Belt game 1,307 · February 3, 2008 · playoffs
New York Giants take the belt
New York Giants beat New England Patriots 17–14 at home to start reign 482 of the NFL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
New England Patriots had held it since November 4, 2007, with 9 defenses over 91 days.
New York Giants held it for 253 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Browns on October 13, 2008.
482Reign number
26Team's reign
4Defenses
253Days held
Box score
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 29-48 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Brady | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Koppen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Alexander | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Ventrone | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Sanders | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Woods | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 19-34 | 255 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Toomer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Boss | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Tyree | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison Hedgecock | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Tynes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Dockery | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Alford | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Player stats since 1999: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).