
| Halftime analysis from Patriots-Giants | 09.02.10 at 8:34 pm ET |
The Patriots hold a 10-9 lead on the Giants after two quarters at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Here are a few quick notes:
After some debate, the Patriots did indeed open with their complete group of starters on both sides of the ball, with the majority of each group on the field for two series’ each. Tom Brady, in his first action in a preseason finale since 2003, finished 4-for-8 for 51 yards with one touchdown (to Rob Gronkowski) and one interception (on an underthrown deep ball to Randy Moss). Among the starters, tight end Alge Crumpler had one catch for 22 yards, Wes Welker added one catch for 14 yards and Randy Moss had one catch for 10 yards.
The Giants opened with a nine-play, 86-yard drive that took just 4:17. It was a bad series for the New England defense, as New York chewed up ground easily, on the ground and in the air, culminating the series with a 13-yard pass play from Eli Manning to tight end Kevin Boss. The Giants did a nice job exploiting some open space underneath — New York’s gains on its pass plays on the opening drive were for 22, 2, 12, 17 and 13 yards, the last being Boss’ score. No big gains, but a steady consistent series of passes that wore down the Patriots’ passing defense.
New England’s best defensive play — and one of the best examples of team defense it has shown all preseason — came on a third and 8 with just over three minutes to go in the first quarter. The Patriots, and Mike Wright in particular, did a good job pressuring Manning. When Manning got the pass off, rookie cornerback Devin McCourty did a nice job in coverage on Hakeem Nicks, and the ball went incomplete.
After the Giants’ first drive went for a touchdown, the Patriots answered with an eight-play drive of their own that went 45 yards (thanks to a nice 56-yard return by Thomas Clayton) and ended with a five-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, who ran a sharp route over the middle and hauled in the pass. It was a drive that culminated with a score and featured some nice work in the passing game (with passes to Crumpler and Moss), but unlike the first two games, New England struggled to execute on the ground — the Patriots ended the first half with 137 yards in the air, but just 46 on the ground.
While the Patriots opened with Fred Taylor at running back, Laurence Maroney saw his first action since the preseason opener when he came on with the backup offense on New England’s third offensive series of the night. He had two carries for seven yards on his first series, which ended with a three-and-out, and ended the first half with seven carries for 32 yards, tops among both teams. At the tight end spot, if Week 2 was Aaron Hernandez’s time in the spotlight and Week 3 was Gronkowski’s turn, the first half was Crumpler’s chance. Crumpler was targeted three times, but had one drop and wasn’t on the same page with Brady on another red-zone pass play. He did end up with one catch for 22 yards. Brian Hoyer relieved Brady, and went 7-for-12 for 86 yards. He got knocked around pretty good behind New England’s backup offensive line, with his helmet almost getting knocked clean off at one point.
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