EAST RUTHERFORD u2010 The playoffs weren't a possibility. Pride and future jobs were.
But that's not all that was at stake for the Giants on Sunday when they lost to the rival Eagles, 35-30, in Week 17 at MetLife Stadium. They were playing for Tom Coughlin, who appeared to be coaching his final game.
Everything is pointing in that direction. Coughlin's 12-year run with the Giants appears over after his second straight 6-10 season and fourth consecutive year without the playoffs.
"It's kind of hard to not think about it.