For those of you who read my game review, I said Giants were more talented than the 49ers and that is Giants limited turnovers, they would win the game. So what happened…Giants outplayed a good 49ers team, but made too many mistakes. The Giants out-gained the 49ers in first downs (21 to 16), third-down efficiency (50% to 27%), total net yards (395 to 305), net yards rushing (93 to 77), net yards passing (302 to 228), and time of possession (34:37 to 25:23). But the Giants were only 1-of-4 in the red zone, they lost turnover battle with one interception by the 49ers and two by the Giants.
Good News….Giants hung in a game that they could have been blown out in after an early 4th quarter turnover led to a 49ers TD and a 2 score lead. Eli and the offense drove down the field late in the game and had a good chance to tie it up. Giants ran the ball against a tough run defense and did a lot better against the run. They also made a lot of big 4th down conversions on that last drive and were a Mannigham catch away from tying the game late.
Bad News…Giants were bad in Red Zone (1 for 4). I know SF has a tough D, but can I get a 1 on 1 jump ball for Barden? The guy did it all through college and he is 6’6”. Giants ran the ball better, but still couldn’t get the 2 yard gain when they needed it. Couple of bad turnovers (1 totally on Eli, and the 2nd on Manningham). Manningham needs to finish his route and that 4th quarter ball doesn’t get picked off. Giants need to get Prince on the field. I know he is a rookie and we can’t expect much, but he has to be better than Coe and Martin. Martin played terrible on Special teams and I wouldn’t be surprised if he was waved this week.
What it means for Gmen…. Giants were helped out by Eagles losing. That pretty much eliminates Eagles. The Cowboys had a big win against Bills and now the NFC East is a two team race. Giants will have their chance to win it, since they have two games left with Dallas, but with a very tough schedule still remaining, the Giants have little room for error. Cowboys next 4 games are all easy, while Giants have 4 tough ones. It is going to be very tough for Giants to maintain a one game lead through this stretch. A win yesterday would have really been huge.
What’s next…A huge game against the Eagles. I know Eagles are struggling, but you know they are going to play hard against us. Not only do Giants need to win to help conference and division record, but it is the only game in the next 3 where Giants will be favored.
What do you guys think? How bad did this one hurt? Was it a bump in the road or a crack on the highway to playoff town?
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