The Super Bowl champion New York Giants are running over
opponents. Not even Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens’ league-best rushing
defense could avoid becoming the latest victims.
Bruising Brandon Jacobs pounded his way into the end zone on a pair of 1-yard
runs and the Giants’ league-leading running attack ran for 207 yards— New York’s
third straight 200-yard game—in a 30-10 victory over the Ravens on Sunday.
Aaron Ross iced the game by returning one of his two interceptions 50 yards for
a third-quarter touchdown as the Giants (9-1) won their fifth straight game
overall, and sixth straight at home.
Lawrence Tynes added a short field goal after a 77-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw
for the final score. Tynes got the nod over veteran John Carney, who was
inactive on the windy day despite leading the league with 90 points.
The Ravens came in allowing an average of 65.4 yards. The only good news was
they extended their streak of not allowing an individual 100-yard rusher to 29
games. Bradshaw finished with 96 yards on nine carries.
Rookie Joe Flacco threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Le’Ron McClain and Matt
Stover added a field goal for the Ravens (6-4), who had a four-game winning
streak snapped, including three straight on the road...more
Video Recap: The Giants'
league-leading running attack gained 207 yards in a 30-10 victory over the
Ravens on Sunday. Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf recap all the action from Giants
Stadium
Brandon Jacobs rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
(Lawrence Tynes made PAT)
0 - 7
0:50
NYG
TD
Brandon Jacobs rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (2pt
attempt failed, Player run up the middle)
0 - 13
2nd Quarter
7:14
NYG
TD
Eli Manning passed to Darcy Johnson to the left for 1
yard gain (Lawrence Tynes made PAT)
0 - 20
4:08
BAL
FG
Matt Stover kicked a 38-yard field goal
3 - 20
3rd Quarter
4:26
BAL
TD
Joe Flacco passed to Le'Ron McClain to the right for 10
yard gain (Matt Stover made PAT)
10 - 20
0:14
NYG
TD
Aaron Ross intercepted Joe Flacco for 50 yards (Lawrence
Tynes made PAT)
10 - 27
4th Quarter
12:02
NYG
FG
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 19-yard field goal
10 - 30
Team Statistics
BAL
NYG
First Downs
18
21
Passing
10
11
Rushing
6
9
Penalty
2
1
Third Down Efficiency
5-12
6-10
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-2
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
275
353
Total Plays
60
57
Average Gain Per Play
4.6
6.2
NET YARDS RUSHING
121
207
Rushes
26
33
Average Per Rush
4.7
6.3
NET YARDS PASSING
154
146
Completions-Attempts
20-33
13-23
Yards Per Pass Play
4.5
6.1
Times Sacked
1
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
10
7
Had Intercepted
2
1
PUNTS
3
3
Average Punt
31.3
46.0
PENALTIES
10
8
Penalty Yards
66
65
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
29:08
30:52
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
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Preview:
As reigning Super Bowl
champions, a four-game winning
streak by the New York Giants
could be expected. As a team
starting a rookie quarterback, a
four-game winning streak could
have been tougher to come by for
the Baltimore Ravens. Two of the
best teams of late, both seek a
fifth consecutive victory Sunday
when the Giants host the Ravens
at Giants Stadium. The Giants
(8-1), who are 5-0 at home, have
opened a two-game lead atop the
highly competitive NFC East on
the strength of a punishing
running game...
Prediction: Baltimore will
travel to the Giants home field Sunday and obviously have their work cut out for
them. The Ravens haven't beaten a team with a winning record. Not
only do they have five '07 playoff teams in their final seven
games, this is the first of four against the NFC East. The Giants are the NFC
front runner to make it back to the Super Bowl. The Giants won't suddenly get
gun-shy about trotting out the NFL's No. 1 rushing attack behind the league's
best offensive line. Plenty of defenses have talked a good
game about shutting down the weapon-rich run game of
the Giants, but no one has done it yet. New York will have to score to win this
game, the old adage that the Ravens are all defense and no offense is no longer
true, the Ravens averaged 33.5 points scored in their last four games. Giants 31 - Ravens 27
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pull off the upset against the Giants? Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz
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The Ravens are ranked second in total defense and the
Giants are third. So you know what's coming, and that's a healthy dose of
Brandon Jacobs banging heads ...
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