The only score of the game came on a 29-yard field goal by the Giants' Lawrence Tynes.
The Giants accomplished one of their two primary objectives on their first drive by eating up 7 minutes, 48 seconds of clock. However, it wasn’t the bruising Brandon Jacobs that carried the load. Eli Manning completed 5 of 8 passes for 54 yards, including a key 19-yard pass to Plaxico Burress on third-and-10 from the New York 29. Jacobs was limited to 11 yards on five carries.
Other observations:
*One stat to keep your eye on as this game unfolds is how the Packers fare on first down. Granted it's been a small sample size, but two of the three times the Packers got less than 3 yards, they had to punt. The third now has them facing a third-and-5 to start the second quarter.
*Ryan Grant only has 7 yards on three carries.
*Eli Manning has plenty of time to throw, probably because the Packers are letting him do it. They may take the approach of waiting for Manning to make a mistake rather than giving up a big play early.
*The game-time temp as we enter the second quarter is minus-2 degrees. The wind chill is minus-21.
- John Casper Jr.
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