This Week
The New England Patriots visit the New York Giants at Met Life Stadium on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
The Patriots (2011) The Giants (2011)
Overall 13-3 Overall 9-7
Road record 6-2 Home record 4-4
NFC East 3-1 AFC East 4-0
NFC Conf 3-1 AFC Conf 4-0
The Patriots are 1-2 and the Giants are 1-2 in the preseason.
The Line/Prediction
As of Tuesday the line on the game from Yahoo Sports has the Patriots at MINUS 2. The over under is 41.5.
My Prediction is Giants 27, Patriots, 21. Take the points (Giants) and take the over.
Tickets
The Giants are reporting the game as a sell out.
Tickets to the game, if available, can be purchased through Ticketmaster. You can check the availability here.
Getting to the Game
If you’re lucky enough to be going to the game in the Meadowland’s make sure you check out the links.
Here is the up to date weather forecast from the Weather Channel for Met Life Stadium.
Click for all the game day information including stadium directions and parking information, parking map and a Met Life Stadium seating chart.
Tailgating
Here’s a bunch of different tailgating recipes from Tailgating.com. There’s something there for everyone and every type of meal or snack. I’ve tried some of the recipes and they’re very good.
And with tailgating many people enjoy some adult beverages. With that in mind check out Drink Nation for how to make all sorts of great drinks. You can look things up by name, ingredient(s) or theme.
Whether it’s at the game, a bar or a friend’s house moderation is always the key to a great time. Please don’t drink and drive and designate a sober driver. Remember You Drink, You Drive, You Lose.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television
The Patriots Preseason Television Network is televising three of the Patriots four preseason games through out New England and Hawaii.
Longtime national play by play announcer Don Criqui and former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross will call the games.
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
- KFVE-TV Channel 5 in Honolulu HI
Check your local listings for your station.
DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket is not allowed to carry preseason games per the NFL Broadcast Rules.
Preseason television rights belong to the teams and not to the league, hence no DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket until Week 1 of the regular season.
Radio
The Patriots Radio Network broadcasts the game from flagship station WBZ-FM, 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston. Gil Santos handles the play-by-play; former Patriot Scott Zolak does the color. It all starts with Gary Tanguay and Andy Gresh with the pregame show at 4:30 p.m. along the network. The post game starts after the final gun and continues for three hours along the network.
The Patriots radio network call is available on Sirius Channel 92 and on SiriusXM Internet Channel 818.
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Last Week
The Patriots lost to the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay, 30-28. The Giants lost to the Bears, 20-17.
History
- This is the 22nd preseason meeting between the teams.
- The Giants lead the preseason series, 13-8.
- The Giants beat the Patriots 18-17 in Preseason Week 4 last year in Foxboro.
- The Giants beat the Patriots three times in 2011. Once in the preseason, once in the regular season and again in the Super Bowl.
- They also met three times in 2007 with the Patriots winning the preseason and regular season games only to lose in the Super Bowl.
- This is the 8th consecutive season that the teams have closed the preseason against each other (2005-12).
- The first football game played in Foxboro was a preseason game against the Giants.
Game Notes
Last season the teams met in Foxboro in Week 9 both came into the game with matching 5-2 records. The Giants finished out at 4-5 for a 9-7 final record and won the Super Bowl. The Patriots went 8-1 for a final record of 13-3 and didn’t lose again until Super Bowl XLVI.
Giants President and Chief Executive Officer John Mara is an alumnus of Boston College.
Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin was an assistant coach at Boston College from 1981-83. Coughlin was the wide receivers coach on the Giants‘ coaching staff while Bill Belichick was also on New York‘s staff (1988-90).
Chris Mara Vice President of Player Evaluation went to Springfield College to play football before transferring to Boston College.
Giants Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride is a native of New Haven, CT.
Giants WR Victor Cruz went to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA.
G Chris Snee was drafted out of Boston College in the 2nd round (34 overall) in the 2004 draft and has spent his whole career with the Giants.
Giants LB Mathias Kiwanuka went to Boston College and was drafted in the 1st round (32nd overall) in the 2006 draft.
Giants LB Zak DeOssie is a native of North Andover, MA and attended Phillips Academy in Andover before continuing on to Brown University. Zak is the son of Steve DeOssie, who finished his NFL playing career as a linebacker and long snapper with the Patriots in 1994 and 1995.
Giants T Will Beatty played football at the University of Connecticut from 2004-08.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spent 12 seasons on the Giants‘ coaching staff, and was the team‘s defensive coordinator for their victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV.
Patriots Defensive Line Coach Pepper Johnson was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft.
TE Jake Ballard played for the Giants from 2010-11 and was a key contributor on the 2011 Super Bowl team.
TE Visanthe Shiancoe was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2003 draft. Shiancoe played for the Giants from 2003-06 and played in every game during his tenure in New York.
S Derrick Martin was a key special teams contributor on the 2011 Super Bowl championship Giants team.
Last year the Giants had the 9th best scoring offense and the 25th best defense based on points allowed. The Patriots had the 3rd best offense and 15th best defense.
2011 Takeaway/Giveaway ratio: Patriots were PLUS 17 and the Giants were PLUS 7.
The Giants are the Patriots most frequent preseason opponent (22 games).
Next Week
The Patriots open the regular season on Sunday, September 9 when they visit the Tennessee Titans at LP Field in Nashville TN. Kick off is at 1 p.m. on CBS.
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