This Week
The New England Patriots host the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The Patriots are 2-1 in the preseason. The Giants are 1-2 in the preseason.
Here are the rosters for the Patriots and the Giants.
This is the final preseason game for each team.
The Line/Prediction
As of Tuesday, the line on the game from Yahoo! Sports is Patriots minus 7½. The over under is 40.
My Prediction is Patriots 24, Giants, 10. Give the points (Patriots) and take the under.
Tickets
The Patriots are reporting the game as a sell out. It is the 183rd consecutive sellout dating back to the 1994 season opener. The record includes preseason, regular season and playoff games.
Tickets to the game, if available, can be purchased through Ticketmaster. You can check the availability here.
After market tickets are available through the Official Patriots Ticket Exchange where season ticket holders can sell their unused seats to fans on the season ticket waiting list.
Getting to the Game
If you’re lucky enough to be going to the game in Foxboro make sure you check out the links.
Here is the up to date weather forecast from the Weather Channel for Foxboro MA.
Click for all the game day information including stadium directions, parking information and map and a Gillette Stadium seating chart.
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
The Patriots Preseason Television Network is televising the game through out New England and parts of Canada.
Longtime national play by play announcer Don Criqui and former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross will call the game with help from WBZ sports anchor Steve Burton and former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak on the sidelines.
Stations in the Patriots Preseason TV Network include:
- WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston MA
- WNAC-TV Channel 64 in Providence RI
- WMUR-TV Channel 9 in Manchester NH
- WMTW-TV Channel 8 in Portland ME
- WCTX-TV Channel 9 in Hartford/New Haven CT
- WWLP-TV Channel 22 in Springfield MA
- WVII-TV Channel 7 or WFVX-TV Channel 22 in Bangor ME
- WVNY-TV Channel 22 in Burlington VT
- Canadian Maritimes on Rogers Sports Net
In the New York TV Market Bob Papa calls the play by play while Carl Banks provides color analysis in a radio simulcast. You can see the game on:
- WNBC-TV 4 in New York NY
- WTIC-TV 61 in Hartford CT
- WNYT-TV 13 in Albany NY
- WICZ-TV 40 in Binghampton NY
- WSTM-TV 3 in Syracuse NY
Check your local listings for your station.
There is NO DirecTV designation.
Radio
The Patriots Radio Network broadcasts the game from flagship station WBZ-FM 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston MA. Gil Santos handles the play by play while former Patriot Gino Cappelletti does the color commentary.
All NFL Games are also available on Sirius Satellite Radio. XM Satellite Radio also carries all the NFL games under a special additional package. They usually only carry the home team feed. SiriusXM is also carrying the games online.
The Patriots radio network call is available on Sirius Channel 149, XM Channel 229 and SiriusXM Internet Channel 863
The Giants Radio network has Bob Papa calling play by play and former Giant Carl Banks provides the color via their flagship station WFAN. Their call is available on SiriusXM Internet Channel 877.
Last Week
The Patriots lost to the Lions on the road 34-10; while the Giants lost to the Jets, 17-3 at home.
Next Week
The Patriots open the regular season on Monday September 12 in Miami against the Dolphins. Kick off is at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
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