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Sept 13, 4:15PM - Redskins at Giants
| Game 1 | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Giants | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
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Giants win the first game of the season against the Redskins 23-17.
Eli Manning
was 20-of-29 for 256 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for
46 yards on 16 carries and caught 2 passes for 17 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw
rushed for 60 yards on 12 carries and caught 3 passes for 11 yards.
Steve Smith
caught 6 passes for 80 yards.
Kevin Boss caught 3 passes for 62 yards.
Mario
Manningham caught 3 passes for 58 yards and 1 TD.
Hakeem Nicks caught
2 passes for 18 yards.
Domenik Hixon caught 1 pass for 10 yards.
Osi Umenyiora
had 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble he returned for a TD.
Corey Webster
had an interception.
Justin Tuck was credited with 1.5 sacks.
Chase Blackburn
was credited with .5 sacks.
Lawrence
Tynes had field goals of 28,
45, and 28 yards.
Game
Notes:
"Opening day at Giants
stadium is always exciting and today you had the extra thought that it would be
the last time you sat in these exact same seats for an opening game in this stadium.
Hopefully we'll see some of the same familiar faces sitting around us next year
in the new stadium, and I'm sure there'll be many fond memories shared during
the games this season. Anyway, there were a lot of concerns during the offseason
on how the Giants offense would do without receivers like Amani Toomer and Plaxico
Burress.
That question wasn't answered in the preseason games but
was better addressed today. It looks like our young group of receivers can actually
do the job. Steve Smith was the standout on a few important plays catching 6 passes
for 80 yards. Mario Manningham caught 3 passes for 58 yards including that
nice touchdown. Hakeem Nicks was doing well, but he had to leave the game with
an injury, as well as running back Danny Ware who was hurt early on returning
a kick. We didn't get to find out how well Ware would do spelling Jacobs and Bradshaw.
Meanwhile tight end Kevin Boss seemed like an after thought, but he was there
for Eli Manning at all the right times, with his 3 catches for 62 yards.
The
Giants were hurting in the secondary but led by fist-fighting Corey Webster, they
certainly controlled Santana Moss. Antwaan Randle El actually picked up the most
yardage for the Redskins, and tight end Chris Cooley picked up their one touchdown
pass. Lawrence Tynes was reliable with his three fieldgoals, and that was great.
The Giants were too much for the Redskins today, and that's just fine for me.
I'm looking forward to seeing them knocking off the Cowboys next week."
"Before we say anything - Welcome back Osi Umenyiora. Nice play in your first game back after missing a full season, knocking the ball loose from Jason Campbell and running it in for a touchdown. So how did new defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan do in handling the defense that was handed down to him by Steve Spagnuolo and further supplemented by Jerry Reese in the offseason? Well you have to say he's off to a great start. The defense held the Redskins to 272 total yards, forced two turnovers and picked up 3 sacks.
The Giants offense seemed well balanced and they did much better than expected with the passing game. Of course they like to run the ball and our bruising 264 pound Brandon Jacobs had to get it past a stacked Redskins defensive line fortified by their new 320 pound free agent acquisition, Albert Haynesworth.
Our change of pace running back this year is Ahmad Bradshaw, listed at 198, and he actually had better stats averaging 5 yards a carry on his 12 attempts. Brandon Jacobs might have softened things up a bit with his 16 carries for 46 yards. Jacobs and Bradshaw also caught a few passes to keep the Redskins defense off balance.
Tom Coughlin had said that rookie Hakeem Nicks would be one of four receivers along with Domenik Hixon, Steve Smith and Mario Manningham, who would play an important role in the team's offense during today's game. Well the Giants' first-round pick had to leave the game early and we'll have to see what he is capable of down the line.
Next week the Giants have another division game to play when they travel to Dallas. If you caught Dallas playing at Tampa Bay or heard some of the news from that game, the Cowboys had some trouble early on handling running back Cadillac Williams and former Giant Derrick Ward, but they ultimately won out over Tampa Bay. The Giants will play at Tampa Bay the following week after Dallas and will also see how those two running backs do against their defense."
Early Stats:
Scoring:
| First Quarter |
| GIANTS - FIELDGOAL Play: Lawrence Tynes 28 Yd, 07:41. GIANTS 3-0 |
| Second Quarter |
| GIANTS
- TOUCHDOWN Play: Mario Manningham 30 Yd Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick), 10:10 . GIANTS 10-0 GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN Play: Osi Umenyiora 37 Yd Fumble Return (Lawrence Tynes Kick), 2:11 . GIANTS 17-0 Play: Hunter Smith 8 Yd Run (Shaun Suisham Kick), :21. |
| Third Quarter |
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REDSKINS - FIELDGOAL Play: Shaun Suisham 27 Yd :50. GIANTS 17-10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
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GIANTS - FIELDGOAL Play: Lawrence Tynes 45 Yd, 11:03. GIANTS 20-10 GIANTS - FIELDGOAL Play: Lawrence Tynes 28 Yd, 3:12. GIANTS 23-10 Play: Chris Cooley 17 Yd Pass From Jason Campbell (Shaun Suisham Kick), 1:30. |
Notes:
Giants veteran Amani Toomer was not re-signed in 2009 after 13 seasons.
Giants
Brandon Jacobs had 1089 rushing yards, 15 TDs, and 6 receptions last season.
Giants
Ahmad Bradshaw had 355 rushing yards, 5 receptions, and 2 total TDs last season.
He accidentally shot himself about 36 hours before the game in Washington.
The Giants posted a 23-7 win.
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