Week 6 PostGame: Giants 14 - Browns 35
The Browns decided to play the Giants like it was their Super Bowl on Monday Night as they overcame a ton of penalties to shock Big Blue giving them their first loss of the 2008 Regular Season.
1st Quarter
During the Browns opening drive, Anderson connected with Edwards on the left side for about 4 yards, but Edwards ran 49 yards down the sideline. Anderson handed the ball off to Lewis a bunch of times which set up a 28-yard Field Goal Attempt which was made by Phil Dawson with 10:08 remaining.
The Giants were moving the chains during their first possession, but Eli Manning threw an interception to Brodney Poole who returned it to the Browns’ 29 yardline with 6:12 remaining.
Anderson marched the Browns down to the Giants’ 42 yardline where they were stopped, and Dawson missed a 51-yard Field Goal Attempt with 0:33 remaining.
2nd Quarter
Manning immediately made up for his mistake by marching the Giants down to the Browns’ 7 yardline before handing it off to Brandon Jacobs who broke a little to the left and ran it into the end zone for a 7-yard Touch Down run with 12:09 remaining.
Anderson aired it out 70 yards to Edwards in the middle of the field which set up the Browns at the Giants’ 5 yardline, and then Anderson handed it off to Jamal Lewis who ran it up the gut for a 5-yard Touch Down run with 11:10 remaining.
Derek Anderson continued to catch the Giants’ defense off guard as he led the Browns on another scoring drive, and he capped it off by gunning it to Darnell Dinkins in the middle of the end zone for a 17-yard Touch Down pass with 2:15 remaining.
Manning hit Smith over the middle a few of times along with a few other plays which was enough to get the Giants into the red zone where Eli Manning lofted a 3-yard Touch Down pass to Plaxico Burress in the left corner of the end zone with 0:12 remaining.
3rd Quarter
The Giants got the ball first at the 20 yardline, and Eli Manning threw an interception on the first play of the half to Brandon McDonald who returned it to the Giants’ 46 yardline with 14:48 remaining.
The Browns ran a trick play to pick up 33 yards, and then they ran the ball a few times before Phil Dawson made a 26-yard Field Goal Attempt with 11:58 remaining.
With 8:21 remaining, Alex Hall sacked Eli Manning for a loss of 4 yards which ultimately led to a punt.
4th Quarter
The Browns overcame multiple penalties as they had an 88-yard scoring drive, and Derek Anderson gunned a 11-yard Touch Down pass to Braylon Edwards with 14:55 remaining.
Eli Manning countered by marching the Giants all the way to the Browns’ 9 yardline before throwing an interception to Eric Wright who returned it for a 91-yard Touch Down with 8:07 remaining. The Browns converted on a 2-point conversion to take a 21-point lead.
Wrap Up
Eli Manning went 18/28 and threw for 196 yards, 1 TD, and 3 INTs.
Brandon Jacobs led in Rushing Attempts with 14, and Derrick Ward led in Rushing Yards with 101.
Steve Smith led in Receptions and in Receiving Yards with 9 and 94 respectively.
Brandon Jacobs had 1 Rushing TD, and Plaxico Burress had 1 Receiving TD.
John Carney went 0/0 in Field Goal Attempts.
James Butler, Bryan Kehl, and Justin Tuck led the team in Tackles with 5.
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