Giants halt losing streak, but defense still a concern Atlanta 31, NY Giants 34 Eli Manning and the New York Giants were just happy to celebrate a victory again. It had been six frustrating weeks, not that they were counting or anything. "It's been a long time, 42 days since our last win," Manning said. "It felt like it, too." Lawrence Tynes kicked a 36-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime to make up for an earlier miss and lead the Giants past the Atlanta Falcons 34-31 on Sunday. The win snapped a four-game skid and came after the defense blew a two-TD lead in the fourth quarter. "It's nice to win," coach Tom Coughlin said. "We were miserable around here for a month." Manning threw for a career-high 384 yards and three touchdown passes, including two to Kevin Boss, as New York kept pace with NFC East-leading Dallas, which beat Washington to maintain a one-game division lead. Atlanta (5-5) has lost four of five after a 4-1 start. "What I told our team is that we've been through a long road in terms of the last six weeks," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "Four of the six games we've played have been against teams that have been coming off the byes." Ryan finished 26 of 46 for 268 yards and two touchdowns, while Gonzalez had eight catches for 82 yards and the score. Jason Snelling, filling in for the injured Michael Turner, had two touchdown runs. With the win, the Giants became the first home team to win in the series since New York beat Atlanta in 1979. The visiting teams had won 12 straight in the series, and the Falcons gave it a good shot at making it 13 in a row. Game notes Snelling finished with 76 yards rushing on 25 carries. ... Giants LB Michael Boley had a game-high 13 tackles and a sack against his former team. ... Giants CB Aaron Ross made his season debut after missing the first nine games with a severely strained hamstring.
I hate the Giants as much as I hate the Bears, Vikings and Lions... Matt Ryans a good QB, but hes not their yet.
I hate the Giants too, mainly for the loss we had to them few years back. Matt will be a star in the next few years.
