Giants win the first preseason game 24-17.
Eli Manning was 2-of-3 for 31 yards.
David Carr was 6-of-10 for 74 yards and 1 TD.
Andre Woodson was 5-of-11 for 45 yards and 1 INT.
Rhett Bomar was 2-of-2 for 21 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 31 yards on 4 carries and caught 1 pass for 13 yards.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 35 yards on 5 carries and 1 TD and caught 2 passes for 17 yards.
Danny Ware rushed for 21 yards on 12 carries and caught 2 passes for 43 yards.
Allen Patrick rushed for 362 yards on 8 carries.
Hixon caught 2 passes for 23 yards.
Barden caught 1 pass for 20 yards.
Sinorice Moss caught 1 pass for 9 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 1 pass for 9 yards.
Travis Beckum caught 1 pass for 8 yards.
Darcy Johnson caught 1 pass for 8 yards.
Derek Hagan caught 1 pass for 8 yards.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 46 yard field goal after missing on a 43 yarder.

Game Notes:
"If you came out to the game tonight you certainly got your moneys worth. All four quarterbacks played, and I'm not sure, but it sure looked like every receiver on the roster caught a pass. Because of the loss of starters Amani Toomer, Plaxico Burress and Derrick Ward, you knew a lot of player names way deep into the depth chart with the thorough news coverage on their possible replacements. All the talent on the defense has also been mentioned, so it added to the excitement of this preseason game. I did miss John Carney in this game especially when Lawrence Tynes missed that first field goal, but he did make up for it later.
Feagles made a heads-up play when he kicked the ball out of the endzone when it was blocked. That kept the score at 7-2. I don't know why Carolina was able to block it so easy. Ahmad Bradshaw sure made his touchdown run exciting, as he got tackled, he made sure to spike the ball on his way down. It was nice to see Michael Strahan hanging around. He brings back some great memories. Overall this game, the offense and defense and special teams looked sharp and there was an exciting finish." I can't wait until next week when the Giants play at Chicago."

Game Notes:
"It was just the first preseason game, but it was football at last and it turned out to be good football. Many rookies wanted to make a lasting impression and they did including Tommie Hill who alertly won the game for the Giants with a fumble recovery touchdown with no time left. It was a competitive game from start to finish and if you're a Giants fan you enjoyed that they held the lead all the way down to when Carolina tied it up with less than a minute to go. Then after the Giants went 3-and-out, Carolina took over at their own 18 yard line. Leger Douzable knocks the ball loose from Carolina quarterback Hunter Cantwell, who had just tied the game with his 88-yard drive and a two point conversion. Tommie Hill grabbed it in the air and took it in to the endzone. It was a nice finish for this first preseason game.
Being in the stadium was probably better than watching at home early on with the distracting news crawl moving along the bottom of the set. Between watching Mario Manningham make a nice punt return, pulling in a nice catch (negated by penalty) and then dropping one, that crawl kept grabbing your attention.
' - Rumored Brett Favre will be back and playing by the third preseason game with Minnesota - Donovan McNabb says he and Michael Vick will be on the field at the same time and he might be a receiver or tight end - Raider head coach punched an assistant head coach - ' It looks like tomorrow's headlines will be lots of fun even without mention of this Giants game, but it will be mentioned.
Anyway, the game drew you back when you saw Brandon Jacobs run for 13 yards and then he followed that up with a 22 yard catch. Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 1 yard before Manning hit Hixon for 18 yards, and Ahmad Bradshaw ran it in for a 19 yard touchdown. With Lawrence Tynes extra point, the Giants were up 7-0.
Running back Danny Ware made a nice impression with his two catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. At the end of this game, you feel a bit confident with the running game, still don't know who the best receivers are, and Lawrence Tynes always makes you worry."

Eli Manning threw only three passes, completing two.

Jeff Feagles had a second-quarter punt blocked when the Giants had only 10 men on the field.
Feagles saved a touchdown by knocking the ball out of the end zone for a safety.

Osi Umenyiora got off to a good start with a sack and forced fumble after missing all of last year.

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