Ben McAdoo has no problem with Beckham’s Super Bowl forecast

In the Giants’ 21-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night, that patience paid off. Speaking of Shepard, through his first nine games has been solid. That 13-yard scoring play tied the game at 7-7 at the 8:58 mark of the first quarter.

Late in the second quarter, the Bengals missed an opportunity when they only mustered a field goal after Dre Kirkpatrick’s interception gave them the ball at the 7.

With their offensive line shuffled due to the injury of starting left guard Justin Pugh, the Giants were still able to protect Manning, who threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns.

Yet, the Bengals couldn’t follow through with a touchdown. It could easily be a respectable 6-3 right now, and our idea of the the Cowboys would be completely different. The Giants have the third-best record in the NFC right now and lead the crowded wild-card chase.

While the recent Tom Coughlin era also had a four-game winning streak (back in 2013 after the team started 0-6), their hallmark toward the end was an inability to truly capitalize on any momentum and get over the most significant hurdles.

New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings had 87 yards on 15 carries as well as 22 yards on 3 receptions as the Giants beat the Cincinnati Bengals 21-20 on Monday.

The Bengals twice had to settle for field goals when they got to the red zone. Hill finished with 46 rushing yards and 1 touchdown.

The Bengals increased their lead to 20-14 on kicker Mike Nugent’s 38 yard field goal. Eli Manning looks poised and ready to make another Super Bowl push to prove to all the haters out there that he is in fact not just an “average” quarterback.

Included in the effort were defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul’s batted pass and consecutive sacks – the first shared by linebacker Jonathan Casillas and defensive tackle Damon Harrison, and the second by defensive end Olivier Vernon – on the same fourth-quarter drive that set up the Giants’ game-ending possession.

In fact, the Bengals’ five losses this season — to Pittsburgh, Denver, Dallas, New England and now the Giants — are to teams that are among the league’s best. The third quarter ended with NY at the Cincinnati 9, facing a second and goal.

Green begged to differ with his quarterback, saying he knows exactly what the Bengals’ problem is on offense. This game, against a team favored by many in preseason to make the playoffs, is suddenly winnable.

The Giants, led by the maligned Jennings and their patchwork offensive line, which has been besieged with injuries, had the flawless ingredients on this night. The defense did the rest, keeping the Bengals off the board, preserving the victory. Landon Collins has managed a fourth interception since three games, then two climbs of the Bengals have been stopped.

In the end the Bengals offense had their chances to win this game.

Let’s check off the Bengals defenders who could potentially have helped Burfict on Shepard.