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Flawed Giants - Review

Last updated: 27th November 2007

Manning: Miserable afternoon

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Eli Manning endured a tough day at the office as the New York Giants were mauled by Minnesota in week 12 of the NFL season.

The quarterback saw three of his four interceptions returned for touchdowns by a dominant Vikings defence in the Big Apple.

Laurence Maroney scored a late touchdown to see the New England Patriots topple the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Eagles had twice led, only for the Patriots to hit back to maintain their unbeaten record.

Elsewhere, the ever-vocal Chad Johnson did his talking on the field to help the Cincinnati Bengals dominate the Tennessee Titans.

After Indianapolis won on Thanksgiving Day, Jacksonville kept themselves in contention with the Colts for the AFC South with a victory over Buffalo.

Fellow play-off hopefuls Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Seattle and San Diego also tasted success.

Minnesota Vikings 41-17 New York Giants

With rookie running back Adrian Peterson once again out injured, Minnesota's defence did the damage against the Giants.

Dwight Smith, Darren Sharper and linebacker Chad Greenway all returned picks of Giants quarterback Eli Manning to the end zone.

Chester Taylor proved an adequate back-up for Peterson by scoring on an eight-yard run as the Vikings won back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Tennessee Titans 6-35 Cincinnati Bengals

Chad Johnson managed two records as he helped Cincinnati torch the Titans, who have now lost three games in a row.

The receiver set a new Bengals franchise mark for receptions as he had a career-best 12 catches on the day. He finished the game with 103 yards and three touchdowns.

In contrast to their opponents Tennessee's offence struggled on the ground and through the air, managing only two Rob Bironas field goals.

Buffalo Bills 14-36 Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville remain hot on the heels of the Indianapolis Colts in the race for the AFC South after a comprehensive home win over Buffalo.

Fred Taylor ran for 104 yards and a touchdown while Josh Scobee kicked five field goals to help the Jaguars move to 8-3.

Defeat for the Bills, who were without starting RB Marshawn Lynch for a second straight week, means the New England Patriots have clinched the AFC East.

Washington Redskins 13-19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay toppled Washington at the Raymond James Stadium despite managing just 16 yards of offence in the second half.

The Buccanneers defence forced six turnovers, including a Brian Kelly interception with 17 seconds left that secured the victory.

The home side had been 19-3 ahead at half-time even though starting quarterback Jeff Garcia was forced out of the game with a back injury.

Houston Texans 17-27 Cleveland Browns

Jamal Lewis managed 134 yards and a touchdown on the ground to help the Browns continue their play-off push with victory over Houston.

After Derek Anderson tossed a pair of first-half touchdowns, Lewis rumbled through the Texans defence to lead Cleveland to a fifth straight home win.

New Orleans Saints 31-6 Carolina Panthers

Carolina are still searching for their first victory on home soil this season after being thumped by New Orleans.

Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes and also ran for a score as the Saints stayed alive in the battle for the NFC South, bouncing back to winning ways after two successive losses.

Seattle Seahawks 24-19 St Louis Rams

Seattle scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to defeat NFC West rivals St Louis.

After a dismal first half Matt Hasselbeck inspired the offence, without the services of Shaun Alexander, going 21-of-38 for 249 yards and a TD.

The Rams could still have won the game but back-up QB Gus Frerotte - called into action after Marc Bulger suffered a concussion - fumbled on a fourth-and-goal in the final minute.

Oakland Raiders 20-17 Kansas City Chiefs

Justin Fargas and LaMont Jordan both rushed for a touchdown to help the Raiders defeat the Chiefs and end a six-game losing streak.

Rookie tailback Kolby Smith - who got the starting job following Priest Holmes' retirement - managed 150 yards and two scores in a losing cause.

New England Patriots 31-28 Philadelphia Eagles

A touchdown after 82 seconds from Asante Samuel helped set New England on their way to victory over Philadelphia.

Heath Evans, Jabar Gaffney and Laurence Maroney also score touchdowns for the Patriots, however it was not all plain sailing.

Touchdowns from Brian Westbrook, Greg Lewis (2) and Reggie Brown had seen the Eagles lead 21-17 and 28-24 before Maroney's late score settled the tie in New England's favour.

San Diego Chargers 32-14 Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore may have one of the stingiest run defences in NFL, however they could not stop San Diego storming to victory.

The Chargers' star running back LaDainian Tomlinson was held to 77 yards as the Ravens made it 14 games on the bounce of keeping their opposition runners to under 100 yards.

However Phillip Rivers threw touchdown passes to Antonio Gates (2) and Chris Chambers as San Diego moved to 6-5.

Tomlinson's quiet day was still enough to see him pass 10,000 rushing yards for his career.

Chicago Bears 37-34 Denver Broncos

A 39-yard overtime field goal from Robbie Gould and two touchdowns from Devin Hester saw the Bears stun Denver.

The Bears had trailed by 14 points with five and a half minutes left but they turned things around - with Bernard Berrian's touchdown with 28 seconds left forcing overtime.

Hester scored two long range touchdown for the Bears as he recorded a 75-yard punt return and an 88-yard kick-off return.

Arizona Cardinals 31-37 San Francisco 49ers

Tully Banta-Cain grabbed a touchdown from a fumble in the end zone to see the 49ers snatch an overtime victory.

Ronald Fields sacked quarterback Kurt Warner, allowing Banta-Cain to pounce. It was harsh for Warner to make the mistake after he passed 486 yards for a NFL season high.