Fourth consecutive victory for the Giants

He wears it in neat braids atop his head, with the sides cut short, in sharp contrast to his unruly black beard. Which just goes to show how in football, one play or call can make a big difference. Gilberry suffered an abdominal injury after four games with Detroit and was released with a settlement.

Odell Beckham turned in a almost flawless performance in the Giants’ 21-20 win over the Bengals Monday night. He also started three games in his rookie season, and seven games a year ago, with most of his starts coming in place of Zuttah at center. They will close out their three-game home stand next week against the Chicago Bears.

“I expect him to practice Thursday”, coach Ben McAdoo said. “It’s a good feeling”. Coughlin, who stepped down after last season, was the last to be introduced, and he started by saying he wasn’t going to be “cheated” in giving his acceptance speech. The Giants have now won four games in a row and they’ve done it with a bad running game. They were hoping for more. Cincinnati’s defense has been vulnerable through the air, allowing an average of 262.4 yards. Those were the only points in the fourth quarter. Take five seconds to sign up for our FREE newsletter here.

Beckham had 10 catches on 11 targets Monday night.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) flips the ball aside after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J.

As he searches for win No. 1, Browns coach Hue Jackson doesn’t have to worry about losing his job.

McAdoo, on rookie WR Roger Lewis who had a big drop in the game and seemed to stop on one deep route leading to a pass that could’ve been picked off: “I think he had some moments where he needs to play better”. “I thought we stayed the course through all the ups and downs in the ballgame, there were quite a few”.

It may be a similar dynamic this season, even though this is Spagnuolo’s second season in his second coming as the defensive coordinator.

Brett Jones, who started at left guard in place of the injured Justin Pugh (knee), left the game after the first series with a calf injury. Dalton completed just 55 percent of his pass attempts, often rushing his throws. He stayed in the game for the remainder of the drive, but later left and did not return.

“He’s awesome right now”, Pierre-Paul said.

But as much as McAdoo is willing to let his players dream about a championship, he’s not willing to let them look ahead. And Collins, who is emerging as one of the best safeties in the league, is finally catching on after a hard apprenticeship as a rookie. He was on the field for 30 of the defense’s 75 plays against the Giants and had one tackle. Can’t have your franchise guy, your quarterback, take those hits today.

“Everyone has a good scheme planned every week, and I guarantee you that there’s not an offensive coordinator or defensive coordinator for that matter who designs a play that doesn’t work”, he said. “It’s tough to move the ball against that defense”.

No big deal, really, because Collins believes he owes all of this.

That’s debatable. What’s not debatable is the Giants are closing out games they tended to lose previous year.

“Just not being accountable”, he said of what went wrong in his rookie year. “I don’t know about (ever hearing that on) second down”.