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Dec 14, 8:30 pm (ESPN) - Giants at New Orleans
Game 14
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Giants 0 7 0 0 7
Saints 10 14 14 7 45
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Giants lose to the Saints 45-7.
Jesse Palmer completed 15 of 26 passes for 140 yards.
Visanthe Shiancoe had 3 catches for 19 yards and 1 touchdown.
Tiki Barber had 11 carries for 37 yards.
Tiki Barber had 5 catches for 33 yards.
Dorsey Levens had 8 carries for 37 yards.
Lance Legree had 1 sack.

Game Notes:
"No matter what, you have to watch the Giants play. There's always something you just have to see. You would have missed that dumb cell phone stunt that New Orleans receiver Joe Horn pulled. He had it hidden in the padding of one of the goal posts, and after Horn scored a touchdown, he pulled it out and went through the motions of making a phone call on the way back to the bench.

The refs went through their own motions, throwing a flag, and they hit Horn with a 15 yard penalty for unsportsman like conduct. Horn's touchdown catch gave the Saints a 17-7 lead, but his penalty assessed on the following kickoff got the Giants a shot to get right back at them. The Giants had the ball at near midfield and Jesse Palmer completed a 39 yard pass to David Tyree. Now at the Saints 23 yard line, the Giants stalled when Visanthe Shiancoe got a 15 yard unsportsman like conduct penalty. They got it back down to the Saints 25 yard line and Saints defensive tackle Kenny Smith blocked Matt Bryant's 43 yard field goal attempt. Fred Thomas picked it up and ran 64 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The extra point made the score 24-7, and the game was really over at that point.

The Saints went on to score three more passing touchdowns against the Giants weak secondary. The Giants couldn't add to their score, and that was that. Now it's onto Dallas next week, and the way the Giants are playing, I'm not looking forward to that."


Game Notes:
"The Giants had some rough competition to overcome. I'm not talking about the New Orleans Saints. They were tough enough as you can see from the final score. I'm talking about the CBS Survivor show that was playing directly against them. If you switched to Survivor, you got to find out the final winner and hear more about each player in the game - very exciting.

If you stayed with the Giants you found that you even knew less about their players than the ones on that reality show. Anyway quarterback Jesse Palmer did little to make you feel comfortable with him at quarterback. He started out showing that he couldn't handle the game speed, wasted a timeout right away, and before long was sacked. Jesse did run once for 26 yards, and he hit David Tyree for 39 yards, but about half of his completions, 7 of the 15, went to the running backs, Tiki Barber and Dorsey Levens.

The Giants showed some consistency. They have now scored only 7 points for the third week in a row. On the bright side, that takes a lot of heat off the defense, because it doesn't matter much if they give up 45 points or hold the other team to 8. It's still a loss. Maybe with another week's practice Jesse Palmer and his rookie friends will look a bit better, or maybe it's time to say 'wait until next year.'"

Early Stats:
NY Giants
New Orleans

RUSHING             ATT YDS  AVG LG TD  RUSHING             ATT YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
T BARBER             11  37  3.4 15  0  D MCALLISTER         15  80  5.3 35  0
D LEVENS              8  37  4.6 15  0  L SMITH               8  40  5.0 13  0
J PALMER              2  25 12.5 26  0  A BROOKS              3  11  3.7  9  0
D JOYCE               4  21  5.3  8  0  T BOUMAN              3   1  0.3  2  0
D TYREE               1  -9 -9.0  0  0

PASSING             CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG  PASSING             CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
J PALMER            15-26-140  0  1 39  A BROOKS            26-35-296  0  5 50
                                        T BOUMAN             2- 4- 19  0  0 10

Sacked-Yards Lost: J PALMER 3-10.       Sacked-Yards Lost: None               

RECEIVING            NO YDS  AVG LG TD  RECEIVING            NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
T BARBER              5  33  6.6  9  0  J HORN                9 133 14.8 50  4
V SHIANCOE            3  19  6.3 10  1  D MCALLISTER          8  65  8.1 12  0
A TOOMER              2  20 10.0 10  0  B WILLIAMS            5  47  9.4 25  0
D LEVENS              2  19  9.5 10  0  J PATHON              3  45 15.0 26  1
W PONDER              2  10  5.0  9  0  D STALLWORTH          2  23 11.5 13  0
D TYREE               1  39 39.0 39  0  L SMITH               1   2  2.0  2  0

INTERCEPTIONS        NO YDS  AVG LG TD  INTERCEPTIONS        NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
Interceptions: None                   

PUNTING             NO YDS  AVG T I LG  PUNTING             NO YDS  AVG T I LG
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
J FEAGLES            6 255 42.5 0 1 49  M BERGER             1  57 57.0 0 1 57

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS         NO YDS  AVG LG TD  PUNT RETURNS         NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
B MITCHELL            1  10 10.0 10  0  M LEWIS               3  32 10.7 15  0

KICKOFF RETURNS      NO YDS  AVG LG TD  KICKOFF RETURNS      NO YDS  AVG LG TD
--------------------------------------  --------------------------------------
B MITCHELL            4  86 21.5 27  0  M LEWIS               2  38 19.0 27  0
D JOYCE               4  78 19.5 25  0

KICKING              XP/XPA FG/FGA      KICKING              XP/XPA FG/FGA
----------------------------------      ----------------------------------
M BRYANT              1/1    0/0        J CARNEY              6/6    1/2  
                                        Dist.: 35 (49)                          

                                 O-D                                     OD
FUMBLES              NO  LOST FF REC    FUMBLES              NO  LOST FF REC
------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
D JOYCE               1    1   0 0-0    A BROOKS              1    1   0 0-0
B MITCHELL            1    1   0 0-0    C GRANT               0    0   1 0-0
T BARBER              1    0   0 0-0    V GREEN               0    0   1 0-0
D JONES               0    0   0 0-1    R KNIGHT              0    0   1 0-0
V SHIANCOE            0    0   0 1-0    D HARPER              0    0   0 0-1
                                        O RUFF                0    0   0 0-1

DEFENSE              TK SO AS SK-YD     DEFENSE              TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
M BARROW             10  8  2  0-0      D RODGERS             6  6  0  0-0  
D JONES              10  8  2  0-0      D HOWARD              5  5  0  1-4  
J HARRIS              8  6  2  0-0      F THOMAS              5  5  0  0-0  
B SHORT               7  3  4  0-0      S HODGE               4  4  0  1-2  
K HAMILTON            6  6  0  0-0      J BELLAMY             3  3  0  0-0  
O STOUTMIRE           5  2  3  0-0      J ALLEN               3  3  0  0-0  
M STRAHAN             4  4  0  0-0      T JONES               3  3  0  0-0  
O UMENYIORA           4  2  2  0-0      C GRANT               3  2  1  1-4  
K WASHINGTON          4  1  3  0-0      O RUFF                3  2  1  0-0  
F WALKER              3  3  0  0-0      F BROWN               3  0  3  0-0  
K SERWANGA            3  2  1  0-0      A AMBROSE             2  2  0  0-0  
C GRIFFIN             2  2  0  0-0      R KNIGHT              2  2  0  0-0  
I CHARLTON            2  1  1  0-0      M WILLIAMS            2  2  0  0-0  
L LEGREE              1  1  0  1-7      V GREEN               1  1  0  0-0  
                                        D HARPER              1  1  0  0-0  
                                        D SMITH               1  1  0  0-0  
                                        K SMITH               1  0  1  0-0  
                                        K ALLEN               1  0  1  0-0  


Scoring:
First Quarter

NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (1:59)
JOE HORN 50 YD PASS FROM AARON BROOKS (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards in 1:59.
Key plays: McAllister 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New Orleans 47.
NEW ORLEANS 7-0

NEW ORLEANS - FIELDGOAL (7:57)
JOHN CARNEY 35 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards in 3:40.
Key plays: Lewis 15-yard punt return to New Orleans 48; Brooks 11-yard pass to McAllister to New York 41; McAllister 6-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to New York 23.
NEW ORLEANS 10-0
Second Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN (1:55)
VISANTHE SHIANCOE 4 YD PASS FROM JESSE PALMER (MATT BRYANT KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards in 2:19.
Key plays: Jones recovery of Brooks fumble at New Orleans 39; Palmer 26-yard run to New Orleans 12; Palmer 10-yard pass to Levens to New Orleans 7.
NEW ORLEANS 10-7

NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (9:09)
JOE HORN 13 YD PASS FROM AARON BROOKS (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards in 7:14.
Key plays: Brooks 11-yard pass to McAllister to New York 45; Brooks 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New York 34; Brooks 8-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-6 to New York 22; Brooks 9-yard run to New York 13; Brooks 7-for-8 for 54 yards.
NEW ORLEANS 17-7

NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (11:50)
FRED THOMAS 64 YD RETURN OF BLOCKED FIELD GOAL (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
NEW ORLEANS 24-7
Third Quarter

NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (7:25)
JOE HORN 7 YD PASS FROM AARON BROOKS (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards in 3:52.
Key plays: Brooks 13-yard pass to Stallworth on 3rd-and-6 to New York 43; McAllister 27-yard run to New York 18; Brooks 11-yard pass to McAllister to New York 7.
NEW ORLEANS 31-7

NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (7:36)
JEROME PATHON 26 YD PASS FROM AARON BROOKS (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 1 plays, 26 yards in 0:06.
Key plays: Ruff recovery of Mitchell fumble at New York 26.
NEW ORLEANS 38-7
Fourth Quarter
NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN (0:05)
JOE HORN 18 YD PASS FROM AARON BROOKS (JOHN CARNEY KICK).
Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards in 3:22.
Key plays: Brooks 17-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-3 to New Orleans 35; McAllister 35-yard run to New York 30.
NEW ORLEANS 45-7

Game Stats:
  New Orleans NY Giants
First Downs
   Rushing
   Passing
   Penalty
26
9
15
2
16
7
7
2
Third Down Efficiency
10-14-71%
1-9-11%
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-1-0%
0-1-0%
Total Net Yards
   Total offensive plays
   Average gain per play
440
69
6.4
241
55
4.4
Net Yards Rushing
   Rushing attempts
   Average gain per rush
   Tackles for loss-yards
132
29
4.6
5-7
111
26
4.3
4-16
Net Yards Passing
   Times sacked: Number-Yards
   Gross passing yards
308
1-7
315
130
3-10
140
Pass Attempts-completions-had Intercepted
   Avg gain per pass play
39-28-0
7.7
26-15-0
4.5
Kickoffs: Number-in End Zone-touchbacks
8-3-0
2-0-0
Punts: Number and Average
   Had blocked
   Net punting average
1-57.0
0
7.8
6-42.5
0
37.2
Total Return Yardage (not including kickoffs)
   Number-Yards: Punt Returns
   Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns
   Number-Yards: Interception Returns
32
3-32
2-38
0-0
10
1-10
8-164
0-0
Penalties: Number-yards
7-55
7-70
Fumbles: Number-lost
1-1
3-2
Touchdowns
   Rushing
   Passing
   Interceptions
   Other (blocked kicks, etc.)
6
0
5
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Extra Points: Made-attempts
   Kicking: Made-Attempts
   Passing: Made-Attempts
   Rushing: Made-Attempts
6-6
6-6
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
Field Goals: Made-attempts
   FGs - PATs had blocked
1-2
0-0
0-1
1-0
Red Zone Efficiency
3-5-60%
1-3-33%
Goal To Go Efficiency
1-1-100%
1-1-100%
Safeties
0
0
Time Of Possession
32:36
27:24

Notes:

Tiki Barber's 37 yards increased his career total to 5,322. It put him ahead of Joe Morris (5,296), and moved him into 2nd place on the team's rushing list.

Giants lost their sixth consecutive game and fell to 4-10.

This is the first time in Jim Fassel's 7 years as head coach that the Giants have lost 6 games in a row.

The 45 points allowed was the second-most under Jim Fassel.
Washington beat the Giants 50-21, on Sept. 19, 1999.

The third of New Orleans Joe Horn's nine catches made him the first player in New Orleans history with 70 or more receptions in four consecutive seasons.

Aaron Brooks 5 touchdown passes gave him 83 for his career, 3rd in club history behind Archie Manning (175) and Bobby Hebert (85).


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