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The New York Giants, The Atlanta Falcons Are Still Searching For Their Inaugural Wins Of 2021 Season As They Match Up Today In East Rutherford New Jersey As Eli Manning Gets Jersey Retired

The New York Giants, The Atlanta Falcons are still searching for their inaugural wins of 2021 season as they match up today in East Rutherford New Jersey as Eli Manning get his jersey retired.

Why?

The New York Giants who are a member of the NFC East come into the game with the Atlanta Falcons with a record of 0-2!

Their most recent loss?

Thursday September 16, 2021 a 30-29 loss to The Washington Football Team in Landover Maryland!

In that game Dexter Lawrence who is defensive tackle played collegiality at Clemson for Dabo Swinney!

As a freshman at Clemson in 2016 Dexter Lawrence was a Freshman All-American by ESPN and USA Today … ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year (media, coaches) … Defensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Focus … second-team All-ACC (media, coaches) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … shared Rookie of the Year honors defensively with Clelin Ferrell … produced 79 tackles, fifth-most on the team, in 643 snaps over 15 games (11 starts) … broke Clemson freshman record with seven sacks, while also tallying 9.5 tackles for loss … produced 23 quarterback pressures, the second-highest figure on the team … also had two recovered fumbles and two blocked kicks … notched 10 tackles in his debut at Auburn, with a sack and pass breakup … also played on offense, helping Wayne Gallman to a touchdown run … posted two tackles for loss against Troy … credited with six pressures by the coaches in 46-point win at Boston College, where he also contributed a fumble recovery … had a sack in win over NC State … posted a sack and five total tackles at Florida State, a 37-34 win for the Tigers … had five tackles, including a sack, against Syracuse … blocked a field goal and extra point in loss to Pittsburgh … had a sack in 21 snaps of victory over South Carolina … posted two sacks in ACC Championship win over Virginia Tech … had four tackles and two pressures in National Championship against Alabama.

As a sophomore at Clemson in 2017, Dextor Lawrence was one One of 18 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award … second-team All-American by Rivals … third-team All-American by Sports on Earth … First-Team All-ACC selection … first-team All-ACC by AP … had 39 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, five quarterback pressures, a pass breakup and caused fumble in 438 snaps over 12 games (12 starts) … had four tackles in 23 snaps against Kent State on Sept. 2 … had five tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 48 snaps against No. 13 Auburn on Sept. 9 … had two tackles, a sack and two quarterback pressures in 31 snaps at No. 14 Louisville on Sept. 16; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game … had three tackles in 31 snaps against Boston College on Sept. 23 … had three tackles and a caused fumble in 40 snaps at No. 12 Virginia Tech on Sept. 30 … had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 30 snaps against Wake Forest on Oct. 7 … had nine tackles in 66 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 13 … played 14 snaps against Georgia Tech on Oct. 28; named team co-defensive player-of-the-game … had three tackles and two quarterback pressures in 46 snaps at No. 20 NC State on Nov. 4 … had three tackles, a sack and pass breakup in 29 snaps against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 2.

As a junior in 2018, Dextor Lawrence was a First-team All-American according to the AFCA … first-team All-ACC … first-team AP All-ACC … credited with 44 tackles (7.5 for loss), three pass breakups, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, a blocked kick and a rushing touchdowns in 467 combined offensive and defensive snaps over 13 games (all starts) … recorded three tackles, including one for loss, vs. Furman … contributed three tackles at Texas A&M and recorded the third blocked placekick of his career, blocking a field goal to earn team special teams player of the week honors in a two-point win … made three tackles both vs. Georgia Southern and vs. Syracuse … made one tackle at Georgia Tech and at Wake Forest … added four tackles, including half a tackle for loss, vs. No. 16 NC State … contributed five tackles at Florida State … posted three tackles (including 0.5 sacks) and recorded a two-yard rushing touchdown on offense vs. Louisville … made three tackles, including one for loss, at No. 17 Boston College … shared team defensive player of the week honors following a six-tackle performance vs. Duke that included 2.0 tackles for loss … contributed three tackles vs. South Carolina … posted six tackles (2.5 for loss) including a sack against Pitt.

“according to his biography on clemsontigers.com”

Since leaving Clemson he was drafted 17th by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft and he’s currently in year three with the New York Giants.

On Thursday night in the New York Giants game verses The Washington Football who like them is a member of the NFC East Dextor Lawrence committed an offside penalty on a missed 48 yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins.

Where?

Landover Maryland!

The result?

A flag!

And another field goal opportunity for Dustin Hopkins!

This time he made it!

The result?

A 30-29 loss!

The Atlanta Falcons unlike the New York Giants are a member of the NFC South though, like the New York Giants the Atlanta Falcons come into their game with the New York Giants with a record of 0-2!

Their most recent loss?

A 45-28 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa Florida last Sunday!

In their 45-28 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on first down, Foye Oluokun stopped Leonard Fournette after a two-yard gain. As he was bringing him down, Oluokun punched the ball out. Tampa Bay recovered as it rolled out of bounds, but it unnerved an offense that hadn't showed many signs of slowly down at that point.

On second down, Tom Brady took a deep shot. The only thing standing in the way of a 30 to 40-yard reception was AJ Terrell. Terrell lifted off, slicing an arm through the air to break up the pass. It was a play that had its consequences, though, as Terrell left the game immediately after with a concussion. But he made the play, and it was one that put the Bucs behind the eight ball as they faced a third and long situation.

Then came Marlon Davidson shooting through Brady's protection. The defensive lineman tripped up Brady as Grady Jarrett followed through by getting a hand on the quarterback's already stumbling legs. It was a sack that gave the ball back to the Falcons with great field position and a lot of time on the clock in the third quarter.

It was a defensive stand that may be overlooked in the grand scheme of this game, but it's one that depicts just what this defense is capable of.

Atlanta’s defense gave the ball back to the offense at the Buccaneers 46 yard line, and the unit started moving downfield. The Falcons converted on a much-needed third down after Matt Ryan hit Calvin Ridley for a 22-yard gain. Converting on third downs in the second half was something Ryan said changed the pace for Atlanta in the second half.

“according to an article by Tori McElhaney on atlantafalcons.com”

As the New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons are searching for inaugural wins of the season Eli Manning who played his entire career with the New York Giants after being selected by the Sand Diego Chargers now the Los Angeles Chargers is going to be getting his number 10 jersey retired.

Eli Manning was drafted in 2004 by the San Diego Chargers now the Los Angeles Chargers as the first pick in the NFL draft out of Ole Miss but the quarterback wouldn’t stay a Charger for long as they traded his rights to the New York Giants while San Diego selected Phillip Rivers out of NC State as the fourth pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. “according to https://www.draftsite.com/nfl/draft-history/2004/

Eli Manning spent his entire career with the New York Giants.

In his time with the New York Giants he never missed a start because of an injury making 232 consecutive starts but 236 total starts.

In his career he had 4,895 completions with a 60.3 completion percentage , 34.4 attempts , 57,023 Yards, 366 yards per game , 4.5 touchdowns, 244 interceptions. “according to http://www.nfl.com/player/elimanning/2505996/careerstats

While he also won two super bowls with both victories coming over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The first one was on February 3rd 2008 and the second one February 5 2012.

In his final season in 2019 Eli Manning only played in four games. Why? Because in the NFL Draft the New York Giants selected quarterback Daniel Jones out of Duke as the sixth pick who like Eli Manning was coached by David Cutcliffe in college.

In the four games that Eli Manning was the starter when rookie Daniel Jones was out because of an injury he had 147 attempts, 91 completions, 1, 042 yards , 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. “according to http://www.nfl.com/player/elimanning/2505996/careerstats

Kickoff is set for 1:00pm from Metlife Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on Fox!