The New York Giants will face the Cincinnati Bengals today at Giants Stadium.

The Vitals:

Game: Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) @ New York Giants (2-0)
TV: CBS
Radio: WXRK (92.3 FM) Russ Salzberg has pre and post game, Bob Papa will call the game with Carl Banks providing color commentary, and Howard Cross reporting from the sidelines.
Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT

Game Notes:

• The Giants are 2-0 for the first time since 2005. The 41 points they scored was the most since last time they met the Rams in 2005, beating them 44-24 at Giants Stadium.
• The Giants scored 21 fourth-quarter points for the first time since a 38-21 win at Buffalo last Dec 23.
• They did not allow a first half touchdown for the first time since last November in Detroit.
• The Giants have only allowed 20 points this season, their lowest points allowed in the season’s first two games since giving up 13 in 1952.
• Manning’s 131.4 passing rating last week is the highest ever in his career.
• Cincy linebacker Dhani Jones was originally drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 200 NFL draft. He played for the Giants from 2000-2003 until leaving via free agency.
• The Giants and Bengals have not met since December 26, 2004. The Bengals defeated the Giants 23-22 in a wild game the Giants let slip through their fingers.

Inactives:

GIANTS
K Lawrence Tynes
RB Danny Ware
CB Terrell Thomas
CB R.W. McQuarters
LB Jonathan Goff
T Adam Koets
DE Jerome McDougle
WR Mario Manningham

BENGALS
QB Jordan Palmer (3rd QB)
CB Jonathan Joseph
SS Dexter Jackson
DB Herana-Daze Jones
TE Ben Utecht
DT Pat Sims
DT Jason Shirley
WR Jerome Simpson

Quote of the Day:

“Obviously they still have weapons. They still have #85, #84 and #9. Whenever a team has those — that combination – they can put up a lot points when they get hot. So we have to do a good job of, as always, starting fast and making sure we make them one-dimensional, taking their running game away. Not letting Chris Perry get started and putting a lot of pressure on their quarterback. And if we are able to do that our chance of winning and our chance of succeeding go higher.” – Justin Tuck

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