Giants win over the Cardinals 31-27.
Eli Manning was 27 of 40 for 321 yards with 2 TDs.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 18 yards on 9 carries and 1 TD and had 4 catches for 11 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 19 yards on 7 carries and 1 TD and had 1 catch for 0 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 10 passes for 162 yards and 1 TD.
Victor Cruz caught 6 passes for 98 yards.
Jake Ballard caught 3 passes for 33 yards and 1 TD.
Mario Manningham caught 1 pass for 10 yards.
Henry Hynoski caught 1 pass for 5 yards.
Danny Ware caught 1 pass for 2 yards.
Antrel Rolle had 1 interception.
Osi Umenyiora had 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble.
Dave Tollefson had 2 sacks.
Jacquian Williams recovered a fumble.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 30 yard field goal.

Game Notes:
"OK, I watched that game and even with my notes for support, it's still hard to believe that the Giants actually won this one. They got off to a really slow start. The offense couldn't get anything going and the defense couldn't get a handle on Cardinals running back Beanie Wells. They were lucky to be down by only six points in the second quarter. Ahmad Bradshaw's touchdown run put them up 7-6, and when a field goal had them at 10-6 at the half, you figured that the Giants were settling in.
That feeling didn't last long when the Cardinals came back with two straight touchdowns in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter we scored, but they scored again and the Giants needed two touchdowns to pull this one near the end of the game, and luckily Eli Manning was able to do that.
They probably could have used Justin Tuck in this game and I'll hope he didn't play more as a precaution than a necessity. Dave Tollefson played well, and it was great to see Osi Umenyiora back on the field. He caused Kevin Kolb to fumble and like Dave, he also finished up with two sacks. Antrel Rolle started his career with the Cardinals and he made a key play when he intercepted a pass intended for his former teammate Larry Fitzgerald. The Giants came away with the victory to keep pace with the Redskins who also won earlier. The Eagles and Cowboys lost their games, so all and all it was a good day"

Game Notes:
"Well the Giants pulled it off. It certainly wasn't their best game by a long shot , but by either luck or questionable ref calls, they managed to escape with a win. I give zero credit to Kevin Gilbride in this game for continually trying to force the running game to work at the expense of ditching the pass when they were effective using that. It was as if Gilbride under fire to get a number of running plays in to make up for earlier times when he was deficient at doing that. Later in the game when they needed quick scores and were forced to pass, Eli Manning did what he could have done much earlier and he was able to put points on the board.
The rushing duo of Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs averaged under 3 yards a play, likely because the offensive line still isn't able to get them the blocks they need to get started. Hakeem Nicks had only three catches for 25 yards last week, but he was the star receiver today, catching ten passes from Eli Manning for 162 yards and one touchdown.
Victor Cruz also did his part, catching 6 passes for 98 yards and maybe got away with a mistake when he gave up on the ball thinking he was down by contact. The Cardinals made a fumble recovery, but the refs supported their initial call that the ball was dead. We'll be reading a lot about that one this week. Anyway, it enabled the Giants to continue their drive and they went on to score what became the winning touchdown on the very next play. The Giants host Seattle next week. Let's hope they use the game to figure out the blocking and play calling before they face much tougher competition."

Notes:
Giants last played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in their 2008 Super Bowl victory.
Giants previously lost there to Arizona 37-29 on Nov. 23, 2008.

Giants Eli Manning has a career record of 21-4 in the month of October.

Cardinals loss was the third consecutive game that the team blew a second-half lead.

Cardinals losses have been by a combined 8 points
In two of them the Cardinals were ahead with fewer than three minutes remaining.

Cardinals Beanie Wells had a career high 3 rushing touchdowns.

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