2004 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 2004 6–10 2nd NFC East Tom Coughlin Ernie Accorsi Wellington MaraRobert Tisch Giants Stadium Did not qualify RB Tiki Barber File:New York Giants Uniforms 2004.png Giants seasons The 2004 season was the New York Giants' 80th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Tom Coughlin. After starting the season 5–2 the Giants lost eight games in a row before winning the final game of the season to finish 6–10, good enough for second place in the NFC East by tiebreaker. This would be the Giants' last losing season until 2013. Offseason Former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin, a Giants' wide receivers coach under Bill Parcells from 1988 to 1990, was hired to replace Jim Fassel. Who was fired following the conclusion of the 2003 season. Additions Subtractions QB Kurt Warner (Rams) QB Kerry Collins (Raiders) RB Mike Cloud (Patriots) RB Dorsey Levens (Eagles) C Shaun O'Hara (Browns) C Chris Bober (Chiefs) G Jason Whittle (Buccaneers) OT Ian Allen (Eagles) DT Fred Robbins (Vikings) DT Cornelius Griffin (Redskins) DT Norman Hand (Seahawks) DE Kenny Holmes (Packers) MLB Barrett Green (Lions) MLB Micheal Barrow (Redskins) MLB Carlos Emmons (Eagles) MLB Brandon Short (Panthers) CB Terry Cousin (Panthers) MLB Dhani Jones (Eagles) FS Brent Alexander (Steelers) CB Ralph Brown (Vikings) K Steve Christie (Jaguars) SS Ryan Clark (Redskins) K Matt Bryant (Colts/Dolphins) Longtime veteran defensive tackle Keith Hamilton, the longest-tenured Giant on the roster, would also retire. His 173 games played tied Harry Carson for the sixth-most in franchise history.Zinser Lynn Pro Football: After 12 seasons with Giants, Hamilton retires https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/07/sports/pro-football-after-12-seasons-with-giants-hamilton-retires.html New York Times February 7, 2004 December 20, 2023 NFL draft Manning-Rivers trade The Giants' poor record for 2003 resulted in their being tied with the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals for the worst record in the league. By virtue of a series of tiebreakers, the Giants landed at the fourth pick in the draft and were forecast to select Robert Gallery, an offensive tackle from Iowa, or Ben Roethlisberger, a quarterback from Miami of Ohio, with the pick. Another scenario was also listed as a possibility, and would prove to be the move the Giants would make. Entering the draft, the consensus top pick was Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning. However, Manning had said prior to the draft that he did not want to play for the Chargers and would not sign with them if he was drafted. The Chargers would strike a deal with the Giants before the draft that would shape the future of both franchises. The Chargers would select Manning first overall, as they had intended to. The Giants would then draft quarterback Philip Rivers of North Carolina State, and then swap him and two 2005 draft picks for Manning. The Giants also selected former Boston College offensive guard Chris Snee, Auburn linebacker Reggie Torbor, and strong safety Gibril Wilson. 2004 NFL draft 2004 New York Giants 1 4 Philip Rivers QB NC State Traded to SD yes 2 34 Chris Snee G Boston College yes 4 97 Reggie Torbor DE Auburn yes 5 136 Gibril Wilson S Tennessee yes 6 168 Jamaar Taylor WR Texas A&M yes 7 203 Drew Strojny OT Duke 7 253 Isaac Hilton DE Hampton http://football.about.com/cs/nfldrafthistory/a/2004draftresult.htm 2004 NFL Draft Results – Round 1 2008-04-05 2008-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410214247/http://football.about.com/cs/nfldrafthistory/a/2004draftresult.htm dead Undrafted free agents + 2004 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJared LorenzenQuarterbackKentuckyCurtis DeloatchCornerbackNorth Carolina A&TJim MaxwellLinebackerGardner–WebbKeylon KincadeRunning backSMU Roster 2004 New York Giants 52 17 8 10 Eli Manning  3 Jesse Palmer 13 Kurt Warner 21 Tiki Barber 30 Mike Cloud 27 Ron Dayne 20 Jim Finn FB 44 Derrick Ward 88 Ike Hilliard 89 Mark Jones 87 Willie Ponder 86 Jamaar Taylor 81 Amani Toomer 85 David Tyree 83 Marcellus Rivers 82 Visanthe Shiancoe 80 Jeremy Shockey 66 David Diehl OT 78 Jason Hilliard OT 62 Wayne Lucier C 60 Shaun O'Hara C 75 Morgan Pears T 77 Luke Petitgout OT 67 Chris Snee G 65 Jason Whittle G 76 Brandon Winey OT 97 Kenderick Allen DT 68 Damane Duckett DT 94 William Joseph DT 70 Lance Legree DE 64 Raheem Orr DE 98 Fred Robbins DT 72 Osi Umenyiora DE 96 Davern Williams DT 51 Carlos Emmons OLB 54 Nick Greisen OLB 55 T. J. Hollowell OLB 59 Kevin Lewis MLB 57 Jim Maxwell MLB 53 Reggie Torbor OLB 27 Brent Alexander FS 25 Will Allen CB 31 Jack Brewer SS 29 Curry Burns FS 22 Terry Cousin CB 39 Curtis DeLoatch CB 24 Will Peterson CB 41 Frank Walker CB 28 Gibril Wilson SS  2 Steve Christie K 17 Jeff Feagles P 90 Ryan Kuehl LS 52 17 * 74 Ahmad Childress DT -- Chris Davis WR 18 Jason Geathers WR 61 Claude Harriott DE 15 Mike Jennings WR -- David Miller G -- Josh Parrish G 34 Art Thomas CB * 91 Lorenzo Bromell DE (IR) 7px 84 Tim Carter WR (IR) 7px -- Martin Chase DT (IR) 7px -- Ed Ellis OT (IR) 7px 52 Barrett Green OLB (IR) 7px 95 Norman Hand DT (IR) 7px 53 Wesly Mallard OLB (IR) 7px 69 Rich Seubert G (PUP) 7px 79 Barry Stokes OT (IR) 7px 23 Omar Stoutmire FS (IR) 7px 92 Michael Strahan DE (IR) 7px 71 Regan Upshaw DE (IR) 7px 73 Greg Walker OT (IR) 7px 99 Keith Washington DE (IR) 7px 93 Chuck Wiley DE (IR) 7px 36 Shaun Williams S (IR) 7px -- Antwoine Womack RB (IR) 7px Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 13, 2004 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–24 1–0 Giants Stadium Recap 2 August 19, 2004 at Carolina Panthers L 20–27 1–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 3 August 27, 2004 at New York Jets L 10–17 1–2 Giants Stadium Recap 4 September 2, 2004 Baltimore Ravens L 17–27 1–3 Giants Stadium Recap Regular season Although the Giants had traded for Eli Manning, the season began with veteran quarterback and former league MVP Kurt Warner as the starter. After a season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Warner and the Giants enjoyed surprising success, starting a four-game winning streak that included road victories over the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Following a Halloween rout of the Minnesota Vikings, 34–14, the Giants were 5–2, trailing the then-undefeated Philadelphia Eagles by just two games. The high-water mark of the Giants season came on November 7, when the Giants led the Bears 14–0 at the end of the first quarter. Over the rest of the game, though, the Giants turned the ball over five times, allowed the Bears to score 28 unanswered points (20 in the second quarter) and lost by a score of 28–21. After another loss, this time on the road against the Arizona Cardinals, Giants coach Tom Coughlin decided to replace Warner with Manning. The decision did not show immediate success, as the Giants turned the ball over ten times in the next four games, scoring a total of 37 points. Close losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Bengals followed, dropping the Giants to 5–10. The season did end with a slight possibility of succeeding, as the Giants rallied from a 16–7 fourth quarter deficit to end the season with a 28–24 victory over division rival Dallas Cowboys. Manning threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, and Tiki Barber scored the game winner. The Giants finished 6–10, in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the NFC East with the Cowboys and the Redskins. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–31 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 2 September 19 Washington Redskins W 20–14 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 26 Cleveland Browns W 27–10 2–1 Giants Stadium Recap 4 October 3 at Green Bay Packers W 14–7 3–1 Lambeau Field Recap 5 October 10 at Dallas Cowboys W 26–10 4–1 Texas Stadium Recap 6 Bye 7 October 24 Detroit Lions L 13–28 4–2 Giants Stadium Recap 8 October 31 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–13 5–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 9 November 7 Chicago Bears L 21–28 5–3 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 14 at Arizona Cardinals L 14–17 5–4 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 11 November 21 Atlanta Falcons L 10–14 5–5 Giants Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–27 5–6 Giants Stadium Recap 13 December 5 at Washington Redskins L 7–31 5–7 FedEx Field Recap 14 December 12 at Baltimore Ravens L 14–37 5–8 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 15 December 18, 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–33 5–9 Giants Stadium Recap 16 December 26 at Cincinnati Bengals L 22–23 5–10 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 17 January 2 Dallas Cowboys W 28–24 6–10 Giants Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – game summary September 12 4:15 p.m. EDT Giants 7 3 0 7 Eagles 14 10 7 0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 67,532 Partly cloudy, 78 F C Johnny Grier Fox Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa First quarter NYG – Ron Dayne 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:17. Giants 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:31. PHI – Terrell Owens 20-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:18. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:59. PHI – Terrell Owens 3-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 2:17. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:47. Second quarter PHI – L. J. Smith 14-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 6:15. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:44. PHI – David Akers 45-yard field goal, 2:14. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:55. NYG – Steve Christie 53-yard field goal, 1:14. Eagles 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:00. Third quarter PHI – Terrell Owens 12-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 5:22. Eagles 31–10. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:43. Fourth quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 72-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:25. Eagles 31–17. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:12. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 16/28, 203 yards PHI – Donovan McNabb – 26/36, 330 yards, 4 TD Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 9 rushes, 125 yards, TD PHI – Brian Westbrook – 17 rushes, 119 yards Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 5 receptions, 75 yards PHI – Terrell Owens – 8 receptions, 68 yards, 3 TD Week 2: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – game summary September 19 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 7 0 0 7 Giants 0 20 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,767 Sunny, 62 F C Tom White Fox Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver First quarter WAS – Chris Cooley 2-yard pass from Mark Brunell (John Hall kick), 7:24. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:30. Second quarter NYG – Tim Carter 38-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 12:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:08. NYG – Barrett Green 16-yard fumble return (Steve Christie kick), 6:21. Giants 14–7. NYG – Steve Christie 38-yard field goal, 4:34. Giants 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:05. NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 0:37. Giants 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:44. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter WAS – Clinton Portis 13-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 12:01. Giants 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:14. Top passers WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 9/18, 142 yards, TD, 3 INT NYG – Kurt Warner – 22/33, 232 yards, TD Top rushers WAS – Clinton Portis – 20 rushes, 69 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 18 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers WAS – Laveranues Coles – 9 receptions, 100 yards NYG – Tim Carter – 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants – game summary September 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 0 0 0 10 Giants 7 3 7 10 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,521 Sunny, 77 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein First quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 8-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:01. Giants 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:25. Second quarter NYG – Steve Christie 43-yard field goal, 7:51. Giants 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:03. Third quarter NYG – Kurt Warner 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:54. Giants 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 6:03. Fourth quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 49-yard field goal, 12:53. Giants 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:01. NYG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 6:45. Giants 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:08. CLE – Quincy Morgan 3-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Phil Dawson kick), 3:36. Giants 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:09. NYG – Mike Cloud 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:02. Giants 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:34. Top passers CLE – Jeff Garcia – 21/31, 180 yards, TD, INT NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/27, 286 yards Top rushers CLE – William Green – 15 rushes, 91 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Dennis Northcutt – 9 receptions, 50 yards NYG – Amani Toomer – 5 receptions, 126 yards Week 4: at Green Bay Packers New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – game summary October 3 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 0 0 7 7 Packers 0 0 7 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 70,623 Partly sunny, 61 F C Pete Morelli Fox Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter GB – Javon Walker 28-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:03. Packers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:57. NYG – Tiki Barber 52-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:50. Fourth quarter NYG – Jeremy Shockey 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 12:07. Giants 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:21. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 20/26, 187 yards, TD, INT GB – Brett Favre – 12/18, 110 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 182 yards, TD GB – Ahman Green – 15 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD GB – Ahman Green – 3 receptions, 48 yards Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – game summary October 10 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Giants 3 3 7 13 Cowboys 0 10 0 0 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,018 Cloudy, 65 F C Bill Leavy Fox Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa First quarter NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 5:02. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:05. Second quarter DAL – Keyshawn Johnson 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:24. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:36. DAL – Billy Cundiff 41-yard field goal, 1:56. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:08. NYG – Steve Christie 51-yard field goal, 0:02. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 0:43. Third quarter NYG – Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 4:58. Giants 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter NYG – Steve Christie 47-yard field goal, 12:02. Giants 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:16. NYG – Steve Christie 26-yard field goal, 6:16. Giants 19–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:58. NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 2:14. Giants 26–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:15. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 18/33, 217 yards, TD DAL – Vinny Testaverde – 15/24, 126 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD DAL – Eddie George – 15 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 5 receptions, 76 yards DAL – Keyshawn Johnson – 4 receptions, 43 yards, TD Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Detroit Lions at New York Giants – game summary October 24 1:00 p.m. EDT Lions 7 0 7 14 Giants 7 3 0 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,841 Cloudy, 52 F C Walt Coleman Fox Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa First quarter DET – Roy Williams 18-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 9:25. Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:35. NYG – Tiki Barber 62-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 0:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:22. Second quarter NYG – Steve Christie 19-yard field goal, 7:07. Giants 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:22. Third quarter DET – Kevin Jones 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 9:34. Lions 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter NYG – Steve Christie 25-yard field goal, 8:18. Lions 14–13. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:50. DET – Reggie Swinton 2-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick), 2:52. Lions 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:26. DET – Artose Pinner 8-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 1:46. Lions 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:25. Top passers DET – Joey Harrington – 18/22, 230 yards, 2 TD NYG – Kurt Warner – 23/34, 270 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Kevin Jones – 13 rushes, 65 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 22 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers DET – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings – game summary October 31 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Giants 10 10 7 7 Vikings 0 0 0 13 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,012 None (indoor stadium) Larry Nemmers Fox Dick Stockton, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver First quarter NYG – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 11:16. Giants 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 1:46. NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:15. Giants 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Second quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 5-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 13:20. Giants 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:55. NYG – Steve Christie 30-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:01. Third quarter NYG – Mike Cloud 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 5:39. Giants 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:09. Fourth quarter NYG – Mike Cloud 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:08. Giants 34–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:42. MIN – Michael Bennett 10-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:01. Giants 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:07. MIN – Nate Burleson 1-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (pass failed), 2:44. Giants 34–13. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:15. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 13/21, 144 yards MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 24/41, 231 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD MIN – Daunte Culpepper – 5 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 3 receptions, 60 yards MIN – Marcus Robinson – 4 receptions, 91 yards With the win, the Giants improved to 5-2. This, however, would be their last win until Week 17. Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Chicago Bears at New York Giants – game summary November 7 4:05 p.m. EST Bears 0 20 0 8 Giants 14 0 0 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,786 Clear, 71 F C Tom White Fox Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa First quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 8:03. Giants 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:37. NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:54. Giants 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:49. Second quarter CHI – Bernard Berrian 35-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Paul Edinger kick), 5:13. Giants 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:49. CHI – Anthony Thomas 4-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 2:35. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 1:01. CHI – Paul Edinger 22-yard field goal, 1:09. Bears 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:08. CHI – Paul Edinger 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 0:46. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter CHI – Anthony Thomas 41-yard run (Krenzel run), 7:44. Bears 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:51. NYG – Jeremy Shockey 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 1:56. Bears 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:27. Top passers CHI – Craig Krenzel – 8/21, 144 yards, TD NYG – Kurt Warner – 18/36, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Anthony Thomas – 28 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – David Terrell – 4 receptions, 70 yards NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – game summary November 14 4:15 p.m. EST/2:15 p.m. MST Giants 7 7 0 0 Cardinals 0 10 7 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 42,297 Partly cloudy, 72 F C Pete Morelli Fox Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Kevin McCabe First quarter NYG – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Steve Christie kick), 3:38. Giants 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:35. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 41-yard field goal, 13:36. Giants 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:02. NYG – Tiki Barber 2-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 9:03. Giants 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. ARI – Emmitt Smith 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 0:39. Giants 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:39. Third quarter ARI – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 1:09. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 4:11. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 19/30, 193 yards, TD ARI – Josh McCown – 12/24, 90 yards Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 108 yards, TD ARI – Emmitt Smith – 19 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 8 receptions, 100 yards ARI – Bryant Johnson – 3 receptions, 33 yards Week 11: vs. Atlanta Falcons New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants – game summary November 21 4:15 p.m. EST Falcons 7 7 0 0 Giants 0 0 7 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,793 Cloudy, 57 F C Jeff Triplette Fox Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver First quarter ATL – Alge Crumpler 6-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 7:02. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:57. Second quarter ATL – Alge Crumpler 2-yard pass from Michael Vick (Jay Feely kick), 9:09. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:46. Third quarter NYG – Jeremy Shockey 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 4:37. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:53. Fourth quarter NYG – Steve Christie 24-yard field goal, 6:28. Falcons 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:13. Top passers ATL – Michael Vick – 12/20, 115 yards, 2 TD NYG – Eli Manning – 17/37, 162 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Michael Vick – 15 rushes, 104 yards NYG – Tiki Barber – 21 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers ATL – Alge Crumpler – 4 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 45 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – game summary November 28 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 7 13 7 Giants 3 3 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,830 Partly sunny, 61 F C Terry McAulay Fox Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver First quarter NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 3:26. Giants 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:42. Second quarter PHI – Donovan McNabb 4-yard run (David Akers kick), 14:53. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:33. NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 9:08. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:18. Third quarter PHI – David Akers 47-yard field goal, 11:26. Eagles 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:34. PHI – David Akers 42-yard field goal, 8:58. Eagles 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:40. PHI – Brian Westbrook 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 1:41. Eagles 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter PHI – Brian Westbrook 34-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick), 9:52. Eagles 27–6. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:43. Top passers PHI – Donovan McNabb – 18/27, 244 yards, TD NYG – Eli Manning – 6/21, 148 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PHI – Brian Westbrook – 18 rushes, 74 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 19 rushes, 110 yards Top receivers PHI – Todd Pinkston – 3 receptions, 75 yards NYG – Jamaar Taylor – 2 receptions, 102 yards Week 13: at Washington Redskins New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – game summary December 5 4:15 p.m. EST Giants 0 0 7 0 Redskins 7 14 3 7 FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland 87,872 Clear, 61 F C Walt Coleman Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chris Myers First quarter WAS – Clinton Portis 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 5:47. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 7:15. Second quarter WAS – Clinton Portis 4-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 4:44. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 6:08. WAS – Robert Royal 9-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 0:41. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:21. Third quarter WAS – John Hall 46-yard field goal, 5:38. Redskins 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:42. NYG – Derrick Ward 92-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 5:25. Redskins 24–7. Fourth quarter WAS – Chris Cooley 6-yard pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick), 11:42. Redskins 31–7. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 8:43. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 12/25, 113 yards WAS – Patrick Ramsey – 19/22, 174 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 15 rushes, 38 yards WAS – Clinton Portis – 31 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Amani Toomer – 2 receptions, 59 yards WAS – Laveranues Coles – 6 receptions, 60 yards Week 14: at Baltimore Ravens New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New York Giants at Baltimore Ravens – game summary December 12 1:00 p.m. EST Giants 0 7 0 7 Ravens 10 17 10 0 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 69,856 Partly cloudy, 48 F C Bill Carollo Fox Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger and Jay Glazer First quarter BAL – Clarence Moore 12-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 12:04. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:50. BAL – Matt Stover 46-yard field goal, 9:01. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:50. Second quarter BAL – Todd Heap 6-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 7:05. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:10. NYG – Osi Umenyiora 50-yard fumble return (Steve Christie kick), 2:43. Ravens 17–7. BAL – Clarence Moore 8-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 0:21. Ravens 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:22. BAL – Matt Stover 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 27–7. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:03. Third quarter BAL – Matt Stover 47-yard field goal, 7:50. Ravens 30–7. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:44. BAL – Todd Heap 1-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Matt Stover kick), 1:42. Ravens 37–7. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 2:07. Fourth quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 3:49. Ravens 37–14. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:18. Top passers NYG – Kurt Warner – 6/9, 127 yards BAL – Kyle Boller – 18/34, 219 yards, 4 TD Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 19 rushes, 55 yards, TD BAL – Chester Taylor – 25 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 5 receptions, 83 yards BAL – Todd Heap – 5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants – game summary December 18 1:30 p.m. EST Steelers 10 10 3 10 Giants 14 0 10 6 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,836 Mostly sunny, 42 F C Gerry Austin CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Bonnie Bernstein First quarter NYG – Willie Ponder 91-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 14:45. Giants 7–0. PIT – Verron Haynes 10-yard pass from Antwaan Randle El (Jeff Reed kick), 7:26. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:54. NYG – Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 4:02. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:24. PIT – Jeff Reed 33-yard field goal, 0:19. Giants 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:43. Second quarter PIT – Antwaan Randle El 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 5:36. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:09. PIT – Jeff Reed 21-yard field goal, 0:14. Steelers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:35. Third quarter NYG – Steve Christie 22-yard field goal, 8:35. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:52. PIT – Jeff Reed 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Steelers 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:20. NYG – Marcellus Rivers 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 0:29. Giants 24–23. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:46. Fourth quarter PIT – Jeff Reed 28-yard field goal, 11:35. Steelers 26–24. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:54. NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:15. Giants 30–26. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:20. PIT – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 4:57. Steelers 33–30. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:18. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 18/28, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT NYG – Eli Manning – 16/23, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 36 rushes, 140 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Antwaan Randle El – 5 receptions, 149 yards, TD NYG – David Tyree – 1 reception, 49 yards With their 7th consecutive loss, the Giants were eliminated from playoff contention at 5-9. Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals – game summary December 26 1:00 p.m. EST Giants 0 13 3 6 Bengals 7 3 7 6 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 64,606 Cloudy, 24 F C Scott Green Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas and Chris Myers First quarter CIN – Chad Johnson 5-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham kick), 5:26. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:28. Second quarter NYG – Tiki Barber 1-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 12:49. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:51. CIN – Shayne Graham 42-yard field goal, 9:46. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:03. NYG – Steve Christie 31-yard field goal, 5:22. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:24. NYG – Steve Christie 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 3:13. Third quarter NYG – Steve Christie 44-yard field goal, 7:36. Giants 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:45. CIN – Rudi Johnson 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 1:21. Bengals 17–16. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter NYG – Steve Christie 41-yard field goal, 12:38. Giants 19–17. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:43. NYG – Steve Christie 28-yard field goal, 5:15. Giants 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:05. CIN – Chad Johnson 4-yard pass from Jon Kitna (pass failed), 0:44. Bengals 23–22. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 1:21. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 19/37, 201 yards, INT CIN – Jon Kitna – 20/32, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 22 rushes, 109 yards, TD CIN – Rudi Johnson – 19 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Jeremy Shockey – 6 receptions, 64 yards CIN – T. J. Houshmandzadeh – 5 receptions, 64 yards Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys New York Giants 2004 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – game summary January 2 8:30 p.m. EST Cowboys 3 6 7 8 Giants 0 7 0 21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,500 Cloudy, 47 F C Jeff Triplette ESPN Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann and Suzy Kolber First quarter DAL – Billy Cundiff 40-yard field goal, 4:15. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:08. Second quarter NYG – Visanthe Shiancoe 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 12:48. Giants 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 6:27. DAL – Billy Cundiff 24-yard field goal, 1:54. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:31. DAL – Billy Cundiff 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:07. Third quarter DAL – Jason Witten 7-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Billy Cundiff kick), 0:45. Cowboys 16–7. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 9:39. Fourth quarter NYG – David Tyree 15-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 14:55. Cowboys 16–14. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:50. NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Steve Christie kick), 11:51. Giants 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:50. DAL – Julius Jones 1-yard run (Testaverde-Witten pass), 1:49. Cowboys 24–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:40. NYG – Tiki Barber 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 0:11. Giants 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:38. Top passers DAL – Vinny Testaverde – 23/30, 231 yards, TD NYG – Eli Manning – 18/27, 144 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Julius Jones – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD NYG – Tiki Barber – 24 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Jason Witten – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD NYG – David Tyree – 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD With the win, the Giants snap their 8 game losing streak to finish the season at 6-10 and 3-3 against the NFC East. Standings See also List of New York Giants seasons Notes and references External links 2004 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2004 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants season Category:21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex