Report: Cardinals to host New York Giants on Christmas Eve

By Arizona Sports | April 20, 2017 at 1:05 pm
UPDATED: April 20, 2017 at 2:14 pm

Last season, the Arizona Cardinals spent Dec. 24 in Seattle taking on the Seahawks.

The Cardinals won that game, and in the process created a nice Christmas memory.

In 2017, it looks like they’ll get a chance to make winning on Christmas eve a new tradition, as reports are saying they will host the New York Giants this Dec. 24.

Francesa just announced the #Giants 2017 schedule on air. Here's what it is, if he's correct: pic.twitter.com/XJAEHUAXMj

— Tom Hanslin (@tomhanslin) April 20, 2017

The Cardinals will be facing the Giants for the first time since 2014, when they played each other at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and will be hosting them for the first time since 2011.

While no one will know for sure what kind of game this year’s matchup will be, it does at least for now shape up as a pivotal NFC battle between a Giants team that earned a Wild Card bid in 2016 and the Cardinals, who missed the playoffs in 2016 after reaching the NFC Championship Game the prior season.

Historically, the Cardinals are just 43-81-2 against the Giants, with many of their games occurring when each team held residence in the NFC East. But since 2002, when the Cardinals moved to the NFC West, the Cardinals have a 4-3 edge in the series.