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2005 New York Giants
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 422 points (26.4/g), 3rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 14th.
Differential of 108 points (6.8/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Tom Coughlin (11-5-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Eli Manning | 24 | 1 | 16 | 294 for 557, 3,762 yards, 24 td, 17 int, & 29 rushes for 80 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 1st pick / 2004 |
| RB | Tiki Barber*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 357 rushes for 1,860 yards, 9 td, & 54 catches for 530 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Jim Finn | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 98 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1999 |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 28 | 5 | 15 | 76 catches for 1,214 yards, 7 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Amani Toomer | 31 | 9 | 16 | 60 catches for 684 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 65 catches for 891 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Luke Petitgout | 29 | 6 | 15 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
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| LG | David Diehl | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 160th pick / 2003 |
| C | Shaun O'Hara | 28 | 5 | 16 | ||
| RG | Chris Snee | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 2004 |
| RT | Kareem McKenzie | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Strahan* | 34 | 12 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Kendrick Clancy | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| RDT | William Joseph | 26 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 25th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Fred Robbins | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| RDE | Osi Umenyiora*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 56th pick / 2003 |
| LLB | Reggie Torbor | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Carlos Emmons | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| MLB | Antonio Pierce | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Nick Greisen | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 152nd pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Will Allen | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Curtis DeLoatch | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Gibril Wilson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 34 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jay Feely | 29 | 4 | 0 | 35 of 42 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Jeff Feagles | 39 | 17 | 0 | 73 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chad Morton | 28 | 5 | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Willie Ponder | 25 | 2 | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 25.9 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 199th pick / 2003 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brent Alexander | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/10/1971 | 11 | |
| 97 | Kenderick Allen | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 318 | 6-6 | LSU | 9/14/1978 | 2 | |
| 25 | Will Allen | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/5/1978 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| 95 | Adrian Awasom | 22 | DE | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | North Texas | 10/25/1983 | Rook | |
| 21 | Tiki Barber*+ | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Sean Berton | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | North Carolina State,West Virginia | 10/31/1979 | 2 | |
| 57 | Chase Blackburn | 22 | LB | 15 | 2 | 247 | 6-3 | Akron | 6/10/1983 | Rook | |
| 22 | Terrell Buckley | 34 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| 17 | Plaxico Burress | 28 | WR | 16 | 15 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 8/12/1977 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| 37 | James Butler | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 9/7/1982 | Rook | |
| 84 | Tim Carter | 26 | WR | 15 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Auburn | 9/21/1979 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 2002 |
| 70 | Kendrick Clancy | 27 | DT | 16 | 15 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 30 | Mike Cloud | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Boston College | 7/1/1975 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 1999 |
| 39 | Curtis DeLoatch | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 217 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 10/4/1981 | 1 | |
| 66 | David Diehl | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | Illinois | 9/15/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 160th pick / 2003 |
| 99 | Damane Duckett | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | East Carolina | 1/21/1981 | 1 | |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | 32 | LB | 9 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 9/3/1973 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| 18 | Jeff Feagles | 39 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | 17 | |
| 2 | Jay Feely | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/23/1976 | 4 | |
| 20 | Jim Finn | 29 | FB | 16 | 13 | 245 | 6-0 | Pennsylvania | 12/9/1976 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1999 |
| 96 | Jay Foreman | 29 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/18/1976 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Barrett Green | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Nick Greisen | 26 | LB | 16 | 12 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1979 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 152nd pick / 2002 |
| 8 | Tim Hasselbeck | 27 | QB | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Boston College | 4/6/1978 | 3 | |
| 59 | Alonzo Jackson | 25 | LB | 8 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Florida State | 9/15/1980 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2003 |
| 27 | Brandon Jacobs | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/6/1982 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 110th pick / 2005 |
| 94 | William Joseph | 26 | DT | 10 | 10 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1979 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 25th pick / 2003 |
| 61 | Lewis Kelly | 28 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 306 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 4/21/1977 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 248th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Matt Kranchick | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Penn State | 12/13/1979 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 194th pick / 2004 |
| 90 | Ryan Kuehl | 33 | DT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/18/1972 | 9 | |
| 44 | Kevin Lewis | 27 | LB | 1 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Duke | 10/6/1978 | 5 | |
| 10 | Eli Manning | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 1/3/1981 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 1st pick / 2004 |
| 67 | Kareem McKenzie | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 327 | 6-6 | Penn State | 5/24/1979 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001 |
| 93 | Eric Moore | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida State | 2/28/1981 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 186th pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Chad Morton | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 5-8 | USC | 4/4/1977 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| 60 | Shaun O'Hara | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 6/23/1977 | 5 | |
| 24 | Will Peterson | 26 | DB | 2 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Michigan,Western Illinois | 6/15/1979 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 2001 |
| 77 | Luke Petitgout | 29 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 310 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 6/16/1976 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
| 55 | Roman Phifer | 37 | LB | 2 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| 58 | Antonio Pierce | 27 | LB | 13 | 13 | 240 | 6-1 | Arizona | 10/26/1978 | 4 | |
| 87 | Willie Ponder | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Southeast Missouri State,Tulsa | 2/14/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 199th pick / 2003 |
| 98 | Fred Robbins | 28 | DT | 16 | 6 | 325 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 3/25/1977 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 2000 |
| 69 | Rich Seubert | 26 | G | 4 | 1 | 305 | 6-5 | Western Illinois | 3/30/1979 | 4 | |
| 82 | Visanthe Shiancoe | 25 | TE | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 6/18/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 91st pick / 2003 |
| 80 | Jeremy Shockey* | 25 | TE | 15 | 15 | 253 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/18/1980 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| 76 | Chris Snee | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 314 | 6-3 | Boston College | 1/8/1982 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 2004 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan* | 34 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 12 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| 86 | Jamaar Taylor | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Notre Dame,Texas A&M | 2/25/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 2004 |
| 81 | Amani Toomer | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Reggie Torbor | 24 | LB | 14 | 9 | 254 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/25/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Justin Tuck | 22 | DE | 14 | 1 | 268 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 3/29/1983 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 74th pick / 2005 |
| 85 | David Tyree* | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 1/3/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 211th pick / 2003 |
| 72 | Osi Umenyiora*+ | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | Troy State | 11/16/1980 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 56th pick / 2003 |
| 41 | Frank Walker | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Tuskegee | 8/6/1981 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 207th pick / 2003 |
| 34 | Derrick Ward | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 5-11 | Fresno State,Ottawa (KS) | 8/30/1980 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 235th pick / 2004 |
| 23 | Corey Webster | 23 | DB | 15 | 2 | 204 | 6-0 | LSU | 3/2/1982 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2005 |
| 71 | Bob Whitfield | 34 | T | 16 | 2 | 310 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/18/1971 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 1992 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | 30 | G | 14 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 3/7/1975 | 7 | |
| 36 | Shaun Williams | 29 | DB | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/10/1976 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1998 |
| 28 | Gibril Wilson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/12/1981 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 248.4 | 6-2.3 | 4.2 |