Back to Wall, Giants' Defense Turns Fearsome
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From the depths of its shellacking last week by Philadelphia, the Giants' defense turned instantly fearsome, jarring seven turnovers out of the Redskins.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- After 10 quarters of going-nowhere football, the New York Giants finally rediscovered the secret to winning in the NFL: Play defense, take control of third down, make sure Plaxico Burress catches the ball, and make a harrowing goal line stand at the end of the game.
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It should have been obvious to the Giants from the first series of the game yesterday that they were going to have problems containing the Detroit Lions.
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After their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the Giants were faced with a riddle: How can a team that has lost five of its past six games still hold a playoff spot?
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They were deep enough in the fourth quarter that you could forgive Giants fans for dreaming so openly. When their team went ahead with 8 1/2 minutes to go, you could also understand the urge to take back their turf.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The whole idea behind beating the Giants is to keep the guy with the big, black bat and the pocketful of MVPs from going historic on you.
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Four consecutive losses have greatly dimmed the Giants' outlook but not fully blackened their prospects.
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To make a bad loss even worse, there is fear among the Giants that Michael Strahan, their Pro Bowl defensive end, could be lost, possibly for the season, with a torn pectoral muscle.
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After a shaky first half, Eli Manning showed why the Giants mortgaged their future on draft day. Manning led New York on two second-half drives that turned a one-sided game into a thriller in a 14-10 loss to Atlanta on Sunday.
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Thanks to a swarming defense, some tough runs by Tiki Barber, a few big catches by Jeremy Shockey and a turnover-free afternoon by Kurt Warner, the Giants beat the Vikings 34-13 on Sunday.
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The Giants were jolted by injuries â the most worrisome to quarterback Eli Manning â and undone by a soft defense as they lost to the rival Cowboys on Sunday.
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The Giantsâ comeback victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 3 was just the first of several games, most of them away from home, that sprung up as tests to the teamâs resolve.
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The San Francisco Giants finally found a way to win a one-run game.
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In the time it took the ball to tumble from kick returner Derrick Ward&#39;s arms, the New York Giants&#39; chances of beating the Baltimore Ravens evaporated Sunday.
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Barry Bonds hit his 697th homer and drove in three runs, and Edgardo Alfonzo had five hits as the Giants pummeled the Arizona Diamondbacks, 18-7, last night in San Francisco.
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Washington turns the ball over seven times at New York gives Coughlin his 1st Giants win. By Gary R. Blockus. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | The New York Giants can look at it as a renewed chapter in defense if they want.
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Defensive end Michael Strahan had a chance to defuse an evolving he-said, he-said that he started with receiver Plaxico Burress. He instead turned the episode into the latest potentially divisive controversy for the Giants.