Giants win over the Falcons 31-10.
Eli Manning was 27-of-39 for 303 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
Reuben Droughns rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries and had 1 TD.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 86 yards on 13 carries.
Derrick Ward rushed for 12 yards on 8 carries, had 1 TD and caught 2 passes for 16 yards.
Plaxico Burress caught 6 passes for 97 yards and 1 touchdown.
Amani Toomer caught 7 passes for 89 yards and 1 touchdown.
Jeremy Shockey caught 5 passes for 63 yards.
Antonio Pierce, Fred Robbins, and Justin Tuck all had sacks.
Aaron Ross had 1 interception and split a sack with Michael Strahan.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 32 yard fieldgoal.

Game Notes:
"With all the papers talking about Atlanta's inexperienced offensive line, it was a surprise to see them take their opening drive downfield against the Giants and score with a Morten Andersen field goal. On the other hand, our offense, which usually doesn't get started until the second half, took their opening drive in for a touchdown. We had a 7-3 lead.
But once again Atlanta surprised you, coming right back with a touchdown of their own in just 18 seconds. After the kick, Jerious Norwood ran 67 yards from scrimmage on the Falcons first play. What was happening here? It looked like the Giants were taking Atlanta for granted.
Anyway, our offense didn't let them keep their 10-7 lead. Eli Manning led a nice drive that ended with Reuben Droughns taking it in for a 1 yard touchdown. Things settled down after that and even though 24 total points went up in the first quarter, only 17 more were scored, spread over the final three, all of them by the Giants."

Game Notes:
"This was a game you knew the Giants should win, and they did. The Giants defense unexpectedly let Atlanta tag them right away for 10 points before they finally woke up, but then they settled down and played as they should. They allowed Atlanta only 14 first downs, got 4 sacks on Joey Harrington, and held the Falcons to only 284 yards of offense. Eli Manning was hot out of the gate with his first two scoring drives. He spread the action around, and Jacobs, Moss, Ward, Burress, Toomer, and Shockey all gained yards on that opening drive featuring Toomer's second catch for a touchdown.
On Manning's second series, he ran Jacobs, passed to Burress, Shockey, and Toomer before handing the ball of to Reuben Droughns for a 1 yard touchdown run. Overall, the Giants held the ball for 39:38 and totaled 491 yards of offense, including 188 on the ground. Except for a sloppy defensive start and some miscue's by Manning, one fumble and 2 interceptions, they did what they had to do. The defense was strong enough to allow no points and only one first down on those turnovers. Next week the Giants have another game they should win. They host the San Francisco 49ers, the worst scoring team in the league."

Notes:
Plaxico Burress has scored at least one touchdown in every game this season.

Reuben Droughns scored his third touchdown of the season.

Amani Toomer became the leading receiver in Giants history with his 587th career reception.
Amani Toomer has tied Kyle Rote's club mark with 48 TD catches.

Michael Strahan got the other half of Ross' sack, giving him 134 on his career, extending his franchise lead over Lawrence Taylor to 1 1/2.

Michael Strahan and Aaron Ross combined for a sack.
Michael Strahan now has 134 sacks putting his franchise lead over Lawrence Taylor to 1 1/2.

Giants became just the third team in NFL history with 600 regular-season wins.
Giants are 600-502-33 in franchise history, following Chicago and Green Bay.

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