It sure has been a different Giants defense since Week 2 of the NFL season.Today against the San Francisco 49ers, the Giants defense gave up 15 points. They racked up another 6 sacks. And they terrorized backup QB Trent Dilfer all day long.
Early in the 3rd quarter, Osi Umeniyora made the play of the game forcing Niners QB Trent Dilfer to fumble. Osi then returned the ball 77 yards for a TD. At the time, the Niners were trailing by 12, but were putting together an early 2nd half scoring drive before Dilfer fumbled at the Giants 15 yard line. It was definitely the play the shored up the game for the Giants.
The Giants offense played well enough to stay ahead of the Niners inept offense the whole day. It all added up to a solid, convincing 33-15 win for the Giants against the Niners. All week long -- and probably for the last 2 weeks - the NYC media has talked about potential trap games prior to the Giants Week 9 bye.
Last week they talked about a possible loss to the Falcons in Atlanta. Didn't happen. ...
This week, the NYC media talked about how this was exactly the type of trap game that the Giants usually lose. Didn't happen this time either.
The team, lead by their stellar defense certainly has been a breath of fresh air. I've mentioned it before and I'll say it again. In the first two games, the defense gave up a ridiculous 80 points. During the Giants 5-game winning streak, the team defense has given up 53 points - not counting the 17 points the Giants gave up on special teams and blunders on offense. That's solid.
Next week, the Giants head to jolly old England to face the winless Miami Dolphins (0-7) at the new Wembley Stadium in London. Is this another potential trap game before the bye? We'll see.
I'm definitely excited about how this season is going so far for the Giants.
1 comment:
Dude they are not losing to Miami! The NFC has the best overall division record in the league after Sunday (17-9). Starting Ross at corner and finally putting Kiwanuka at DT made a monstrous difference.
The Dolphins just lost Ronnie Brown for the year and traded away their best receiver. I picked up the Giants D a couple of weeks ago after the annihilation of D. McNabb and they have not disappointed.
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