Checking in from the Meadowlands...did not run into Tony Soprano, but did see a couple of near skirmishes between Giants fans and parking lot attendants. "You want me to call a twoopah?" One attendant said to an unruly fan through his Joisey accent, referring to a state trooper...
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Giants QB Eli Manning, a gametime decision with a sore right heel, was on the field warming up and throwing passes.
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Raiders inactives - RB Darren McFadden, FB Oren O'Neal, RT Cornell Green, LG Robert Gallery, WR Chaz Schilens, WR Javon Walker, WR Nick Miller...Charlie Frye is the 3rd QB...
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Raiders captains - Tommy Kelly, Justin Fargas, Sebastian Janikowski...Giants win coin flip, choose to receive
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Eli Manning starts at QB for the Giants...
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Giants drive 77 yards in 14 plays, culminating with a 1-yard TD run by Ahmad Bradshaw on fourth and goal. Drive took 8:03. OUCH. Giants 7, Raiders 0...
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And the rout is on....Bradshaw runs in untouched from 17-yards out...Giants 14, Raiders 0. Raiders have run three offensive plays.
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Raiders can't even stop the Giants on a 3rd and 23...55-yard pickup on a screen pass from Manning to Bradshaw. Raiders LB Ricky Brown helped off. Looks like a left knee. End of 1st quarter and Raiders have run six plays on offense...
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First play of second quarter, Manning to Manningham for a 30-yard TD. Manningham beats both Johnson and Eugene. Giants go 94 yards in 5 plays in 94 seconds. Embarrassing...
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Ricky Brown has a left ankle injury, in for X-Rays, Return is questionable...Now left tackle Mario Henderson, a lone bright spot this season, is down. Face down on the turf
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Khalif Barnes in at left tackle but it doesn;t matter. Not when a blitzing Terrell Thomas strips JaMarcus and Justin Tuck recovers at the 13-yard line. Three plays later, Manning hits Nicks for a 9-yard TD pass. 28-0. And Raiders have run 9 offensive plays. NINE!!!
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The way things are going, Cable should turn himself into the Napa PD at the half, that way he doesn't have to endure this any longer
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WOW. Raiders actually force a punt...with 7:18 to play in second quarter
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A Raiders highlight...they recover a fumbled punt at the Giants' 15 yard line...
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Fargas fumbles at the 5, recovered by Brown, but Fargas ruled down, progress stopped. One play later, Michael Bush rumbles in for TD...28-7, Giants
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With 2:18 to play in half, Carr replaces Manning, the third No. 1 overall pick to play in this game. Maybe he can warn JaMarcus about being a bust...Manning's stats - 8 of 10 passing for 173 yards and 2 TDs
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another JaMarcus sack fumble, followed by a 25-yard Tynes FG...Giants 31, Raiders 7...and Carr almost has as many passing yards as JaMarcus...
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Two seconds remaining in half, and JaMarcus is looking for his helmet on the sidelines before going in...
AND, it's HALFTIME!!!
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Half stats - total net yards - Giants 340, Raiders 68; net passing yards - Giants 211, Raiders 25; net rushing yards - Giants 129, Raiders 43....Eli Manning with a PERFECT passer rating of 158.3.
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JaMarcus with his THIRD lost fumble....I don't know, maybe it's time to see what Gradkowski can do?
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Tynes' 37-yard field goal makes it Giants 44, Raiders 7, with 11:38 to play...
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Ballgame....Giants 44, Raiders 7
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