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"It was soft, no question," Coughlin said on Monday. "It was soft early. We came back and played a little bit better, and then they had their breakout there at the end of the game."
"Teams have been sitting back in that Cover 2," Cruz said, "so we've just got to take our time and find different ways to beat the opposition."
Election Day is not usually about sports, but it's time to credit our past presidents for the biggest sports events that occurred during their times in office.
Atlanta is still undefeated, but I'm not totally buying into them. It's all about the playoffs with this group.
What gives? Is it time for another Big Blue slump in November?
Who has had a more successful career thus far -- Eli Manning or Ben Roethlisberger?
"We wanted to go out there and give the Giants fans and the people around New York something to cheer about," Manning said. "We weren't able to do that. It's disappointing, just the way we played."
You can parse the particulars, from the Giants' 182 total yards to their wretched special teams. But strip the stats and you'll see that the Steelers just wanted to win more.
The NFL presents the Giants with a chance to play 16 games. Losing a tough game at home in the first week of November is just one loss, and there is time to get better.
Football may be a zero-sum business, but life, often gray and messy, is not. We have tragedy. We adjust. We clean. We recover. And sometimes, while we're busy with all that, close is good enough.
Coach Tom Coughlin always reminds his team to "finish," but they wasted a 20-10 lead by allowing two touchdown drives to lose this one.
After delivering so many times with late comebacks and big performances, Eli Manning and the Giants couldn't provide a happy ending for the storm-ravaged fans who came to see them against the Steelers.
The Steelers shocked the Giants by rallying for a 24-20 victory at MetLife Stadium.
Safety Kenny Phillips is unable to suit up against the Steelers, but Ahmad Bradshaw is active for week 9.
Traffic snarls at MetLife are as legendary as our boys in blue and may be even more pronounced this weekend. Here's a run-down on when to arrive, when to leave and how to avoid the worst of the gridlock.
