SB Nation New York - Steelers 24, Giants 20: Pittsburgh comes back, topples Giantshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2012-11-05T16:27:33-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/33415172012-11-05T16:27:33-05:002012-11-05T16:27:33-05:00Eli Manning vows to improve offense
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<p>Manning did not have his best game on Sunday night, which led to the Giants losing one of their bigger games this season.</p> <p><span>Eli Manning</span> did not look like his normal self on Sunday afternoon. The veteran quarterback completed just 10 passes for 125 yards, and he failed to throw a touchdown for the first time all season. Add in a costly interception and it was a day to forget for New York.</p>
<p>As expected, the <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> struggled on offense as a whole and eventually lost to the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Steelers</a> by a score of 24-20. Manning was not happy about the way he and his teammates performed. He acknowledged the poor performance, saying "Obviously, I didn't play well."</p>
<p>"No one likes to lose, and no one likes to play poorly. You're hurting about that," Manning said. "You want to come in and watch the film and see how we're going to get better."</p>
<p>Manning and the Giants will begin preparations this week before heading to Cincinnati to face <span>Andy Dalton</span> and the <a href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Bengals</a>. Look for Eli to have a big game against a secondary his brother, Peyton, tore apart on Sunday.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2012/11/5/3606220/eli-manning-new-york-giants-reaction-monday-quotesScott Coleman2012-11-05T13:20:29-05:002012-11-05T13:20:29-05:00Eli Manning, Giants' passing attack struggling
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<p>New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning suffered through his worst game in several seasons on Sunday. What has gone wrong with the Giants' passing attack?</p> <p>Where has <span>Eli Manning</span> gone? Manning's ugly line in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> (10-of-24, 125 yards, one interception, 41.1 passer rating, 14.2 QBR) was the kind of line you might expect from the other starting quarterback in New York, <span>Mark Sanchez</span> of the <a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Jets</a>. You would not expect that from a two-time Super Bowl MVP in the prime of his career.</p>
<p>Thing is, this continues what has been a downward trend for Manning during the past month. Here are Manning's numbers for the season.</p>
<h5><span style="font-weight: normal;">First five games</span></h5>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ATT</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YDS</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LNG</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TD</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">QBR</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RAT</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">21</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">32</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">213</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">65.6</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6.66</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">39</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">53.2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">94.9</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">31</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">510</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">60.8</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10.00</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">80</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">59.3</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">89.5</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">35</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">288</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">77.1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8.23</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">29</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">93.1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">110.2</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">42</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">309</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">57.1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7.36</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">41</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">55.8</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">86.3</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">25</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">37</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">259</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">67.6</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7.00</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">95.2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">103.3</span></td>
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<h5><b style="line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;">Last four games</b></h5>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">QBR</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RAT</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">28</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">193</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">53.6</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6.89</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">39</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">96.0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">87.4</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">26</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">40</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">337</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">65.0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8.43</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">77</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">80.2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">78.9</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">29</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">192</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51.7</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6.62</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">56</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">48.2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">58.4</span></td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">24</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">125</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">41.7</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5.21</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">33</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">0</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">14.2</span></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; vertical-align: top; padding: 7px 7px 3px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #666666; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">41.1</span></td>
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<p>Yes, the <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Giants</a> won the first three of those games. The downward spiral of Manning and the Giants' passing attack is, however, a concern.</p>
<p><b style="line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" id="internal-source-marker_0.6593108817469329"><a href="http://sulia.com/channel/new-york-giants/f/736721e7-dc93-483e-81c1-ca8bbf9223b8/?source=twitter">Tom Rock of Newsday</a></b> pointed out Monday that Manning's passer rating was his lowest since a 40.7 in a playoff loss to the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Eagles</a> in January of 2009. Rock also pointed out that<a href="http://sulia.com/channel/new-york-giants/f/ce95be49-d1a1-4922-a3b0-a15c77d0fa3a/"> Manning is now 13-18 in November</a>.</p>
<p>So, what gives with Manning and the passing attack?</p>
<p>Part of the problem is that <span>Hakeem Nicks</span> is obviously not 100 percent. Nicks is a great receiver, but the slide in the passing game coincides with his return to the lineup in Week 6 against the <a href="https://www.ninersnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Francisco 49ers</a> after missing three weeks with foot and knee issues.</p>
<p>Nicks had just one catch for 10 yards Sunday against Pittsburgh, and has 13 in four games since returning. He had 14 in the season's first two games. He caught 76 passes for 1,192 yards last season, but right now Nicks just does not seem able to get open. Most of the catches he is making are contested ones.</p>
<p>Nicks' struggles, of course, mean teams can focus their defensive efforts on <span>Victor Cruz</span>, and Cruz has had his own struggles the past couple of weeks. He had five catches Sunday, but there were a couple of missed throws by Manning and a couple of mis-communications between Cruz and the quarterback. Against Dallas a week ago, Cruz caught only two balls.</p>
<p>Part of the problem may also be that, at least for the past three weeks, the Giants have not run the ball with any consistency. Sunday, the Giants ran for only 68 yards on 22 carries (3.1 yards per attempt).</p>
<p>Manning said Sunday that "I don't feel off-rhythm," but something has obviously gone awry in the Giants' passing game.</p>
<p>"We're just not executing as well. Third downs - that's a big part; just not getting firsts. A little off here; just not executing; guys not doing everything perfectly; me missing some throws - so it's just a combination of everything," Manning said. "I don't think there's one thing that saying, "we're just not doing this," and that'll solve all our problems. Everybody working together; everybody playing good football on every situation, and that will lead to points."</p>
<p>Head coach Tom Coughlin is, justifiably, concerned.</p>
<p>"Obviously, there are circumstances where we were very much on the same page, very confident. And that's not the case right now for whatever reason. Last week was not a good game for Victor (Cruz) and we didn't get ourselves open. We put a lot of attention toward that today and we still didn't get a whole lot of daylight," Coughlin said.</p>
<p>"We are not going to stop doing what we do. So we've got to just get going. People have got to play the way they are capable of playing. Look at where our big play production has been. Two weeks ago we were the number one big play team in the league. I mean it doesn't make any sense."</p>
<p>No, watching a quarterback this good and an offense this explosive play this poorly does not make any sense. A promising season to date hinges largely on the Giants' ability to figure out why the passing attack has largely vanished, and get it fixed.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/5/3604932/eli-manning-giants-passing-attack-jets-hakeem-nicks-victor-cruzEd Valentine2012-11-05T11:18:58-05:002012-11-05T11:18:58-05:00Giants vs. Steelers Studs and Duds
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<figcaption>Jeff Zelevansky</figcaption>
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<p>The Giants' uncanny knack of leaving points on the board while in the red zone, combined with the ongoing struggles of their franchise quarterback and poor special teams, contributed to the end of a four-game winning streak.</p> <p>For the second consecutive week, the <a href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Giants</a> were in position to win a game they had no business winning. A lucky break -- a matter of inches -- helped them escape Dallas and against the <a href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> they were the beneficiary of two blown calls in the first half.</p>
<p>Alas, the Giants' uncanny knack of leaving points on the board while in the red zone, combined with the ongoing struggles of their franchise quarterback and poor special teams, contributed to the end of a four-game winning streak. A 24-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at MetLife Stadium dropped the Giants to 6-3, but they remain in first place in the NFC East.</p>
<p>There are times when it's better to be lucky than good. On Sunday, however, the Giants just weren't very good.</p>
<p><b>STUDS<br><span>Mike Wallace</span>: </b>Held without a catch well into the second half, Wallace's 51-yard catch-and-run touchdown was the beginning of the end for Giants. Wallace ran those 51 yards in roughly eight seconds to pull the Steelers within 20-17 and seize control of the game's momentum.</p>
<p><b><span>Ben Roethlisberger</span>: </b>Big Ben overcame four sacks to throw for 216 yards on 21 of 30 passing with two touchdowns and an interception.</p>
<p><b>Isaac Redmond:</b> Filled a void at running back created by injuries to rush for 147 yards and the winning touchdown with 4:02 remaining.</p>
<p><b><span>Justin Tuck</span>:</b> Recorded two of the Giants' four sacks.</p>
<p><b><span>Michael Boley</span>: </b>A game-high 10 tackles along with a 70-yard fumble return for a score, albeit on a wrong call that failed to enforce the Tuck Rule.</p>
<p><b>DUDS<br><span>Eli Manning</span>:</b> Manning (10 of 24, 125 yards, INT, 41.1 rating) couldn't get anything going against the NFL's top-ranked pass defense.</p>
<p><b><span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span>: </b>Bottled up for 48 rushing yards on 15 carries.</p>
<p><b>Special Teams: </b>Surrendered five kickoff returns for 173 yards (34.6 average) with a long of 68 and three punt returns for 76 yards (25.3 average) with a long of 63. Whoa boy.</p>
<p><b>TURNING POINT</b><br>Still leading 20-17 late in the game, the Giants stopped the Steelers on 3rd and 7 at the 14, which led one to believe that the Steelers would not try another fake field goal attempt; the first failed early in the fourth. However, rookie cornerback <span>Jayron Hosley</span> was called for an offsides penalty. Redman ran for eight yards on 3rd and 2 and two plays later scored the winning touchdown.</p>
<p>Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bigblueview.com">Big Blue View</a><b> </b>for more Giants coverage.</p>
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https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/5/3600998/giants-vs-steelers-analysis-studs-and-dudsJon Lane2012-11-05T08:38:55-05:002012-11-05T08:38:55-05:00Big Blue walks out of loss healthy
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<figcaption>Rich Schultz</figcaption>
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<p>The Giants lost the game, but luckily didn't appear to lose any players to injury on Sunday.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> suffered a bitter 24-20 defeat on Sunday afternoon at the hands of the visiting <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> at MetLife Stadium.</p>
<p>Fortunately for Big Blue, it appears they at least got out of the game without any significant injuries.</p>
<p>No player left the game for health reasons, although tight end <span>Martellus Bennett</span> was <a href="http://sportsdirect.usatoday.com/football/nfl-injuries.aspx?page=/data/nfl/injury/injuries.html">seen after the game walking with a limp</a>, according to reports. His exact injury isn't certain, but it didn't keep him from having a productive day and playing until the end.</p>
<p>Going into Week 10 against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, linebacker <span>Keith Rivers</span> will try and make it back into the lineup after being inactive on Sunday with a calf injury. Rivers would certainly love to play considering Cincinnati is his old team that traded him away.</p>
<p>Linebackers <span>Chase Blackburn</span> (hamstring) and <span>Jacquian Williams</span> (knee) also were inactive this past weekend and will have their progress monitored throughout the week to see if either can return on Sunday.</p>
<p>Safety Kenny Phillips is another defensive player trying to return. He's been out since Week 4 with a sprained MCL.</p>
<p>All of the players above are considered questionable for Week 10.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/5/3602816/nfl-injury-report-giants-week-9Matt Verderame2012-11-04T22:45:11-05:002012-11-04T22:45:11-05:00Giants react to loss to Pittsburgh
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<figcaption>Rich Schultz</figcaption>
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<p>Here is some of what <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a>' players were saying following Sunday's 24-20 loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> at MetLife Stadium.</p>
<p><span>Justin Tuck</span>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We had a lot riding on this game. Everyone knows about what's taken place this last week in this area. A lot of us have been affected ourselves and we wanted to come out and put some smiles on faces. That's frustrating itself, but then knowing you had the opportunity to beat a great football team at home and letting that slip through your hands. We've been a team known for finishing; we take the lead in the fourth quarter and we don't sustain it - that's frustrating; that's not us."</p>
</blockquote>
<p><span>Michael Boley</span>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I'm very disappointed. Not only that, this was a game that we knew was going to be a tough game. It's a game that we thought we could win. So, to come out and basically play the way we did was very disappointing. ... Not only were we looking forward to this game, a lot of fans were looking forward to this game. A lot of people from just in our area in general. This was something we were hoping to brighten some peoples' days."</p>
</blockquote>
<p><span>Eli Manning</span>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I thought our focus was good. I thought our practice was good all week. I thought guys knew the game plan and knew what to expect. I don't think that was the case - it wasn't like guys were doing the wrong things and guys were in the wrong spots. That wasn't the case. It was a matter of we didn't play well enough offensively. Sometimes you have those games and obviously they're a good defense. They're talented and they do a great job with the defense mixing up the looks. I think we just didn't have it, but we've been in those situations where you have those tough games but in the fourth quarter you need drives and plays, we've been able to bounce back and make those plays, but we didn't do that tonight."</p>
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<p><i>-- Full transcripts at <a href="http://www.bigblueview.com/new-york-giants-transcripts" target="_blank">Big Blue View</a></i></p>
<p><i> </i></p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/4/3601652/steelers-24-giants-20-post-game-quotesEd Valentine2012-11-04T22:28:51-05:002012-11-04T22:28:51-05:00Tom Coughlin disappointed by Giants' loss
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<figcaption>Eli Manning is sacked by Pittsburgh's Lawrence Timmons. | Jeff Zelevansky</figcaption>
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<p> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;"><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> coach Tom Coughlin called Sunday's 24-20 loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> "as disappointing a loss as we've had around here in a long time" during his post-game press conference.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">"Not to be overly reactionary or emotional, but to play a very good football team like that, and to have two illegal procedure penalties take us out of field goal range in the first half and have a third down where we are offside creating a 4th-and-3 where they have to kick a field goal, and covering kicks and punts the way we did was terrible, was awful. Offensively, again, for a couple games in a row we didn't play well. We didn't appear to be very aggressive," Coughlin said.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">"We wanted emotionally so badly to win the game for obvious reasons, for all our neighbors who are struggling and who need some type of inspiration. Of course, we didn't provide it for them. We didn't play well and we are going to have to get this straightened around, some way, some form here, quickly obviously. That was not the kind of game we had planned to play."</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Giants are now 1-8 in Week 9 during Coughlin's tenure as head coach. Coughlin was, of course, asked about the possibility of another second-half of the season collapse by the Giants, something they have experienced a few times during Coughlin's eight previous seasons. The coach, of course, brushed that off.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">"I am not a counter of where our record was then and when we had some struggles. I'm just looking at our team right now and what we can do to snap out of this and play better," Coughlin said. "There were times tonight when I thought our defense was playing outstanding, that they were the only thing we had keeping us competitively in the game. We had great stops after returns that were not enough. Not enough. And certainly that was obvious."</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;"><i>-- More coverage of Giants-Steelers at <a href="http://bigblueview.com" target="_blank">Big Blue View</a></i></p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/4/3601618/tom-coughlin-reaction-giants-steelers-nfl-scores-week-9Ed Valentine2012-11-04T22:09:28-05:002012-11-04T22:09:28-05:00Analysis: New York loses physical battle
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<figcaption>The Star-Ledger-US PRESSWIRE</figcaption>
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<p> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 <a style="color: #292929; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #292929;" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Giants</a> spent a lot of time during the week leading up to Sunday's game talking about doing their part to help the community recover, at least emotionally, from the mess left behind by Superstorm Sandy. Before the game they honored New York and New Jersey first responders who have been dealing with the hurricane's after-effects, and service men and women as part of the team's 'Salute to Service' game.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 stage was set for the Giants to play an emotional game, to turn Sunday into a joyous occasion for many who really needed something to celebrate after a miserable week.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">Instead, the Giants were physically mauled by the <a style="color: #292929; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #292929;" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">- <span>Isaac Redman</span>, a third-string running back, carried 26 times for 147 yards. He ran over, around and through the Giants' defense while doing his <span>LeSean McCoy</span> impersonation.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Steelers held the ball for more than 35 minutes.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">After the game, radio analyst Carl Banks took to Twitter to point out just how awful the Giants' defense was on Sunday -- and to remind everyone that this is not exactly unusual. <a style="color: #5d5d5d; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CarlBanksGIII/statuses/265258907230957570">Banks tweeted</a>:</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; line-height: 1.6em; color: #888888; font-size: 0.95em; font-style: italic;">#TRENDINGBAD How this for a bad def @Giants trend.. Phil 191yds rush, dal400+pass, wash248 rush,Pitt 158 rush.. #yallbetterthanthat!</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 defense wasn't the only issue. In fact, it probably wasn't the biggest issue.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 special teams surrendered three returns (two kickoffs, one punt) of 50 yards or more.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 biggest issue of all, though, had to be the offense. The Giants totaled only 182 yards for the game, and did not get a first down in the fourth quarter. They were only 2-for-10 in third-down situations.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">There are those who will blame everything on the Giants' decision to return <span>David Diehl</span>to the starting lineup. Whether Diehl was good or bad, that isn't fair. It's not even close to fair.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;"><span>Eli Manning</span> played what might be the worst game we have seen him play in a couple of seasons (10-for-24, 125 yards, one interception). He made some horrid decisions, and some awful throws. In Manning's defense, he was under constant pressure from a variety of angles. There were also mis-communications with receivers.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">There was no running game to speak of. A few weeks ago it looked as if the Giants had solved what had been a problem last season when they were the worst rushing team in the league. Now, this is three straight weeks during which they have not run the ball well enough.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">On a day that could have been a celebration the Giants simply couldn't deliver. Pittsburgh stormed into MetLife Stadium and, for lack of a better way to put it, punched the Giants in the mouth over and over. The Giants weren't tough enough to respond.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">That cost them a win on Sunday. Now we have to find out if it costs them more than that down the road.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/4/3601544/steelers-24-giants-20-pittsburgh-too-physical-for-new-yorkEd Valentine2012-11-04T20:03:15-05:002012-11-04T20:03:15-05:00Steelers 24, Giants 20: Steelers storm by Giants
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<figcaption>Eli Manning has his arm hit by LaMarr Woodley as he tries to pass on Sunday. | Jeff Zelevansky</figcaption>
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<p>The New York Giants could not match the physicality of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, suffering a 24-20 defeat.</p> <p> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 <a style="color: #292929; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #292929;" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Giants</a> are used to being part of fourth-quarter comebacks. Only, the Giants are used to coming out on the winning end of them. That did not happen Sunday as the <a style="color: #292929; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #292929;" href="https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> erased a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Giants, 24-20, at MetLife Stadium.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">Pittsburgh's comeback began with a 51-yard catch and run from <span>Ben Roethlisberger</span> to<span>Mike Wallace</span>, who caught a short pass and outraced several Giants' defenders to pull the Steelers within 20-17.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Giants (6-3) got a temporary reprieve after Emmanel Sanders returned a punt 63 yards to the Giants 12, foiling a fake field goal attempt by Pittsburgh.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">On the Steelers' next possession, however, Pittsburgh drove 51 yards in 10 plays, with <span>Isaac Redman</span> scoring the winning touchdown from a yard out with 4:08 to play.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">Truth is, this is a game the 5-3 Steelers dominated and deserved to win. Pittsburgh physically dominated the Giants, a fact that the post-game stats show. Consider the following:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">- In three fourth-quarter possession, the Giants did not pick up a single first down.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Steelers totaled 349 yards of offense to just 182 for the Giants.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">- Pittsburgh had the ball for 35:15 compared to just 24:45 for New York.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Steelers had three punt or kickoff returns of at least 50 yards.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">- Giants' quarterback <span>Eli Manning</span> had his worst game of the season, completing only 10-of-24 passes for 125 yards and one interception. He was sacked twice after having been sacked only six times all season entering the game.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">- Redman, the Steelers' third running back, carried 26 times for 147 yards.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Giants led at the half, 14-10. They got a touchdown on a 1-yard run by <span>Andre Brown</span> on their only sustained drive of the game, an eight-play, 72-yard march in the second quarter helped by a pair of Pittsburgh penalties. Their other score came on a 70-yard fumble return by linebacker <span>Michael Boley</span>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;">Roethlisberger completed 21-of-30 for 216 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Pittsburgh.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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;"><span>Ahmad Bradshaw</span> carried 15 times for the Giants for only 48 yards. <span>Victor Cruz</span> had five receptions for 67 yards.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1.3em; 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 Giants are on the road next week to face the <a style="color: #292929; font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #292929;" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cincinnati Bengals</a>.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-giants-2012/2012/11/4/3600950/steelers-24-giants-20-pittsburgh-storms-past-giantsEd Valentine