SERIES HISTORY
The final quarter of the season begins with another visit from Arizona Cardinals (6-6), who will meet the New York Giants (5-7) at MetLife Stadium for the second year in a row.
Despite losing the past three meetings, the Giants still hold a commanding 80-45-2 lead in the all-time series. The Giants' most recent victory over Arizona came in the 2011 championship season when Hakeem Nicks caught a 29-yard pass from Eli Manning for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:39 left in the game. The Giants trailed by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter but came away with a 31-27 victory at University of Phoenix Stadium, where they won the Super Bowl four years prior. From 1970-2002, the Giants and Cardinals were both members of the NFC East.
LAST TIME OUT
With Colt McCoy starting in place of the injured Daniel Jones, the Giants defeated the Seahawks 17-12 for their fourth straight victory and their first in Seattle since 2010. At 5-7, they are tied with the Washington Football Team atop the NFC East standings but hold the tiebreaker after sweeping their season series.
Arizona, meanwhile, fell to .500 with a 38-28 loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams. The Cardinals have lost their past three games and four of five since their 5-2 start to the season.
INJURY REPORT
The New York Giants listed quarterback Daniel Jones as questionable for Sunday.
The second-year pro continues to deal with a hamstring injury, which he suffered in Week 12 before it kept him out of last week's victory in Seattle. Veteran backup Colt McCoy stepped in both times as the team's winning streak grew to four games. Jones was limited in practice early in the week but was a full participant on Friday.
Below is a look at the final injury report for Giants vs. Cardinals:
New York Giants
- Questionable: QB Daniel Jones (hamstring), LB Blake Martinez (back), DB Darnay Holmes (knee), OT Matt Peart (ankle)
- Out: DB Madre Harper (knee)
Arizona Cardinals
- Questionable: OL Kevin Beachum (back), LB DeVondre Campbell (ankle), RB Kenyan Drake (hip), K Zane Gonzalez (back), WR DeAndre Hopkins (neck/back), LB Isaiah Simmons (neck/back)
- Out: CB Jonathan Joseph (neck), S Jalen Thompson (ankle)
HEISMAN POSE
If Jones plays, Sunday will be a matchup of the first two quarterbacks selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Kyler Murray was the No. 1 overall pick after winning the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma; Jones was picked sixth overall by the Giants.
Jones averages 6.82 yards per rush, the highest average among quarterbacks since 2019 (minimum 100 attempts). Murray is third (6.20), and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson is second (6.42). They have also posted impressive numbers with their arms:
DEFENDING DEANDRE
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had eight catches for 52 yards and touchdown last week. He is the only player with at least 85 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past four seasons. However, he has been dealing with neck and back issues this week.
WAYNE TRAIN
The Giants have exceeded 100 rushing yards in seven consecutive games, their longest streak since they hit the century mark in nine consecutive games in 2010. Wayne Gallman has 229 rushing yards in his last two games. He had 286 in all the last two seasons combined.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK & MAN OF THE YEAR
Leonard Williams led the rush with 2.5 sacks vs. Seattle. That increased his season total to a career-high 8.5. His previous best was 7.0 sacks as a second-year pro with the Jets in 2016. For his performance, he was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Williams is the second Giant to win a Player of the Week award this season; kicker Graham Gano won special teams honors in Week 9. Williams is the first Giants defensive lineman to be named Player of the Week since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2016.
Meanwhile, defensive co-captain Dalvin Tomlinson was named the Giants' nominee for the 2020 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Presented by Nationwide, the Man of the Year Award is named for former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who died in 1999. The award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field as well as excellence on the field.
Each of the 32 teams has a Man of the Year who is eligible to win the league award. Last year, defensive end Calais Campbell, then with Jacksonville, received the award. In 2016, Giants quarterback Eli Manning was named a co-winner – with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald - of the Man of the Year Award. Manning is the only Giants player to receive the award in its 50-year history. The Giants' nominee last year was tackle Nate Solder. All 2020 nominees will wear a Man of the Year helmet decal beginning Week 14 and continuing through the end of the season in recognition of their accomplishments on and off the field.
THE GREEN DOT
If Blake Martinez (back) cannot suit up on Sunday, safety Logan Ryan would assume the "green dot" on his helmet. That means he would be designated to receive the coach-to-player communication and thus relay the plays in the huddle. Martinez usually quarterbacks the defense, but he said there is no one he would rather have doing it than Ryan if can't play. Ryan currently leads all NFC free safeties in Pro Bowl voting by fans.
GIANTS REMEMBER RAY PERKINS
Ray Perkins, whose tenure as head coach marked the beginning of a Giants revival after a bleak period in franchise history, passed away in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this week, three days after his 79th birthday.
Perkins coached the Giants from 1979-82 and compiled a 23-34 regular-season record. In 1981, he led the team to its first postseason berth since 1963. That Giants team upset defending NFC champion Philadelphia in the NFC Wild Card Game before losing in the divisional round to a San Francisco 49ers team that went on to win Super Bowl XVI.
The Giants were 74-134-4 in the 15 seasons before Perkins, then the offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, was brought in to lead a franchise overhaul. Perkins instilled discipline, worked with general manager George Young to upgrade the roster and brought two of the most successful coaches in NFL history to the Giants.
"Ray was George Young's first hire as general manager in 1979," said John Mara, the Giants' president and chief executive officer. "I remember George saying, 'He will make it very uncomfortable for our players to lose.' Ray did a good job for us and got us into the playoffs in 1981 for the first time in many years. During the 1982 season, which was shortened due to a players strike, he announced he was leaving at the end of the year to go to Alabama, which he described as his dream job. He left behind a team that had Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms and Harry Carson, among others and this was the nucleus of the group that would go on to great success in the 1980's and win two Super Bowls. I always wondered whether he later regretted that decision. But he certainly left our team in much better shape than he found it in, including having Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick on his staff."
MY CAUSE, MY CLEATS
This week, the Giants are celebrating "My Cause My Cleats" as players will wear customized cleats reflecting their commitment to charitable causes.
The charitable organizations players selected represent a variety of different causes that they are personally connected to, including: medical research, social justice, ending domestic violence, and supporting our neighbors in need during their most difficult times.
This week, the Giants are celebrating "My Cause My Cleats" as players will wear customized cleats reflecting their commitment to charitable causes.
The charitable organizations players selected represent a variety of different causes that they are personally connected to, including: medical research, social justice, ending domestic violence, and supporting our neighbors in need during their most difficult times.
Kyler Fackrell (51), Wayne Gallman (22), Blake Martinez (54), CJ Board (18), Sterling Shepard (87), Tae Crowder (48),
DL Dalvin Tomlinson - Kate's Club
Dalvin Tomlinson, who lost both of his parents at a young age, will be representing Kate's Club, a non-profit organization in Atlanta that empowers children and young adults who are grieving the loss of a parent or sibling.
WR Sterling Shepard - AHA & Alzheimer's
Sterling Shepard is honoring his father who passed away from a heart attack when he was 6 years old by representing the American Heart Association and his grandmother who passed away from Alzheimer's by representing the Alzheimer's Foundation.
LB Blake Martinez - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Blake Martinez is honoring his childhood friend, Richard Blau, who passed away at 14 years old from osteosarcoma, by representing St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude's strives to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
DB Logan Ryan - Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation
Logan Ryan and his family started the Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation in 2017 to support animal welfare. Through partnerships with organizations around the country, RARF promotes adoption, offers grants and provides educational opportunities to better the lives of animals.
G Kevin Zeitler - My Sisters' Place
Kevin Zeitler is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting My Sisters' Place, a non-profit that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy and community education throughout the Northeast.
CB James Bradberry - Covenant House NJ & Arthritis Fdtn.
James Bradberry will be honoring his grandmother who suffers from Arthritis by representing the Arthritis Foundation. He will also be representing his Team of Teams group which is supporting Covenant House New Jersey, a comprehensive residential care and related services to help New Jersey's youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking.
OT Andrew Thomas - Eva's Village
Andrew Thomas is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting Eva's Village. Since 1982, Eva's has been a community pillar that provides care and support to individuals struggling with food and housing insecurity, underlying substance use, mental and physical health disorders, and lack of job readiness or access to employment.
DL Leonard Williams - NYC Police Foundation
Leonard Williams is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The New York City Police Foundation which works to improve the quality of police services in New York City. Their goal is to raise funds for NYPD public safety programs and provide resources to innovate and strengthen police services.
RB Wayne Gallman - Single Parent Foundation
Wayne Gallman, who was raised by a single mother, is supporting The Single Parents Foundation. This organizations works to create a friendly, positive, productive and supportive environment, where single parents can receive the help they need to enable themselves function fully in society and support their children and young adults to achieve their potentials in life.
OT Cameron Fleming - American GI Forum - National Veterans Outreach Program
Cameron Fleming will be representing the organization his Mother works for, The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, INC. This organization was created to provide hands on services to veterans at the local level by advocating for improved veteran care and transitioning service members to civilian life.
DL RJ McIntosh - Covenant House NJ
RJ McIntosh is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting Covenant House New Jersey, a non-profit that provides comprehensive residential care and related services to help New Jersey's youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking.
TE Evan Engram - Special Olympics of New Jersey & Eva's Village
Evan Engram is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting Eva's Village. Since 1982, Eva's it has been a community pillar that provides care and support to individuals struggling with food and housing insecurity, underlying substance use, mental and physical health disorders, and lack of job readiness or access to employment. Engram will also be representing Special Olympics of New Jersey which provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
LB Lorenzo Carter - United Way of NYC & ATL
Lorenzo Carter is member of the Team of Teams group supporting United Way, a non-profit that focuses on education, financial stability and health to help create strong communities.
TE Levine Toilolo - National Breast Cancer Foundation & RISE
Levine Toilolo will be honoring his mother, who just finished her final radiation treatment for breast cancer, by representing the National Breast Cancer Foundation. This non-profit, promotes breast cancer awareness and education, provides free screening services, and supports breast cancer patients and survivors. Toilolo will also be representing his Team of Teams partner organization RISE, a national non-profit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.
LB David Mayo - Pat Tillman Foundation
David Mayo is honoring his brothers that serve in our military by representing the Pat Tillman Foundation, a non-profit that unites and empowers military service members, veterans and spouses by creating the next generation of public and private sector leaders who are committed to service beyond self.
CB Darnay Holmes - Pasadena Giants & My Brother's Keeper
Darnay Holmes will be representing his hometown Pasadena Giants, a youth football and cheerleading program for children ages 6-14 that he personally created for youth in his hometown. He will also be representing My Brother's Keeper of Yonkers , a program that ensures that the young people of Yonkers have the chance to achieve their full potential by addressing the opportunity gaps impacting boys and young men of color. Darnay has been working with them this year to mentor Yonkers youth.
DL Austin Johnson - Covenant House Atlantic City
Austin Johnson, a New Jersey native, will be representing Covenant House Atlantic City, a non-profit that provides comprehensive residential care and related services to Atlantic City's youth who have suffered from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and human trafficking.
DE Niko Lalos - RISE
Niko Lalos is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting RISE, a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.
S Nate Ebner - Far Rockaway Colts
Nate Ebner is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Far Rockaway Colts, a non-profit organization, led by members of the New York Police Department, that has been created to bridge the gap between the police and the community. The program focuses on providing educational support and teaching healthy habits through mentoring and sports; as well as instilling accountability in children who reside in Far Rockaway, Queens.
C Nick Gates - St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation
Nick Gates is honoring his mother who survived Necrotic Fasciitis with the care from the doctors, nurses and staff of St. Rose Dominican San Martin Hospital in Las Vegas. The St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation works to improve community health and wellness through fundraising and relationship building for Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican.
LB Kyler Fackrell - Operation Underground Railroad
Operation Underground Railroad works to end child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation by rescuing and supporting thousands of survivors through the world.
TE Kaden Smith - Susan G Komen
Kaden Smith will be honoring his mother who is a breast cancer survivor by representing the Susan G Komen Foundation. This organization works to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in communities and investing in research to prevent and cure breast cancer.
LB Devante Downs - My Sisters' Place
Devante Downs is a member of the Team of Teams groups supporting My Sisters' Place, a non-profit that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy and community education throughout the Northeast.
QB Daniel Jones - NYC Police Foundation
Daniel Jones is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The New York City Police Foundation which works to improve the quality of police services in New York City. Their goal is to raise funds for NYPD public safety programs and provide resources to innovate and strengthen police services.
WR Darius Slayton - Far Rockaway Colts
Darius Slayton is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Far Rockaway Colts, a non-profit organization, led by members of the New York Police Department, that has been created to bridge the gap between the police and the community. The program focuses on providing educational support and teaching healthy habits through mentoring and sports; as well as instilling accountability in children who reside in Far Rockaway, Queens.
QB Colt McCoy - Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit that develops lasting positive relationships for young people through mentorship to provide them with the support to realize their potential and build their futures.
RB Alfred Morris - Bronx Defenders
Alfred Morris is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Bronx Defenders, a public defender nonprofit that is radically transforming how low-income people in the Bronx are represented in the justice system and, in doing so, is transforming the system itself.
WR Austin Mack - My Sisters' Place
Austin Mack is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting My Sisters' Place, a non-profit that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy and community education throughout the Northeast.
WR CJ Board - RISE
CJ Board is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting RISE, a national nonprofit founded by Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. This organization educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.
RB Dion Lewis - Unity House
Unity House provides resources and services to people living in poverty, adults with mental illness, victims of domestic violence, children with developmental delays and their families, people living with HIV/AIDs, and others who can be supported by their services.
RB Elijhaa Penny - 2 Cent Family Foundation
Elijhaa and Rashaad Penny created the 2 Cent Family Foundation to provide recreational experiences and educational resources to children in their hometown of Norwalk, CA. They also offer a free football camp that teaches young players about sportsmanship, teamwork and hard work while incorporating mentorship from the two NFL brothers.
S Jabrill Peppers - East Orange Recreation
Jabrill Peppers will be honoring his hometown of East Orange, NJ by representing East Orange Recreation. Their goal is to provide their residents with safe, quality and affordable recreational activities, along with culturally enriched programs to residents of all ages and abilities.
DB Julian Love - Andrew Weishar Fdtn.
In 2012, Julian Love's childhood friend, Andrew Weishar, passed away after a two-year battle with colorectal cancer. His one request was to "pay forward" the kindness that was shown to his family during his fight. The foundation provides direct financial relief and ensures patients and their families that they are not alone.
P Riley Dixon - My Sisters' Place
Riley Dixon is a member of the Team of Teams groups supporting My Sisters' Place, a non-profit that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy and community education throughout the Northeast.
CB Ryan Lewis - Eva's Village
Ryan Lewis is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting Eva's Village. Since 1982, Eva's has been a community pillar that provides care and support to individuals struggling with food and housing insecurity, underlying substance use, mental and physical health disorders, and lack of job readiness or access to employment.
LB Tae Crowder - Make A Change
Tae Crowder gives back to youth and those in need in the communities of Pine Mountain, Atlanta, and Columbus, Georgia throughout the year as part of his personal efforts to Make A Change in his local communities.
LB TJ Brunson - Far Rockaway Colts
TJ Brunson is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Far Rockaway Colts, a non-profit organization, led by members of the New York Police Department, that has been created to bridge the gap between the police and the community. The program focuses on providing educational support and teaching healthy habits through mentoring and sports; as well as instilling accountability in children who reside in Far Rockaway, Queens.
RB Devonta Freeman - Devonta Freeman Foundation
Devonta Freeman will be representing his own foundation which provides a free football and cheerleading camp for children of all ages in Miami, FL.
DL Dexter Lawrence - My Sisters' Place
Dexter Lawrence is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting My Sisters' Place, a non-profit that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy and community education throughout the Northeast.
C Spencer Pulley - Far Rockaway Colts
Spencer Pulley is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Far Rockaway Colts, a non-profit organization, led by members of the New York Police Department, that has been created to bridge the gap between the police and the community. The program focuses on providing educational support and teaching healthy habits through mentoring and sports; as well as instilling accountability in children who reside in Far Rockaway, Queens.
OL Shane Lemieux - United Way NYC
Shane Lemieux is member of the Team of Teams group supporting United Way, a non-profit that focuses on education, financial stability and health to help create strong communities.
DL B.J. Hill - Kingdom Citizen's Outreach Ministries
Kingdom Citizens Outreach Ministry is a faith-based volunteer organization in B.J's home state of North Carolina that looks to serve their community by providing for all who are in need of help.
G Will Hernandez - El Paso Victims Education Fund (El Paso Community Foundation)
Will Hernandez, who attended the University of Texas at El Paso, will be representing the El Paso Victim's Education Fund. In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, the El Paso Community Foundation established the El Paso Victims' Education Fund - a scholarship fund for the children of those shot and injured or killed by the shooter on August 3, 2019.
G Chad Slade - Make A Wish of NJ
Chad Slade is celebrating Nicholas Storms, a wish child who he met through Make a Wish of NJ. The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. The children we serve are fighting for their lives, and their families are doing everything that they can to help them in their battles.
WR Golden Tate - Sign Me Up
Golden Tate will be representing Sign Me Up, a book written by his wife Elise Tate. This book aids in communication and hopes to improve relationships in young families by decreasing frustration and encouraging earlier communication with sign language. Through their Helping Hands program, a minimum of 10% of proceeds is given back to families in need.
LB Cam Brown - THON (PSU)
Cam Brown, a Penn State Alum, THON is a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. Penn State is home to the largest student-run event in the world through their 46-hour dance marathon. The event benefits the Four Diamonds Fund, a program at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital that helps families of children with cancer.
OT Matt Peart - Bronx Defenders & ACS
Matt Peart, a Bronx native, is a member of the Team of Teams group supporting The Bronx Defenders, a public defender nonprofit that is radically transforming how low-income people in the Bronx are represented in the justice system and, in doing so, is transforming the system itself. Peart will also be honoring his family members who have fought cancer, including his big brother Claude who currently deals with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), by representing the American Cancer Society, a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
LS Casey Kreiter - Gamers Outreach
Gamers Outreach is a non-profit that provides joy to children who are going through medical treatments in hospital through video gaming.
WR Alex Bachman - Jessie Rees Foundation
Alex Bachman is supporting the Jessie Rees Foundation which fulfills their mission by connecting with families, bringing awareness to their stories, offering them a network of helpful resources and sending the entire family continual doses of encouragement throughout their journey.
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