 They then ended the year with an 8–8 record after a loss to the Vikings in Minnesota, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2004.In the spring of 2010, the new Meadowlands Stadium was completed and the Giants and Jets opened it in August with their annual preseason match.During the summer, Bob Sheppard, the Giants' public address announcer from 1956 to 2005, died on July 11.