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NFL: NY GIANTS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NFL NY GIANTS 31 ATLANTA 10 3:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR ATL BALL ON ATL 33 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
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NFL: NY GIANTS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 14 7 0 10 31 ATLANTA 10 0 0 0 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 47 YD, 3:13. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards in 3:13. Key plays: Harrington 10-yard pass to White to New York 45; Harrington 14-yard pass to Horn to New York 31. ATLANTA 3-0 NYG - TD, AMANI TOOMER 5 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 9:28. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards in 6:15. Key plays: 16-yard roughing the kicker penalty on 4th-and-1 to Atlanta 48; Manning 15-yard pass to to Burress on 3rd-and-9 to Atlanta 32; Manning 10-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 21; Manning 10-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 12. NY GIANTS 7-3 ATL - TD, JERIOUS NORWOOD 67 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 9:46. Drive: 1 plays, 67 yards in 0:18. ATLANTA 10-7 NYG - TD, REUBEN DROUGHNS 1 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 12:47. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards in 3:01. Key plays: Jacobs 20-yard run to New York 38; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Atlanta 39; Manning 21-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 18; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 1. NY GIANTS 14-10 2ND QUARTER: NYG - TD, PLAXICO BURRESS 43 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 6:39. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards in 2:22. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-6 to Atlanta 43. NY GIANTS 21-10 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 32 YD, 4:08. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards in 7:57. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-1 to New York 32; Jacobs 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New York 43; Manning 19-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 27; Manning 16-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 11. NY GIANTS 24-10 NYG - TD, DERRICK WARD 9 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 11:52. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards in 1:42. Key plays: Droughns 45-yard run to Atlanta 9. NY GIANTS 31-10 ATT: 69,828</div>
By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Plaxico Burress keeps on making big plays forthe New York Giants. Burress grabbed his NFL-leading eighth touchdown pass and AmaniToomer found the end zone once and set the franchise record forreceptions to lead the Giants to a 31-10 victory over the woefulAtlanta Falcons on Monday night. The tandem of Eli Manning to Burress has been a lethalcombination this season for the Giants. It was no differentMonday night. Manning found Burress six times for 97 yards and the touchdownto lead the Giants (4-2) to their fourth consecutive victory.New York also won the 600th game in franchise history, joinedthe Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers as the only teams toreach that milestone. Manning connected with Burress on a 43-yard pass deep down themiddle of the field to give the Giants a 21-10 lead with 8:28remaining in the second quarter. It was the eighth time that the tandem has found the end zonethis season - putting Burress one TD ahead of New England'sRandy Moss for the NFL lead. Manning finished 27-for-39 for 303 yards with two touchdowns andtwo interceptions. The 30-year-old Burress also helped keep the Giants' first drivealive by grabbing a 15-yard pass on a crucial 3rd-and-9 to giveNew York a first down at the Falcons 32. Seven plays later, Manning found Toomer in the end zone for thefirst time this season with a 5-yard pass to give the Giants a7-3 lead with 5:32 left in the first quarter. Atlanta's Demorrio Williams committed a costlyroughing-the-kicker penalty to keep the drive alive. Toomer had seven catches for 89 yards and a touchdown for theGiants, including his franchise-leading 587th reception on a16-yard pass from Manning in the fourth quarter. Former Cleveland Browns running back Reuben Droughns capped asix-play, 82-yard touchdown drive with a 1-yard run to give theGiants a 14-10 edge with 2:08 remaining in the first. Backup running back Derrick Ward capped the scoring with a9-yard touchdown run with 3:08 remaining to account for thefinal margin. With Atlanta (1-5) starting tackles Wayne Gandy and Todd Weinerboth out, the Falcons turned to two undrafted players to man thetackle position. Renardo Foster, who played under Atlanta coach Bobby Petrino atLouisville, got the start at left tackle and former NFL EuropeHamburg Sea Devil guard Tyson Clabo was given his first careerstart at right tackle. Surprisingly, the makeshift line did not fare much worse earlyon than the line that allowed seven sacks to the fleet-footedformer quarterback Mike Vick against the Giants last season,giving Joey Harrington enough protection to engineer two scoringdrives in the first quarter. Morten Andersen's 47-yard field goal gave the Falcons a 3-0 leadat 11:47 of the first quarter. Jerious Norwood then rumbled 67yards off right tackle to give the Falcons a 10-7 lead 18seconds after Toomer's touchdown. But it was all downhill from there for Atlanta. The pocket soon collapsed around Harrington, who took over forthe disgraced Vick after he plead guilty to federal dogfightingcharges. He was sacked three times in the second quarter andonce in the second half. The former No. 3 overall pick finished 18-for-39 for 209 yardsand one interception. Lawrence Tynes added a field goal in the fourth quarter for theGiants, who have not lost to the Falcons in Atlanta sinceOctober 1, 1978.
By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Plaxico Burress keeps on making big plays forthe New York Giants. Burress grabbed his NFL-leading eighth touchdown pass and AmaniToomer found the end zone once and set the franchise record forreceptions to lead the Giants to a 31-10 victory over the woefulAtlanta Falcons on Monday night. The tandem of Eli Manning to Burress has been a lethalcombination this season for the Giants. It was no differentMonday night. Manning found Burress six times for 97 yards and the touchdownto lead the Giants (4-2) to their fourth consecutive victory.New York also won the 600th game in franchise history, joinedthe Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers as the only teams toreach that milestone. Manning connected with Burress on a 43-yard pass deep down themiddle of the field to give the Giants a 21-10 lead with 8:28remaining in the second quarter. It was the eighth time that the tandem has found the end zonethis season - tying Burress with New England's Randy Moss forthe NFL lead. Manning finished 27-for-39 for 303 yards with two touchdowns andtwo interceptions. The 30-year-old Burress also helped keep the Giants' first drivealive by grabbing a 15-yard pass on a crucial 3rd-and-9 to giveNew York a first down at the Falcons 32. Seven plays later, Manning found Toomer in the end zone for thefirst time this season with a 5-yard pass to give the Giants a7-3 lead with 5:32 left in the first quarter. Atlanta's Demorrio Williams committed a costlyroughing-the-kicker penalty to keep the drive alive. Toomer had seven catches for 89 yards and a touchdown for theGiants, including his franchise-leading 587th reception on a16-yard pass from Manning in the fourth quarter. Former Cleveland Browns running back Reuben Droughns capped asix-play, 82-yard touchdown drive with a 1-yard run to give theGiants a 14-10 edge with 2:08 remaining in the first. Backup running back Derrick Ward capped the scoring with a9-yard touchdown run with 3:08 remaining to account for thefinal margin. With Atlanta (1-5) starting tackles Wayne Gandy and Todd Weinerboth out, the Falcons turned to two undrafted players to man thetackle position. Renardo Foster, who played under Atlanta coach Bobby Petrino atLouisville, got the start at left tackle and former NFL EuropeHamburg Sea Devil guard Tyson Clabo was given his first careerstart at right tackle. Surprisingly, the makeshift line did not fare much worse earlyon than the line that allowed seven sacks to the fleet-footedformer quarterback Mike Vick against the Giants last season,giving Joey Harrington enough protection to engineer two scoringdrives in the first quarter. Morten Andersen's 47-yard field goal gave the Falcons a 3-0 leadat 11:47 of the first quarter. Jerious Norwood then rumbled 67yards off right tackle to give the Falcons a 10-7 lead 18seconds after Toomer's touchdown. But it was all downhill from there for Atlanta. The pocket soon collapsed around Harrington, who took over forthe disgraced Vick after he plead guilty to federal dogfightingcharges. He was sacked three times in the second quarter andonce in the second half. The former No. 3 overall pick finished 18-for-39 for 209 yardsand one interception. Lawrence Tynes added a field goal in the fourth quarter for theGiants, who have not lost to the Falcons in Atlanta sinceOctober 1, 1978.
NFL: NY GIANTS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 14 7 0 10 31 ATLANTA 10 0 0 0 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 3:13 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 47 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards in 3:13. Key plays: Harrington 10-yard pass to White to New York 45; Harrington 14-yard pass to Horn to New York 31. ATLANTA 3-0. 9:28 NYG - TD, AMANI TOOMER 5 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards in 6:15. Key plays: 16-yard roughing the kicker penalty on 4th-and-1 to Atlanta 48; Manning 15-yard pass to to Burress on 3rd-and-9 to Atlanta 32; Manning 10-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 21; Manning 10-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 12. NY GIANTS 7-3. 9:46 ATL - TD, JERIOUS NORWOOD 67 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK). Drive: 1 plays, 67 yards in 0:18. ATLANTA 10-7. 12:47 NYG - TD, REUBEN DROUGHNS 1 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards in 3:01. Key plays: Jacobs 20-yard run to New York 38; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Atlanta 39; Manning 21-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 18; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 1. NY GIANTS 14-10. 2ND QUARTER: 6:39 NYG - TD, PLAXICO BURRESS 43 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards in 2:22. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-6 to Atlanta 43. NY GIANTS 21-10. 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: 4:08 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 32 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards in 7:57. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-1 to New York 32; Jacobs 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New York 43; Manning 19-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 27; Manning 16-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 11. NY GIANTS 24-10. 11:52 NYG - TD, DERRICK WARD 9 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards in 1:42. Key plays: Droughns 45-yard run to Atlanta 9. NY GIANTS 31-10. NY GIANTS - ATLANTA Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NY GIANTS ATLANTA FIRST DOWNS 28 14 Rushing 13 2 Passing 14 12 Penalty 1 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-14-43% 3-13-23% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 491 284 Total offensive plays 75 58 Average gain per play 6.5 4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 188 103 Rushing attempts 35 15 Average gain per rush 5.4 6.9 Tackles for loss-yards 3-6 2-4 NET YARDS PASSING 303 181 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-0 4-28 Gross passing yards 303 209 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-27-2 39-18-1 Avg gain per pass play 7.6 4.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-1-0 3-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 4-39.5 7-41.1 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 37.0 40.1 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 18 52 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-10 1-7 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-70 6-105 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-8 2-45 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-45 3-31 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 1 Rushing 2 1 Passing 2 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 0-0-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:38 20:22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NY GIANTS ATLANTA RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R DROUGHNS 14 90 6.4 45 1 J NORWOOD 6 87 14.5 67 1 B JACOBS 13 86 6.6 20 0 W DUNN 8 15 1.9 6 0 D WARD 8 12 1.5 9 1 J HARRINGT 1 1 1.0 1 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E MANNING 27-39-303 2 2 43 J HARRINGT 18-39-209 1 0 38 Sacked-Yards Lost: E MANNING 1-0. Sacked-Yards Lost: J HARRINGT 4-28. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A TOOMER 7 89 12.7 17 1 R WHITE 4 64 16.0 38 0 P BURRESS 6 97 16.2 43 1 J NORWOOD 4 51 12.8 21 0 J SHOCKEY 5 63 12.6 21 0 J HORN 2 25 12.5 14 0 S MOSS 4 19 4.8 7 0 M JENKINS 2 23 11.5 18 0 M HEDGECOC 2 17 8.5 9 0 W DUNN 2 13 6.5 11 0 D WARD 2 16 8.0 9 0 M MILNER 1 15 15.0 15 0 B JACOBS 1 2 2.0 2 0 A CRUMPLER 1 9 9.0 9 0 L ROBINSON 1 8 8.0 8 0 O MUGHELLI 1 1 1.0 1 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A ROSS 1 8 8.0 8 0 M BOLEY 1 12 12.0 12 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J FEAGLES 4 158 39.5 0 3 48 M KOENEN 7 288 41.1 0 3 55 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MCQUARTERS 1 10 10.0 10 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R DROUGHNS 2 47 23.5 25 0 J NORWOOD 4 68 17.0 24 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- L TYNES 4/4 1/1 M ANDERSEN 1/1 1/2 Dist.: 32 Dist.: 47 (48) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ E MANNING 1 1 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 0 0 1 0-0 C CROCKER 0 0 0 0-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A PIERCE 3 3 0 1-10 D HALL 4 4 0 0-0 S MADISON 3 3 0 0-0 K BROOKING 3 3 0 0-0 F ROBBINS 2 2 0 1-4 M BOLEY 3 2 1 0-0 O UMENYIORA 2 2 0 0-0 L MILLOY 2 2 0 0-0 M KIWANUKA 2 2 0 0-0 L SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 M STRAHAN 2 1 1 .5-3 G JACKSON 2 2 0 0-0 K MITCHELL 2 1 1 0-0 D WILLIAMS 2 2 0 0-0 J BUTLER 2 1 1 0-0 C HOUSTON 2 2 0 0-0 B COFIELD 2 1 1 0-0 C CROCKER 2 2 0 0-0 J TUCK 1 1 0 0-0 R COLEMAN 2 1 1 0-0 K DOCKERY 1 1 0 0-0 J ANDERSON 2 1 1 0-0 G WILSON 1 1 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 1 1 0 1-0 A ROSS 1 0 1 .5-3 A HARRIS 1 1 0 0-0 C DAVIS 1 1 0 0-0 J BABINEAUX 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 69,828</div>
NFL: NY GIANTS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NY GIANTS 14 7 0 10 31 ATLANTA 10 0 0 0 10 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 3:13 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 47 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards in 3:13. Key plays: Harrington 10-yard pass to White to New York 45; Harrington 14-yard pass to Horn to New York 31. ATLANTA 3-0. 9:28 NYG - TD, AMANI TOOMER 5 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards in 6:15. Key plays: 16-yard roughing the kicker penalty on 4th-and-1 to Atlanta 48; Manning 15-yard pass to to Burress on 3rd-and-9 to Atlanta 32; Manning 10-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 21; Manning 10-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 12. NY GIANTS 7-3. 9:46 ATL - TD, JERIOUS NORWOOD 67 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK). Drive: 1 plays, 67 yards in 0:18. ATLANTA 10-7. 12:47 NYG - TD, REUBEN DROUGHNS 1 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards in 3:01. Key plays: Jacobs 20-yard run to New York 38; Manning 18-yard pass to Burress to Atlanta 39; Manning 21-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 18; Manning 17-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 1. NY GIANTS 14-10. 2ND QUARTER: 6:39 NYG - TD, PLAXICO BURRESS 43 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards in 2:22. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-6 to Atlanta 43. NY GIANTS 21-10. 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: 4:08 NYG - FG, LAWRENCE TYNES 32 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards in 7:57. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Toomer on 3rd-and-1 to New York 32; Jacobs 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New York 43; Manning 19-yard pass to Shockey to Atlanta 38; Manning 11-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 27; Manning 16-yard pass to Toomer to Atlanta 11. NY GIANTS 24-10. 11:52 NYG - TD, DERRICK WARD 9 YD RUN (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards in 1:42. Key plays: Droughns 45-yard run to Atlanta 9. NY GIANTS 31-10. NY GIANTS - ATLANTA Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NY GIANTS ATLANTA FIRST DOWNS 28 14 Rushing 13 2 Passing 14 12 Penalty 1 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-14-43% 3-13-23% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 491 284 Total offensive plays 75 58 Average gain per play 6.5 4.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 188 103 Rushing attempts 35 15 Average gain per rush 5.4 6.9 Tackles for loss-yards 3-6 2-4 NET YARDS PASSING 303 181 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-0 4-28 Gross passing yards 303 209 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-27-2 39-18-1 Avg gain per pass play 7.6 4.2 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-1-0 3-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 4-39.5 7-41.1 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 37.0 40.1 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 18 52 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-10 1-7 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-70 6-105 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-8 2-45 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-45 3-31 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 1 Rushing 2 1 Passing 2 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 0-0-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 39:38 20:22 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NY GIANTS ATLANTA RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R DROUGHNS 14 90 6.4 45 1 J NORWOOD 6 87 14.5 67 1 B JACOBS 13 86 6.6 20 0 W DUNN 8 15 1.9 6 0 D WARD 8 12 1.5 9 1 J HARRINGT 1 1 1.0 1 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E MANNING 27-39-303 2 2 43 J HARRINGT 18-39-209 1 0 38 Sacked-Yards Lost: E MANNING 1-0. Sacked-Yards Lost: J HARRINGT 4-28. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A TOOMER 7 89 12.7 17 1 R WHITE 4 64 16.0 38 0 P BURRESS 6 97 16.2 43 1 J NORWOOD 4 51 12.8 21 0 J SHOCKEY 5 63 12.6 21 0 J HORN 2 25 12.5 14 0 S MOSS 4 19 4.8 7 0 M JENKINS 2 23 11.5 18 0 M HEDGECOC 2 17 8.5 9 0 W DUNN 2 13 6.5 11 0 D WARD 2 16 8.0 9 0 M MILNER 1 15 15.0 15 0 B JACOBS 1 2 2.0 2 0 A CRUMPLER 1 9 9.0 9 0 L ROBINSON 1 8 8.0 8 0 O MUGHELLI 1 1 1.0 1 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A ROSS 1 8 8.0 8 0 M BOLEY 1 12 12.0 12 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J FEAGLES 4 158 39.5 0 3 48 M KOENEN 7 288 41.1 0 3 55 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MCQUARTERS 1 10 10.0 10 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R DROUGHNS 2 47 23.5 25 0 J NORWOOD 4 68 17.0 24 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- L TYNES 4/4 1/1 M ANDERSEN 1/1 1/2 Dist.: 32 Dist.: 47 (48) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ E MANNING 1 1 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 0 0 1 0-0 C CROCKER 0 0 0 0-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A PIERCE 3 3 0 1-10 D HALL 4 4 0 0-0 S MADISON 3 3 0 0-0 K BROOKING 3 3 0 0-0 F ROBBINS 2 2 0 1-4 M BOLEY 3 2 1 0-0 O UMENYIORA 2 2 0 0-0 L MILLOY 2 2 0 0-0 M KIWANUKA 2 2 0 0-0 L SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 M STRAHAN 2 1 1 .5-3 G JACKSON 2 2 0 0-0 K MITCHELL 2 1 1 0-0 D WILLIAMS 2 2 0 0-0 J BUTLER 2 1 1 0-0 C HOUSTON 2 2 0 0-0 B COFIELD 2 1 1 0-0 C CROCKER 2 2 0 0-0 J TUCK 1 1 0 0-0 R COLEMAN 2 1 1 0-0 K DOCKERY 1 1 0 0-0 J ANDERSON 2 1 1 0-0 G WILSON 1 1 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 1 1 0 1-0 A ROSS 1 0 1 .5-3 A HARRIS 1 1 0 0-0 C DAVIS 1 1 0 0-0 J BABINEAUX 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Bill Leavy, Umpire-Richard Hall, Head Linesman-Gary Slaughter, Line Judge-Darryll Lewis, Field Judge-Rob Vernatchi, Side Judge-Mike Weatherford, Back Judge-Kirk Dornan. Att: 69,828 Time of Game: 3:07</div>
By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) - Plaxico Burress woke up on Sunday feeling thefamiliar pain in his sore right ankle. Luckily for the NewYork Giants, he was feeling better 24 hours later. Burress grabbed his NFL-leading eighth touchdown pass and AmaniToomer found the end zone once and set the franchise record forreceptions to lead the Giants to a 31-10 victory over the woefulAtlanta Falcons on Monday night. The tandem of Eli Manning to Burress has been a lethalcombination this season for the Giants, despite the fact thatthe duo has not practiced together since the second week of theseason. With Burress feeling eons better than he did one day earlier, itwas no different Monday night. Manning found Burress six times for 97 yards and the touchdownto lead the Giants (4-2) to their fourth consecutive victory. "We're approaching every game like we want to win," Burresssaid. "We lost our first two games and everybody put us in thedumpster. We kept fighting." New York also won the 600th game in franchise history, joiningthe Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers as the only teams toreach that milestone. Manning connected with Burress on a 43-yard pass deep down themiddle of the field to give the Giants a 21-10 lead with 8:28remaining in the second quarter. "It was just a play-action pass," Burress said. "I saw himcoming up, so I took off. I didn't want him to grab me, so Ijust ran right on." It was the eighth time that the tandem has found the end zonethis season - tying Burress with New England's Randy Moss forthe NFL lead. "I've always said I think we need him there in practice,"Manning said. "But now, I'm thinking we don't have to. He'sdone a great job getting in tune with what we're doingoffensively and getting open." "Everybody's acting like we haven't been playing together,"Burress said. "We've been playing together for two years. Iknow where I have to be at. It's just me being in the rightplace to catch the football." Manning finished 27-for-39 for 303 yards with two touchdowns andtwo interceptions. The 30-year-old Burress also helped keep the Giants' first drivealive by grabbing a 15-yard pass on a crucial 3rd-and-9 to giveNew York a first down at the Falcons 32. Seven plays later, Manning found Toomer in the end zone for thefirst time this season with a 5-yard pass to give the Giants a7-3 lead with 5:32 left in the first quarter. Atlanta's Demorrio Williams committed a costlyroughing-the-kicker penalty to keep the drive alive. Toomer had seven catches for 89 yards and a touchdown for theGiants, including his franchise-leading 587th reception on a16-yard pass from Manning in the fourth quarter. "I can't let it sink in right now," Toomer said. "I'm justexcited about winning. I'm happy about it, naturally." "I call him the goat - greatest of all time," said defensive endand Giants franchise sack leader Michael Strahan of Toomer."He deserves it. He just makes plays. He just makes it happen.I'm happy for him. I'm proud for him. I may just buy him agift." Former Cleveland Browns running back Reuben Droughns capped asix-play, 82-yard touchdown drive with a 1-yard run to give theGiants a 14-10 edge with 2:08 remaining in the first. Backup running back Derrick Ward capped the scoring with a9-yard touchdown run with 3:08 remaining to account for thefinal margin. With Atlanta (1-5) starting tackles Wayne Gandy and Todd Weinerboth out, the Falcons turned to two undrafted players to man thetackle position. Renardo Foster, who played under Atlanta coach Bobby Petrino atLouisville, got the start at left tackle and former NFL EuropeHamburg Sea Devil guard Tyson Clabo was given his first careerstart at right tackle. Surprisingly, the makeshift line did not fare much worse earlyon than the line that allowed seven sacks to the fleet-footedformer quarterback Mike Vick against the Giants last season,giving Joey Harrington enough protection to engineer two scoringdrives in the first quarter. Morten Andersen's 47-yard field goal gave the Falcons a 3-0 leadat 11:47 of the first quarter. Jerious Norwood then rumbled 67yards off right tackle to give the Falcons a 10-7 lead 18seconds after Toomer's touchdown. But it was all downhill from there for Atlanta. The pocket soon collapsed around Harrington, who took over forthe disgraced Vick after he plead guilty to federal dogfightingcharges. He was sacked three times in the second quarter andonce in the second half. "Eventually, (the Giants) started to dominate the line ofscrimmage," Petrino said. "I thought we ran the ball (well)early. Eventually, we couldn't sustain the run and execute thepassing game." Atlanta finished with just 14 first downs to the Giants' 28 andheld onto the football for just 20:22. Harrinton, the former No. 3 overall pick in 2002, finished18-for-39 for 209 yards and one interception. "I think we started off fine, then it seemed as if we hit a wallin the second quarter," Harrington said. "We have to give (theGiants) credit because they stuck to their game plan and neverwent away from it." Lawrence Tynes added a field goal in the fourth quarter for theGiants, who have not lost to the Falcons in Atlanta sinceOctober 1, 1978.