SB Nation New York - Giants 41, Browns 27: Ahmad Bradshaw, Giants overwhelm Clevelandhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2012-10-07T22:29:09-04:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/32077992012-10-07T22:29:09-04:002012-10-07T22:29:09-04:00Rueben Randle has big game for Giants
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<p>Rueben Randle responded to criticism of his work ethic by having the best game of his young NFL career on Sunday, catching six passes.</p> <p> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.6em; color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Randle's work ethic was scrutinized during the past week. The second-round pick from LSU had just one reception entering the game against Cleveland, thinks he proved his worth on Sunday.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.6em; color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">During the week, Randle spent some time one-on-one with Giants' quarterback <span>Eli Manning</span> watching film of the Cleveland defense. Manning was impressed by Randle's work on Sunday.</p>
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<p>The start was ugly, but the finish of Sunday's 41-27 victory over the Cleveland Browns made New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin happy.</p> <p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.6em; color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Here are Coughlin's thoughts on some of the other developments during the game.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1.7em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.6em; color: #292929; font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">The six-catch performance by rookie Rueben Randle, who got an extended opportunity with Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden sidelined:</p>
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https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3470764/tom-coughlin-new-york-giants-post-game-quotes-cleveland-brownsEd Valentine2012-10-07T17:50:15-04:002012-10-07T17:50:15-04:00Angry man: Ahmad Bradshaw powers Giants
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<p>Ahmad Bradshaw says he 'ran angry' while compiling 200 yards as the giants defeated the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, 41-27.</p> <p>In many ways, the New York giuants' 41-27 victory over the Cleveland Browns was typical Giants. Fall behind 14-0 to a winless team not nearly as good as the defending champion Giants, then claw their way back and win a game that turned out to be more difficult than it had to be.</p>
<p>The performance of Ahmad Bradshaw summed it up. Bradshaw responded to a fumble on his first carry that led to a Cleveland touchdown by turning in a career-best 200-yard day on 30 carries, which was also a career high. [<a href="http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/10/7/3470596/ahmad-bradshaw-10-07-12" target="_blank">Full Bradshaw transcript</a>]</p>
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<p>"You know what? We fight back. We play better with our backs to the wall. I started the game off great with the fumble and I just fought back," Bradshaw said. "I stayed hard on myself after the fumble and I wanted to use it with the ball in my hand and I just ran angry today. I'm mad at myself for the fumble."</p>
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<p>Bradshaw credited his blockers with helping him have a career performance.</p>
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<p>"My hat goes off to my lineman; they did a great job. They couldn't have done any better. There were holes everywhere. All I did was just run and it was a great day, great game and we came out successful," Bradshaw said.</p>
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https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3470490/new-york-giants-ahmad-bradshaw-post-game-quotesEd Valentine2012-10-07T16:16:22-04:002012-10-07T16:16:22-04:00Ahmad Bradshaw carries Giants to 41-27 victory
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<p>Ahmad Bradshaw ran for a career-high 200 yards on 30 carries as the New York Giants (3-2) to lead the Giants past the Cleveland Browns, 41-27.</p> <p><span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span> ran for a career-high 200 yards on 30 carries as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> (3-2) overwhelmed the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a> (0-5), 41-27, Sunday at MetLife Stadium.</p>
<p>The victory by the Giants was not as easy as the final score might indicate. The Browns scored two touchdowns in the game's first five minutes to take a shocking 14-0 lead. The Giants roared back to take a 27-17 halftime lead, at one point scoring 20 unanswered points in the second quarter.</p>
<p>There were plenty of offensive stars for the Giants.</p>
<p>- <span>Victor Cruz</span> caught three touchdown passes and had five receptions for 50 yards total.</p>
<p>- Rookie Rueben Randle had six receptions for 82 yards.</p>
<p>- <span>Domenik Hixon</span> caught five passes for 55 yards.</p>
<p>- Manning completed 25-of-37 for 259 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.</p>
<p>- <span>David Wilson</span> ran 40 yards for his first NFL touchdown.</p>
<p>The Giants took control of the game in the second quarter. With the Giants trailing 17-10 safety <span>Stevie Brown</span> intercepted a pass by Cleveland quarterback <span>Brandon Weeden</span> on third-and-one from the Giants' 25-yard line. Brown returned the ball to the Cleveland 40.</p>
<p>It took only two plays for the Giants to score, a 36-yard pass to Randle and 4-yard run by Bradshaw.</p>
<p>Cleveland's Josh Cribbs fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Brown was again on the spot, recovering and returning it to the Browns' 29-yard line. Five plays later the Giants took their first lead on a 7-yard pass from Manning to Cruz with 1:16 left in the half. The Giants never looked back from there.</p>
<p><b>Next week</b></p>
<p>The Giants travel to Candlestick Park to face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">San Francisco 49ers</a> in a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. Former Giants Mario Manningham and <span>Brandon Jacobs</span> now play for San Francisco.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2012/10/7/3469928/giants-41-browns-27-ahmad-bradshaw-has-career-day-in-new-york-victoryEd Valentine2012-10-07T15:28:15-04:002012-10-07T15:28:15-04:00Giants lead 34-20 heading into the 4th quarter
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<p><span>Victor Cruz</span> scored his third touchdown of the game and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> extended their lead against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a>. New York leads 34-20 after three quarters.</p>
<p>After leading 27-17 at halftime, the Giants extended their lead when <span>Eli Manning</span> found Cruz for a 28-yard touchdown. The touchdown catch was Cruz' third of the game and he now has four catches for 46 yards through three quarters. </p>
<p>Josh Cribbs nearly matched the Giants touchdown on the following kickoff 74 yards to the Giants 30-yardline. The Browns, however, were unable to capitalize as they gained just seven yards setting up <span>Phil Dawson</span> for a 41-yard field goal.</p>
<p>Manning has completed 22-of-33 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns. <span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span> has provided a strong running game for New York, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Bradshaw was strong in the third quarter, gaining 51 yards.</p>
<p>The Browns will have the ball when the fourth quarter begins.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3469742/giants-browns-score-updateMark Sandritter2012-10-07T14:38:29-04:002012-10-07T14:38:29-04:00Game lead 27-17 at halftime
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<p>After trailing 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, the <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> came back with 20 points in the second quarter to take a 27-17 halftime lead.</p>
<p>Cleveland struck first with a field goal in the second quarter, taking a 10-point lead, but New York came back with a field goal of their own to cut the lead to 17-10. Cleveland was driving for another potential score, but Giants safety <span>Stevie Brown</span> intercepted <span>Brandon Weeden</span> and returned it into Cleveland territory.</p>
<p><span>Eli Manning</span> hit <span>Rueben Randle</span> for 36 yards, setting up <span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span> for a 4-yard touchdown run to tie the game. New York got the ball right back when Josh Cribbs fumbled the kickoff and the Giants recovered at the <a href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Browns</a> 29-yard line.</p>
<p>New York didn't waste any time, scoring five plays later. Manning found <span>Victor Cruz</span> in the end zone for the second time in the game to give the Giants the 24-17 lead. Cleveland was forced to punt, and New York took over with just 17 second to play, but a 12-yard Bradshaw run and a pass interference penalty set up <span>Lawrence Tynes</span> for a 40-yard field goal.</p>
<p>Cruz has just three catches for 18 yards in the first half, but has scored two touchdowns. Manning has thrown for 179 yards in the first half while Bradshaw has rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3469408/giants-browns-score-updateMark Sandritter2012-10-07T13:54:24-04:002012-10-07T13:54:24-04:00Giants RB Andre Brown leaves game with head injury
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<p>New York Giants running back Andre Brown has left Sunday's game with a head injury, suffered during a kickoff return.</p> <p><span>Andre Brown</span> has left the field in New York, heading to the locker room with an apparent head injury.</p>
<p>Entering Sunday's game with 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns, Brown has been a pleasant surprise for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">Giants</a> while the team deals with injuries to starting back <span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span>. His breakout game came in Week 3 against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.catscratchreader.com/">Carolina Panthers</a>, where Brown impressed on Thursday Night Football by running for 113 yards and two touchdowns.</p>
<p>In his absence it will fall on rookie <span>David Wilson</span>, who has struggled this season with fumble issues. Thus far, head coach Tom Coughlin has been loath to lean on Wilson too much, giving him just six carries on the season. In 2012 he has coughed the ball up once in regular season play, which is a cited concern in his scouting report. However, given that Ahmad Bradshaw has had fumbling issues of his own on Sunday, it won't be quite the same liability to play Wilson against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Browns</a>.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3469208/andre-brown-injury-new-york-giants-headJames Dator2012-10-07T13:49:05-04:002012-10-07T13:49:05-04:00Giants trail 14-7 after 1st quarter
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<p>The <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Giants</a> trail the <a href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cleveland Browns</a>, 14-7, after the first quarter of Sunday's game.</p>
<p>The game got off to a rough start for the Giants as <span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span> fumbled on the Giants' first offensive play, and Cleveland recovered at the Giants 22-yard line. Cleveland running back <span>Trent Richardson</span> needed just two carries to get into the end zone and give Cleveland an early 7-0 lead.</p>
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<p>The Browns extended their lead to 14-0 on their next possession when <span>Brandon Weeden</span> hit <span>Josh Gordon</span> deep for a 62-yard touchdown. After fumbling and punting on their first two possessions, the Giants finally got some offense going on their third possession. New York went 92 yards on 11 plays, culminating in a 3-yard touchdown pass from <span>Eli Manning</span> to <span>Victor Cruz</span>.</p>
<p>With <span>Hakeem Nicks</span> out with an injury, the Giants are in need of a receiver to step up and complement Cruz. Early on, <span>Rueben Randle</span> has been able to fill that role. Randle caught four passes for 42 yards in the first quarter. All four of his catches came during the Giants' touchdown drive.</p>
<p>The Browns will have the ball when the second quarter begins, as they are driving in Giants' territory.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/10/7/3469192/giants-browns-score-updateMark Sandritter