Oct 142009
 

November Giants-Eagles Game in Philadelphia Moved to 1:00PM Start: The NFL has moved the start time of the November 1st Giants-Eagles game from 4:15PM to 1:00PM.

Article on the 2009 New York Giants: Steady Giants Keeping Things Simple by Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com

Article on HB Ahmad Bradshaw: More Bradshaw? Not Necessarily by Tom Rock of Newsday

Notes: This is only the third time in their 85-year history that the Giants have won their first five games. The other two times were 1941 and 1990.

When the 5-0 Giants and 4-0  Saints square off on Sunday, this is the latest (in terms of games) into a season in which the Giants and their opponents were both undefeated since 1929, when the 8-0-1 Giants hosted the 9-0 Green Bay Packers at the Polo Grounds.

QB Eli Manning is 31-9 (.775) in his last 40 starts.

Eli Manning is second in the NFL with a 111.7 passer rating. Manning leads the league with a 147.5 rating in the fourth quarter and a 151.7 rating on third down.

WR Steve Smith leads the league with 15 third-down catches.

The Giants are ranked first in the NFL in six defensive categories: fewest yards allowed per game (210.6), fewest passing yards allowed per game (104.8), fewest net passing yards allowed per play (3.74), pass plays per sack (10.0), first downs per game (13.0), and third down efficiency (24.1 percent, 14 of 58).

PK Lawrence Tynes leads the NFL with 55 points.

Former Giant WR David Tyree has signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

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