Giants lose their first preseason game 24-21.
Eli Manning was 3-of-5 for 27 yards and 1 TD.
Jared Lorenzen was 6-of-13 for 75 yards and 1 TD.
Anthony Wright was 5-of-11 for 49 yards.
Ryan Grant rushed for 44 yards on 5 carries.
Derrick Ward rushed for 29 yards on 5 carries and scored on a 5 yd run.
Reuben Droughns rushed for 17 yards on 5 carries.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 15 yards on 4 carries.
Jeremy Shockey and Anthony Mix each caught touchdown passes.

Game Notes:
"This was a preseason game with a lot of no-shows. It was a good chance to see what the parking situation is all about. Whatever you experienced, it's not going to get better when the crowd grows to full size for the opening day. I can see scalpers giving up on selling extra tickets. Instead they'd make a good buck selling big screen sets to the fans leaving the stadium after each game.
Anyway, it's great to get back into the football season. It felt good to see Jeremy Shockey catch a touchdown pass from Eli Manning, but they weren't in the game for very long. l was hoping to see Brandon Jacobs play more than he actually did but Reuben Droughns and Derrick Ward were effective in their roles. Jared Lorenzen threw some hot passes, but seemed like he was hurrying things too much.
The defense didn't look good and I was expecting more after reading all the training camp stories about the new defense. It can't just be that they're missing Michael Strahan, because he didn't play in the first preseason game last year. They did fine, especially considering that the other team was playing it's second preseason game.
The special teams unit made some nice plays. We lost this game, but don't forget that Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer didn't play at all and Fred Robbins was out. This was only Steve Spagnuolo's first game as the Giants defensive coordinator seeing his guys play in a game, and now the Giants know everything they have to work on before traveling to Baltimore next week."

Game Notes:
"So, the first preseason game of the year - what can you say? One thing for sure, the Giants defense has a lot to learn playing under a new defensive coordinator, and even more to learn, playing without Michael Strahan. Hopefully the Strahan issue will be settled way before the season starts for real.
New defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is willing to let the players be more aggressive. Unfortunately, they don't all have the skill to do that so well, and can be easily fooled. The defense has had it too easy in training camp practice and this game allowed the players to see just how far they can take things.
The Giants offense stalled on their first drive and looked bad right away on the second, when Manning was sacked after being gifted with great field position by Derrick Ward. They got their act together, scored, and that was it for Manning this game (3-of-5 for 27 yards, 1 TD). Jared Lorenzen took over and he also led the offense to a touchdown with his arm. Anthony Wright was up next and was sacked on his first pass attempt. All three quarterbacks were sacked at least once this game.
Derrick Ward returned two kickoffs for 91 yards. One was that 67-yarder that set up the Giants' first touchdown when Manning hit Shockey with a 7 yard pass. Ward also did a nice job, running for 29 yards on 5 carries."

Giants had 10 players catch passes, led by Ahmad Bradshaw with three for 22 yards.

Giants saw their seven-game preseason winning streak end.

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