Aug 18, 8:00 pm (ESPN) - Cleveland
at Giants
Preseason Game 2 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
Browns |
3 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
34 |
Giants |
23 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
37 |
Giants win their first preseason game 37-34.
Eli Manning was 4-of-7 for 52 yards and 2 TDs.
David Carr was 7-of-14 for 53 yards.
Anthony Wright was 4-of-8 for 34 yards and 1 INT.
Danny Ware rushed for 97 yards on 10 carries.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 28 yards on 8 carries and 1 TD and caught 4
passes for 24 yards.
Derrick Ward rushed for 25 yards on 5 carries.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 24 yards on 7 carries.
Domenik Hixon caught 4 passes for 63 yards and 2 TDs.
Craphonso Thorpe caught 4 passes for 29 yards.
James Butler ran a 95-yard fumble return for a TD.
Game Notes:
"It was great to see Eli take the field and get some nice recognition
from the fans at the stadium. The last time the Giants played before their
home crowd was in that New England game at the end of the season where
they sent a message to us all. They showed us then that they would be
willing and able to take on New England in the Super Bowl if they got
the chance.
Tonight they let Cleveland look like a contender for about five minutes
and 3 points, but then they turned up the heat and there was almost too
much scoring to keep track of. Eli Manning showed his Super Bowl attitude
when he ran for a first down on a third and four. Do I really need to
see him scrambling in a preseason game? Anyway the Giants were leading
30-3 early in the second quarter. By the end of the half the score was
30-17 and even though the final was a close 37-34 win, the Giants first
string looked sharp in this second preseason game."
Game Notes:
"The
real story of the first half was the defense, Domenik Hixon and the
lack of David Tyree on the special teams unit. The Giants didn't have
Plaxico Burress, Amani Toomer or Steve Smith so Hixon was the guy. He
caught 2 touchdown passes and had an 82 yard kick return for a touchdown.
The defense locked down tight after giving up 3 points to Cleveland on
their opening drive. Cleveland killed themselves with penalties. They
had 6 for 98 yards at the half and the Giants kickoff coverage needs a
bit of work without David Tyree being involved. Danny Ware did stand out
on special teams with his kick returns.
Eli Manning and David Carr looked sharp, but Anthony Wright had a tough
outing. He was killed twice by Cleveland's Eric Wright who made up for
an early pass interference mistake by sacking Anthony once then intercepting
him and taking it in for a touchdown. Ahmad Bradshaw had a real nice game
both catching and receiving and overall the Giants look like they are
where they should be at this point in preseason."
Early Stats:
Scoring:
First Quarter |
CLEVELAND - FIELDGOAL
Play:
Phil Dawson, 56 yd field goal , 10:05.
Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards in 3:19.
CLEVELAND 3-0
NEW YORK - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Domenik Hixon, 11 yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Huston kick is good),
8:37.
Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards in 1:28.
GIANTS 7-3
NEW YORK - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Domenik Hixon, 24 yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Huston kick is good),
6:11.
Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards in 1:11.
GIANTS 14-3
NEW YORK - SAFETY
Play:
Punt blocked by R.Droughns out of bounds in end zone for a Safety,
00:29.
GIANTS 16-3
NEW YORK - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Domenik Hixon, 82 yd kick return (Josh Huston kick is good), 0:09.
GIANTS 23-3 |
Second Quarter |
NEW YORK - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
James Butler, 95 yd fumble (Josh Huston kick is good), 14:05.
GIANTS 30-3
CLEVELAND - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Syndric Steptoe, 7 yd run (Phil Dawson kick is good), 2:28.
Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards in 2:28.
GIANTS 30-10
CLEVELAND - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Eric Wright, 15 yd interception return (Phil Dawson kick is good),
1:54.
GIANTS 30-17
|
Third Quarter |
CLEVELAND
- TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Syndric Steptoe, 44 yd pass from Brady Quinn (Jason Reda kick is good),
12:47.
Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards in 2:13.
GIANTS 30-24
NEW YORK - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Ahmad Bradshaw, 1 yd run (Josh Huston kick is good), 7:09.
Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards in 5:38.
GIANTS 37-24
|
Fourth Quarter |
CLEVELAND
- FIELDGOAL
Play:
Jason Reda, 44 yd field goal , 7:07.
Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards in 2:56.
GIANTS 37-27
CLEVELAND - TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Lance Leggett, 8 yd pass from Ken Dorsey (Jason Reda kick is good),
2:25.
Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards in 2:53.
GIANTS 37-34
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Game Stats:
Notes:
The tight ends didn't have one catch in this game against Cleveland.
QB Anthony Wright left the game in the
second quarter with a back injury.
WR Brandon London suffered a left shoulder
injury in the first half and did not return.
Ex-Giant Michael Strahan, now an analyst
for Fox, was on the sidelines for the game.
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