Cruz Control: Giants Claim 31-16 Victory Over Jets, Victor Cruz Hauls In 3 TDs

Mark Sanchez’s first pass of the season was intercepted and returned for a near touchdown. Once he got that out of his system, Sanchez then put together a solid exhibition performance, completing 13-of-17 passes for 119 yards in the Jets’ 31-16 preseason loss to the Giants. Gang Green Nation doesn’t much care about the outcome of the game but is pretty pleased with Mark’s progression.

Meaningless losses aside, the Jets escaped the game without any injuries, which is a victory in and of itself.

For at least one night, the Giants are the team of New York.

The Giants beat the Jets 31-16 on Monday Night Football in the debut of their new stadium.

Giants WR Victor Cruz had three touchdown receptions on Monday Night Football against the Jets.

The announcers on the Monday Night Football broadcast had a few interesting tidbits about his night.

Giants WR Victor Cruz is officially on fire catching his third touchdown of the night.

The first two came from Jim Sorgi. One for 64 yards and one for 36 yards.

The Jim Sorgi and Victor Cruz connection has struck again.

Not long after he caught a one-handed 65-yard touchdown reception from Sorgi, Cruz again got past his defender and caught a 34-yard touchdown reception.

The man best known as Peyton Manning’s former backup is making a name for himself on Monday Night Football.

Jim Sorgi hit Victor Cruz for a 64-yard touchdown pass to give the Giants a 17-16 lead over the Jets.

The New York jets extended their lead against the New York Giants.

The Jets started the drive on their own 30. Backup quarterback Kellen Clemens led the Jets down to down to the Giants 19, where Folk kicked his second 36-yard field goal. He’s 3/3 for overall.

The Jets lead the Giants 13-10 at halftime of their Monday Night Football matchup.

The Jets started the drive on their own 30-yard line and Mark Sanchez went 6/6 to lead them to a field goal.

A bit of a scary moment at the New York Giants and New York Jets game.

On a third and two from the Jets five yard line, Eli Manning looked to fake a handoff then hit Ramses Barden in single coverage in the end zone. The problem is that Brandon Jacobs didn’t look like he knew that he was going to fake the handoff.

The Giants lined up to attempt a punt in their own 20 and had it blocked by the Jets, who regained contro

On the first play from scrimmage, LaDainian Tomlinson took the handoff all the way for the score but it was called back for holding on the Jets.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez’s season got off to a bad start when he threw an interception on his first pass of the year.

In drive number two, he made up for it. Sanchez went 6/8 for 49 yards culminating in a four-yard touchdown pass to WR Brad Smith. The series also included a 14-yard LaDainian Tomlinson reception.

Both the New York Jets and New York Giants are coming out with a strong defensive effort to start their Monday Night Football game in the new stadium in New Jersey.

The Jets defense hasn’t missed holdout CB Darrelle Revis early in the game. On the opening drive, the Giants rushed once on the Jets for -4 yards and Eli Manning went 0/2 on passing.