Late-Game Heroics Help Flawed Giants Remain in Control in NFC East

October 12, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

I feel for New York Giants fans.
In the fourth quarter alone—in five games this year—the Giants have caused sales of bismuth subsalicylate to skyrocket in the Tri-State area.
That's Pepto-Bismol, for those of you who don't care for $2 words.
Sunday night's tilt with the San Francisco 49ers was no exception. The Giants took a late lead on a chip-shot Josh Brown field goal, only to promptly hand that lead back to the 49ers with another fourth-quarter defensive faceplant.
However, thanks to quarterback Eli Manning's late-game heroics and Larry Donnell's phenomenal scoring grab, the Giants eked out a 27-23 win, and with their third straight victory, a Giants team with more warts than shine took over sole possession of first place in the "NFC Least."
Mind you, the Giants don't exactly look the part of a first-place team. After Sunday night's affair, the Giants rank 24th in the NFL in rushing offense, at 93 yards a game. They couldn't even manage tha...

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