Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NFL: N.Y. Giants 19, Washington 3

|
|
 
  
Published: Oct. 8, 2006 at 6:22 PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Jay Feeley kicked four field goals Sunday to help the New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins, 19-3.

The Giants' defense, which had only two sacks, came up with three in the game, and shut down a Redskins' offense that had scored 67 points the past two weeks.

Eli Manning was 23-of-33 passing for 256 yards and one touchdown, Tiki Barber ran for 123 yards on 23 carries, Amani Toomer made four catches for 81 yards and Plaxico Burress caught the touchdown pass for the Giants (2-2), who had more first downs (20-10), total plays (69-45) and led in time of possession (34:47-25:13) than Washington.

Jon Hall opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Mark Brunell went 12-of-29 for 109 yards, no touchdowns or interceptions. Clinton Portis gained 76 yards on 19 rushing attempts and Chris Cooley caught four passes for 41 yards for the Redskins (2-3).

Topics: Amani Toomer, Chris Cooley, Clinton Portis, Eli Manning, Jay Feeley, Mark Brunell, Plaxico Burress, Tiki Barber
© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade N.Y. Giants win Super Bowl XLVI Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
You don't have to be too smart to coach high school sports. Just smart enough to not post nude photos...
There's vandalizing your school, and then there's doing a million dollars damage to your school
Police say Taylor Burnham, 18, was only wearing cowboy boots as she led police on a Sunday morning...
If you're working as a dog groomer and accidentally chop off a dog's ear, don't try to glue it back,...
After a two-year sting operation, the Feds shut down ... an Amish farm. Another victory in the war...
High school coach retires at 65 after getting arrested nude, "aroused" in car backseat with 17-year-old...