To commemorate their ninetieth anniversary, the Giants wore a special patch on their jerseys. In addition, the team wore white pants instead of gray for two home games versus the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 on Monday Night Football and two weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers.[1] With their loss to the 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—2004.
The Giants' 2014 season was plagued by a 7-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.
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.
Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week Five: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – Game summary
The Giants were dominated from start to finish as the Eagles routed them 27–0. It was only the second time this season that an NFL team failed to score in a game (the Jets were shut out 31–0 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 3–3.
Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
Week Seven: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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.
Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
3
13
21
3
40
Giants
0
3
7
14
24
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date: November 3
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), mostly clear
Game attendance: 77,975
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
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.
Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
Week Ten: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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 2nd quarter that would go down 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.
Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
NYG - J. Brown 33 yd. Field Goal, 3:26 (NYG 24-22)
JAX - J. Scobee 43 yd. Field Goal, 0:28 (JAX 25-24)
Top passers
NYG – E. Manning - 24/34, 247 Yds, TD, 2 FUM
JAX – B. Bortles - 21/35, 194 Yds, TD
Top rushers
NYG – R. Jennings - 26 Car, 91 Yds, 2 TD
JAX – B. Bortles - 5 Car, 68 Yds
Top receivers
NYG – O. Beckham Jr. - 7 Rec, 90 Yds
JAX – M. Lee - 6 Rec, 75 Yds, TD
Top tacklers
NYG – J. McClain - 6 Solo, 3 Ast, 1 Sack
JAX – J. Thomas - 6 Solo, 6 Ast
The Giants squandered a 21–0 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.
Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
TEN - M. Huff 23 yd interception return, 8:36 (NYG 30-7)
NYG - J. Brown 52 yd. Field Goal, 0:33 (NYG 33-7)
Fourth quarter
NYG - J. Brown 42 yd. Field Goal, 11:22 (NYG 36-7)
Top passers
NYG – E. Manning - 26/42, 260 Yds, TD, INT
TEN – Z. Mettenberger - 14/24, 125 Yds, INT
Top rushers
NYG – A. Williams - 24 Car, 131 Yds, TD
TEN – J. Locker - 2 Car, 28 Yds
Top receivers
NYG – O. Beckham Jr. - 11 Rec, 130 Yds, TD
TEN – D. Hagan - 6 Rec, 62 Yds
Top tacklers
NYG – J. McClain - 8 Solo, Sack
TEN – M. Griffin - 9 Solo, 1 Ast
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.
Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Fifteen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
NYG - O. Beckham Jr 9 yd. pass from E. Manning, 8:24 (NYG 10-0)
STL - G. Zuerlein 51 yd. Field Goal, 4:52 (NYG 10-3)
Second quarter
NYG - J. Brown 37 yd. Field Goal, 12:39 (NYG 13-3)
NYG - O. Darkwa 12 yd. run, 4:49 (NYG 20-3)
STL - T. Mason 10 yd. run, 2:18 (NYG 20-10)
STL - G. Zuerlein 20 yd. Field Goal, 0:00 (NYG 20-13)
Third quarter
NYG - R. Randle 7 yd. pass from E. Manning, 7:29 (NYG 27-13)
STL - L. Kendricks 23 yd. pass from S. Hill, 1:44 (NYG 27-20)
NYG - O. Beckham Jr. 80 yd pass from E. Manning, 0:45 (NYG 34-20)
Fourth quarter
NYG - J. Brown 52 yd. Field Goal, 8:29 (NYG 37-20)
STL - C. Givens 47 yd pass from S. Hill, 3:56 (NYG 37-27)
Top passers
NYG – E. Manning - 25/32, 391 Yds, 3 TD
STL – S. Hill - 24/32, 290 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
NYG – A. Williams - 26 Car, 110 Yds
STL – T. Mason - 13 Car, 76 Yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
NYG – O. Beckham Jr. - 8 Rec, 148 Yds, 2 TD
STL – K. Britt - 9 Rec, 103 Yds
Top tacklers
NYG – J. McClain - 6 Solo, 1 Ast
STL – T. McDonald - 9 Solo, 2 Ast, 1 Sack
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 benches-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.
Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
PHI - J. Matthews 44 yd. pass from M. Sanchez, 11:00 (7-7)
PHI - B. Celek 1 yd. pass from M. Sanchez, 6:12 (PHI 14-7)
NYG - J. Brown 38 yd. Field Goal, 2:11 (PHI 14-10)
Second quarter
NYG - J. Brown 20 yd. Field Goal, 7:26 (PHI 14-13)
NYG - J. Brown 36 yd. Field Goal, 2:02 (NYG 16-14)
PHI - C. Parkey 32 yd. Field Goal, 0:00 (PHI 17-16)
Third quarter
PHI - T. Burton 27 yd. Return of Blocked Punt, 12:21 (PHI 24-16)
NYG - J. Brown 53 yd. Field Goal, 4:24 (PHI 24-19)
Fourth quarter
PHI - C. Polk 1 yd. run, 13:08 (PHI 31-19)
NYG - O. Beckham 63 yd. pass from E. Manning, 11:47 (PHI 31-26)
PHI - C. Parkey 39 yd. Field Goal, 7:56 (PHI 34-26)
Top passers
PHI – M. Sanchez - 23/36, 292 Yds, 2 TD, INT
NYG – E. Manning - 28/53, 429 Yds, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHI – L. McCoy - 17 Car, 99 Yds
NYG – A. Williams - 15 Car, 43 Yds, TD
Top receivers
PHI – J. Matthews - 8 Rec, 105 Yds, TD
NYG – O. Beckham Jr. - 12 Rec, 185 Yds, TD
Top tacklers
PHI – M. Jenkins - 7 Solo, Ast
NYG – M. Harris - 10 Solo
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.
^ abcThe NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
^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.