Game Preview: New England Patriots at New York Giants

The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet in the preseason for the 32nd time. The two teams met in the preseason for 17 straight seasons (2005-22) (not including the 2020 season when preseason was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic). However, in a break from a 16-year streak, the Patriots and Giants met in the 2022 preseason opener rather than squaring off in the preseason finale.

The clubs have been frequent preseason opponents recently, squaring off in the preseason openers for three straight years from 2001-03 and resuming the series in 2005 when they started to meet in the preseason finale.

The Patriots have faced the Giants more than any other team in the preseason with 31 matchups. Philadelphia and Washington are second with 25 preseason games.

The teams played three times during the 2007 and 2011 seasons with meetings in the preseason, the regular season and in the Super Bowl. The Patriots and Giants faced each other twice in 2019 with a preseason and a regular season meeting in Foxborough. The Patriots lost the preseason finale 31-29 and then won the regular season matchup, 35-14.

Overall, the Giants hold a 20-11 advantage in the preseason series, while the Patriots claim a 7-5 edge in the regular season play.