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The 2020 season is the New York Giants' 96th in the National Football League and their first under head coach Joe Judge. For the first time since 2003, Eli Manning will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 22.[1][2][3]

2020 New York Giants season
OwnerJohn Mara
Steve Tisch
General managerDave Gettleman
Head coachJoe Judge
Home fieldMetLife Stadium
Results
Record1–6
Division place4th NFC East
Uniform

The Giants will look to improve on their 4–12 record from the previous season and make the playoffs for the first time since 2016, as well as win the NFC East for the first time since their 2011 Super Bowl-winning season.

On July 20, 2020 the Giants confirmed that their home games would take place behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[4]

The Giants got out to an 0–5 start for the second time in four years, before getting their first win of the season in week 6 against the Washington Football Team.

Offseason

Signings

Position Player Age 2019 team Contract
CB James Bradberry 26 Carolina Panthers 3 years, $43.5 million
ILB Blake Martinez 26 Green Bay Packers 3 years, $30.75 million
TE Levine Toilolo 28 San Francisco 49ers 2 years, $6.2 million
OLB Kyler Fackrell 28 Green Bay Packers 1 year, $4.6 million
OT Cameron Fleming 27 Dallas Cowboys 1 year, $3.438 million
SS Nate Ebner 30 New England Patriots 1 year, $2 million
QB Colt McCoy 33 Washington Redskins 1 year, $2.25 million
RB Dion Lewis 29 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $1.55 million
DB Dravon Askew-Henry 24 New York Guardians 2 years, $1.39 million
DT Austin Johnson 25 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $1.5 million
TE Eric Tomlinson 27 Oakland Raiders 1 year, $1.02 million
LS Casey Kreiter 29 Denver Broncos 1 year, $1.048 million
CB Logan Ryan 29 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $7.5 million

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 New York Giants Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 4 Andrew Thomas OT Georgia
2 36 Xavier McKinney S Alabama
3 99 Matt Peart OT UConn Compensatory pick
4 110 Darnay Holmes CB UCLA
5 150 Shane Lemieux G Oregon
6 183 Cam Brown LB Penn State
7 218 Carter Coughlin LB Minnesota
238 T. J. Brunson LB South Carolina from New Orleans
247 Chris Williamson CB Minnesota Compensatory pick
255 Tae Crowder LB Georgia Compensatory pick

Pre-draft trades

  • On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft.[5]
  • On October 29, 2019, the Giants traded their third-round pick in the 2020 draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end Leonard Williams.[6]

Undrafted free agents

Player Position College
Christian Angulo CB Hampton
Oluwole Betiku DE Illinois
Case Cookus QB Northern Arizona
Derrick Dillon WR LSU
Malcolm Elmore CB Central Methodist
Tyler Haycraft OT Louisville
Rysen John WR/TE Simon Fraser
Niko Lalos DE Dartmouth
JaQuarius Landrews S Mississippi State
Javon Leake RB Maryland
Dana Levine OLB Temple
Austin Mack WR Ohio State
Kyle Markway TE South Carolina
Kyle Murphy OT Rhode Island
Dominique Ross OLB North Carolina
Binjimen Victor WR Ohio State

Staff

New York Giants staff
Front office
  • President/CEO – John Mara
  • Chairman/executive vice president – Steve Tisch
  • Senior vice president & general manager – Joe Schoen
  • Assistant general manager – Brandon Brown
  • Senior vice president of football operations & strategy – Kevin Abrams
  • Senior personnel consultant – Chris Mara
  • Director of player personnel – Tim McDonnell
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Dennis Hickey
  • Director of pro scouting – Chris Rosetti
  • Director of football operations – Ed Triggs
  • Director of coaching operations – Laura Young
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Quarterbacks/passing game coordinator – Shea Tierney
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Christian Jones
  • Running backs – Joel Thomas
  • Wide receivers – Mike Groh
  • Tight ends – Tim Kelly
  • Offensive line – Carmen Bricillo
  • Assistant offensive line – James Ferentz
  • Offensive assistant/game manager – Cade Knox
  • Offensive assistant – Christian Daboll
  • Offensive assistant – Angela Baker
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Shane Bowen
  • Defensive line – Andre Patterson
  • Assistant defensive line – Bryan Cox
  • Outside linebackers – Charlie Bullen
  • Inside linebackers – John Egorugwu
  • Defensive backs/passing game coordinator – Jerome Henderson
  • Safeties – Michael Treier
  • Assistant secondary coach – Mike Adams
  • Defensive assistant – Ben Burress
  • Defensive assistant – Zak Kuhr
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Michael Ghobrial
  • Assistant special teams – Stephen Thomas
Strength and performance
  • Executive director of player performance – Aaron Wellman
  • Director of strength and conditioning – Frank Piraino
  • Assistant director of strength and conditioning – Drew Wilson
  • Performance manager/assistant strength and performance – Sam Coad

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Current roster

New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated June 19, 2024

90 active (+1 exempt), 1 inactive

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Giants' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Week Date Opponent Venue Result
1 August 13 at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2 August 22 at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium
3 August 29 Green Bay Packers MetLife Stadium
4 September 3 New England Patriots MetLife Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The Giants' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 14 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–26 0–1 MetLife Stadium ESPN Recap
2 September 20 1:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears L 13–17 0–2 Soldier Field CBS Recap
3 September 27 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers L 9–36 0–3 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 4 4:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams L 9–17 0–4 SoFi Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 11 4:25 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys L 34–37 0–5 AT&T Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 18 1:00 p.m. Washington Football Team W 20–19 1–5 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
7 October 22 8:20 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–22 1–6 Lincoln Financial Field Fox/NFLN/
Amazon Prime 		Recap
8 November 2 8:15 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers MetLife Stadium ESPN
9 November 8 1:00 p.m. at Washington Football Team FedExField Fox
10 November 15 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles MetLife Stadium Fox
11 Bye
12 November 29 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium Fox
13 December 6 4:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Fox
14 December 13 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals MetLife Stadium Fox
15 December 20 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns MetLife Stadium CBS
16 December 27 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Fox
17 January 3 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys MetLife Stadium Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 9–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 13 01026
Giants 3 7 0616

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

The Giants suffered their 4th consecutive loss in a season opener.

Week 2: at Chicago Bears

Week Two: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 31013
Bears 10 7 0017

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

An attempted comeback fell short for the Giants who fell to 0–2 for the 4th consecutive year. During the game, running back Saquon Barkley and wide receiver Sterling Shepherd were also knocked out the game with knee and toe injuries respectfully. Barkley tore his ACL and will miss the rest of the season.[8][9]

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 6 10 71336
Giants 0 6 309

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the loss, the Giants fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2017.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Four: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 6 039
Rams 7 3 0717

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

With this loss, the Giants fell to 0-4 for the first time since 2017.

Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Five: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 14 6 31134
Cowboys 3 21 7637

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The Giants blew a 14-point lead in the second quarter. They would briefly regain the lead at 8:46 left in the final quarter. Daniel Jones' fumbling woes continued after he was sacked and Cowboys' Anthony Brown returned that same fumble for a touchdown. The Cowboys kicked a game-winning field goal to drop the still-winless Giants to 0–5.

Week 6: vs. Washington Football Team

Week Six: Washington Football Team at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Washington 0 10 0919
Giants 10 3 0720

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the victory, Joe Judge got his first win as a head coach, snapping the Giants losing streak.

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Seven: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 7721
Eagles 7 3 01222

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

After a slow start in the first half, the Giants gained momentum to take a 21-10 fourth-quarter lead. However, several mishaps would ensue for New York, including late penalties and a critical drop by Evan Engram in the 4th quarter at the Eagles 25 yard line. Philadelphia capitalized on the momentum swing and scored two unanswered touchdowns for a 22-21 lead with 40 seconds left in regulation. With one last chance to drive for a potential game-winning field goal, Daniel Jones was strip-sacked by Brandon Graham on second down. The Eagles recovered the loose ball, sealing New York's fate. The heartbreaking loss dropped the Giants to 1-6 on the season and extended their losing streak against the Eagles to eight games dating back to Week 9 of the 2016 season.

Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Eight: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Giants 0 0 000

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Standings

Division

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Washington Football Team 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 335 329 W1
New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 280 357 W1
Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 395 473 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 4 11 1 .281 2–4 4–8 334 418 L3

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Green Bay Packers North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .428 .387 W6
2[a] New Orleans Saints South 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 .459 .406 W2
3[a] Seattle Seahawks West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .447 .404 W4
4 Washington Football Team East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .459 .388 W1
Wild cards
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .488 .392 W4
6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 9–3 .494 .484 W1
7[b] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .488 .336 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b] Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 2–4 6–6 .475 .441 L2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .504 .366 W1
10[c] San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 3–3 4–8 .549 .448 L1
11[c][d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 4–2 5–7 .502 .427 W1
12[d] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .471 .333 L1
13[e] Carolina Panthers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .531 .388 L1
14[e] Detroit Lions North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .508 .350 L4
15 Philadelphia Eagles East 4 11 1 .281 2–4 4–8 .537 .469 L3
16 Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .551 .391 L5
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).
  3. ^ a b San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. ^ a b NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.
  5. ^ a b Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ Eisen, Michael (January 22, 2020). "Eli Manning announces retirement". Giants.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (January 22, 2020). "End of an era: Eli Manning retiring after 16 seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Freiman, Jordan (January 22, 2020). "Eli Manning, Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl-winner, retiring after 16 seasons". cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Giants, Jets to play without fans at MetLife Stadium in 2020". www.nfl.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Giants trade CB Apple to Saints for draft picks". ESPN.com. October 23, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 29, 2019). "New York Giants acquire DL Leonard Williams for two draft picks". Giants.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Giants vs. Bears score: Live updates, game stats, highlights, TV channel, streaming info for Week 2 matchup". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. ^ Florio, Mike (September 20, 2020). "Giants fear torn ACL for Saquon Barkley". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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