Giants Beat Up on Injured Cowboys 35-14
Aside from a few miscues on offense the team looked sharp against a Cowboys team that was missing a few players. Check out the highlights.
Giants Rebound with Win Over 49ers
Not only did the giants get back on the winning track with a 29-17 win over San Francisco, they did it with solid defense and sound plays on offense. Eli Manning kept the ball with Big Blue while the defense finally stepped up big with two interceptions and a fumble recovery, along with six sacks (2 from Tuck).
While most of the game was a positive for the Giants, this is the second week in a row that Aaron Ross has been burned for touchdowns. I hope he’s just in a rut and not the next Sehorn. I have faith that he will snap out of it.
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Giants Leave Cleveland Brown and Blue
AP PhotoOh, hey there old Eli — how are you doing? That’s good. Now, get the *#@#! back to last year.
Sure, that’s not fair. Eli wasn’t the only one that didn’t show up for this game. While the running corps was doing much more than “tip toeing” around, Eli and the receivers just couldn’t get on the same page of the play book. His coordination with Plaxico was off — way off.
It seemed that as soon as the team got close to getting into a groove they would self-destruct. Whether it was the play calling, an interception or another big play from the Browns, the G-men just couldn’t get to that point where you just knew they would be rolling over the home team.
I can’t place all the blame on the offense. The Browns did everything they could to hand the game to the Giants. The Cleveland team surpassed their season average of 9 penalties. Our defense couldn’t take advantage. The run defense was non-existent and the coverage down the field was atrocious. I know that’s easy for me to write, I’m just sitting here typing away and not trying to keep up with Braylon Edwards. Whether Aaron Ross had injured himself earlier in the week or the game, he got beat for two scores and generally looked lost out there today.
I think we all knew that the Giants weren’t going to go undefeated this year, but at least we could have shown up for this one and kept it a bit closer than it appeared on the screen. This was a rough loss. Hopefully, we can learn from this brief set back and continue were we left off against Seattle.
Giants Clip Seahawks Wings 44-6
I’m thinking I may need to look into an NFL package from my cable provider. Living in Redskins’ territory sucks. Missing yet another Giants’ game, I’m stuck reading accounts of the action and highlights here and there. With that said…
You think this years Giants are on a mission? Man, what a hell of a game. Eli Manning has his best passer rating of his career at 136.6 — 267 yards and 2 touchdowns. The running game looked unstoppable with Jacobs running for 136 yards and two more touchdowns.
Check out highlights of the game.
Giants Out Kick Bengals in Overtime
AP PhotoOff to their best start since the 2000 season, the New York Giants decided to give the fans a little drama in their 26-23 overtime victory over visiting Cincinnati. Of course, I missed all but the game winning kick — living in Redskins’ territory will do that from time to time — so there’s not much for me to comment on. Stupid Redskins.
I will say this, however. Despite six sacks from our defensive line, they still let the Bengals back into the game late and, had it not been for poor clock management on Carson Palmer’s part, very well could have given up a game winning drive. Let’s hope there are some adjustments made in next week’s bye.
With regard to the offense, it’s nice to see Kevin Boss catch his first TD before Jeremy Shockey — I’m sure that’s gotta sting just a bit. Eli looked sharp, spreading the ball around the field to eight different receivers. You’ve got to give the Bengals a bit of credit for disrupting Plaxico all game, even if he did make a clutch catch in overtime. The running crew played pretty damned well with Derrick Ward picking up where Jacobs and Bradshaw were not able to get things going. It’s nice to have this three headed running back beast — you never know who’s going to step it up and have themselves a big game.
Manning Post-win Interview
Eli Manning is interviewed by ESPN’s Rachel Nichols after the Giants’ 41-13 win over the St. Louis Rams.
Giants 41, Rams 13
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesIt’s times like this that living in the Washington, DC metro area sucks. Instead of watching the Giants roll over the Rams with a huge fourth quarter burst, I was suffering through the Redskins win over the Saints. Luckily NFL.com has a nice highlight reel of the game’s major plays.
From what I’ve read and seen this afternoon in terms of replays and highlights, the defense was stellar allowing that fluke 45 yard bomb to Holt as the only touchdown. And talk about stepping up in a time of need. Justin Tuck ends the day with two sacks and an interception returned for six.
Not only am I a fan of his skills on the field, but his demeanor off the field in post-game interviews is mature and measured. Not once did he take credit for the defense’s performance, simply stating that, as cliche as it may seem, was all a team effort. It’s refreshing to see guys like this in the league.