2016 San Francisco Giants season Wikipedia
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The Giants made it a point not to let the previous week's victory over the first-place Cowboys be their best performance of the season. So they went out and did it again to another division leader at the time. In their 2016 home finale at MetLife Stadium, the Giants defeated the Detroit Lions, 17-6, for back-to-back wins over two of the NFC's top teams.
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The Bengals quickly got 10 points and had a 6-point lead going into the 4th quarter. Sterling Shepard caught a touchdown on 4th and Goal to give the Giants a lead. Their defense led by their vaunted pass rush took over and the offense successfully ran out the clock. The Giants improved to 6–3 and matched their win total from the previous two years.
When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better record vs. conference opponents. The Giants were down 14-0 early after Manning threw a pick six to Malcolm Jenkins.
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Having been locked into the 5 seed, the media questioned whether the Giants would rest their starters against the Redskins who were fighting for their playoff lives. After struggling to move the ball all game, the Redskins broke through the Giants defense in the second half, tying the game at 10. On a late drive in the 4th quarter, Eli Manning connected with Tavarres King for 44 yards which set up a Josh Brown field goal. When the Redskins got the ball back, Kirk Cousins was intercepted by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
Baez then came through for the Cubs again to bring in Heyward for the go-ahead run off Hunter Strickland. The Giants had blown another 9th inning lead, and didn't have a win in the 9th inning when trailing all season. Trying to win their seventh game in a row, the Giants travelled to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers' Killer B's (Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown) who made an impact in the game. The Steelers defense was in Eli Manning's face all game, forcing two interceptions.
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In May 2010 the American Basketball Association announced a new franchise based in Jacksonville would join the league for the 2010–2011 season. The owner was Jacksonville attorney Ron Sholes, while the head coach and general manager was Kevin Waters, who previously owned and coached the Jacksonville Bluewaves of the World Basketball Association. Even if you think the Dodgers are the superior team going forward, the Giants have built themselves a nice cushion with their 6½-game lead. Ben Bredeson activated off IR among roster moves The offensive lineman has been sidelined with a knee injury since Week 7 but has been added to the active roster ahead of Sunday night's game against the Commanders. Henry Schulman has covered the San Francisco Giants since 1988, starting with the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Examiner before moving to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1998.
Crucially as it turned out, the Giants had forced Syndergaard out of the game with Bumgarner still going strong. Another golden opportunity was squandered by the Giants in the top of the 8th inning, when Addison Reed struck out Hunter Pence to end the inning with the bases loaded. After Bumgarner left a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the 8th, the game moved to the 9th with the Mets bringing in closer Jeurys Familia.
Cueto nonetheless pitched superbly, striking out 10 in his 8 innings of work and allowing just three hits in total. Though Buster Posey doubled with two outs off Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman to give the Giants a faint hope, Hunter Pence grounded out to end the game and give the Cubs the lead in the series. The Giants played a conservative game and their defense recorded a season-high six sacks in their win over the Browns, their sixth in a row. Eli Manning threw three touchdowns, two caught by Odell Beckham Jr. and Jason Pierre-Paul also had a touchdown on defense.
The 10-4 Giants were in the drivers seat to clinch their first playoff berth in 5 years. All the fans and media expected another shootout like the game the year earlier, but oddly enough, the game was very low scoring as neither offense could capitalize on their opportunities. The Giants led 7-3 at halftime, their only score coming from a field goal blocked by Johnathan Hankins which Janoris Jenkins returned for a touchdown. Giants finished the season with a 29–1 regular season record and hosted the ABA Final Four tournament. Giants won second ABA Championship in a row, defeating the North Dallas Vandals, from whom they received their only loss of the regular season, 2–0 in a best-of-three series.
Despite having claimed the Wild Card spot on the final day of the regular season, the Giants were able to tab ace Madison Bumgarner for the Wild Card game start. Bumgarner had an excellent regular season for the Giants, finishing with a career-low in ERA and a career-high in strikeouts, finishing fourth in the National League in both categories. On the hill for the New York Mets was Noah Syndergaard, who himself finished 3rd in the NL in ERA and 9th in strikeouts. The pitching matchup didn't disappoint, it took until the bottom of the third inning for the game's first hit and baserunner, with Syndergaard striking out four straight batters on two occasions.
This was just the second time a relief pitcher has homered in a postseason game, the last time being in 1924. Aroldis Chapman locked down the save again, and the Giants were faced with elimination in Game 3. This was the first time the Giants returned to Lambeau Field since their victory over the Packers in the Divisional Round of the 2011 Playoffs. The Packers offense dominated the time of possession but Janoris Jenkins had two interceptions on Aaron Rodgers and he made several other key plays keeping the struggling Giants offense in the game. Eli Manning was held in check with one touchdown late in the 4th quarter and 199 yards, and the Giants running backs were only able to rush for 43 yards in 15 attempts.
The New York Giants finished the regular season with a point differential of +26. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Giants could have been expected to have about 8.8 wins, or a 9-7 record in the regular season. The Redskins were eliminated with the loss, and the Giants won 11 games for the first time since 2008. The Giants were set to play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field after they defeated the Detroit Lions later that night to win the NFC North title. Sterling Shepard scored a touchdown on the opening drive but the offense wasn't able to do much afterwards. While leading 10-6 in the 4th quarter, Odell Beckham Jr. had a signature one-handed touchdown catch in the 4th quarter and an interception by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie sealed the 17-6 victory.
Jenkins forced a Dez Bryant fumble on his only catch of the game, thwarting a Cowboys 4th quarter rally. With the 10-7 win, the Giants improved to 9–4 and clinched a winning season for the first time since 2012. The Giants also swept the Cowboys for the first time since their 2011 Super Bowl-winning season. Hoping to stop a three-game losing streak, the Giants hosted the Baltimore Ravens in a rematch of their 33–14 loss in 2012.
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On the last play of the game, Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams caught a pass that put Dallas near field goal range but chose to stay in bounds to get extra yards. The clock ran out before Prescott could get another play, and the Giants started 1–0 for the first time since 2010. In 2010 owner Sholes stated that he hoped to avoid the fate of the Jam and other minor league basketball teams that have failed in Jacksonville with a more professional marketing strategy. He signed a contract with the city's major indoor venue, the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, to use for home games, and contracted with television and radio stations to broadcast games. The Giants debuted on December 4, 2010, defeating the San Francisco Rumble 182–124.
Brandon Crawford led the inning off with a double to left-center, but Ăngel PagĂĄn couldn't lay down the sacrifice bunt and then struck out. Joe Panik worked a walk and Conor Gillaspie stepped up to the plate to launch a three-run home run to right field. Gillaspie had only started the game because Eduardo NĂșñez was still dealing with a hamstring injury and had to be left off the roster.
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