Giants win over the Rams 41-13.
Eli Manning was 20-of-29 for 260 yards and 3 TDs.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 93 yards on 15 carries.
Derrick Ward rushed for 52 yards on 5 carries.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 58 yards on 8 carries and had 1 TD rushing and 1 TD receiving.
Plaxico Burress caught 5 passes for 81 yards and 1 TD.
Amani Toomer caught 6 passes for 67 yards and 1 TD.
Domenik Hixon caught 3 passes for 60 yards.
Justin Tuck had 2 sacks and 1 INT that he ran back for a TD.
Fred Robbins had 2 sacks.
Jay Alford had 1 sack.
John Carney kicked 2 field goals of 39 and 33 yards.

Game Notes:
"Well, you were hoping to see a continuation of what you saw last week from the Giants on defense and a little bit more from the offense. Considering the level of opponent the Giants faced today, that shouldn't have been a problem. But the Giants made it look that way considering the score was only 13-6 at halftime, and it wasn't until the fourth quarter, when the Giants exploded for 21 points, that you felt you could relax.
The Giants running game seemed to be stopped, but Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer were catching pass after pass. The defense was holding them, and let's face it, the Giants seemed to be winning in all areas of the game, but you still need to put those points up for it all to matter. I mean, coming into this game the Rams were last in the NFL in total defense, and next to last in total offense. After today, their numbers probably won't raise them up very much if at all. I'm glad we turned it on in the end, but come on Giants, next game against Cincinnati, I'd like to be able to feel a bit more comfortable by the start of the 3rd quarter when I look up at that scoreboard.
BTW - Looking over the scoreboard tonight, it sure looked like Mikefan called it right in the preview when he pointed out that 'Only NFC East Teams look to be able to beat NFC East teams'. It stands that way going into week 3."

Game Notes:
"The Rams certainly weren't very competitive against the Eagles. Against the Giants, they showed that like any pro football team, they could hang in even just by kicking very long field goals. Kicking two 54 yard field goals kept them close so that the score was 13-6 at the half. The Rams, playing in front of their home crowd, showed some life when Chris Long - Howie Long's son and the 2nd overall draft pick - got the first sack of his career against Eli Manning. I was thinking the Giants were looking really slow on offense in that second quarter and they even drew a delay of game penalty. Bad habits from last season still linger it seems because that play clock seems to tick real low at times before the Giants snap the ball.
The Rams defense was also containing Brandon Jacobs. He had average numbers in the first half. I would say the Rams felt pretty good at the half being down by only 7 points and even having Manning throw with his left hand to avoid a sack. In the 2nd half, Brandon Jacobs showed the Rams defense that there was no stopping him, and his numbers shot up to what is normal or better than normal for him. He averaged 6.2 yards a carry when all was said and done. Still, St. Louis held the Giants to 7 points in the 3rd quarter and closed the gap to 20-13 in the fourth quarter when Torry Holt fought for a ball in the endzone with safety Kenny Phillips, and hung on for the touchdown.
Here' where Tom Coughlin really let me down. On a play like that where it seemed like the ball hit the ground, you have to call for a replay challenge. It sure looked like it wasn't a touchdown to me and letting the Rams get that close in the 4th quarter sure seemed like a big mistake the way this game was going. Rams head coach even threw his flag when he thought his guy touched Steve Smith's foot. All that bought him was the Giants still getting the first down, but less yardage after the catch. Meanwhile, we don't even try to have a touchdown called back?"

In the playoffs, the Giants won at Tampa, Dallas and Green Bay.
Giants were designated as the road team in Super Bowl XLII, but all Super Bowls are categorized as neutral site games.
Officially they have won 11 straight on the road and 12 consecutive games away from home.

Rams head coach Scott Linehan, is now 11-23 in his third season.

Rams Josh Brown kicked two 54-yard field goals.

Rams had only 8 first downs and went 0-for-11 on third down against the Eagles last week.
Rams today had 13 first downs, went 3-for-13 on third downs, and 1-for-1 on fourth down.

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