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Giants' 'no-name defense' stands tall against Buffalo Bills

Bob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- J.T. Thomas broke the huddle and went to the left of the formation, carefully eyeing the Bills' backfield to try to get a read on what they might run on a potentially game-changing fourth-down play.

The Giants led 16-3 early in the fourth quarter, but the Bills had driven to the 9 and were in good position to make it a one-score game. After three straight stops by the Giants' ever-improving defense, the Bills decided to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1.