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Oct 30, 1:00pm - Dolphins at Giants
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Giants win over the Dolphins 20-17.
Eli Manning was 31 of 45 for 349 yards and 2 TDs.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 50 yards on 13 carries and had 5 catches for 38 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 10 yards on 4 carries.
Danny Ware rushed for 1 yard on 2 carries and had 1 catch for 5 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 7 passes for 99 yards and 1 TD.

Hakeem Nicks caught 6 passes for 67 yards.
Mario Manningham caught 6 passes for 63 yards and 1 TD.
Jake Ballard caught 4 passes for 55 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 1 pass for 22 yards.
Corey Webster had 1 interception.
Mathias Kiwanuka had 1.5 sacks.
Justin Tuck had .5 sacks.
Jason Pierre-Paul, Osi Umenyiora and Linval Joseph each had 1 sack.
Lawrence Tynes kicked 25 and 29 yard field goals.

Game Notes:
"The Giants won this one but it was as strange as the winter storm we had yesterday. At the stadium you could see the snow piled off to the side areas and the Giants played as if they were somehow frozen in the first half. They let the winless Dolphins push them around until the score was 14-3 and had to really work at making it a respectable 14-10 at the halftime break. I figured they would review things and correct what they were doing wrong, but right away they let the Dolphins score on the opening drive at the start of the third quarter and were down 17-10. I guess I shouldn't have worried (yeah right) but that's all the points the defense allowed for the rest of the game.
Brandon Jacobs had been making noise this week about how he might not be here next year. Some fans in the stadium, including some wearing number 27, were almost hoping he was gone now. He was a big disappointment In this game starting off fumbling Eli Manning's handoff and then dropping a pass. They tried to work him in more, but it seems that the fire is gone. I for one sure hope he gets it back. I love seeing him at his best and I don't know what the problem is. Ahmad Bradshaw had one real nice long run, but overall he did better as a receiver. The Giants still can't get the ground game going for them this year and that's going to hurt with the competition we have coming up next."


Game Notes:
"Snow didn't deter the Dolphins and neither did the Giants for most of this game. The Giants defense was bloodied for 14 first half points from a team that usually averages just 15 per game. Matt Moore obviously ignored the bad footage of how poorly he played here last time. Instead he looks to have spent long hours gazing at some Tim Tebow flicks after seeing what that quarterback did to his team last week. Suddenly, third down plays were no problem and he could run the ball with ease, even trotting into the endzone for one score.
The Giants defense didn't buckle down on this team until halfway into the third quarter. Then they held them scoreless, giving the offense a chance to catch up and finally go ahead to avoid what could have been an embarrassing loss. Once again Eli Manning had to do it all himself as every time they turned to the running game it came up short. So they chalked up a win today, but the same big problems that were there before the bye week still exist. They can't stop the running game and they can't run the ball. Good luck next week against New England."

Scoring:
First Quarter

MIAMI - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Steve Slaton 1 Yard Run (Dan Carpenter Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yds, 5:56
Miami 7-0

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play: Lawrence Tynes 25 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 3:53
Miami 7-3

Second Quarter

MIAMI - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Matt Moore 1 Yard Run (Dan Carpenter Kick)
Drive: 12 plays, 90 yds, 5:40
Miami 14-3

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Mario Manningham 7 Yard Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick)
Drive: 13 plays, 84 yds, 4:01
Miami 14-10

Third Quarter

MIAMI - FIELD GOAL
Play: Dan Carpenter 40 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 7 plays, 58 yds, 2:43
Miami 17-10

Fourth Quarter

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play: Lawrence Tynes 29 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards in 7:08
Miami 17-13

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Victor Cruz 25 yard Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick)
Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards in 2:30
Giants 20-17


Notes:
Giants played their 1,200th regular-season game.

Giants are 5-2 for the seventh time in Tom Coughlin’s eight seasons as head coach.
They were 6-1 in 2008.

Giants gained 402 total yards, their third consecutive 400-yard game.

Giants Linval Jospeh picked up the first sack of his career.

Giants Eli Manning improved to 23-5 as a starter in October.
It's the best among quarterbacks who began their career in the Super Bowl era.

Giants Lawrence Tynes extended his extra point attempts, to a franchise-record 135 in a row.

Dolphins Matt Moore rushed for a career-best 31 yards.

Dolphins Reggie Bush rushed for a season-high 103-yards.


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