: OTD 33 years ago-
#NYGiants
lost 2 straight & had to win against the eventual AFC Champion Broncos in a snowstorm in Denver. NYG defense stepped up, highlighted by
@GaryReasons
hit on Humphrey at the goal line on 4th down. "That is football!" NYG won 14-7
#TogetherBlue
1991: OTD 33 years ago- The closest Super Bowl in NFL history came down to a 47 yard FG by Buffalo's Scott Norwood, the longest in his career on grass. It sailed Wide Right &
#NYGiants
won Super Bowl XXV 20-19 & it was a coaching masterpiece by the Two Bills
#BEGIANT
2007:
#NYGiants
needed a win in Buffalo to clinch a playoff spot. After falling behind 14-0, NYG fought back to take a 24-21 lead in 4Q & then rookie
@AhmadBradshaw
got his 1st NFL TD in style on this 88 yard TD in the snow in a 38-21 NYG win
#TogetherBlue
2004:
#NYGiants
traded for
@EliManning
during the draft but he started the season behind Warner. In the season opener, it was a blowout & Eli came on for mop up duty. On Eli's 1st NFL snap,
@TikiBarber
took off on a 72 yard TD, his 1st of a career high 13 in 2004
#TogetherBlue