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Sept 23, 4:15 pm - Giants at Washington
| Game 3 | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Washington | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| ESPN Scores | ESPN Recap | ESPN Stats |
Giants win over the Redskins 24-17.
Eli Manning was 21-of-36 for 232 yards,
1 TD and 2 INTs.
Derrick Ward rushed for 94 yards on 26 carries and caught
6 passes for 26 yards.
Reuben Droughns rushed for 3 yards on 3 carries and
had 2 touchdowns.
Plaxico Burress caught 5 passes for 86 yards and 1 touchdown.
Jeremy
Shockey caught 5 passes for 79 yards.
Amani Toomer caught 4 passes for 24 yards.
Lawrence Tynes made a 34 yard field goal.
Game
Notes:
"I'll
say it didn't look good for awhile. The Redskins were putting up points against
the defense, and the Giants offense looked like it had taken a step back. Then
in the second half you had the Giants team you hoped to see on both offense and
defense. They took a 17-3 score and turned it into a thrilling 24-17 win.
Plaxico
Burress didn't seem to have it when Eli Manning went to him in the first half,
but then he turned it on, had 5 receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown in the
second. Overall the defense looked good the entire game. The early points scored
against them were mostly because the offense put them in bad positions. It looks
like the Giants are back to form just in time to play another tough division game
against the Eagles next week."
Game
Notes:
"Even
though the Giants fell behind early, you could tell they were in this one all
the way. They seemed to be going for the big play in the first half, and almost
pulled it off except for a few misses. In the second half, the offense clicked
and converted on seven straight 3rd downs and came up with 3 touchdowns while
the defense held the Redskins scoreless.
I don't know how this would have
played out, but maybe the Giants missed an opportunity when Clinton Portis ran
for 16 yards and a first down and spiked the ball. Portis drew a delay of game
penalty, but I suppose that based on NFL rules, if Sam Madison standing near him
then picked up the ball and spiked it again, the Redskins would have lost that
first down on offsetting penalties. Would that get the NFL to change a foolish
rule in midseason?"
Scoring:
| First Quarter |
| GIANTS - FIELDGOAL Play: Lawrence Tynes, 34 yd field goal , 7:19. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 3:29. GIANTS 3-0 Play: Clinton Portis, 1 yd run (Shaun Suisham kick is good), 4:57. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards in 0:40. REDSKINS 7-3 |
| Second Quarter |
|
REDSKINS - TOUCHDOWN |
| Third Quarter |
| GIANTS
- TOUCHDOWN |
| Fourth Quarter |
|
GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN |
| Giants | Redskins | |
| First Downs | 19 | 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing | 7 | 4 |
| Passing | 10 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd-Down Efficiency | 9/16 - 56% | 5/16 - 31% |
| 4th-Down Efficiency | 0/0
- 0% | 1/2
- 50% |
| Total Net Yards | 315 | 260 |
| Total plays | 66 | 61 |
| Average gain | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 96 | 82 |
| Rushes | 30 | 27 |
| Average gain per rush | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Tackles for loss-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 206 | 166 |
| Times sacked: Number-Yards | 2
- 13 | 2 -
12 |
| Gross passing yards | 219 | 178 |
| Pass Attempts-completions-had Intercepted | 21 - 36 - 2 | 16 - 34 - 0 |
| Avg gain per pass play | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Kickoffs: Number-in End Zone-touchbacks | 5 - 1 - 0 | 3 - 0 - 0 |
| Punts: Number and Average | 5 - 39.2 | 7 - 45.4 |
| Had blocked | 0 | 0 |
| Net Punting Average | 32.0 | 42.1 |
| FGs - PATs Had Blocked | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Total Return Yardage (not including kickoffs) | 23 | 45 |
| Number-Yards: Punt Returns | 3 - 23 | 3 - 36 |
| Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns | 3 - 76 | 5 - 140 |
| Number-Yards: Interception Returns | 0 - 0 | 2 - 9 |
| Penalties: Number-yards | 3 - 15 | 6 - 37 |
| Fumbles: Number-lost | 1 - 1 | 3 - 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points: Made-attempts | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 |
| Kicking: Made-Attempts | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 |
| 2 Pointers: Made-Attempts | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Field Goals: Made-attempts | 1 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2/3 - 66% | 2/4 - 50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2/2 - 100% | 2/3 - 66% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Final Score | 24
| 17 |
| Time Of Possession | 32:58 | 27:02 |
Notes:
Jeremy Shockey with 5 catches for 79 yards set the Giants career record for catches by a tight end, moving ahead of Bob Tucker.
Next Game
Sun, Sept. 30, Philadelphia at Giants, 8:15 PM
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