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Except for its beginning and its end, the Giants' first drive was great. It opened with a penalty on the kickoff against Gerris Wilkinson for an illegal block.

"It kind of slipped out of his hands, and once I get going, I can't stop," Tynes said.

Both C.C. Brown and Aaron Rouse are safeties and neither played for the Giants last season.

The battered and beaten Giants defense plans to welcome back two key performers this week, as expectations are that linebacker Michael Boley and defensive tackle Chris Canty will be on the field Sunday against the Chargers.

Sunday is one of those games in which you turn the ball over to Marion Barber. The best thing the Seattle defense did in 2008 was play the run.

OCTOBER 25, 2009 SHAUN O'HARA: In the NFL you have to make plays where there are plays to be made.

The Giants are 13-16-1 overall when playing on Sunday Night Football. Last Time Out The Giants suffered their first loss of the 2009 regular season last week at New Orleans.

Facing the New York Giants defensive line is a tough enough task for an offensive line in the best of circumstances.

WR Steve Smith continues to answer all those preseason questions about the Giantsa TM wide receivers all by himself.

This was Thursday, when the media were trying to gather information on Kenny Phillips ' season-ending knee injury and figure out how the Giants would replace such a talented young player.

At least the short-handed Giants don't have to play under the draining heat of the Dallas sun.

Everything is brand new, but some things never change. The Giants never before have played at Cowboys Stadium, but in tonight's first regular season game in that new $1.6 billion venue, they figure they know what awaits them.

Go-to guy Plaxico Burress is gone. All-time leading receiver Amani Toomer wasn't re-signed. Defensive guru Steve Spagnuolo left to become the coach of the St.

Of all the games for Chris Canty to miss. The towering defensive tackle hasn't missed a game in his NFL career, playing in all 66 in his four years with the Cowboys.

I will be covering the Giants-Redskins game this afternoon and will have updates before and after the game, so check back to see what's brewing in this NFC East showdown.

Justin Tuck became the face of the Giants by the end of last season. It was a look of frustration and weariness, of a season gone from great promise to spectacular failure.

He posted the following yesterday on his Twitter account: "They all fall the same.

SO what exactly went through Bill Sheridan's mind when he grabbed hold of the keys to the Giants ' defense? "I think, 'Lucky me,' that's what I think," Sheridan said.

Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty is back in practice and looking to play on Sunday after spending the summer mending a torn hamstring.

Coach: Wade Phillips . Of note: Roy Williams was traded to Dallas and struggled a ' 19 receptions.