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That's the final time the Giants had been the house staff for 2 “Monday Night time Soccer” video games in the identical season within the 51-year historical past of the prime-time occasion.
Joe Choose, the first-year head coach, makes his debut Sept. 14 and should wait by means of the primary weekend of the season earlier than taking the sphere at MetLife Stadium for a Monday evening opener towards the Steelers. Seven weeks later, the Giants are once more residence on a Monday evening, dealing with Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.
The Giants haven't opened a season at residence on a Monday evening since 1995. Coach Dan Reeves hoped that sport would present how a lot the Giants had closed the hole on the Cowboys, however Emmitt Smith ran wild and the Giants had been routed 35-0.
Choose will search for a greater lead to his first sport.
“For me, any sport goes to have the identical quantity of juice,” Choose mentioned. “I believe everybody goes to have a whole lot of vitality for the opener, us and Pittsburgh. It’s going to be a scenario the place: Look, you get to play beneath the lights, you get to play at residence. However it’s the opening sport for each groups. Each groups might be popping out of coaching camp sick of beating up on one another and able to see an opponent.”
Choose spent the previous eight years with the Patriots, and his three Tremendous Bowl rings had been largely the handiwork of Brady, who after 20 years in New England has moved to the Bucs.
“I believe we’ll be very conscious of Tom being on the opposite staff,” Choose mentioned. “At that time of the yr, I’m certain everybody goes to get used to him carrying a unique coloration jersey. I’m in a unique jersey myself.’’
It seems that Choose will change the way in which the Giants method West Coast journeys. Ever since Tom Coughlin was the coach, the staff took cross-country flights on Saturday. With the Patriots and Invoice Belichick, Choose made these journeys on Fridays, giving the staff an additional day to acclimate. The Giants have video games this season on the Rams and Seahawks.
“That’s nothing that’s locked in concrete,’’ Choose mentioned of Friday departures. “We’ll discuss as a training employees and ensure we hammer what we expect is finest for this staff. To be trustworthy with you, we’ll have a sport plan to go on the market early and be ready to cancel the additional day if we have to as we get a really feel for the way our staff goes all through the season,” Choose mentioned of Friday departures.
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