Final Score: New York
Giants: 26 New York Jets: 3
Giants Hammer Jets, Win MetLife Bowl
The Jets are again making all the noise in New
York during the off-season, but were reminded by the
Giants who the defending champs were Saturday night as the Giants dominated the
Jets on all fronts en route to a 26-3 win.
It was only a preseason game, which is good for the Jets as
they struggled throughout every facet of the game, being the only team in the
NFL to not score an offensive touchdown yet.
As for the Giants, they are looking to almost be in midseason form.
The defensive front for the Giants was on all night, as
Jason Pierre-Paul looked great, getting two sacks. The Giants made mince meat of Jets tackle
Wayne Hunter, with Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck each getting in on the fun
with half a sack to add to JPP’s total.
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The game wasn’t perfect for the Giants, who had to settle
for four Lawrence Tynes field goals.
Head coach Tom Coughlin would like to see the offense execute better
once the regular season comes around, but this is a time to just fine tune
things and keep players healthy.
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Health became a concern last night for the Giants, who had
multiple players suffer injuries in the game.
Ahmad Bradshaw was forced from the game after the first series with an
injury to his hand. It was believed to
be serious at first, but the x-rays came back negative and he just iced his
hand on the sideline for the remainder of the game.
Backup linebacker Mark Herzlich also suffered an injury,
getting only a few plays in before encountering a hip pointer and leaving in
the third quarter. Backup defensive end
Adrian Tracy also suffered an injury in the third quarter, being forced from
the game with a hamstring injury. Both
players have had good preseason for the Giants, so getting them back on the
field would be beneficial for all parties.
Jayron Hosley had a strong game for the Giants, intercepting
Mark Sanchez and returning it for a 77-yard touchdown in the second quarter;
but was seen in a walking boot after the game.
It was Hosley’s biggest game and it ended in such a disappointing
fashion. He will undergo tests Sunday to
see just how bad the injury truly is.
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With Bradshaw out, D.J. Ware got an increased workload for
the game, but was unable to make anything of it. Ware was only able to muster 15 yards on 11
carries behind below averaging blocking as there were often no holes to run
through.
David Wilson had a less than stellar night, but was the most
successful at running the ball for the Giants, gaining 26 yards on eight
carries. Da’Rel Scott made his first
appearance of the preseason, gaining seven yards on three carries while Andre
Brown rounded out the running game Saturday night with 10 yards on four
carries.
The Virginia Tech products Hosley and Wilson had strong
performances again as mentioned, showing the abilities that the Giants had
hoped they would bring to the table. Not
to be outdone was second round pick Rueben Randle. Randle made the most of his limited opportunities
by reeling in a 49-yard deep pass from David Carr, making an impressive jumping
reception over the Jets defensive back.
Victor Cruz may not have had a 99-yard touchdown reception
this time around, but the Jets were still unable to contain him. Cruz opened the game just missing a deep
reception down the sideline over Darrelle Revis, one of a few times Eli Manning
and Cruz were unable to connect. Cruz
also took a big shot from Jets safety LaRon Landry, but was able to hold on and
give the first down signal when he popped up.
Cruz was targeted often and reeled in five receptions for 51 yards in a
half of work.
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Cruz tore the Jets up Saturday night, as him and Manning
have just continued to build amazing chemistry with each other since Hakeem
Nicks has been sidelined. Nicks should
resume practicing this week, giving Manning yet another weapon to use.
The Giants will continue their preseason next Friday against the Chicago Bears at MetLife Stadium.
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