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Giants to open 2021 season at home vs. Broncos

May 12, 2021 at 08:30 AM

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The New York Giants will open the 2021 season at MetLife Stadium against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX).

SERIES HISTORY

Denver's 2020 record: 5-11, AFC West fourth place

Series Record: Regular season: Series tied, 6-6; Postseason: Giants lead, 1-0

The Giants will try to win consecutive games against the Broncos for the first time since 1986-89 (two regular-season games and Super Bowl XXI). They won the most recent meeting, 23-10, in Denver on Oct. 15, 2017. The Giants rushed for 148 yards and Evan Engram scored the team's only offensive touchdown while totaling 82 receiving yards – 36 more than the rest of the team combined. They last hosted the Broncos on Sept. 15, 2013, when Denver earned a 41-23 victory in MetLife Stadium in the final game in which Eli and Peyton Manning faced each other as the starting quarterbacks. In the teams' only postseason meeting, the Giants defeated the Broncos, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI.

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