2004 New York Giants season

2004 New York Giants season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Owner	Wellington Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2004 NFL season was the 80th season for the New York Giants. After starting the season 5–2 the Giants lost 8 games in a row before winning the final game of the season to finish 6–10 and 2nd place in the NFC East.

Off-season

Former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin was hired to replace Jim Fassel, who was fired following the conclusion of the 2003 season. Departures: Kerry Collins, Brian Mitchell, Kenny Holmes, Brandon Short, Cornelius Griffin, Keith Hamilton, Michael Barrow, Matt Bryant.

NFL draft

Main article: Manning-Rivers trade

Due to their poor record from the previous season, the Giants were guaranteed one of the first four picks in the draft. Since they finished with the same record as the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Arizona Cardinals, tiebreakers would determine who received which pick and the Giants were given the fourth pick. That year, Ole Miss quarterback and Heisman trophy finalist Eli Manning was slated to be the #1 pick. That pick was in the possession of the Chargers, whom Manning was refusing to play for. Although forecasts saw the Giants picking either Robert Gallery, an offensive lineman from Iowa who went to the Raiders with the second pick, or Ben Roethlisberger, a quarterback from Miami of Ohio who went later in the draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team was looking to trade with the Chargers to acquire the pick. Instead, on draft day, a scenario was initiated where the Chargers drafted Manning, the Giants drafted North Carolina State's quarterback Philip Rivers, and the picks were swapped for each other.

The Giants also selected former Boston College offensive guard Chris Snee, Auburn linebacker Reggie Torbor, and strong safety Gibril Wilson.

Main article: 2004 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2004 New York Giants draft
1	4	Philip Rivers *	QB	NC State	Traded to SD
2	34	Chris Snee	OG	Boston College
4	97	Reggie Torbor	DE	Auburn
5	136	Gibril Wilson	S	Tennessee
6	168	Jamaar Taylor	WR	Texas A&M
7	203	Drew Strojny	OT	Duke
7	253	Isaac Hilton	DL	Hampton
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Regular season

Although the Giants had traded for Eli Manning, the season began with veteran quarterback and former league MVP Kurt Warner as the starter. After a season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Warner and the Giants enjoyed surprising success, starting a four-game winning streak that included road victories over the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Following a Halloween rout of the Minnesota Vikings, 34–14, the Giants were 5–2, trailing the then-undefeated Philadelphia Eagles by just two games.

The high-water mark of the Giants season came on November 7, when the Giants led the Bears 14–0 at the end of the first quarter. Over the rest of the game, though, the Giants turned the ball over five times, allowed the Bears to score 28 unanswered points (20 in the second quarter) and lost by a score of 28–21. After another loss, this time on the road against the Arizona Cardinals, Giants coach Tom Coughlin decided to replace Warner with Manning. The decision did not show immediate success, as the Giants turned the ball over ten times in the next four games, scoring a total of 37 points.

Close losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Bengals followed, dropping the Giants to 5–10. The season did end with a slight possibility of succeeding, as the Giants rallied from a 16–7 fourth quarter deficit to end the season with a 28–24 victory over the rival Dallas Cowboys. Manning threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, and Tiki Barber scored the game winner.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 2004	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–17	67,532
2	September 19, 2004	Washington Redskins	W 20–14	78,767
3	September 26, 2004	Cleveland Browns	W 27–10	78,521
4	October 3, 2004	at Green Bay Packers	W 14–7	70,623
5	October 10, 2004	at Dallas Cowboys	W 26–10	64,018
6	Bye
7	October 24, 2004	Detroit Lions	L 28–13	78,841
8	October 31, 2004	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–13	64,012
9	November 7, 2004	Chicago Bears	L 28–21	78,786
10	November 14, 2004	at Arizona Cardinals	L 17–14	42,297
11	November 21, 2004	Atlanta Falcons	L 14–10	78,793
12	November 28, 2004	Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–6	78,830
13	December 5, 2004	at Washington Redskins	L 31–7	87,872
14	December 12, 2004	at Baltimore Ravens	L 37–14	69,856
15	December 18, 2004	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 33–30	78,836
16	December 26, 2004	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–22	64,606
17	January 2, 2005	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–24	78,500

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	3	0	7	17
• Eagles	14	10	7	0	31

Date: September 12
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Game start: 4:15 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 67,532
Game weather: 78°F; wind 8
Referee: Johnny Grier
Television network: Fox

Scoring summary

Q1	8:17	NYG	Dayne 3 yard rush (Christie kick)	NYG 7-0

Q1	6:18	PHI	Owens 20 yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)	Tie 7-7

Q1	2:17	PHI	Owens 3 yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)	PHI 14-7

Q2	6:15	PHI	Smith 14 yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)	PHI 21-7

Q2	2:14	PHI	Akers 45 yard field goal	PHI 24-7

Q2	1:14	NYG	Christie 53 yard field goal	PHI 24-10

Q3	5:22	PHI	Owens 12 yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)	PHI 31-10

Q4	2:25	NYG	Barber 72 yard rush (Christie kick)	PHI 31-17

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	0	0	7	14
• Giants	0	20	0	0	20

Date: September 19
Location: Giants Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 78,767
Game weather: 62°F; wind 16
Referee: Tom White
Television network: Fox

Scoring summary

Q1	7:24	WSH	Cooley 7 yard pass from Brunell (Hall kick)	WSH 7–0

Q2	12:53	NYG	Carter 38 yard pass from Warner (Christie kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	6:21	NYG	Green 16 yard fumble return (Christie kick)	NYG 14–7

Q2	4:34	NYG	Christie 38 yard field goal	NYG 17–7

Q2	:37	NYG	Christie 22 yard field goal	NYG 20–7

Q4	12:01	WSH	Portis 13 yard pass from Ramsey (Hall kick)	NYG 20–14

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	13	3	0	.813	6–0	11–1	386	260	L2
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	303	347	W1
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	293	405	L1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	240	265	W1

Notes and references

↑ 2004 NFL Draft Results – Round 1
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Dec-27.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-12.

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

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History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

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Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

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Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

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2004 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
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