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New York Giants: 3 Vital statistics for 2019 season

By Russell S. Baxter

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Pat Shurmur of the New York Giants and wide receiver Sterling Shepard #87 of the New York Giants are seen prior to taking on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Pat Shurmur of the New York Giants and wide receiver Sterling Shepard #87 of the New York Giants are seen prior to taking on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 25, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – AUGUST 22: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants gives instructions to his team against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – AUGUST 22: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants gives instructions to his team against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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It’s been a long and strange ride the last decade or so for Big Blue. For many years, the New York Giants always seemed to be in postseason contention. The club won a pair of Super Bowl titles in both 2007 and 2011, both times knocking off the reigning dynasty from Foxborough in the process.

That latter edition of the Giants was indeed a mystery. Under Tom Coughlin, the Giants finished 9-7 and allowed more points than they scored that year. The club endured a four-game midseason losing streak but got hot when it counted most. New York won the NFC East with a 9-7 and in the postseason, knocked off the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots on the way to hoisting the Lombardi Trophy following a 21-17 win in Super Bowl XLVI.

After a few lean years and the eventual firing of Coughlin, new head coach Ben McAdoo was at the controls of a club that finished 11-5 and captured a wild card berth in 2016. But all came fall crashing apart falling apart at Lambeau Field in the first round of the playoffs as Big Blue was smoked by Aaron Rodgers and company.

The team has been on a downward spiral since. The Giants have won a total of eight games the past two seasons and set a dubious franchise record with 13 losses in 2017. The club is a combined 5-19 vs. conference opponents and own only two divisional wins over that span, both over the Redskins.

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So is this a better football team in 2019? Will the Giants make a move out of the NFC basement this season? Can some of their young players and rookies step to the forefront sooner than later? It will be interesting to watch if they can challenge both the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, two teams they have failed to defeat the past two seasons.

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