New York Giants End NFL Preseason Unimpressive

The new NFL Football season is coming as NFL Football teams try to enter the year with some semblance of momentum.

The New York Giants failed on that, but not by much. There were no serious injuries among the starters during the fourth and final preseason game Thursday night, although there was one heart-stopping scare.

At the end of the game's eighth play, New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan was crumpled on the turf and required the aid of trainers on the field. The team later reported that he had been hit in the groin and that he would be fine.

As for playing well in the final dress rehearsal for the regular-season opener against the Indianapolis Colts, 10 nights away, the starters did not overly impress the fans who speckled the inside of Giants Stadium.

They played briefly, and not particularly well, in a game that the Giants ended up winning, 31-23. The victory capped a 4-0 preseason.

Well, any way you look at it, a win is a win and the New York Giants are perfect on that regard, as far as the NFL Football preseason is concerned.

''You'd like the first-team defense to stop the other guy and not let them score, it didn't happen,'' said Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, who turned 60 on Thursday and did not seem overly concerned with the starting units.

''And you'd like the first-team offense to take the ball and go somewhere, and that didn't happen, either.''

Well, for what it's worth, the New York Giants STILL have Tiki Barber to power them to the top. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.

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New York Giants 18/1

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