Aug 25,
8:00 pm (CBS) - Giants at Jets
Preseason Game 3 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Giants win their third preseason
game 13-7. Eli Manning was 10-of-20 for 107 yards and 1 INT. Jared Lorenzen
was 7-of-12 for 60 yards. Tiki Barber rushed for 60 yards on 11 carries.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 29 yards on 11 carries and 1 TD. James Sims rushed
for 45 yards on 12 carries. Visanthe Shiancoe caught 2 passes for 35 yards.
Tim Carter caught 4 passes for 34 yards. Jeremy Shockey caught 2 passes for
30 yards. David Tyree caught 3 passes for 27 yards. R.W. McQuarters and
Charlie Peprah each had interceptions. Brandon Short had 2 sacks. Antonio
Pierce, Gibril Wilson and Adrian Awasom each had 1 sack. Jay Feely kicked
a 39 yard, and a 34 yard field goal. Game
Notes: "The Jets brought it to the
Giants for awhile at least, and they weren't really able to move on the Jets defense.
Manning started off the game with a nice 13 yard pass to Tim Carter, but after
that he completed only 2 short ones while missing on 5 before the Jets intercepted
him. Manning's passing improved in the second quarter but this was mostly a back
and forth game until the Giants were able to drive and score with about one minute
left in the half on a Brandon Jacobs 1 yard touchdown run. The
Jets, who were only able to produce a failed 49 yard field goal attempt in the
first half, started off the second with a bang. Justin Miller ran the kickoff
back 39 yards to the Jets 44 yard line. Chad Pennington moved the ball with some
shotgun and no huddle, trying to catch the Giants defense flatfooted, but that
ended when the Giants R.W. McQuarters grabbed his pass at the Giants 25 yard line
and took it back 14 yards. Coughlin
let Manning have the good field position, and this drive ended with a 39 yard
field goal by Jay Feely. Then with the Giants up 10-0 it was Jared Lorenzen's
game. He looked pretty good again this week and led the team to one more score
before it was over."
Game Notes:
"The Jets were more of a challenge
this game, even though they couldn't crack the Giants, who looked way too good
against Herm Edwards Chiefs a week ago. As we pointed out then, the Chiefs were
traveling for both their preseason games, and they had a short work week to prepare
before banging heads with the Giants. The Jets were in better shape and came to
play. The Giants won this one, but have a bit of work to do before facing the
Colts, who started their season last year with 13 straight wins. The defense
is coming along, Tiki Barber and Brandon Jacobs did fine, but the passing offense
slipped. Manning's completion percentage was low and he couldn't get the ball
to Plaxico. Plaxico lost his head a few times on the field because the Jets Justin
Miller pushed him too far. Third down efficiency was low. Special teams let down
a little. Tom Coughlin seemed just a
bit too satisfied leaving training camp and he will be much happier now with some
things to work on." Early
Stats: Scoring:
First Quarter |
NONE |
Second
Quarter |
NEW YORK GIANTS- TOUCHDOWN Play:
Brandon Jacobs, 1 Yd run (Jay Feely kick is
good), 0:56. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards in 4:08. GIANTS
7-0 |
Third
Quarter |
NEW YORK GIANTS- FIELDGOAL
Play:
Jay Feely 39 Yd, 9:50. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards in 2:56.
GIANTS 10-0 |
Fourth Quarter |
NEW YORK GIANTS- FIELDGOAL Play:
Jay Feely 34 Yd, 13:09. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards in 6:07.
GIANTS 13-0 NEW YORK GIANTS- TOUCHDOWN
Play:
Darrell McClover, 26 Yd blocked punt return (Mike Nugent kick is good), 5:15.
GIANTS 13-7
| Game Stats:
|
Giants |
Jets | First Downs |
19 |
9 |
Rushing |
5 |
2 |
Passing |
13 |
6 |
Penalty |
1 |
1 |
3rd-Down Efficiency |
4-16-25% |
4-13-31% |
4th-Down Efficiency |
0-0-0% |
0-0-0% |
Total Net Yards |
293 |
184 |
Total plays |
74 |
55 |
Average gain |
4.0 |
3.3 |
Net Yards Rushing |
138 |
74 |
Rushes |
39 |
19 |
Average gain per rush |
3.5 |
3.9 |
Tackles for loss-yards |
2-2 |
0-0 |
Net Yards Passing |
155 |
110 |
Times sacked: Number-Yards |
3-12 |
5-39 |
Gross passing yards |
167 |
149 |
Pass Attempts-completions-had Intercepted |
32-17-1 |
31-14-2 |
Avg gain per pass play |
4.4 |
3.1 |
Kickoffs: Number-in End Zone-touchbacks |
4-3-2 |
2-0-0 |
Punts: Number and Average |
9-35.6 |
8-46.1 |
Had blocked |
1 |
0 |
FGs - PATs Had Blocked |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Net Punting Average |
33.3 |
41.4 |
Total Return Yardage (not including kickoffs) |
51 |
16 |
Number-Yards: Punt Returns |
6-18 |
0-0 |
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns |
2-40 |
2-65 |
Number-Yards: Interception Returns |
2-33 |
1-16 |
Penalties: Number-yards |
6-55 |
5-33 |
Fumbles: Number-lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
Touchdowns | 1 |
1 |
Rushing |
1 |
0 |
Passing |
0 |
0 |
Other (Blocked
Kicks, etc.) | 0 |
1 |
Extra Points: Made-attempts |
1-1 |
1-1 |
Kicking: Made-Attempts |
1-1 |
1-1 |
Field Goals: Made-attempts |
2-2 |
0-1 |
Red Zone Efficiency |
1-2-50% |
0-0-0% |
Goal To Go Efficiency |
1-1-100% |
0-0-0% |
Safeties |
0 |
0 |
Final Score |
13 |
7 |
Time Of Possession |
36:28 |
23:32 |
Notes: This
is the Giants first 3-0 preseason start since 1995. Brandon
Jacobs scored a touchdown for the third week in a row.
Giants starting defense has allowed no opponent points for the 2nd week in a row. Giants
started two of their 2006 draft choices on defense: third-round pick Gerris Wilkinson
at weakside linebacker and fourth-round selection Barry Cofield. Eli
Manning threw his first interception of the preseason. Jared
Lorenzen's first five completions were for first downs.
Giants beat the Jets for the 2nd year in a row and now trail in the preseason
series, 19-18-1. Next
Game Thur, Aug. 31 Patriots
at Giants, 7:30 PM ET |