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On October 22, 2019 Downs was signed to the active roster; the place was filled by Tuzar Skipper, who had been waived on the same day. On October 30, 2019 Carlock was released, with punter Sean Smith being signed to replace him the following day. Smith was released on November 5, Safety Sean Chandler was signed to the practice squad on November 6, the day after he was waived from the active roster. That night in Santa Clara, Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes - two to Odell Beckham Jr. - and the game-winner to Sterling Shepard with 53 seconds left to snap a five-game losing streak in a triumph over the 49ers. Saquon Barkley was a rookie, and his 23-yard catch brought possession into the red zone, allowing Manning to connect with Shepard on third down to give the Giants the win. There was also Major League Baseball’s lockout of its players as they negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement , a 99-day affair that forced the first week of the regular season to be rescheduled.
Manning finished his professional football career, all 16 years with the Giants, with a 117–117 record as a starter and 8–4 in playoff games. His 4,895/8,119 with 57,023 passing yards, 366 touchdowns and 244 interceptions are all franchise records. He also retired 7th in NFL history in passing yards and touchdown passes. Because Joe Burrow was a shoe-in to be drafted 1st overall to the Cincinnati Bengals, this was informally known as the Chase Young Bowl as both the Giants and Redskins were still in the running to pick 2nd. With Daniel Jones back in the lineup for New York, the Giants withstood a late rally by the rival Redskins and improved to 4–11 with the overtime victory. Daniel Jones became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for 300 yards, 5 touchdowns, and no turnovers in a single game.
Throwback Thursday: Giants' first game after 9/11
If there was ever a time for the Giants to assert themselves as a playoff threat, the two weeks leading up to the All-Star break figure to provide an excellent opportunity. San Francisco will play 10 of 13 games at home before the break with a brief three-game trip scheduled for San Diego. The Giants will also be home for eight games from June 7-June 16 and should be well-rested as they’ll have two off days during the homestand.
Week 14 featured Eli Manning taking over for an injured Daniel Jones against the injury-ravaged Philadelphia Eagles. Following a scoreless first quarter, Manning delivered a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton on the first play of the second to put New York up 7–0. After the teams traded field goals, Manning would throw another touchdown pass to Slayton, this time from 55 yards, to build the Giants' lead to 17–3 before halftime. However, the offense would fall silent in the second half, going three-and-out on four of six possessions and putting up just 30 yards of total offense. The Eagles would take advantage and score 14 unanswered points over the final two-quarters to force overtime. After the Eagles won the overtime coin toss, the Giants defense failed to slow Philadelphia down, and the Eagles prevailed on Carson Wentz's second touchdown pass of the night to Zach Ertz.
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His pass was deflected - Jones was trying to throw the ball out of bounds - and defensive tackle Cam Heyward caught the ball in the end zone for a back-breaking interception. Pederson, a native of nearby Palo Alto whose 70 RBIs rank second on the team behind Flores' 71, is completing a one-year contract and will return to free agency this winter. Perhaps the most surprising oddity of the 2019 schedule is a Friday off day for the Giants. After playing three midweek games in August against the Cubs, the Giants will fly back to the Bay Area and go dark on Friday, August 23 before finishing a road trip with two weekend games in Oakland against the A’s. The Giants are bringing some old-school flair to their 2019 schedule as they’ll host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a doubleheader Saturday, June 29.
Both offenses were anemic, and the Giants dropped to 2–9 and suffered their third straight losing season. The Giants traded Eli Apple to New Orleans for their 2019 fourth-round pick and their 2020 seventh-round pick. They will play three of their preseason opponents – the Jets, Bears and Patriots – in the regular season.
Schedule of Games Played for the 2019 San Francisco Giants | Baseball Almanac
No word yet on whether it’ll be a split admission affair, but it’s an interesting quirk that allows the team to have a home off day Thursday, June 27. Even coming off of that remarkable season, Giants fans haven’t had an overwhelming reason to be excited as the team’s marquee acquisition was Carlos Rodón, an impressive but oft-injured pitcher who signed a two-year, $44 million contract. Yes, even the final game of the regular season, when the Giants secured their 107th win and clinched the NL West, was not a sellout. • The Giants will play at home on Mother's Day (May 12 vs. Cincinnati) and Father's Day (June 16 vs. Milwaukee).
On Nov. 4, they will host the Cowboys in their first home Monday night game since Week 2 of the 2017 season. The following Sunday, Nov. 10, the Giants will be the visitors when they face the Jets in the local teams' first regular-season meeting in four years. The Giants fumbled away any chance they had – not literally, of course, but figuratively. It was fourth-and-1 from the Buccaneers' 25-yard line, and the Giants, trailing by seven points, went with an odd play call that had reserve players on the field rather than starters. The pass from Daniel Jones fell incomplete, and the Bucs scored 20 unanswered points.
The trade also sent veteran linebacker Olivier Vernon to the Browns, with the Giants receiving safety Jabrill Peppers and guard Kevin Zeitler in return, in addition to Cleveland's first-round and third-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. Several other starters were lost during free agency, including Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins who ultimately signed a six-year, $84 million contract with division rivals, the Washington Redskins. This led to public backlash by fans and the media since a week prior to the Odell trade, general manager Dave Gettleman stated he was not going to trade Odell. Just as they did in their last meeting four years ago, the Giants will face a New England team that is the defending Super Bowl champion. On Nov. 15, 2015, Stephen Gostkowski's 54-yard field goal with one second remaining gave the Patriots a victory in MetLife Stadium.
Instead, the pass went through Evan Engram's fingers, breathing life into an eventual Eagles' rally that crushed the Giants in Philadelphia, which is par for the course. It was the 19th straight victory against a first or second-year quarterback, the longest such streak in NFL history, as Jones took his lumps against the Patriots. Leonard Williams is set to return after missing last week with a neck injury. His presence should be a boost up front for the Giants, who will be geared up to stop Washington's rushing attack.
The Giants drew a total of 2,482,686 fans for their home games this season. In 2019, the last season before COVID-19 restrictions, they drew 2,707,760. Kerry Crowley is a multimedia beat reporter who has covered the San Francisco Giants for the Bay Area News Group since 2018. He spent his early days throwing curveballs in San Francisco’s youth leagues before studying journalism at Arizona State University. Kerry has covered every level of baseball, from local preps to the Cape Cod League, and is now on a quest to determine which Major League city serves the best breakfast burrito.
Later that day, White and Akinmoladun were released and the open spots on the practice squad were filled by tight end Garrett Dickerson, wide receiver Alex Bachman and long-snapper Colin Holba. On November 20, Skipper was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, with cornerback Derrick Baity filling the vacancy on the practice squad. On November 27, Scott was promoted to the active roster, and White was re-signed. The Beckham trade meant the Giants had two first-round picks in the 2019 draft, and they added a third during the draft in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks. With those picks, they selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones at number 6, Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence at 17, and Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker at 30. All three made the final roster, along with five of the Giants other seven draft selections.
However, the Daniel Jones pick created more controversy as fans and the media criticized Gettleman on picking Jones too high as they believed Jones would be available with the 17th overall pick or later rounds. This led to the Giants not picking fan favorite prospect Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins, who was a lifelong Giants fan who was drafted by the Washington Redskins with the 15th overall pick. Wide receiver Golden Tate was the biggest name signing, arriving from the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent. This time, Saquon Barkley's 36-yard touchdown run gave them life, and Jones refused to let their upset bid die without a fight.
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