Minnesota Vikings 44, New York Giants 7
The Giants didn’t look like they wanted to play yesterday. Eli Manning was not too good completing 17 of 23 passes for 141 yards with a INT. David Carr got into the act yesterday by completing 3 of 5 passes for 26 yards. Danny Ware led the way on the ground for the Giants in this game with 22 yards rushing on 5 carries (4.4 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg). Ahmad Bradshaw pitched in with 13 yards rushing on 7 carries (1.9 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 33 yards (16.5 avg). Steve Smith led the way in the passing game for the Giants with 10 catches for 57 yards (5.7 avg). The Giants finished up with 181 total yards on offense (35 rushing, 146 passing) in this game as they only had the ball for 23:08.
Linebacker Michael Boley (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed) and S Michael Johnson (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led a poor effort by the Giants’ D. The Vikings finished up with 487 total yards in this game (129 rushing, 358 passing). The Giants finished up with a disappointing 8-8 record good for third place in the NFC East.
