The Green Bay Packers trailed 23-13. They needed a touchdown, or at least some points. And instead, Ryan Grant, looking for an extra yard or two, gave up the Packers' third fumble of the day.
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Grant made a couple of moves to wriggle free of tacklers on a short pass from Aaron Rodgers, but the third move doomed him, as Kenny Phillips punched out the ball and Chase Blackburn picked it up and returned it to within yards of paydirt.
Cashing in that opportunity was easy for the Giants: Eli Manning rifled a touchdown pass to Mario Manningham, giving the Giants a 30-13 lead after the extra point.
Now the Packers need touchdowns, plural.
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