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DEC 24, 1:00 pm (FOX) - New Orleans at Giants
| Game 15 | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Saints | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| ESPN Scores | ESPN Recap | ESPN Stats |
Giants lose to the Saints 30-7.
Eli Manning was 9-of-25 for 74 yards, and 1 touchdown.
Tiki Barber rushed
for 71 yards on 19 carries
Tiki Barber also caught 3 passes for 12 yards.
Plaxico Burress caught 1 pass for 55 yards.
Jeremy Shockey caught 2 passes
for -3 yards.
Tim Carter caught 1 pass for 9 yards.
Osi Umenyiora had 1 sack.
Game
Notes:
"If
you couldn't get a ticket to the Giants game to see Tiki Barber play today in
his last home game, you were probably very lucky. That's no knock on Tiki. He
did what he could running for 71 yards on his 19 carries, but the bad part was
that he had almost as many yards running as Eli Manning had passing. That's right,
Manning passed for only 74 yards, which is unbelievable, considering Plaxico Burress
caught a 55 yard touchdown pass on the very first drive of the game. It was that
bad, and all the fans could do was say 'Bah Humbug' as they left early from this
mess of a game."
Game Notes:
"Tom
Coughlin lives in a world of his own. When he took over, he was going to somehow
will the players not to get injured, claiming that it was 'a state of mind'. That
sure didn't work. He also renamed the 'red zone', the 'green zone'. Well, the
'red zone' has been so enraged with the name calling that it has finally retaliated
and moved itself all the way up to the Giants 50 yard line. The Giants were so
shocked by this that they didn't even dare to go near that area today. They had
no snaps in New Orleans side of the field. "Did Michael Strahan save
Tom Coughlin's job?
Many feel that the silver lining in the Giants closing
season out like this is that Tom Coughlin may be gone as a result. When you see
players behaving the way are, getting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, you tend
to feel that they don't care about any consequences, or what the coach is going
to say or do. It's amazing that a team coached by Coughlin can have such a lack
of discipline. Even more amazing is
that the Giants can lose six of their last seven games, have a 7-8 record, and
due to some kind of NFL magic, they are still in the playoff hunt."
Scoring:
| First Quarter |
| NY GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN Play: Plaxico Burress, 55 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick is good), 12:43. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards in 2:17. NY GIANTS 7-0 NEW ORLEANS - FIELDGOAL Play: John Carney 32 Yd, 9:23. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards in 1:25. NY GIANTS 7-3 |
| Second Quarter |
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NEW ORLEANS - FIELDGOAL Play: John Carney 26 Yd, 13:01. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards in 3:27. NY GIANTS 7-6 NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN Play: Marques Colston, 2 Yd pass from Drew Brees (John Carney kick is good), 1:51. Drive:18 plays, 89 yds, in 8:39. NEW ORLEANS 13-7 |
| Third Quarter |
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NEW ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN Play: Reggie Bush, 1 Yd run (John Carney kick is good), 7:55. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards in 2:19. NEW ORLEANS 20-7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
| NEW
ORLEANS - TOUCHDOWN Play: Deuce McAllister, 9 Yd run (John Carney kick is good), 14:06. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards in 5:22. NEW ORLEANS 27-7 NEW ORLEANS - FIELDGOAL Play: John Carney 38 Yd, 11:52. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards in 1:34. NEW ORLEANS 30-7 |
| Saints | Giants | |
| First Downs | 22 | 6 |
| Rushing | 14 | 4 |
| Passing | 7 | 2 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd-Down Efficiency | 5-20-25% | 0-10-0% |
| 4th-Down Efficiency | 4-6-67% | 0-1-0% |
| Total Net Yards | 359 | 142 |
| Total plays | 86 | 45 |
| Average gain | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 236 | 83 |
| Rushes | 53 | 18 |
| Average gain per rush | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Tackles for loss-yards | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 123 | 59 |
| Times sacked: Number-Yards | 1-9 | 2-15 |
| Gross passing yards | 132 | 74 |
| Pass Attempts-completions-had Intercepted | 32-13-0 | 25-9-1 |
| Avg gain per pass play | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Kickoffs: Number-in End Zone-touchbacks | 7-1-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Punts: Number and Average | 5-42.6 | 9-37.6 |
| Had blocked | 0 | 0 |
| FGs - PATs Had Blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Punting Average | 33.0 | 35.9 |
| Total Return Yardage (not including kickoffs) | 24 | 8 |
| Number-Yards: Punt Returns | 5-15 | 2-8 |
| Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns | 2-62 | 7-164 |
| Number-Yards: Interception Returns | 1-9 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-yards | 2-15 | 7-67 |
| Fumbles: Number-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Extra Points: Made-attempts | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Kicking: Made-Attempts | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals: Made-attempts | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 0-0-0% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Final Score | 30 | 7 |
| Time Of Possession | 40:34 | 19:26 |
Notes:
Punt and kickoff returner Chad Morton suffered
a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the 2nd quarter. Last
week, kickoff return man Derrick Ward broke his foot.
Eli
Manning's 55-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress was his longest throw of the
season.
It topped a 52-yarder to
Burress last week.
Giants did
not snap the ball once in New Orleans territory.
Saints snapped it 50 times
in Giants territory.
This was the Giants lowest total yardage under Coughlin and the third-lowest of Coughlin's 11-year NFL head coaching career.
Six first downs was the lowest first down total ever for a Coughlin-coached team.
Giants have lost the last three games in which they scored an opening-possession touchdown..
Next Game
Sat, Dec 30, Giants at Washington, 8:00 PM ET
