Finish Em’

Undoubtedly coming into Monday night's matchup against the Giants, the Cowboys find themselves in a deep hole. It'll be up to Eli Manning and a ferocious Giants pass rush to turn that deep hole into an insurmountable grave, a 1-5 start would surely end the Cowboys season and douse any dreams that they might have had of hosting and playing in Superbowl 45. The cowboys coming into tonights game bolster a freakishly talented squad, sporting pro bowl honors at many of the eleven positions both on defense and offense. The problem for Big D however isn't lack of talent, but lack of discipline. The Cowboys have been called for more penalties per game (12.4) than any other team in the league. Not to mention a flimsy offensive line, who will be going up against the likes of Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, and Jason Pierre- Paul, three monsters any quarterback wouldn't want to see even during this Halloween season. A win would move Big Blue to 5-2, and thanks to a loss from the Eagles, courtesy of the NFC East killing Tennessee Titans the Giants would have sole possesion of first place heading into their bye week. Ultimatley leaving the Cowboys and their fans scratching their heads yet again.

Business as Usual

Coming into Sunday's game against a much improved Detroit Lions team, the Giants did exactley what they were supposed to do, win. Detroit has lost twenty four consecutive road games, tying their own record, which was set in 2001-2003. However with the emergence of Calvin Johnson, aka "megatron" as a legitamate NFL superstar, big blue's defense needed to be on its game to prevent any big plays downfield. Johnson, who did finish the game with eight receptions for 145 yards including a TD, gained most of these yards on a 87 yard strike from 3rd string quarterback Drew Stanton, who took over after the Giants knocked starter Shaun Hill out of the game with a fractured left wrist. Knocking Qb's out of games is becoming a weekly occurance for Big Blue's defense, with a furious pass rush, one reminiscent of 2007, the year the Giants won their 3rd Superbowl. They have made Chicago and Detroit dive deep into their depth charts, searching for a starter.

The offense led by Eli Manning looked crisp, scoring 28 points, and ripping a Lions defense for over 150 yards on the ground, 133 of those yards by feature back Ahmad Bradshaw, as well as 2 TD's for the big fella Brandon Jacobs. It was essential for the Giants to keep their momentum going into Big D next week to face their NFC east rivals, the Cowboys in a game that could without question end the Cowboys season if the Giants manage to pull out a critical road win.

Hakeem "The Dream" Nicks Shines in Houston

With temperatures upwards of 90 degrees on sunday, the weather wasn't the only thing that was sizziling. Coming off a ten sack effort against the Chicago Bears the G-men had a lot to prove coming into Sundays game, facing a high octane offense including All-Pro wideout Andre Johnson, and All-Pro quarterback Matt Schaub, not to mention the NFL's leading rusher Arian Foster. The real story in this game however, was the emergence of Hakeem Nicks, proving that he has the ability to become a legitimate star in the NFL for a long time to come. Nicks, in his second full season at wide-receiver, has already surpassed his touchdown total of last year (5), Snatching his fifth and sixth touchdowns in yesterdays game, during a 34-10 drubbing of the Houston Texans. Not to mention Nicks also acheived career highs in receptions (12) and yards (130), and now appears to be the go to guy for Quarterback Eli Manning who stated "I think teams have to account for him, he is making plays, he is getting better in his route running, more confident." The Giants come home next week to face the 1-4 Detroit Lions, Big Blue has now put themselves in a position to get some momentum heading into Dalls in two weeks for a big Monday Night Football showdown, which could determine the balance of power in the NFC East.

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Ladies and gentleman it's finally alive. The Giants defense that is, after to dropping two straight games to out of conference foes the Tenessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts, the G-men were looking to rebound against one of the two NFL's unbeaten teams, the Chicago Bears. Coming off an improbable monday night win in Green Bay, quarterback Jay Cutler looked to continue his hot streak into East Rutherford, New Jersey and leave with a 4-0 record. However, the only thing Cutler ended up leaving with was a concussion and some lingering turf pellets still rattling around in his helmet, after 9 first half sacks scripted a late second quarter exit. Leaving the play calling duties to life long backup QB Todd Collins, who also did not fare as well as Cutler making a fourth quarter exit after being smacked from the blindside by linebacker Michael Boley. An impressive win for the Giants, however there are still some things that need some cleaning up, more specifically securing the football and eliminating those pesky turnovers in the redzone, which costed the G-men another touchdown last night, the culprit this time being running back Ahmad Bradshaw. Big Blue now has a tough task coming up, stopping the high octane offense of the Houston Texans, with all pro quarterback Matt Schaub throwing down field to one of the best recievers in the game Andre Johnson. Whatever defensive coordinator Perry Fewell told his defense this week, lets hope it works next week otherwise we could be in for a long afternoon.