Week 4 Madden Simulation, Giants 30, Cardinals 14
Back again fans with this weeks Giants matchup Madden game simulation. As you see by the score above, Giants handled the Cards pretty well. However, it didnt start out this way. Also, Arizona's 14 points were of the unconventional variety. Explainations to come...
On the opening kickoff, Mark Herzlich forced a fumble on LaRod Stephens-Howling. It looked like the G-men were gonna recover deep in AZ territory however they couldn't scoop up the ball. Cardinals didnt get far, going three and out, followed by a Giants three and out. Each team traded more defensive stands until Giants came through on a Lawrence Tynes 28 yd FG. On the next Cardinals possession, they evened the score with a Jay Feely 55 yd FG. After a pair of punts, things started to get interesting. Cardinals punt went out of bounds at basically the half yard line, and on the ensuing Giants play, Darnell Dockett broke free sacking Eli Manning in the end zone for a safety. First Quarter ended with Cardinals up 5-3.
After the safety punt, AZ was able to move into scoring position, but the Giants defense did not break and only yielded a Feely 37 yd FG. Cards up 8-3. So far it had been a defensive struggle. Giants were moving the ball, but kept stalling and neither team were able to break into the endzone. This changed right before the end of the 2nd quarter with a 43 yd TD pass from Eli to Mario Manningham. Giants took the lead 10-8 into the half.
First Half Stats
Rushing: Giants 44, Cardinals 57
Passing: Giants 176, Cardinals 76
Total Offense: Giants 220, Cardinals 86
First Downs: Giants 9, Cardinals 7
Third Downs: Giants 2/4 (50%), Cardinals 1/5 (20%)
Score: Giants 10, Cardinals 8
After a Giants 3 and out, Patrick Peterson was able to return the punt to the Giants 41. A few plays later and Cardinals retook the lead on a Kevin Kolb to Early Doucet 27 yard pass. They went for the two point conversion to make it a 6 point game, but Kolb threw his pass into traffic and it was batted down by Aaron Ross. With AZ up 14-10 now Giants needed to respond but the drive fell apart on their own 48 yard line. A coffin corner punt pinned AZ inside their own 10 and then Kenny Phillips came up big again (hes doin great in the virtual world too!) by picking Kolb off at the Giants 38 yard line. This set up an Ahmad Bradshaw 4 yard TD run and Big Blue was up 17-14. At this point the Giants never looked back. As you see by the score above, AZ didn't score again. G-men added another Tynes FG (28 yds) and another Bradshaw TD run (14 yds) before the end of the third quarter to make it 27-14. Lastly in the 4th, Tynes hit a 36 yd FG to bring it to the final score of 30-14. And thats all she wrote. Giants get their 3rd win of the season in 4 games and all is golden!
Final Game Stats
Rushing: Giants 132, Cardinals 86
Passing: Giants 315, Cardinals 162
Total Offense: Giants 447, Cardinals 248
First Downs: Giants 18, Cardinals 12
Turnovers: Giants 0, Cardinals 1
Third Downs: Giants 4/11 (36%), Cardinals 2/10 (20%)
Score: Giants 30, Cardinals 14
Giants Individual Stats
Passing
Eli Manning: 20/29, 315 yds, 1TD, 0INT, sacked twice
Rushing
Ahmad Bradshaw: 18 carries, 92 yds, 2 TD's
Brandon Jacobs: 12 carries, 40 yds
Receiving
Mario Manningham: 6 catches, 125 yds, 1 TD
Hakeem Nicks: 3 catches, 71 yds
Victor Cruz: 3 catches, 52 yds
Devin Thomas: 3 catches, 20 yds
Ahmad Bradshaw: 2 catches, 22 yds
Jake Ballard: 2 catches, 18 yds
Jerrel Jernigan: 1 catch, 7 yds
Drops: Cruz (2), Ballard (2), Thomas
Sacks: Chris Canty, Justin Tuck, Michael Boley
INT: Kenny Phillips
Force Fumble: Mark Herzlich
Kicking: Lawrence Tynes 3/4, (Made 24, 28, 36), (Missed 52)
Cardinals Individual Stats
Passing
Kevin Kolb: 13/30, 162 yds, 1TD, 1INT, sacked three times
Rushing
Beanie Wells: 17 carries, 43 yds
Chester Taylor: 4 carries, 27 yds
Kevin Kolb: 2 carries, 16 yds
Receiving
Larry Fitzgerald: 5 catches, 67 yds
Early Doucet: 3 catches, 41 yds, 1TD
Chansi Stuckey: 2 catches, 22 yds
Andre Roberts: 1 catch, 14 yds
Chester Taylor: 1 catch, 10 yds
Todd Heap: 1 catch, 8 yds
Drops: Heap (2), Doucet, Stuckey
Sacks: Darnell Dockett (2)
Kicking: Jay Feely 2/2 (Made 55, 37)
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Jay Feely kicked a 55 yard field goal?
Clearly these simulations are bogus.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Sep 29, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
i guess he can do that in the calm weather of Glendale
but not the swirling winds at the Meadowlands
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
-Abraham Lincoln
"Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not 'Mr. Lebowski'. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."
-Jeffery Lebowski, The Dude
by sweatyguido on Sep 30, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Big rushing yards, no TO's, and I love the final score!
If I am being negative please, don't let it fool you, I am an optimist at heart and I can prove it.
NYG 31 ARZ 20
how accurate has the sims been so far sweaty?
if i’m correct, it predicted wrong last week with Vick in right?
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
Marines say Oorah; BBVer's say SUAMBP! say it with me - Suuaahmbp!!!!
we won with Vick out and lost with him in...in the sim
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
it was pretty fitting that i made two sims, because we wound up facing both QB's anyway
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
-Abraham Lincoln
"Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not 'Mr. Lebowski'. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."
-Jeffery Lebowski, The Dude
by sweatyguido on Sep 30, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I enjoy these
please keep doing them. rec’d
Nobody wins the Superblow in September.
Talk is Cheap! Play the Game!
This is sexy

Holden Caulfield- Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.
Holden Caulfield- All morons hate it when you call them a moron.
by espnsucks ((banned)) on Sep 30, 2011 12:14 PM EDT reply actions
And one more for Ghost if he's lurking

Win ugly.
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 30, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Internetz....
People make these to replace the gavones that usually grace the covers.
Win ugly.
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 30, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
the tuck and Manninghams
are new?
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
Marines say Oorah; BBVer's say SUAMBP! say it with me - Suuaahmbp!!!!
Tuck one is
Manninghams been around for awhile
Win ugly.
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 30, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
A Jernigan sighting?
It’s certainly a simulation…
Good work, I love reading these.
by BrooksBridges11 on Sep 30, 2011 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
no,stop doing these
there is no bearing or relevance to the game
Details of the operations of an interstate dog fighting ring were revealed, with some portions involving drugs and gambling. Gruesome details involving abuse, torture and execution of under-performing dogs ... He admitted to being involved in the destruction of 6–8 dogs, by hanging or drowning...
meh, its not meant to be relevant
Its just a fun little thing to look forward to every week. I realize anyone could do it weekly but I actually was looking forward to seeing it this week…Its just mindless fun. Keep it up
your absolutely right
its for entertainment purposes only. most people on here seem to like it, so i will keep doin it.
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
-Abraham Lincoln
"Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not 'Mr. Lebowski'. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."
-Jeffery Lebowski, The Dude

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