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Sure, it wasn’t pretty……but it’s a win!   Eli Manning had some problems with the wind, but completed 16 of 31 passes for 154 yards and a TD.  Tiki Barber had a tough time with the Bucs defense, carrying the ball 26 times for 68 yards (2.6 ypc) and catching 3 passes for 20 yards.  Brandon Jacobs carried the ball 7 times for 41 yards (5.9 ypc) and a TD.  WR Plaxico Burress had a good game, catching 7 passes for 86 yards and a TD.

The Giants played great team defense against the Bucs.  The Bucs only carried the ball 13 times for 40 yards (3.1 ypc).  The Bucs only completed 20 of 48 passes for 134 net yards passing. 

This was a solid win against a team the Giants were supposed to beat.

Starting DE Osi Umenyiora could miss multiple games with an injured hip.  He will be replaced in the line-up by first-round pick Mathias Kiwanuka.  Many thought the Giants made a mistake drafting Kiwanuka because DE wasn’t a preceived need, but now the pick is looking like a stroke of genius.  Kiwanuka is under-sized for defending the run, but he is super-quick and a playmaker that is always around the QB.

The Giants are on a roll winning their last three games by an average of 14.3 points per game.  The Buccaneers have won their last two games with 4th quarter comebacks against the Eagles and Bengals.

The Giants offensive players have to be foaming at the mouth after watching game film of the Bucs defense this season that is allowing 354.7 points per game.  Look for the Giants to come out running the football to set the tone for the game.  Tiki Barber (647 yards rushing, 222 yards receiving) should carry the early load against a Bucs defense that allows 152.3 yards rushing per game and 5.1 yards per carry.  The Bucs pass defense hasn’t been too good either allowing 202.3 yards per game.  As soon as the Giants establish their running game, look for Manning (1,518 yards passing, 13 TDs) to throw short passes to Amani Toomer, Jeremy Shockey and Tiki Barber.  Then Manning will go deep to Plaxico Burress (24 rec, 424 yards).

The Bucs need to run the ball effectively if they’re going to have a chance at an upset win.  The Giants have been a little soft against the run, allowing 106.3 yards rushing and 4.0 yards per carry.  RB Cadillac Williams should get the bulk of the carries, as he has 394 yards rushing this season.  For the passing game to have any success at all, the Bucs O-Line had better protect Gradkowski from Osi Umenyiora (5 sacks) and Michael Strahan (3 sacks).

This is the kind of game that can rattle a rookie QBs confidence.  Giants stadium is a pretty hostile environment to play in and the Giants should really paste the Bucs.

The Giants offense has been great so far this season, as the team is averaging 27.2 points per game.  The rushing game has been lights out, averaging 152.3 yards rushing per game and 5.0 yards per carry!  The passing game is putting up 237.2 net yards passing per game and the Giants are ompleting 62.9% of their passes!

The defense is allowing 21.8 points per game this season, but theyve played against alot of high-powered offenses so far.  The Giants allow 106.3 yards per game on the ground and allow 4.0 yards per carry.  Opponents are averaging 224.2 net yards passing per game and are completing 60.0% of their passes.

If the Giants tighten up the defense a little bit, they are a serious threat to win the NFC.