Browns review

Ugh.

Not finished reviewing the video of the game and I'm not sure I have the stomach to do so. Everyone is going to put this one on Eli and he did not play well. But the defense got hammered in this game. Giants did not get a turnover or force a punt the entire game. They gave up big plays, gave up yardage on the ground and in general were handled all night long. On top of that, you add in a few big mistakes by the qb and you get a disaster.

Two ways to look at this:

(1) Giants were riding a wave and are not nearly as good as we think they are.
(2) This game was Cleveland's season. If they had lost and gone to 1-4, their season would have been just about over, but at 2-3 they have a prayer. So, getting the world champs on the Monday night national stage, coming off a bye where they could pull out all the stops and prepare like crazy for the Giants, perhaps they played over their heads.

The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.

Bottom line: Giants have to shore up their defense and play a good game against the 49ers.