On the other side of the ball, the Saints defense looked slightly improved as they held the Giants to three field goals, most impressively of which was the field goal they forced on a Giants first and goal on the one yard line. LSU hasn’t scored in the 4th quarter yet this season. Beckham (8 catches, 86 yards) drew a pass interference penalty on cornerback Sterling Moore for an automatic first down deep in Saints’ territory with 2:22 left.
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Notes: Payton said after studying video of rookie Wil Lutz’s blocked field goal in NY that the problem was the blocking along the right side of the line.
In the fourth quarter, Drew Brees threw a 17 yard touchdown pass to Willie Snead.
No concussions are alike and happen in different parts of the brain so doctors can’t say how long it will take Williams’ brain to heal.
The defense wasn’t ideal in that 15-minute span.
Saints teammate Craig Robertson’s leg then hit Williams’ head on the play, causing his neck to whiplash a second time.
You really think it’s a coincidence they sit at 2-0? “We thought our output would be better offensively than it was today”. “There was a shot in two-minute there on a third down call where we should’ve been off the field in the first half”.
But McAdoo was pleased with the overall performance of the defense. Shepard had eight catches for 117 and caught a third-down pass for 6 yards to keep the final drive alive. Oakland, and less than a year since they lit up the Giants for 608 yards.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) If you missed Victor Cruz’s clutch return to the National Football League last week after missing more than a season, the 29-year-old New York Giants receiver offered an encore in Week 2. This upcoming Week 3 contest is the Giants’ chance to make a major statement and confirm they are a playoff contender this year.
“The defense was physical and heavy-handed”, McAdoo said. We had some big pass breakups in the secondary. It’s to the point where it’s become maddening to find out why they just can’t convert.
A cart quickly came onto the field, but Williams was attended to by trainers for almost six minutes. Just don’t mention those three lost fumbles to him. As a unit, we still have a lot of work to do. “We had six drives that ended in either drops or fumbles, which is unacceptable. (Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) and the defensive coaches and players all rally around each other, they challenged each other this week and showed up”. We made sure we had our eyes where they needed to be. “Hankins did a great job coming through making a block and Jackrabbit scooping and scoring”.
Finding himself at the center of game changing plays this week and last, cornerback Ken Crawley, overall, had a very strong game against the Giants before giving up a pass to Giants receiver Victor Cruz that basically sealed the game for the G-Men.
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That’s 20 extra plays and Brees can do a lot with that.
