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Tickets for sale for the game against the Giants
The Giants will play their two biggest home games of the season in consecutive weeks in December. The first is on December 6 against the Dallas Cowboys. I somehow got stuck with Tony Romo on my fantasy football team (never trust Yahoo’s autodraft), so this game better be a shootout. The Cowboys have been one of the most overrated teams in football for the better part of a decade (the last time they were actually a good team was in the late 90’s), but they are still contenders and I’m sure this game will get all the media attention for this week. The Cowboys are without T.O. this season, which was really the only entertaining thing about them. That, and Tony Romo’s love life with vapid pop starlets.
Danny Ware dislocated his elbow running back the opening kickoff and will not return to the game today. That’s a huge hit on the Giants offense.
Danny Ware is injured on the opening kickoff. This injury could be huge, we really need Ware in the backfield.
Manning fumbles second snap, recovered by Giants. Ball actually moves forward a few yards.
Redskins almost have a pick-6 on Manning on his 3rd pass attempt of the season.
Manning hits Manningham for a big gain and moves the Giants into Redskins territory.
Manning hits Kevin Boss for another first down. Boss showed he’s got good hands for a big guy.
Brandon Jacobs takes a huge hit from London Fletcher. He pops up immediately.
Jacobs fights through a crowded backfield to get a short gain and almost a 4th down. 3rd down and inches.
Halfback toss comes up short. Bring on the field goal unit. Giants red zone struggles from last season still plaguing them.
Field goal good. Giants up 3-0.
Who needs tickets for the game against the Falcons?
The Giants have a deceptively hard home schedule this year. They have a non-division game against the Atlanta Falcons on November 22. The Falcons are going to be one of the surprise teams of the NFC this season. They won’t win their division, thanks to New Orleans Saints finally becoming a respectable football team, but they will probably win 9 or 10 games and contend for a wild card spot. Matt Ryan is going to be one of the top young quarterbacks in the NFL, and this season will see him really gel with the Falcons offense. Look for this game to be a lot closer than some might expect.
Still need to buy tickets for this game?
The Giants have a challenging non-conference game on November 8th against the San Diego Chargers. I know a lot of the “experts” are picking the Chargers to go to the Super Bowl this year, so this is the type of game no team wants to see on their schedule in mid-November. I’m sure there will be a lot of people watching this game, even if they don’t care for either team, just because there are so many important fantasy football players being represented here. Can the Giants heralded defense stop Tomlinson? Will Merriman stuff the Giants running game and put pressure on Eli?
You can still get tickets for this game here
It’s going to pain me to say this: the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals will make a visit to Giants Stadium on October 25th. I don’t care that the Cardinals are coming here to play, it’s just it sickens me that they are the NFC champions from last season because they were such a mediocre team. I’m predicting the Cardinals win 6 games this season, and the biggest surprise for some observers will be that they’ll play pretty much the same as last season (except in the playoffs and Super Bowl, of course). The G-Men will win this game by 20 points, which I’m sure will disappoint the NFL folks who were looking for an exciting game from this nationally-televised Sunday night game. Low end tickets can be found in the $125 range, with better tickets available for a couple hundred each if you’re trying to impress your friends.
Tickets, tickets, get yer tickets!
Despite being a Giants fan and mostly hating on other teams from the NFC East, I have a special kind of hatred for the Oakland Raiders. I always have, from the first day I became a football fan when I was a kid. I’ve enjoyed watching their franchise fall apart after they imploded in the Super Bowl. I really have nothing nice to say about the Raiders. They are a terrible football team that takes pride in hiring degenerate drunks and criminals and putting them in uniform. It disgusts me that this sorry hoard of felons will be allowed to enter Giants Stadium on October 11. It’s like having John Wayne Gacy over for dinner. You don’t want them touching anything, you don’t want to make eye contact with them, you just want to beat the crap out of them and kick ‘em out the door. Tickets for this game can still be found on the secondary market for as low as $110 a ticket. More expensive (and far better) tickets are also available.
Who still hasn’t bought tickets for this game?
The Giants square off against the division rival Washington Redskins on opening weekend at Giants Stadium. The Redskins have a revamped offense that will look to give Eli and company trouble, but we all know how awful they’ve played in East Rutherford in recent years. There are over 3,000 tickets for this game available on the secondary market, ranging from the $110 for Plaza Corner seats all the way up to $24,000 for a 22 person luxury suite complete with parking passes. I knew I shouldn’t have turned down that offer from Goldman Sachs to pursue my dream as a sports blogger.
Sports Illustrated’s mock draft has the Giants picking Hakeem Nicks, a wide receiver out of North Carolina, in the 1st round of the draft this April. The Giants really shot themselves in the leg at the wide receiver position this season, and they really need to address that issue right off the bat. Plaxico Burress should be considered a done deal for now, and Giants fans should even care. Burress wasn’t that good this season even before he had a bullet from his own gun shot through his leg. Hakeem Nicks is a great technical wide receiver who always seems to be exactly where the quarterback wants him. He’s not incredibly fast, but he’s got good size and good hands. Check out this highlight clip:
Just days after losing Steve Spagnuolo, who left to become coach of the Rams, the Giants looked within to fill their vacant defensive coordinator position. They promoted Bill Sheridan — who had previously worked as their linebacker coach — to the job. Giants players and coaches alike seemed to agree with the decision.
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