Giants Rule in London

Yes, it now seems safe to say the New York Giants are playing some real football. Out of this world football, even. Or, at the very least, this continent.

The G-men took their show on the road to London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday, from where they emerged with both a 13-10 victory over the winless Miami Dolphins and the franchise's first six-game winning streak in 13 years in tow.

But for the 81,176 fans who bore witness, it wasn't a pretty picture. By game time, an early morning downpour had assured this would be as much a test of Coach Tom Coughlin's men resolve as it was their skills.

The wet conditions never allowed quarterback Eli Manning to get a firm handle on the ball, and the results where there to prove it. Manning completed only eight of 22 passes for 59 yards, his lowest passing totals since a December 2004 game, in which the then rookie signal-caller threw for just 27 yards against the Baltimore Ravens.

But the mark of a solid team, as the Giants are unquestionably becoming, is an ability to make a way out of no way. An ability to win games even when adverse conditions have become part of the mix.

In London, enter Brandon Jacobs. The Giants 6-4, 264 pound back turned the worn, converted soccer field into his personal stage, as he plowed his way to a career high 131-yards, setting the stage for both of England native Lawrence Tynes' first-half field goals.

Jacobs mud-stained, white jersey was the picture of determination in the first half, when he carried 11 times for 66 yards. “The guys kept telling me, we've got to run, we've got to run,” he told the NYC Daily News. “Running the ball, that's what you do on a wet field.”

And doing all the things their suppose to, that too has become a staple of this Giants team. “We still have a long way to go, but this is a totally different feeling from last year,” added veteran cornerback Sam Madison.

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