Giants win over the Bills 27-24.
Eli Manning was 21 of 32 for 292 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 104 yards on 26 carries for 3 TDs and had 2 catches for 26 yards.
Danny Ware rushed for 19 yards on 5 carries.
Hakeem Nicks caught 4 passes for 96 yards.
Jake Ballard caught 5 passes for 81 yards.
Mario Manningham caught 5 passes for 56 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 2 passes for 17 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 2 passes for 12 yards.
Corey Webster had 2 interceptions.
Jason Pierre-Paul, Osi Umenyiora and Mathias Kiwanuka each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked 26 and 23 yard field goals and a 51 yard attempt was blocked.

Game Notes:
"The Giants caught a good break on the very first play of the game. It was so windy at the stadium that Buffalo's kickoff went sailing out of bounds and the Giants started at the 40 yard line. However, they caught a bad break when on the very next play Bear Pascoe got a holding call and cost them ten yards. The Giants went 3-and-out, but the defense held up against the Bills first drive and Eli Manning had our offense working the field. Helped by 2 really nice catches by tight end Jake Ballard, the second one for 24 yards to the Bills 1, and by Ahmad Bradshaw who went in for the touchdown, the Giants scored first.
The Bills tied it up and the score went back and forth and was tied 17-17 at halftime This was pretty good at this point because the Giants had given up some really big plays. I felt if they got things under control they would be able to win this one, and they did, but they didn't make it easy. They went ahead in the third quarter on another one yard touchdown run by Bradshaw after Mario Manningham was considered down just short of making it.
Of course the Bills tied it up again in the fourth quarter and with less than two minutes to play, the Giants got a first down on the Bills 7 yard line. Bradshaw took it to the one on the next play and that was everything you could want at that point. Of course (yes I 'll say that again) they settled for a field goal and just a 3 point lead, leaving 1:35 on the clock and a chance for Buffalo to maybe tie it up or worse steal the game away. Luckily the defense had them four and out and all the fans could leave the stadium to go home happy today."

Game Notes:
"The Giants were on the wrong side of some records being broken today, but they still managed to win this game. The defense got beaten badly early on when Fred Jackson burst loose for an 80 yard touchdown run. The next series had Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick passing the ball to Naaman Roosevelt and he ran it for a 60 yards touchdown. They settled down after that and were even able to sack Fitzpatrick three times which was equal to the total amount he was sacked in the previous five games. They intercepted him twice and both were by Corey Webster making the plays. Getting back to the run defense, Fred Jackson's 16 carries for 121 yards and 1 touchdown is very impressive, but if they had managed to corral one of the NFL's leading rushers on that one play, it becomes something more ordinary like 15 carries for 41 yards. That in fact were the rest of Jackson's running numbers on the day. Giving credit as well, he also caught five passes for 47 yards.
On offense, Eli Manning was on target this game hitting his receivers with 21 passes on 32 attempts, and must important against this takeaway leading Buffalo team, no interceptions. Manning had no touchdown passes, but Mario Manningham came close to that twice. It was a tight game and 3rd down efficiency was at 5 of 11. Even one miscue would have made the difference today. Tight end Jake Ballard continues to impress and his five catches for 81 yards certainly helps this offense. Ahmad Bradshaw will get a lot of press with his 104 yards and 3 touchdowns, all coincidentally 1 yard runs for the score. However the Giants caught a big break in that Buffalo's pro bowl nose tackle, Kyle Williams, was not in this game.
Overall on weaknesses to date, the defense showed improvement and the running game still isn't there. Coaching wasn't that smart when they decided to pass with 1:40 left down at the Bills 5 on third down. They tried to surprise the Bills with a passing play, which could have been intercepted - luckily it was just knocked down. Better suited would have been some creative misdirection running play that would have kept the ball in the hands of the offense. They needed to make sure they didn't turn over the ball and to score a field goal on the next play and break the tie. It would have been less dangerous and caused the Bills to use another timeout.
Giants fans should remember to temper any excitement with the fact the team just barely won a game against another team that ranks near last in the NFL on defense. More work needs to be done and the Giants now have a bye week of extra time to prepare for Miami.

Giants Ahmad Bradshaw become the first Giants running back to gain 100 yards this season.

Bills Naaman Roosevelt had a 60 yard touchdown catch.

Bills Fred Jackson's 80 yard touchdown run was the longest run for his team in 21 years.

Bills have scored at least 20 points in six straight games this season, their longest run since 2006.

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