Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Giants and Bengals begin their respective preseasons with a clash live from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.
New York enters the 2015 season on the heels of finishing 6-10 and missing the playoffs for the third straight year. The Giants haven't entered the postseason since winning Super Bowl XLVI, but with a healthy receiving corps, they feel confident heading into the new campaign.
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Cincinnati, meanwhile, finished 10-5-1 a year ago, good for second place in the AFC North. The Bengals made the postseason for the fourth straight year, but fell to the Colts, 26-10, in the wild-card game.
This game can be live streamed for free here.
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Eli Manning will likely play at least a series in this game as the Giants begin to warm-up for the regular season. Manning has a plethora of weapons this season, including reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Odell Beckham Jr.
Beckham will be playing in his very first preseason game after sitting out last year's exhibition games with an injury. Victor Cruz will also return for New York this season after missing the majority of last year with a torn patellar tendon he sustained in October.
The Bengals will turn to Andy Dalton under center as he looks to guide them to the postseason for a fifth straight year. One of the weapons in Dalton's offense is running back Jeremy Hill, who played alongside Beckham at LSU.
Beckham said he's excited for the game and a reunion with Hill.
"I think the biggest thing I'm looking forward to is hearing that National Anthem and getting on the field again," Beckham told Giants.com. "There's just something about it, it broke me down the first time I got on the field. I don't know what it's going to do this time. But I am looking forward to being able to line up and see 32 (Hill) across the other way, and hopefully get to see him do a little something, and just keep it moving from there."
These two teams also spent the week together engaging in joint practices.
The Giants and Bengals go head-to-head in their preseason openers live tonight from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.
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