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http://www.neworleanssaintsteamonlines.com/natrell-jamerson-jersey , Calif. (AP) The New York Giants are coming off a 34-point loss at home, have
several key players on injured reserve, and have won one game in a rough first
half of the season.
As bad as things are for the Giants, they are even worse for the San Francisco 49ers (0-9), who are still seeking their first win under coach Kyle
Shanahan. They lost three more players to season-ending injuries this week to
raise their total to a league-high 18 players on injured reserve.
The game Sunday between these former NFC powers isn’t exactly a marquee matchup. In fact, this is the first time since 1984 that teams with only one
combined win have met this late in the season.
Article continues below ... ”Go out there, get a win and just change the mentality, the feel
Eagles Avonte Maddox Jersey , the vibe in the whole building,” Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh said. ”If you come in and the woman at the front
desk, she’ll be smiling, everyone will be a little bit happier. So it’s
definitely a thing that we need. We need to go out and get a win and just have
that one-game mentality.”
In that last game between inept teams, Cleveland (1-8) beat Buffalo (0-9) to give interim coach Marty Schottenheimer his first win as an NFL coach. The 13-10
game wasn’t exactly a barn-burner as the only TDs were scored on fumble returns,
with the winning points coming when Ernest Byner picked up teammate Willis
Adams’ fumble and raced 55 yards for the score.
Right now, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan would take that kind of win for the first in his career and help validate owner Jed York’s decision to hire him last
offseason.
”It’s hard after each game to look at the owners and say we’re sorry. I know we didn’t do it again. That is very tough on me,” Shanahan said. ”I wish I could
make this look better for him right now. I know it isn’t there right
now
http://www.kansascitychiefsteamonline.com/armani-watts-jersey , but I know it will be. He’s been great with that and understanding of that too.
They’ve really let us do our job.”
Here are some other things to watch:
BEAT THE BLITZ: With rookie C.J. Beathard playing behind a patchwork offensive line that has been missing injured left tackle Joe Staley, the 49ers
have been facing lots of pressure. No quarterback has been blitzed on more pass
plays the past three weeks than Beathard, according to SportRadar, as defenses
are testing the rookie quarterback playing behind the suspect line. He has
completed 16 of 39 passes for 173 yards against the blitz in those games, while
getting sacked four times. He has been sacked 14 times in three starts.
”You have to make people pay and that’s the only way to scare people out of stuff, and I think we’ve struggled to make people pay,” Shanahan said.
ELI’S STREAK: Giants quarterback Eli Manning is set to start his 208th consecutive game, tying big brother Peyton for the second-longest streak by a
quarterback. Only Brett Favre with 297 has a longer string. Manning is not
playing at the top of his game this year at age 36. His 6.1 yards per attempt
are the lowest since his rookie season. He has not thrown for more than 225
yards in any of the past four games
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Manning said he has no interest in turning the reins to a younger quarterback like rookie Davis Webb.
”I want to play. That’s what I like to do,” he said. ”I like to play football and play quarterback. I understand that I got a job to do and I got to do it
better and do it well and get wins and if you don’t, everybody’s job is up for
grabs in this league.”
BANGED UP NINERS: The latest players to go down for the Niners were safety Jaquiski Tartt (broken arm), offensive lineman Garry Gilliam (knee), and tight
end Cole Hikutini. San Francisco has been hit especially hard at safety, where
Jimmie Ward already was lost to a broken arm, and tight end, where starter
George Kittle is out this week with an ankle injury.
”I’ve never been a part of a team where it’s been like this
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JENKINS RETURNS: The Giants will get back cornerback Janoris Jenkins this week. He was suspended for the loss to the Rams when he didn’t report back to
the team in time for practices after the bye week. Coach Ben McAdoo said Jenkins
will regain his starting role this week.
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AP Sports Writer Tom Canavan in East Rutherford, New Jersey, contributed to this report
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