One game into the post-Plaxico Burress era, the Giants' receivers are still an unknown quantity. But it appears that without Derrick Ward, the running backs will be just fine.
At least that's the way it looked when, in the first preseason game, the Giants' 1-2 punch of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw picked up where Jacobs-Ward left off last season. Jacobs rushed four times for 31 yards and Bradshaw rushed five times for 35 yards.
That included a 19-yard touchdown by Bradshaw that got the Giants started on what eventually turned into a 24-17 win Monday night in the Meadowlands. The game was not decided until the final play, when defensive tackle Leger Douzable forced a fumble that defensive end Tommie Hill recovered and ran back 18 yards for a touchdown.Continue
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