APSometimes, football is just about avoiding the big mistake. The Rams have specialized on big mistakes in the first half of Monday night’s game.
The Giants lead 21-6 despite a woeful performance by their offense for most of the first half. All three New York touchdowns came off big Rams mistakes.
New York scored their first touchdown after a muffed punt, and a long third down penalty by St. Louis. Giants linebacker Michael Boley picked up a Sam Bradford lateral to Cadillac Williams for a long return touchdown for the second score. Eli Manning finally put together a good drive to close the first half, but it only happened after a Rams penalty helped the Giants escape the shadow of their own goal line.
Bradford and the Rams offense had Big Blue on the ropes early with a no huddle offense, but had to settle for short field goals. New York’s pass rush came alive in the second quarter once it settled in. Look for St. Louis to bring back the hurry up to start the second half.
If the Giants can just avoid their own big mistake in the second half, they should be in good shape.
UPDATE: The Giants lead 28-9, but lost wide receivers Domenik Hixon (knee) and Mario Manningham (concussion) for the rest of the game.
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Did anybody else see Michael Boley whip the football right into that dudes face standing in the back of the endzone???
was I seeing things or did Boley hit a security guy with the ball while trying to hit the wall after his TD?
Eli still the look of flaccid pencil.
Can the crowd get into this game or is it all suits?
Eli plays JUST like Brady, maybe better…bwahahahahahahahahahaha..oh, that’s funny..
Rams look worse than the Giants look good.
Reminds me of two third place teams.
Hey don’t look now but….the Rams are still the Rams.
This is an awful game. 9 billion from ESPN…ish.
The Giants are trash, the Rams just suck more. -_-
I almost spit my drink all over the living room when I saw Boley throw that ball at the photographer.
Cadillac should be disgusted that he didn’t pursue the ball after that lateral fumble. Play to the whistle, rookie!
Sash special teams play is fully erect!!
it amazes me how Cadillac Williams still has a job
His last good season was? His rookie year?
Start of the game Eli was 2 for 10 for 19 yards. Exactly how most elite QB’s play…..or not….
The Giants aren’t very good this year. The Rams? They are horrible. They can’t catch. They can’t run. Sam is NOT accurate, at all. The only reason their defense looks good at times is because the Giants suck, too!
The Lame-O Bowl…..
wow, a pitch out by the giants? when was the last time that happened?
usually it’s a slow hand off.
i am glad others saw boley try to take the photograper’s head off. wonder why the gruden and company didn’t mention it.
That was the turning point of the game for sure. I agree 100% on how disgusted I am at Cadillac. He doesn’t deserve to get the ball anymore. He looked like he didn’t even want to be there, and not only on that play.
Boley hit that guy right in the face, then it bounced off and hit the camera man.
POW, RIGHT IN THE KISSER!
Anyone else agree? The Rams should’ve gone for two, and gone for it on 4th-and-28 instead of pointing with under 2:00 w/ no time outs. Never give up.
Anybody else hope Gruden gets a coaching job soon and gets out of the booth ?
if my memory is correct i beleive all four Giant toucdowns were the result of Rams mistakes.
Why is no one questioning Boley for intentional drilling that guy with the ball?
Looked right at him, and whizzed it as hard as he could.
First class a-hole.