Coughlin gives two cents’ worth for coin question

PHOENIX – The question was ridiculous, but Giants coach Tom Coughlin answered it anyway.

Because teams that win the coin toss have a losing record in Super Bowls, would he consider kicking off if New York wins the toss?

“So we’re going to give the Patriots the ball one more time?” Coughlin said as a roomful of reporters broke into laughter. “That’s what we’re setting out to do? They don’t do well enough with their drives, so they need another one.”

New England scored an NFL-record 589 points this year and set another record with 75 touchdowns.

Coughlin also noted that by kicking off to start the game, the Giants wouldn’t get the ball to start the second half.

“I don’t mean to belittle the question, but you’re not going to give someone else the ball, and that’s why you see, even in a gale or a hurricane, people take the ball,” Coughlin said. “It’s because, quite frankly, you don’t have enough opportunities. You’re only going to get an average of 11 drives per game.”

For the record, the Giants went 3-4 when they won the coin toss during the regular season, and 7-2 when they lost it.