Game Preview: Saints at Giants | 2024 NFL Week 14

New Orleans Interim Head Coach Darren Rizzi is a North New Jersey native who prepped at Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) HS.

Rizzi later served as an assistant at Colgate University (1993), the University of New Haven (1994-97), and Rutgers (2002-07).

Rizzi also served as head coach at New Haven from 1999-2001.

Rizzi, Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll, and Assistant Defensive Line Coach Bryan Cox served on the same Miami Dolphins coaching staff in 2011.

Bryan Cox played for the Saints in 2002.

Saints Assistant Special Teams Coach Phil Galiano and Cox served on the same Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaching staff from 2012-13.

Galiano served as outside linebackers coach at New Haven in 2001.

Galiano also served as an assistant at Rutgers from 2003-06 and 2010-11 and from 2014-15.

New Orleans tight end Juwan Johnson prepped at Glassboro (N.J.) HS.

Rizzi tutored Giants safety Bobby McCain on special teams with the Miami Dolphins from 2015-18.

Giants linebacker Ty Summers played for the Saints from 2022-23.

Saints cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles and Summers were teammates in Green Bay in 2022.

New York Running Backs Coach Joel Thomas served in the same capacity in New Orleans from 2015-23.

Giants wide receiver Malik Nabors prepped at Southside (Youngsville, La.) and was a standout at LSU.

Giants Assistant Special Teams Coach Stephen Thomas served on the Southern Mississippi staff in 2011.

Saints Senior Defensive Assistant Peter Giunta tutored the Giants secondary from 2006-14.

New Orleans Senior Vice President of Football Operations/Assistant General Manager Khai Harley graduated with a degree in accounting from Rutgers in 1998.

Most Receiving Yards (Saints): Wide receiver Marques Colston, 166 yards on eight receptions (20.8 avg.) on 10/18/09 at Louisiana Superdome.

Most Receiving Yards (Giants): Wide receiver Victor Cruz, 157 yards on nine receptions (15.7 avg.) with two touchdowns on 11/28/11 at Louisiana Superdome.

New Orleans Tight Ends Coach Clancy Barone and Quarterbacks Coach Andrew Janocko, Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak, and Senior Offensive Assistant Rick Dennison served on the same Minnesota Vikings coaching staff.

Dennison and Giants Defensive Line Coach Andre Patterson served on the same Denver Broncos coaching staff from 2005-06.

Barone and Giants Assistant Secondary Coach Mike Adams served on the same Chicago Bears coaching staff in 2021.

Barone and Dennison tutored Giants Assistant Offensive Line Coach James Ferentz with the Denver Broncos from 2015-16.

Janocko served on the Rutgers coaching staff in 2011.

Giants College Area Scout Brendan Prophett was a member of the Saints scouting staff in 2015.

New Orleans Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President of College Personnel Jeff Ireland and New York Senior Vice President and General Manager Joe Schoen served in the same Miami front office from 2008-13, with Ireland serving as General Manager.

New Orleans Offensive Line Coach John Benton and New York Special Teams Coordinator Michael Ghobrial served on the same New York Jets coaching staff in 2021.

Saints linebacker Anfernee Orji was tutored by Giants Inside Linebackers Coach John Egorugwu in 2021 at Vanderbilt.

New Orleans safety Jordan Howden, New York safety Tyler Nubin, and center John Michael Schmitz Jr. were college teammates at Minnesota.

Giants cornerback Cordale Flott prepped at Saraland (Ala.) HS and was a college standout at LSU.

New Orleans cornerback Alontae Taylor and New York wide receiver Jalin Hyatt were college teammates at Tennessee.

Saints tackle Landon Young and Giants cornerback Andru Phillips were college teammates at Kentucky.

Giants defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches played at Southern Mississippi.

Saints defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd played with New York safety Jason Pinnock with the Jets in 2021.

Saints center/guard Shane Lemieux was a fifth-round draft pick of the Giants in 2020 and played with them for four seasons.

Lemieux, Saints tight end Juwan Johnson, and New York outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodaux were college teammates at Oregon.

New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr and tight end Foster Moreau and New York tackle Jermaine Eluemunor were teammates with the Las Vegas Raiders from 2021-22.

Saints Center Erik McCoy and Eluemunor were college teammates at Texas A&M in 2016.

Saints Defensive Assistant Adam Gristick coached at Syracuse from 2016-17.

Saints wide receiver Mason Tipton played at Yale.

New Orleans National Scout Terry Wooden was a four-year starter and three-time All-Conference selection at Syracuse.

New Orleans Video Director Dave Desposito is a Little Ferry, N.J. native who graduated from William Paterson University and worked in the Giants video department from 1993-97.

Saints Strength and Conditioning Coach Charles Byrd went to training camp with the Giants.

Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry and Giants tackle Evan Neal were college teammates at Alabama in 2021.

Saints Secondary Coach Marcus Robertson tutored Giants safety Isaiah Simmons with the Arizona Cardinals from 2020-22.

Saints running back Jamaal Williams and Giants quarterback Tim Boyle were teammates with the Green Bay Packers from 2018-20 and teammates in Detroit from 2021-22.

Saints offensive lineman Lucas Patrick, Giants wide receiver/punt returner Ihmir Smith-Marsette, and Boyle were teammates in Chicago in 2022.

Saints wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Saunders, and Smith-Marsette were teammates in Kansas City in 2022.

Klint Kubiak tutored Smith-Marsette as a rookie in Minnesota in 2021, where he was a teammate of Saints offensive lineman Oli Udoh.

New York tight end Chris Manhertz spent the 2015 season on the Saints practice squad and played for the Saints in 2016.

Saints guard Cesar Ruiz and Giants guard Jon Runyan Jr. were college teammates at Michigan.

Saints Pro Scout Tosan Eytsemitan and New York guard Greg Van Roten were college teammates at Penn.

Benton tutored Van Roten with the Jets from 2020-22.

Giants linebacker Patrick Johnson played at Tulane from 2017-20.

Giants College Scouting Coordinator Ryan Hollern served on the Saints college scouting staff from 2009-15.

New Orleans practice squad wide receiver Dante Pettis played for the Giants from 2021-22.