Sanchez Fumbles In Overtime; Jets Lose To Patriots 29-26
The Jets had a chance after the Patriots managed just a field goal. New York moved from its 15 to its 40 before Sanchez lost the ball as he was being sacked.
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The Jets had a chance after the Patriots managed just a field goal. New York moved from its 15 to its 40 before Sanchez lost the ball as he was being sacked.
Eli Manning threw a 77-yard scoring pass to Victor Cruz with 1:13 to play and the New York Giants overcame a late touchdown by rookie sensation Robert Griffin III to defeat the Washington Redskins 27-23 .
New York's inactives are safety Eric Smith, defensive tackles Sione Po'uha and Kenrick Ellis, wide receiver Clyde Gates, running back Bilal Powell.
Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire is expected to miss the start of the regular season because of a left knee injury.
But just who are the Giants going to have to overcome if they are going to defend their NFC Championship and go on to the Super Bowl again.
For the Giants, running back Ahmad Bradshaw is active. He has been bothered by a foot injury and barely practiced this past week.
Unfortunately, there simply doesn't seem to be any team in the AFC East that can seriously challenge the Patriots.
The one thing Giants fans can count on is that this Sunday's game will be intense. If you can't get to the stadium and help Big Blue eradicate rookie fever, no worries. RG3 can be booed just as effectively from any of these fan-packed weekly parties.
New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia will have his pitching elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews following inflammation that landed him on the disabled list in August.
The New York Giants have activated defensive tackle Chris Canty for Sunday's NFC East game against Washington.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and players' association special counsel Steve Fehr spoke to each other on Saturday, but the sides still have no plans to meet face-to-face.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter underwent surgery on his fractured left ankle.
The Redskins were the only team to beat the Super Bowl champions twice during the season, and the Giants are aware that was before RG3.
Gary Nova threw four touchdown passes in the second half to lead No. 19 Rutgers to a 35-10 comeback victory over Temple on Saturday.
"The good news is you're tied for first. The bad news is you're tied for last," Ryan said, "but that's kind of the NFL right now.
