EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Ben McAdoo and the New York Giants finally rediscovered the secret to winning a football game.
With all their playmaking receivers lost for the season with injuries, the Giants (1-5) took a page from their past. They played smash-mouth football. They ran the ball. They stopped the run. They didn’t turn it over, and they made the big plays when they needed them in a stunning 23-10 win over the Broncos in Denver.
McAdoo even changed. With his team in turmoil following five straight losses and his defense unhappy with his indefinite suspension of popular cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, the second-year coach made sure he was more accessible to his team.