Zachary GirsbergerGiants knock off Bears, 17-3
October 4th 2010 03:47
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What started off as a defensive struggle finished sloppily and overall did not produce a great deal of entertainment for a prime time game. The Giants won with their defense getting ten sacks, nine in the first half (an NFL record), but had only one truly impressive drive. The Bears luck ran out –escaped Detroit with the controversial Calvin Johnson call, beat the Cowboys before they had identity, and Green Bay killed their chance at winning with penalties.
First Half:
The Giants really blew the first half. New York’s defense combined for nine sacks, one interception, and two forced fumbles, one of which they recovered. All of this and the offense managed to score three whole points. With such a dominating defensive push, the Giants could have easily put Chicago away early, but they did succeed in taking out Cutler at the end of the half, cutting any chance the Bears had at running their offense well. Neither offense had much success in the half, but overall the Giants won this half of the game.
Second Half:
The Giants won the game for one reason; they ran the ball well in the second half. Sure, Collins and Hanie could not get the offense started for the Bears and had turnovers, but the run is the bread and butter of the Giants. They win when they run, so when Jacobs and Bradshaw got going the offense actually moved the ball. Surviving a few turnovers themselves, and a huge penalty that negated an interception, the Giants held the Bears to a field goal on a drive where the Bears started in range. At the end of the game, both the Bears and Giants showed a level of sportsmanship with the Bears admitting defeat and the Giants not running up the score, both of which cannot be expected of all teams in the league.
Notes:
On the second offensive play of the game, Chris Collinsworth of NBC noted that he thought Hester could have shaken off at least one man before being taken down. I note this, because Hester was a cornerback in college, drafted as a cornerback, and only has been a wide receiver as long as he has been a household name. He obviously does not have the same skill set as a prototypical wideout.
It took NBC five minutes and forty-five seconds of game time to compare Cutler to Favre. While I am not a huge fan of Favre, he does one thing that Cutler does not –wins. Sure, Cutler has had some success, but until Cutler shows that he can take the game into his hands and win consistently, the comparison is flawed.
The signing of Julius Peppers obviously got a lot of attention and he dominates games at times, but I think that the most important impact so far for the bears has been the return of Urlacher. He may have aged a bit, but he still makes plays and is the foundation of the Bears defense.
Jacobs looked better than he has all year, granted mostly in garbage time, but the key to the Giants team when they won Superbowl XLII was a balanced attack. If the Giants can muster up a run like the one they did in ’07, they have a solid chance of taking the NFC East, which does not look as strong as it did Opening Day.
First Half:
The Giants really blew the first half. New York’s defense combined for nine sacks, one interception, and two forced fumbles, one of which they recovered. All of this and the offense managed to score three whole points. With such a dominating defensive push, the Giants could have easily put Chicago away early, but they did succeed in taking out Cutler at the end of the half, cutting any chance the Bears had at running their offense well. Neither offense had much success in the half, but overall the Giants won this half of the game.
Second Half:
The Giants won the game for one reason; they ran the ball well in the second half. Sure, Collins and Hanie could not get the offense started for the Bears and had turnovers, but the run is the bread and butter of the Giants. They win when they run, so when Jacobs and Bradshaw got going the offense actually moved the ball. Surviving a few turnovers themselves, and a huge penalty that negated an interception, the Giants held the Bears to a field goal on a drive where the Bears started in range. At the end of the game, both the Bears and Giants showed a level of sportsmanship with the Bears admitting defeat and the Giants not running up the score, both of which cannot be expected of all teams in the league.
Notes:
On the second offensive play of the game, Chris Collinsworth of NBC noted that he thought Hester could have shaken off at least one man before being taken down. I note this, because Hester was a cornerback in college, drafted as a cornerback, and only has been a wide receiver as long as he has been a household name. He obviously does not have the same skill set as a prototypical wideout.
It took NBC five minutes and forty-five seconds of game time to compare Cutler to Favre. While I am not a huge fan of Favre, he does one thing that Cutler does not –wins. Sure, Cutler has had some success, but until Cutler shows that he can take the game into his hands and win consistently, the comparison is flawed.
The signing of Julius Peppers obviously got a lot of attention and he dominates games at times, but I think that the most important impact so far for the bears has been the return of Urlacher. He may have aged a bit, but he still makes plays and is the foundation of the Bears defense.
Jacobs looked better than he has all year, granted mostly in garbage time, but the key to the Giants team when they won Superbowl XLII was a balanced attack. If the Giants can muster up a run like the one they did in ’07, they have a solid chance of taking the NFC East, which does not look as strong as it did Opening Day.
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