Eli Manning scored on a
1-yard run and the New York
Giants opened defense of their
Super Bowl championship by
scoring on their first four
possessions in taking a 16-7
lead over Washington after three
quarters in the NFL season
opener Thursday night. Recently
signed 44-year-old John Carney
kicked field goals of 24, 25 and
47 yards for New York. New
Redskins coach Jim Zorn saw his
team stifled until the closing
minutes of the first half. Rock
Cartwright's 50-yard kickoff
return set up a 12-yard
touchdown pass from Jason
Campbell to Santana Moss with 13
seconds to go.
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Giants smother
Redskins in NFL
opener
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New
York Giants'
quarterback Eli
Manning, left, dives
for a touchdown past
Washington Redskins'
Rocky McIntosh
during the first
half of an NFL
football game ...
Giants defeat Redskins, 16-7, in
season opener
Newsday, NY
The Giants
succeeded in their first attempt
in what will be a season-long
journey to defend last season's
Super Bowl title with an 16-7
...
Redskins lose season-opener to
Giants 16-7
The Virginian-Pilot, VA
... the defense
limited the new-look Washington
Redskins to 11 first downs and
209 total yards and gave
indications that these Giants
are back for another ...
Off to
an ugly 0-2 start last season,
the New York
Giants' coach was on the hot
seat and the team's quarterback
was facing questions about his
ability that had dogged him
throughout his career. All of
that made the club's stunning
run to the Super Bowl title all
the more remarkable.
Six months after their
unlikely surge to a
championship, the
Giants are again facing
adversity as they host the
Washington
Redskins in the NFL season
opener Thursday night...Full
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New York Giants vs. Redskins:
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NJ.com, New Jersey
Thursday night,
expect to see Manning wing the
ball in the warm weather and
spread it around to challenge
every part of the Redskins
secondary. ...
NFL GRIDIRON GUIDE: Redskins at
Giants
Newsday, NY
But somehow the
Giants won it all, and no matter
what happens this season, the
memories and rings will be in
the vault forever. And before
tonight's coin ...
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SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
TD
9:54
Eli Manning 1 yard TD run (John Carney extra point
is GOOD)
Plays: 11 | Yards: 79 | Time: 5:06
FG
2:53
John Carney 24 yard field goal
Plays: 9 | Yards: 45 | Time: 4:38
2nd Quarter
FG
10:59
John Carney 25 yard field goal
Plays: 11 | Yards: 62 | Time: 4:17
FG
2:00
John Carney 47 yard field goal
Plays: 11 | Yards: 57 | Time: 6:21
TD
0:13
Santana Moss 12 yard TD pass from Jason Campbell
(Shaun Suisham extra point is GOOD)
Plays: 6 | Yards: 35 | Time: 1:47
