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"Flip" Wilson leads G-Men in Shootout Over Saints

GIANTS 52
SAINTS 27 

After watching their hold on the NFC East get tighter after both the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys won earlier Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants had little margin for error going into their contest with the New Orleans Saints, and Big Blue didn't disappoint. 

The Giants rolled past the New Orleans Saints 52-27, thanks to a huge night by rookie running back David Wilson, who finally had the break out game that Tom Coughlin and the Giants had been waiting for.

After Eli Manning was picked off Elbert Mack, who brought the ball back 73-yards for a touchdown giving the Saints an early 7-0 lead, Wilson provided immediate fireworks when he returned the ensuing kick-off 97-yards for a touchdown to tie the game.

The wild nature of the contest didn't stop there. A fumble by the Saints on their next possession quickly resulted in another Giants score; Eli Manning found Martellus Bennett in the back of the end zone for a touchdown to make it 14-7.

The night soon belonged to Wilson, Manning and the rest of the Giants offense. Since coming in for Ahmad Bradshaw who left the game with an injury, Wilson lit a fire into the Giants offense. He rushed for 100 yards on 13 carries, and had 227 yards on kick returns; overall a 327 yard night for the rookie.

Wilson found paydirt again early in the third quarter when his six-yard run up the gut gave New York a dominating 28-13 lead.

Manning and the passing attack tore up the Saints secondary. Manning hit Victor Cruz eight time for 121 yards and a score, and found Hakeem Nicks for 67 yards on four catches. Manning threw for four touchdowns in the game, the first time this year he has reached that feat.

Manning's muscle turned the game into a laugher in the third quarter, when he found a wide open Nicks from 35-yards out for a touchdown extending the G-Mens lead to 35-13.

After the Saints worked their way back into the game with two touchdown drives of their own to cut the Giants lead to a single score, the Giants once again took off in the fourth quarter.

After a 60-yard kick return by Jerrel Jernigan to set the Giants up at the New Orleans 25, Manning found Cruz from 10 yards out for the score extending the Giants lead back to 13. Finally, Wilson put the nail in the coffin with 5:20 to go. On the first play from scrimmage he took off down the sideline and went untouched for a 52-yard touchdown handing New York a 52-27 lead.

With the victory the Giants keep pace with the Cowboys and Redskins, and remain in first place with three huge games to go.

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