Giants win over the Bengals 26-23.
Eli Manning was 26-of-43 for 289 yards and 1 TD.
Derrick Ward rushed for 80 yards on 9 carries and caught 3 passes for 26 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 35 yards on 14 carries and 1 TD.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 2 yards on 2 carries and caught 1 pass for 5 yards.
Amani Toomer caught 5 passes for 64 yards.
Steve Smith caught 7 passes for 60 yards
Kevin Boss caught 3 passes for 51 yards and 1 TD.
Plaxico Burress caught 5 passes for 81 yards and 1 TD.
Domenik Hixon caught 3 passes for 29 yards.
Madison Hedgecock caught 1 pass for 9 yards.
Fred Robbins had 2 sacks.
Mathias Kiwanuka, Corey Webster, Barry Cofield, and Dave Tollefson each had 1 sack.
John Carney kicked 4 field goals of 24, 46, 26 and 22 yards.

Game Notes:
"This was one of those games you thought you wouldn't see for a long time from now, like maybe when the Giants were up against the Cowboys or Eagles. It had you on pins and needles right from the start. If you went to the stadium today, it seemed like everything was going your way. The weather was just beautiful. You got to see the Giants playing here on opening day with a 16-7 win over the Redskins coming off the great Super Bowl run from last year. They beat the Rams last week . Everyone was excited that the Giants were 2-0 and looked to be an easy 3-0 facing the down-and-out 0-2 Bengals.
Well, guess again. The Bengals were playing like a very competitive team, scored first and had a 13-10 lead at the half. It was a 13-13 tie at the end of the 3rd quarter, and a 23-23 tie at the end of regulation time. The Giants won the toss, but still didn't score. They had to hold the Bengals offense, and then when they got their next shot, they were able to get it down to the Cincinnati 4 yard line. Even though it was a 2nd and goal they went for the field goal, and made it. Like I said, 'Pins and Needles' at the stadium today."

Game Notes:
"Well, the Giants weren't amazing today. They sure didn't look like a a talented 2-0 team going up against an 0-2 team with a beat up secondary. They seemed unwilling to throw deep and more intent on establishing the running game before attempting to do so. The Bengals seemed intent on stopping the run no matter what the manpower requirements, and they were able to do so, because the stubborn Giants didn't test them downfield.
The Bengals 30th ranked defense against the run should not be able to hold up against the Giants big mealticket - Brandon Jacobs, but by the end of the first quarter, the Giants had no points to the Bengals 3. At the end of the day, Brandon Jacobs had run the ball 14 times for only 35 yards. By the end of the half, the Bengals were still in the lead 13-10, even though the Giants had 4 sacks on Carson Palmer. Derrick Ward was the most effective running back today, but still, the Giants were down 16-13 at the start of the fourth quarter.
The lead had changed hands several times, and this was anybody's game for the taking. The Giants started passing more as a game plan, not just in desperation, and the game went into overtime. Here it should be noted that the Giants on their two drives, passed the ball 9 straight times on two possessions until they got the ball down to the Cincinnati 7 yard line. Derrick Ward took a shot and picked up 3 yards and on a 2nd and goal from the 4 yard line, they kicked the winning field goal. I'd say the Giants made this game tougher than it had to be and hope that next time they smarten up earlier when a game plan isn't working out that well."

Giants are 3-0 for the first time since the 2000 season and only the fourth time since 1990.

Giants became the fifth defending Super Bowl champion to begin a season 3-0.

Giants have won four straight overtime games.

John Carney filling in for the injured Lawrence Tynes, has hit all nine of his field goal attempts.

Fred Robbins had two sacks for the second straight week.

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