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Gamegirl told us she was happy to see a competitive Giants game for a change.
"And it was on a real football field with grass and dirt and even rain and all!" she was saying. Gamegirl really likes the game on natural turf,and it looks like she might get her wish next year.
Mikefan likes Instant Replay - if it's really 'instant' - he always adds, and thanks to the Jets, he might get his wish too.
It looks like Christmas is coming early this year for people on this website.

Gamegirl continued her report, and it was good to se her so exuberant for a change.
"It was the kind of Giant game that got you interested in the Giants in the first place. The defense was really into it, and Strahan was simply amazing! The more he did, the more his teammates around him rallied, and the game was a real nail-biter that could have turned on any play or series.
The offense keep up their end of the deal, slowly developing a dominant running game that kept the ball out of Plummer's hands, and the defense came alive after giving up too many points in the first half, unfortunately, those penalties just kept coming."

Gamegirl was on the mark. The Giants gave up 17 points in the first half, and were flagged 13 times for 100 yards by games end. She continued,
"It was a great come from behind win, and a typical Giants game at the end. They were never more than 6 points ahead at their biggest lead, and the Cardinals quarterback, Jake Plummer, demonstrated that he could catch his team up at any point given the opportunity.
It was exciting to watch, and even the coaching was good. They took the announcers and a whole lot of fans by surprise near the end of the game. It seemed like they blew calling a time out, and they got hit with a penalty instead, but then they followed it up by having Maynard run out of the endzone for a Safety. It was all the right stuff to do."

We pointed out that it's a lot easier to find things to talk about when your team wins.
"Yes it is, of course but win or lose, players playing hard and good Giants football is what I like to see, and maybe the Giants are in the right frame of mind right now to play hard and tough against Denver."


As usual, Mikefan had his own take on this game.
"Gamegirl had some good things to say about the Giants, and they did win, but we can't overlook two very important points that came across in that game.
Namely, the Giants can't pass, and they can't stop the pass.
Kent Graham completed only 8 of 23 passes for 144 yards and had 2 interceptions - and don't forget that 87 of those yards came from a screen pass to Tiki Barber that Arizona flubbed on.
I'd look for Danny Kanell to make an appearance against Denver next week unless Kent Graham comes out as hot and as strong as he thinks he is, during the first part of that game."

Mikefan made a good point. It was the weakest of Kent Graham's three starts.
"The Cardinals couldn't run against the Giants, getting only 75 yards on the ground, but they picked up 263 yards in the air, and would definitely have had way more if their defense could have gotten the ball away from the Gary Brown and Charles Way."

Mikefan made his point there too. Giants pass defense is poor. So we asked him for his outlook against Denver.
"Well, I haven't really researched things yet, but let's see.
Denver is the defending Superbowl Champions. They're undefeated against all opponents for a 13-0 season so far. They have a string of 18 consecutive wins counting last year.
I'd say for a true Giants fan - It's too close to call right now."