New York Giants News and Rumors
Giants Leave No Doubt; Pound Niners 26-3 in NFC Title Game RematchMatt Loede, giantsgab.com This time, the Giants left no doubt as to who the better team is. After hearing all week about how the Niners were going to get their revenge for last years NFC Title game loss, it was San Fran who got beat up and down by the Super Bowl champs. The resu… |
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Revival for Giants' Pass RushOct 14, 2012
Sam Borden, nytimes.com With the Giants facing important divisional games against Washington and Dallas the next two weeks, is the pass rush finally back to the dominant presence it has been for much of the past few seasons? |
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Giants Insider: Ahmad runs down NinersOct 14, 2012
Rushing for 100 yards against the San Francisco 49ers was supposed to be hard. And then Ahmad Bradshaw showed everyone that it wasn’t. The Giants’ tailback rushed for 116 yards in Sunday’s 26-3 win. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com A man from Elk Grove, Calif. was stabbed as he was walking to Candlestick Park to watch today's game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. The 27-year-old man was walking to the stadium with five friends when he was stopped by two men at … |
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Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com SAN FRANCISCO -- With two minutes remaining in regulation Sunday in Candlestick Park, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw walked slowly from the sideline into the narrow tunnel that led to the locker room. His muscles were cramping and the medical staff … |
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Giants harass Smith into 3 INTs, roll over 49ersOct 14, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Antrel Rolle intercepted two passes by Alex Smith, Prince Amukamara picked off another and the Giants shut down San Francisco in a 26-3 victory over the 49ers on Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game. |
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Giants Take Over NFC East LeadOct 14, 2012
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com With the big win in San Francisco today, the Giants moved to 4-2 and assumed sole possession of first place in the NFC East. The Cowboys lost in Baltimore today and dropped to 2-3. The Eagles lost and the Redskins won, finishing the day at 3-3. Dallas a… |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com Before this Sunday, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw just three interceptions, fewer than Aaron Rodgers or Eli Manning. The Oakland Raiders had zero interceptions, ranking them last in the league along with the Detroit Lions. But during the F… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Somehow, the Giants were significant underdogs at San Francisco. We all should have known better. The Giants are masterful at this. Just when it looks like the Giants are slipping into mediocrity and everyone falls in love with the new hot team, they ri… |
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Rapid Reaction: Giants 26, 49ers 3Oct 14, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO –- Tom Coughlin said nobody gave the New York Giants a chance to win. But they left Candlestick with another victory over the favored San Francisco 49ers, 26-3 on Sunday. What it means: The Giants wanted to see how they measured up to an N… |
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Jim Mancari, giantsfootballblog.com Giants’ safety Antrel Rolle is sometimes accused of doing more talking off the field than playing football on the field. However, that was far from the case this afternoon, as Rolle’s two interceptions paced a dominant defensive performance in Big Blu… |
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Wrap-up: Redskins 38, Vikings 26Oct 14, 2012
A few thoughts on the Washington Redskins' first victory in their last nine home games, Sunday over the Minnesota Vikings at FedEx Field. What it means: That the Redskins are a .500 team and only one game behind the first-place Giants, who they play nex… |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Before the game, the talk was about about an unrelenting defense and a smash-and-bash rushing attack. The crowd was certainly treated to that, except it was the wrong team that provided it. The Giants (4-2) came into Candlestick Park today heavy underdo… |
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Giants make a statement in San FranciscoOct 14, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Giants said heading into this week’s game against the 49ers that they didn’t think they were getting enough respect. After what they did to the 49ers on Sunday, everyone has to respect the Giants as contenders to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Th… |
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NFL Week 6 Final: Giants 26 vs San Francisco 3Oct 14, 2012
Kel Dansby, giantsfootballblog.com Fourth Quarter: - Eli Manning and Victor Cruz just barely miss on connecting deep for a touchdown. - Both offenses look out of sync, but the Giants will be content running out the clock with Bradshaw and taking a double digit road win. - Alex Smith cont… |
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Giants WR Nicks active, will start against NinersOct 14, 2012
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is active and will play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Joe Buck is a lot of things, but lazy does not appear to be one of them. He will work both the San Francisco 49ers-New York Giants game at 4:25 p.m. and the San Francisco Giants-St. Louis Cardinals game at 8:15 p.m. (both times eastern). More » |
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Matchups: Giants vs 49ersOct 14, 2012
Jw, giantsgab.com The New York Giants head across the country to face off in a rematch of the NFC Championship game. Here are the matchups: The Smiths: Aldon Smith & Justin Smith vs. Giants’ offensive line: After a 200 yard, 0 sack performance how will the Giants off… |
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How you feeling? Giants-49ersOct 14, 2012
As the New York Giants prepare to face the 49ers at 4:25 pm ET today in San Francisco, here's one reason for Giants fans to feel good and one reason for concern. Feeling good: As they do most weeks, the Giants have the edge at quarterback with Eli Manni… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Week 6 is about the time that teams start to look like who they really are, unless they're the New York Giants. This week features an interesting slate of games, a few big-time battles, and a couple of snoozers that may leave you looking for that honey-… |
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Giants-49ers: 3 Key Match-upsOct 14, 2012
sam.spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com As the Giants and Niners gear up for what has developed into a classic East Coast-West Coast battle, there has been plenty of back and forth between the two NFC squads. Carlos Rogers is threatening to perform Victor Cruz’s salsa. Jim Harbaugh at the Gia… |
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The Players’ Edge: Giants +6 vs NinersOct 14, 2012
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com The Giants (3-2) travel to San Francisco to play the 4-1 49ers. The Niners are favored by 6 1/2 points. The over under is 46. The last time these two met, the Giants took advantage of the Niners’ special teams failures and advanced to the Super Bowl on … |
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GameDay Links: Lets’ Get it OnOct 14, 2012
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Enough talking, let’s play this thing. The world is telling the Giants they don’t have a chance. We know better than to do that. The Giants play best when they a) are on the road and b) are being written off by the ‘experts’. Here’s some headlin… |
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It’s All About ResponseOct 14, 2012
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com “The positive about the Jets is they gave themselves chances to win against the Texans. Nobody thought they could. They have to have that effort and passion every week. “I want to see how the Jets approach being 2-3 at this time of the year. The Giant… |
