Giants kick off Super Bowl defense with win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with defense and they kicked off defense of that title with more of the same.
Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, New York limited the new-look Washington Redskins to 11 first downs and 209 total yards and gave indications that these Giants are back for another run in a 16-7 victory that ushered in the NFL season Thursday night.
‘‘We played well and it’s no surprise to us,’’ defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. ‘‘We feel like we got capable guys and we held them for very few yards other than the two-minute situations where the got most of their yardage. We are confident in our defense and feel like if we stick with the scheme we’ll have success all year.’’
Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress and the rest of the offense that started the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots also came up big in spoiling the debut of Redskins coach Jim Zorn and his W
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MIAMI (AP) — Daunte Culpepper summed up his thoughts Thursday in two words, which ushered in the start of a new era for the former Pro Bowl quarterback.
‘‘Farewell NFL,’’ he wrote.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels showed the Detroit Tigers what playoff teams look like.
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