Giants keep it exciting till the end
QB Kerry Collins looked sharp again.
Giants showed some variations on offense.
Tiki Barber carried 7 times for 83 yards and caught 4 passes for 27 yards.

That was some ending.
"You got that right. It's like I always say, you see it all when you watch the Giants, and just think, they had the nerve to keep my Giants off Monday night football this season! Look at the kind of stuff they're gonna miss out on. Dennis Miller wouldn't know where to start with all the material the Giants can give him."

That was a bad break for the rookies, Jack Golden, and Fred Lewis.
"Sure, but that's one way to get the coach's attention. I was thinking as they showed the replay, what if Lewis saw something good while he was shuffling around on the goal line? Maybe he saw a way to take it way upfield, and the game would have ended with him having the interception that stopped the Jaguars cold, with maybe a 20 yard victory run tossed in. Instead, thanks to Golden, he's just a butt of jokes for the rest of the season."

That was a good preseason game to watch.
"Sure, it was a good game, and the Giants had it won, and considering who they were playing, I'm impressed. I think that Ron Dayne looked better, and Collins had less completions than last week and one interception, but that was mostly due to the way the receivers were handling the ball. Tiki also had a real nice game, both catching and running.
I still like to see the game in person instead of catching it on TV, and I'm hoping it was the set I was watching on, because I don't know if I like the Giants away uniforms. They don't seem to be blue enough. I almost felt like I was watching the Redskins with all the red tones."

Last thoughts?
"Right now I'm just looking forward to next week's game against the Jets. I get a different perspective of the game, because it's an away game for the Giants and I'll be in my boyfriend's seats. That's at least one reason to keep the Jets loving fan around. The Jets got us in preseason last year, but we nailed them in the regular season. I'm anxious to see how they play without Uncle Bill calling the shots."

How did you see the game Mikefan?
"The first string is looking pretty good right now, but that's it. The second string and third can't keep up with their counterparts, and the trouble with this is that some of these players could find themselves in the game against the other opposition's first string if the Giants run into any kind of injury problems at all. Already Mike Barrow has yet to make an appearance in preseason, and his backup, Pete Monty, is out at least three weeks with a broken thumb. O.J. Childress is the next in line. Kerry Collins is doing just fine, but second string QB Garrett is a bit nicked up. He was spiked and needed stitches. My point is that the Giants will be fine if nobody gets hurt, but once that happens they're in trouble"

That sounds a bit bleak.
" It may but it's a fact. Also looking on the downside, the Giants feel that they have made great strides in the offense, but have scored a total of only 21 points in two preseason games. Things are looking good as far as performance goes, but I don't see points on the board, and that's what wins games. The only upside is that this is preseason and hopefully the best is yet to come."

What's good?
"As Gamegirl said, Collins is good. Tiki is good, Toomer is good. He has 6 catches for 71 yards and a TD in only three quarters of play. The offensive line is holding up nicely. It was good to see Joe Montgomery in there for his first shot this preseason, carrying 13 times for 37 yards. I'll disagree with Gamegirl about Ron Dayne. He's coming along way too slow. Most of what he did good, was against the second string guys. I expect more from this guy. Oh, and before I forget. I do agree with her about the uniforms.

Anything else?
That strange play at the end of the game took all the press away from the fact that the Giants have really bad luck when it comes to challenging calls. There was an incompletion call on a pass to Amani Toomer early in the second quarter that Fassel challenged, and of course he got nowhere with it. Special teams was a little bit better this week, but it was easy to improve over last week's performance."

Next week?
"The Jets are really having a tough time with the quarterback position. Lucas killed us last time in preseason, but everyone knows about him now. I'm looking forward to this game, even though I'll be catching it on TV. Let's see if Dayne can really turn it up for this one."

Passing
Giants - Kerry Collins 10-19 for 110 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, Mike Cherry 2-3 for 30 yards, Jason Garrett 3-4 for 23 yards - 1 INT.
Jacksonville - Jonathan Quinn 8-23 for 94 yards - 1 INT, Mark Brunell 6-9 for 67 yards, Jamie Martin 5-6 for 43 yard.

Rushing
Giants - Tiki Barber 7-83, Ron Dayne 17-66, Joe Montgomery 13-37, Jason Garrett 2-9, Mike Cherry 1-0.
Jacksonville - Stacey Mack 10-20, Jonathan Quinn 4-16, Fred Taylor 1-6, Chris Howard 5-2, R Jay Soward 1-(-1).

Receiving
Giants - Tiki Barber 4-27, Amani Toomer 2-41, Adam Young 2-30, Ike Hilliard 2-23, Craig Walendy 2-16, Michael Jones 1-18, Thabiti Davis 1-5, Howard Cross 1-3.
Jacksonville - Chris Howard 4-26, Alvis Whitted 2-33, Kyle Brady 2-26, Jimmy Smith 2-20, Keenan Mccardell 2-18, Stacey Mack 2-3, Rich Griffith 1-21, Reggie Barlow 1-18, Emanuel Smith 1-16, Lenzie Jackson 1-12, Jerry Ross 1-11.

Net yards rushing
Giants - 195
Jacksonville - 43

Net yards passing
Giants - 159
Jacksonville - 187

Scoring

1ST QUARTER:
NYG - TD, AMANI TOOMER 22 YD PASS FROM KERRY COLLINS (BRAD DALUISO KICK), 4:49. NY GIANTS 7-0
NYG - FG, BRAD DALUISO 27 YD, 8:53. NY GIANTS 10-0
JAC - FG, MIKE HOLLIS 39 YD, 14:35. NY GIANTS 10-3
2ND QUARTER:
JAC - FG, MIKE HOLLIS 27 YD, 13:49. NY GIANTS 10-6
3RD QUARTER:
NONE
4TH QUARTER:
JAC - FG, MIKE HOLLIS 21 YD, 0:49. NY GIANTS 10-9
NYG - FG, BRAD DALUISO 24 YD, 12:51. NY GIANTS 13-9
JAC - TD, BRANDON CHRISTENSON RECOVERED FUMBLE IN END ZONE (MIKE HOLLIS KICK), 14:53. JACKSONVILLE 16-13

Next Game
Aug 18, at Jets 8:00 PM.

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