NFL 2011 Week 16 - Victor Cruz, Ahmad Bradshaw Lead Way as Giants Take Down Jets

Victor Cruz, Ahmad Bradshaw Lead Way as Giants Take Down Jets
Kareem Shaker

East Rutherford, NJ

Victor Cruz had three catches for 164 yards, including a 99-yard team record touchdown catch, and Ahmad Bradshaw carried the ball 15 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns as the New York Giants boosted their playoff hopes with a clutch 29-14 win over the New York Jets Sunday.

Cruz also broke Amani Toomer's single-season mark for yards receiving getting targeted eight times by Eli Manning, who finished just 9-for-27 for 225 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

The Jets dominated time of possession and converted 22 first downs to the Giants' 11, but were crippled by two interceptions and a lost fumble after a week of trash-talking between the rival clubs.

Mark Sanchez completed 30 passes on a career-high 59 attempts for 258 yards, three completions to former Giant Plaxico Burress for 34 yards. Burress was called for an offensive pass interference that negated a touchdown that would have cut the back Jets back in it in the fourth quarter.

The Jets eventually cut it to 20-14 with 7:17 left, but the Giants Chris Canty tackled Sanchez in the end zone for a safety the very next possession. Bradshaw sealed the win with his second touchdown run with 2:03 left to produce the final margin.

The Giants need to defeat the Dallas Cowboys in their final game to make it back to the playoffs for the first time since a fourth-consecutive appearance in 2008.