Aug 27,
7:00 pm - Jets at Giants
Preseason Game 3 | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
Jets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Giants
lose to the Jets 17-3. Eli
Manning was 15 of 30 for 200 yards and 2 INTs. David Carr was 5 of 12 for 36
yards. Brandon Jacobs rushed for 51 yards on 10 carries. D.J. Ware rushed
for 37 yards on 8 carries and had 3 catches for 24 yards. Andre
Brown rushed for 9 yards on 3 carries. Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 5 yards on
3 carries and had 1 catch for 29 yards. Hakeem
Nicks caught 5 passes for 71 yards. Mario Manningham caught 3 passes for 36
yards. Jake Ballard caught 1 pass for 21 yards. Devin Thomas caught 1 pass
for 20 yards. Travis Beckum
caught 2 passes for 16 yards. Victor Cruz caught 2 passes for 14 yards. Domenik
Hixon caught 1 pass for 7 yards. Rhys
Lloyd kicked a 34 yard field goal and had a 42 yard attempt blocked.
Game
Notes: "Well
it's no longer 'New Meadowlands Stadium'. If you were able to survive the hurricane
and adjust your schedule twice, you got to take a seat tonight in 'MetLife Stadium'.
Seeing Eli Manning hit Nicks for 21 yards and a first down on the first play of
the game was sweet. Watching Brandon Jacobs carry the ball the way he did on the
first drive was great. When Manning followed up on his first pass with one
to Manningham for 15 yards, I thought the Giants offense would be clicking, but
then after two incompletes, his pass to Victor Cruz was intercepted. The defense
nicely had the Jets three and out, and did the same on their next go round while
our offense sputtered. There were incompletions interspersed with nice long receptions
and some nice runs, but only one field goal managed to hit the board and the Giants
lost this one to the Jets 17-3. I
can take this loss in stride since it's a preseason game and I did enjoy seeing
the regulars on the field for so long. It was strange seeing Plaxico Burress in
a Jets uniform and I'll be secretly rooting for him when he's not playing against
us. I'm not expecting much from the next preseason game against New England in
a few days. Not many starters are expected to play from what I heard. September
11 is when the real excitement starts in the game against Washington. That division
game is really one I'm looking forward to."
Game Notes:
"The Giants started fast on offense, but
came up short on scoring, and they also reverted to last season form where Eli
Manning threw interceptions under pressure. He also allowed the play clock to
run way down which has been a trait of this offense over the years. Scoring points
in Coughlin's so called 'green zone' was also a problem. As they say, bad habits
die hard, and they certainly are not going to get you championships. The Giants
had 224 yards to the Jets 73 at the end of the half, but trailed 7-3. This
time of year defenses are usually ahead of offenses and the tide turns once the
offense gets its timings down. That could be extended this season because of the
lack of preseason training camps. It's a good thing that the Giants have such
a good overall defense because they need that edge. The starting defense gave
up one touchdown in the second quarter trying to defend the ball from their own
35 yard line. The rest of the points were scored in the fourth quarter when reserves
were tested. Former Giant Plaxico Burress was held to no catches with some
credit going to Aaron Ross who had a
standout game last week and with all the injuries that have already come along,
they need Ross to have a standout season. Plaxico did show that he is still a
force on the field. If the ball's not coming his way, he'll go all out to knock
his cover guy out of position. Anyway, like I said, if the Giants get off to an
early start this season relying on defense, they have a shot. Otherwise, forget
it." Scoring:
First Quarter |
NONE |
Second
Quarter | GIANTS
- FIELDGOAL
Play: RHYS
LLOYD 25 YD FG, 3:33 Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards in 4:26
Giants 3-0 JETS
- TOUCHDOWN
Play: SANTONIO
HOLMES 17 YARD TD PASS FROM MARK SANCHEZ (NICK FOLK EXTRA POINT IS GOOD), 1:53
Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards in 3:07 Jets
7-3 |
Third Quarter |
NONE |
Fourth
Quarter | JETS
- TOUCHDOWN
Play: BILAL
POWELL 1 YARD TD RUN (NICK NOVAK EXTRA POINT IS GOOD), 12:10 Drive: 9 plays,
68 yards in 4:03 Jets 14-3 JETS
- FIELDGOAL
Play:
NICK FOLK 33 YD FG, 4:07 Drive: 14
plays, 39 yards in 7:25 Jets
17-3 | Notes:
Giants Brandon Jacobs and Jets Muhummad
Wilkerson were ejected from the game. Giants
Justin Tuck (stinger) and Mathias Kiwanuka (groin) left the game with injuries. Giants
will reduce their roster to 80 on Tuesday before. Jets
Plaxico Burress played in his first game against the Giants. Jets
were awarded the bronze-colored statue of Snoopy as the winners of the annual
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