The 2014 season was the New York Giants' 90th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth playing home games at MetLife Stadium and their 11th under head coach Tom Coughlin. The team failed to improve on their 7âÂÂ9 record from 2013, finishing 6âÂÂ10 (their first double-digit loss total since 2004).
To commemorate their 90th anniversary, the Giants wore a special patch on their jerseys. In addition, the team wore white pants instead of gray for two home games against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 on Monday Night Football and two weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers. With their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 30, 2014, the Giants sealed their second consecutive losing season and suffered back to back losing seasons for the first time since 2003 and 2004 seasons.
The Giants had a seven-game losing streak in the middle of the season, their longest since 2004, and a league-leading 22 players on the injured reserve list, including star wide receiver Victor Cruz, by the end of the season.
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The Lions routed the Giants 35-14. With the loss, the Giants opened the season with an 0-1 record.
This would be the Giants largest margin of victory since their 42-7 win over the Eagles in 2012. It was also head coach Tom Coughlin's 100th win as coach of the Giants.
Rookie Odell Beckham Jr. would record his 1st NFL touchdown in this game.
The Giants were dominated from start to finish as the Eagles routed them 27âÂÂ0. It was only the second time this season that an NFL team failed to score in a game (the Jets were shut out 31âÂÂ0 in Week 5 against the Chargers). The loss (their fourth shutout loss in last three seasons) snapped the Giants' 3 game winning streak as their overall record fell to 3âÂÂ3.
Larry Donnell lost 2 fumbles in the fourth quarter, and the defense wasn't able to stop Tony Romo and the Cowboys offense who scored on three of their first four possessions in the second half.
On the night the Giants added Michael Strahan to the Ring of Honor, they got blown out by the Colts. They fell to 3-5 and lost their third game in a row.
The Seahawks outscored the Giants 21-0 in the fourth quarter. The 3-6 Giants playoff hopes were now in jeopardy.
The Giants had many opportunities to win this game handily, but couldn't move past Eli Manning's career-worst 5 interceptions.
This was the first Sunday Night Football game held in MetLife Stadium following a one-season absence.
With the loss, the Giants fell to 3-8, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after the Lions defeated the Bears on Thanksgiving four days later. This game, however, is best known for an acrobatic one-handed catch by Odell Beckham Jr. early in the second quarter that is widely regarded as one of the greatest catches in NFL history. A penalty marker flew as he made the catch for pass interference on Brandon Carr, who had been covering Beckham on that play. The catch was also the Giants' 3,000th touchdown in franchise history, including postseason play.
The Giants squandered a 21âÂÂ0 lead they had midway through the second quarter and went on to lose 25-24 to fall to 3-9, matching their loss total from 2013.
With the blowout victory over a woeful Titans team, the Giants improved to 4-9 and snapped a 7-game losing streak. The Giants beat the Titans for the first time since they moved to Tennessee.
Odell Beckham Jr. scored 3 touchdowns in the win. The Giants improved to 5-9, and swept the Redskins for the second year in a row.
In this game, Odell Beckham Jr. broke Giants' franchise records for most receptions by a rookie and most receiving yards by a rookie, previously set by Jeremy Shockey in 2002. Beckham also topped 1,000 yards receiving for the season. In both cases, this was achieved despite Beckham missing the first four games of the season. This game was also infamous for a bench-clearing brawl in the second quarter.
Because the Rams moved to Los Angeles in 2016, this is the last time the Giants played in St. Louis.
With the loss, the Giants finished the season 6-10 and were swept by the Eagles for the first time since 2010. Also, their record against the Eagles fell to 3-11 dating back to 2008.