Today at 4:25 p.m. ET, the New York Giants (5-7) and San Diego Charger (5-7) go head-to-head live from Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The game can be live streamed here. New York fans can hear all of the action on 101.9 WFAN The Fan while San Diego fans can do the same on Rock 105.3.
The Giants have won five of six since starting out with an 0-6 record while the sputtering Chargers are looking to avoid their fifth defeat in six games.
New York is optimistic that its turnaround could possibly lead to a playoff push.
"Honestly, the mood has been great," Justin Tuck told ESPN. "I think guys have played loose and are having fun out on the football field, which I can't say we did do the first couple of weeks of the season."
The Chargers, who quarterback Eli Manning didn't want to play for when he was drafted, look to avoid mental lapses.
"At critical times we have made too many mistakes," coach Mike McCoy said. "Go back to every game, you look at certain situations where we haven't executed. We just haven't gotten it done. It's about being more consistent week in and week out and not just at certain times but the whole game."
Manning is 246-for-422 (58.3%) this season for 2,995 yards with 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin didn't plan on looking back at the 2004 draft day trade that saw the Giants send Philip Rivers to San Diego in exchange for Manning, who has won two Super Bowl MVP awards with New York.
"Philip Rivers has had an outstanding career in San Diego and Eli Manning has had an outstanding career here, so I think you have a win-win situation there," Coughlin told ESPN.
Rivers is 304-for-434 (70.0%) for 3,663 yards with 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions thus far this season.
Both teams will hope to keep their ground game going as Andre Brown has rushed for 343 yards on 83 carries for three scores while Ryan Mathews has 782 rushing yards on 178 attempts with three scores.
Manning and Rivers go head-to-head for just the second time in their careers this afternoon in San Diego.
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