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Updated October 15, 2006
But no one does second halves like the Giants. They scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Atlanta Falcons, 27-14. Both teams are 3-2. "I thought the second half was well played," head coach Tom Coughlin said. "It was very hard, tough football. I did not think the first half was very good, although defensively holding a team like that to seven points was good. Offensively, we were in position a number of times, but we did not pull the trigger because of penalties and what have you. "We came back in the second half and played well. I was really happy for the players. We had a gut check at halftime and they came out and played well. The team came here with a great purpose. It was in a domed stadium against a very good football team - a team that had all kinds of statistics on special teams, defense, and offense and has played extremely well. We are very happy to get out of here with a win." The Giants have become second-half bullies. In their five games, they have outscored their opponents after halftime, 98-31. The count in the third and fourth quarters in Atlanta was 24-7, and that was against a Falcons team that owned a 27-6 second-half advantage, including 10-0 in the fourth quarter, coming into the game. Sunday, it was the Giants who enjoyed the 10-0 upper hand in the final period. Here's the latest... Click on the links below for more on this week's game! | ||||||||||
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