For the sake of realism, I let Hakeem Nicks, Justin Tuck, David Diehl and Andre Brown all walk in Free Agency. Signed Sean Lee and Daryl Smith in FA though to shore up my LB corps, and got Herman Lovett (FS, 81 OVR) with my first choice in the draft (only used scout points, no draft-guide cheating), and accidentally missed my 2nd round pick and the CPU auto-picked HB LeTevin Stead, who has done a decent job so far in spelling Wilson.
I'm 2-0 so far this season after wins over Seattle and Dallas. Coughlin retired after our NFC Conf. Championship loss last year, and was replaced by the CPU auto-pick Demetrius Thomas, aka "Coach Jabba." Interestingly, Hakeem ended up with the 'Skins, who are also 2-0 on the season so far. Week 3 - at Eagles
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York
Giants
(2-0)
Philadelphia
Eagles
(0-2)
39 - 38
Final
Just had the best game of my life. Season 2, Week 3 - against the E-gals at Lincoln Financial. Still need to type up the box score because this game had so many big lead changes, I went from thinking I'd win, to lose, to win, to lose, and then thanks to a last second FG, to win.
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep 23, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
New York Giants (2-0 (80 OVR))
7
17
0
15
39
Philadelphia Eagles (0-2 (80 OVR))
14
7
14
3
38
Team Stats Comparison
NYG
PHI
Total Offense
453
398
Rushing Yards
92
123
Passing Yards
361
275
First Downs
16
17
Punt Return Yards
-
-
Kick Return Yards
-
-
Total Yards
551
559
Turnovers
2
1
3rd Down Converstion
5/12
8/14
4th Down Conversion
2/2
0/0
2-Point Conversion
0/2
0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
3/2 (100%)
5/0 (100%)
Penalties
-
-
Posession Time
24
28
New York Giants
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
QB Eli Manning
25/43
366
5
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
RB David Wilson
9
80
RB LeTevin Stead (R)
3
8
QB Eli Manning
3
2
FB John Conner
1
2
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
WR Victor Cruz
9
207
2
RB David Wilson
7
63
1
TE Brandon Myers
3
57
1
WR Randy McNary (R)
3
12
1
WR Jerrel Jernigan
2
23
WR Reuben Randle (Mr. Drops!)
0
0
RB LeTevin Stead (R)
1
4
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
CB Prince Amukamara
3
LB Jon Beason
2
SS Marcus Gilchrist
2
LB Sean Lee
8
DE Jason Pierre-Paul
5
SS Antrel Rolle
5
FS Herman Lovett (R)
4
1
DE Demontre Moore
1
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
K Jed Redmon
2/2
2
4
32
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
P Steve Weatherford
2
49
0
Philadelphia Eagles
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
QB Matt Barkley (this universe's Nick Foles)
22/35
280
2
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
RB LeSean McCoy
25
109
3
QB Matt Barkley
2
14
0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
RB LeSean McCoy
7
91
1
WR DeSean Jackson
4
51
0
WR Jason Avant
4
53
1
TE Brent Celek
4
33
0
WR Jaquan Briscoe (R)
1
31
0
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
DE Chris Clemons
5
SS Melquan Cousins (R)
5
1
1
CB Bradley Fletcher
3
1
LB Mychal Kendricks
5
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
K Alex Henery
1/1
5
5
56
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
P Donnie Jones
4
34
1
Week 4
FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
New York
Giants (80 ovr)
Washington
Redskins(84 ovr)
31-37
Former Giants WR Hakeem Nicks looked great in his first match-up against his old team, and no matter what they did, this was a game where RGIII & Co. held the lead throughout despite how narrow it got at times, and the 'Skins continue to roll and go undefeated, move to 4-0 on the season.
Week 5 - The Battle for MetLife (a/k/a NY Bowl) - 3-1 NYG (80 OVR) vs. 2-2 NYJ (78 OVR)
This game was never close, as NYG rolls 27-3 - the otherwise-underperforming MLB Sean Lee had a big day with 2 INTs against Geno.
Week 6 Preview & At-a-Glance Review
Redskins lead NFC East at 5-0, with NYG and Dallas right behind at 4-1. After a great season last year, the Eagles are 0-5 due to injuries.
Weeks 6 & 7 - After a blowout win against Miami in which we saw Giants DB Prince Amukamara nab 3 INTs, and the 'Fins blow up Ryan Nassib's victory kneeldown...
... then the R-Skins complete the season sweep against the Giants, and the Patriots destroyed NYG to the tune of 41-21.
Patriots QB Tom Brady had a banner day against NY's lackluster pass defense (unlike against Tannehill, 4 INTs) Brady had 4 TDs and only 1 INT, and nearly 400 yards passing.
Things won't get easier in Week 8, versus the on-fire 7&1 Saints. To make things worse for NY, the NFC East race has heated even more, with the Redskins an amazing 7&1, Dallas at 6-2, and NYG in third place at 5-3.
Season 1 - Scores & Schedule; future SIMMED games are tentative and may be subject to actually being played due to prior games being simulated due to disconnections.
WEEK 1: Sunday, September 8, 8:30 PM (ET)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
New York
Giants
Dallas
Cowboys
27 - 22
Final
Highlights:
After barely beating the Cowboys 27-22 (Victor Cruz with 2 TDs)...
WEEK 2: Sunday, September 15, 4:25 PM (ET)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Denver
Broncos
New York
Giants
27 - 41
Final
my NYGiants are 2-0. We just beat Denver - after being down 17-14 at the half, Justin Tuck sacks/concusses Peyton in the third quarter. Brock actually does OK with 1 TD and 1 INT, but couldn't keep up with the pace of our scoring and we win 41-27.
WEEK 3: Sunday, September 22, 1:00 PM (ET)
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
New York
Giants
Carolina
Panthers
9 - 30
Final
(SIMMED)
WEEK 4: Sunday, September 29, 1:00 PM (ET)
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
New York
Giants
Kansas City
Chiefs
10-16
Final
(SIMMED)
WEEK 5: Sunday, October 6, 1:00 PM (ET)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Philadelphia
Eagles
New York
Giants
24 - 19
Final
(SIMMED)
WEEK 6: Thursday, October 10, 8:25 PM (ET)
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
New York
Giants
Chicago
Bears
56 - 21
Final
Youtube highlights:
WEEK 7: Monday, October 21, 8:40 PM (ET)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Minnesota
Vikings
New York
Giants
17-51
Final
Youtube highlights:
Sunday, October 27, 1:00 PM (ET)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York
Giants
(2-6)
Philadelphia
Eagles
(3-5)
15 - 7
Final
Sunday, November 10, 1:00 PM (ET) on CBS
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Oakland
Raiders
New York
Giants
33 - 12
After getting unexpectedly killed 33-12 by Terrelle Pryor's Oakland Raiders...
Sunday, November 17, 4:25 PM (ET) on FOX
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Green Bay
Packers
New York
Giants
17 - 25
we unexpectedly bounced back vs Green Bay, winning in a tight close one with several lead changes, 25-17. We're 7-3 on the season so far. We have Cruz, Tuck, and Beason all out with injuries, which has made a clear impact and games feel more difficult.
Youtube highlight:
Sunday, November 24, 4:25 PM (ET) on FOX
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dallas
Cowboys
New York
Giants
13 - 9
(SIMMED)
Sunday, December 1, 8:30 PM (ET) on NBC
FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
New York
Giants
Washington
Redskins
31 - 28
Got Cruz and Tuck back in Week 13 vs the Skins, and jumped out early to a 33-7 lead, but nearly blew it all and barely hung on to win 31-28...
Sunday, December 8, 4:25 PM (ET) on FOX
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
New York
Giants
San Diego
Chargers
34 - 16
Youtube highlights:
Sunday, December 15, 1:00 PM (ET) on FOX
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Seattle
Seahawks
New York
Giants
14 - 38
Youtube highlight:
Sunday, December 22, 4:05 PM (ET) on FOX
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
New York
Giants
Detroit
Lions
30 - 33
This game was an absolute barn-burner, with 5 lead changes and ridiculous clock management by the Giants
in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, NY could have easily sent the game into OT with an FG but failed.
Oof. After losing a 33-30 heartbreaker to the Detroit Lions in the penultimate game of the regular season due to my extremely poor clock management late in the game, and then getting lucky with a wildcard BYE because I owned the tiebreaker with also 11-5 Philadelphia, guess who I face in the divisional round? Yep, Detroit. Guess it's time to avenge the loss. At least this time it will be at MetLife, hopefully with snow?
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York
Giants
Detroit
Lions
vs.
VICTORY!
Sweet victory. Hosting the Lions at MetLife in the NFC Divisional Round (the other NFC Divisional match-up being SF vs. Philly), the Giants hoped to avoid an outcome similar to their Week 16 match-up against Detroit (albeit an away game at Ford Field). No snow at MetLife as I had hoped, but temps were still cold at 29 degrees Fahrenheit. We win with another close score, 34-27, thanks to an amazingly mistake-free game from Eli (he had 25 touchdowns and 25 INTs during the regular season, but in this game 236 yds, 1 TD & zero INTs) and great running from RB David Wilson (142 yards on 32 carries), we defeat Stafford (345 yds, 3 TDs & 3 INTs) & Co. and move on to the NFC Divisional Round to face Kaep and the Niners.
The final team stats were extremely similar, other than rushing yards, which Detroit made up for through the air:
Now, the G-Men move on to face the red hot 13-3 San Francisco 49ers (led by 2013 NFL MVP Colin Kaepernick), who absolutely crushed the E-gals in their NFC Divisional Round, 55-13.
On the other side of the NFL, here's what the AFC playoff picture looks like so far:
Former Giants WR Hakeem Nicks looked great in his first match-up against his old team, and no matter what they did, this was a game where RGIII & Co. held the lead throughout despite how narrow it got at times, and the 'Skins continue to roll and go undefeated, move to 4-0 on the season.
