Giants lose to the Falcons 34-0.
Eli Manning was 13 of 25 for 161 yards 0 TDs and 2 INTs.
David Wilson rushed for 55 yards on 12 carries and had 1 catch for 11 yards.
Kregg Lumpkin rushed for 42 yards on 9 carries.
Domenik Hixon caught 5 passes for 80 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 3 passes for 40 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 3 passes for 15 yards.
Martellus Bennett caught 1 pass for 15 yards.
Chris Canty had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes missed on a 30 yard field goal attempt.

Game Notes:
"The Giants started the game with the ball, but they didn't have it long. On the second play Eli Manning's first pass of the game was picked off by Asante Samuel. That gave the Falcons great field position at the Giants 16 yard line and a few plays later they scored and were up 7-0. The Giants did much better on their next possession, getting down to the Atlanta 12, but Lawrence Tynes missed on a 30 yard field goal try. The Falcons took over and came up with another score to make it 14-0.
The Giants responded to that with a 3-and-out and then Manning threw another interception right away on their next possession. The Falcons added another three points off of that mistake. Overall it looked like Christmas was coming early to the Falcons with Eli Manning throwing interceptions instead of touchdowns, and with all that David Wilson magic from last game suddenly gone, and so the score was 17-0 at the half.
In the fourth quarter quarterback Matt Ryan was pulled from the game by the Falcons, but it was not for anything the Giants did. It was for what they didn't do and Ryan became much too important to leave out there with a 34-0 score. It never got better and you have to wonder how a team goes from a 52-27 win in one week to a loss like this in the next?
At a time when the Giants were supposed to be putting it all together for a playoff run like the remarkable one last year, they play their worst game of the year (decade)? Let's hope they figure a lot of things out before next weeks game against the Ravens."

Game Notes:
"Unlike when the Saints came to town, no eggs were thrown at the Giants when they landed in Atlanta, but they sure laid a big one here today. This is the kind of 'nothing works game' you'd want to get out of the way by the playoffs, but someone should also remind the Giants that you still have to get there first. The Giants sure hurt those chances as Washington won their game against Cleveland and then Dallas against Pittsburgh.
Obviously it's tough to play against Atlanta without some key players like Ahmad Bradshaw, Prince Amukamara, Kenny Phillips and Tyler Sash. Then Chris Snee left with an injured hip early in the second quarter, but as they say, as Eli Manning goes so goes the Giants and it didn't go well. By the end of the half Manning had broken Phil Simms record for completions, but he wasn't having much of a good day, completing just 8 passes out of 17 and with two interceptions at that point.
Last week you'll remember he also had two interceptions, but he complemented that with four touchdown passes. This week there were none from him or anyone else or even a face saving field goal. Manning completed only 5 more passes on the day. The defense was put in a bad position early on, but they had lots of chances to do better later in the game and just didn't. They had one sack and caused no turnovers.
Tom Coughlin tried to inspire his team by going for it three times on fourth down, but they failed each and every time. Once the game was obviously lost late in the fourth quarter, and I could be wrong, I don't think Coughlin minded going down with a shutout. He's a crafty coach, always thinking ahead, and will use this to remind this team how easily the whole season could slip away to zip if they don't bring it all next week at home against the Ravens."

Giants had won their last seven games in Atlanta before losing here today.

Giants Lawrence Tynes has missed on three of his last six field goals.

Giants were shut out in the playoffs after the 2005 season, losing at Carolina 23-0.

Giants last regular season shutout was a 24-0 loss to the Eagles on Dec. 1, 1996.

Giants shutout by Atlanta was the worst since a 35-0 loss to the Cowboys in 1995.

Giants 34-point loss was the worst shutout loss by a defending Super Bowl champion in NFL history.

Falcons extended the NFL's longest active streak since consecutive defeats to 49 games.

Falcons have swept all the NFC East teams (4-0) with their wins.

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