The Giants did show an improvement during their match with Dallas cowboys, although they did not add a point to their not so pleasing record. They produced 13 touchdown passes (seven by Brees, six by Manning), an INT returned for a TD by the Giants and 1,024 total yards.
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Irvin, who had Oakland’s only sack of the game when he stripped the ball from Drew Brees and forced a fumble in the first quarter, received the same kind of attention while also being effectively muted by the Saints’ blocking schemes. But the thing about that, this year, is it’s a different defense.
The New Orleans Saints and New York Giants gave the scoreboard operator a workout and fantasy football owners a thrill with high-octane offense in their explosive matchup last season.
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Smith was one of the marquee offseason additions made by general manager Reggie McKenzie yet Del Rio didn’t hesitate to pull Smith after he failed to get a hand on Saints wideout Brandin Cooks and was beaten for a 98-yard touchdown. You just got to be ready.
“We have to be better in that area (rushing the passer), and sometimes it’s going to come from more than a four-man rush – or a pressure”, coach Sean Payton said. It’s the first time that two teams played four straight games in which the victor scored at least 48 points each time. Brees says he does not see a difference in the offense now that Payton is not at the controls.
“It makes us feel good and play harder, and they pushed us to the win”.
The Giants passing game got off to a solid start in their Week 1 victory over the Cowboys, with Cruz and Shepard each catching a TD. The Saints are absolutely depleted at the cornerback position, and of the two veteran starting safeties, only Kenny Vaccaro is worth his grain of salt, as Jairus Byrd is just out there trying to avoid injuries and collecting a paycheck. The Giants lost linebacker J.T. Thomas after he suffered torn ligaments in his left knee and they placed him on injured reserve. Although they walked away with the win there are still plenty of things that this team can look to improve upon going into week 2. Well, they are going to lose to the Giants, so not good enough! “I know our defense would take exception to that”. The Saints only have by far the NFL’s worst defense and Delvin Breaux and Sheldon Rankins have fractured fibulas and won’t be there to help. He underwent surgery and is expected to miss six weeks.
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Brees remains sharp as ever, entering Sunday’s game off a 423-yard, four-touchdown performance in the season opener.
