Giants win over the Falcons 24-2.
Eli Manning was 23 of 32 for 277 yards with 3 TDs.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 92 yards on 14 carries and had 2 catches for 8 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 63 yards on 14 carries and had 5 catches for 22 yards.
Danny Ware rushed for 4 yards on 1 carry and had 1 catch for 13 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 6 passes for 115 yards and 2 TDs.
Mario Manningham caught 4 passes for 68 yards and 1 TD.
Victor Cruz caught 2 passes for 28 yards.
Jake Ballard caught 2 passes for 16 yards.
Travis Beckum caught 1 pass for 7 yards.
Rocky Bernard and Osi Umenyiora each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 22 yard field goal and missed on a 32 yard attempt.

Game Notes:
"The Giants offense got off to a real slow start. You were so focused on how inconsistent they were playing that you almost forgot that our defense had held the Falcons high powered offense scoreless. Eli Manning gave up 2 points on a safety to start their first drive in the second quarter, but the next drive was a different story. Manning took off on 3rd and short for 14 yards, and that must have gotten Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw psyched because suddenly they were able to run the ball much better.
Jacobs helped get the ball downfield on that drive with a nice 34 yard run and Manning capped it off with a 4 yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks for the Giants first score of the game. They were up 7-2 at the half and with the defense controlling Atlanta throughout the game, the offense started to pick up the pace. Manning added two more touchdowns, and with one Lawrence Tynes field goal the final score was 24-2. It would be exciting to see the next game played here, but now the Giants take to the road and play at Green Bay."

Game Notes:
"On defense you really have to hand it to this group. The Falcons routinely score an average of 25 points a game and the defense allowed them none. It's known that the Giants have a great pass rush, but the Falcons learned not to try them on 4th and short unless you can really back it up. Atlanta couldn't, and in two attempts this game they failed. That led to the Giants defense holding them scoreless when they were on the field. This is coming off back to back wins over the Jets and Cowboys where each of those teams were held to 14 points.
On offense the Giants looked like two different teams going from the first half to the second. They'll need to bring that second half team with them to Green Bay. If you remember the Giants lost a close one to Aaron Rodgers and his teammates 38-35 last month here at home. I'd like to think that the defense will do much better than before, but Eli Manning's group had better not snooze in the first half of that game like they did today."

Giants have won their first playoff game at home at MetLife Stadium.

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