By TOM CANAVAN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants aren’t worrying about another meltdown in the second half of the season despite starting it with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Coach Tom Coughlin seemed slightly amused Monday when asked about the team’s recent trend of getting off to good starts and then folding down the stretch. New York failed to win a playoff game after the 2008 season and then missed the postseason the next two years.

Coughlin dismissed any similarity after a 27-20 loss on Sunday that left the Giants (6-3) with a one-game lead over Dallas (5-4) in the NFC East.

Different year. Different team. And Coughlin wasn’t about to apologize for a loss on the road to San Francisco (8-1), which has the second best record in the NFC.

“I can’t imagine why this question keeps coming up,” Coughlin said Monday. “You have to take each year one at a time, You have to take each game one at a time. This is a game against a team that was 7-1. It’s not that we played poorly or not that we da-da-da-da. We didn’t win the game.

“We don’t feel we should ever give up 27 and I am certainly not satisfied with 20 points,” the 65-year-old coach said. “As far as analyzing why and what — we didn’t play well enough to win. Does it have to do with anything in the second half? No!”

Coughlin’s biggest problem with the performance was the two interceptions thrown by Eli Manning and the ability of the offense to generate one touchdown in four trips to the red zone.

Even with those problems. the Giants were in position for their sixth fourth-quarter comeback of the season before their final drive stalled at the San Francisco 10 yard line when they failed to convert on third and fourth down. Manning’s final pass was batted down by Justin Smith.

“We did some positive things but there are no moral victories here,” Giants Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee said. “We felt like we left stuff out there on the field. We left a game out there in San Fran that we thought we should have had. We are well beyond being happy about playing and coming up losing. That is not the mentality that we have around here.”

Safety Kenny Phillips believes this group of players is a different that the past two year.

New York missed the playoffs two years ago after losing eight of its last 11. Despite a 10-6 record last season, the Giants cost themselves a playoff berth giving away a 21-point fourth quarter lead to Philadelphia in December with first place in the NFC East on the line. They also lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Packers in Green Bay with a playoff berth on the line.

Phillips knows there are people who expect the Giants to stumble again, but he said no one is spending a lot of time thinking about it.

“We’re more mature, knowing the opponents we have coming up,” he said. “I think we are ready for this stretch. You could tell by the moral in the locker room, just by the way we handled this loss. As far as individuals and as a team. I think we are heading in the right direction.”

The Giants will get a chance to bounce back on Sunday night when they play the Eagles (3-6) in a game that conceivably could end Philadelphia’s hopes of repeating as the division winner. The Giants beat Philadelphia earlier this season and another win would give New York a four-game lead in the division with six to play.

Philadelphia also might be without quarterback Michael Vick, who broke two ribs in Sunday’s loss to Arizona.

New York will follow that game with a contest at New Orleans (7-3) and then one at home against the Packers (8-0). A game in Dallas would follow in what has to be one of the toughest stretches for any team in the league.

“We have a group of fighters,” Coughlin said. “We have a team of guys that will fight you and battle you. It’s not always going our way. Yesterday wasn’t. We didn’t play especially well yesterday, but we do fight and we do battle. Despite some errors and so-on and so-forth, our effort is good and we do fight. We do battle. That’s the key thing. As long as we continue to do that I think we can correct a lot of these other things. I know we can play better because many people who played yesterday didn’t play as well as they did the week before. That’s something that we have to get straightened around, no doubt. But there are a lot of positives, yeah, a lot of positives.”

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—The New York Giants aren’t worrying about
another meltdown in the second half of the season despite starting it with a
loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Coach Tom Coughlin seemed slightly amused Monday when asked about the team’s
recent trend of getting off to good starts and then folding down the stretch.
New York failed to win a playoff game after the 2008 season and then missed the
postseason the next two years.

Coughlin dismissed any similarity after a 27-20 loss on Sunday that left the
Giants (6-3) with a one-game lead over Dallas (5-4) in the NFC East.

Different year. Different team. And Coughlin wasn’t about to apologize for a
loss on the road to San Francisco (8-1), which has the second best record in the
NFC.

“I can’t imagine why this question keeps coming up,” Coughlin said Monday.
“You have to take each year one at a time, You have to take each game one at a
time. This is a game against a team that was 7-1. It’s not that we played poorly
or not that we da-da-da-da. We didn’t win the game.

“We don’t feel we should ever give up 27 and I am certainly not satisfied
with 20 points,” the 65-year-old coach said. “As far as analyzing why and what
— we didn’t play well enough to win. Does it have to do with anything in the
second half? No!”

Coughlin’s biggest problem with the performance was the two interceptions
thrown by Eli Manning(notes) and the ability of the offense to generate one touchdown
in four trips to the red zone.

Even with those problems. the Giants were in position for their sixth
fourth-quarter comeback of the season before their final drive stalled at the
San Francisco 10 yard line when they failed to convert on third and fourth down.
Manning’s final pass was batted down by Justin Smith(notes).

“We did some positive things but there are no moral victories here,”
Giants Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee(notes) said. “We felt like we left stuff out there on
the field. We left a game out there in San Fran that we thought we should have
had. We are well beyond being happy about playing and coming up losing. That is
not the mentality that we have around here.”

Safety Kenny Phillips(notes) believes this group of players is a different that the
past two year.

New York missed the playoffs two years ago after losing eight of its last
11. Despite a 10-6 record last season, the Giants cost themselves a playoff
berth giving away a 21-point fourth quarter lead to Philadelphia in December
with first place in the NFC East on the line. They also lost to the eventual
Super Bowl champion Packers in Green Bay with a playoff berth on the line.

Phillips knows there are people who expect the Giants to stumble again, but
he said no one is spending a lot of time thinking about it.

“We’re more mature, knowing the opponents we have coming up,” he said. “I
think we are ready for this stretch. You could tell by the moral in the locker
room, just by the way we handled this loss. As far as individuals and as a team.
I think we are heading in the right direction.”

The Giants will get a chance to bounce back on Sunday night when they play
the Eagles (3-6) in a game that conceivably could end Philadelphia’s hopes of
repeating as the division winner. The Giants beat Philadelphia earlier this
season and another win would give New York a four-game lead in the division with
six to play.

Philadelphia also might be without quarterback Michael Vick(notes), who broke two
ribs in Sunday’s loss to Arizona.

New York will follow that game with a contest at New Orleans (7-3) and then
one at home against the Packers (8-0). A game in Dallas would follow in what has
to be one of the toughest stretches for any team in the league.

“We have a group of fighters,” Coughlin said. “We have a team of guys
that will fight you and battle you. It’s not always going our way. Yesterday
wasn’t. We didn’t play especially well yesterday, but we do fight and we do
battle. Despite some errors and so-on and so-forth, our effort is good and we do
fight. We do battle. That’s the key thing. As long as we continue to do that I
think we can correct a lot of these other things. I know we can play better
because many people who played yesterday didn’t play as well as they did the
week before. That’s something that we have to get straightened around, no doubt.
But there are a lot of positives, yeah, a lot of positives.”

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While New York Giants fans certainly aren’t thrilled with the result, nobody can be too disappointed Sunday evening. This was one great football game.

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Giants 27-20. A full game recap and box score can be found here.

The game changed: When the 49ers put 15 points on the scoreboard in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. A completely blown defensive assignment allowed Vernon Davis(notes) to get wide open over the middle of the field in the New York red zone. Davis accepted an Alex Smith pass and then sped down the left sideline before completing the run with a leap into the end zone. A two-point conversion gave the 49ers a 20-13 lead with 13:22 left to play.

The score didn’t stay that way for long. A miscommunication between Eli Manning(notes) and Mario Manningham(notes) resulted in a “Bad Eli” ball thrown into double coverage. Carlos Rogers(notes) made the interception, his second of the game, and the 49ers did what all good teams do in such a situation. They made the Giants pay. Some stellar blocking sprung Kendall Hunter(notes) free on the very next play, and his 17-yard run to glory gave the 49ers a two-score lead with 12:21 left on the clock.

The game was over: When a questionable play call stalled and subsequently killed New York’s most important drive of the game. With Big Blue trailing by a single touchdown, Manning drove the Giants down to the 49ers ten-yard line with under a minute to play. On third and two, the New York QB stepped back into the shotgun before handing the ball off to D.J. Ware(notes), who was stuffed on his run up the middle. Instead of using one of two timeouts, the Giants let the clock run down before casually assembling at the line of scrimmage. Manning’s fourth down pass was batted down at the line, and the 49ers had secured the team’s eighth win of the season.

That third down play is one which just cannot happen in that situation; not with under one minute remaining and with two timeouts in your pocket, and not against this run defense. Several Giants fans I spoke with immediately following the game were unhappy with offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride regarding that particular play. You can’t forget that Eli Manning has every right to either change the play or call a timeout in that scenario. Regardless, it was the wrong play at the wrong moment, and it ultimately prevented the Giants from tying the game.

NYG MVPs: The roller coaster ride that is Eli Manning’s 2011 NFL regular season continues. Manning was picked off twice, and he was also guilty of at least three “Bad Eli” balls that probably should have been intercepted. At the same time, Manning made several beautiful throws, including highlight reel touchdown passes to Mario Manningham and Hakeem Nicks(notes), and he had the Giants knocking on the door of the end zone with under 60 seconds remaining. Manning was hardly perfect at San Francisco, but he once again showed why he can play quarterback for my favorite football team any day of the week.

Corey Webster(notes) was the definition of “shutdown corner” in the red zone, turning Braylon Edwards(notes) into a non-factor in clutch situations. While many focus their attention on the New York pass rush, Webster has quietly turned into one of the NFC’s most reliable corners.

Overall: The San Francisco 49ers are the second best team in the NFC, and they proved that Sunday afternoon. They were more physical than the Giants when it mattered most, and the team’s defense made two big stops with the clock ticking away. There’s no shame in losing to the Niners, and I think a January rematch featuring these two teams could be a game of the year candidate.

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The San Francisco 49ers hung on to win at home against the New York Giants, 27-20, Sunday afternoon at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The 49ers are now 8-1 in the NFC West. The Giants fall to 6-3 in the NFC East. 

The first half stayed extremely close with both teams scoring a combined 15 points, all by field goal. It was a defensive outing from both sides with neither quarterback really establishing a rhythm. San Francisco’s kicker David Akers continued to be clutch from range, finding accuracy at 52 yards out. 

The second half is when the game opened up. Eli Manning put the Giants ahead 13-12 with a beautiful 13 yard pass to Mario Manningham with two minutes remaining in the third quarter. It was in the fourth quarter that Alex Smith and the 9ers hit their stride and ran on all cylinders with Smith connecting with Vernon Davis to put San Francisco ahead. They opted to go for the two point conversion which they were successful on when Smith found an open Michael Crabtree in the endzone. They were quick on the turn around going up another touchdown when running back Kendall Hunter rushed to the left side putting them ahead 27-13. 

Eli Manning drove the Giants down the field with 8:37 remaining to connect on a pass down the sideline to Hakeem Nick for 32 yards. New York had one final opportunity to tie the game at the close but were unsuccessful on a 4th and 2 when Eli’s pass was batted down by Justin Smith. 

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Nov 12, 2011 – The New York Giants – who have been bitten by the injury bug all season long – added another surprise player to their injury report today, one day prior to their game against the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers. 

Wide receiver Mario Manningham is now listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with a knee injury according to Mike Mazzeo and Ohm Youngmisuk from ESPN New York:

Mario Manningham (knee) has been added to the Giants’ injury report and is questionable for Sunday afternoon’s game in San Francisco. Manningham, along with Hakeem Nicks, is considered to be a game-time decision according to a source.

Manningham has been a full participant in practice all week, but his right knee swelled Saturday morning. The fourth-year receiver has 27 receptions for 323 yards and two touchdowns this season. If he sits out Sunday, it will be the second game he has missed with injury this year.

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The San Francisco 49ers will host the New York Giants in a battle that should determine who the NFC’s second-best team is. The 49ers have won six consecutive games while the Giants have won three consecutive games since getting upset by the Seattle Seahawks.

Both teams have significant injuries to overcome for this game. How will they affect each team? Here are just a few of those injuries and what to expect about their availability.

New York Giants: WR Hakeem Nicks(notes)

Led by Patrick Willis(notes), the 49ers have the NFL’s No. 1 run defense as they surrender just over 70 yards per game. The Giants have the NFL’s 29^th-ranked run offense as they average fewer than 89 yards per game.

The Giants will likely rely on Eli Manning(notes) and his receivers if they’re going to pull off a road upset. There are some concerns about Hakeem Nicks as he wasn’t able to participate in practice on November 9, 2011. Nicks didn’t play against the New England Patriots because of a sore hamstring. Fortunately, Nicks should be ready. Nicks has been able to run on the hamstring with little trouble.

New York Giants: RB Ahmad Bradshaw(notes)

The Giants’ run offense was already floundering before Ahmad Bradshaw suffered a foot fracture in their victory over the Buffalo Bills on October 30. Bradshaw had already missed the game against the Patriots. He still hasn’t returned to the practice field as of November 10. It doesn’t appear like Bradshaw will be available against the 49ers.

San Francisco 49ers: WR Michael Crabtree(notes)

The 49ers had already lost Josh Morgan(notes) to a season-ending injury after he broke his leg . Crabtree has been playing through a foot injury. However, it’s highly unlikely that he wouldn’t play against the Giants.

San Francisco 49ers: RB Frank Gore(notes)

The Giants aren’t the only team with a hobbling running back. Frank Gore was limping after the 49ers’ 19-11 victory over the Washington Redskins on November 6. Gore was diagnosed with an ankle injury and has been limited at practice throughout the week. Gore is critical to the 49ers as he’s the NFL’s third-leading rusher with 782 yards. He’s had five consecutive 100-yard rushing performances.

Jim Harbaugh and Gore don’t appear concerned. Gore insists that he’s alright and that he’ll be ready for the Giants.

Other Notable Injuries: C David Baas(notes), DT Ray McDonald(notes), OL Stacy Andrews(notes), DE Osi Umenyiora(notes), WR Jerrel Jernigan(notes), CB Prince Amukamara(notes)

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	   The most runs scored by a single team in a World Series game, with final
score, game number and year:
	   18 -- New York Yankees 18, New York Giants 4, Game 2, 1936.
	   16 -- St. Louis 16, Texas 7, Game 3, 2011.
	   16 -- San Francisco 16, Anaheim 4, Game 5, 2002.
	   16 -- New York Yankees 16, Pittsburgh 3, Game 2, 1960.
	   15 -- Arizona Diamondbacks 15, New York Yankees 2, Game 6, 2001.
	   15 -- Toronto 15, Philadelphia 14, Game 4, 1993.
	   14 -- Florida 14, Cleveland 11, Game 3, 1997.
	   14 -- Philadelphia 14, Toronto 15, Game 4, 1993.
	   14 -- Atlanta 14, Minnesota 5, Game 5, 1991.
	   13 -- Boston 13, Colorado 1, Game 1, 2007.
	   13 -- Oakland 13, San Francisco 7, Game 3, 1989.
	   13 -- St. Louis 13, Milwaukee 1, Game 6, 1982.
	   13 -- Detroit 13, St. Louis 1, Game 6, 1968.
	   13 -- New York Yankees 13, Cincinnati 5, Game 5, 1961.
	   13 -- Milwaukee 13, New York Yankees 5, Game 2, 1958.
	   13 -- Brooklyn 13, New York Yankees 8, Game 2, 1956.
	   13 -- New York Yankees 13, New York Giants 1, Game 5, 1951.
	   13 -- New York Yankees 13, New York Giants 5, Game 6, 1936.
	   13 -- New York Yankees 13, Chicago Cubs 6, Game 4, 1932.
	   13 -- New York Giants 13, New York Yankees 5, Game 3, 1921.
	   13 -- Philadelphia Athletics 13, New York Giants 2, Game 6, 1911.
	   

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The New York Giants (3-1) begin a stretch of three consecutive home games this Sunday when they take on the Seattle Seahawks (1-3) at MetLifeStadium (1 p.m. ET/FOX). The Giants, tied with the Washington Redskins for the NFC East lead, open the week as 10-point favorites to defeat Seattle.

The Giants have won three straight games. The Seahawks have losses to San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Atlanta, and only a Week 3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin is continuing to preach a one game at a time mentality for his team.

“These are tough opponents, regardless of what division, what conference they come from. They are very difficult,” Coughlin said. “You look at what Seattle’s been able to do, to come back. I know they lost, but that’s quite a performance against a very good Atlanta team. The week before, the Cardinal game was a very, very close game, again, in which they were able to win.”

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Here is the just-released New York Giants’ schedule for 2011. I will have some reaction to follow.

Sunday, Sept. 11 — at Washington Redskins, 4:15 p.m. (FOX)
Monday, Sept. 19 — vs. St. Louis Rams (MNF), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Sept. 25 — at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 2 — at Arizona Cardinals (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 9 — vs. Seattle Seahawks (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 16 — vs. Buffalo Bills (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 23 — BYE
Sunday, Oct. 30 — vs. Miami Dolphins (CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 6 — at New England Patriots, 4:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 13 — at San Francisco 49ers, 4:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 20 — vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Nov. 28 — at New Orleans Saints, 8:30 p.m. ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 4 — vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Dec. 11 — at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Dec. 18 — vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday, Dec. 24 — at New York Jets, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 1 — vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m. (FOX)

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To most of us, 1957 may as well be ancient history. The Giants don’t view it that way, however, and they’re doing a solid for whatever Giants fans are still left in New York from back when they skipped town: they’re taking the World Series trophy there and will put it on display in a couple of places:

“Toward the top of our list, after winning, was doing something for our fans in New York,” Baer said. “We’ve got a tremendous number of people who talk about their childhood days following the Giants, and now their dream has been fulfilled with the San Francisco Giants winning.”

One of the places: Finnerty’s in the East Village which “calls itself the largest San Francisco Giants bar in New York.”  I’m guessing that if it’s patronized by old New York Giants fans, the signature drinks are things like sidecars and gimlets and whatever people drank back during the Eisenhower administration.

I keed!  I like this move. And not just because there are some old timers who will appreciate it. I like it because it reminds us that it’s pretty darn easy to be a fan of an out-of-town team these days. I like the idea of there being a Giants bar in New York. I’m sure the phenomenon is limited to huge cities like New York and Chicago, but I’d like to at least entertain the fantasy that I could go into any city and find a bar that features a team I’m wanting to see. There’s something so comforting about that.

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