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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
New York Giants unveil challenging 2025 NFL schedule with three primetime games, two Super Bowl rematches
The New York Giants (via Getty Images) The New York Giants 2025 schedule, revealed on Thursday, is filled with exciting games, including three prime-time matches, two retro Super Bowl showdowns, and the NFL 's most challenging projected schedule. Brian Daboll's team starts the season with games against the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys before getting MetLife Stadium opened up on 'Sunday Night Football.' New York Giants possess NFL's strongest strength-of-schedule, headed by Chiefs, Eagles and Super Bowl rematches View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) The rotation of the league teams includes the New York Giants with all teams of the NFC North and AFC West, along with 'same-place' encounters against the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots. Add in the traditional six NFC East confrontations, and New York will see 10 playoff visitors to the 2024 postseason—the third-highest amount of any team. According to NFL Research, those foes combined for a .574 winning percentage last year, edging out the Eagles (.561) for the sport's most daunting path. Full schedule: Pre 1: @ Bills (Date & Time TBD) Pre 2: Jets (Saturday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m.) Pre 3: Patriots (Thursday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.) Week 1: @ Commanders (Sept. 7, 1 p.m.) Week 2: @ Cowboys (Sept. 14, 1 p.m.) Week 3: Chiefs (Sunday Night Football, Sept. 21, 8:20 p.m.) Week 4: Chargers (Sept. 28, 1 p.m.) Week 5: @ Saints (Oct. 5, 1 p.m.) Week 6: Eagles (Thursday Night Football, Oct. 9, 8:15 p.m.) Week 7: @ Broncos (Oct. 19, 4:05 p.m.) Week 8: @ Eagles (Oct. 26, 1 p.m.) Week 9: 49ers (Nov. 2, 1 p.m.) Week 10: @ Bears (Nov. 9, 1 p.m.) Week 11: Packers (Nov. 16, 1 p.m.) Week 12: @ Lions (Nov. 23, 1 p.m.) Week 13: @ Patriots (Monday Night Football, Dec. 1, 8:15 p.m.) Week 14: BYE Week 15: Commanders (Dec. 14, 1 p.m.) Week 16: Vikings (Dec. 21, 1 p.m.) Week 17: @ Raiders (Date & Time TBD) Week 18: Cowboys (Date & Time TBD) Two vintage Super Bowl rematches fall on the road: a Week 7 visit to Empower Field to relive Super Bowl XXI history with the Denver Broncos and the December Monday-night game in Foxborough that brings back memories of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Also read: 'I still have more to prove': Giants rookie Cam Skattebo's giant ambitions One thing is certain for the Giants: this season guarantees drama from September through the flex-crazed NFL conclusion. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New York Giants' Joe Schoen called Phil Simms about No. 11 before family rejection
New York Giants' Joe Schoen called Phil Simms about No. 11 before family rejection We now know that New York Giants top pick Abdul Carter will not be wearing any previously retired jersey numbers when the season begins. Carter had been pondering the possibility of wearing his uniform number at Penn State (No. 11), which is retired for Phil Simms, or perhaps in No. 56, the number retired in honor of Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor. Taylor told Carter to find another number and go create his own legacy -- "go make it famous" -- which put pressure on Simms, who initially acquiesced. Simms' family reportedly brought him to his senses and convinced him to reject Carter's request. But what wasn't known was that Giants general Manager Joe Schoen also contacted Simms in an attempt to convince the Super Bowl XXI MVP to allow Carter to wear his number. Schoen's role was confirmed by Simms' son, Chris, who is an NBC Sports studio analyst. Chris Simms confirmed in his program Pro Football Talk with Mike Florio, that Schoen was in contact with his dad over permission for Carter to use his No. 11. Just when it appeared that Simms, who separately heard from G.M. Joe Schoen on the issue, would agree to let Carter wear the number, Simms's family intervened. Specifically, his wife and his daughter made the push to change Phil's mind. The younger Simms believed that Schoen's call to Phil Simms was basically a courtesy call; that the Giants were ready to permit Carter to wear the number since he and his dad were in favor of it. Chris Simms then had a conversation with his sister and mother, who were against the idea. He said they "had one more vote than me" and the final decision to reject the idea was made. What number Carter will eventually be assigned now is unknown. Perhaps we'll find out this weekend when the rookies take the field at minicamp.
New York Post
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Phil Simms loving Abdul Carter's embrace of Giants culture as rookie's number search continues
Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor retired together, and now the two Giants legends are together again at the center of rookie Abdul Carter's jersey number selection process. Carter said Friday on X that it would be an 'honor' to wear Simms' No. 11 if it is unretired – a proposition that the Super Bowl-winning quarterback sounded OK with during his appearance on FanDuel TV. But Simms didn't really think then that Carter would ask – and he's still not sure that the conversation will be had. 3 Giants quarterback Phil Simms winds up to pass during Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos. AP Reached by The Post and asked for his response to Carter's excited reaction, Simms appreciated that the rookie is respectful of Giants history.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What number will Abdul Carter wear with NY Giants? Phil Simms tells us his thoughts
Abdul Carter was denied by one New York Giants legend in his pursuit of what number he wants to wear in the NFL. The Giants' first-round pick may be ready to accept an offer from another. After Lawrence Taylor rebuffed Carter's request to bring his iconic No. 56 out of retirement, Phil Simms has thrown No. 11 into the ring - piquing the interest of the Giants' third overall pick in the process. Advertisement "It would be an HONOR," Carter wrote on social media Friday morning, in response to a video during which Simms, the Super Bowl-winning quarterback and one of the greatest players in franchise history, suggested that he would not take issue with having either Carter or quarterback Jaxson Dart donning his No. 11. Carter wore No. 11 at Penn State. Simms' No. 11 was retired by the Giants in 1995. "I had some fun with it, and the fact that he said it'd be honor to wear, that's just him being really nice," Simms told and The Record. "Man, it'll make me re-live my days of being an outside linebacker in high school. Truly, I can't wait to see him practice. I was hoping the Giants would get him. He's gonna fit in right away with the Giants culture." Jan 25, 1987; Pasadena, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms (11) reacts on the field against the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl. The Giants defeated the Broncos 39-20. Mandatory Credit: Bob Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Simms was asked directly for his reaction if Dart - who wore No. 2 at Ole Miss - wanted to wear No. 11. Advertisement "Hey look, I told some of my friends and people around me, I'd let him have it in a second," Simms said in an interview with FanDuel TV. "Can you just help it a little and make it better or whatever? I think it'd be a lot of fun and it wouldn't bother me." But when the conversation turned to Carter, Simms was taken aback to learn that the former Penn State star was so in tune to the possibilities. Simms said his family and agent might take issue with any decision to let someone else wear No. 11. "I'm anxious to see or hear my children's thought about this," Simms said, referring to his sons Chris and Matt and daughter Deirdre. "What I've learned in my life - well, even when I played to a degree, they were big fans - is that they have an opinion on everything about me. So, I'll hear it from them, and it'll be yes or no. And if they say no, it'll really be like, 'No way!'" Aug 31, 2024; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Abdul Carter (11) celebrates after a defensive stop during the fourth quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports The Giants unretired Ray Flaherty's No. 1 last year with the blessing of his family to allow star wide receiver Malik Nabers to wear it. When the Giants retired No. 1 following the 1935 season, it was the first time a professional football team had ever retired a player's jersey number. Advertisement By adding Carter to this defense, the Giants have created an identity with All-Pro Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux already up front. Carter, 21, plays with aggression and he's really good with his hands. This was his first year playing defensive end and on the edge, so there's no telling how good he can be with more experience at the position. His combination of athletic traits, explosiveness and potential upside is off the charts. "He's a great kid, and he's an exceptional player," Giants coach Brian Daboll on Carter. "He's got great quickness, bend, he's hard to block. He played off the ball the year before, and he has some instincts in that area, as well, smart. Fun guy to evaluate." This article originally appeared on Abdul Carter: Will Giants rookie honor Phil Simms and wear his No. 11?
Boston Globe
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Rick Levine, who gave commercials cinematic flair, dies at 94
Advertisement Often serving as his own cinematographer, Mr. Levine approached his big-budget commercials like a director of Hollywood blockbusters. 'We decided to make our ads look as good as films,' he said in a 2009 interview with DGA Quarterly, published by the Directors Guild of America. 'I would direct and shoot, so I would have complete control.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The guild named him the best commercial director in 1981 and 1988, in particular for three specific spots. Most notable among them was the Diet Pepsi commercial with Fox, which Mr. Levine made for BBDO New York; it was one of many ads he shot for Pepsi. Known as 'Apartment 10G,' the commercial stars Fox as a timid New York professional who turns heroic after he hears a knock on his apartment door and opens it to encounter a beautiful blond new neighbor (played by Gail O'Grady, later of ABC's 'NYPD Blue'). She flirtatiously asks if he has a Diet Pepsi to spare. Advertisement When a 2-liter Pepsi bottle in his refrigerator turns out to be empty, a bedazzled Fox, determined to fetch what she asked for, climbs out of his bedroom window and clambers down the fire escape into a pounding rainstorm on a busy street. Fox, who did many of his own stunts, survives near miss collisions with oncoming traffic in a mad dash to a Diet Pepsi vending machine. He returns, soaking and breathless, to present a can to the woman, only to find that her equally lovely roommate has shown up with the same request. The ad aired during Super Bowl XXI (New York Giants vs. the Denver Broncos) on Jan. 25, 1987. It was named the world's best video commercial the next year at the International Broadcasting Awards in Los Angeles; was cited by ESPN as one of the best Super Bowl spots ever; and was honored at the Smithsonian as an artifact of Americana. Mr. Levine was admired as well for another BBDO commercial, for chemical company DuPont, featuring Bill Demby, a real-life Vietnam veteran. He is first seen lacing up his basketball shoes in his New York City apartment before heading to a local schoolyard to shoot hoops with friends. When he arrives, he strips down from sweatpants to basketball shorts, revealing two prosthetic legs — made from DuPont plastic — that he has relied on since being maimed in a Viet Cong rocket attack. What appears to be a noble, if doomed, effort to keep up with the other players turns into a star turn for Demby, as he races around the court dishing assists and draining buckets. Advertisement Mr. Levine won a total of four Clio Awards — advertising's equivalent of the Oscars — for both spots in 1988. In explaining his success, he told The New York Times: 'I attract the story kind of commercial. People don't come to me just for pictures; they come with stories.' Richard Laurence Levine was born July 10, 1930, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the only child of Harry and Sally (Belof) Levine. His father was a philatelist. After graduating in 1957 from the Parsons School of Design (now part of The New School), he worked as a graphic designer for NBC and CBS. He later became an art director for the storied Doyle Dane Bernbach agency, known for its 'Think Small' campaign for Volkswagen, before moving to Mary Wells Lawrence's agency, Wells Rich Greene, hailed for its landmark 'I [HEART] NY' campaign. He also served as a creative director for Carl Ally Inc. Mr. Levine started directing ads in about 1970, creating memorable spots for a host of U.S. clients, including Coca-Cola, FedEx, Polo Ralph Lauren and General Electric, as well as for international companies. He became known for his episodic approach, following the same characters through a series of commercials. One campaign in the 1980s — for Pacific Bell, a California telephone company, shot for the San Francisco agency Foote, Cone & Belding — played out like a TV miniseries, with 13 spots following three characters — close friends Garland, Lawrence and Mary Ellen — from their youth in the 1920s into their golden years. Advertisement One episode, 'The Depression,' set in the desperate 1930s, portrays an act of selfless friendship when an unemployed Garland, who has been chosen to travel to day job, purposely slips off the back of a truck crowded with other men and pretends to injure himself so that Lawrence can take his place. The commercial, which had the warm look and feel of scenes from Don Corleone's early years in Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather, Part II,' concludes with Lawrence in his later years, bathed in memories of the incident, phoning Garland to give thanks. It won a Gold Lion award at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, France (now the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity). In addition to his daughter Abby, Mr. Levine is survived by another daughter, Susan Levine Henley, both from his first marriage, to Ina Levine, which ended in divorce; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. His second marriage, to Lark Levine, also ended in divorce. Despite his cinematic flair, Mr. Levine never forgot his mandate. 'It's a beautiful craft, but a craft,' he said in a 1976 interview with the trade newspaper Backstage. 'It's possible to be artistic within the confines of a commercial, of course, but that is not really my job as a commercial film director. My purpose is to make the advertising come across.' This article originally appeared in
