I was a little of on my prediction of this football game to say the least.  The Giants just looked flat and that is entirely possible based on the fact that they just played a hard fought O.T. game against the Falcons just four days earlier.  Eli Manning did not look especially good last night completing 24 of 40 passes for 230 yards with a INT.  Brandon Jacobs also had issues as the Broncos were ganging up on him holding him to 27 yards rushing on 11 carries (2.5 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg).  Danny Ware pitched in with 27 yards on 4 carries (6.8 ypc) in this game before leaving it with a concussion.  Steve Smith was the top WR for the Giants last night with 7 catches for 71 yards (10.1 avg).  Hakeem Nicks (4 rec, 66 yards) and Mario Manningham (5 rec, 48 yards) also pitched in for the Giants in the passing game.  The Giants finished up with 267 total yards on offense (57 rushing, 210 passing) as they only had possession of the ball for 24:30.

The defense was awful for the Giants last night as the Broncos pretty much did whatever they wanted to on offense.  Safeties Aaron Rouse (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and C.C. Brown (8 tackles) led the way for the Giants on D.  LB Chase Blackburn also finished up with 8 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss yesterday.  The Broncos finished up with 373 total yards on offense (138 rushing, 235 passing) in this game.  The Giants are now 6-5 on the season.

The Giants had to fight hard to get back on track last week with a hard fought O.T. win over the Falcons.  The Broncos on the other hand have lost four games in a row by a combined score of 117-37!  The last two home games the Broncos have played they lost by a combined 60-13 score.  The Giants will likely try to impose their will on the ground in this game with Brandon Jacobs and Danny Ware against a Broncos’ D that is allowing 115.3 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry.  If the Giants’ O-Line can keep Elvis Dumervil (12 sacks) away from Eli Manning he should be able to have some success throwing the ball.  But if the Broncos get a good rush on Manning he might make a big mistake or two against Champ Bailey and his veteran buddies in the Denver secondary.

The Broncos would like to be more balanced on offense against the Giants with Kyle Orton still a little bit gimpy.  That means that Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter will have to hold onto the ball against a Giants’ D that is allowing 104.8 yards rushing per game and 4.3 yards per carry.  The Giants can be passed on but they like to blitz a lot which could cause problems for the Broncos due to Orton’s ankle as he will be a sitting duck a lot of the time. 

PREDICTION:  GIANTS 27, BRONCOS 17

The Giants will be without running back Ahmad Bradshaw for at least tomorrow’s game with a ankle injury and maybe longer.  He has played in 10 games for the Giants this season and he has carried the ball 115 times for 549 yards (4.8 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  Bradshaw has also caught 10 passes for 96 yards (9.6 avg) so far this season.  24-year old Danny Ware will take over Bradshaw’s role in the offense until he is ready to return to action.  Ware has played in 5 games this season and he has 4 carries for 24 yards (6.0 ypc).  The Giants will miss Bradshaw but it will be interesting to see how well Ware plays as he has a lot of potential.

The Giants have signed CB/S D.J. Johnson off the practice squad of the Broncos who they happen to be playing on Thanksgiving.  He has never played in a NFL game yet but he has volunteered a lot of inside info on the Broncos.  I’m stunned that more teams don’t do this.

It took overtime for the Giants to put the Falcons away today.  Eli Manning was awesome for the Giants in this game as he completed 25 of 39 passes for 384 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT.  Brandon Jacobs didn’t have his best game as he carried the ball 12 times for 39 yards (3.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Ahmad Bradshaw pitched in with 34 yards rushing on 12 carries (2.8 ypc) today.  Mario Manningham led the way for the Giants in the passing game with 6 catches for 126 yards (21.0 avg) today.  Steve Smith pitched in with 4 catches for 79 yards (19.8 avg).  But, it was TE Kevin Boss who made the big plays today as he caught 5 passes for 76 yards (15.2 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  The Giants finished up with 456 total yards on offense (88 rushing, 368 passing) today.

The defense was pretty solid for the Giants until the 4th quarter when Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan tossed 2 TD passes to force the game into O.T.  LB Michael Boley was all over the place for the Giants today with 13 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 2 QB hits.  Safety Aaron Rouse pitched in with 9 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed.  The Falcons finished up with 352 total yards on offense (90 rushing, 262 passing) today.  The Giants are now 6-4 on the season.