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Ben McAdoo wants Giants to soul search over holiday break

This is an unusual time for a break, but the Giants will take it. Their Thursday night game was scheduled so late in the season that after meetings Saturday morning,...

How playoff fever is spreading around the Giants

There is a sweet smell wafting inside the Quest Diagnostics Center and in the December air outside where MetLife Stadium sits just a few fields of dreams away, an unfamiliar...

Giants think cold snap a boon vs. Cowboys, but one vet disagrees

Coach Ben McAdoo believes his Giants have more than a snowball’s chance in hell Sunday against the Cowboys. Especially if there are snowballs in East Rutherford. The early forecast for...

Giants punter: Pittsburgh return not as big of a deal as I thought

PITTSBURGH — Brad Wing did not expect the duration of his stay with the Steelers would be just one season. After a solid 2014 rookie year, he came in second...

Landon Collins makes Giants history

As expected, the awards are starting to pile up for Landon Collins. Fresh off a spectacular month, the Giants’ second-year safety on Thursday became the first safety in franchise history...

Giants veteran could be in line for a position change

When has Leon Hall ever been in this situation? “Never would be the answer,’’ he said Wednesday. The veteran Giants cornerback, in his ninth NFL season, never has been healthy...

Giants coach tries explaining why Sterling Shepard was invisible

Ben McAdoo said it was “unfortunate’’ Giants rookie receiver Sterling Shepard was not targeted one time against the Browns. Shepard was held without a catch for the first time this...

Giants star oddly slams 's--t eater' Browns receiver

CLEVELAND — Janoris Jenkins, after the Giants’ 27-13 victory over the Browns on Sunday, did not seem particularly impressed with Terrelle Pryor, who had six receptions for 131 yards. Jenkins...

How a morphing Giants lineup has scratched to 7-3

This is not business as usual for the Giants. Sure, they are flawed and sometimes cannot get out of their own way on offense, despite having Odell Beckham Jr. and...

Why ex-Chicago kicker Gould hadn't seen anything like this wind

The only positive thing about Robbie Gould’s reunion with the Bears was the outcome. The Giants kicker had been almost giddy about facing his former team in the days leading...

Why bad weather could wreak havoc on Giants' kicking game

The weather is expected to turn harsh in time for Sunday’s 1 p.m. kickoff against the Bears, with wind gusts projected as high as 40 mph at MetLife Stadium. Giants...

Robbie Gould on his Bears axing: 'I didn't know it was coming'

After 11 seasons as the most successful kicker in Bears history, Robbie Gould was asked to leave, unceremoniously replaced by journeyman Connor Barth on the eve of the regular season....

'Gonna tear their ass up': Bears LB coming after Eli, Giants

If the high-flying Giants wanted or needed anything extra to motivate them going into a game against the lousy Bears, they should thank Pernell McPhee for the contribution. The veteran...

Giants-Eagles: Key NFC East battle will be won in the trenches

This particular challenge, Ereck Flowers believes, is not unlike the battles he and the other members of the Giants’ offensive line deal with every week. “Same as any other matchup...

Giants secondary has 'top-10' swagger coming out of bye week

On the first day back from their bye week, the Giants’ secondary finally resembled the unit that was expected to play all season. Safeties Darian Thompson (foot) and Nat Berhe...

Giants replacement kicker had the best sports weekend

LONDON — Robbie Gould is a Cubs fan. A devout Cubs fan. But he was not in the United States and had to prepare for his first game kicking for...

Giants biggest battle may be keeping their cool in London

A 100-yard field across the pond normally reserved for rugby will serve as a sanctuary Sunday morning for the New York Giants, from John Mara down to new kicker Robbie...

Why banged-up Odell Beckham is so sure he'll play vs. Rams

LONDON — Odell Beckham Jr. conceded “traveling probably doesn’t help as much’’ but said Friday he is confident the painful hip pointer he is dealing with will not keep him...