Week 17 NYG Preview: Giants’ Last Game Under Tom Coughlin?

For the other five home games, the Giants will be hosting the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium.

The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up one of the most dysfunctional, disappointing, and devastating seasons in recent memory, finishing with a 35-30 meaningless win over the New York Giants to get to 7-9.

Many were celebratory, including two Super Bowl wins. Nolan Carroll was placed on IR earlier this season and Byron Maxwell, who missed last week’s game against the Redskins with a shoulder injury, is out.

The 69-year-old might retire and end his 20-year National Football League head coaching career.

The Giants blew six games this season they led in the final two minutes of the game.

“I can tell you what went wrong”, said Coughlin, who has a year left on his contract. And both have been honest about the possibility that Saturday will be their final game in a Giants uniform.

The Eagles, at their own three-yard line, stopped the Giants, who kicked a field goal cutting the deficit to 7-3 in the first quarter.

Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch aren’t expected to wait long in making a decision on not only Coughlin, but also general manager Jerry Reese and personnel director Marc Ross.

NY (6-9) on the other hand is as very bad as the Eagles this season and the three seasons before this.

The Philadelphia Eagles fired Chip Kelly (or parted ways with, I suppose) earlier this week as they are ready to head into a new direction at head coach. “I’m sure we’ll talk with ownership and we’ll go from there”.

Frustration was evident in all corners of the locker room – because of the game, because of the season, and because the players don’t know if a coach they have tremendous respect and admiration for will return.

There is no definite word at this time that today was indeed the last game and last day with the New York Giants’ franchise.

Bradford had one of his finest games of the season, completing 30 of 38 passes for 320 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Manning threw touchdown passes of 9 yards to Will Tye and 45 to Rueben Randle.

“I’m happy we won, I’m happy we ended on a good note and I’m happy Marcus got a sack”, linebacker Brandon Graham said. A second-place finish awaits the victor of Sunday’s contest, which is peculiar considering NY has lost six of its last eight. They had a first down at the Eagles 15 after a holding call and Manning went back to pass. He was hit by Connor Barwin and the ball fluttered into the flat. Thurmond grabbed the ball, fought off a tackle attempt by Shane Vereen and ran for the touchdown. “He leads that way, he knows the secret recipe to success and there is no question that he is an outstanding coach, and I am definitely proud to play under him”.

The Giants were able to cut to lead to five points with 4:30 remaining thanks to a 47-yard field goal from Josh Brown.

The Eagles got on the scoreboard first on a 54-yard run from DeMarco Murray. It seemed fitting that Murray’s longest carry of the season came on his first carry after Kelly’s ouster.

When Bradford found Ertz running free over the middle, the 60-yard connection set up a 6-yard TD run by Darren Sproles giving the Eagles a 14-3 bulge.