The New York Giants will welcome in the Washington Redskins tonight for the first game of the 2008 NFL Season at the Meadowlands.

The Vitals:

Game: Washington Redskins (0-0) @ New York Giants
TV: NBC (Al Michaels and John Madden)
Radio: WFAN – 660 AM (Bob Papa, Dick Lynch and Carl Banks)
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Game Notes:

• Giants linebacker Jonathan Goff, cornerback Terrell Thomas and kicker Lawrence Tynes are out for tonight’s game.
• Defensive end Jason Taylor is active for the Redskins in tonight’s game.
• The Giants are 46-32-5 in week one games in their franchise history. Head coach Tom Coughlin is 1-3 as Giants head coach in week one openers.
• WR Domenik Hixon is questionable and probably will not play much but could see some work as the fourth receiver.
• The Giants will make history tonight — becoming the first team in the Super Bowl era to start two players over the age of 42 on the same team…kicker John Carney (44) and Jeff Feagles (42). This is also the first team since 1999 that Feagles has been on where he isn’t the oldest player on the team.

Inactives:

(Giants)
WR Mario Manningham
K Lawrence Tynes
RB Reuben Droughns
CB Terrell Thomas
CB Sam Madison
LB Jonathan Goff
T Adam Koets
DE Dave Tollefson

(Redskins)
WR Malcolm Kelly
QB Colt Brennan
CB Shawn Springs
S Kareem Moore
LB Alfred Fincher
OL Chad Rinehart
TE Fred Davis
DE Rob Jackson

Quote of the Day:

“There is no excuse for anything. There are no excuses in our game. We have never made one, we never intend to make one. Our guys will have to line up and play. And we know that each guy, for us to be successful, has got to play a little bit better to compensate for the loss of Osi and we start the season.”
– Tom Coughlin on two new defensive starters.

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