Giant Formula For Success

GIANTS 21

STEELERS 14

The 2008 Giants look like a special team. In a night when they did not play their best football; in a night where they needed four field goals and a saftey just to stay competitive, the Giants found a way to knock off the best team in football, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now the power of the best has shifted back into the hands of Big Blue.

Eli Manning was not great on Sunday night; he completed only 19 passes on 32 attempts, but Ben Roethlisberger was just awful. Roethlisberger was under constant pressure from the Giants front seven. He couldn't handle it, and he was sacked five times and threw four interceptions on the night.

Most of Big Ben's passes were knocked at the line, or they were dropped by his receivers, who were smothered by the Giant's corners. It was as smash mouth as advertised, especially by the Giants.

With New York down 14-9 in the fourth, Manning completed a huge pass on fourth and six to Amani Toomer down the right sideline for a first down. This set up a John Carney field goal to cut the Steeler lead to 14-12.

The Steeleres went three and out on their next drive, so, on the punt, the ball was snapped over the head of punter Mich Berger. The ball rolled into the back of the end zone for a saftey, tying the game at 14.

The Giants got the ball back on the saftey kick and marched right down the field to take the lead. Manning hit Steve Smith for 25 yards down the left sideline to put the ball at the Steeler 25. Three plays later, Manning hit tight end Kevin Boss from two yards out for the touchdown.

The Steelers had no answers on two possessions, giving the Giants the victory. The Giants are now 6-1, and, quite possibly, most likely are the best in the NFL. Period.