Giants Daily Blitz Blog

Giants vs. Patriots Live Blog: 1st QTR

0:00 — GIANTS 0, PATRIOTS 0 (key stat: Eli Manning has played three series so far)

6:13 — Steve Weatherford boots a 59-year punt that rolls out of bounds, pinning the Patriots back at their own 10. It was his longest of the preseason. Good play especially on a #WeatherfordWednesday.

9:30 — Returning from a foot injury, Hakeem Nicks grabs his first reception of the preseason on the first ball thrown to him, a six-yard pickup over the middle.

10:53 — Antrel Rolle makes a nice open field tackle, wrapping up FB Eric Kattani until reinforcements arrived.

13:48 — Jacquian Williams, making his first appearance of the preseason, nearly intercepts a pass on the left sideline, which would have been a sure pick-six. Nonetheless, the ball falls incomplete, and the Giants force Patriots to punt. *Jerrel Jernigan getting his turn tonight fielding punts.

15:00 — Game Day Captains: WR Domenik Hixon, TE Bear Pascoe, LB Keith Rivers. Patriots win the toss and elect to receive. Giants will defend the west goal.

Kickoff: 7:00 pm ET

Location: MetLife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ

TV: NFL Network

Weather: Partly Cloudy. 79 °F, Wind: WNW 8 mph

FLIP CARD CHANGES:

» Sean Locklear will start at LT in place of Will Beatty

» Mitch Petrus will start at RG in place of Chris Snee

» David Wilson will start at RB in place of Ahmad Bradshaw

» Craig Marshall will start at LDE in place of Justin Tuck

» Matt Broha will start at RDE in place of Jason Pierre-Paul

» Jacquian Williams will start at LB in place of Mathias Kiwanuka

» Keith Rivers will start at LB in place of Michael Boley

» Michael Coe will start at CB in place of Prince Amukamara