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Eli Manning’s offense, coming off the first regular-season shutout in the Coughlin Era, was
dismal. Ahmad Bradshaw returned, but the Giants got behind early and ran it only 14 times.
Manning was sacked three times, repeatedly under pressure. Hakeem Nicks for the first time in
his NFL career did not catch a single pass.
Asked if the performance was embarrassing, Manning said “You saw the scoreboard. It wasn’t
real pretty, but that’s what can happen in football.’’
It is difficult to pinpoint a worst moment, but what happened with 1:04 left in the first half has
to come close when Rice ran through Michael Boley, Will Hill and Stevie Brown for a 27-yard
touchdown catch-and-run to make it 24-7 at halftime.
“We still had a fighting chance to make our way to the playoffs, we didn’t achieve that,’’ Rolle
said. “It’s a huge letdown for everyone, families, friends, organization, more importantly
ourselves because this is not the kind of team we are.’’