The Giants didn’t look to interested in tonight’s preseason opener in Detroit.  Eli Manning made a quick exit after completing only 2 of 6 passes for 19 yards.  Anthony Wright followed Manning in the game and he was 9 of 13 passing for 116 yards.  David Carr led the Giants to the only TD they would score on the night hitting WR Craponso Thorpe with a 13-yard TD pass.  Carr was the most impressive QB of the night for the Giants as he completed 10 of 13 passes for 104 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions.   Brandon Jacobs led the Giants in rushing with 27 yards on only 2 carries (13.5 ypc).  WR Sinorice Moss might have woken up tonight knowing that he has to fight for a roster spot as he caught 2 passes for 55 yards (27.5 avg).  The Giants rushed for 79 yards in tonight’s game on 24 carries (3.3 ypc) and that’s not too good.  They also completed 21 of 32 passes for 231 yards.  They have a few things to work on before the season starts in September.

The defense was led by rookie safety Kenny Phillips with 8 tackles.  Linebacker Chase Blackburn of the powerful University of Akron finished up with 7 tackles.  The run defense was pretty solid for the Giants tonight as they held the Lions to 84 yards rushing on 35 carries (2.4 ypc).  They did have some issues however defending the pass as the Lions completed 19 of 24 passes for 214 yards.