GIANT NOTES
MINNEAPOLIS – The record doesn’t speak for itself, but it does reek for itself.
Playing on Monday Night Football does not bring out the best in the Giants. They are 0-2 this season, having lost in Denver, 31-20, and to the Eagles, 10-9, at Giants Stadium. Since 1995, the Giants are 1-5 on Monday night. The Giants hope tonight’s third time is the charm when they face the Vikings inside the Metrodome.
“We lost two tough ballgames on Monday night. We went out to Denver with high hopes and obviously we didn’t play as well as we wanted to, and the Philly game is a tough loss for everybody,” Kerry Collins said. “It was a game we probably played well enough to win, but we didn’t win. Yeah, we definitely would like to play better on Monday night, but I look at it as that should be the least of our worries. I just want to win football games and we need this one on Monday night.”
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CB Jason Sehorn has been added to the injury list. He did not take part in Saturday’s brief practice and is probable with a sore knee. Sehorn gained high praise for his blanketing of WR Randy Moss in last year’s NFC Championship Game, although it would not be unfair to suggest Moss quit on his team as the Vikings were routed 41-0. Moss caught a mere two passes for 18 yards. Still, Sehorn says there are plenty of mental notes he’s made about Moss that can be useful tonight.
“There’s a lot of things,” Sehorn said. “I’ll keep the knowledge I have inside until the game’s over with. When you play somebody you obviously have more knowledge than watching him on film. You have a different perception for that player.”
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DE Frank Ferrara, for the first time this season, will be an active participant on virtually every special teams unit. Ferrara will take the place of injured DE Cedric Scott (hand).
Rodney Williams still has a chance to punt tonight. He’s questionable with a surgically repaired, fractured right wrist and will be allowed to give it a try during pre-game warm up. If he can’t get the job done, the Giants will go with newly-signed Gabe Lindstrom. Noise might be a factor, but all things considered, making his NFL debut inside a dome is not a bad thing for Lindstrom.
“It’s a good way to start,” said Lindstrom, who has kicked in pre-season games, but never in the regular season. “You don’t have to worry about the conditions, it’s a perfect opportunity.”
