NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL NY GIANTS 16 DETROIT 10 1:25 LEFT, 4TH QTR DET BALL ON DET 32 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL NY GIANTS 16 DETROIT 10 0:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR NYG BALL ON NYG 31 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 3 7 3 3 16 DETROIT 0 0 3 7 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 28 YD, 14:23. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:11. Key plays: Manning 34-yard pass to Jacobs to New York 43; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-2 to Detroit 32; Jacobs 18-yard run to Detroit 17. NY GIANTS 3-0 2ND QUARTER: NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 10 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 14:37. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Jacobs 18-yard run to New York 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Shockey to New York 49; Manning 11-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-4 to Detroit 34; Manning 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Detroit 10. NY GIANTS 10-0 3RD QUARTER: DET - FG, JASON HANSON 42 YD, 4:08. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to Williams to Detroit 47; Kitna 20-yard pass to McDonald to New York 33; Kitna 11-yard pass to Williams to New York 30. NY GIANTS 10-3 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 46 YD, 12:21. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Blocked field goal by Giants' Robbins puts ball at New York 42; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Detroit 29. NY GIANTS 13-3 4TH QUARTER: NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 20 YD, 3:45. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards in 4:50. Key plays: Pierce recovery of Wilson fumble after interception at New York 45; Manning 13-yard pass to Moss to Detroit 11; Manning 12-yard pass to Shockey to Detroit 2. NY GIANTS 16-3 DET - TD, CALVIN JOHNSON 35 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK), 10:26. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards in 1:18. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to McDonald to Detroit 46; Kitna 19-yard pass to Walters to New York 35. NY GIANTS 16-10 ATT: 60,675</div>
NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 3 7 3 3 16 DETROIT 0 0 3 7 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 14:23 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 28 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:11. Key plays: Manning 34-yard pass to Jacobs to New York 43; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-2 to Detroit 32; Jacobs 18-yard run to Detroit 17. NY GIANTS 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 14:37 NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 10 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Jacobs 18-yard run to New York 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Shockey to New York 49; Manning 11-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-4 to Detroit 34; Manning 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Detroit 10. NY GIANTS 10-0. 3RD QUARTER: 4:08 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 42 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to Williams to Detroit 47; Kitna 20-yard pass to McDonald to New York 33; Kitna 11-yard pass to Williams to New York 30. NY GIANTS 10-3. 12:21 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 46 YD. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Blocked field goal by Giants' Robbins puts ball at New York 42; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Detroit 29. NY GIANTS 13-3. 4TH QUARTER: 3:45 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 20 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards in 4:50. Key plays: Pierce recovery of Wilson fumble after interception at New York 45; Manning 13-yard pass to Moss to Detroit 11; Manning 12-yard pass to Shockey to Detroit 2. NY GIANTS 16-3. 10:26 DET - TD, CALVIN JOHNSON 35 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards in 1:18. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to McDonald to Detroit 46; Kitna 19-yard pass to Walters to New York 35. NY GIANTS 16-10. NY GIANTS - DETROIT Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT FIRST DOWNS 19 17 Rushing 7 1 Passing 10 15 Penalty 2 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-14-29% 1-10-10% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 341 373 Total offensive plays 68 56 Average gain per play 5.0 6.7 NET YARDS RUSHING 72 25 Rushing attempts 27 11 Average gain per rush 2.7 2.3 Tackles for loss-yards 6-15 1-5 NET YARDS PASSING 269 348 Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-14 3-26 Gross passing yards 283 374 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-28-0 42-27-3 Avg gain per pass play 6.6 7.7 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-1 3-3-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 6-48.3 6-43.2 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.8 41.8 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) -76 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 3-21 2-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-97 4-79 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 3--97 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-47 7-40 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 3-2 3-1 TOUCHDOWNS 1 1 Rushing 0 0 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 1-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 0-0-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 35:17 24:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B JACOBS 11 54 4.9 18 0 K JONES 11 25 2.3 8 0 R DROUGHNS 11 13 1.2 7 0 E MANNING 5 5 1.0 9 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E MANNING 28-39-283 0 1 34 J KITNA 27-42-374 3 1 35 Sacked-Yards Lost: E MANNING 2-14. Sacked-Yards Lost: J KITNA 3-26. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J SHOCKEY 5 41 8.2 12 0 S MCDONALD 7 113 16.1 32 0 B JACOBS 4 49 12.3 34 1 R WILLIAMS 6 106 17.7 28 0 P BURRESS 4 47 11.8 18 0 M FURREY 5 41 8.2 18 0 S MOSS 4 46 11.5 14 0 C JOHNSON 3 45 15.0 35 1 A TOOMER 4 39 9.8 17 0 K JONES 2 9 4.5 7 0 R DROUGHNS 3 26 8.7 11 0 C FITZSIMM 1 21 21.0 21 0 M HEDGECOC 2 14 7.0 9 0 T WALTERS 1 19 19.0 19 0 K BOSS 1 15 15.0 15 0 S MCHUGH 1 18 18.0 18 0 M MATTHEWS 1 6 6.0 6 0 J BRADLEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G WILSON 1 2 2.0 2 0 S MADISON 1 1 1.0 1 0 J BUTLER 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J FEAGLES 6 290 48.3 1 1 54 N HARRIS 6 259 43.2 1 4 52 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MCQUARTERS 3 21 7.0 21 0 T WALTERS 2 8 4.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A BRADSHAW 2 97 48.5 68 0 A CASON 3 67 22.3 24 0 B SAIPAIA 1 12 12.0 12 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- L TYNES 1/1 3/3 J HANSON 1/1 1/2 Dist.: 28 46 20 Dist.: 42 (52) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ B JACOBS 1 1 0 0-0 S MCDONALD 2 1 0 0-0 S MOSS 1 1 0 0-0 C JOHNSON 1 0 0 0-0 G WILSON 1 0 0 0-0 P LENON 0 0 1 0-0 K DOCKERY 0 0 1 0-0 K KENNEDY 0 0 1 0-1 S MADISON 0 0 1 0-0 J DEVRIES 0 0 0 0-1 J BUTLER 0 0 0 0-1 A PIERCE 0 0 1 1-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A PIERCE 10 7 3 0-0 E SIMS 12 5 7 0-0 J BUTLER 7 5 2 0-0 K KENNEDY 8 6 2 0-0 S MADISON 7 4 3 0-0 F BRYANT 7 6 1 0-0 M STRAHAN 6 5 1 3-26 P LENON 7 5 2 0-0 K DOCKERY 4 3 1 0-0 K SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 R MCQUARTERS 3 3 0 0-0 T FISHER 5 4 1 0-0 G WILSON 3 1 2 0-0 B BAILEY 5 3 2 1-7 K MITCHELL 2 2 0 0-0 K EDWARDS 4 4 0 1-7 R TORBOR 2 1 1 0-0 G ALEXANDER 4 0 4 0-0 F ROBBINS 1 1 0 0-0 J DEVRIES 3 3 0 0-0 J TUCK 1 1 0 0-0 C REDDING 3 2 1 0-0 O UMENYIORA 1 0 1 0-0 L MOORE 1 1 0 0-0 M KIWANUKA 1 0 1 0-0 T LEHMAN 1 0 1 0-0 C SMITH 1 0 1 0-0 S CODY 1 0 1 0-0 Att: 60,675</div>
Re: NFL: NY GIANTS (6-3) at DETROIT (6-3) Every year the refs try to fuck your team and take away a win from you.</p> The Giants beat the Lions and the refs today.</p> That's a sweet feeling!!</p> Fuck you refs!</p>
By Chuck Klonke PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DETROIT (Ticker) - The New York Giants took a step closer to aplayoff berth Sunday, while the Detroit Lions didn't helpthemselves in their quest for their postseason appearance since1999. Eli Manning completed 28-of-39 passes for 283 yards and atouchdown and Lawrence Tynes made all three field goals as theGiants defeated the Lions, 16-10, on Sunday. Manning tossed a 10-yard score to Brandon Jacobs with just 23seconds remaining in the first half. Jacobs' first careertouchdown reception gave the Giants a 10-0 lead and capped an11-play, 80-yard drive. Jacobs, however, left the game late in the third quarter with ahamstring injury and did not return. He rushed 11 times for 54yards and caught four passes for 49 yards. Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna completed 28-of-43 passes for 384yards and a touchdown, but also threw for three interceptions -including two in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. The defeat was the first at home in five games for the Lions(6-4). Tynes connected on field goals of 28, 46 and 20 for the Giants(7-3). Detroit scored on its first possession of the second half whenJason Hanson kicked a 42-yard field goal. The kick moved Hansoninto 10th place on the NFL career scoring list. He had beentied with Lou Groza with 1,608 points. After Tynes' third field goal gave the Giants a 16-3 lead, theLions answered quickly. Kitna found rookie Calvin Johnson on a 35-yard touchdown strikewith 4:34 remaining in the game. Johnson raced down the leftsideline and caught the ball between two defenders in the endzone to cap the four-play, 82-yard drive.
Re: NFL: NY GIANTS (6-3) at DETROIT (6-3) Man, that was too close for comfort. Our offense just stalled once Jacobs got taken out and we had to rely on our secondary and Kitna's lack of arm strength to come out on top. Eli had a good game, but Plax looks nothing like the player from early in the season. Apparently, Kiwi broke his leg. We can never f**kin' stay healthy!</p>
NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 3 7 3 3 16 DETROIT 0 0 3 7 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 14:23 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 28 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:11. Key plays: Manning 34-yard pass to Jacobs to New York 43; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-2 to Detroit 32; Jacobs 18-yard run to Detroit 17. NY GIANTS 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 14:37 NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 10 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Jacobs 18-yard run to New York 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Shockey to New York 49; Manning 11-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-4 to Detroit 34; Manning 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Detroit 10. NY GIANTS 10-0. 3RD QUARTER: 4:08 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 42 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to Williams to Detroit 47; Kitna 20-yard pass to McDonald to New York 33; Kitna 11-yard pass to Williams to New York 30. NY GIANTS 10-3. 12:21 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 46 YD. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Blocked field goal by Giants' Robbins puts ball at New York 42; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Detroit 29. NY GIANTS 13-3. 4TH QUARTER: 3:45 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 20 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards in 4:50. Key plays: Pierce recovery of Wilson fumble after interception at New York 45; Manning 13-yard pass to Moss to Detroit 11; Manning 12-yard pass to Shockey to Detroit 2. NY GIANTS 16-3. 10:26 DET - TD, CALVIN JOHNSON 35 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards in 1:18. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to McDonald to Detroit 46; Kitna 19-yard pass to Walters to New York 35. NY GIANTS 16-10. NY GIANTS - DETROIT Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT FIRST DOWNS 19 17 Rushing 7 1 Passing 10 15 Penalty 2 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-14-29% 1-10-10% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 341 376 Total offensive plays 68 57 Average gain per play 5.0 6.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 72 25 Rushing attempts 27 11 Average gain per rush 2.7 2.3 Tackles for loss-yards 6-15 1-5 NET YARDS PASSING 269 351 Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-14 3-26 Gross passing yards 283 377 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-28-0 43-28-3 Avg gain per pass play 6.6 7.6 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-1 3-3-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 6-48.3 6-43.2 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.8 41.8 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 24 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 3-21 2-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-97 4-79 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 3-3 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-47 7-40 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 3-2 3-1 TOUCHDOWNS 1 1 Rushing 0 0 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 1-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 0-0-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 35:17 24:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B JACOBS 11 54 4.9 18 0 K JONES 11 25 2.3 8 0 R DROUGHNS 11 13 1.2 7 0 E MANNING 5 5 1.0 9 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E MANNING 28-39-283 0 1 34 J KITNA 28-43-377 3 1 35 Sacked-Yards Lost: E MANNING 2-14. Sacked-Yards Lost: J KITNA 3-26. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J SHOCKEY 5 41 8.2 12 0 S MCDONALD 7 113 16.1 32 0 B JACOBS 4 49 12.3 34 1 R WILLIAMS 6 106 17.7 28 0 P BURRESS 4 47 11.8 18 0 M FURREY 5 41 8.2 18 0 S MOSS 4 46 11.5 14 0 C JOHNSON 3 45 15.0 35 1 A TOOMER 4 39 9.8 17 0 K JONES 3 12 4.0 7 0 R DROUGHNS 3 26 8.7 11 0 C FITZSIMM 1 21 21.0 21 0 M HEDGECOC 2 14 7.0 9 0 T WALTERS 1 19 19.0 19 0 K BOSS 1 15 15.0 15 0 S MCHUGH 1 18 18.0 18 0 M MATTHEWS 1 6 6.0 6 0 J BRADLEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G WILSON 1 2 2.0 2 0 S MADISON 1 1 1.0 1 0 J BUTLER 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J FEAGLES 6 290 48.3 1 1 54 N HARRIS 6 259 43.2 1 4 52 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MCQUARTERS 3 21 7.0 21 0 T WALTERS 2 8 4.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A BRADSHAW 2 97 48.5 68 0 A CASON 3 67 22.3 24 0 B SAIPAIA 1 12 12.0 12 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- L TYNES 1/1 3/3 J HANSON 1/1 1/2 Dist.: 28 46 20 Dist.: 42 (52) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ B JACOBS 1 1 0 0-0 S MCDONALD 2 1 0 0-0 S MOSS 1 1 0 0-0 C JOHNSON 1 0 0 0-0 G WILSON 1 0 0 0-0 P LENON 0 0 1 0-0 K DOCKERY 0 0 1 0-0 K KENNEDY 0 0 1 0-1 S MADISON 0 0 1 0-0 J DEVRIES 0 0 0 0-1 J BUTLER 0 0 0 0-1 A PIERCE 0 0 1 1-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A PIERCE 10 7 3 0-0 E SIMS 12 5 7 0-0 J BUTLER 7 5 2 0-0 K KENNEDY 8 6 2 0-0 S MADISON 7 4 3 0-0 F BRYANT 7 6 1 0-0 M STRAHAN 6 5 1 3-26 P LENON 7 5 2 0-0 K DOCKERY 4 3 1 0-0 K SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 R MCQUARTERS 3 3 0 0-0 T FISHER 5 4 1 0-0 G WILSON 3 1 2 0-0 B BAILEY 5 3 2 1-7 K MITCHELL 2 2 0 0-0 K EDWARDS 4 4 0 1-7 R TORBOR 2 1 1 0-0 G ALEXANDER 4 0 4 0-0 F ROBBINS 1 1 0 0-0 J DEVRIES 3 3 0 0-0 J TUCK 1 1 0 0-0 C REDDING 3 2 1 0-0 O UMENYIORA 1 0 1 0-0 L MOORE 1 1 0 0-0 M KIWANUKA 1 0 1 0-0 T LEHMAN 1 0 1 0-0 C SMITH 1 0 1 0-0 S CODY 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Bruce Wilson, Head Linesman-Paul Weidner, Line Judge-Ron Blum, Field Judge-Craig Wrolstad, Side Judge-Dryol Prioleau, Back Judge-Don Carey. Att: 60,675 Time of Game: 3:04</div>
By Chuck Klonke PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DETROIT (Ticker) - The New York Giants took a step closer to aplayoff berth Sunday, while the Detroit Lions didn't helpthemselves in their quest for their postseason appearance since1999. Eli Manning completed 28-of-39 passes for 283 yards and atouchdown and Lawrence Tynes made all three field goals as theGiants defeated the Lions, 16-10, on Sunday. "The defense came out and played a great game," said Giantsreceiver Plaxico Burress, who caught four passes for 47 yards."They pretty much shut them down. Offensively, we did enough toget by and get a win." Manning tossed a 10-yard score to Brandon Jacobs with just 23seconds remaining in the first half. Jacobs' first careertouchdown reception gave the Giants a 10-0 lead and capped an11-play, 80-yard drive. Jacobs, however, left the game late in the third quarter with ahamstring injury and did not return. He rushed 11 times for 54yards and caught four passes for 49 yards. Coach Tom Coughlin said Jacobs would require further evaluationto determine the extent of his injury. More damaging was theloss of starting linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka, who suffered abroken fibula and is likely done for the season. "It's obviously a big loss for us." Coughlin said. Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna completed 28-of-43 passes for 384yards and a touchdown, but also threw for three interceptions -including two in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. Kitna was angry after the game. "We let a game get away from us," Kitna said. "In November andDecember you cannot let a team come in and beat you at yourplace that is not better than you. You are trying to make aplayoff run. This isn't high school football, you are making aplayoff run. You let a team come in here and beat you that isn't better thanyou? It's unacceptable to me." Kitna often didn't have a lot of time to throw. Defensive endMichael Strahan sacked him three times and hurried him threemore times. "From the time he (Strahan) got off the bus once we got here, hewas very focused," Giants cornerback Sam Madison said ofStrahan. "He was very energetic. He was the Stra' of old.He's getting his legs under him. He's getting his second wind.He's showing he can still play the game." The defeat was the first at home in five games for the Lions(6-4). "We all feel bad," Lions receiver Shaun McDonald said. "This isdown to the playoff race. We've got to get these wins,especially at home. This is where the offense wants to be, wewant to have a chance to go in and win. I didn't make the playsat the end of the game." Tynes connected on field goals of 28, 46 and 20 for the Giants(7-3), who bounced back from last week's 31-20 home loss to theDallas Cowboys. Said Manning: "7-3 sounds a lot better than 6-4 for our sake.We're finding ways to win games. It doesn't have to look prettybut that's what you have to do in this league. "We felt we were going to have to score a lot of points to winthe game but as it turned out, our defense is playing greatfootball." Detroit scored on its first possession of the second half whenJason Hanson kicked a 42-yard field goal. The kick moved Hansoninto 10th place on the NFL career scoring list. He had beentied with Lou Groza with 1,608 points. After Tynes' third field goal gave the Giants a 16-3 lead, theLions answered quickly. Kitna found rookie Calvin Johnson on a 35-yard touchdown strikewith 4:34 remaining in the game. Johnson raced down the leftsideline and caught the ball between two defenders in the endzone to cap the four-play, 82-yard drive.
By Chuck Klonke PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DETROIT (Ticker) - The New York Giants took a step closer to aplayoff berth Sunday, while the Detroit Lions didn't helpthemselves in their quest for their first postseason appearancesince 1999. Eli Manning completed 28-of-39 passes for 283 yards and atouchdown and Lawrence Tynes made all three field goals as theGiants defeated the Lions, 16-10, on Sunday. "The defense came out and played a great game," said Giantsreceiver Plaxico Burress, who caught four passes for 47 yards."They pretty much shut them down. Offensively, we did enough toget by and get a win." Manning tossed a 10-yard score to Brandon Jacobs with just 23seconds remaining in the first half. Jacobs' first careertouchdown reception gave the Giants a 10-0 lead and capped an11-play, 80-yard drive. Jacobs, however, left the game late in the third quarter with ahamstring injury and did not return. He rushed 11 times for 54yards and caught four passes for 49 yards. Coach Tom Coughlin said Jacobs would require further evaluationto determine the extent of his injury. More damaging was theloss of starting linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka, who suffered abroken fibula and is likely done for the season. "It's obviously a big loss for us," Coughlin said. Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna completed 28-of-43 passes for 384yards and a touchdown, but also threw for three interceptions -including two in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. Kitna was angry after the game. "We let a game get away from us," Kitna said. "In November andDecember you cannot let a team come in and beat you at yourplace that is not better than you. You are trying to make aplayoff run. This isn't high school football, you are making aplayoff run. You let a team come in here and beat you that isn't better thanyou? It's unacceptable to me." Kitna often didn't have a lot of time to throw. Defensive endMichael Strahan sacked him three times and hurried him threemore times. "From the time he (Strahan) got off the bus once we got here, hewas very focused," Giants cornerback Sam Madison said ofStrahan. "He was very energetic. He was the Stra' of old. He'sgetting his legs under him. He's getting his second wind. He'sshowing he can still play the game." The defeat was the first at home in five games for the Lions(6-4). "We all feel bad," Lions receiver Shaun McDonald said. "This isdown to the playoff race. We've got to get these wins,especially at home. This is where the offense wants to be, wewant to have a chance to go in and win. I didn't make the playsat the end of the game." Tynes connected on field goals of 28, 46 and 20 for the Giants(7-3), who bounced back from last week's 31-20 home loss to theDallas Cowboys. Said Manning: "7-3 sounds a lot better than 6-4 for our sake.We're finding ways to win games. It doesn't have to look prettybut that's what you have to do in this league. "We felt we were going to have to score a lot of points to winthe game but as it turned out, our defense is playing greatfootball." Detroit scored on its first possession of the second half whenJason Hanson kicked a 42-yard field goal. The kick moved Hansoninto 10th place on the NFL career scoring list. He had beentied with Lou Groza with 1,608 points. After Tynes' third field goal gave the Giants a 16-3 lead, theLions answered quickly. Kitna found rookie Calvin Johnson on a 35-yard touchdown strikewith 4:34 remaining in the game. Johnson raced down the leftsideline and caught the ball between two defenders in the endzone to cap the four-play, 82-yard drive.
NFL: NY GIANTS at DETROIT <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 3 7 3 3 16 DETROIT 0 0 3 7 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 14:23 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 28 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:11. Key plays: Manning 34-yard pass to Jacobs to New York 43; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-2 to Detroit 32; Jacobs 18-yard run to Detroit 17. NY GIANTS 3-0. 2ND QUARTER: 14:37 NYG - TD, BRANDON JACOBS 10 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Jacobs 18-yard run to New York 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Shockey to New York 49; Manning 11-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-4 to Detroit 34; Manning 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Detroit 10. NY GIANTS 10-0. 3RD QUARTER: 4:08 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 42 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards in 3:40. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to Williams to Detroit 47; Kitna 20-yard pass to McDonald to New York 33; Kitna 11-yard pass to Williams to New York 30. NY GIANTS 10-3. 12:21 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 46 YD. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Blocked field goal by Giants' Robbins puts ball at New York 42; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Detroit 29. NY GIANTS 13-3. 4TH QUARTER: 3:45 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 20 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards in 4:50. Key plays: Pierce recovery of Wilson fumble after interception at New York 45; Manning 13-yard pass to Moss to Detroit 11; Manning 12-yard pass to Shockey to Detroit 2. NY GIANTS 16-3. 10:26 DET - TD, CALVIN JOHNSON 35 YD PASS FROM JON KITNA (JASON HANSON KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards in 1:18. Key plays: Kitna 14-yard pass to McDonald to Detroit 46; Kitna 19-yard pass to Walters to New York 35. NY GIANTS 16-10. NY GIANTS - DETROIT Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT FIRST DOWNS 19 17 Rushing 7 1 Passing 10 15 Penalty 2 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-14-29% 1-10-10% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 341 376 Total offensive plays 68 57 Average gain per play 5.0 6.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 72 25 Rushing attempts 27 11 Average gain per rush 2.7 2.3 Tackles for loss-yards 6-15 1-5 NET YARDS PASSING 269 351 Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-14 3-26 Gross passing yards 283 377 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-28-0 43-28-3 Avg gain per pass play 6.6 7.6 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-1 3-3-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 6-48.3 6-43.2 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 44.8 41.8 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 24 8 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 3-21 2-8 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 2-97 4-79 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 3-3 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-47 7-40 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 3-2 3-1 TOUCHDOWNS 1 1 Rushing 0 0 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 1-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 0-0-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 35:17 24:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NY GIANTS DETROIT RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B JACOBS 11 54 4.9 18 0 K JONES 11 25 2.3 8 0 R DROUGHNS 11 13 1.2 7 0 E MANNING 5 5 1.0 9 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E MANNING 28-39-283 0 1 34 J KITNA 28-43-377 3 1 35 Sacked-Yards Lost: E MANNING 2-14. Sacked-Yards Lost: J KITNA 3-26. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J SHOCKEY 5 41 8.2 12 0 S MCDONALD 7 113 16.1 32 0 B JACOBS 4 49 12.3 34 1 R WILLIAMS 6 106 17.7 28 0 P BURRESS 4 47 11.8 18 0 M FURREY 5 41 8.2 18 0 S MOSS 4 46 11.5 14 0 C JOHNSON 3 45 15.0 35 1 A TOOMER 4 39 9.8 17 0 K JONES 3 12 4.0 7 0 R DROUGHNS 3 26 8.7 11 0 C FITZSIMM 1 21 21.0 21 0 M HEDGECOC 2 14 7.0 9 0 T WALTERS 1 19 19.0 19 0 K BOSS 1 15 15.0 15 0 S MCHUGH 1 18 18.0 18 0 M MATTHEWS 1 6 6.0 6 0 J BRADLEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G WILSON 1 2 2.0 2 0 S MADISON 1 1 1.0 1 0 J BUTLER 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J FEAGLES 6 290 48.3 1 1 54 N HARRIS 6 259 43.2 1 4 52 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MCQUARTERS 3 21 7.0 21 0 T WALTERS 2 8 4.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A BRADSHAW 2 97 48.5 68 0 A CASON 3 67 22.3 24 0 B SAIPAIA 1 12 12.0 12 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- L TYNES 1/1 3/3 J HANSON 1/1 1/2 Dist.: 28 46 20 Dist.: 42 (52) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ B JACOBS 1 1 0 0-0 S MCDONALD 2 1 0 0-0 S MOSS 1 1 0 0-0 C JOHNSON 1 0 0 0-0 G WILSON 1 0 0 0-0 P LENON 0 0 1 0-0 K DOCKERY 0 0 1 0-0 K KENNEDY 0 0 1 0-1 S MADISON 0 0 1 0-0 J DEVRIES 0 0 0 0-1 J BUTLER 0 0 0 0-1 A PIERCE 0 0 1 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A PIERCE 10 7 3 0-0 E SIMS 12 5 7 0-0 J BUTLER 7 5 2 0-0 K KENNEDY 8 6 2 0-0 S MADISON 7 4 3 0-0 F BRYANT 7 6 1 0-0 M STRAHAN 6 5 1 3-26 P LENON 7 5 2 0-0 K DOCKERY 4 3 1 0-0 K SMITH 5 4 1 0-0 R MCQUARTERS 3 3 0 0-0 T FISHER 5 4 1 0-0 G WILSON 3 1 2 0-0 B BAILEY 5 3 2 1-7 K MITCHELL 2 2 0 0-0 K EDWARDS 4 4 0 1-7 R TORBOR 2 1 1 0-0 G ALEXANDER 4 0 4 0-0 F ROBBINS 1 1 0 0-0 J DEVRIES 3 3 0 0-0 J TUCK 1 1 0 0-0 C REDDING 3 2 1 0-0 O UMENYIORA 1 0 1 0-0 L MOORE 1 1 0 0-0 M KIWANUKA 1 0 1 0-0 T LEHMAN 1 0 1 0-0 C SMITH 1 0 1 0-0 S CODY 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Bruce Wilson, Head Linesman-Paul Weidner, Line Judge-Ron Blum, Field Judge-Craig Wrolstad, Side Judge-Dryol Prioleau, Back Judge-Don Carey. Att: 60,675 Time of Game: 3:04</div>
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