On the same day that Michael Strahan broke Lawrence Taylor’s franchise record for career sacks, it was another defensive end, Osi Umenyiora who stole the show for Big Blue Sunday, leading the Giants to a 12-sack, 16-3 victory over the Eagles.
From a fan’s perspective, this was one of the better games I’ve ever attended. Nothing gets a stadium more jacked up than a sack in a big spot. The Giants had 12 of them on Sunday. Twelve! Add to that a defensive touchdown and two punts downed inside the five and you’ve got a formula for success. The offense stalled a bit (see interception inside the red zone, missed 34 yard field goal, missed extra point), but if we’ve learned anything as Giants fans, solid defense wins games. Period.
Is this the same Giants D that gave up 80 points in the first two weeks?
Granted the Eagles looked like a high school team without Brian Westbrook and a slew of pro-bowlers – so I’m not entirely sold on the Giants D just yet – but they sure have looked impressive over the last two weeks. Our attacking defense has arrived…maybe.
And here’s another thing – is Plaxico Burress playing like a man possessed or what? This guy has come down with a big TD catch for the Giants every week, despite ailing from ankle and thumb injuries. We’ll see if he can keep this up. I’d also like to see Eli getting the ball to Shockey in rollout situations a little more.
What do we think about a possible return of “thunder and lightning,” with Brandon Jacobs coming back from injury and Derrick Ward flashing some Tiki-like moves over the last few weeks?
Starting this Sunday we’ll be starting something new on WNBC.com. I’ll be covering the Giants-Jets game from inside the press box, so make sure to check in for some in-game blogs and a game story following this Sunday’s “Metro Bowl.”
