The New York Giants (1-1) will host the Chicago Bears (1-1) Friday night in the third preseason game, generally considered the most important of the four exhibition contests. Starters should play well into the third quarter, so we should get a good read on where the Giants are as the Sept. 5 season opener against the Dallas Cowboys approaches.
With the regular season closing in, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin knows what he wants to see against the Bears.
"Offensively we need to go. We need to get something done here. We have some people who need to show that. Yes, quite frankly, we had a special teams error in both games. That’s got to be eliminated. We’ve got to put the ball in the end zone, that’s something that’s a challenge for the offensive team," Coughlin said. "The defense played well last week. We had the ball run on us the week before, so it’s a consistency thing. Can we go do that week in and week out? Against a team that scored a lot of points the other day and moved right down the field, advancing the ball in the air. It’s a good football team. It’s time for us to start to move in the direction of the execution and the performance being at a high level."
Injury List
The following players will not play on Friday night:
DE Jason Pierre-Paul (back), WR Hakeem Nicks (foot), LB Michael Boley (hamstring), CB Jayron Hosley (foot), DT Shaun Rogers (blood clot), CB Terrell Thomas (knee), LT Will Beatty (back), DT Marvin Austin (back), DE Adrian Tracy (hamstring), OL Brandon Mosley (ankle), CB Brandon Bing (hamstring), TE Travis Beckum (knee/PUP) and DT Chris Canty (knee/PUP).
Broadcast Schedule
Game Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Radio: Giants Radio Network (WCBS, 101.FM). Bob Papa (play-by-play), Carl Banks (analysis), Howard Cross (sideline). Pre-game show (7 p.m.) with Anita Marks, Paul Dottino and Jeff Feagles.
Radio Affiliates:
Albany - WPYX 106.5 FM
Binghamton NY - WAAL 99.1FM
Plattsburgh NY - WIRY 1340 AM
Auburn NY - WAUB 1590 AM
Geneva NY - WGVA 1240 AM
Dundee NY - WFLR 1570AM
Canandaigua NY WCGR1550 AM
Easton PA – WEEX 1230 AM
Easton PA – WTKZ 1320 AM
Utica NY – WTLB 1310 AM
Rome NY - WRNY AM 1350
Little Falls NY - WIXT AM 1230
Elmira NY WENY 1230 AM
Corning NY WENI 1450 AM
Corning NY WGMM 98.7 FM
North Syracuse - WTLA 1200 AM,
Oswego - WSGO 1440 AM
Mattydale - W249BC - 97.7FM
Oswego - W261AC - 100.1FM
Hartford – WTIC – 1080 AM
NOTE: As this is preseason I can't guarantee all of the affiliates are actually carrying the game.