Giants Finally Get a Win Over Equally Bad Browns

Pop the champagne bottles, the New York Giants have themselves a victory.

Big Blue earned a 21-15 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday behind a breakout day from rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, and a solid effort from quarterback Daniel Jones.

Nabers, the Giants first round selection in last April's Draft showed off big time on Sunday, hauling in two touchdowns along with his eight catches for 78 yards on Sunday.

Malik Nabers against the Browns. Getty Images.

He hauled in both scores on short passes from Jones in the second quarter as Big Blue built a 21-7 lead.

As for Jones, he was solid, completing 24-of-34 for 236 yards and two scores to give Giants fans some level of confidence that this team can figure things out in a crowded NFC.

Hey, even the Carolina Panthers won on Sunday over Las Vegas, anyone can win any given Sunday, right?

As for the Giants defense, they answered the bell, sacking Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson eight times, while holding the Browns to just 69-yards rushing offensively. Dexter Lawrence led the way with a pair of sacks, while four other Giants had half-sacks a piece.

The win was also bitter sweet for Head Coach Brian Daboll. Not only was it the first win of the season for the embattled head coach, but it came on the three year anniversary of his grandmother's passing. He discussed that with reporters.

The Giants won't have much time to soak in their first win of the year. The G-Men have to turn right around and play the struggling Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night football. Dallas lost the Baltimore 28-25 on Sunday for their second straight loss in Big D. Let's just say there is gonna be some added pressure on these two teams this week.

Comments

Jets, Dolphins and Patriots Playoff Breakdown

Here are the formuli that could get the Jets into and out of the playoff party this season: 1) If the Jets win against Seattle and Miami, they win the AFC East based on a better conference record (8-4) than the New England Patriots, even if New England wins out as well. 2) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins win out and finish at 11-5, the Jets would be 10-6, or 9-7, and probably out of the playoffs. Both New England and Miami would make the playoffs, with the Dolphins as a divison winner and the Patriots as a wild card. The Patriots make the postseason if Baltimore loses one of its final two games. 3) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins and Jets split, then the Patriots win the AFC East. The Jets will have to hope that they beat Miami to win that tie-breaker and, further, hope that they have a better conference record than the Baltimore Ravens in order to clinch the sixth seed. 4) If the Patriots and Ravens win out and the Dolphins and Jets split their final two games, then ...

Francisco Lindor Remains Red Hot as Mets Top Phillies

Francisco Lindor remains the hottest player in Queens right now. The Mets shortstop blasted two more home runs, including a three-run blast in the bottom of the eighth inning, Monday night to help propel the Mets to a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. Lindor who typically struggles in the month of April is putting together a heck of a month. Monday's two hit effort was the 10th game in the last 11 where Lindor has recorded a hit. In fact in the month of April alone this year, Lindor was hitting at .311 coming into Monday's action. On the year, Lindor is batting .284 with five homers and 13 RBI. Lindor's efforts proved to be prophetic, as the Phillies Alec Bohm crushed a three-run bomb off Edwin Diaz in the top of the ninth to cut the Mets lead to a single run. Fortunately for New York, Diaz was able to shut the door with strikeouts of Trea Turner and Bryce Harper. New York (16-7) has now won five in a row.

Mets Keep Rolling into Phillies Series

The New York Mets are feeling pretty good about things right now! The Amazin's swept a four game series from the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, winning 7-4 Sunday afternoon. It was the first time since 1986 that the Amazin's had swept such a series from St. Louis. We all know what happened later that season. Well, not to get too far ahead of ourselves, because the 2025 version now faces a very stiff challenge. The Mets will face their arch rivals the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday with only two games separating the two teams in the NL East. The Mets took out Philly in the NLDS last October, so this figures to be a heck of showdown. The Mets begin a month long stretch against teams that are likely postseason contenders like the Phillies, D-Backs, Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers. If the Mets (15-7) are this good, we will know for sure in a month.

COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

Search This Blog