Big Blue Tailgate

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Super Bowl-champion New York Giants will play five primetime games and face seven playoff teams this season.

Three of the primetime games will be played in the first four weeks of the season with two being midweek contests, including the season opener on Sept 5, a Wednesday night meeting the Dallas Cowboys.

The NFL also has the Giants facing the Panthers on a Thursday night in the third week of the season and playing the Philadelphia Eagles 10 days later in a Sunday night contest.

The Giants will face the three NFC teams — Atlanta, Green Bay and San Francisco — they defeated in the playoffs. They also will have games with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Green Bay, New Orleans, and Baltimore.

New York won’t have a bye until Nov. 18.

“We will have a week-in and week-out challenge, not only in who we play, but with the different elements of our schedule,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “We play on four different days and we have five night games. Our first three games are Wednesday-Sunday-Thursday. We play two road night games early, come home for a week and then go to San Francisco. Our people are going to have to be really good about it.”

The Giants ended a mostly ho-hum regular season with consecutive wins over the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys to snag the NFC East crown at 9-7. From there, they defeated the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC playoffs, before knocking off the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

http://www.giants.com/games-and-schedules/schedule.html

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February 7, 2012

If you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a photographer on the parade route…take a look at this video!

Enjoy!

Scenes from Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis…as seen from out tailgaters!

After Wes Welker’s Super Bowl drop against NY Giants, company drops 900 pounds of Butterfinger bars in Boston.

Wes Welker’s costly drop in the fourth quarter did produce one positive for Patriots fans in Boston: Free snacks.

Folks walking around Copley Square in Beantown Tuesday stumbled upon a mountain of Butterfinger candy bars and a sign that reads “Thank you, Wes Welker.”

Welker, of course, dropped a pass from Tom Brady with the Patriots clinging to a 17-15 lead and in need of a first down to try to salt the game away. The drop — or bad throw by Brady, you be the judge — led to a Patriots punt and Eli Manning led the Giants on an 88-yard game-winning drive.

The operation behind the stunt is pawngo.com, an Internet pawn shop based in Denver that wanted to have a little fun and insert itself in the middle of the Boston vs. New York rivalry (they’re Tim Tebow fans). In doing so they dumped 900 pounds of the peanut butter candy bar in the Back Bay neighborhood.

“It wasn’t a direct shot at Wes Welker,” a company spokesman insisted. “He wasn’t the only one dropping passes.”

Whether it was a direct shot or not, the company spent a few bucks on the stunt — an average Butterfinger bar weighs 60 grams, so they bought about 6,800 bars — and say it was well worth it.

February 7, 2012- TICKER-TAPE PARADE AND CEREMONY FOR THE SUPER BOWL XLVI CHAMPIONS NEW YORK GIANTS

Super Bowl XLVI

TICKER-TAPE PARADE AND CEREMONY FOR THE SUPER BOWL XLVI CHAMPIONS NEW YORK GIANTS

MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CITY WILL HOST A TICKER-TAPE PARADE AND CEREMONY FOR THE SUPER BOWL XLVI CHAMPIONS NEW YORK GIANTS

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced tonight that New York City will host a ticker-tape parade in honor of the Super Bowl XLVI Champions New York Giants on Tuesday, February 7^th, 2012. The parade will begin at Battery Place and Washington Street at 11:00 AM and continue northbound up the Canyon of Heroes to Worth Street. The parade will be followed by a ceremony at City Hall Plaza, at which the Mayor will present the NY Giants with Keys to the City.

“Big Blue gave us a game to remember, and on Tuesday we’re going to give them a parade to remember,” said Mayor Bloomberg.

The City will conduct a public giveaway for 250 winners (500 tickets) to the ceremony in City Hall Plaza on Monday, February 6^th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM through www.nyc.gov and 311. People will also be able to access the entry form through the New York City Mayor’s Office Twitter page. Tri-state area residents 18 years and over will have an opportunity to enter the giveaway by visiting www.nyc.gov or calling 311 and selecting the Ticket Giveaway menu option. There will not be an opportunity to enter the giveaway before 9:00 AM, and it will end promptly at 11:00 AM.Entrants may only enter once and will be asked to give their name, email address and phone number in order to enter. Winners will be notified beginning at 2 PM and will have to pick up their tickets at a location in Midtown by 8 PM Monday night. Members of the public can become a follower of the New York City Mayor’s Office Twitter page by visiting www.twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice

While the sidewalks lining Tuesday’s tickertape parade up the Canyon of Heroes along Broadway from the Battery to City Hall are open to all members of the public, there is limited space on City Hall Plaza for the ceremony with the Giants players and owners. The City will set up three large screens around City Hall for members of the public to watch the ceremony. In addition to tickets for Giants friends and family, additional tickets for seats on City Hall Plaza will be distributed to the public by Members of the City Council and other City elected officials, community organizations that work in partnership with the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit in all five boroughs, City and State agencies, and municipal unions.

Sweepstakes winners will have to present photo identification to pick up tickets and to enter City Hall Plaza. All guests will have to go through security on the east side of City Hall only, and all bags will be examined. Access to City Hall Plaza for the ceremony will begin early, and attendees will likely not have an opportunity to attend preceding parade.

Giants Win Super Bowl, 21-17

Running diary of the Giants vs. Patriots game in Super Bowl XLVI. The Giants defeated the Patriots 21-17 and win Super Bowl XLVI.

SUPER BOWL XLVI

INACTIVES

Giants: LB Mark Herzlich, WR Ramses Barden, RB Da’Rel Scott, OL Jim Cordle, DT Jimmy Kennedy, OL James Brewer, DE Justin Trattou.

Patriots: QB Ryan Mallet, RB Kevin Faulk, RB Shane Vereen, DL Ron Brace, LB Gary Guyton, OL Donald Thomas, OL Nick McDonald.

FIRST QUARTER

15:00 Game day captains are Chris Snee and Chris Canty along with the season captains of Eli Manning, Justin Tuck, and Zak DeOssie. Giants call tails, but Patriots win and defer. Giants get ball to start. Super Bowl XLVI referee is John Parry.

9:10 First drive of the Giants begins on their own 23. New York picks up three first downs, but Eli Manning is sacked twice. Steve Weatherford pins the Patriots back at the 6.

*9:00 Tom Brady called for Intentional Grounding in the endzone. SAFETY. Giants 2, Patriots 0.

4:23 Victor Cruz catches a five-yard pass from Manning and is stripped by Sterling Moore. Brandon Spikes recovers the fumble, but the Patriots are called for 12 men on the field. NO PLAY.

*3:29 Manning two-yard touchdown to Victor Cruz. Safety James Ihedigbo was the closest to Cruz. “Back in the New York Groove” plays on the speakers in Lucas Oil Stadium. Giants 9, Patriots 0.

0:25 On the last play of the opening quarter, Wes Welker picks up 10 yards on a handoff. He was met by Aaron Ross, who made a big open-field tackle.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: NEW YORK 9, NEW ENGLAND 0.

STAT OF THE QUARTER: Manning starts 9-for-9.

SECOND QUARTER

*13:52 After Jason Pierre-Paul bats a ball down to force a fourth down, Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 29 yard field goal. Giants 9, Patriots 3.

13:02 Incomplete pass, and tight end Travis Beckum was injured during the play.

2:00 Two-minute warning. Patriots are driving with the ball at the New England 39.

0:18 On third down at the NYG 4, Jason Pierre-Paul stuffs FB Danny Woodhead for a loss of one yard. Patriots call timeout.

0:15 Patriots go back to Woodhead on the next play. This time on a four-yard pass from Brady in the endzone. TOUCHDOWN. On the 24-play, 96-yard drive, Woodhead touched the ball seven times as Brady went 10-for-10. Patriots 10, Giants 9.

HALFTIME SCORE: NEW ENGLAND 10, NEW YORK 9.

HALFTIME STATS

Giants

Eli Manning 13/17, 120 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT

Ahmad Bradshaw 9 ATT, 44 YDS, long of 24

Hakeem Nicks 3 REC, 42 YDS

Victor Cruz 2 REC, 10 YDS, 1 TD

Michael Boley 7 TCKLS

Time of Possession: 19:45

Third-down Conversions: 2-5

Patriots

Tom Brady 15/18, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT

Danny Woodhead 5 ATT, 13 YDS; 3 REC, 23 YDS, 1 REC TD

Wes Welker 4 REC, 42 YDS

Jerod Mayo 8 TCKLS

Time of Possession: 10:15

Third-down Conversions: 3-5

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THIRD QUARTER

13:22 Brady completes his 14^thconsecutive pass, surpassing Joe Montana’s previous record of 13 in Super Bowl XXIV.

*11:25 Brady pass short left to Aaron Hernandez for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Patriots 17, Giants 9.

7:24Patriots defense getting physical. Two plays after Patrick Chung put a lick on Hakeem Nicks down the sideline,

Mario Manningham gets tackled hard by Moore for a five-yard pickup on third-and-10.

*6:47 Beginning on their own 35, the Giants put together a 10-play scoring drive, capped off by Lawrence Tynes’ 38-yarder. Patriots 17, Giants 12.

6:12 New York gets its first sack as Brady can’t escape Justin Tuck for a four-yard loss. Tuck has 4.5 career sacks in the postseason, including two in Super Bowl XLII against the Patriots.

5:01 Henry Hynoski saves a turnover. After a 17-yard catch, Nicks was spun around by Mayo as the ball came loose. Hynoski was luckily there to recover at the NE 33.

*0:40 Tynes makes a 33-yard field goal. Patriots 17, Giants 15.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: NEW ENGLAND 17, NEW YORK 15.

FOURTH QUARTER

15:00 Giants defense prayer circle at midfield near sideline.

14:31 On the second play of the final quarter, Chase Blackburn intercepts Brady on a deep pass down the left side at the NYG 8. Pierre-Paul hit Brady as he released the ball.

9:35 Giants take their second timeout of the half. One remaining. On third down, Manning throws an incomplete pass to Manningham, broken up by Moore. The New York sideline was looking for a passing interference penalty, but none was called. Giants were forced to punt.

4:06 Welker slips past the coverage and Brady finds him for a wide open pass. However, as he had to turn around back to the ball, Welker could not reel it in. The pass fell incomplete, and the Patriots punted two plays later.

3:46 Manning pass deep left to Manningham pushed out of bounds at the 50 for a 38-yard pickup. Bill Belichick challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld.

2:00 Two-minute warning. Giants have the ball on the Patriots 18 with a first down.

1:04 Ahmad Bradshaw up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Giants 21, Patriots 17.

0:57 Tom Brady and company begin with the ball on their own 20.

0:48 After two dropped passes, Tuck gets his second sack of Brady for a six-yard loss, setting up fourth-and-16.

0:05 On the NE 49, Tom Brady throws a Hail Mary into a crowd in the end zone. After a few bounces, the ball kicks out the back of the end zone incomplete.

GIANTS WIN SUPER BOWL XLVI, 21-17

January 08, 2012- MET LIFE Stadium- Wildcard Playoff Game, New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons, 1pm

Eli Manning and the Giants’ stellar offense and defense against the Falcons propels them into a showdown with Green Bay next Sunday!

After waiting three years to get a taste of the postseason, the Giants are going to stay around and savor it for a while.

Using a smothering defense and an opportunistic, big-play offense, the Giants routed the Atlanta Falcons, 24-2, Sunday in an NFC Wild Card Game in MetLife Stadium. It was the Giants’ first postseason victory since Super Bowl XLII.

The fourth-seeded Giants, 10-7, advance to a divisional round game next week in Lambeau Field against the top-seeded Green Bay Packers, who had a bye this weekend after finishing the regular season 15-1. The Giants defeated the Packers in Lambeau in the 2007 NFC Conference Championship game.