Giants win in Atlanta 27-14.
Eli Manning was 17-of-30 for 180 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Tiki Barber rushed for 185 yards on 26 carries and caught 3 passes for 42 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 53 yards on 11 carries.
Jeremy Shockey caught 6 passes for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Plaxico Burress caught 4 passes for 44 yards.
Amani Toomer caught 2 passes for 18 yards.
Tim Carter caught 1 pass for 15 yards.
Sam Madison had 1 interception and a fumble recovery.
Brandon Short and Osi Umenyiora each had 2 sacks.
Barry Cofield had 1 sack and shared another with Fred Robbins.
Jay Feely kicked field goals of 21 yards, and 39 yards.

Game Notes:
"This was some game. It looked like neither team could play offense for the first quarter. Eli Manning's first pass was intercepted, and he was intercepted again in the first quarter. Michael Vick threw an interception, and later fumbled the ball away, all in the first quarter. Since neither team was good at hanging on to the ball, the score was 0-0 at the end of the quarter. The best thing the Giants had going for them was Tiki Barber.
In the second quarter, stuck at their own 12 yard line, they got on a fast roll. Manning's pass to Tiki got them 18 yards. Tiki ran for 16 yards on the next play, and they surprised the Falcons on the next with a reverse to Mike Jennings for 21 yards. Plaxico caught a pass for 15 yards. After an Atlanta penalty, Tiki ran for 8 yards, but even with a first and goal at the Atlanta 5, they couldn't get it in and settled for a field goal.
On the Falcons next drive, the Giants defense was hanging tough against the run, but when Michael Vick completed 3 passes, all for first downs, they let up enough for Vick to scramble 22 yards for a touchdown and at the end of the half the Giants were down 7-3.
The Giants got to about midfield on the opening drive of the second half, and Feagles punt had the Falcons starting off at their own 10 yard line. That seemed great but Warrick Dunn ran it up the middle for a 90 yard touchdown on the very next play. I was worried, but shouldn't have been, because from then on, the Giants offense fed the Falcons a steady dose of Tiki Barber and Jeremy Shockey, and the defense was all over Michael Vick, his runners and receivers. The Giants faced a tough team in their home stadium, and showed they could do the job"

Game Notes:
"Once again the Giants waited until the second half to really get rolling. Tiki Barber lit up the board with first-down running plays, rushing for 185 yards. This was against a defense that had allowed less than 70 yards per game. They finished off two long touchdown drives, first with a run by Brandon Jacobs, and then with a pass to Jeremy Shockey. Shockey caught one more after that to put the game out of reach 27-14.
The defense played a really good game except for that one lapse where they let Warrick Dunn escape for that 90 yard touchdown. Take that away, and the rushing yards would be 133, but of course, it does count. They got to Michael Vick seven times which was a record number of sacks on him. This team has shown that it can kick it in gear if it has to. I would have liked to have seen them shut down the passing game a bit more since they allowed Michael Vick to throw the most he has all season against them, and they have Dallas and Terrell Owens coming up next. "

Notes:
Giants have outscored their opponents this season after halftime, 98-31.

Giants record in domed stadiums is now 20-12.

Giants haven't lost in Atlanta since 1978, winning 6 straight games over the Falcons as the road team. The visiting team has won 11 straight games in the series.

Tiki Barber has the Giants last 31 100-yard rushing games dating back to the 2001 season.
This is the longest streak in the NFL.
The 100-yard game was the 33rd of Barber’s career and third this season.

Jeremy Shockey caught a season and team-high six passes for 55 yards.
He caught a season and team-high six passes for 55 yards.
His catching both touchdown passes, was the first 2-touchdown game of his career.
Shockey’s six catches increased his career total to 266, tying him with fellow tight end Mark Bavaro for ninth on the franchise’s career list.

Eli Manning has a touchdown pass in 11 consecutive road games.
He has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 9 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Eli Manning's 17 completions were his lowest of the year.

Michael Jennings first career rush was a 21-yard gain on a reverse in the 2nd quarter.

Atlanta's Michael Vick's 14 completions were a season high.

Atlanta's Warrick Dunn had a 90-yard touchdown run - longest run in their team history.
Warrick Dunn’s 90-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the longest against the Giants in their 82-year history.

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