New York Giants Obliterate Oakland Raiders: Game Notes and Game Balls

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Published: October 12, 2009

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... more passing yards than the Raiders. This wouldn’t have been so strange, except for the fact that the Giants had 173 passing yards at the time. You do the math.

Raiders RB Justin Fargas’ father Antonio Fargas played “Huggy Bear” on the 1970s TV show “Starsky and Hutch.” But if any player on the Raiders should inherit the cuddly, unimposing nickname, it’s JaMarcus Russell. The Giants defense and Russel "hugged it out" six times for six sacks, stripping and recovering three fumbles. They might have had an interception if he wasn’t so gosh darn inaccurate. His lack of a presence in the pocket is alarming. It is no stretch to say that the former first overall pick does not strike fear into his opponents.

Eli Manning toughed it out and made the most of his ten pass attempts, completing eight for 173 yards and two touchdowns, good for a perfect 158.3 QB rating. Although Manning did not practice for much of the week, there was really no chance he was going to m...

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