The Giants have signed 24-year old TE Martrez Milner to the practice squad.  Milner was recently let go by the Atlanta Falcons so the Giants decided to take a look at the 6′4″, 260 pounder.  Milner played in 8 games (2 starts) with the Falcons as a rookie last season and he caught 9 passes for 50 yards (5.6 avg).  This was a nice low risk signing for the Giants as Milner does have potential.

WR Plaxico Burress decided to take a day off of practice without calling off so the Giants have suspended him for one game and docked him two game checks.  This will hurt the Giants’ offense quite a bit as Burress was off to a outstanding start to the season.  He has caught 18 passes for 259 yards (14.4 avg) with 1 TD grab so far this season.  Domenik Hixon will start in the game that Burress is suspended for.  He has caught 6 passes for 89 yards (14.8 avg) so far this season.  Hixon is a decent player but there will be a dropoff in production until Burress is ready to return.

The Giants have signed 24-year old mighty mite (6′1″, 176 pounds) WR John Broussard to the practice squad.  Broussard was a rookie last season with the Jaguars and he played in 8 games catching 4 passes for 126 yards (31.5 avg) with a TD grab.  He also returned 1 kickoff for 20 yards last season.  He was signed for insurance reasons as the Giants are having some issues at WR.

The Giants had a tough time with the pesky Bengals last Sunday in New Jersey.  Eli Manning had a solid game completing 26 of 43 passes for 289 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 interceptions.  Derrick Ward had a very solid game leading the Giants in rushing with 80 yards on 9 carries (8.9 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg).  Brandon Jacobs was also busy carrying the ball 14 times for 35 yards (2.5 ypc).  Steve Smith was the leading receiver in this game for the Giants with 7 catches for 60 yards (8.6 avg).  Amani Toomer (5 rec, 64 yards) and Kevin Boss (3 rec, 51 yards, TD) both also had decent games for the Giants.  The Giants finished up with 117 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 43 passes for 289 yards. 

The Giants’ defense didn’t not play a good game on Sunday but they tightened up when needed.  Linebacker Antonio Pierce led the way for the Giants’ D in this game with 13 tackles.  CB Kevin Dockery (9 tackles) and CB Corey Webster (8 tackles, sack) had solid games for the Giants.  The Bengals finished up with 102 yards rushing on 27 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 39 passes for 245 yards.  The Giants improve to 3-0 on the season with this impressive victory.

The Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants are two teams heading in totally different directions right now.  The Bengals are 0-2 having been outscored 41-17 by the Ravens and Titans.  The Giants have won both of their games by a combined score of 57-20 over the Redskins and Rams.  The Bengals’ offense appears lost right now as they are averaging only 184.5 yards of offense per game.  The bad news for the kitties is that the Giants are only allowing 205.0 yards per game this season.  The Bengals should just come out passing against the Giants and try to get a lead on them.  Sure, Carson Palmer is off to a tough start but he could have success if given time to throw.  The Bengals have only allowed 3 sacks this season but the Giants have 7 already.  Still, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson could give the Giants’ corners problems in this football game.

The Giants have to be foaming at the mouth watching the Bengals on film.  The Bengals are soft against the run as they are allowing 203.0 yards rushing per game and 4.7 ypc.  This means the Giants will try to push them around with Brandon Jacobs (209 yards rushing), Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw.  That doesn’t mean that Eli Manning won’t make the Bengals pay for sneaking up into the box to stop the run.  Manning has looked sharp this season and Plaxico Burress (15 rec, 214 yards, TD) is a huge mis-match for the secondary of the Bengals.

PREDICTION:  NEW YORK GIANTS 30, CINCINNATI BENGALS 13