2015 New York Giants season

{{expand section|a summary of major moves|date=May 2015}}

{{main|2015 NFL draft}}

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| player = Ereck Flowers

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| pick = 33

| player = Landon Collins

| position = Safety

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| player = Mykkele Thompson

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| pick = 226

| player = Bobby Hart

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Notes

• The Giants acquired an additional seventh-round selection (No. 245 overall) in a trade that sent placekicker Brandon McManus to the Denver Broncos.
• The Giants traded picks No. 108 and No. 245 to receive No. 33 from the Tennessee Titans.

The New York Giants started offseason activities with a rookie minicamp starting on May 9.{{cite web|last1=Salomone|first1=Dan|title=Top Plays from Giants Rookie Mini-Camp Practice (5/9)|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Top-Plays-from-Giants-Rookie-Mini-Camp-Practice-59/c241a20d-03e5-4f7a-8bb4-52b292e89bed|website=Giants.com|publisher=New York Giants|access-date=May 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530053047/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Top-Plays-from-Giants-Rookie-Mini-Camp-Practice-59/c241a20d-03e5-4f7a-8bb4-52b292e89bed|archive-date=May 30, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Organized team activities ran from May 27–29, June 1–2, June 4, June 8–9, June 11–12.

Mandatory mini-camp was held June 16–18.{{cite web|last1=Valentine|first1=Ed|title=Offseason workout dates for New York Giants announced|url=http://www.bigblueview.com/2015/4/2/8337337/offseason-workout-dates-2015-new-york-giants-announced|website=Big Blue View|date=2 April 2015|publisher=Vox Media, Inc.|access-date=May 30, 2015}}

• May 20: During a lifting session, Will Beatty suffered a torn pectoral injury. Beatty will undergo surgery, sidelining him for 5–6 months.{{cite news|last1=Patra|first1=Kevin|title=Giants' Will Beatty to undergo surgery for torn pectoral|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-will-beatty-undergoes-surgery-for-torn-pectoral-0ap3000000493588|access-date=20 May 2015|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC.}}
• July 4: When setting off fireworks, Jason Pierre-Paul blasted off his index finger, part of his thumb and middle finger. He has returned.[http://www.trbimg.com/img-55fb12e9/turbine/la-sp-sn-jason-pierre-paul-fingers-20150917 Jason Pierre-Paul fingers]

The Giants' most notable staff change involves their defensive coordinator position. Following the 2014 season the team fired Perry Fewell after five seasons. To replace him the Giants brought back Steve Spagnuolo, who had been the team's coordinator for the 2007 and 2008 seasons and who was most recently the secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens.

{{NFL final staff

|Year=2015

|TeamName=New York Giants

|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
• Vice president of player evaluation – Marc Ross
• Assistant general manager – Kevin Abrams
• Director of pro personnel – Ken Sternfeld
• Director of player development – David Tyree
• Director of football operations – Matt Harriss

|Head Coaches=

• Head coach – Tom Coughlin

|Offensive Coaches=

• Offensive coordinator – Ben McAdoo
• Quarterbacks – Mike Sullivan
• Running backs – Craig Johnson
• Wide receivers – Sean Ryan
• Tight ends – Kevin Gilbride Jr.
• Offensive line – Pat Flaherty
• Assistant offensive line – Lunda Wells
• Offensive assistant – Ryan Roeder

|Defensive Coaches=

• Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo
• Defensive line – Robert Nunn
• Linebackers – Jim Herrmann
• Secondary/cornerbacks – Tim Walton
• 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

}}

{{NFL final roster

|Year=2015

|TeamName=New York Giants

|BC1=#0B2265

|FC1=#FFFFFF

|BDC1=#A71930

|Active=53

|Inactive=22

|PS=9

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer|10|Eli Manning}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Ryan Nassib}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|26|Orleans Darkwa}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Rashad Jennings}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Shane Vereen}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Andre Williams|d=American football}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|13|Odell Beckham Jr.}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Geremy Davis|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Ben Edwards|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Dwayne Harris|RS}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Hakeem Nicks}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Rueben Randle}}

{{NFLplayer|19|Myles White}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|86|Jerome Cunningham}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Matt LaCosse|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Will Tye|rookie=y}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|63|Emmett Cleary|T}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Ereck Flowers|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Adam Gettis|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Bobby Hart|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|John Jerry|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Marshall Newhouse|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Justin Pugh|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Dallas Reynolds|C/G}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Weston Richburg|C}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|91|Robert Ayers|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Brad Bars|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Jay Bromley|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Barry Cofield|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Montori Hughes|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Cullen Jenkins|DT/DE}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Stansly Maponga|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Jason Pierre-Paul|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|93|George Selvie|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Kerry Wynn|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|53|Jasper Brinkley|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Jonathan Casillas|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Mark Herzlich|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Nico Johnson|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|47|Uani 'Unga|MLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|20|Prince Amukamara|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Landon Collins|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Craig Dahl|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Jayron Hosley|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Tramain Jacobs|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|38|Trumaine McBride|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Brandon Meriweather|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Cooper Taylor|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Trevin Wade|CB}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer| 3|Josh Brown|d=American football|K}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Tyler Ott|LS}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Brad Wing|P}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|57|Danny Aiken|LS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Jon Beason|MLB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Will Beatty|T|PUP}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Nat Berhe|FS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Victor Cruz|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Justin Currie|d=American football|rookie=y|SS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Zak DeOssie|LS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Larry Donnell|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Daniel Fells|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Johnathan Hankins|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Marcus Harris|d=wide receiver, born 1989|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Bennett Jackson|FS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Brett Jones|d=gridiron football|C|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Devon Kennard|OLB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Markus Kuhn|d=American football|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|46|James Morris|d=American football|OLB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Brandon Mosley|G/T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Owa Odighizuwa|rookie=y|DE|IR-DFR}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Geoff Schwartz|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|55|J. T. Thomas|d=linebacker|OLB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Mykkele Thompson|rookie=y|FS|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Nikita Whitlock|FB|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|39|Glenn Carson|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|35|T. J. Heath|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Tavarres King|WR}}

{{NFLplayer| 2|G. J. Kinne|QB}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Shane McDermott|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Leon McFadden|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Louis Nix|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Jake Rodgers|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Julian Talley|WR}}

}}

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

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

|date=September 13

|time=8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Giants

|R1=3|R2=10|R3=3|R4=10

|home=Cowboys

|H1=3|H2=3|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

|attendance=93,579

|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)

|referee=Bill Vinovich

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015091312/2015/REG1/giants@cowboys Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56516/DAL_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 4:33. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 10:27.
• NYG – Josh Brown 50-yard field goal, 1:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

• DAL – Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal, 5:31. Cowboys 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:22.
• NYG – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 57-yard defensive fumble return (Josh Brown kick), 0:56. Giants 10–6.
• NYG – Josh Brown 40-yard field goal, 0:14. Giants 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 9:48. Giants 16–6. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:12.
• DAL – Gavin Escobar 2-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 4:01. Giants 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.

Fourth quarter

• NYG – Rashad Jennings 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 8:01. Giants 23–13. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:08.
• DAL – Jason Witten 1-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 5:08. Giants 23–20. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:53.
• NYG – Josh Brown 19-yard field goal, 1:34. Giants 26–20. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 3:34.
• DAL – Jason Witten 11-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:07. Cowboys 27–26. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:27.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 20/36, 189 yards
• DAL – Tony Romo – 36/45, 356 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 13 rushes, 52 yards, TD
• DAL – Joseph Randle – 16 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Shane Vereen – 4 receptions, 45 yards
• DAL – Lance Dunbar – 8 receptions, 70 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Uani 'Unga – 10 tackles, 2 assists, INT
• DAL – Sean Lee – 7 tackles, 2 assists, TFL

}}Towards the end of the game, the Cowboys did not have any timeouts, and the Giants were facing 3rd and goal from the Cowboys 1-yard line with 1:43 remaining. However, instead of just kneeing the ball and letting the clock run out, the Giants decided to throw the ball instead. Eli Manning's pass was thrown away, and the clock stopped. Josh Brown would kick a 19-yard field goal to give the Giants a 26-20 lead. The Cowboys marched down the field and got into Giants territory. The drive concluded when Tony Romo threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 7 seconds left to give the Cowboys the win. Following the game, the Giants were met with heavy criticism from their fans and the media for the throwing play earlier, with most of the criticism being aimed at head coach Tom Coughlin, who later admitted that it was his fault and that the strategy for the game was wrong at the end.

With the loss, the Giants started 0-1.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=September 20

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Giants

|H1=0|H2=13|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=77,678

|weather={{convert|74|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Brad Allen

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015092004/2015/REG2/falcons@giants Preview], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56527/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ATL – Tevin Coleman 1–yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 0:34. Falcons 7-0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 4:19.

Second quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 38–yard field goal, 10:06. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:28.
• ATL – Matt Bryant 42–yard field goal, 4:46. Falcons 10-3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:20.
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 67–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 3:19. Tied 10-10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:27.
• NYG – Josh Brown 44–yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

• NYG – Larry Donnell 10–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:53. Giants 20–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:07.

Fourth quarter

• ATL – Leonard Hankerson 10–yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 12:39. Giants 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:36.
• ATL – Devonta Freeman 2–yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:14. Falcons 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:58.

|stats=

Top passers

• ATL – Matt Ryan – 30/46, 363 yards, TD
• NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 292 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• ATL – Tevin Coleman – 9 rushes, 32 yards, TD
• NYG – Andre Williams – 6 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

• ATL – Julio Jones – 13 receptions, 135 yards
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 receptions, 146 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• ATL – Justin Durant – 9 tackles, assist, TFL
• NYG – Devon Kennard – 7 tackles, 2 assists

}}For the second time in two weeks, the Giants blew a fourth quarter lead inside of 2 minutes. The Falcons went down the field to score with 1:14 remaining after Devonta Freeman ran in for a 1-yard touchdown. The Giants tried to go down the field, but the drive failed, and the Giants lost 24-20.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0-2.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Three: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

|date={{tooltip|September 24|Thursday}}

|time=8:25 p.m. EDT

|road=Redskins

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=0|R4=15

|home=Giants

|H1=12|H2=3|H3=3|H4=14

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,081

|weather={{convert|71|F|C}}, clear

|referee=Ron Torbert

|TV=CBS/NFLN

|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015092400/2015/REG3/redskins@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56535/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG – Safety, Rashad Jennings blocked punt out of end zone, 12:47. Giants 2–0.
• NYG – Andre Williams 1–yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:34. Giants 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:56.
• NYG – Josh Brown 35–yard field goal, 0:39. Giants 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

• WAS – Dustin Hopkins 44–yard field goal, 11:31. Giants 12–3. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:08.
• NYG – Josh Brown 36–yard field goal, 7:32. Giants 15–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:59.
• WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37–yard field goal, 1:43. Giants 15–6. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 48–yard field goal, 7:29. Giants 18–6. Drive: 15 plays, 50 yards, 7:31.

Fourth quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 30–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 13:39. Giants 25–6. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 5:06.
• WAS – Chris Thompson 4–yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kirk Cousins-Jamison Crowder pass), 3:40. Giants 25–14. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:44.
• NYG – Rueben Randle 41–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 3:21. Giants 32–14. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.
• WAS – Rashad Ross 101 yard kickoff return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:08. Giants 32-21. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.

|stats=

Top passers

• WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/49, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT
• NYG – Eli Manning – 23/32, 279 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• WAS – Matt Jones – 11 rushes, 38 yards
• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 11 rushes, 32 yards

Top receivers

• WAS – Jordan Reed – 6 receptions, 96 yards
• NYG – Rueben Randle – 7 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• WAS – Keenan Robinson – 10 tackles, 3 assists
• NYG – Uani 'Unga – 6 tackles, 3 assists, INT

}}The Giants finally got their first win of the season, beating the Redskins 32-21 on Thursday Night Football. The game began with the safety, making this the first game since Super Bowl XLVIII that the first score of the game was a safety.

With the win, the Giants improved to 1-2.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Four: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

|date=October 4

|time=1:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Giants

|R1=9|R2=7|R3=0|R4=8

|home=Bills

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

|attendance=70,677

|weather={{convert|60|F|C}}, mostly cloudy

|referee=John Hussey

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015100407/2015/REG4/giants@bills Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56554/BUF_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 47–yard field goal, 10:20. Giants 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:11.
• BUF – Dan Carpenter 51–yard field goal, 4:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:21.
• NYG – Dwayne Harris 21–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick failed), 0:25. Giants 9–3. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:37.

Second quarter

• NYG – Rueben Randle 11–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:42. Giants 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:02.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

• BUF – Karlos Williams 23–yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 9:41. Giants 16–10. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:54.
• NYG – Rashad Jennings 51–yard pass from Eli Manning (Andre Williams run), 7:42. Giants 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:59.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 20/35, 212 yards, 3 TD, INT
• BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 28/42, 274 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 9 rushes, 38 yards
• BUF – Karlos Williams – 18 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
• BUF – Charles Clay – 9 receptions, 111 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Kerry Wynn – 7 tackles, assist, 2 TFL
• BUF – Corey Graham – 8 tackles, 5 assists, sack

}}

Prior to the season, Bills head coach Rex Ryan expressed that he wanted his team to be last in the league in penalties (the Bills had led the league in penalties in 2014). In that respect, this game was notably embarrassing for the Bills as they committed an outrageous 17 penalties for 135 yards. Five of them were either personal fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct, and two of them negated Bills touchdowns.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Five: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=October 11

|time=8:30 p.m. EDT

|road=49ers

|R1=3|R2=3|R3=7|R4=14

|home=Giants

|H1=3|H2=10|H3=7|H4=10

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=78,515

|weather={{convert|61|F|C}}, clear

|referee=Walt Coleman

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015101111/2015/REG5/49ers@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56578/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• SF – Phil Dawson 43–yard field goal, 11:19. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:41.
• NYG – Josh Brown 22–yard field goal, 6:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:57.

Second quarter

• NYG – Shane Vereen 2–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 12:15. Giants 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47.
• NYG – Josh Brown 41–yard field goal, 3:57. Giants 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:05.
• SF – Phil Dawson 22–yard field goal, 1:01. Giants 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 2:56.

Third quarter

• SF – Anquan Boldin 3–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 8:00. Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:56.
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 17–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 1:14. Giants 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

• SF – Garrett Celek 5–yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 11:49. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.
• NYG – Josh Brown 24–yard field goal, 4:29. Giants 23–20. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:20.
• SF – Carlos Hyde 2–yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:45. 49ers 27–23. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.
• NYG – Larry Donnell 12–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 0:21. Giants 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 1:24.

|stats=

Top passers

• SF – Colin Kaepernick – 23/35, 262 yards, 2 TD
• NYG – Eli Manning – 41/54, 441 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

• SF – Carlos Hyde – 21 rushes, 93 yards, TD
• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 11 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

• SF – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• SF – NaVorro Bowman – 13 tackles, 3 assists
• NYG – Uani 'Unga – 7 tackles, 2 TFL

}}The 49ers went down the field to score with 1:45 remaining. The game appeared over after Tramaine Brock appeared to have an interception. However, the interception was reviewed, and after review, the call was overturned, because replay concluded that the ball had hit the ground before Brock was able to control it. The next play, Kenneth Acker was called for pass interference which gave the Giants the ball on the goal line. Larry Donnell caught the game-winning touchdown with 21 seconds left to give the Giants the win.

With the win, the Giants improved to 3-2.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Six: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

|date={{tooltip|October 19|Monday}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Eagles

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=3

|stadium=Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|attendance=69,296

|weather={{convert|44|F|C}}, clear

|referee=Carl Cheffers

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015101900/2015/REG6/giants@eagles Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56593/PHI_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 13–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:23. Giants 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:37.
• PHI – Riley Cooper 32–yard pass from Sam Bradford (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:45.

Second quarter

• PHI – Nolan Carroll 17–yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:26. Eagles 14–7.
• PHI – Caleb Sturgis 37–yard field goal, 0:03. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:09.

Third quarter

• PHI – DeMarco Murray 12–yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 6:13. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:36.

Fourth quarter

• PHI – Caleb Sturgis 39–yard field goal, 8:19. Eagles 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:16.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 24/38, 189 yards, TD, 2 INT
• PHI – Sam Bradford – 24/38, 280 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 13 rushes, 63 yards
• PHI – DeMarco Murray – 22 rushes, 109 yards, TD

Top receivers

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD
• PHI – Riley Cooper – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• NYG – Uani 'Unga – 6 tackles, assist, FF
• PHI – Jordan Hicks – 10 tackles, TFL

}}The Giants led 7-0 after they scored first on their opening drive. However, the Eagles outscored them 27-0 the rest of the way.

With the loss, the Giants dropped to 3-3.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=October 25

|time=4:25 p.m. EDT

|road=Cowboys

|R1=3|R2=10|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Giants

|H1=0|H2=10|H3=10|H4=7

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=80,319

|weather={{convert|71|F|C}}, mostly cloudy

|referee=John Parry

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015102510/2015/REG7/cowboys@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56605/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• DAL – Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 5:25. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:17.

Second quarter

• NYG – Orleans Darkwa 15-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 11:02. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:05.
• DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 7:29. Giants 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:33.
• DAL – Darren McFadden 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 2:17. Cowboys 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:19.
• NYG – Josh Brown 47-yard field goal, 1:04. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

• NYG – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 58-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 11:19. Giants 17–13.
• NYG – Josh Brown 34-yard field goal, 3:18. Giants 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

• DAL – Devin Street 25-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey kick), 7:14. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:58.
• NYG – Dwayne Harris 100-yard kickoff return (Josh Brown kick), 7:01. Giants 27-20. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.

|stats=

Top passers

• DAL – Matt Cassel – 17/27, 227 yards, TD, 3 INT
• NYG – Eli Manning – 13/24, 170 yards

Top rushers

• DAL – Darren McFadden – 29 rushes, 152 yards, TD
• NYG – Shane Vereen – 4 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

• DAL – Jason Witten – 6 receptions, 73 yards
• NYG – Rueben Randle – 2 receptions, 68 yards

Top tacklers

• DAL – Sean Lee – 9 tackles, 6 assists
• NYG – Jon Beason – 11 tackles, 4 assists

}}

The Giants ended a five-game losing streak to the Cowboys dating to October 28, 2012 at AT&T Stadium, doing so despite only 289 aggregate yards of offense. Two touchdowns were scored by either defense or special teams, first on a Matt Cassel pick-six run back 58 yards by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the third quarter; in the fourth following a game-tying Cassel score to Devin Street the ensuing kickoff was run back 100 yards by Dwayne Harris. The game earned additional notoriety; in response to the presence on the Cowboys roster of Greg Hardy with domestic violence controversy surrounding him the Giants invited actress and outspoken advocate of domestic-violence victims Mariska Hargitay along with her husband Peter Hermann and their son August Miklos Hermann to be honorary captains; Hargitay and Hermann wore Mark Herzlich jerseys while August wore a jersey of Odell Beckham Jr.

With the win, Tom Coughlin became the 2nd head coach in the Giants history to win 100 regular season games, the first since Steve Owen accomplished the feat in 1944. This was also Coughlin's last home win as Giants head coach.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Eight: New York Giants at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

|date=November 1

|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Giants

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=7|R4=21

|home=Saints

|H1=14|H2=14|H3=14|H4=10

|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

|attendance=73,019

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Craig Wrolstad

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015110106/2015/REG8/giants@saints Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56615/NO_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 2–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 9:39. Giants 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:01.
• NO – Willie Snead 34–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 7:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:03.
• NO – Brandin Cooks 26–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 2:24. Saints 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 96 yards, 3:03.

Second quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 1 yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 13:31. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:53.
• NO – Marques Colston 53–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 11:05. Saints 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.
• NO – Willie Snead 2–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 1:46. Saints 28–14. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:07.
• NYG – Shane Vereen 2–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 0:02. Saints 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:44.

Third quarter

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 50–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 12:58. Tied 28–28. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:02.
• NO – Brandin Cooks 21–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 10:09. Saints 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
• NO – Ben Watson 20–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 0:29. Saints 42–28. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.

Fourth quarter

• NYG – Dwayne Harris 9–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 12:15. Saints 42–35. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:14.
• NYG – Dwayne Harris 20–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 9:30. Tied 42–42. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:01.
• NYG – Trumaine McBride 63–yard interception return (Josh Brown kick), 7:11. Giants 49–42.
• NO – C. J. Spiller 9–yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 0:36. Tied 49–49. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:35.
• NO – Kai Forbath 50–yard field goal, 0:00. Saints 52–49. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:05.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 30/41, 350 yards, 6 TD
• NO – Drew Brees – 39/50, 505 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 10 rushes, 54 yards
• NO – Mark Ingram II – 16 rushes, 80 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 8 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD
• NO – Benjamin Watson – 9 receptions, 147 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• NYG – Landon Collins – 9 tackles, 4 assists
• NO – Stephone Anthony – 11 tackles, 5 assists

}}

Eli Manning's six touchdown passes, with three of them to Odell Beckham Jr. were not enough as a late field goal by the Saints sealed the 52-49 victory in a battle of passing offenses. The game lead tied or changed ten times and Manning's six scores and 350 yards were bettered by Drew Brees with 505 yards and seven touchdowns, all overcoming two interceptions.

The 101 combined points scored are tied for the fourth most in NFL history.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Nine: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

|date=November 8

|time=4:05 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=10|R2=7|R3=3|R4=12

|home=Buccaneers

|H1=6|H2=3|H3=3|H4=6

|stadium=Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

|attendance=64,351

|weather={{convert|80|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Clete Blakeman

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015110807/2015/REG9/giants@buccaneers Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56631/TB_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• TB – Connor Barth 25–yard field goal, 13:26. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:25.
• NYG – Josh Brown 35–yard field goal, 9:52. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:34.
• TB – Connor Barth 28–yard field goal, 8:04. Buccaneers 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:48.
• NYG – Rueben Randle 8–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 0:53. Giants 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:11.

Second quarter

• NYG – Shane Vereen 4–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 11:20. Giants 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:34.
• TB – Connor Barth 21–yard field goal, 0:06. Giants 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:56.

Third quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 35–yard field goal, 11:49. Giants 20–9. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:43.
• TB – Connor Barth 53–yard field goal, 7:15. Giants 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:34.

Fourth quarter

• TB – Jameis Winston 10–yard run (pass failed), 9:25. Giants 20–18. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:11.
• NYG – Josh Brown 53–yard field goal, 7:18. Giants 23–18. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:07.
• NYG – Josh Brown 44–yard field goal, 0:23. Giants 26–18. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:34.
• NYG – Trevin Wade 5–yard defensive fumble return (run failed), 0:00. Giants 32–18.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 26/40, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• TB – Jameis Winston – 19/36, 247 yards

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 13 rushes, 48 yards
• TB – Charles Sims – 8 rushes, 78 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 9 receptions, 105 yards
• TB – Mike Evans – 8 receptions, 150 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Jasper Brinkley – 7 tackles, 2 assists
• TB – Lavonte David – 11 tackles, 5 assists

}}

Jason Pierre-Paul, who suffered an off-season fireworks incident on July 4, made his season debut as the Giants defeated the Buccaneers 32-18.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Ten: New England Patriots at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=November 15

|time=4:25 p.m. EST

|road=Patriots

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=7|R4=10

|home=Giants

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=6|H4=3

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=81,061

|weather={{convert|60|F|C}}, clear

|referee=Ed Hochuli

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015111509/2015/REG10/patriots@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56646/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NE – Scott Chandler 1–yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:40. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:20.
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 87–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 5:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 31–yard field goal, 12:54. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:28.
• NYG – Josh Brown 37–yard field goal, 3:42. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:17.
• NYG – Dwayne Harris 1–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 0:13. Giants 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

• NYG – Josh Brown 38–yard field goal, 9:32. Giants 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:28.
• NE – LeGarrette Blount 1–yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 4:46. Giants 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:23.
• NYG – Josh Brown 53–yard field goal, 0:49. Giants 23–17. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

• NE – Rob Gronkowski 76–yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:33. Patriots 24–23. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:25.
• NYG – Josh Brown 29–yard field goal, 1:47. Giants 26–24. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 4:14.
• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 54–yard field goal, 0:01. Patriots 27–26. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 1:46.

|stats=

Top passers

• NE – Tom Brady – 26/42, 334 yards, 2 TD, INT
• NYG – Eli Manning – 24/44, 361 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• NE – LeGarrette Blount – 19 rushes, 66 yards, TD
• NYG – Rashad Jennings – 11 rushes, 39 yards

Top receivers

• NE – Rob Gronkowski – 5 receptions, 113 yards, TD
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 4 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• NE – Patrick Chung – 12 tackles, 6 assists
• NYG – Jasper Brinkley – 12 tackles, 3 assists, TFL

}}

Meeting for the first time since Super Bowl XLVI, the Giants hosted the undefeated Patriots. Commissioner Roger Goodell was in attendance. The Giants looked to stop the streaking Patriots in a game where both teams saw touchdowns wiped out on penalties. The Giants trailed by 2 at the two-minute warning, and on second down Eli Manning tossed a pass in the end zone to Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham appeared to have the catch, but as he brought the ball up in celebration, it was knocked out by Malcolm Butler in a play eerily similar to a drop by Lee Evans in the closing seconds of the 2011 AFC Championship Game. Manning scrambled for a loss on third down, and Josh Brown kicked the go-ahead field goal to give New York a lead. However, a last second game-winning field goal by the Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski ended the Giants' hopes. Although he was cleared to play, Victor Cruz, a day later, announced he would not play this season as he underwent surgery to repair an injured left calf.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Twelve: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

|date=November 29

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Redskins

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=0|H4=3

|stadium=FedExField, Landover, Maryland

|attendance=77,367

|weather={{convert|46|F|C}}, cloudy

|referee=Carl Cheffers

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015112900/2015/REG12/giants@redskins Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56674/WAS_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• No scoring plays

Second quarter

• WAS – Dustin Hopkins 41–yard field goal, 12:23. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:01.
• WAS – DeSean Jackson 63–yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 10:18. Redskins 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:11.
• WAS – Kirk Cousins 1–yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:45. Redskins 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:55.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

• WAS – Dustin Hopkins 33–yard field goal, 11:36. Redskins 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:58.
• NYG – Rueben Randle 40–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 10:10. Redskins 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:26.
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 21–yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 4:57. Redskins 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:23.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning – 26/51, 321 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
• WAS – Kirk Cousins – 20/29, 302 yards, TD

Top rushers

• NYG – Shane Vereen – 2 rushes, 15 yards
• WAS – Alfred Morris – 23 rushes, 78 yards

Top receivers

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 9 receptions, 142 yards, TD
• WAS – Jordan Reed – 8 receptions, 98 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Devon Kennard – 10 tackles, 5 assists
• WAS – Will Compton – 10 tackles, 6 assists

}}Odell Beckham Jr. made a tremendous catch during this game, as he made another one-handed catch for a touchdown. However, the catch was not enough, as the Giants trailed 20-0 and could not come back.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 5-6.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Thirteen: New York Jets at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=December 6

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Jets

|R1=3|R2=7|R3=0|R4=10|R5=3

|home=Giants

|H1=0|H2=20|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=80,898

|weather={{convert|51|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=John Hussey

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015120600/2015/REG13/jets@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56686/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 5:47. Jets 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:33.

Second quarter

• NYG – Dwayne Harris 80-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 14:39. Giants 7–3.
• NYG – Josh Brown 20-yard field goal, 8:58. Giants 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:58.
• NYJ – Bilal Powell 25-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 3:21. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:37.
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 72-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 2:13. Giants 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:08.
• NYG – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:30. Giants 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

• No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

• NYJ – Randy Bullock 24-yard field goal, 4:24. Giants 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
• NYJ – Brandon Marshall 9-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 0:27. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:13.

Overtime

• NYJ – Randy Bullock 31-yard field goal, 8:45. Jets 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:15.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 36/50, 390 yards, 2 TD
• NYG – Eli Manning – 18/34, 297 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

• NYJ – Chris Ivory – 10 rushes, 47 yards
• NYG – Orleans Darkwa – 8 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

• NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 12 receptions, 131 yards, TD
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• NYJ – David Harris – 9 tackles, 5 assists
• NYG – Landon Collins – 8 tackles, assist

}}The Giants would lead 20-10 in the fourth quarter. However, the Jets would march down the field to tie the game with 27 seconds remaining. Randy Bullock would give the Jets the lead in overtime after he converted a 31-yard field goal. The Giants would go down the field, but a critical drop by Odell Beckham Jr. would prove them costly. Josh Brown would miss a 48-yard field goal during overtime, giving the Jets the win. This game was the 5th this season that the Giants have lost when leading with 2 minutes or less in the 4th quarter, with 3 of them coming at home.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 5-7.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

|date={{tooltip|December 14|Monday}}

|time=8:30 p.m. EST

|road=Giants

|R1=3|R2=14|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Dolphins

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

|attendance=65,408

|weather={{convert|77|F|C}}, clear

|referee=Craig Wrolstad

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015121400/2015/REG14/giants@dolphins Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56710/MIA_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• NYG - Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 11:09. Giants 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:36.
• MIA - Lamar Miller 14-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 5:41. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:28.

Second quarter

• NYG - Rueben Randle 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 13:00. Giants 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:27.
• MIA - Lamar Miller 38-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 10:10. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:50.
• MIA - Andrew Franks 36-yard field goal, 1:52. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:05.
• NYG - Will Tye 5-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 0:44. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

• MIA - Kenny Stills 47-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 9:37. Dolphins 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:15.
• NYG - Odell Beckham Jr. 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 5:01. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:36.

Fourth quarter

• NYG - Odell Beckham Jr. 84-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 11:13. Giants 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:45.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning - 27/31, 337 yards, 4 TD
• MIA – Ryan Tannehill - 25/41, 236 yards, TD

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings - 22 carries, 81 yards
• MIA – Lamar Miller - 12 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. - 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
• MIA – Jarvis Landry - 11 receptions, 99 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Landon Collins - 8 tackles, 2 assists
• MIA – Reshad Jones - 10 tackles, assist

}}

It was the first Monday Night meeting between the Giants and the Dolphins.

The game was a shootout and Eli Manning was spectacular, completing 27 of 31 passes, 4 of them touchdowns in a 31-24 win.

This was Tom Coughlin's last win as the Giants head coach.

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=December 20

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Panthers

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=14|R4=3

|home=Giants

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=79,436

|weather={{convert|41|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Terry McAulay

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015122000/2015/REG15/panthers@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56718/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• CAR - Ted Ginn Jr. 3-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:33. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:46.
• NYG - Rueben Randle 27-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 1:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:09.

Second quarter

• CAR - Greg Olsen 37-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 2:14. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:16.
• CAR - Devin Funchess 14-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 0:15. Panthers 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:09.

Third quarter

• CAR - Corey Brown 20-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 10:03. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:43.
• CAR - Ted Ginn Jr. 14-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:32. Panthers 35–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:44.
• NYG - Will Tye 8-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 1:18. Panthers 35–14. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:14.

Fourth quarter

• NYG - Rashad Jennings 38-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 13:24. Panthers 35–21. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:17.
• NYG - Shane Vereen 8-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 5:27. Panthers 35–28. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:16.
• NYG - Odell Beckham Jr. 14-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 1:46. Tied 35–35. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:34.
• CAR - Graham Gano 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:46.

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Top passers

• CAR – Cam Newton - 25/45, 340 yards, 5 TD
• NYG – Eli Manning - 29/46, 245 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

• CAR – Cam Newton - 8 carries, 100 yards
• NYG – Rashad Jennings - 16 carries, 107 yards, TD

Top receivers

• CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. - 6 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
• NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. - 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• CAR – Luke Kuechly - 15 tackles, 5 assists
• NYG – Landon Collins - 10 tackles, 2 assists

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The Giants hosted the undefeated Panthers, which gained attention for the fight between Beckham and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman, which lasted for nearly the entire game. Beckham would draw three personal fouls for his involvement. The Giants managed to erase a 28-point deficit but failed to stop Cam Newton on the Panthers final drive, losing after a game-winning field goal.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

|date=December 27

|time=8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST

|road=Giants

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Vikings

|H1=3|H2=16|H3=13|H4=17

|stadium=TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

|attendance=52,455

|weather={{convert|13|F|C}}, partly cloudy

|referee=Tony Corrente

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015122706/2015/REG16/giants@vikings Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56734/MIN_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• MIN - Blair Walsh 32-yard field goal, 0:08. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:44.

Second quarter

• MIN - Kyle Rudolph 28-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick), 11:02. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:04.
• NYG - Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, 8:22. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:40.
• MIN - Harrison Smith 35-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick failed), 4:00. Vikings 16–3.
• MIN - Blair Walsh 52-yard field goal, 0:04. Vikings 19–3. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 1:01.

Third quarter

• MIN - Blair Walsh 22-yard field goal, 7:35. Vikings 22–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:06.
• MIN - Adrian Peterson 2-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 6:40. Vikings 29–3. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:42.
• MIN - Blair Walsh 53-yard field goal, 1:51. Vikings 32–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:27.
• NYG - Rueben Randle 72-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 1:02. Vikings 32–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

• MIN - Jerick McKinnon 7-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 13:31. Vikings 39–10. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:31.
• MIN - Blair Walsh 27-yard field goal, 9:34. Vikings 42–10. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:44.
• MIN - Jerick McKinnon 68-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 3:36. Vikings 49–10. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.
• NYG - Myles White 25-yard pass from Ryan Nassib (Josh Brown kick), 1:54. Vikings 49–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:42.

|stats=

Top passers

• NYG – Eli Manning - 15/29, 234 yards, TD, 3 INT
• MIN – Teddy Bridgewater - 15/25, 168 yards, TD

Top rushers

• NYG – Rashad Jennings - 14 carries, 74 yards
• MIN – Adrian Peterson - 22 carries, 104 yards, TD

Top receivers

• NYG – Rueben Randle - 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD
• MIN – Jarius Wright - 3 receptions, 57 yards

Top tacklers

• NYG – Jonathan Casillas - 10 tackles, 3 assists, 2 TFL
• MIN – Chad Greenway - 9 tackles, 3 assists

}}

The deflated Giants traveled to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. Already eliminated from the playoffs due to Washington beating Philadelphia the night before to secure the NFC East for the first time since 2012, they were without their star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as he was suspended for his actions in a Week 15 loss against Carolina. The Vikings stingy defense put pressure on Eli Manning all game, forcing Tom Coughlin to bench Manning after three interceptions. The Giants defense was not a factor as they failed to contain the Vikings rushing attack all game long. Linebacker JT Thomas was ejected from the game in the 4th quarter for throwing a punch.

The loss of Beckham was too steep to overcome and the Giants wound up losing 49-17, dropping to 6-9.

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|border=2}};text-align:center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary

|date=January 3, 2016

|time=1:00 p.m. EST

|road=Eagles

|R1=14|R2=7|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Giants

|H1=3|H2=17|H3=7|H4=3

|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=78,023

|weather={{convert|45|F|C}}, sunny

|referee=Gene Steratore

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

|reference=[http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016010308/2015/REG17/eagles@giants Recap], [http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/56755/NYG_Gamebook.pdf Gamebook]

|scoring=

First quarter

• PHI - DeMarco Murray 54-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 13:10. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:50.
• NYG - Josh Brown 22-yard field goal, 4:07. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:08.
• PHI - Darren Sproles 6-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:36. Eagles 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

• NYG - Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 13:48. Eagles 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:48.
• NYG - Will Tye 9-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 11:01. Eagles 14–13. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:13.
• PHI - Jordan Matthews 4-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Caleb Sturgis kick), 4:28. Eagles 21–13. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:23.
• NYG - Rashad Jennings 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 0:13. Eagles 21–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.

Third quarter

• NYG - Rueben Randle 45-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 9:11. Giants 27–21. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09.
• PHI - Walter Thurmond 83-yard defensive fumble return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:34. Eagles 28–27.

Fourth quarter

• PHI - Jordan Matthews 3-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Caleb Sturgis kick), 9:19. Eagles 35–27. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 6:12.
• NYG - Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 4:30. Eagles 35–30. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:49.

|stats=

Top passers

• PHI – Sam Bradford - 30/38, 320 yards, 2 TD, INT
• NYG – Eli Manning - 24/43, 302 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

• PHI – DeMarco Murray - 12 carries, 69 yards, TD
• NYG – Rashad Jennings - 27 carries, 170 yards, TD

Top receivers

• PHI – Zach Ertz - 9 receptions, 152 yards
• NYG – Rueben Randle - 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Top tacklers

• PHI – Mychal Kendricks - 9 tackles, 4 assists
• NYG – Jasper Brinkley - 9 tackles, assist, TFL

}}

With Odell Beckham Jr. back from his suspension, the Giants hosted the Eagles for the final game of both their seasons, which was also played on Eli Manning's 35th birthday. The Giants offense put up a fight, but a 3rd quarter fumble by Manning that was returned for a touchdown did the Giants in. The Giants attempted a comeback, but down 5 in the final minutes, Manning could not lead the Giants into the end zone. This loss dropped the Giants to 6-10 for the second straight season, and the game proved to be Tom Coughlin's final game coaching the Giants. Coughlin ended with just nine wins in 25 career games against the Eagles. This was the last time the Giants would score 30 points in a game until October 7, 2018.

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