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The Giants have spent all season searching for a bell-cow running back to carry their offense.During their first eight games, in which they stumbled to two wins, six losses and endured their worst start to a season in half a century,Nike Air Max this team tried five different starters at tailback as they looked for someone to power their running game.The results weren’t exactly inspiring. Coming off their bye week, the Giants had run for an average of just 70 yards per game, five touchdowns and hadn’t broken a run longer than 18 yards all season.But as they opened the second half of their season with a wild 24-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders here Sunday, it looked like the Giants have finally found their feature back.On his return from a broken leg, in his first regular-season game since Nov. 25 last year, Andre Brown became the sixth different running back to start for the Giants this season. He didn’t wait long to leave his mark.Late in the third quarter, Brown took a handoff from Eli Manning, spotted an opening to his left, and rumbled into the end zone from one yard out for the go-ahead touchdown in a back-and-forth game. The play was the turning point in the Giants’ third straight win, who improved to 3-6 on the season and climbed off the foot of the NFC East standings for the first time since the opening day.
It also capped a remarkable comeback for Brown, who was recalled to the active roster just three days ago after fracturing his leg in the team’s final preseason game. By the time Sunday’s game was over, Brown had finished with career highs on 30 carries for 115 yards, the highest mark by any Giants’ rusher this season and the standout offensive performance on a windy, rain-soaked afternoon in which the two teams combined for three fumbles, two interceptions and some utterly abominable special-teams play.cnbattachment“I don’t think you can say enough about him, from one game coming back,” said Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. “He had a little spark out there—some power runs, almost broke free a couple of times as well. He gave us what we needed.”From his first carry, it was apparent that Brown was in line for a big day. The fifth-year veteran barreled up the middle for 7 yards on his first attempt, took his next handoff for 7 yards more and, by the end of the first quarter, had established himself as the Giants’ most reliable option in the running game.“I knew we were going to have to run the ball against this team,” said Manning, whose five-yard pass to Rueben Randle gave the Giants a 14-10 lead midway through the second quarter following a run-heavy drive in which Brown carried five times for 28 yards. “Andre played great, he ran hard and also hit some big runs.”
All the talk headed into Sunday’s game was about another runner, Terrelle Pryor, who led all NFL quarterbacks in rushing and figured to cause havoc against a Giants defense that has been terrorized by running quarterbacks this season.But hobbled by a knee strain, the Raiders quarterback wasn’t much of a threat on the ground. Though he remained capable of pulling off some improbable moves to evade pressure and keep plays alive, the Giants defense sacked Pryor four times, held him to 122 passing yards and limited him to just 19 yards on five carries.The Raiders lone touchdown on offense came on Pryor’s quarterback sneak from the goal-line two plays after Jerrel Jernigan fumbled the opening kickoff.That the outcome remained in the balance until the final minutes of the fourth quarter speaks to the Giants’ enduring capacity to shoot themselves in the foot.Having tied the game on Cooper Taylor’s recovery of a blocked punt and taken the lead on Randle’s touchdown catch, the Giants allowed the Raiders to take a halftime lead on Tracy Porter’s 43-yard touchdown return of a Manning interception.It was the quarterback’s 16th interception this season and the lowlight of another tepid outing, in which he completed just 12 passes for 140 yards. But the Giants were able to lean on Brown and the running game as they rallied from a halftime deficit for the first time this season and finally put the game away.wholesale Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts sale from www.googbusiness.com homepage.On their final drive, needing two first downs to seal the outcome, the Giants handed the ball to Brown five straight times. He duly picked up 20 yards and, with that,Buy Cheap Coach Grade AAA Handbags, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more.Sexy Lingerie Factory the game was over. It was the first time the Raiders had stopped him all day.“That last possession, we knew we were going to need two first downs to run out that clock and that’s exactly what he was able to do,” said Manning.
It also capped a remarkable comeback for Brown, who was recalled to the active roster just three days ago after fracturing his leg in the team’s final preseason game. By the time Sunday’s game was over, Brown had finished with career highs on 30 carries for 115 yards, the highest mark by any Giants’ rusher this season and the standout offensive performance on a windy, rain-soaked afternoon in which the two teams combined for three fumbles, two interceptions and some utterly abominable special-teams play.cnbattachment“I don’t think you can say enough about him, from one game coming back,” said Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. “He had a little spark out there—some power runs, almost broke free a couple of times as well. He gave us what we needed.”From his first carry, it was apparent that Brown was in line for a big day. The fifth-year veteran barreled up the middle for 7 yards on his first attempt, took his next handoff for 7 yards more and, by the end of the first quarter, had established himself as the Giants’ most reliable option in the running game.“I knew we were going to have to run the ball against this team,” said Manning, whose five-yard pass to Rueben Randle gave the Giants a 14-10 lead midway through the second quarter following a run-heavy drive in which Brown carried five times for 28 yards. “Andre played great, he ran hard and also hit some big runs.”
All the talk headed into Sunday’s game was about another runner, Terrelle Pryor, who led all NFL quarterbacks in rushing and figured to cause havoc against a Giants defense that has been terrorized by running quarterbacks this season.But hobbled by a knee strain, the Raiders quarterback wasn’t much of a threat on the ground. Though he remained capable of pulling off some improbable moves to evade pressure and keep plays alive, the Giants defense sacked Pryor four times, held him to 122 passing yards and limited him to just 19 yards on five carries.The Raiders lone touchdown on offense came on Pryor’s quarterback sneak from the goal-line two plays after Jerrel Jernigan fumbled the opening kickoff.That the outcome remained in the balance until the final minutes of the fourth quarter speaks to the Giants’ enduring capacity to shoot themselves in the foot.Having tied the game on Cooper Taylor’s recovery of a blocked punt and taken the lead on Randle’s touchdown catch, the Giants allowed the Raiders to take a halftime lead on Tracy Porter’s 43-yard touchdown return of a Manning interception.It was the quarterback’s 16th interception this season and the lowlight of another tepid outing, in which he completed just 12 passes for 140 yards. But the Giants were able to lean on Brown and the running game as they rallied from a halftime deficit for the first time this season and finally put the game away.wholesale Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts sale from www.googbusiness.com homepage.On their final drive, needing two first downs to seal the outcome, the Giants handed the ball to Brown five straight times. He duly picked up 20 yards and, with that,Buy Cheap Coach Grade AAA Handbags, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more.Sexy Lingerie Factory the game was over. It was the first time the Raiders had stopped him all day.“That last possession, we knew we were going to need two first downs to run out that clock and that’s exactly what he was able to do,” said Manning.
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