2005 New York Giants season
| 2005 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Coughlin |
| General manager | Ernie Accorsi |
| Owner |
Wellington Mara Bob Tisch |
| Home field | Giants Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Panthers) 23–0 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | NYG | Tiki Barber 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick) | Giants 7–0 | |
| 1 | PHI | Ryan Moats 40-yard run (David Akers kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| 2 | NYG | Eli Manning 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick) | Giants 14–7 | |
| 2 | NYG | Jay Feely 24-yard field goal | Giants 17–7 | |
| 2 | PHI | Ryan Moats 18-yard run (David Akers kick) | Giants 17–14 | |
| 2 | PHI | David Akers 42-yard field goal | Tie 17–17 | |
| 3 | NYG | Jay Feely 21-yard field goal | Giants 20–17 | |
| 4 | NYG | Jay Feely 27-yard field goal | Giants 23–17 | |
| 4 | PHI | David Akers 36-yard field goal | Giants 23–20 | |
| 4 | PHI | David Akers 50-yard field goal | Tie 23–23 | |
| OT | NYG | Jay Feely 36-yard field goal | Giants 26–23 | |
The 2005 New York Giants season was the franchise's 81st season in the National Football League. The Giants finished the regular season with 11 wins and 5 losses and came in first place of the NFC East. However, they would lose to the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
In the 2005 offseason the Giants acquired former Steelers' wide receiver Plaxico Burress as a free agent. Also, during the 2005 Draft, the Giants used their first pick on Louisiana St. Cornerback Corey Webster. They then used their next pick on Notre Dame Defensive End Justin Tuck. The rest of their picks included Southern Illinois Running Back Brandon Jacobs and Florida St. Defensive End Eric Moore.
The Giants won their first two games of the season, against the Arizona Cardinals (42–19) and a second game at the Meadowlands against the New Orleans Saints. The game was originally slated to be a home game for the Saints but had to be moved since the city of New Orleans was still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, and the Louisiana Superdome was untenable after being used as an emergency shelter for locals displaced by the hurricane. Despite the Saints wearing their home colors and the Saints colors and logo being painted in one of the end zones, the game was a de facto home game for the Giants who won easily, 27–10. The Giants lost to the Chargers the following week, 45–23, in a game which was marked by Chargers fans booing and jeering Eli Manning for refusing to play for the Chargers. Manning and the Giants rebounded the following week however, and beat the St. Louis Rams by a score of 44–24.
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