Eli & Giants Looking Super
GIANTS 37Who cares that the Dallas Cowboys get all the coverage and hype this year by the experts this preseason, the New York Giants are and will remain the best team in the NFC, if not the NFL.
Even though it was preseason, the Giants showed the nation on ESPN's Monday Night Football, why they are the World Champions, and why Eli Manning is one of the leauges' preimere quaterback's.
The Giants starters rolled up 23 points on the Cleveland Browns in the first quater, on route to a 37-34 victory, the Giants first of the preseason.
Manning looked great, going four of seven for 52 yards and two touchdowns. Trailing 3-0 early, Manning hit Domenix Hixon from 11 yards out to take a 7-3 lead. Later in the first, Manning threw a bullet to Hixon from 24 yards out to take a 14-3 lead. Manning looked sharp, relaxed and poised. Don't be suprised if Manning has a breakout regular season - something he has not had yet in his career.
After a Cleveland punt was blocked in the endzone for a saftey, Hixon took the following kickoff-after-a-saftey all the way back for an 82 yard touchdown. No Giant has had three touchdonws in a quarter in a regular season game, so maybe Hixon is giving us a preview of coming attractions.
Cleveland fought back getting to within three points, as both Brady Quinn (7 for 12,124 yards, 1TD) and Ken Dorsey (9 for 11,143 yards, 1TD) picked apart the Giants second and third stringers, but it was not enough to complete the comeback.
The story of the night is the Giants, and the obvious swagger that they posses; Winning Super Bowl's will do that for you. The G-Men look confident and relaxed. If the first quarter of tonight's game is any indication, then the Giants are going to put together another special season.
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