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NY Giants need to stop depending on comebacks heading into San Francisco 49ers game, which is gateway to tougher schedule

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There is nothing in the Giants’ game plan that calls for spotting an opponent a 14-0 lead. But it happened in the first five minutes against Cleveland on Sunday.

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They have seen the unbelievable statistics and the video-game like numbers and the Giants are duly impressed with what the San Francisco 49ers have done the last two weeks.

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There’s a very good chance that when the Athletics and Tigers face one another Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL division series, Giants quarterback Eli Manning will be rooting for Oakland.

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

From the NFL: A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 7, the fifth week of the 2012 season…… Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 200 yards and wide receiver Victor Cruz h…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants’ RB Andre Brown left yesterday’s game with concussion-like symptoms and tweeted shortly after from the locker room that “everything is ok.” It turns out, everything is not ok. Tom Coughlin confirmed today that Brown does indeed have a con…

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

New York Giants wide receiver Ramses Barden has been cleared to resume practicing and playing from a concussion he suffered on Sept. 30 against Philadelphia.

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants re-added safety Tyler Sash to the roster this afternoon, his suspension over for violating the league’s policy on PEDs. That’s the good news. The bad news is another safety, Will Hill, has been suspended for the same infraction that shelv…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

All these New York Giants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder really need to get their prescription paperwork straightened out. For the third time this year, a Giants player who is caught up in the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy has…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

In 60 Seconds of Sound, Victor Cruz and Eli Manning discuss win, Kris Humphries on new home and Russell Martin reacts to CC’s night. Sorry, this video could not be loaded…

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The Total QBR numbers from Sunday's games are in, and they show that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had one of the finest games of his career. Manning's Total QBR for Sunday's victory over the Cleveland Browns was 95.2 (out of a possible 100). …

sam.spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants overcame some of their demons yesterday with a win over Cleveland. But despite Cleveland being a more competitive team in 2012, was the win enough to proclaim the G-Men are back on track? The highlights include Eli Manning’s three touchdown…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Add Harry Carson to the list of players who found fame and fortune through football, and now wish they hadn’t. Carson, the Hall of Fame former Giants linebacker, told CBS New York that the effects of hits to the head aren’t worth the benefits of pla…

Conor Quinn, giantsgab.com

Here’s what I liked, didn’t like, and thought about Week 5: - The Giants became the first team in 52 years to have a player rush for 200 yards and have another player catch 3 touchdowns.  Pretty impressive. - Ahmad Bradshaw was awesome.  After hi…

sam.spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com

Here’s some set from the Giants’ 41-27 win against the Browns yesterday. The Giants moved into a first-place tie with the Philadelphia Eagles, who lost to the Steelers. Both teams own a 3-2 record. The Giants are now 8-0 in their eight contests agai…

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Good morning. It's Overreaction Monday, which means a quick check of the box scores tells us the Giants are going back to the Super Bowl, the Redskins are doomed and the Eagles need to fire all the coaches and bench the quarterback. Hey, there's only 12…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

From Jon Wagner. SNYGiants Columnist Trailing by two touchdowns less than five minutes into the game, the New York Giants had the Cleveland Browns right where they wanted them. For the second time in as many home games, the explosive Giants (3-2) storme…