The expectations of the Birds offense are very high and when you see the three receivers who played in the Eagles exciting come-from-behind 30-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts were targeted 18 times and caught just six passes, the questions are going to be asked.
At 5-foot-9, Trumaine McBride is the shortest player on the Giants’ active roster. But this Sunday against the Houston Texans, he will play a big role in the secondary when he takes over for Walter Thurmond III as the team’s nickel cornerback.
Darren Sproles and an opportunistic defense helped the Eagles erase a 14-point deficit in the second half with a walk-off 36-yard field goal by Cody Parkey.
The Birds remain alone in first place in the NFC East and face division foe Washington Redskins this Sunday at the Linc. 1 p.m. (FOX)
Notes and statistics from the Giants’ 25-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in MetLife Stadium:
*The Giants lost for the second time in as many games and have started 0-2 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1995-96.
*The Giants are 2-3 in MetLife Stadium home openers and have lost their last three in a row, to Dallas, Denver and Arizona. They are 49-38-3 overall in home openers.
The oldest no-no in football at any level is… If you turn the ball over, regardless of your opponent, you will most likely lose.
The Giants coughed up the ball in key situations all afternoon against the Arizona Cardinals, who were playing without starting quarterback Carson Palmer.
The result was a 25-14 loss that left Big Blue with a 0-2 record to start the season.
The West Chester Golden Rams jumped all over Mercyhurst University Saturday afternoon at John A. Farrell Stadium by scoring 21 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. Golden Rams quarterback Sean McCartney threw for three touchdowns and ran another in the 38-14 win. The defense got into the act as well when strong safety Drew Formica returned an interception 39 yards for a score. As a unit, the defense held the Lakers (0-2) to just 255 yards of total offense including only 43 yards on the ground.
Commissioner Goodell called us on Wednesday evening and requested that we oversee the independent investigation that will be conducted by former FBI Director Robert Mueller III.
Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul talks about the importance of getting to the quarterback.
The Giants want to rebound from their 35-14 loss against the Detroit Lions in their opener. This Sunday Big Blue takes on the Arizona Cardinals.
It’s only week 3 of the college football season but already some teams have bye weeks and, of course, the Ivy League teams have yet to start. So while Penn and Princeton wait one more week to hit somebody in a different colored jersey, Temple (1-1), Villanova (1-1) and Delaware Valley (1-0) will all enjoy the weekend off.
Eagles cornerback Cary Williams has never given the party line when it came to his views regardless of other people’s opinion or consequences. Regarding his former teammate Ray Rice, Williams held nothing back at Wednesday’s media session in the Eagles locker room as the Birds prepared for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
