In the first game in the new meadowlands stadium the Giants defeated the Jets 31-16. The problem for the Giants is that the final score of the first preseason game is not always the most important measuring stick for a team’s performance. In the first half the Giants starters were outhustled and outplayed by the Jets starters. The Jets played a more physical game, they sustained longer drives, ran the ball effectively, stopped the Giants on the ground (Bradshaw and Jacobs netted only a yard on the ground), and even bloodied Eli Manning. Manning’s first half injury was one of the scarier moments for Giants fans. He had his helmet knocked off and cut his head on a Jets player’s facemask. Manning received 12 stitches for the gash on his forehead, though he said after the game that he could have returned if the Giants needed him.
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