EAST RUTHERFORD -- All week, it has been believed Sunday's season finale against the Eagles at MetLife Stadium would be Tom Coughlin's final game as Giants head coach.

The first step toward confirming that fact has now been made, as Fox's Jay Glazer said Sunday morning Coughlin is expected to "ride off into the sunset" and retire.

Coughlin coached the Giants for 12 seasons, leading them to the playoffs five times, including a pair of championship wins over the New England Patriots in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI in 2007 and 2011.

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But after the Giants won their second title under Coughlin, they never again made a playoff appearance under him, missing the playoffs for four consecutive seasons and finishing with a losing record in each of the last three years. They are 6-9 heading into Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Coughlin has a 102-89 record with the Giants, and an overall career record of 170-149. He was also the first head coach of the expansion franchise Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-2002, leading them to two AFC Central titles, two AFC wild card berths and two AFC title games. Coughlin-coached teams made the playoffs nine times in 20 seasons, winning five division titles, appearing in four conference championship games, and winning two Super Bowls.

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