Giants Game 6 Recap - "Dominance"

Antrel Rolle (left) had 2 picks and Prince Amukamara (right) had 1

The Giants dismantled the 49ers in their rematch of last year's NFC Championship rematch today at Candlestick Park in San Francisco 26-3. The Giants had an established run game, and Eli Manning managed the game pretty much to perfection. He didn't need to throw for 5 touchdowns and 300+ yards, he simply did enough to win the game and put his team in a position to win. 

The defense also got back to the defense that Giants fans have grown accustomed to over the past few years dominating the game from start to finish. The D-Line was finally a factor tallying 6 sacks and the defensive backs came to play today picking off 49er quarterback Alex Smith 3 times, including 2 by safety Antrel Rolle.

The special teams also did a good job minus giving up a blocked field goal at the end of the first half. Rookie running back David Wilson has really emerged as a weapon on kickoff returns, and he had another big return for 66 yards that set the team up on the San Fran 32. Kicker Lawrence Tynes added 4 field goals that slowly but surely put the 49ers away.

Lastly, like I mentioned earlier and I don't want to jinx it, but the running game may be back in New York. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 116 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries against the top run defense in the league. This comes after a 200 yard performance by Bradshaw against the Cleveland Browns last week. If this aspect of the Giants offense can continue, this opens up a whole other aspect of the offense for Eli Manning, including play-action passes and the patented Giants draw play.

One Last Thing: The Giants should be feeling good about this win and it was a very good sign that the defense got after the quarterback this week because they are going to need that next week against Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. The Giants will head home to face the Redskins in a game they need to win since they are already 0-2 in the division. But for now, the G-Men are sitting at 4-2 alone atop the NFC East, which means the pain the Yankees have caused me this past week has been eased a little bit.