Giants Roll On Defense

The Giants improved their preseason record to 3-0 Friday night by manhandling their stadium tennants the New York Jets 17-7. Both Eli Manning and Chad Pennington were inconsistent in their starts but it hardly mattered for the G-men as the defense ruled the day.

In fact, they would have had consecutive shutouts if a blocked punt return by the Jets' Darrell McClover had not been retunred for 26 yards late in the fourth quarter.

Aside from Manning Tiki Barber rushed 11 times for 60 yards in a half of work and Jeremy Shockey caught two passes for 30 yards.

But defense was the name of the game for the Giants. They allowed only 184 total yards and only nine first downs with two picks and five sacks. With the way the Giants' defense is shaping up if Eli can run this very, very good offense, this could be a very special year for the G-men.