2013 New York Giants season

The 2013 New York Giants season was the franchise's 89th season in the National Football League, the fourth playing their home games at MetLife Stadium and the tenth under head coach Tom Coughlin.

2013 New York Giants season
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
General manager	Jerry Reese
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	S Antrel Rolle
Uniform

The Giants attempted to attain a playoff berth after failing to do so in 2012, and be the first team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, which they share with the New York Jets.

However, they failed to improve on their 9–7 record and were eliminated from playoff contention after their Week 14 loss to the Chargers. The Giants started 0-6, but rallied to win 7 of their last 10, finishing 7-9.

The Giants became the first team in NFL history to have a five-year era in which they won the Super Bowl in the third year of the era but missed the playoffs in all other years. Five other teams had similar situations where their lone playoff appearances in any five-year stretch were Super Bowl victories; however four of these were won on their fifth year of that stretch:

• New York Jets from 1964 to 1968
• Washington Redskins from 1978 to 1982
• St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 1999
• Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2000

The San Francisco 49ers won their Super Bowl on their fourth year of their stretch from 1978 to 1982.

2013 draft class

2013 New York Giants draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Justin Pugh	Offensive tackle	Syracuse
2	49	Johnathan Hankins	Defensive tackle	Ohio State
3	81	Damontre Moore	Defensive end	Texas A&M
4	110	Ryan Nassib	Quarterback	Syracuse	From the Arizona Cardinals
5	152	Cooper Taylor	Safety	Richmond
7	225	Eric Herman	Guard	Ohio	Player cut in 2014 offseason.
7	253	Michael Cox	Running back	UMass	Compensatory selection, Player cut in 2014 offseason.
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

• The Giants traded their fourth-round selection (No. 116 overall) and sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the Cardinals' fourth-round selection (No. 110 overall).

Staff

2013 New York Giants staff

	Front office President/CEO – John Mara Chairman/Executive Vice President – Steve Tisch Senior Vice President/General Manager – Jerry Reese Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Chris Mara Assistant General Manager – Kevin Abrams Director of Pro Personnel – Ken Sternfeld Director of College Scouting – Marc Ross Director of Football Operations – Matt Harriss Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Quarterbacks – Sean Ryan Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Kevin Gilbride, Jr. Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Pat Flaherty Assistant Offensive Line – Lunda Wells Offensive Assistant – Ryan Roeder			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Perry Fewell Defensive Line – Robert Nunn Linebackers – Jim Herrmann Secondary/Cornerbacks – Peter Giunta Secondary/Safeties – David Merritt Defensive Assistant – Rob Leonard Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Tom Quinn Assistant Special Teams – Larry Izzo Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Joe Danos

Final roster

2013 New York Giants final roster

	Quarterbacks 10 Eli Manning  9 Ryan Nassib 17 Curtis Painter Running backs 35 Andre Brown 39 John Conner FB 29 Michael Cox KR 44 Peyton Hillis Wide receivers 80 Victor Cruz 12 Jerrel Jernigan 18 Louis Murphy 88 Hakeem Nicks 82 Rueben Randle PR 19 Julian Talley Tight ends 84 Larry Donnell 83 Brandon Myers 86 Bear Pascoe FB 81 Adrien Robinson		Offensive linemen 65 Will Beatty T 77 Kevin Boothe C 73 James Brewer G 66 David Diehl G 79 Stephen Goodin G/T 62 Eric Herman G 67 Brandon Mosley G/T 72 Justin Pugh T 61 Dallas Reynolds C Defensive linemen 96 Johnathan Hankins DT 99 Cullen Jenkins DT 97 Linval Joseph DT 94 Mathias Kiwanuka DE 78 Markus Kuhn DT 98 Damontre Moore DE 93 Mike Patterson DT 90 Jason Pierre-Paul DE 91 Justin Tuck DE		Linebackers 52 Jon Beason MLB 59 Allen Bradford OLB 53 Marcus Dowtin OLB 58 Mark Herzlich MLB 54 Spencer Paysinger OLB 55 Keith Rivers OLB 57 Jacquian Williams OLB Defensive backs 20 Prince Amukamara CB 25 Will Hill FS 28 Jayron Hosley CB 37 Charles James CB 38 Trumaine McBride CB 21 Ryan Mundy FS 26 Antrel Rolle SS 24 Terrell Thomas CB Special teams  3 Josh Brown K 51 Zak DeOssie LS  5 Steve Weatherford P		Reserve lists 89 Kris Adams WR (IR) 64 David Baas C (IR) 27 Stevie Brown FS (IR) 63 Jim Cordle C (IR) 45 Henry Hynoski FB (IR) 34 Brandon Jacobs RB (IR) 95 Shaun Rogers DT (IR) 31 Aaron Ross CB (IR) 33 Da'Rel Scott RB (IR) 76 Chris Snee G (IR) 30 Cooper Taylor SS (IR) 23 Corey Webster CB (IR) 22 David Wilson RB (IR) Practice squad 71 Kendrick Adams DE 74 Steven Baker OT -- Kendall Gaskins RB 13 Marcus Harris WR -- Travis Howard CB 49 Junior Mertile CB 43 Chaz Powell CB 41 Ross Weaver CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 13 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 18–13	1–0	Heinz Field	Recap
2	August 18	Indianapolis Colts	L 12–20	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	New York Jets	L 21–24 (OT)	1–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at New England Patriots	L 20–28	1–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 8	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–36	0–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	Denver Broncos	L 23–41	0–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 22	at Carolina Panthers	L 0–38	0–3	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
4	September 29	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–31	0–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–36	0–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
6	October 10	at Chicago Bears	L 21–27	0–6	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 21	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–7	1–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 15–7	2–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 10	Oakland Raiders	W 24–20	3–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
11	November 17	Green Bay Packers	W 27–13	4–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
12	November 24	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–24	4–7	MetLife Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	at Washington Redskins	W 24–17	5–7	FedExField	Recap
14	December 8	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–37	5–8	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
15	December 15	Seattle Seahawks	L 0–23	5–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	at Detroit Lions	W 23–20 (OT)	6–9	Ford Field	Recap
17	December 29	Washington Redskins	W 20–6	7–9	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys

Week One: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	7	7	14	31
Cowboys	3	10	14	9	36

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 85,348
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter DAL Dan Bailey 30-yard FG (4 plays, 3 yards, 1:49) (DAL 3-0) NYG Josh Brown 20-yard FG (4—1, 1:58) (Tied 3-3) Second quarter DAL Bailey 38-yard FG (14–60, 7:00) (DAL 6-3) DAL Jason Witten 15-yard pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (9–71, 4:57) (DAL 13-3) NYG Cruz 70-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (3–80, 1:05) (DAL 13-10) Third quarter DAL Church 27-yard fumble return (Bailey kick) (DAL 20-10) DAL Witten 4-yard pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (2–16, 0:49) (DAL 27-10) NYG Cruz 18-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (8–80, 3:11) (DAL 27-17) Fourth quarter DAL Bailey 45-yard FG (8–53, 4:34) (DAL 30-17) NYG Cruz 10-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (7–90, 3:23) (DAL 30-24) DAL Brandon Carr 49-yard interception return (pass failed) (DAL 36-24) NYG Brandon Myers 4-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (9–80, 1:39) (DAL 36-31) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 27/42, 450 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT DAL – Tony Romo – 36/49, 263 YDS, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Da'Rel Scott – 5 CAR, 23 YDS DAL – DeMarco Murray – 20 CAR, 86 YDS Top receivers NYG – Victor Cruz – 5 REC, 118 YDS, 3 TD DAL – Miles Austin – 10 REC, 72 YDS Top tacklers NYG – Terrell Thomas – 6 TKL, AST DAL – Barry Church – 7 TKL, AST

With the loss, the Giants start their season at 0–1. It was their first loss ever in AT&T Stadium since it opened in 2009.

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Two: Denver Broncos at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	10	14	17	41
Giants	3	6	7	7	23

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 81,285
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Josh Brown 36-yard FG (7–62, 3:09) (NYG 3-0) Second quarter DEN Moreno 20-yard run (Matt Prater kick) (4–40, 0:48) (DEN 7-3) NYG Josh Brown 24-yard FG (6–37, 2:31) (DEN 7-6) NYG Josh Brown 41-yard FG (7–37, 3:46) (NYG 9-7) DEN Prater 42-yard FG (8–56, 1:32) (DEN 10-9) Third quarter DEN Wes Welker 2-yard pass from Manning (Prater kick) (9–53, 4:28) (DEN 17-9) NYG Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (9–81, 5:50) (DEN 17-16) DEN Moreno 25-yard run (Prater kick) (7–80, 2:43) (DEN 24-16) Fourth quarter DEN Julius Thomas 11-yard pass from Manning (Prater kick) (5–36, 2:34) (DEN 31-16) DEN Trindon Holliday 81-yard punt return (Prater kick) (DEN 38-16) NYG Scott 23-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (4–71, 1:13) (DEN 38-23) DEN Prater 47-yard FG (7–15, 1:21) (DEN 41-23) Top passers DEN – Peyton Manning – 30/43, 307 YDS, 2 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 28/49, 362 YDS, TD, 4 INT Top rushers DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 13 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD NYG – David Wilson – 7 CAR, 17 YDS Top receivers DEN – Eric Decker – 9 REC, 87 YDS NYG – Victor Cruz – 8 REC, 118 YDS Top tacklers DEN – Danny Trevathan – 8 TKL, 2 AST, SK NYG – Prince Amukamara – 10 TKL

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–2. Eli Manning became 0–3 opposed to his brother Peyton. This would be the last time the Manning brothers played against each other in the NFL, with Peyton retiring following the 2015 season.

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

Week Three: New York Giants at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	7	10	14	7	38

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (23.9 °C), Sunny
• Game attendance: 73,748
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter CAR Mike Tolbert 2-yard run (Graham Gano kick) (12–59, 5:50) (CAR 7-0) Second quarter CAR Gano 53-yard FG (10–37, 4:54) (CAR 10-0) CAR Brandon LaFell 16-yard pass from Newton (Gano kick) (13–65, 3:33) (CAR 17-0) Third quarter CAR LaFell 20-yard pass from Newton (Gano kick) (6–80, 3:25) (CAR 24-0) CAR Newton 3-yard run (Gano kick) (7–38, 3:52) (CAR 31-0) Fourth quarter CAR Ginn 47-yard pass from Newton (Gano kick) (6–87, 3:07) (CAR 38-0) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 12/23, 119 YDS, INT CAR – Cam Newton – 15/27, 223 YDS, 3 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – David Wilson – 11 CAR, 39 YDS CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 23 CAR, 120 YDS Top receivers NYG – Rueben Randle – 2 REC, 40 YDS CAR – Ted Ginn, Jr. – 3 REC, 71 YDS, TD Top tacklers NYG – Linval Joseph – 5 TKL, 3 AST; Ryan Mundy – 5 TKL, 4 AST; Jason Pierre-Paul – 5 TKL CAR – Greg Hardy – 5 TKL, 3 AST, 3 SK

With the shutout loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–3 start since 1996.

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Four: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	0	7
Chiefs	0	10	7	14	31

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), Sunny
• Game attendance: 73,386
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Game book

Game information

Second quarter KC McGrath 5-yard pass from Smith (Ryan Succop kick) (11–98, 5:38) (KC 7-0) NYG Cruz 69-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (2–74, 0:54) (Tied 7-7) KC Succop 51-yard FG (5–31, 1:53) (KC 10-7) Third quarter KC Dexter McCluster 89-yard punt return (Succop kick) (KC 17-7) Fourth quarter KC Charles 2-yard pass from Smith (Succop kick) (14–80, 9:17) (KC 24-7) KC Dwayne Bowe 34-yard pass from Smith (Succop kick) (3–35, 1:25) (KC 31-7) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 18/37, 217 YDS, TD, INT KC – Alex Smith – 24/41, 288 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – David Wilson – 13 CAR, 55 YDS KC – Jamaal Charles – 18 CAR, 65 YDS Top receivers NYG – Victor Cruz – 10 REC, 164 YDS, TD KC – Sean McGrath – 5 REC, 64 YDS, TD Top tacklers NYG – Mark Herzlich – 7 TKL, AST; Spencer Paysinger – 7 TKL, SK KC – Derrick Johnson – 8 TKL, AST

With the loss, the Giants fell to their first 0–4 start since 1987 – which coincidentally also followed a Super Bowl victory.

Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Five: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	16	3	14	36
Giants	7	0	14	0	21

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,738
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Wilson 5-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (5–62, 2:24) (NYG 7-0) PHI Alex Henery 40-yard FG (10–58, 4:48) (NYG 7-3) Second quarter PHI Henery 27-yard FG (8–51, 3:21) (NYG 7-6) PHI LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Henery kick) (4–71, 1:29) (PHI 13-7) PHI Henery 29-yard FG (8–36, 3:51) (PHI 16-7) PHI Henery 36-yard FG (11–75, 1:33) (PHI 19-7) Third quarter NYG Randle 26-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (7–87, 3:44) (PHI 19-14) NYG Randle 6-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (7–51, 1:57) (NYG 21-19) PHI Henery 41-yard FG (8–57, 2:42) (PHI 22-21) Fourth quarter PHI Brent Celek 25-yard pass from Foles (Henery kick) (1–25, 0:09) (PHI 29-21) PHI Jackson 5-yard pass from Foles (Henery kick) (4–38, 1:38) (PHI 36-21) Top passers PHI – Nick Foles – 16/25, 197 YDS, 2 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 24/52, 334 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHI – Michael Vick – 7 CAR, 79 YDS NYG – Brandon Jacobs – 11 CAR, 37 YDS Top receivers PHI – DeSean Jackson – 7 REC, 132 YDS, TD NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 9 REC, 142 YDS Top tacklers PHI – Bradley Fletcher – 9 TKL; Cary Williams – 9 TKL, 2 AST NYG – Will Hill – 11 TKL

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0–5, their worst start since the strike-shortened 1987 season and their 1979 season.

Week 6: at Chicago Bears

Week Six: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	7	7	0	21
Bears	7	17	3	0	27

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT/7:25 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), Clear
• Game attendance: 62,374
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter CHI Tim Jennings 48-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick) (CHI 7-0) NYG Jacobs 4-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (10–80, 6:02) (Tied 7-7) Second quarter CHI Marshall 10-yard pass from Cutler (Gould kick) (8–86, 4:30) (CHI 14-7) NYG Randle 37-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (7–80, 3:47) (Tied 14-14) CHI Marshall 3-yard pass from Cutler (Gould kick) (9–80, 5:11) (CHI 21-14) CHI Gould 40-yard FG (10–58, 3:32) (CHI 24-14) Third quarter CHI Gould 52-yard FG (8–40, 3:37) (CHI 27-14) NYG Jacobs 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (9–91, 5:15) (CHI 27-21) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 14/26, 239 YDS, TD, 3 INT CHI – Jay Cutler – 24/36, 262 YDS, 2 TD Top rushers NYG – Brandon Jacobs – 22 CAR, 106 YDS, 2 TD CHI – Matt Forté – 19 CAR, 67 YDS Top receivers NYG – Rueben Randle – 2 REC, 57 YDS, TD CHI – Brandon Marshall – 6 REC, 65 YDS, 2 TD Top tacklers NYG – Jon Beason – 11 TKL, AST CHI – Major Wright – 11 TKL

The Giants fell to the Chicago Bears 27–21, and were 0–6 for the first time since 1976.[1]

Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Seven: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	0	0	0	7
Giants	3	7	7	6	23

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 8:40 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 79,314
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Josh Brown 35-yard FG (17–68, 9:36) (NYG 3-0) MIN Marcus Sherels 86-yard punt return (Blair Walsh kick) (MIN 7-3) Second quarter NYG Randle 24-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (7–82, 3:34) (NYG 10-7) Third quarter NYG Hillis 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (2–3, 0:41) (NYG 17-7) Fourth quarter NYG Josh Brown 23-yard FG (16–75, 8:31) (NYG 20-7) NYG Josh Brown 36-yard FG (4–0, 1:00) (NYG 23-7) Top passers MIN – Josh Freeman – 20/53, 190 YDS, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 23/39, 200 YDS, TD Top rushers MIN – Adrian Peterson – 13 CAR, 28 YDS NYG – Peyton Hillis – 18 CAR, 36 YDS, TD Top receivers MIN – Greg Jennings – 4 REC, 41 YDS NYG – Victor Cruz – 5 REC, 50 YDS Top tacklers MIN – Erin Henderson – 12 TKL, 2 AST, SK NYG – Prince Amukamara – 5 TKL; Jon Beason – 5 TKL, 4 AST; Antrel Rolle – 5 TKL, AST; Jacquian Williams – 5 TKL

This game would give the Giants their first win of the season, and would also mark the only time Josh Freeman would start for the Vikings after transferring from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eight: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	6	0	3	15
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), Sunny
• Game attendance: 69,144
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Josh Brown 40-yard FG (9–57, 4:24) (NYG 3-0) NYG Josh Brown 44-yard FG (7–45, 3:04) (NYG 6-0) Second quarter NYG Josh Brown 33-yard FG (12–48, 5:31) (NYG 9-0) NYG Josh Brown 46-yard FG (9–53, 5:08) (NYG 12-0) Fourth quarter NYG Josh Brown 27-yard FG (9–32, 5:58) (NYG 15-0) PHI Najee Goode 2-yard fumble return (Henery kick) (NYG 15-7) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 25/39, 246 YDS PHI – Matt Barkley – 17/26, 158 YDS, INT Top rushers NYG – Peyton Hillis – 20 CAR, 70 YDS PHI – LeSean McCoy – 15 CAR, 48 YDS Top receivers NYG – Victor Cruz – 7 REC, 86 YDS PHI – DeSean Jackson – 8 REC, 63 YDS Top tacklers NYG – Terrell Thomas – 10 TKL, AST, SK PHI – Mychal Kendricks – 11 TKL, AST

With the win, the Giants improved to 2–6, and would snap an eight-game losing streak when playing on the road.

Week 10: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Ten: Oakland Raiders at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	7	3	0	20
Giants	7	7	7	3	24

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9.4 °C), Cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,366
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter OAK Pryor 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick) (2–5, 0:45) (OAK 7-0) NYG Cooper Taylor 21-yard return of blocked punt (Josh Brown kick) (Tied 7-7) OAK Janikowski 33-yard FG (4–6, 1:09) (OAK 10-7) Second quarter NYG Randle 5-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (11–90, 6:22) (NYG 14-10) OAK Tracy Porter 43-yard interception return (Janikowski kick) (OAK 17-14) Third quarter OAK Janikowski 24-yard FG (14–74, 8:04) (OAK 20-14) NYG Andre Brown 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (2–5, 0:46) (NYG 21-20) Fourth quarter NYG Josh Brown 23-yard FG (13–70, 6:56) (NYG 24-20) Top passers OAK – Terrelle Pryor – 11/26, 122 YDS, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 12/22, 140 YDS, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Rashad Jennings – 20 CAR, 88 YDS NYG – Andre Brown – 30 CAR, 115 YDS, TD Top receivers OAK – Denarius Moore – 3 REC, 45 YDS NYG – Rueben Randle – 3 REC, 50 YDS, TD Top tacklers OAK – Sio Moore – 8 TKL, 2 AST, SK NYG – Antrel Rolle – 10 TKL, 2 AST, SK

This game would snap a 5-game losing streak for Giants against AFC teams. They improved to 3–6.

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	6	0	7	13
Giants	7	3	10	7	27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 79,114
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Randle 26-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (5–42, 2:57) (NYG 7-0) Second quarter NYG Josh Brown 40-yard FG (11–56, 4:56) (NYG 10-0) GB Mason Crosby 24-yard FG (7–76, 3:42) (NYG 10-3) GB Crosby 57-yard FG (4–24, 0:43) (NYG 10-6) Third quarter NYG Josh Brown 28-yard FG (5–40, 2:10) (NYG 13-6) NYG Jacobs 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (10–63, 6:07) (NYG 20-6) Fourth quarter GB Lacy 4-yard run (Crosby kick) (5–83, 2:42) (NYG 20-13) NYG Pierre-Paul 24-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick) (NYG 27-13) Top passers GB – Scott Tolzien – 24/34, 339 YDS, 3 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 25/35, 279 YDS, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Eddie Lacy – 14 CAR, 27 YDS, TD NYG – Andre Brown – 18 CAR, 66 YDS Top receivers GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 REC, 117 YDS NYG – Victor Cruz – 8 REC, 110 YDS Top tacklers GB – Brad Jones – 11 TKL, 2 AST, SK NYG – Terrell Thomas – 7 TKL, AST

With the win, the Giants improved to 4-6. The game was originally scheduled for Sunday Night Football but was flexed to 4:25.

Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Twelve: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	7	3	24
Giants	0	6	7	8	21

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 25 °F (−3.9 °C), Windy
• Game attendance: 80,499
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter DAL Jeff Heath 50-yard fumble return (Bailey kick) (DAL 7-0) Second quarter NYG Josh Brown 21-yard FG (10–74, 6:37) (DAL 7-3) DAL Witten 20-yard pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (5–80, 3:03) (DAL 14-3) NYG Josh Brown 23-yard FG (8–65, 4:19) (DAL 14-6) Third quarter DAL Witten 2-yard pass from Romo (Bailey kick) (10–65, 5:41) (DAL 21-6) NYG Myers 27-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (6–67, 2:21) (DAL 21-13) Fourth quarter NYG Louis Murphy 4-yard pass from Manning (Andre Brown run) (8–58, 4:13) (Tied 21-21) DAL Bailey 35-yard FG (14–64, 4:45) (DAL 24-21) Top passers DAL – Tony Romo – 23/38, 250 YDS, 2 TD, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 16/30, 174 YDS, 2 TD Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray – 14 CAR, 86 YDS NYG – Andre Brown – 21 CAR, 127 YDS Top receivers DAL – Dez Bryant – 9 REC, 102 YDS NYG – Rueben Randle – 3 REC, 64 YDS Top tacklers DAL – Barry Church – 8 TKL, 5 AST; Ernie Sims – 8 TKL, 2 AST NYG – Prince Amukamara – 6 TKL; Antrel Rolle – 6 TKL

Week 13: at Washington Redskins

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	14	0	10	24
Redskins	7	7	3	0	17

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 43 °F (6.1 °C), Cloudy
• Game attendance: 75,220
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter WAS Alfred Morris 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick) (14–73, 7:06) (WAS 7-0) Second quarter WAS Logan Paulsen 19-yard pass from Griffin (Forbath kick) (8–59, 4:02) (WAS 14-0) NYG Andre Brown 23-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (6–74, 2:59) (WAS 14-7) NYG Myers 22-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (9–81, 2:59) (Tied 14-14) Third quarter WAS Forbath 33-yard FG (4—3, 0:38) (WAS 17-14) Fourth quarter NYG Andre Brown 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (4–46, 1:28) (NYG 21-17) NYG Josh Brown 39-yard FG (8–40, 3:57) (NYG 24-17) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 22/28, 235 YDS, TD, INT WAS – Robert Griffin III – 24/32, 207 YDS, TD Top rushers NYG – Peyton Hillis – 6 CAR, 45 YDS WAS – Robert Griffin III – 12 CAR, 88 YDS Top receivers NYG – Victor Cruz – 6 REC, 80 YDS WAS – Pierre Garçon – 9 REC, 61 YDS Top tacklers NYG – Jon Beason – 13 TKL, 4 AST WAS – DeAngelo Hall – 5 TKL, 2 AST

Week 14: at San Diego Chargers

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	7	7	14
Chargers	7	17	7	6	37

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), Sunny
• Game attendance: 65,132
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter SD Allen 43-yard pass from Rivers (Nick Novak kick) (3–50, 0:53) (SD 7-0) Second quarter SD Novak 36-yard FG (15–76, 7:36) (SD 10-0) SD Allen 4-yard pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (11–67, 6:09) (SD 17-0) SD Danny Woodhead 6-yard pass from Rivers (Novak kick) (5–39, 2:16) (SD 24-0) Third quarter NYG Hillis 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (7–18, 4:04) (SD 24-7) SD Mathews 1-yard run (Novak kick) (11–80, 5:39) (SD 31-7) Fourth quarter NYG Myers 5-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (11–86, 5:12) (SD 31-14) SD Novak 27-yard FG (11–75, 7:23) (SD 34-14) SD Novak 43-yard FG (7–18, 2:27) (SD 37-14) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 20/32, 259 YDS, TD, 2 INT SD – Philip Rivers – 21/28, 249 YDS, 3 TD Top rushers NYG – Andre Brown – 16 CAR, 81 YDS SD – Ryan Mathews – 29 CAR, 103 YDS, TD Top receivers NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 5 REC, 135 YDS SD – Keenan Allen – 3 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TD Top tacklers NYG – Terrell Thomas – 9 TKL SD – Marcus Gilchrist – 7 TKL, AST

With the loss, the Giants fell to 5–8, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season, thus rendering them unable to play Super Bowl XLVIII on their home turf.

Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	10	3	7	23
Giants	0	0	0	0	0

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 36 °F (2.2 °C), Partly Sunny
• Game attendance: 79,691
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter SEA Steven Hauschka 49-yard FG (5–11, 2:00) (SEA 3-0) Second quarter SEA Lynch 2-yard run (Hauschka kick) (7–62, 3:33) (SEA 10-0) SEA Hauschka 44-yard FG (10–40, 2:45) (SEA 13-0) Third quarter SEA Hauschka 24-yard FG (9–39, 4:03) (SEA 16-0) Fourth quarter SEA Doug Baldwin 12-yard pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) (6–16, 2:40) (SEA 23-0) Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 18/27, 206 YDS, TD, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 18/31, 156 YDS, 5 INT Top rushers SEA – Russell Wilson – 8 CAR, 50 YDS NYG – Andre Brown – 11 CAR, 17 YDS Top receivers SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 6 REC, 73 YDS NYG – Jerrel Jernigan – 7 REC, 67 YDS Top tacklers SEA – Bobby Wagner – 8 TKL, 2 AST, 1.5 SK NYG – Will Hill – 7 TKL

Eli Manning threw a career high five interceptions during this game. This would be the second season in a row where the Giants were shutout by the top NFC seed in Week 15.

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Detroit Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Giants	3	10	0	7	3	23
Lions	0	3	9	8	0	20

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: December 22
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 63,996
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter NYG Josh Brown 41-yard FG (15–69, 5:42) (NYG 3-0) Second quarter DET David Akers 37-yard FG (12–63, 6:11) (Tied 3-3) NYG Jernigan 20-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (9–49, 5:21) (NYG 10-3) NYG Josh Brown 52-yard FG (5–23, 0:38) (NYG 13-3) Third quarter DET Bell 1-yard run (Akers kick) (8–30, 4:10) (NYG 13-10) DET Manning sacked in end zone by Nick Fairley for a Safety (NYG 13-12) Fourth quarter DET Theo Riddick 2-yard run (Stafford-Joseph Fauria pass) (9–63, 4:11) (DET 20-13) NYG Will Hill 38-yard interception return (J.Brown kick) (Tied 20-20) Overtime NYG Josh Brown 45-yard FG (11–45, 5:12) (NYG 23-20) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 23/42, 256 YDS, TD, INT DET – Matthew Stafford – 25/42, 222 YDS, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Andre Brown – 16 CAR, 40 YDS DET – Joique Bell – 20 CAR, 91 YDS, TD Top receivers NYG – Jerrel Jernigan – 6 REC, 80 YDS, TD DET – Joique Bell – 10 REC, 63 YDS Top tacklers NYG – Jon Beason – 6 TKL, 5 AST; Will Hill – 6 TKL, 5 AST DET – DeAndre Levy – 6 TKL, AST

With the win, the Giants placed the Lions out of post-season contention.

Week 17: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Seventeen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

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

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: December 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 40 °F (4.4 °C), Rain
• Game attendance: 80,177
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
• Recap, Game book

Game information

Second quarter WAS Kai Forbath 31-yard FG (4–5, 1:30) (WAS 3-0) NYG Jernigan 24-yard pass from Manning (Josh Brown kick) (6–75, 2:55) (NYG 7-3) NYG Josh Brown 34-yard FG (7–30, 2:00) (NYG 10-3) WAS Kai Forbath 49-yard FG (5–23, 0:44) (NYG 10-6) Third quarter NYG Jernigan 49-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (1–49, 0:02) (NYG 17-6) Fourth quarter NYG Josh Brown 38-yard FG (11–33, 7:06) (NYG 20-6) Top passers WAS – Kirk Cousins – 19/49, 169 YDS, 2 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 10/24, 152 YDS, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Alfred Morris – 16 CAR, 62 YDS NYG – Jerrel Jernigan – 2 CAR, 57 YDS, TD Top receivers WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 REC, 56 YDS NYG – Jerrel Jernigan – 6 REC, 90 YDS, TD Top tacklers WAS – Brandon Meriweather – 8 TKL NYG – Jon Beason – 8 TKL, AST

Standings

Division

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	442	382	W2
Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	439	432	L1
New York Giants	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	294	383	W2
Washington Redskins	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	334	478	L8

Conference

NFC[2][3]
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	Seattle Seahawks	West	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	.490	.445	W1
2	Carolina Panthers	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.451	W3
3	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.453	.391	W2
4	Green Bay Packers	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.453	.371	W1
Wild cards
5	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.414	W6
6	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.516	.455	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Arizona Cardinals	West	10	6	0	.625	2–4	6–6	.531	.444	L1
8[lower-alpha 1]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.465	.469	L2
9	Dallas Cowboys	East	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.484	.363	L1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	New York Giants	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.520	.366	W2
11[lower-alpha 4]	Detroit Lions	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.457	.402	L4
12	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.551	.446	L1
13	Minnesota Vikings	North	5	10	1	.344	2–3–1	4–7–1	.512	.450	W1
14[lower-alpha 5]	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.553	.313	L2
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.574	.391	L3
16	Washington Redskins	East	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	.516	.438	L8
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28). The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. The New York Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)). Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

1. Mayer, Larry (October 10, 2013). "Bears hang on to edge Giants, move into first". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
2. "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
3. "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.