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Week 2: DEN vs. NYG Grades
Giants.com's contributor Shaun O'Hara grades the Offense, Defense and Special Teams

Offense: CThe first thing that I look at is their inability to score touchdowns in the first half. When you're settling for field goals against a Peyton Manning-run offense in the Denver Broncos and what they have, I think that's a huge fail for the offense. They have to get touchdowns. It's a big difference. And when you look at third down, they're 1 of 11. So I think for the offense, I'll give them a C. I thought they made some good plays in the passing game. Eli Manning and company kept them in the game, but they have to do a better job of scoring touchdowns, not settling for field goals, and then do a better job on third down.

DEFENSE: CDefensively, I'll give them a C as well. I thought they did a good job in the first half keeping this team in the game. They held Peyton to 10 points. In the second half, there were a couple defensive offsides penalties that made for short down and distances for Peyton. You cannot do that. There was also a third-and-14 where you have to get off the field. That was something the Giants struggled with last year - third down production and getting off the field. You can't give Peyton Manning an extra set of downs. I thought they did a good job in spurts in the pass defense, but it ended up being too much Peyton and too much of his receivers for them.

SPECIAL TEAMS: DI have to give them a D. It would have been an F probably because of the Trindon Holliday punt return for a touchdown, but I thought Josh Brown did a great job with the field goals. When you send your kicker out there to get points, he did his job. He made all of his field goals. I thought that definitely was a plus for the Giants.