Giants Drop Jets in Battle for New York |
| Published: October 7, 2007, 12:40 pm |
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Filed under: Jets, NY Giants, AFC East, NFC East, New YorkThings did not look good for them at halftime, but the Giants came out firing in the third quarter and it all began with Eli Manning. After completing only three passes and amassing an embarrassing 0.0 quarterback rating in the first half, he really turned things around and it seemed to set the tone for the rest of the team.Meanwhile, the Jets seemed to head in the opposite direction following halftime. After jumping out ahead 17-7, they put it in cruise control and that eventually lost them the lead, and the game.Chad Pennington threw three costly interceptions on the day, including a floater inside the 20 that ended a potential scoring drive. One of those interceptions fell into the hands of veteran cornerback Sam Madison, while the other two were hauled in by rookie cornerback Aaron Ross, who also scored his first NFL touchdown.For Ross, this was a huge day. Prior to the game, Tom Coughlin decided to bench the rookie for [ Full article ] |
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