New York Giants 2012 NFL Preseason Schedule

Published: 4th Apr 12 4:12 pm
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by Jeric Griffin
NFL Network Manager
New York Giants 2012 NFL Preseason Schedule
Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE

On Wednesday, the NFL released the 2012 preseason schedule for all 32 teams. The New York Giants may have just won the Super Bowl, but several key pieces of their team are gone via free agency. New York has a lot of work to do in order to repeat as Super Bowl champs in 2012.

Here’s a look at the Giants’ 2012 preseason schedule:

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 3: Chicago Bears

Week 4: New England Patriots

These games don’t mean as much as the regular season because most teams tend to only play their starters for the first half at the most.

However, that “road game” against the Jets is always a hard-hitting contest, especially after the trash talk that preceded last year’s regular season matchup between New York’s two teams.

The Giants will be without longtime running back Brandon Jacobs this year after he signed a free agent deal with the San Francisco 49ers along with receiver Mario Manningham. While these players weren’t full-time “starters” for the Giants, they played huge roles in New York’s title run this past season.

If Eli Manning can play as well as he did last season, there’s no limit to what the Giants can accomplish. However, he’ll have a little more difficult time doing so without Jacobs and Manningham in the lineup. The 2012 season will be an interesting one for the Giants.

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