Giants Daily Blitz Blog

Giants vs. Patriots Live Blog: 2nd QTR

0:00 — PATRIOTS 3, GIANTS 0 (key stat: Weatherford punted six times in the half with a long of 64 yards and an average of 55.3)

1:11 — Rueben Randle back to return punts for the first time tonight, signals fair catch.

2:00 — Broha puts a good hit on Mallett for a sack. He has 1.5 on the night.

8:17 — Backup QB David Carr takes over for Manning, who finishes 4/8 for 29 yards.

*Heading into Friday’s roster cuts to 53, this final preseason game is a last chance for fringe players to leave an impression. On defense, players like Matt Broha (3 tackles 0.5 sacks), Dwayne Hendricks (4 tackles), Adewale Ojomo (1 tackle), Craig Marshall (3 tackles, 0.5 sacks), and Markus Kuhn (1 tackle) doing a good job of that so far.

8:27 — FIELD GOAL: PATRIOTS. Patriots 3, Giants 0 (drive 12 plays, 51 yards in 4:58)

15:00 – Matt Broha and Craig Marshall (starting in place of Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck, respectively) combine for a sack of Patriots QB Ryan Mallett.