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1) DE Adewale Ojomo – The Giants’ preseason sack leader notched another one when it counted the most. Late in the fourth quarter, Ojomo sack-stripped quarterback Brian Hoyer while Marcus Thomas recovered the football at the New England 17. The play led to Lawrence Tynes’ game-winning field goal.

2) P Steve Weatherford – The punter had a busy night during the preseason finale. He punted nine times for a 52.0-yard average and a long of 64. He also had punts of 59, 52, 55, and 58 yards, with two inside the 20.

3) DE Matt Broha – Starting in place of Jason Pierre-Paul at right defensive end, Broha upheld the seat of honor. He notched 1.5 sacks to go along with five tackles (four solo).

4) WR Ramses Barden – Building off last game’s performance when he scored his first touchdown as a Giant, Barden followed up with four catches for 31 yards (7.8), leading all receivers.

5) K Lawrence Tynes – Tynes knocked in all six of the Giants’ points, including the go-ahead 32-yarder late in the fourth quarter that would seal the game.

Vote for Player of the Game

There were plenty of key contributors in Friday night’s third preseason game against the Bears. Vote for who you think had the biggest impact.

1) QB Eli Manning – The two-time Super Bowl MVP was all about efficiency against the Bears. In a full half of work, Manning went 17-for-21 for 148 yards and 1 touchdown in the third preseason game of 2012.

2) RB David Wilson – Fans, coaches, and Wilson himself were all anxious to see how the first-round draft choice faired against a first-team defense. He flew out of the gates with 66 total yards in the first quarter, finishing with 75 on the night. He tallied 46 rushing yards on five attempts (long of 20) and 29 yards receiving on two catches (long of 29).

3) WR Ramses Barden – Recording his first touchdown ever – preseason or otherwise – the fourth-year wideout scored on an 11-yard slant from Manning. He finished the night leading Giants receivers with 46 yards on three catches.

4) Da’Rel Scott – Special teams made its presence known on Friday night. Scott blocked a punt late in the first half deep in Bears territory, leading to Andre Brown’s touchdown. He also added 14 yards rushing on three attempts and a catch for 12 more.

5) LB Mark Herzlich —  On the ensuing kickoff, Herzlich made another special teams play, forcing a fumble. On defense, the second-year linebacker also led the team with eight total tackles.

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