Eli Manning insists he never flashed back to his previous game
in Glendale. Everyone who watched him Sunday must have.
Manning threw for three touchdowns in his return to the scene of his Super Bowl
MVP performance and the New York Giants beat Arizona 37-29 to snap the
Cardinals’ seven-game home winning streak.
“It’s just a totally different feel, it’s just a different time,” Manning said.
“You never really compared it to the last time we were here. We knew we’d have a
tough contest with Arizona.”
Defensive end Justin Tuck, though, admitted to “a little deja vu.”
“Once you got back out here, you see the field and this stadium looking like a
space ship, you start to think about that night and how it felt,” he said.
With starting running back Brandon Jacobs out with a knee injury, the Giants
took to the air to win their sixth in a row. Manning completed 26 of 33 for 240
yards with no interceptions as the Giants moved to 10-1, tied for the best
record in the NFL...more
Video Recap: Highlights of
the NY Giants 37-29 victory over the Arizona Cardinals from NFL Scoreboard
Scoring Summary
NYG - ARI
1st Quarter
6:18
ARI
FG
Neil Rackers kicked a 34-yard field goal
0 - 3
2nd Quarter
11:38
NYG
TD
Derrick Ward rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (John
Carney made PAT)
7 - 3
7:51
ARI
TD
Tim Hightower rushed to the left for 4 yard gain (2pt
attempt failed, Dirk Johnson pass to Calais Campbell)
7 - 9
6:51
NYG
FG
John Carney kicked a 33-yard field goal
10 - 9
3:49
ARI
FG
Neil Rackers kicked a 20-yard field goal
10 - 12
1:08
NYG
TD
Eli Manning passed to Amani Toomer to the right for 12
yard gain (John Carney made PAT)
17 - 12
3rd Quarter
10:35
NYG
TD
Eli Manning passed to Madison Hedgecock to the left for
2 yard gain (John Carney made PAT)
24 - 12
0:49
ARI
TD
Tim Hightower rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Neil
Rackers made PAT)
24 - 19
4th Quarter
11:15
NYG
TD
Eli Manning passed to Kevin Boss to the left for 10 yard
gain (John Carney made PAT)
31 - 19
6:17
NYG
FG
John Carney kicked a 27-yard field goal
34 - 19
4:02
ARI
TD
Kurt Warner passed to Anquan Boldin to the left for 5
yard gain (Neil Rackers made PAT)
34 - 26
1:55
NYG
FG
John Carney kicked a 33-yard field goal
37 - 26
0:32
ARI
FG
Neil Rackers kicked a 44-yard field goal
37 - 29
Team Statistics
NYG
ARI
First Downs
18
25
Passing
11
21
Rushing
7
2
Penalty
0
2
Third Down Efficiency
7-15
8-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-1
0-0
TOTAL NET YARDS
321
371
Total Plays
61
68
Average Gain Per Play
5.3
5.5
NET YARDS RUSHING
87
23
Rushes
27
15
Average Per Rush
3.2
1.5
NET YARDS PASSING
234
348
Completions-Attempts
26-33
32-52
Yards Per Pass Play
6.9
6.6
Times Sacked
1
1
Yards Lost to Sacks
6
3
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
4
3
Average Punt
42.8
42.0
PENALTIES
9
3
Penalty Yards
76
29
FUMBLES
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
30:40
29:20
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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Preview:
The New York Giants hope
their return to the site of
their stunning Super Bowl
victory allows them to take
another step toward a second
straight championship. The
Giants travel to University of
Phoenix Stadium on Sunday to
face the surprising Arizona
Cardinals, who behind former
Giant Kurt Warner have a chance
to clinch the NFC West this
week. New York (9-1) defeated
heavily favored New England
17-14 on Feb. 3 in Phoenix for
its third Super Bowl title...
Prediction: Kurt Warner
faces the guy who replaced him in New York late in 2004, the unflappable Eli
Manning. The real story will be Arizona attempting to stop the Giants' run game.
The Steelers couldn't, nor the Ravens. However Brandon Jacobs might miss this
game. Still the Giants are the better team but the Cardinals should keep it
close and have a chance to win Giants 34 - Cardinals 31
Video Preview: The New York
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